lesson plan english 9 unit 7 saving energy

QUANG TRUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL
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LESSON PLAN
Instructor: Nong Thi Hai
Trainee: Duong Thi Hanh
Grade: 9A1
Unit 7: Saving energy
Date of preparing: February 16, 2017
Date of teaching: February 20, 2017

Thai Nguyen, February 2017


Date of preparing: February 12, 2017
Date of teaching: February 15, 2017

Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 4: Read
1. Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Summarize the passage
- Read for detail and answer the questions
1.1.
Language focus:
- Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic “saving energy”
1.2.
Anticipated problems:
Ss may have difficulties in summarizing the passage
 Suggested solution: T helps Ss work with small passage before

giving the best summary for all passages
1.3.
Attitude: make Ss know more about how North American and Western
countries save energy.
1.4.
Skills: read for detail, summarizing skill, work in pairs skill
2. Teaching aids: text book, black board, chalk, poster
3. Procedure:
3.1.
Organization: 9A1
3.2.
Procedure:
Stage
(time)
Warm-up
(5 mins)

Interaction
T-C

Procedure
‘Good morning’
Ask Ss to answer the question.
‘Before we start the lesson today, I have a
question for you. What do you usually do to
save energy at home?’
- Call on some Ss to give the answer.
- Mention the Western and North American
countries
‘Those are our activities, right? So what about

people in North American and European
countries? What do they do to save
electricity?’
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Pre-reading
(7 mins)

T–C

Ask Ss to read passage quickly and underline
the new words.
‘Open your book at page 60. Read the passage
quickly and underline the new words’
- Call on some Ss to share their new words
and ask others explain if they know
‘Which words are new for you?
Do you know meaning of…..?
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•
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New words:
Luxury (n):
Consumer (n):
Account for (v):

Energy-saving bulb (n):
kiệm năng lượng
Labeling scheme (n):
nhãn
Ultimately (adv):
Innovation (n):
Conserve (v);

sự xa xỉ
người tiêu dùng
chiếm
bóng đèn tiết
chiến dịch dán
cuối cùng
cuộc cách mạng
duy trì, bảo tồn

-

Require Ss to repeat the new words and call
some Ss to read them out loud

•
-

Checking vocabulary:
Ask Ss to match the words in column A and
suitable meaning in column B

‘I have a small exercise for you. Look at the

board and match the words in column A with
the meaning in column B’
A
1. Innovation
2. Labeling scheme
3

a.
b.
c.


3. Consumer
4. Tumble dryer

d.
e.
f.

5. Energy-saving
6. conserve

Ask 2 Ss to write answers on the board.
Answer keys:
1-c 2-e
3-a
4-b 5-d
6-f
•

While-reading
(25 mins)

T–C

Part a) Choose the best answer

Call on a student to read the requirement.
Ask Ss to work in group and choose the best
summary.
‘We have 4 choices here, so work in group –each
S –S
table is a group, read the passage again and
(group work)
choose which one is the best summary, you
have 3 minutes’
• Answer key:
3.North American and European countries
are interested in saving money and natural
resources.

T–C

S-S
(PW)

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Part b) Answer the questions
Ask Ss how they understand the requirement

‘Look at part b, tell me, what are you going to do
now?’
- Require Ss to read questions and underline
the key words
‘Work in pairs, read all questions and underline
the key word. For example, question 1: what
are Western consumers interested in? which
words are key words?’
- Call on a S to answer the key words
‘Do the same with question 2 to 5?’
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S-S
(PW)

Post-reading
(8 mins)

S-S

Homework

S –S

-

Ask Ss to share key words

-

Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and
answer the questions. You have 2 mins’

-

Call on some Ss to give correct answers and
explain it.

‘where can you find the answer?
Is that right?
• Answer keys:
1. Western consumers are interested in
products that will not only work effectively
but also save money. (L 2,2. P 1)
2. We can use energy-saving bulbs instead of
ordinary 100 watt-light bulbs to spend less
on light. (L.3; P.2)
3. She will pay US$2 for lighting if she uses
energy-saving bulbs instead. (L.5; P.2)
4. The purpose of the labeling scheme is to tell
consumers how energy efficiency each model
has, compare with other appliances in the
same category. (L.3,4,5; P3)
5. We should save energy to conserve the
Earth’s resources. (L.1; P.4)
- Ask Ss to come back the question at the
beginning of the lesson.

- Require Ss to work in group and discuss
about it.
‘Come back the question at the beginning of
the lesson. What so the western countries do
to save energy?’
- Call on some groups to go to the board and
answer the question.
- Learn new words.
- Translate passage into Vietnamese.

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Date of preparing: February 16, 2017
Date of teaching: February 20, 2017
Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 5: Write
4. Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Write a simple speech
- Make a simple speech in front of class
4.1.
Language focus:
- Vocabulary: speech, detail, solid waste …
4.2.
Anticipated problems:
Ss may have difficulties in giving new ideas to write
 Suggested solution: T give Ss some more ideas
4.3.

Attitude: make Ss know how to make a speech
4.4.
Skills: make a speech, work in pairs skill
5. Teaching aids: text book, black board, chalk, poster, picture
6. Procedure:
6.1.
Organization: 9A1
6.2.
Procedure:
Stage
(time)
Warm-up
(3 mins)

Interaction
T-C

Procedure
‘Good morning class and nice to see you again’
‘Last period we learnt lesson 4 reading and
today we continue with lesson 5 write’
- Stick a picture on the board and ask Ss what he is

doing?
‘Ok now, look at the picture and tell me what is
he doing?’
‘Today we learn how to write a speech’
Pre-reading
(5 mins)

T–C

Provide some new words:
∗ New words:
Speech (n):
bài diễn văn
Attention (n):
sự chú ý
Sum up (v):
tóm lại
Professor (n):
giáo sư
Solid waste (n): chất thải rắn
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Guide Ss to read the new words
Call on some Ss to read new words again
∗

Check vocabulary:
Ask Ss to play a mini game ‘odd one out’
Profhessor
Summ up
Soulid waste
attentsion
Call on some Ss to remove a letter of each word
Introduce 3 parts of a speech
‘Do you know how many parts are there in a
speech?’

While-reading
(28 mins)

Part a) Matching
Ask Ss to work individually and match column A
and column B

T–C

‘So move to part a to know what is the function
of each part’

S –S

‘Work individually match column A with column
B, 1 min for you’

S-S
(PW)

Call on some Ss to give answer
∗ Answer keys:
1 – B: introduction – getting people’s attention
and telling them what you are going to talk about
2 – C: Body – giving details in easy-tounderstand language
3 – A: Conclusion – summing up what you have
said
Part b) Reorder
Ask Ss to work in pairs, read the sections and put

them in correct order
‘ move to part b. work in pairs put 3 sections in
the correct order, 2 mins for you’
∗

Answer keys:
3.Goodmorning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m
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Professor Roberts and tonight I’m going to tell
you how to save money.
2. Most of us use too much gas. You can reduce
this amount by:
•
•

S-S
(G-W)

Traveling by bicycle or public transport
Having a mechanic check your motorcycle
regularly
1.If you follow these simple rules, not only will
you save money, but also the environment will
be clearer.
Part c) Write a speech

Stick the example speech and guide Ss to find
out 3 parts of a speech.

• Model speech:
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m
Professor Smith and today I’m going to tell you
about how to reduce garbage.
Most of us throw a lot of garbage. You can
reduce this amount by:
Collecting plastic bags
Not keeping solid waste with food waste
Putting different kinds of waste in different
places
If you follow these simple rules, not only will
you keep environment clean but also you save
money.”
Guide Ss to replace some words in the example
and prepare a speech with topic 2 ‘reusing paper’
‘Now work in groups of 2 tables, prepare a
speech with topic ‘reusing paper’
Stick poster giving more ideas
Ask Ss to write down on big-size paper.
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Ask 2 groups to stick the result on the board
Ask them to read aloud
Give comment.

Post-reading
(8 mins)

Group work

Stick a model speech with mistakes.
• Model speech:
Good afternoon, my friends. Today I’m
going to tell you how save energy, especially in
our kitchen. As we know, in our modern life,
kitchen is a place where we use much of the
energy such as electrical, gas and water. To
reduce this amount of this energy, we should:
- turn on the lights, fans and faucets when
not necessary.
- get all the food ready before turning on
the stoves.
-

keeping the refrigerator door closed.

-

check the water pipes regularly.

If you follow this simple rules, not only will
you save money, but natural resources as well.
Ask Ss to read and find out the mistakes
Homework

Learn new words.
Write the speech with topic 3

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Extra visual aids
Poster 1:
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Professor Smith and today I’m going to
tell you about how to reduce garbage.
Most of us throw a lot of garbage. You can reduce this amount by:
-

Collecting plastic bags
Not keeping solid waste with food waste
Putting different kinds of waste in different places
If you follow these simple rules, not only will you keep environment clean but
also you save money.

Poster 2:
Good afternoon, my friends.
Today I’m going to tell you how save energy, especially in our kitchen. As we
know, in our modern life, kitchen is a place where we use much of the energy such
as electrical, gas and water. To reduce this amount of this energy, we should:
-

turn on the lights, fans and faucets when not necessary.

- get all the food ready before turning on the stoves.

-

keeping the refrigerator door closed.

-

check the water pipes regularly.

If you follow this simple rules, not only will you save money, but natural resources
as well.

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Poster 3;
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Profhessor
Summ up
Soulid waste
Attentsion
Sepearate

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