UNIT 10 nature in danger new

UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER
D- WRITING
I.

OBJECTIVE
By the ends of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge:
- Know more some information of the Cat Ba national park.
- Vocabulary: learn pronunciation and understand the new words: tropical,
coastal, landscape, resource,…
2. Skills:
– Ss can write a paragraph to describe a national park based on given
information.
3. Attitude and competencies:
- Attitude: Be aware of the Cat Ba national park and feel interested in
writing about the Cat Ba national park.
II.
PREPARATION
- Teacher: Handouts, textbook, extra-board
- Student: Textbook, notebook, A0 sizes poster
III. ANTICIPATED PROPBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
- Ss may have difficulty with writing descriptive essays, so T ready to
help them.
IV. PROCEDURE
TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

I. Warm up (8’)
II. Prepare Ss to write (10’)
-T puts Ss in groups of 3-4 and gets them
to brainstorm what they would like to
include in their description of a national

park.
- T elicits the answers from different
groups and writes the idea on the black
board.
- T elicits useful structures and
vocabulary and also writes them on the
blackboard.
- T gets Ss to read the table of
information on p.120.
- T reminds Ss of the format of a

BOARD DISPLAY

Where?
( Location)

X is located in Y.
X is … km north/
south/ east/ west from
Y
How big? (Area) X is … square km.
What?
There is/ are…
(Geographical
X is characterized by
features? Scenic …
features?
It is famous for
Historic
Many species kinds

features?)
of plants live here…
Many rate animals
can be found here…
X is home to many
kinds of rate animals.


paragraph.
III. Writing(12’)
- T divides the class into small groups
and assigns each group to write about
aspect of Cat Ba National Park.
-T hands each group an A0 sized paper
sheet.
- Ss will write their paragraphs on that
paper.
- After the groups are finished, Ss stick
their posters on the four walls.

IV.Feedback (3’)
-T gets the class to read and gives
conrrective feedback on their peer’s
work.
T gives Ss own corrective feedback and
final comments.
-T should draw Ss’s attention to the

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Group1: Location and area
Group 2: Scenic features
Group3: Plants and animals
Group4: Historic features

*Sample writing
Cat Ba National park is located in
Cat Ba Island Hai Phong. It is 120
km from Hanoi and 20 km east of
Hai Phong city centre. It is 15,200
square hectares in total.
The park is characterised by
beautiful tropical forests and coastal
waters. It is famous for magnificent
landscapes with white sand beaches
and abundant
natural resources.
Many kinds of rare and precious
animals and plants live in Cat Ba
National park. It is home to 300
species of fish, 40 species of
animals, 150 species of birds and
620 kinds of plants.
Cat Ba National Park is also a
historic site. Archeologists found
6000 years old stone tools and even
human bones. So the park is not only
a tourist attraction but also a good
place for historians and
archeologists to study the past.

format of the paragraph.
V. Wrap up
* Summaries:
-T summarises the main point of the
lesson.
* Homework:
-Write about Cat Ba National Park again.