Unit 15 Space conquest

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST Part A: Reading (p.166) I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Knowledge: - Vocabulary: read, write and understand words and phrases related to space conquest + gravity (n): the pull of the earth + cosmonaut (n): astronaut + astronaut (n) +lift off (v) +mile per hour (n) + orbit (n) + plane crash (n) + psychological tension (n) - Language: use sentence structures, vocabulary to read the space conquest.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 2. Skills: - read for specific and general information - guess the words’ meanings in context - work in pairs and groups 3. Attitude and competencies: - know more some basic information about Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, the first human to fly into space - feel more interested in researching about space II. Preparation: - Teacher: + lesson plan + handouts + laptop - Students: notebooks, pencils, pens, sub-boards. III. Anticipated problems and solutions:.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 1. Students may have difficulty in understanding meaning of new words so the teacher should give the meaning..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES. CONTENTS AND BOARD DISPLAY Monday,13thMarch, 2015. WARM UP:(5 minutes) Work individual -Teacher asks students to look at the pictures in the textbook and answer the following questions: 1. What do you see in picture 1 & 2? 2. What do you call a person who flies a plane / a spaceship? 3. Between them which job do you prefer? Give reasons for your answer. -Teacher requires students to work in pairs and present their ideas in front of the class. -Teacher goes around the class and helps students. * Expected answers: 1. It’s a plane / a spaceship (spacecraft) 2. A person who flies a plane is called a pilot and a person who flies a spacecraft is called an astronaut (cosmonaut) 3. I like pilot because I want to travel everywhere. I like to be an astronaut because I want to go the moon /fly into the space. Lead – in -Teacher can ask students some questions to lead in the new lesson:  In today’s lesson, you are going to read something about Space. Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST Part A: Reading(p.166). Conquest. NEW LESSON I. Pre - reading. Work individual -Teacher asks studens to look at the pictures again and answer the * Suggested answers: questions above the pictures. 1. The first human to fly into space is Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. -Teacher elicits or explains some new words before reading by 2. The first humans to set foot on the moon are Neil Armstrong and using pictures and synonyms. Buzz Aldrin. -Teacher helps students to pronounce the new words. 3. The first Vietnamese to fly into space is Pham Tuan. * Vocabulary +orbit (n) + plane crash (n) + gravity (n): the pull of the earth I. Pre - reading: (6 minutes). + cosmonaut (n): astronaut + astronaut (n) +lift off (v) +mile per hour (n). IV.. XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX.

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