Unit 12 An Overcrowded World Lesson 1 Getting started

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Week 37th Date of planning: 26/4/2014 Date of teaching: 28/4/2014. Period: 96. Unit 12: An Overcrowded world Lesson 1: Getting started I. Objectives. By the end of the lesson, Ss can use the words to describe overcrowded places, words about the effects of overcrowding. II. Teaching aids: - Projector, CD III. Procedure 1. Class organization. - Greetings. - Checking attendance: 7A1……….. 7A2: ………….. 2. New lesson. Ss and T’s activities 1. Warm up.. Contents. Write the word ‘population’ on the board. Make sure Ss know the meaning of this word by either giving the equivalent Vietnamese word or writing: There are 5 million people in Ha Noi. → Ha Noi has a population of 5 million. Ask Ss if they know the population of any area in the country or in the world. Once the Ss have done it, add the prefix “over” and elicit the meaning of this newly-formed word from Ss. 2. Activities. I. New words Presentation.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Elicit the new words. Overcrowded (adj): đông nghịt Overpopulation (n): dân số quá đông Slum (n): Khu nhà ổ chuột Peaceful (adj): thanh bình Crime (n): tội phạm Commit crime: phạm tội Healthcare (n): chăm sóc sức khỏe Wealthy (adj): giàu có - Set the scene: Ask Ss to look at the title Diverse (adj): đa dạng, khác Lawful (adj): hợp pháp, đúng of the text and the pictures and ask them pháp luật > < Unlawful prediction question about what they are going Spacious (adj): rộng rãi to read. The questions may be:  What is the conversation about?  What do you think Brazil is like?  Do you think Phuong likes Brazil?  What can you find about Rio/Brazil in this conversation? Ss guess the answers. Practice Play the recording. Ss listen and read. Ask Ss if their predictions are correct. II. Activities 1a. Ss work independently. Ask them to Activity 1a 1. T 2. T read the sentences and decide if they are true 4. T 5. F or false. Ss compare answers with a partner. Have Ss correct the false sentences. T writes the correct answers on the board. b. Ask Ss to read the explanations in the exercise and try to find the words without checking the text. Then ask Ss to refer to the dialogue again for the correct words. Correct Activity 1b. 3. F.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> the answers as a class.. 1. deverse 2. wealthy 3. major 4. slums 5. crime. 2. Make sure Ss know the meaning of the words in the box. Then Ss work independently to label the pictures. Have them compare their Activity 2 answers with a partner. 1. a 2. c Play the recording and have Ss repeat the 4. e 5. d words. T gives correction if necessary. Production: 3. Ss complete the exercise independently. T calls some Ss to share their sentences with the class. T can choose some good sentences and write them on the board for other Ss to learn from. Encourage Ss to make as many sentences as possible. 4. In groups, ask Ss to think of the problems and make a list of them. If Ss have difficulty, suggest that they look for problems in their daily life at their own classes, schools, homes, areas or any other places they know for the answers. 5. Call each goup to report their list to the class. T may help write the problems on the board. Ask the class if they agree or not. Encourage them to give an explanation to their answers. Then move on to the next group and do the same. 3. Homework - Learn new words and phrases Prepare for A closer look 1. 3. b.

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