Week : 21
Period: 41
Date of preparing: 30/12/2017
Date of teaching: 03/01/2018
UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
LESSON 3: READ
I. OBJECTIVES:
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to read the poem and understand it in
details.
II. PREPARATION: Tape, extra board
III. PROCEDURE:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
1/ Warm-up : (7’)
Network
- Ask Ss to play game.
- Play game.
water pollution
Air pollution
Environmenta
- Set the scene “ Wel are
reading a poem about
problem
about the problems of pollution.”
2/ Pre-reading: (13’)
- Elicit new words.
I. New words:
1. junk-yard (n) = garbage dump
2. end-up (v) = finish
3. silly (a) = stupid
4. foam (n) (picture)
5. wood (n) = forest
6. hedge (n) = fence
7. folk (n) = people
- Read new words.
- Check new words: R.O.R
3/ While-reading: (15’)
- Turn on the tape 2 times and ask Ss to read the
poem.
- Ask Ss to identify which lines is the mother’s
and the son’s.
- Ask Ss to do task a.
- Call some Ss to give the answer.
Garbage dump
deforestation
- Pay attention and write down the
Environmenta
lesson.
l problem
- Guess its meanings and copy.
- Repeat in chorus, and individually.
- Do as directed.
- Listen to the tape carefully , read the
poem.
- Read the poen again and identify.
- Work in pair.
- Give the answer.
1–c
5–d
2–g
6–a
3–f
7–b
- Instruct Ss with the answer.
4/ Post-reading: (8’)
- Ask Ss to work in group of four to discuss
question 6.
What could we do in our school to minimize
the pollution ?
5/ Homework: (2’)
- Have Ss:
+ Learn by heart new words.
+ Rewrite the answer at home.
+ Prepare for the next period Write.
4–e
- Answer the questions.
1. If the pollution goes on , the world
will end up like a second – hand junk –
yard .
2. The mother thinks other folk pullet
the environment but not her and her son
.
3. If the boy keeps on asking such
questions , his mother will take him
home right away .
4. No. Because he is right : If he throws
the bottles that will be polluting the
woods .
5. The poet wants us to learn that
everyone is responsible for keeping the
environment from pollution .
- Work in group.
+ Suggested ideas :
Put the bins around the school yard .
Pick up the rubbish / garbage and
throw it into a trash bin .
Should not litter / spit on the ground
….
- Write assignments.
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Week : 21
Period: 42
Date of preparing: 03/01/2017
Date of teaching: 06/01/2018
UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
LESSON 4: WRITE
I. OBJECTIVES:
- By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write a complaint letter with the right
format and language .
II. PREPARATION: Extra boards
III. PROCEDURE:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
1 / Warm -up : (8’)
Ordering
- Write the five main parts on a complaint letter on
the board.
1. Politeness
2. Complication
3. Resolution
4. Action
5. Situation
- Ask Ss to guess the correct order of a complaint
letter and write them on the board.
- Have them open their books and check their
results. Then give correct order :
1. Situation
2. Complication
3. Resolution
4. Action
5. Politeness.
=> Explain what Ss have to do in each section
+ What you write if the first section ? – Situation ?
+ …Complication ?
+ …Resolution ?
+ … Action ?
+ Politeness ?
- Look at the board.
- Read and guess the order of the letter.
- Open their books and compare. Then
write down their note books.
state the reasons for writing
mentions the problem
makes a suggestion
talks about future action
ends the letter politely
2 / Pre – writing : (15’)
Activity 1: Vocabulary pre – teach :
- Teach new words.
I. New words:
1. Complain (v) -> complaint (n) : express
dissatisfaction
2. Truck (n) : strong lorry for heavy goods .
3. Fly (n) : two – winged insect
4. Response (v) : make an answer
5. Break (v) : pause or interval at work .
- Check new words
- Listen and repeat in chorus and
individually.
- Play games .
* Checking technique : What and where
Activity 2: Set the scene
- Introduce the scene
“ Mr Nhat wrote a complaint letter to the direction of
L*P company in Ho Chi Minh city . the five sections
of the letter are not in the right order “
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to order the letter.
- Call on some pairs to read the letter with the
correct order aloud.
- Give feed back and answer key :
1. Situation : I am writing ………. The north .
2. Complication : When the truck ….. flies .
3. Resolution : I would suggest ….. leaving.
4. Action : I look forward …… your company .
5. Politeness: Faithfully ,
Tran Nhat Vu
- Ask Ss to read the correct letter and answer the
questions :
1. What does Mr Nhat complain about ?
2. What problems does he mention ?
3. What does he suggest ?
- Call on some pairs to practice front of class.
3 / While – writing : (15’)
- Ask Ss to read the situation in the textbook and
answer the questions below :
1. What do you complain about ?
2. What problem do you want to mention ?
3. What suggestions do you want to make ?
- Call on some pairs to ask and answer in the class.
- Correct and give correct answers :
1. The way people catch fish .( Use electricity to
catch fish )
2. Fish and other animals have died .
3. Prohibiting and fining heavily anyone catching
fish in this way .
- Have Ss work in group , write a letter to the head
of local authorities to complain about the way of
catching fish in the lake behind your house .
- Ask Ss to compare the writing and correct mistakes
if any .
- Call on some Ss to read their writings aloud .
- Correct and give suggested writing :
Dear Mr . President ,
I am writing to you about the problem of fish
catching in the lake behind my house .
I am very worried because they do not know use
fishing rod or net but use electricity to catch fish .
After a short time they leave the lake , a lot of fish
- Listen to the teacher.
- Work in pairs to order the letter.
- Read their answers aloud.
- Read the correct letter aloud.
- Read the letter again and answer the
questions.
- Demonstrate in class.
- Practice asking and answering in front of
class.
- Repeat the correct answers.
- Work individually.
- Write the letter in group.
- Exchange their writings and compare.
- Read their writings aloud.
- Listen.
die and float in the water surface . Other animals
such as frogs , toads , and even birds have also died
from electric shock waves .
I would suggest the local authorities should prohibit
and fine heavily anyone using this way of catching
fish .
I am looking forward to hearing from you and seeing
the actions taken to protect the environment from the
local authority .
Sincerely,
Ngoc .
4 / Post – writing : (5’)
- Call on some Ss to read the writing loudly.
5/ Homework: (2’)
- Have Ss:
+ Learn by heart new words.
+ Rewrite the letter at home.
+ Prepare for the next period Language focus.
- Read the letter aloud ( 3 Ss ).
- Write assignments.
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