Period: 43
UNIT 7 : SAVING ENERGY LESSON 1 :
- Getting started - Listen and readA. Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the dialogue about
the ways to save energy and do the 15-minute test.
B. Teaching aids: Text books, posters, pictures.
I . ORGANIZATION :
(1 minute)
Date of teaching : 9B... Absent students:...
Steps/ Activities Content
II . WARM UP
(5 minutes)
Chatting:- Have students look at the picture on page 57 ( or show the picture on the board ) and ask some questions so that they can understand the picture.
. Is the TV on?
. Who is watching TV?
. Is the light still burning?
. What happens to the faucets?
. Should we turn the TV off?
. Must we pay for water and electricity we use in our home?
. What should we do to save energy?
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III . NEW LESSON
(35minutes)
Step 1. Pre Reading : 1. Vocabulary :1. ( realia ) 2. ( synonym ) 3. ( translation) 4. ( picture ) 5. ( visual ) 6. ( picture ) Sts : - listen.
- listen and repeat (chorally then individually).
- copy.
* Checking vocabulary:Rub out and Remember - Get students to copy the words in their books.
- Ask students to repeat the words chorally.
Rub out the words one a time. Each time you rub out an English word but leave the Vietnamese translation.
1. Vocabulary : - water bill ( n ):
hoá đơn tiền nước - enormous ( adj ):
khổng lồ, to lớn - reduce ( v ): giảm - plumber ( n ):
thợ sửa chữa đường nước - crack ( n ): vết nứt, gãy - dripping faucet ( n ):
vòi nước bị rỉ nhỏ giọt
- When all the English words are rubbed out, go through the Vietnamese list and get students to call out the English equivalent.
- Get students to come to the board and write the English words again.
- Check and focus on the spelling.
2. T/ F statements prediction
- Set the scene: Mrs. Ha is talking to his neighbor, Mrs.
Ha and Mrs. Ha looks very worried.
Now, work in pairs and guess about the conservation between them.
- Hang the poster of statements on the board and ask students to guess which statements are true and which are false.
Step 3. While Reading :
1. Reading and checking prediction
- Ask students to read the dialogue on page 57 and check their prediction.
Have students correct false statements.
2. Comprehension Questions :
- Have students work in pairs to finds out the answers of these questions.
- Give feedback. Call on some students to answer the questions. Teacher checks and writes the answers on the board if necessary.
- Ask students to work in open pairs ( some pairs of students practice asking and answering before the class ).
- Have students work in closed pairs.
* Answer keys:
a. Because his recent water bill is enormous.
b. He pays 200.000 dongs.
c. She advises Ha to get a plumber to check her water pipes and reduce the amount of water by taking shower and turning off faucets after use.
d. A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.
Step 3. Post Reading : Discussion:
- Ask students to work in groups, discussing the topic: ... * Possible answers:
2. True or False :
a. Mrs. Ha is worried about his water bill.
b. Mrs. Mi gives Mr. Ha advice on how to save water.
c. Mrs. Ha has checked the pipes in her house and found no cracks.
d. A plumber is a person who repairs electric appliances.
e. Mrs My suggests taking showers because they can save water.
Answer Key : a. T
b. T
c. F Mr. Ha hasn’t checked the pipes in his house.
d. F A plumber is a person who repairs water pipes.
e. T
3. Questions :
a. Why is Mrs. Ha worried?
b. How much money does Mrs.
Ha pay for her water bill?
c. What does Mrs. Mi advise Mrs.
Ha to do?
d. How much water can be wasted a month by a dripping faucet?
4. Discussion:
Saving energy at school and at home.
+ taking a shower instead of a bath.
+ turning off faucets after use.
+ making sure there are no cracks in the water pipes.
+ turning off lights before leaving.
+ turning off TV, radio when none watch or listen
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IV . SUMMARY
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Reading about saving water.V . HOMEWORK
(2 minutes)
- Write 5 things you should do to save energy at home and at school.
What do you do to save energy at home and at school ?
5. Homework :
Write 5 things to save energy at home and at school.
15-MINUTE TEST
I. Combine these pairs of sentences, using given words in the brackets. (3 points) 1. The water is highly polluted. We can’t swim in this part of the river. ( because ) 2. It was raining heavily outside. We postponed the picnic. ( As )
3. We pollute the water. We will have no fresh water to use. ( If )
II. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in bracket. (7 points) 1. Bob is sometimes a ….driver. I think he drives dangerously when he’s in a hurry.
( danger )
2. If you come late, the teacher…… you in . ( not let )
3. He will be healthier if he … the morning exercise regularly. ( do ) 4. “Could you shut the door…. ?” . ( quiet )
5. “Be…. . This road is very dangerous”. ( care ) 6. Don’t eat these vegetables. They’re … . ( poison )
7. We’ll live a happier and … life if we keep our environment clean. ( health ) KEY:
I. 1. We can’t swim in this part of the river because the water is highly polluted.
2. As it was raining heavily outside, we postponed the picnic.
3. If we pollute the water, we will have no fresh water to use.
II. 1. dangerous 5. careful 2. will not let 6. poisonous
3. does 7. healthier
4. quietly
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Period: 44
UNIT 7 : SAVING ENERGY LESSON 2 :
Speak
A. Objectives :By the end of the lesson, students will be able to make and respond to suggestions.
B. Teaching aids: Text books, pictures.
C. Methods : Kim’s game, Discussion.
D. Contents :
I. ORGANIZATION
(1 minute)
Date of teaching : 9B... Absent students:...
Steps/ Activities Content
II. WARM UP
(5 minutes)
Kim’s game:- Have students look at the poster of things dealing with activities in free time ( for 20 seconds ) on page 59 and try to remember as many activities as possible.
- Divide the class into 2 groups.
- Put away the posters and ask students to go to the board and write the names of the activities they’ve just seen from memory. The group having the most right English words is the winner.
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III. NEW LESSON
(35minutes)
Step 1 : Presetation :- Elicit from students to draw the exchange. ...
- Asking students to find out other ways of making suggestions.
+ I think you should take a shower.
+ Why don’t you take a shower?
+ How about taking a shower?
* Answer:
1 - go to the movies.
2 - play badminton.
3 - watch TV 4 - play chess.
5 - do homework.
6 - read books/ go to the library.
7 - go skiing/ ski.
8 - play games.
1. Grammar : Eg :
- I suggest taking a shower.
- OK. I’ll do that.
* Form:
Sugestions
+ What about taking a shower?
Step 2: Practice :
- Have students do exercise 3a on page 58 - 59.
- Ask students to look at the pictures on page 59 and the tables on page 58 and make reponses to the suggestions ( or use picture cue drill ) ....
b. Shall we turn down the gas fire ? OK. Let's .
c. Why don't we turn off the fan ?There is nobody in . That's a good idea .
d. How about turning off the air conditioner ?There 's nobody in .
All right .
e. What about turning off the lights. There 's nobody in.
All right.
f. Oh, it's flooding. Let's turn off the faucet . Yes, let's.
g. I think we should go by bicycle to save the energy . No, I don't want to. I prefer to go by motorcycle . h. I suggest going by bus. It's cheap. We can save money . That's a good idea .
- Have students work in open pairs then closed pairs.
* Further practice:
- Ask students to do exercise 3b on page 59.
- Get students to look at the pictures on page 59 and make suggestions about how to save energyat home. Students work in pairs and write down as many sentences as possible. Which pair writing most sentences gets good marks.
- I suggest + V - ing ...
- I think we should...
- Shall we ....?
- Why don’t we ...?
- How about + V- ing ..?
- Let’s + infinitive Response
- OK.
- That’s a good ideas.
- All right.
- Let’s
- No. I don’t want to.
- I prefer to..
2. Speak :
* Speak a : Example:
- I think we should turn off the faucet .
- I suggest fixing the faucet .
* Speak b :
Answers:
+ I think we should turn off the faucets after use.
+ I suggest fixing the faucets.
+ Why don’t we turn off the lights
before leaving rooms?
Step 3 : Production : Discussion:
- Remind students that after suggest we can use a “ that clause”.
- Divide the class into two groups. Group A discuss the topic in 3a on page 64 “what you do to help the poor in the neighborhood of your school” using the structure “ suggest + V - ing”. Group B discuss the topic 3b on page 64 “giving suggestions that help your friend to improve his/ her English”, using the structure “suggest + that clause”
a. Possible answers:
+ Collect some money.
+ Collect unused clothes.
+ Organized a show to raise money.
+ Give lessons to poor children.
+ Help poor families with their chores.
+ Gives poor children books, notebooks and school things...
b. Possible answers:
+Work harder on your pronunciation + Speak English in class.
+ Buy a goos dictionary.
+ Do some reading every day.
+ Write new vocabulary on small pieces of paper and stick everywhere in your home.
+ Write diary in English.
- Ask a volunteer from each group to show their ideas before class.
- Give feedback.
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IV. SUMMARY
(2 minutes)
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Practice making and responding to suggestions and further practice in making suggestions.V. HOMEWORK
(2 minutes)
- Ask students to write what they’ve discussed in their notebooks.
+ How about taking a shower instead
of a bath.
+ Let’s turn off TV when noone watches.
+ I suggest putting the lid on the
cooking pot when cooking.
3. Language Focus 3 : a. Suggest + V - ing
What do you do to help the poor in the neighborhood of your school ?
Ex: I suggest collecting some money.
b. Suggest + that clause
Giving suggestions that help your friend to improve his/ her
English.
Ex: I suggest ( that ) you should work harder on your
pronunciation.
4. Homework :
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