UNIT 11: OUR GREENER WORLD
Lesson 1: Getting started – Let’s go green!

I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to gain:

1. Knowledge
- An overview about the topic Our greener world
- Vocabulary on how to help the environment

2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work
- Actively join in class activities

3. Personal qualities
- Be responsible for protecting the environment and making the world greener
- Develop self-study skills

II. Materials
- Grade 6 textbook, Unit 11, Getting started
- Pictures, maps and CD player
- sachmem.vn

Language analysis 
Form
Meaning
Pronunciation
Vietnamese equivalent

1. reusable (a)
able to be used again or more than once.
/riːˈjuːzəb(ə)l/
có thể tái sử dụng

2. plastic (n)
a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc.
/ˈplastɪk/
nhựa




Anticipated difficulties
Solutions

1. Students may lack knowledge and experiences about the 3Rs.

2. Teacher should get some general knowledge of GOING GREEN.
Prepare some hand-outs in which key language of the key language of giving directions
- Reduce. Purchase products that require less packaging or to limit the waste you are producing.
- Reuse. Use a travel mug or reusable water bottle and avoid single-use bags.
- Recycle. Paper, plastic, glass, magazines, electronics, and more can be processed into new products while using fewer natural resources and less energy.
G: Generate less waste
R: Recycle everything that cannot be reused
E: Educate the community on eco-friendly options
E: Evaluate the environmental impact of actions
N: Nourish discussions and activities that integrate


Board Plan
Date of teaching
UNIT 11: Our greener world
Lesson 1: Getting started – Let’s go green!
* Warm-up
I. Vocabulary
1. reusable [riːˈjuːzəb(ə)l] (a): có thể tái sử dụng
2. plastic [ˈplastɪk] (n): (chất liệu) nhựa
*plastic bag: túi ni-lông
II. Practice
Task 1: Listen and complete the following sentences.
Task 2: Read and do the matching.
Task 3: Read the conversation, discuss the way to help the environment.
Task 4: Find someone who …
* Homework



Procedure
Stage
Stage aim
Procedure
Interaction
Time

Warm-up
To set the context for the listening and reading text.




To introduce the topic of the unit.
* Chitchatting:
Do you like to live in a green world? Why or why not?
*Introduction:
Review the previous unit before Ss open their books. Write "Our greener world" on the board. Ask students what “green” means to them. Write their answers on the board. Explain that "green” has a lot of meanings. In this unit it means relating to the protection of the environment. Write "Let`s go green!" on the board and elicit the meaning of `go green` from students. Tell students that `go green` means: to do more to protect nature and the environment. Let students open their books and start the lesson.

T-Ss


Ss-Ss
5 mins

Presentation
(Vocab-
pre-teach)
To introduce the new words.

* VOCABULARY:
Teacher introduces the vocabulary:
1.reusable (a): có thể tái sử dụng
2. plastic (n): (chất liệu) nhựa
*plastic bag: túi ni-lông
T-Ss
5 mins

Practice




















































































Production









- To practice the targeted language and the background knowledge of going green.
- To help students deeply understand the text.