Day of preparing : 07/02/2012
Week : 23 Unit 7 : SAVING ENERGY
Period : 45 SECTION 1 : GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ

I / Objectives :
- By the end of the lesson , sts will be able to :
+ Use the words and phrases relating to energy – saving
+ Understand the dialogue and the way to save energy
II / Language content:
Vocabulary: (n) water bill, faucet, pipe,crack, plumber
(v): drip, suggest
(a): enormous
Structure : Suggest + V-ing
I suggest taking shower
III /Teaching techniques :
group work
pairs work
IV / Teaching aids :
Textbook, cassette , whiteboard , markers, pictures, posters ………..
V/ Procedures:
NEW LESSON:

T and Sts’ activities :
 Content :

 1.Warm up : ( 8’)
T uses some picture about water and electricity .




Look at the pictures.
T: Can you guess “What is it?”. You can say in Vietnamese.
S:…..
T: So, how to save energy. Today, we learn about Unit 7 : Saving energy.
* Brainstorming :( Discuss in group)
- Have sts work in groups and make a list of things the family could do to save energy at pictures in part 1 getting started ( page 57)
- Call on some sts to read the list aloud.
- Get feedback.

2.Presentation :( 12’)
- Look at the picture again and introduce the situation: This is Mrs Ha’s house. She doesn’t turn off the faucet, the lights, the TV , the stereo. Now, listen the dialogue :
Mrs Mi is talking to her neighbor, Mrs Ha about the water bill this month.

- Have sts listen the dialogue on page 57 and find out some new words.
- Explain the meaning of new words by pictures.


- Guide them to read new words groups or individual.
- T guides sts structure: making suggestions
=> Ask “Does Mrs Mi advise Mrs Ha to take showers ?” ( “What does she say?”
Model : I suggest taking showers .

- Have sts give some example about making suggestions.
- Give feedback :

3. Practice : ( 13’)
- Ask sts to practice the dialogue with a partner .
- Call some pairs to practice the dialogue .
- Ask sts to read the dialouge and answer the questions:



- Call on some sts answer before the class.



- Ask sts to read the dialogue again and decide the statements in book True or False

- Correct the false ones.



- Corrects them.



4.Production: ( 6’)
- Look at the pictures and discuss: “Making suggestion how to save energy at home”
EX: I suggest ………..








- Sts can answer before the class.
* Encourage(4’)
T asks sts the question: “Tell me the slogan about saving energy ”
- Why do we save energy?

5.Homework:( 2’)
- Learn by heart all new words and structure.
- Prepare Unit 7 –part: Speak




















1. Getting stared:
-Turn off the TV when we go out
- Turn off the radio
- Turn off the lights.
- Turn off the bathtub faucet.
- Turn off the sink faucet.
………..
2. Listen and read:





* Vocabulary :
- water bill ( n ) :
- enormous (a ) :
- plumber ( n ) :
- crack ( n ) :
- pipe (n ) :
- faucet (n)
- drip ( v ) :
- suggest + V.ing :











Ex: I suggest taking shower






a. Practice the dialogue with a partner.


Task: Answer the question:
1. How much is the water bill?
2. Who will check the pipes?
3. What does Mrs Mi suggest Mrs Ha to do?
Answer:
1. The water bill is 200.000dong.
2. A plumber will check the pipes.
3. Mrs Mi suggests taking showers and turn off the faucets.
b. True or False:
* Correct answers :
1/ True
2/ True
3/ False
( Mrs Ha hasn’t checked the pipe in her house .
4/ False