Unit 9
NATURAL DISASTERS
Period 1
(GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ)
AIM
Listening and reading a dialogue for detail information about a weather forecast.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
get to know and use new words about weather.
understand the information in a weather forecast.
MATERIALS
Textbook, whiteboard markers, cassette...
Posters, pictures about weather.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
Ss may have difficulty with some new words about weather like
snowstorm, earthquake, volcano...
V. PROCEDURE

Time
Steps
Work arrangement


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WARM - UP
Guessing game





Whole class



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Provide three clues about word weather forecast. Ss have to guess the word. If Ss can guess the word in the first clue they get 30 points, 20 in the second clue and 10 in the third clue.
We know whether it is going to rain or to be sunny if we watch this program.
It is usually broadcasted on TV after the news.
It starts with letter w.
Answer:
Weather forecast
Ask Ss some questions about the topic:
Do you usually watch the weather forecast?
Do you think weather forecasts are truthful?



PRESENTATION 10`
Vocabulary pre-teach
Explain the words in the book:
Snowstorm (n): heavy fall of snow especially with wind
Earthquake (n): convulsion of the earth`s surface.
Volcano (n): mountain or hill with openings through which ashes and gases are ejected.
Typhoon (n): violent storm especially in East Asian seas.
Ask Ss to match the picture to the correct words and then compare their answer with a partner`s. Give correct Answers:
snowstorm
earthquake
volcano
typhoon
Tell Ss to look at the pictures on page 75 and answer:
In which program do we see these pictures?
(in weather forecast)
Set the scene:
Thuy is talking to her grandmother while they are watching a weather forecast on TV. flow look at the hook and listen to the tape.
Whole class and group work

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PRACTICE
Play the tape more than once if necessary.
Ask Ss to practice the dialogue in a group of three.
Make any pronunciation corrections if
necessary.
Have Ss work independently and fill in each blank one word and phrase from the dialogue.
Call on some Ss to read aloud their completed sentences in front of class.
Give correct Answers:
Thuy`s grandmother wants her to turn up the volume on TV because she wants to listen to the weather forecast.
It will he raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa.
The centra! highlands will experience thunderstorms.Ho Chi Mink City will have tempretures between 27“C and 35°C.
Although Thuy`s grandmother doesn`t trust weather forecasts, she likes watching them.
Ask Ss to read the dialogue more carefully and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
/. There wont be any sunshine in Ha Noi.
Temperature in Hue will be over 30"C.
It will be cloudy in Cuu Long Delta.
Thuy is going out for a picnic with her old friends.
Thuy`s grandmother asks her to bring along a warm coat.
Thuy follows her grandmother`s advice. Tell Ss to compare their answers with a friend. Ask them to point out the information to correct the false statements.
Call on some Ss to explain their answers in front of class.
Comment and give correct Answers:
False. (It will be sunny.)
False. (The temperatures will be between 25"C and 30"C.)
True.
True.
False. (She asked Thuy to bring along a raincoat.)
True


Individual pair and
work



3
PRODUCTION
10` Ask Ss to work in group of 3 to 4 and discuss to make a weather forecast for the following day in Viet Nam.
Call on some representatives from groups to read their forecast aloud in front of class. Comment and make necessary corrections.
Whole class


WRAPPING
Summarize main points.
Assign homework.




VI. SUPPLEMENTS
Exercise
Read the following weather forecast and answer the questions
And now here`s the weather forecast for the next twenty-four hours. I`ll
divide the country into three, starting with the North West and the North East of the country. Well, There`ll be some early morning mists, and after that it`ll be mainly dry and sunny, but quite cold, with temperatures around six or seven. It should stay dry all day.
And now the South West. You can expect some rain in the morning and afternoon. There might be some storms, as well, with thunder and lightning. There`ll be quite strong winds and the temperature will be lower than yesterday, around three or four degree.
The South East and the Midlands will