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UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Lesson 1: Getting started – At the Go Green Club
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Gain an overview about the topic Environmental protection
- Gain vocabulary to talk about Environmental protection
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Understand the importance of protecting the environment
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 7, Getting started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Form

Pronunciatio
n

1. habitat (n)

/ˈhæbɪtæt/

2. endangered
species (n)

Meaning

Vietnamese
equivalent

the natural home or
environment of an
animal, plant, or other
organism

môi trường
sống

/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd
ˈspiːʃiːz/

a species of animal or
plant that is seriously at
risk of extinction

các loài động
thực
vật có nguy cơ
bị
tuyệt chủng

3. carbon
footprint (n)

/ˌkɑːbən
ˈfʊtprɪnt/

a measure of the amount
of carbon dioxide and
other carbon compounds
emitted due to the
consumption of fossil
fuels by a particular
person, group, etc

dấu chân các
bon

4. release (v)

/rɪˈliːs/

allow or enable to escape thải ra, làm
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from confinement; set
free
5. single-use
(adj)

/ˌsɪŋɡl ˈjuːs/

thoát ra

designed to be used once để dùng một lần
and then disposed of or
destroyed

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties
Solutions
Ss may lack experience of group - Encourage Ss to work in groups so
/ teamwork.
that they can help one another.
- Give short, clear instructions, and
help if necessary.
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To set the context for the introductory dialogue;
- To introduce the topic of the unit.
b. Content:
- Ask and answer questions.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know the topic of the unit and be ready for the conversation.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
ACTIVITIES
Asking questions:
- Teacher asks students: “What are
environmental issues in our city?”
- Teacher calls 3-5 students to answer.
- Teacher shows some pictures of
environmental issues in Ha Noi and asks
students to guess the topic of the unit/ lesson.
- T sets the context for the listening and
reading text: Write the title on the board
Environmental protection – At the Go Green
Club
e. Assessment
- Teacher calls 3-5 students to answer.

CONTENTS
Questions:
What are environmental issues in our
city?
Suggested answers:
Environmental protection

2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (11 mins)
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a. Objectives:
- To prepare vocabulary for students to understand the conversation.
b. Content:
- Vocabulary pre-teaching
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know how to use the target vocabulary.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Vocabulary pre-teaching
New words:
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new
1. habitat (n)
vocabulary by pictures.
2. endangered species (n)
- Teacher reveals that the words according
3. carbon footprint (n)
to the pictures will appear in the reading text 4. release (v)
and asks students to open their textbook to
5. single-use (adj)
find these words
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
- Teacher checks students' understanding
with a matching
e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students' pronunciation and gives feedback.
- Matching game.
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (22 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss use words and phrases related to environmental protection.
- To help Ss further understand the text.
b. Content:
- Task 1: Listen and read.
- Task 2: Read the conversation again and match the two halves in the two
columns.
- Task 3: Complete each sentence with one word or phrase from the box.
- Task 4: Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students understand the conversation and know the vocabulary related to the
topic.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
ACTIVITIES
Task 1: Listen and read. (7 mins)
- Have Ss individually read the conversation
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and listen to the recording twice
If Ss find it difficult to pronounce some
words, let them practise in pairs and the
teacher walks around the class to help and
correct if needed.
- Tell them to practise in pairs before
practising in front of the class.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and match the two halves in the two columns.
(5 mins)
- Have Ss individually read the conversation
Answer key:
again and match the two halves in the two
1. c
columns.
2. d
If Ss find it difficult to do the task, ask them to 3. e
read the conversation again and find the
4. a
information in it.
5. b
- Tell them to compare their answers in pairs
before sharing them with the class. Ask them
to give evidence to support their answers.
- Check their answers and explain if
necessary.
Task 3: Complete each sentence with one word or phrase from the box. (5 mins)
- Teacher asks Ss to read the sentences and
Answer key:
find the words and phrases from the box to fill 1. Pollution
in the gaps.
2. reduce
- Have Ss share answers before discussing it
3. single-use
as a class. Write the correct answers on the
4. Carbon footprint
board. Then, call on some Ss to read the
5. environment programme
sentences
- Check the answers as a class.
Task 4: Write a phrase from the box under each picture. (5 mins)
- Have Ss work in pairs. Ask them to look at
Answer key:
the pictures carefully and study the words and 1. 3Rs
phrases. Then Ss
2. water pollution
write suitable words or phrases under the right 3. endangered species
pictures.
4. plastic rubbish
- Have Ss read each word or phrase in the
5. single-use products
chorus. Check and correct their pronunciation.
- For more able Ss, let them make sentences
with these words and phrases.
- Teacher checks the answers as a class and
gives feedback.
e. Assessment
- Teacher corrects the students as a whole class.
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4. ACTIVITY 3: FURTHER PRACTICE (6 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss revise and learn about some environmental problems and
environmental protection
b. Content:
- Task 5: Do the Environment Quiz.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students' conversations
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Task 5: Environment Quiz. (6 mins)
- Ss work individually or in pairs.
Answer key:
- Give Ss some time (2 - 3 minutes) to do the 1. C
task.
2. C
Tell them to answer all the questions.
3. A
- Explain to the Ss if they don't know the
4. C
answers.
5. B
e. Assessment
- Teacher gives corrections and feedback to students' answers.
4. CONSOLIDATION
a. Wrap-up
- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt.
- Ask Ss to say aloud some words and phrases they remember from the lesson
b. Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Start preparing for the Project of the unit:
Teacher randomly puts Ss in groups of 4 or 5 and asks them to brainstorm about
a serious pollution problem in their areas and solutions to the problem, then
make a poster about it. Students will show and present their posters in Lesson 7
– Looking back and Project. (Teacher should check the progress of students'
preparation after each lesson.)

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UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Vocabulary: The lexical items related to Environmental Protection
- Pronunciation: Correctly pronounce words that contain the sounds: /bl/ and
/kl/
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Raise the students' awareness about environmental protection.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 7, A closer look 1
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Form

Pronunciatio
n

1. ecosystem (n)

/ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm/

a biological community of
interacting organisms and
their physical environment

hệ sinh thái

2. marine life (n)

/ məˈriːn laɪf/

all living things that are
found in the sea

sinh vật biển

Meaning

Vietnamese
equivalent

3. absorb (v)

/əbˈzɔːb/

take in or soak up (energy
or a liquid or other
substance) by chemical or
physical action

thẩm thấu

4. harmful
substance (n)

/ˈhɑːmfl
ˈsʌbstəns/

any substance which is
liable to create hazards to
human health, harm living
resources and marine life,
damage amenities, or
interfere with other
legitimate uses of the sea

tác nhân gây
hại

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5. extinction (n)

/ ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

a situation in which a plant, sự tuyệt
an animal, a way of life, etc. chủng
stops existing

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties
1. Ss may lack experience of group /
teamwork.

Solutions
- Encourage Ss to work in groups so
that they can help one another.
- Give short, clear instructions, and help
if necessary.
- Play the recording, the replay depends
on the students' need and level.
- Encourage students to work in pairs,
in groups so that they can help each
other.
- Teacher gives feedback and help if
necessary.

2. Students may not have sufficient
listening, speaking and co-operating
skills.

III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson.
- To lead into the new lesson.
b. Content:
- Jumbled words game
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students get some vocabulary from the lesson and be ready for the lesson.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
ACTIVITIES
Jumbled words:
- T divides the class into 4 groups and
explains the rules
- Ss look at the screen to see the jumbled
words. They have to send 1 person to the
board as quickly as possible to write the
correct word.
- Teacher shows students the answer on the
screen and announces the winning group.
- T sets the context for the lesson
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CONTENTS
Suggested answers:
AHTTABI -> HABITAT
PLTINOOLU -> POLLUTION
XEOGYN -> OXYGEN
EEERLAS -> RELEASE
BBSOAR ->ABSORB
MECYSSOET ->ECOSYSTEM

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e. Assessment
- Teacher shows students the answer on the screen and announces the winning
group.
2. ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY (23 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To prepare vocabulary for students to do the tasks.
- To give Ss practice on how to use words / phrases related to the topic in
context.
b. Content:
- Vocabulary pre-teaching.
- Task 1: Label each picture with a phrase from the list.
- Task 2: Match each word or phrase in column A with its meaning in column
B.
- Task 3: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can use the target vocabulary.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
ACTIVITIES
Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)
- Teacher asks students to guess the meaning
of the words by giving definitions/photos.
- Teacher checks the students' understanding
by the Rub out and Remember technique.

CONTENTS

New words:
1. ecosystem (n)
2. marine life (n)
3. absorb (v)
4. harmful substances (n)
5. extinction (n)
Task 1: Label each picture with a phrase from the list. (6 mins)
- Teacher Ss to look at the pictures.
Answer key:
- Let Ss work in pairs. Teacher tells them to
1. picking up rubbish
name the activities, then label the pictures
2. protecting endangered species
using the phrases given, then check their
3. cutting down trees
answers as a class.
4. saving water
- Have Ss read the phrases aloud. Correct
5. building a campfire
their pronunciation if necessary.
- Tell Ss to tick the activities that help protect Tick: 1, 2, 4
the environment.
Task 2: Match each word or phrase in column A with its meaning in column B. (6
mins)
- Teacher tells Ss to read the words / phrases
Answer key:
in column A and their meaning in column B
1. c
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carefully.
2. a
- Tell them to work in pairs or small groups
3. e
and match each word or phrase with its
4. b
meaning.
5. d
- T goes around and gives assistance if
necessary and checks their answers.
- Confirm the correct answers
Task 3: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box. (6 mins)
- Ss read the sentences carefully and look for Answer key:
clues so that they can choose the correct
1. endangered species
words /phrases to complete the sentences.
2. habitat
- Teacher asks one student to write the
3. carbon dioxide
answers on the board. Confirm the correct
4. Cutting down trees
answers.
5. ecosystem
- Call on some Ss to read the sentences.
e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students' pronunciation and gives feedback.
- Teacher corrects the students as a whole class.
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRONUNCIATION (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss pronounce the sounds /bl/ and /kl/ correctly;
- To help Ss differentiate the sounds /bl/ and /kl/.
b. Content:
- Task 4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /bl/ and /kl/.
- Task 5: Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with /bl/ and
circle the words with /kl/.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know how to pronounce the two sounds in words and sentences.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS'
CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Task 4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /bl/ and /kl/. (4
mins)
- Teacher asks some Ss to read out the words
first. Then play the recording for them to
listen and repeat the words they hear. Ask
them to pay close attention to the two sounds.
- Play the recording as many times as
necessary.
- Explain to Ss the difference between the two
sounds if needed
- Invite some Ss to say some words they
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know that include the two sounds.
Task 5: Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with /bl/ and circle
the words with /kl/. (6 mins)
- Play the recording. Let Ss listen and repeat
Answer key:
sentence by sentence.
1. Look! There are black clouds all
- Have Ss read the sentences again and
over!
underline the words having the sound /bl/ and 2. A truck blocked the way to the club.
circle the words having
3. The students painted the classroom
the sound /kl/.
blue.
- Then play the recording for Ss to listen and 4. The wind blew the clock down.
check what they have done.
5. We cleaned up the environment after
- Have them work in pairs to compare their
the blast.
answers. Check Ss' answers.
e. Assessment
- Teacher gives corrections and feedback to students' pronunciation
4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt.
- Ask Ss to say make some sentences with words and phrases they remember
from the lesson
b. Homework
- Students' workbook

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