UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARK
PART A: READING
Teaching day:
Period:
Aims: help sts master a source of new words
Help sts develop reading skill for comprehension and details
Method: integrated, mainly communicative
Teaching aids: textbook, flipchart, pictures
Procedures:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITES

I. Lead-in: (8ms) Cross Words


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H
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A
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N
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- has sts guess the words by read aloud some cues:
There are a lot of trees here
The day we can relax in spite of working
Lions, tigers, fish, birds,... we call them...
Antonym of “small”
Antonym of “artificial”
- has sts guess the key word from the suggested words
- leads to the lesson
II. Pre- reading: (10 ms)
- has sts answer the questions in their textbooks in pairs



- presents some new words:
Cuc Phuong: locate (v) định vị
rainforest (n) rừng nhiệt đớI
butterfly (n)

Nairobi: recognize (v) nhận ra
Be dependent upon: dựa vào
Survival (n) sự tồn tạI
orphan (v) bị bỏ rơi
orphan (v) làm cho mồ côi
orphanage (n)


Everglades: sub- tropical (adj)bán nđới
Temperate zone (n) ôn đới
Toxic (adj) độc hại
Contamination (n) sự nhiễm độc
- reads aloud the new words
- lets sts look at the pictures about three national parks and read the title of three passages, then answer the questions:
+ What national parks are described? Where are they?
+ What are the most significant features of each of the national park?
III. While- reading: (20 ms)
Task 1:
- lets sts read three passages, notice the words that they have to give definitions
- asks sts to explain the definition into Vietnamese (if necessary)

- asks sts to close books. T reads aloud the definition, S give the words



Task 2:
- lets sts read the questions carefully(makes sure that all of them understand them), then has sts read the passages again and answer the questions
- calls a st in groups to answer aloud, others groups listen and correct
- gives comments and has sts to practice ask and answer again
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- checks sts’ understanding by the game “Noughts - Crosses”:
+ Each square is a question
+ 2 groups in turn choose a Number and answer the questions. If it’s right, they put an “O” or an “X” in the square. Which group has 3 “O”/”X” on a line will be the winner
Task 3:
- has sts fill each column with suitable information from the passages
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Name
Located
Area
feature

Cuc Phuong
160kms south west of HN

- study...
- visit...
- hike...



Smallest park
The orphanage

Everglades
Southeastern USA

Plants and animals...
There are...

IV. Post- reading: (5ms)
- has sts choose one of three Parks and talk about it’s features based on the information in Task 3, then give reason why they like that park best
V. Home works:
- has sts learn new words, some information about 3 national Park and prepare for the next period






- play the game in groups, listen and guess.








- discuss and answer: “National Park”



- discuss and answer
Yes/No
Cuc Phuong, Bach Ma,
We can see old trees, precious animals,...
- listen and take notes
















- repeat in chorus and individual
- read and answer








- do the task in pairs
Answer: 2. contain 3. species
4. survival 5. sub-tropical
6. contamination

- listen and read aloud
e.g: T- to have something inside
S- contain


- work in groups



- one answer, others listen and correct

- practice ask and answer

- play the game