LESSON PLAN
Textbook : TiengAnh 11 (Basic)

Class:
Date: January, 26th 2015

Unit 10: Nature in Danger
Reading

Teacher in charge: Cao HoaiNgan
Supervisor:


1. Objectives: by the end of the lesson - Languages: Ss will be able to + use certain vocabulary items related to natural issue + gain more knowledge about endangered nature
- Skills: Ss will be able to:
+ develop the skill of guessing meaning of the words based on the context + improve reading skill such as skimming to get the main idea of each paragraph and scanning for specific information
2. Assumed knowledge:
- Ss have already had background knowledge about nature and some endangered animals
3. Anticipated problems:
- Ss may notf know many vocabulary items related to nature -> T provides Ss necessity vocabulary.
- Ssdon’tdsknow how to scan and get specific information -> T should give them instruction
4. Teaching aids: textbook, blackboard, PowerPoint, handouts.
5. Procedures
Stages/ Time
Teacher
Students

Lead in topic
(5 minutes)
Warm-up game:
DivideSs into 4 groups.
Give name for each group: Massupilami, cuckoo, tiger, monkey
Rule: Instead of raising their hand, students imitate the sound of their group’s animal to get a chance to answer questions.
Let Ss watch a clip about 10 critically endangered specieswithout taking note. After watching, T asks Sswrite down 10 species mentioned in the clip (in 1 minute). With 1 correct answer, they will get 1 point.
List of species:
Ocelot:mèorừng Nam Mĩ
Dugong: cácúi
Harpy Eagle: đạibàng Harpy
Polar Bear: GấuBắcCực
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark: cámậpđầubúa
Red Panda: gấutrúc
Great White Shark: Cámậptrắng
Tiger: hổ
Orca: cáhổkình
Northern White Rhinoceros: têgiáctrắng
Let Ss check other group’s answer. T announces each group’s points
Lead in:
T: Class, tell me. The number of these animals, it becomes smaller or larger?
Ss: Smaller.
T: If we don’t protect them, what would happen?
T: They are going to disappear, right? In the other words, nature is in danger. It is also our topic today.


Ss watch a clip and try to remember all species appearing in the clip.
Work in groups to write down as many as possible name of those species.



Ss exchange answers and mark for each other.
Ss answer question

Pre-reading
(15 minutes)
Vocabulary:
Pollutant (n) [ˈlu]is a substance that is harmful to the environment.
chấtgây ô nhiễm
E.g: Exhaust fumes from cars are pollutants. (show meaning by using hyponyms)
Show pictures of chemical waste, smoke, exhaust fume -> explain they are some kind of pollutants
Pronounce it twice
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Pollute (v)[ˈluːt] 
Pollution (n)[ˈlu]
Interfere[,](v):get involved in and try to influence a situation can thiệp
E.g: I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decision.
(show meaning by giving situation)
Give a situation: Whenever Tom starts to do sth, his mother is always asking him to follow her directions. Tom wishes his mother would stop interfering in his life.
Pronounce it twice
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Interference (n)[ˈ(ə)ns]
Interfering (adjˈ]
Consequence kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns] (n) a result of sth that has happened
hậuquả
E.g: This decision could have serious consequences for the environment.
Pronounce it twice
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation
Ask Ss to give Vietnamese meaning
Give example
Extinct[ˈ] (adj)no longer in existence tuyệtchủng
E.g: Dinosaurs are extinct
(show meaning by giving situation)
Give a situation: There were many dinosaurs in the past, but now there is no dinosaur. We say: They are extinct.
Pronounce it twice
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Ask Ss to give Vietnamese meaning
Give example
endangered[ˈ] (adj) seriously at risk of extinction
nguyhiểm
E.g: Rhinocerosis an endangered species.
(show meaning by giving situation)
Give a situation: In the clip you have just seen, how many Rhinoceros are there? There are 7 rhinoceros. We can say: They are endangered species.
Pronounce it twice
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Ask