- Week: - Form: 9 4, 7, 9
- Period: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 - Date of teaching: /01/2018 -> /02 /2018


UNIT 7: SAVING ENERGY

PERIOD 42: GETTING STARTED – LISTEN ( READ

I- OBJECTIVES:
- Developing sts` listening and reading skill.
- After studying the lesson, sts. will understand the importance of energy.
- Sts. realize that it`s necessary to save energy and they know how to save water and electricity at home.

II- LANGUAGE CONTENTS:
Grammar: + Present perfect tense ( review);
+ suggest + V-ing (review);
+ Causative form: get S.O + to V … / have S.O + V…
Vocabulary: plumber, pipe, bill, enormous, tool, faucet, drip, waste, …

III- METHOD AND TEACHING AIDS:
1. Method: Audio-lingual method, communicative approach
2. Teaching aids: tape and cassette, textbook, pictures, …

IV- TEACHING PROCEDURES:
1-Warm up: (Getting started)
- Let sts. to observe the pictures (textbook) and make a list of what they could do to save energy (water/ electricity).
+ turn off the faucet before leaving the bathroom
+ take a shower instead of a bath
+ turn off lights, TV, cassette player , …. when no one is in the room
…
2-Pre-reading (Listen and read )
- Set the scene: Mrs. Ha is talking to her neighbor, Mrs. Mi. And Mrs. Ha looks very worried. - Now listen to the tape to know what they are talking about.
- Let sts. listen to the tape. -> explain new words
* Vocabulary
+ bill (n) -> water bill/ electricity bill
+ enormous (a)
+ plumber (n)
+ pipe (n)
+ crack (n)

 + faucet (n)
+ drip (v)
+ waste (v)
+ tool (n)

Structures: Causative form
* S + get + S.O + to V …
* S + have + S.O + V…
-> Passive: S + have + O(things) + V(p.p)

- Let sts. listen to the tape again to answer the question : What are they talking about?

3-While reading
a)True/ False statements

- Hanging the poster of statements on the board, T. ask Sts. to read the dia. on page 57 in silence then work in pairs to decide whether these statements are true or false – correct false statements.







* Answer:
1. T
2. T
3. F -> Mrs. Ha hasn’t checked the pipes in her house.
4. F -> Mrs. Ha doesn’t suggest getting some tool to check cracks in the pipes.
5. T

b) Comprehension questions
- Have sts. work in pairs to answer the questions:
1. Why is Mrs. Ha worried?
2. How much does Mrs. Ha pay for her water bill?
3. What does Mrs. Mi advice Mrs. Ha to do?
4. How much water can be wasted a month by a dripping faucet?
- Call on some sts. to answer the questions. -> Give feedback.
* Answer
1. Because her recent water bill is enormous.
2. 200.000 dongs
3. She advises Mrs. Ha to get a plumber to check the pipes, to take showers and to turn off faucets after use to save water.
4. A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.

4- Post reading (speaking)
- Ask sts. to work in groups, discussing the topic: “What do you do to save energy at home and at school?”
* Possible answers
- taking a shower instead of a bath
- turning off the faucets after use
- making sure there are no cracks in the water pipes
- turning off the lights and fans before leaving rooms
- turning off the TV, radio when no one watches or listens…

5-Homework:
- Write 5 activities you should do to save energy at home and at school.

V. TEACHING EXPERIENCE:






UNIT 7: SAVING ENERGY

Period 43: SPEAK – LISTEN

I- OBJECTIVES:
- Developing sts’ speaking and listening skills.
- Sts. can make suggestions and responses about saving energy.
- After studying the lesson, sts. are aware that they must be responsible in saving energy