Planning date: 03/03/09
Teaching date: 05/03/09
Unit 11: Sources of energy
Lesson 1: Reading
A. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to:
- Develop such reading skills as understanding main ideas, scanning for specific information, guessing meaning in context, and summarizing.
- Use the information they have read to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different sources of energy.
B. Content
1. Vocabulary
Words or phrase which appear in the reading passage.
2. Educational aim
Widen ss knowledge about the sources of energy.
C. Teaching aids
Textbook, lesson plan, pictures, extra-boards, white board markers, CD
D. Procedure
Steps
Activities
Work arrangement

Check the previous lesson
Warm up

















Before you read





While you read.





















Task 1











Task 2





















Task 3









After you read







Consolidation
Homework

- Call on 2 ss to do the ex.

- Write the word “ENERGY” on the board.
- Divide the class into groups of 10, give them the handouts, and introduce the game: The groups should identify from the given list as many words related to this word as possible in 5 minutes.
- Choose correct words:
+ power, fuel, nuclear, solar, wind, water, heat, geothermal, renewable, non-renewable, earth, windmill, oil, coal, gas, electricity, petroleum.
- Lead in the lesson
* List of words: endangered animals, power, pollutants, fuel, weapon, nuclear, air, solar, environment, wind, fertilizer, water, food, heat, oxygen, geothermal, zoos, renewable, non-renewable, earth, moon, windmill, cooker, oil, forest, coal, gas, ocean, dust, electricity, petroleum, pesticides, soil, smoke.

- Hang some pictures on the board and ask ss to call the pictures’ names.
- Ask ss to answer the questions:
1. What source of energydoes each picture above refer to?
2. What do you need energy for?
* Pre-reading
1.Fossil fuel(n): nhiên liệu hoá thạch
2.Reserve(n): vật dự trữ, sự dự trữ
3.Exhausted(a): cạn kiệt
4.Alternative(adj):thay thế
5.Nulear energy(n): năng lượng nguyên tử
6.Geothermal heat(n): hơi nóng địa nhiệt
7.Windmill(n):cối xay gió
8.Dam(n): đập nước
9.Release(n): nhả ra, phóng ra
10.Solar panel(n): tấm thu năng lượng mặt trời
11.Make use of; tận dụng, sử dụng
12.Potential(n): tiềm năng
13.Infinite(adj): không giới hạn
- Read all the new words at first, then ask ss to repeat at least twice.
- Call on some ss to read again.
* While- reading
- Set the scene: you are going to read about alternative sources of energy and do the tasks in the textbook.
- Play CD and ask ss to read after in silent.
Gap- fill
- Set the requirement: fill in the blank with a suitable word given which appear in the reading passage.
- Ask ss to read through all the statements in Task 1.
- Give some cues if needed.
- Collect ss answers on the board.
- Feedback and give correct answers:
1.release 2. alternative 3. energy
4. limited 5. exhausted
- Call on a student to read aloud the requirement.
- Hang the extra-board on and beside stick the answer but not in order.
- Ask ss to read the passage again then go to the board stick the answer into the suitable blank.
- Call on other ss comment.
- Check and give correct answers;
Sources of energy
Advantage(s)
Disadvantage(s)

Nuclear power
unlimited
Can be dangerous

Solar energy
Plentiful, clean, infinite, safe
Only possible during the day time

Water power
Clean and unlimited
expensive

Wind power
Clean and unlimited
No energy if no wind

Geothermal heat
available
Only possible