UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
DIVISION OF PERIODS
1. Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
Lesson 2: Speak+listen
Lesson 3: Read
Lesson 5: Write
Lesson 6: Language Focus

Date:………………..
Period :1st


I. Aims:
By the end of the lesson, students will know more about the environment problems and the solutions.
II. Language contents
Vocabulary
(n): deforestation, garbage dump, dynamite fishing, spraying pesticides, sewage
(adj): disappointed (by / about / at something)
Grammar
III. Techniques: Brainstorming, What and where, Matching, Prediction
IV. Teaching aids: Picture, Cd disc, recorder
V. Procedure:

Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Contents



-Teacher asks students to think of the environment problems in their city.

-Teacher gets students to go to the board and write down their ideas.















-Teacher asks students pick out the words from the text.
-Teacher uses realia, synonym, picture, visual to help students understand the meaning of the words.
-Teacher reads, students listen and repeat chorally and individually.





-Teacher writes the words on the board, put one word in each circle
-Teacher goes on until all the words are rubbed out.
-Teacher points to each circle and asks students to repeat chorally the English words.
-Teacher asks students to go the board and write the words again in their correct circles.


-Teacher asks students to look at the six pictures on page 47 in their text books.
-Teacher asks them to match the words in the box with the correct pictures.
-Students give answers.
-Teacher corrects and gives keys.




-Teacher asks students to keep the books closed.
-Set the scene: Mr Brown is talking to some volunteer conservationists. Guess the place where they are going to work.
-Teacher gives students 1 minute to guess.
-Teacher gives feedback.
-Teacher asks students to open their books and read the text on page 47 – 48.
-Teacher lets students check their predicition.

-Teacher asks students to match the names in column a with the activities in column B (exercise 2a on page 48).
-Teacher asks them to read the text again and work in pair to match.
-Students give answer.
-Teacher checks and gives keys.




-Teacher asks students to work in pairs to answer the questions on page 48 (exercise 2b).

-Teacher lets students read the text again and answer the questions.
-Students write answers on the board.
-Teacher checks and gives keys.


-Teacher asks students to answer the questions.
-Students work in pairs to answer.
-Teacher corrects if necessary.



-Teacher reminds students of what they have to do home.
-Students take notes and do.
I. Warm - up
* Brainstorming






Possible answers
The destruction of the forests.
Rubbish / garbage / trash.
Smoke from cars, motobikes…
Smoke from factories
II. Presentation
(New words:
-deforestation (n): Sự tàn phá rừng
-garbage dump (n): Đống rác
-dynamite fishing (n): Việc đánh bắt cá bằng thuốc nổ
-spraying pesticides (n): Việc phun thuốc diệt sâu bọ
-disappointed (by / about /at something) (adj): thất vọng, buồn rầu
- sewage (n): nước thải, nước cống
Checking vocabulary: What and where.


III. Practice
Getting started
Matching
* Answer key:
- Picture a: air pollution
- Picture b: spraying pesticides
- Picture c: garbage dump
- Picture d: water pollution
- Picture e: deforestation
- Picture f: dynamite fishing
2.Listen and read
Prediction
On the beach
-walk along the shore
-check the sand
-check the rocks







Matching
* Answer keys
Group 1 – f. walk along the shore
Group 2 – e. check the sand
Group 3 – b. check among the rock
Mr Jones – a. collect all the bags and take them to the garbage dump
Mrs. Smith – c. provide the picnic lunch for everyone.
Mr. Brown – d. give out the bags.
Comprehension questions.
* Questions and answers
1.The speaker is Mr. Brown.
2.The listeners are (mebers of) the volunteer conservationists.
3.They are on the beach.
4.They are going to clean the beach.
5.If they work hard today