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Unit 10 CONSERVATION
Lesson READING
I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
use vocabulary items related to the issue of conservation.
guess the meaning of words based on contexts and components of the words.
scan for specific information about conservation.
skim for general ideas about conservation.
II. Language Focus:
Grammar: Revision
New words: Arctic Ocean, Antartic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, bay, mystery, beneath, marine life . . .
III. Teaching Aids: overhead projector, cassette player, textbook . . . .
IV. Procedures:

Stages/
Time
Teacher’s Activities
Students’ Activities




Warm – up
(5 minutes)
Guessing game
-T prepares a piece of paper with the word “conservation”.
-T asks one S to go to the board and gives him/her the paper.
-T asks other Ss to ask the student Yes/No questions to guess what the word is. T can model some questions. The questions can be:
+ Is the word a verb?
+ Does it begin with “c”?
-The winner is the one who can guess the word correctly in the shortest period of time.

-Ss enjoy playing the game, taking turns to ask questions.








Pre –
reading



8 minutes
Discussing the questions based on the pictures
-T uses the pictures on page 104 to introduce the topic of the lesson to Ss.
-T asks Ss to work in groups of 5 to discuss the questions in the textbook.
-T goes around to provide help.
-T asks someSs to present their goup’s answers and others to add any other ideas.
Pre-teaching vocabulary
+ destroy (v): end sth, kill sb/sth
+ destruction (n) the act of destroying
+ constant (adj): always present or available
+ play an important part in sth
+ conserve (v): protect sth from harm
+ clean up (v): make sth clean and neat
+ worsen (v): to become worse, to make sth
become worse
+ pass laws
-T asks Ss to make sentences with the above words to check their understanding.

-Ss work in pairs






-Ss listen to T’s explanation and take notes new vocabulary.





While – reading






7 minutes
Task 1 – Matching based on word guessing
-T writes the words on the board.
-T instructs Ss to read the passage quickly and stop at the lines that contain these words to guess their meanings.
-T checks that Ss understand the words correctly by asking them to provide the Vietnamese equivalents to the words.
-T asks Ss to work individually to do the matching.
-T goes around to help Ss when necessary.
-T asks Ss for their answers and asks other Ss if they agree with their friend’s answers.
-T gives the correct answers.
* Expected answers:
1. c 3. d
2. a d. b

Whole class, individual work and pair work.







7 minutes
Task 2 – True or False
-T asks Ss to work individually to do the task.
-T asks Ss to discuss their answers with their peers.
T calls on some Ss to give their answers and asks them to explain their choices.
-T comments and gives the suggested answers.
* Suggested answers:
1. T (line 2) 3. T (lines 11-12)
2. T (lines 3-5) 4. T(lines 15-16)
5. F (Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls. Rapid run-off would cause floods – lines 11-12)
6. F (We can stop worsening the problems – lines 20-21)

-Ss work individually and do the exercise.

-Ss present their answers in front of the class.




-Ss listen T’s comment and write down the information.



6 minutes
Task 3 – Choosing the main idea for each paragraph
-T asks Ss to read the paragraph again and try to sum up, in Ss’ own words, what it is about.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to do the task.
-T goes around and helps if necessary.
-T asks some Ss to present their answers in front of the class.
T gives feedback and the correct answers.
3 B. 4 C. 2


-Ss work in pairs and do the task.

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