Date:February 2nd, 2009
Period: 68
Unit 11: NATIONAL PARKS
Lesson : READING
I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Use vocabulary items related to national parks.
Guess the meaning of words based on contexts and components of the words.
Scan for specific information about national parks.
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)
Competition game – Word search
-T divides the class into small groups of 3 – 4 Ss. Then T distributes the puzzle handouts for Ss to do in their own groups. Which group finishes first and has all the correct answers will be the winner.

-Ss enjoy playing the game in groups of 3 – 4 Ss.





Pre –
reading



8 minutes
Discussing the questions
-T asks Ss to look at the pictures of three national parks on page 112 and tell the class anything they know about these parks.
-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
+ to be located in: to be in a particular place
+ establish (v): set up
+ rainforesr (n): forest in the tropical region
+ orphan (n): a child without parents, an animal without mother.
+ orphan (v): to make sb an orphan
+ orphanage (n): home for orphans
+ temperate (adj):
+ toxic (adj): involving sth poisonous
-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 – Filling suitable words in the passages.
-T asks Ss to read through the passages silently to find out suitable words to fill in the blanks.
-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 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:
2. contain
3. species
4. survival

5. sub-tropical
6. contamination






Whole class, individual work and pair work.







7 minutes
Task 2 – Answering questions.
-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. 200 square kilometers (line 4)
2. Because the rainy season is over (line 7)
3. They can learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon anothert for survival.
4. In the orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
5. Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
6. Plants and animals will die/be killed/destroyed.

-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.



Post – reading

10 minutes
-T draws the following table on the board.
Park
Name
Reason(s)`

Cuc Phuong National Park



Nairobi National Park



Everglades National Park



-T asks Ss to go around to interview different Ss to complete the table.
-T gives Ss 5 minutes to interview.
-T invites some Ss to present their results in front of the class.
-T correct errors if necessary.






Individual work and whole class.


Homework

3 minutes
-T summarises the main points in the lesson.
-T asks Ss to learn all of the new words by heart