Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 10 Conservation - Nguyễn Văn Tạo

Teacher in-charge: Nguyễn Văn Tạo

Date: Jenuary 12th, 2009 Period 60

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 –

Task 1 – Matching based on word guessing -T writes the words on the board. Whole class, individual

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reading

7 minutes

-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

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.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 2

-Ss work in pairs and do the task.

Post – reading

10 minutes

-T divides Ss into 6 groups. -T asks group 1 and 2 to discuss questions 1, group 3 and 4 question 2, and group 5 and 6 question 3. -When all groups have finished, T …