LESSON PLAN UNIT 11 ENGLISH 10

Expected answer: Yes, I have been to Cuc Phuong Naional Park in Ninh Binh/ Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc.. They are Ba Vi National Park in Ha Tay, Bach Ma National Park in Hue, T

ENGLISH 10

UNIT11: NATIONAL PARKS

LESSON: READING

I. OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students are able to

- understand and know more about some national parks in the world as well as Vietnam

- guess the meaning of words based on contexts

- scan for specific information about national parks

- share ideas about their favorite national parks( through speaking acitvity)

-II. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

Ss may have difficuties in identifying

the suitable words to match with the

expressions in matching exercise

T asks them to read the passage carefully to skim the detailed information and perhaps T should give one example

Ss might not be able to brainstorm

ideas for speaking activity

T can give them some cues and call one S to do a model

Ss are probably isolated to speak

and give their opinions T can call a S to talk If he cannot speak, T may asks some simple

questions

III. MATERIALS:

Blackboard, textbook, chalk , projector, A4 papers

Stage Time Activities Interaction

Pre-reading 15mins Lead-in: Answer questions in groups

 T asks a question: Have you ever been to a national park?

 to lead in the topic: National Park

 T calls a student to answer the question

Expected answer:

Yes, I have been to Cuc Phuong Naional

Park in Ninh Binh/ Tam Dao National Park

in Vinh Phuc

Pre-reading;

 T asks Ss to work in groups of 3 to discuss and anwer the questions

1 Can you name some of the national parks

in VN & in the world?

2.What trees and animals can you see in a national park?

- Ss form groups of four and answer the questions given on the screen within 3 minutes

- T goes around the class and provides help

if the Ss are in stuck

- After finishing, T calls randomly a representative from each group to give their ideas

- Ss perform their answer and they are encouraged to add ideas to other groups’

answers

Suggested answer:

1 They are Ba Vi National Park in Ha Tay, Bach Ma National Park in Hue, Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc, Nairobi National Park in Kenya and

T<=>SS SS<=>SS

so on.

2 We can see a lot of trees such as pine trees, ferm-palms, and animals for example, monkeys, lizards, bears, and so forth

Vocabulary

- To be located in: to be in a particular place ( definition)

- Establish (v): set up( synonym)

- Rainforest (n): forest in the tropical region (picture)

- Orphan(n): a child without parents, an animal without mother ( situation)

T: A child lives alone and does not have parents What is he? Tell me the word in Vietnamese?

+ Orphan (v): to make sb an orphan + Orphanage (n): home for orphans

- Toxic( adj): inolving sth

poisonous( example)

- hike (v): to go for a long walk in the countryside

- After teaching vocabulary, T asks Ss to play a game in pairs

- T offers a diagram showing the new words on the screen and require each pair to remember the position of each word ( 5 words)

- Ss are provided a piece of paper containing the diagram with five blanks and fill in

- Each group tries to do the quiz as fast

as possible The quickest group is winner and will receive a gift from T

While-reading

20mins TASK 1: MATCHING

- T divides the class into 4 groups

Each group will receive a piece of paper containing the content of task

1

- Ss work in 4 groups to complete the task

- T goes around the class to observe

T<=>SS SS<=>SS

o a n a e sta b ra in re ik e x

and have the students.

- After finishing, groups exchange their papers to check together

Suggested answer:

1.establish 4 survival

2 contain 5 sub- tropical

3 species 6 contamination

TASK 2: COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

 T asks Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions given in the

coursebook

 Ss work in pairs to do the task

 T goes around the class to help some weak Ss

 Ss are encouraged to check and compare the answer before T gives feedback

Expected answer:

1 The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park/ It is over 200 square km

2 Because the rainy season is over

3 They can learn anout the habits of

animals and how one specises is dependent upon another for survival

4 In the Orphanage and /or abandoned animals are taken care of

5 Everglades National Park is endangered because the toxic levels of chemicals in the water

6 If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals will die/ be killed/ destroyed

TASK 3: COMPLETE THE TABLE( If have time)

- T asks Ss to work individually and complete the table in the book

- Ss are required to work individually, then compare their answers

- After finishing, Ss write the words they guess on the board

Expected answer:

Cuc Phuong National Park

Nairobi National Park

Everglades National Park

-Located

160

kilometres

south west

of Ha Noi

-The activities tourists can

do there:

+ study butterflies +visit caves +hike mountains

+ look at the 1,000 year-old-tree

- The

smallest

park in

Kenya.

-The things

visitors can

learn there:

+ how to recognize the different species of animals and plants + the habits

of animals &

how one species is dependent upon another for survival

It is a sub-tropical wilderness

in

southeaster

n United

States

- Special features we can see there:

+ tropical &

temperate zones.

+ the toxic levels of chemicals in the water plants &

animals from both

Post-reading 10mins - T asks Ss to work in pairs to discuss

and answer the questions

- Ss work in pairs to deal with the questions

Expected answers:

 Which of the three national parks would you like to visit most? Why?

Reasons for visiting Cuc phuong National Park:

 to look at the 1,000 year- old tree

 to study butterflies

 to visit caves( Would it be dangerous

to do so?)

SS<=>SS

 to hike mountains.

Reasons for visiting Nairobi National Park:

 to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants

 to learn about the habits of animals and their dependence on one

another

 to visit the orphannage and see how the orphaned and abandoned

animals are looked after

Reason for visiting Everglades National park:

 to see the plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones

 to see the wildlife of the southeastern United States

 to know how toxic chemicals in water can affect the park and animals in it

- After finishing discussion, T asks some pairs to make a conservation to share about their favorite national parks

Extra activity:

- Ss are required to rewrite the text as

an advertisement

- T guides the Ss using the reading context

Homework :

- Review the new words

- Do exercise in the workbook

- Prepare for the speaking lesson