Aim: Listening and reading a dialogue for detail information about a weather forecast.. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - get to know and use new words about
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Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
Date: 22/03/2011
Period: ………
I Aim:
Listening and reading a dialogue for detail information about a weather forecast.
II Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- get to know and use new words about weather
- understand the information in a weather forecast
III Language contents:
Vocabulary:
- turn up, expect, a thunderstorm, delta, just in case, trust, weather forecast, highlands, degree Celsius, raincoat
IV Teaching aids :
- Textbook, cassette…
- Posters, pictures
V Procedures:
experience
1 Warm up
(5’)
Guessing game
Provide three clues about the word weather forecast Ss have to guess the word
1 We know whether it is going to rain or to be sunny if we watch this program
2 It is usually broadcasted on TV after the news
3 It starts with letter W
Answer: “Weather forecast”
T: - Ask Ss some questions about the topic:
- Do you usually watch the weather forecast?
- Do you think weather forecasts are truthful?
2 Pre – Listen
and Read
(10’)
T: - Have Ss look at the book on page 74 and match the pictures to the correct words
Ss work in pairs to choose the correct words with the pictures
T : - Give correct words if necessary
1 snowstorm (n) :
2 earthquake (n) :
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4 typhoon (n) :
T: - Present vocabulary by poster.
- turn up (v) : to increase the sound, heat (TV , radio )
- expect (v) : to think or believe that sth will happen or that
sb will do sth
- thunderstorm (n) : bão có sấm sét, mưa to
- delta (n) : vùng châu thổ
- just in case (n) : ( translation )
- trust (v) : ( synonym: rely on )
- highlands (n) : an area of land that has hills or mountains
- degree Celsius (n): 0C
- Raincoat (n): wear it in the rain
T: - Ask Ss copy down
- Have Ss to do some questions before listening
* What are they watching?
* Does her grandma believe to the weather forecast?
Answer : - They are watching the weather forecast on TV.
- No, she doesn’t
3.While – Listen
and Read
(25’)
Task 1:
T:- Have Ss read silently and then listen to the cassette on
page 74/75
- Ask Ss to practice the dialogue in a group of three
- Make any pronunciation corrections if necessary
Task 2 :
T: - Have Ss worked independently and fill in each blank one
word and phrase from the dialogue
T: - Call on some Ss to read aloud their completed sentences
in front of class
- Write answers on the board
1 Turn up / weather forecast.
2 Rainy
3 central highlands
4 have temperature
5 Weather forecast / watching them.
- Ask Ss copy down on their textbook
Task 3:
T: - Ask Ss to read the dialogue more carefully and decide
whether the following statements are true or false by poster
Correct the false ones
1 There won’t be any sunshine in Ha Noi
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3 It will be cloudy in Cuu Long Delta
4 Thuy is going out for a picnic with her old friends
5 Thuy’s grandmother asks her to bring along a warm coat
6 Thuy follows her grandmother’s advice
- Tell Ss to compare their answers with a friend
- Ask them to point out the information to correct the false statements
- Call on some Ss to explain answers in front of class
Answers:
1 false ( it will be sunny)
2 false ( the temperatures will be between 250C and 300C)
3 true
4 true
5 false (she asked Thuy to bring along a raincoat)
6 true
4 Post – Listen
and Read (3’)
T: - Have Ss play game to remember new words. 5 Homework (2’) - learn new words - prepare : Speak Comments: ………
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