Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 unit 10: Life on other planets

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Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ

(Period 60)

A Aim of the lesson:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about UFOs with basic information received through discussion and the reading

• Teaching aids: Tape + picture

• Anticipated problems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Chatting: - Explicit the meaning of UFOs=Unidentified Flying Object

- Have you ever heard about UFOs ?Do you think they really exist?

- Have you ever seen any films on UFOs? What were they about?

- What do you want to know about UFOs?

- If you saw a UFO, what would you do ?

2 Vocabulary.

- aircraft (n) (syn) =plane máy bay

- spacecraft (n) (picture) tàu vũ trụ (=space ship)

- meteor //m/ (n) (trans) sao băng

- evidence (n) (=definition) bằng chứng

- alien (n/a) (expl/trans) người ở hành tinh khác, người lạ

- (to) capture (syn) = catch bắt

- (to) sight = see nhìn thấy

- device (n) (trans) dụng cụ, thiết bị

- sample(n) (expl) mẫu , vật mẫu

- treetop (n) cành cây, plate-like: giống cái đĩa ăn , be freed: được thả,giải thoát, *Checking: Ordering (T.reads part: L & R from UFOs -> of UFOs)

3 Pre-reading.

- Guessing the meaning (Ex a P.84)

*Keys:

1 Evidence : proof, support 2 Meteor: falling star,or shooting star

3 Alien: unknown/strange people or things

4 Collecting: bringing together or gathering

5 Captured: caught as a prisoner 6 Disappeared: became impossible to see

- Gap fill (Ex b−P.84) - UFO Sightings

*Keys:

a An aircraft, a weather balloon or a meteor can be mistaken for an alien

spacecraft

b In 1947, a pilot saw nine large round objects traveling at about 2,800 meters

an hour

c There were over 1,500 sightings worldwide in 1952.

d In 1954, a woman and her children saw a UFO above their house.

e A farmer saw an egg− shaped object in one of his fields and also aliens

collecting soil samples in 1964

f In 1971, two men claimed they were captured by aliens and taken abroad a spacecraft.

g A pilot and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO in 1978.

h In 1981, a Frenchman reported that he saw a plate−like device at a treetop 30 meters away from his garden.

4 Post−reading.

* Discussion.

- Have the whole class discuss the topic “UFOs”

- Choose a gooh student to be the leader

- Get the leader to make a summary of the evidence of the escistence of UFOs and then discuss with the classmates

- Give the leader some questions for him/her to ask the rest students

Eg:

- Do you believe in Kennth Arnold?

- Have you ever seen a picture of an alien?

- Can you imagine what the aliens are like?

- Are they small or big?

- Are they intelligent? (If yes, why do you think so?, )

5 Homework.

- Reread and translate the story

- Complete exercises a+b (P.84)

- Find out new vocabulary in “Speak” (P.85)

- Workbook:

**take aboard: đưa lên tàu/ máy bay,

- egg-shaped(a) có hình quả trứng,

- claim (v) nhận là, tự cho là

evidence(n) bằng chứng, chứng cứ

- exist (v) tồn tại

- ballon: kinh khí cầu,

- proof: bằng chứng,

- falling star: sao sa,

- shooting star: sao băng

Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS Lesson 2: SPEAKING+ LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,3,4

(Period 61)

A Aim of the lesson:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to speak with a friend about things which might be on Mars such as: water, little creatures,minerals… and be updated with back groung knowledge about mars and solar system

• Teaching aids: Pictures, poster

• Anticipated problems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Brainstorming: Pluto: sao diêm vương Neptune: sao Hải vương, Uranus: sao

thiên vương, Jupiter: sao mộc, Saturn: sao thổ

Mars earth

sun Venus (sao kim)

Mercury (sao Thuỷ) moom

− Which planet is the nearest to the sun? (Mars) - to the earth? (Venus)

− What do you think might be on the Mars? Are there any people? Any plants…? Which is the biggest? Have you ever been to Mars?

− Which is the hottest? − Do you know anything about Mars?

→ In this lesson we will discover Mars and guess what there’s on Mars using May/might

2 Vocabulary.

- precious (a) = valuable quý, quý giá quý báu

Name planets

- gemstone (n) (expl) đá quý

- sparkling (a) (sit) lấp lánh

- creature (n) (trans) sinh vật

- trace (n) (sit) dấu vết

- mineral (n) (exam) khoáng chất, khoáng sản

- microorganism (n) (trans) vi sinh vật

*Checking: Ro + R

I Pre-speaking:

Matching: section a P.85

- Show the picture on the board

- Ask Ss to number from 1 to 7 in the drawings (from left to right)

- Have Ss match the words given with the things in the drawings

II While-speaking:

- Give the answer keys:

1- gas 2 - water 3- gemstone

4- mountain 5- little creatures 6 – mineral 7- plants

- Making up similar dialogues about the drawings (b.P.85)

*Example

S1: What do these drawings say?

S2: There may be mountains (plants)in Mars

S1: And what about the red signs on the left corner?/ the wavy lines on the right corner?( those dark shapes on the left corner?)

S2: Well, there might be water in Mars There may be some little creatures in Mars.( Well There might be signs of gas There may be some plants in Mars)

* Talking about what you think there might be on Mars, on the Moon and on other planets (pairwork) (c.P.85)

III Post− speaking:

1 Language focus: 1-2

- Modal verbs “May/Might” revision

a Form: May + V(bare) ….

Might

b Use:

− May/ Might are used to talk about present or future possibility

− “Might” is normally a little less sure than “may”

- Conditional sentences: Type 1 can happen in the present or future

*Revision type 1: - Ss repeat the form , the use…

a) Form: If + S + V(s/es) … , S + will + V…

2 Drill: Ex: 1-2 Page 89 -90

Example: Ex1(P.89)

a S1: What’s this?

S2: This may be water in Mars

b S1: What are they?

S2: They might be minerals on Mars (etc)

Ex 2 (P.90)

Eg: If it rains , I won’t go out.

- Ss do exercises in textbook

IV Homework:

- Make up one similar dialogue (base on the dialogue P.85)

- Redo Ex1-2 (P.89-90) in textbook

- Workbook: 1,2,3 (P.65-68)

- Think about the statements about the Moon (Listen−P.86)

PERIOD 62: CORRECTING THE TEST

A Aim of the lesson :

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to do the text again and correct the wrong sentences that they did on the last test, revise some vocabulary and grammatical structures after correcting the test and held them remind their mistakes

• Teaching aids: sheets of paper

B

Content:

I Presentation.

1 Hang out the paper tests / sheets to the Ss

2 Call Ss to come to the board and redo the test

- Call 3 Ss according to the test’s questions

- Ask the class to correct

3 Show some good ones / bad ones of advanced / week students

4 Teacher’s comments

+ Common mistakes

+ Language ones

- T explains

+ Ask Ss to list the form used in the test

a Form:

II Contents of the answer key.

I 10 x 0,3= 3points

1 Will be held

2 Plumber

3 Although

4 funnel- shapped

5 on

6 away

7 left

8 Shall

9 Was written by

10 for

II 5x 0,4=2points

1 which

2 who

3 where

4 when

5 whose

III 5x 0,5= 2,5points

1 Do you know the shop which sells good cofee?

2 The teacher punished the student who was very naughty

3 We came to visit the town where Lan was born

4 We took many photographs although the sky was very dark

5 My parents went to work on time although it rained heavily

IV 5x 0,5= 2,5points

1 It is the Lunar New Year

2 Yes, it is

3 Tet usually occurs in late January or early February

4 They usually clean and decorate their homes

5 Yes, it is

III Copy down the students’ marks into marking school.

IV Homework.

- Copy down the test into workbook

- Prepare Lesson 3 LISTENING

Plane ts

Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Lesson 3: LISTENING

(Period 63)

A Aim of the lesson:

By the end of this lesson, Ss’ll be able to practising listening skill for main ideas and specific information Ss will be able to listen to a rather long talk about the moon and be more confident in True or False listening comprehension exercise

• Teaching aids: 2 posters

• Anticipated probems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Make a list of words relating to planets

* Answers: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,

Saturn, Uranus, Nepturne, Pluto, Sun, Space craft…

2 Vocabulary.

- Science for Fun Program (n) (trans) Chương trình khoa học vui

- Crater (n) Mouth of vocano: miệng núi lửa, hố

- Olympic Champion (n)

*Checking : What and Where

I Pre – listening:

*Guessing game: Ask Ss to study the statements in the book, Guess whether the

statements are Ture or False to their knowledge (Do not give correct answers Only ask Ss to explain their answers and tell them to compare with the correct answers when listening to the tape.)

1 True/ False statement predictions:

a There is no air on the moon

b There are rivers and lakes on the moon.

c There are no sounds on the moon

d It is very cold at night on the moon

e During the day the temperature is even lower

f There are great round holes on the moon

g There are on mountains on the moon

h You will weigh 8 kilos heavier on the moon

i You will be able to jump very high on the moon

j One day on the moon lasts for two weeks

- Ask Ss to use their knowledge to guess which sentence is true and which is fasle

II While-listening:

- 1st listening: Ss listen to the tape once

- 2nd listening: Ss listen again and check their predictions

- Feed back and give correct answers:

True : a, c, d, f, i, j

1 Comprehension questions:

a What is your weight on the moon?

b One month on the earth is how many days on the moon?

c How much taller is the highest mountain on the moon?

d Today it is 23 degrees in HaTinh How much hotter is it on the moon?

III Post-listening:

Write some thing about the moon, using the questions and the information you hear Ss make a short presentation about the moon

- Call some Ss to make the presentation in front of class

- Comment and have feedback on Ss’performance

IV Homework:

- Finish your writing

- Do exercises in workbook.

- Prepare for reading

**Tape transcript:

Good evening Welcome to our Science for Fun Program This week we’ve received a lot of questions asking about life on the moon We’ve talked to some experts and this is what we’ve found out There was no water or air on the moon It

is all silent because there is no air on the moon Of course there will be no music,

no sounds There are no rivers and no lakes At night it is very cold The temperature goes down to 1510 C below zero But during the day the temperature rises to 1000 C above zero

There are great round holes on the moon They look like big lakes They are calledcraters There are more than 30,000 craters on the moon There are also high mountains The highest mountains on the moon are about 26,000 feet or 8,000 meters high And here is something very interesting to know: on the moon you weigh one six of what you weigh on earth If you weigh 50 kilos, on the moon you will weigh only a little more than 8 kilos You will be able to jump very high, even higher than an Olympic Champion You can take very long steps as well And … Maybe you won’t sleep very well because one day on the moon lasts for two weeks So, is there life on the moon? I’ll leave the question for you to answer your self

Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS Lesson 4: READING+ LANGUAGE FOCUS 2

(Period 64)

A Aim of the lesson:

By the end of this lesson, Ss’ll be able to practicing reading about a space trip and enhance reading skill through ordering and answering questions exercises

• Teaching aids: Pictures (P.86 and 87)

• Anticipated problems:

B

Content:

1 Warm up Greetings

- Questions and answers:

- Let Ss to look at the pictures on P 86 and 87

- What is this? It is a space ship/ spacecraft

- What is it for? It is for discovering a planet

- Do you want to discover one of the planets? Yes/ No

- Have you ever heard of a space trip?

- What do people go there for?

- What should we have to prepare if we want to take a trip to the space?

- What can we do there?

2 Vocabulary.

- push- up (v) hít đất

- orbit (n/v) quĩ đạo/ di chuyển theo quĩ đạo

- totally (adv) hoàn toàn

- marvelous (adj) kì diệu/ tuyệt diệu

- physical condition(v) tình trạng thể chất/ thể lực

- cabin (n) buồng lái

- aboard (adv) trên tàu, trên thuyền

- perfect (adj) hoàn hão

*Checking: R – O – R

I Pre-reading:

1 Ordering statements: (section a P.87)

1 get a leter from a doctor to show you are in perfect health

2 see pictures of the Earth,its interesting places, and stars from very far

3 feel free and enjoy wonderful feeling

4 get ready and be in an excellent physical condition

5 get on the trip

- Ss put the phrases in order

II While-reading:

- 1st reading: Ss read silent - scan the story

- 2nd reading: Ss read again and give correct answers

Feed back and give correct answers: 4- 1 - 5 - 2 - 3

1 Comprehension Questions:

1 What will you have to do if you decide to take a space trip?

2 What must you do if you want to show you are in perfect health?

3 What scenes on the Earth can you see from outer space?

4 How many times a day can you see those scenes?

5 What things can you do while you are in orbit that you cannot do when you are

on the Earth?

6 If you were able to take a space trip, what would you do to prepare for the trip ? What would you like to bring along?

Answerkeys:

1 If you decide to take a space trip, you’ll have to run a lot , swim everyday, do aerobics and push - ups to have an excellent physical condition

2 If you want to show you are in perfect health you must get a letter from the doctor

3 You can see pictures of the Earth: your country, interesting places, the oceans, the big rivers, the tall mountains… from the outer space

4 We can see those scenes 16 times a day

5 We can walk on the walks or on the ceiling

6 If I were able to take a space trip, I would do everything necessary for the trip I’d like to bring along with a good camera, a pen and a notebook

III Post-reading:

- Ss read again once more

- Language focus 2 Conditional sentences: type 2

- Revision type 1 and introduce Type 2: Unreal condition

Eg: If you were on aboard now, you would experience those mavelous things

=> Form: If + S1 + V( sp) ., S2 + would + V (bare)

=> Use : To talk about unreal or unlikely present or future situations

- Give exercises in the textbook P.90 - 92

- Ss do exercise 3,4 (P.90 - 92)

Put a list of things on the board (optional)

Sticky rice cakes, camera, rope, magazines, a blanket, canned food

Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss which things they would bring if they had a chane to take a space trip

Example: - What would you bring if you had a chane to take a space trip?

- I would bring some canned food

Call some pairs of the students to talk in front of the class

Give some necessary corrections

IV Homework:

- Re- read the text and do exercises a + b (P.87) in textbook