LESSON PLAN Unit Six Population Lessons N 0 1-2 Reading Outcomes - By the end of the lesson, the student are able to scan reading for specific information - By the end of the lesson, the student are able to complete a summary. Type of lesson - Skill-based (reading) Key Vocabulary - density - immigrant - populous - approximately - implement - account for Key structures - China ‘s population growth rate has decreased in past year. - Its population is approximately 1.3 billion, which is almost 22% of the word Population. Anticipated problems - Some students seem not willing to speak and share ideas. Material - Textbook - Handouts - Chalk and board - Pictures Stage / Timing Procedure Aims Focus Material 1. Warm- up & lead-in (10-15’) 2.Pre- Readin g (8 – 10’) Game: Quizzes and Riddles - Divide the class into two groups. - Read the question and ask the group to give answers. - With one correct answers, the group scores one point. The group with more point wins the game. - Have SS start the game. - Keep a running total of points for each group on the board. - Declare the winner. Here are the questions for the quiz: 1. What is the big country situated to north of Vietnam? 2. What is the capital city in Latin America which has the same name as its country? 3. Magic numbers: Ask SS to pick a certain number between 2 and 9. Tell them to multiply that number by 9. Next, ask them to add the two digits of the result. Ask them to subtract 2.5 from this number and give the result a unit of ‘billion’. What is the final result? 4. It’s a compound adjective, formed by the opposite of ‘under’ and a word that means ‘having too many together at a place’. Expected: 1. China 2. Mexico City 3. 6.5 billion 4.overcrowded -Ask SS if the words and numbers in the quiz remind them of anything. If so, what it is. (Expected: population) (In case SS can’t get it. Ask them what is special about the number 6.5 billion; what is special about China in the world; what is special about Mexico City in comparison with most other cities in the world; or what the adjective ‘overcrowded’ refers to.) Transition: - Yes, and that’s the topic of unit 6. Now look at the picture on page 77. what message can you ‘read’ from it? Expected: There are too many people and our natural resources are not enough for all ( or something similar.) -Write down on the board: Unit 6 Population Trend in China Teaching Vocabulary - Ask SS to complete the sentences in Task b, page.78 and check the meanings of the phrases given. - Elicit meaning of other words or give explanations yourself. . Approximately ( adv.) = almost exactly ( xấp xỉ) . density (n.) = quality of being crowded together in great numbers(tình trạng đông đúc; mật độ dân cư) dense (a.) = dày đặc; đông đúc . implement (v.) = carry out; put into effect (thực hiện) - To create Interest, energise SS and challenge them with some general knowledge - To engage SS, and introduce the topic - To provide SS with some language to help them understan d Group T-class T-class T-class T-class - Handout -Chalk & board -Textbook - Chalk & board - Chalk & board (5 -7’) 3. While- reading (15-18’) (9 – 10’) (10-12’) 4. Post- reading (15–17’) .account for (v.) = take up; be the explanation of sth ( giải thích cho…; chiếm…) . immigrant (n.) =person who has come to live Permanently in a foreign country ( người nhập cư) .populous (a.) person having a large population (đông đúc dân cư) . record speed (n.) highest speed ( tốc độ kỷ lục) - Read the words one by one and ask SS to repeat. Checking Vocabulary: Slap the board - Write the words just learned randomly on the board. - Divide the class into two group, A and B. - Ask 5 student from each group to stand tin a line in the front. - Read the explanations or Vietnamese equivalents of the words and ask the student from the lines to run and slap on the correct word. - The student who slaps first on the correct word earns their group one point. The group with more points will win the game. Activity 1: True – False Statements (Task a, p.80) - Ask SS to read the text and the statements about the population in China and decide if the statements are true or false. - Tell SS to compare answers with a partner. - Call on SS read the sentences aloud and say their choices. Ask SS to Give explanations for false sentences. - Check with the whole class. Activity 2: Which charts or graphs? (Task b, p.80 - 81) - Tell SS to read the charts and graphs about the population trend in China and choose the one that illustrates accurate facts in each case. - Ask SS to work with a partner and compare answers. - Go over the answers with the class Activity 3: Completing the summary - Put SS into pairs and give out handouts of a gapped summary of the text about China’s population trend. This is the summary for the handout: - Tell SS to read and complete the summary with the suitable information Tell SS they can refer to the text if necessary. - Go over the answers with the class. Expected answers: 1. populous 2. 22% 3. density 4. birth control 5. fell / decreased / declined 6. 35 7. population growth rate 8. 90% 9. rapid increase 10. growth - To help enrich SS knowledge of vocab. - To practice pronuncia- tion - To review what just learned - To develop scanning skill - To have SS practise reading graphs - For SS to practise summaries- ing the text and get main idea - To allow SS to express T-class Groups T-class Indivi- duals Pairs SS-SS T-class Indivi- duals Pairs T-class T-class Groups - Chalk & board - Chalk & board -Textbook -Textbook -Handouts -Textbook -Textbook China, the most (1) ………… country in the world, accounts for nearly (2) …………… of the world population. The population (3)…………… is extremely high in Shanghai which reaches over Two thousand people per square kilometer. Thanks to the implementation of (4)……………… programmes, the population growth rate in China (5)……………… Considerably from 25.83% to 0.58% in (6)……………. Years (1970 -2005). However, the (7) ……………. in Shenzhen is in the increase. Shenzhen has a population of 7 million, (8)……………… of which Are immigrants from all over the country. The city’s (9)……………… in population partly contributes to its rapid (10)……………… 5. Home- work (1’) Discussion - Arrange SS to work in small groups. - Ask them to do part 2. Task a, p.78, putting the phrases in the correct columns of possible causes and consequences. - Then ask SS to tick ( ) the causes and consequences that are true for Vietnam. - Check with the class. - Then tell the groups to discuss the topic on what should be included in the population education programme in Vietnamese high schools. - Go around to monitor and give help if necessary. - Call on SS to report about their group’ discussion. - Give feedback and comments. Sentence Building - Tell SS to make meaningful sentences about China from the cues given. 1. populous country / world/ be / China/ account / almost 22%/ world population. 2. Although / China’s population / still increase / population growth rate/ decrease greatly / past years. Expected answer: 1. The most populous country in the world is China, which accounts for almost 22% of the world population. 2. Although China’s population is still increasing, its population growth rate has decreased greatly in the past year. themselves and share ideas -Speaking as an integrated skill - To provide SS with Some structure practise based on what they have learned T-class SS-SS T-class Indivi- duals - Chalk & board . report about their group’ discussion. - Give feedback and comments. Sentence Building - Tell SS to make meaningful sentences about China from the cues given phrases in the correct columns of possible causes and consequences. - Then ask SS to tick ( ) the causes and consequences that are true for Vietnam. - Check