Week: 27 Preparing day: 17 .3 . 08 Period :54 Teaching day: 21. 3 . 08 Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS 1.Getting started & 2 . Listen & Read ( p 74 – 76 ) I . Objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to make predictions , and tall about the weather forecast II. Language contents: * Vocab: about the weather forecast * Grammar: Relative pronoun - who, that, which Relative clauses - defining and non defining III.Techniques: chatting, eliciting, questions & answers, pair/group work IV Teaching aids: cassette, pictures & sub- boards. - Time : 45 minutes V. Procedures: T & Ss' activities: contents: * Warm up (5') - T: asks Ss some questions + What’s the weather like today? + Do you like hot/ cold weather? + Have you ever listened to the weather forecast on the radio or on TV? + Do you think weather forecast is useful for us? - Ss answer the questions - T: elicits the part I→ Ss match * presentation : (10') T :asks Ss some questions - T: teaches Ss some new words by mime, translation, synonym , Ss read the new words - Ss guess the answer in pairs - public answers & corrections - T: sets the scene: Thuy is talking to her grandmother while they are watching TV. - T: gives Ss the question - Ss: work in pairs to answer them * Checking up: chatting I/ Getting started a. snowstorm - p1 b. earthquake -p2 c. volcano – p3 d. typhoon - p4 II/ Listen and read. * Vocab.: - turn up (v): ®iÒu chØnh to lªn - expect (v): mong ®îi, chê ®ãn - thunderstorm (n): b·o cã sÊm sÐt, ma to - Delta (n): vïng ch©u thæ, dong bang - just in case: phßng khi, lì khi - trust (v) = rely on: tin tëng * Guess the answer: - What are Thuy and her grandmother watching ? --> They are watching the weather forecast on TV. Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao - giving feedback - Ss listen to the tape, following the text - Ss listen to the tape, repeating the dialogue *Practice: (15') - Ss practice the dialogue in groups of 3 - public groups & corrections - T: gets Ss to read the dialogue again & fill in the blanks in pairs - Ss work in groups of 6 to answer the questions - public answers & corrections *Production (10') - Ss retell some information of the dialogue a/ Practice the dialogue in a group of three. b/ Fill in each blank with one word or phrase from the dialogue. 1/ turn up - weather forecast 2/ rainy 3/ central highlands 4/ have temperatures 5/ weather forecasts - watching them Answer the questions: 1/ Why does Thuy’s grandmother ask her to turn up the volume ? --> Because she wants to listen to the weather forecast. 2/ Which city is the hottest today ? --> Ho Chi Minh City is the hottest. 3/ Where is Thuy going ? --> She’s going to a park on the other side of Thang Long Bridge with her old friends ( She’s going on a picnic,) 4/ What does Thuy’s grandmother want her to do ? --> She wants her to bring along a raincoat. * Homework:(5 ') - Learn the vocabulary by heart - Translate the dialogue into Vietnamese. - Prepare unit 9, section: speak ( talk about what they want to buy and do to prepare for a typhoon.) Self evaluation :………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao Week:28 Preparing day : 22. 3 .08 Period: 55 Teaching day : 25 . 3. 08 Unit 9: (cont’d) NATURAL DISASTERS 3. Speak & 4 Listen ( p76 – 77 ) I . Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about what they prepare and do for disasters : typhoon , earthquake. II. Language contents: * Vocab: about disasters * Grammar: relative clauses III. Techniques : brainstorming, eliciting, questions & answers, pair/group work IV Teaching aids: pictures & sub- boards. - Time : 45 minutes V .Procedures: T & Ss' activities: contents: * Warm up (5') - T : asks Ss the question What do you often do to prepare for a typhoon? Ss think about what they do to prepare for a typhoon -Ss: go to the board and write down - T: checks * Pre- speaking : (5') - T :teach Ss some words by using examples, eliciting from warm up - Drill the new words -T: asks Ss a question + What happens if there is a typhoon? - There may be a power cut. - There may be heavy rain - Big trees may be fall down - The market may be closed - There may be a flood * T: remind ss of may/ must * While-speaking (10') T asks ss to do the exercise a in pairs * Checking up: brainstorming Check the roof. buy food buy oil / gas / candles store water check the doors Cut some branches of high trees in the garden or around the house. * Vocab. - bucket (n): c¸i x« - leak (n): chç thñng - tie (v): cét, trãi - latch (n): c¸i chèt cöa - ladder (n): c¸i thang - blanket (n): c¸i mÒn - available (a): cã s½n - damage (v): ph¸ hang * Note: Must / may + Inf → Use in deduction or prediction. a/ Check what preparations you think should be made for a typhoon. KEY: Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao preparation for a typhoon - public pairs & corrections --> T elicits some questions and gets ss to ask and answer in pairs - public pairs & corrections --> T guides ss how to do b, gives a model - ss do the exercise b in pairs - public pairs & corrections * Post- speaking (5') - Ss talk about what they think they want to buy and to do to prepare for a typhoon- explain why - Buying some canned food. - Buying candles - Buying matches - Filling all buckets with water - Buying a ladder - Checking all the window and door latche b/ Now work with a partner. Talk about what you think you want to buy and do to prepare for a typhoon; explain why. The ideas in the box may help you. - Answer these questions: + Why do we need to buy food ? --> Because the market will be closed and no food will be available + What food do we need to buy ? --> rice, oil, canned food, soy sauce, flour + Why do we need to buy candles ? --> Because there may be a power cut. + Why do we need to fill all buckets with water ? --> Because water pipes may be damaged and we’ll not have enough water to use right after the typhoon. + Why do we need to buy a ladder ? --> Because the roof may be damaged by the typhoon, and we have to fix it. + Why do we need to check all the window and door latches ? --> Just in case the strong wind pushes the doors open. - Work in pairs: EX: A: I think we should buy some candles and matches before a typhoon. B: Yes, I think so. There may be a power cut. A: I think we should fill all the buckets with water before a typhoon. B: What for ? A: Because the water pipes may be damaged by the typhoon. A: I think we should check all the window and door latches. B: Because it will be raining hard. * Listen: Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao * pre-listening (5') + Have you ever heard of an earthquake ? + What happens if there is an earthquake ? + In which country do earthquakes occur frequently ? + What would you do if there was an earthquake ? - T sets the scene: "An expert is giving a talk on how to live with earthquakes ." - T asks ss to guess the words in the blanks - giving feedback * while-listening (7') - Sts listen to the tape twice & check their prediction - giving feedback & correcting -T: ask ss some questions + Where would you sit if there is an earthquake? + Where would you stand +Where do you place heavy books + What do you check? * post-listening (5') - T asks ss to tell what they should do during an earthquake T: give the homework -Ss: copy down Vocabulary: - block (v): hạn chế, ngăn cản - roller (n): trục lăn, con lăn - strike - struck - struck = hit : va chạm - snout (n): mõm - hurricane (n): cơn bão - cyclone (n): cơn lốc xoáy, bão - eruption (n): sự phun trào (núi lửa ) *Guess the words in the blanks from 1 to 9 * Answer keys: - bottom shelf of your bookshelves, - fridge - washing machine - mirrors - a window - inside - under a strong table - doorway - corner of a room * Tape transcript: If you live in an earthquake zone, you should take some time to look around your house. Place heavy books on the bottom shelf of your bookshelves. Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine to prevent them from moving. Put hanging potted plants in plastic containers. Check the mirrors in your bathroom and bedroom. Make sure they cant move. Dont put your bed next to a window. Planning where you are going to be during an earthquake is very important. The first thing to remember is to stay inside. Then you should sit under a strong table or doorway, or stand in the corner of a room. *Homework:(3 ') - Write what you should do during an earthquake - Prepare unit 9, section: read ( about natural disasters ) Self evaluation:. Week:28 Preparing day : 22. 3 .08 Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao Period: 56 Teaching day : 28 . 3. 08 Unit 9: (cont’d) NATURAL DISASTERS 5 .Read ( p78 – 79 ) I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get more information about the natural disasters in the world., and describe events. II . Language contents: * Vocab: about natural disasters * Grammar: relative clauses III . Techniques : Matching & chatting, eliciting, questions & answers, pair/group work IV. Teaching aids: cassette, pictures & sub- boards. - Time : 45 minutes V . Procedures: T & ss' activities: content: * Warm up (5') - T shows 4 pictures on page 74 & asks Ss to match them with 4 words - Ss do the task in pairs -T: what should you do during an earthquake? -Ss: answer -giving feedback & corrections * pre-reading ( 8’) -T: presents the lesson -T: teaches Ss some words - Drill the new words - Ss close their books & guess T/F * While-reading (20’) - T has Ss read the text & check their prediction, do “a” - T has Ss correct if the statement is false - T gets Ss to do the exercise “b” * Checking up: + snowstorm - picture 1 + earthquake - picture 2 + volcano - picture 3 + typhoon - picture 4 * Vocab.: - Tidal wave (n): sãng thÇn - abrupt (a): bÊt ngê, ®ét ngét - shift (n): sù thay ®æi - warn (v): c¶nh b¸o - funnel- shaped (a): cã h×nh phÓu - suck up (v): hót lªn - Tornado (n): c¬n lèc xo¸y - majority (n): ®a sè, phÇn lín a/ True or False ?Check the boxes : 1- True 2 - True 3 – False( A huge tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California ). 4 - True 5 - False ( The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao * post-reading (10’) - T gets Ss to ask & answer the questions - giving feedback & corrections -T: give the homework -Ss: copy down than 50 years.) b/ Complete the sentences: 1/ The majority of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim. 2/ During the earthquake in Kobe, many people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed 3/ A tidal wave can only occur when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth. 4/ In Australia, a tropical storm is known as a cyclone. 5/ The Chinese language gave us the word “ typhoon” 6/ A tornado is a type of storm that passes overland below a thunderstorm and can suck up anything that is in its path. * Ask & answer the questions: 1/ Why do people call the Pacific Rim “ Ring of Fire” ? --> Because 90% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim. 2/ What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth. --> Tidal waves will happen. 3/ What does “ Typhoon” mean ? --> It means “ big wind”. 4/ Can we predict a volcano ? --> Yes, the scientists can warn us about the eruption. 4/ Homework: (2 ') - Write a short paragraph about the natural disasters. - Prepare unit 9, section: write ( write a story ) Self evaluation:……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… . …………………………………………………………………………………. Week:29 Preparing day : 28 .3. 08 Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao Period: 57 Teaching day: 01. 4 .08 Unit 9: (cont’d) NATURAL DISASTERS 6.Write ( p79 – 80 ) I . Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to describe an event , write a story about a typhoon. II . Language contents: * Vocab: about what you do during a typhoon. * Grammar: relative clauses III .Techniques : Jumbled words, eliciting, questions & answers, pair/group work -IV .Teaching aids: pictures & sub- boards. - Time : 45 minutes V. Procedures: T & sts' activities: content: * Warm up (5') pelmanism + Divide the class into 2 teams, -T: prepare 10 cards -T: explains the rules -Ss: play - T : feed back * pre-writing (10') - T explains the task of the exercise - T teaches Ss some vocab elicits the situations from the pictures * P1 + Who is this ? --> It’s Lan. + Where is she ? --> She’s outside / in the garden. + What’s she doing ? --> She’s playing with her dog, Skippy Picture 2: + How is the dog ? --> It looks strange. Perhaps it is scared. Picture 3: + What’s on TV ? --> The weather forecast + What does Lan’s mother say ?--> She tells Lan that she has just heard on TV that there is a typhoon coming. Picture 4: * Checking up: pelmanism typhoon - bão nhiệt đới tornado - lốc xoáy volcano – núi lữa earthquake - động đất storm - bão tidal waves - sóng thần * Vocab.: - behave (v): c xö, øng xö - shelter (n): chç tró ngô -all of sudden : bÊt ngê, bçng dng *Situation P1: Lan is outside playing with her dog. P2: All of a sudden, the dog behaves strangely. P3: Lan ran home and her mother tells her that there is a typhoon coming. P4: Mrs. Quyen gathers her family and asks them to find shelter in the house P5: suddenly, it becomes dark. The Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao + What are they doing ?--> They are gathering and talking about the coming typhoon Picture 5: + What’s the weather like now ? --> It is very dark. It has strong wind and heavy rain. Picture 6: + What’s the weather like now ? --> It’s fine. + How are they now ?--> They all are happy. * while- writing (20') - Ss write the sentences - cross check * post- writing (8’) - Public writings - corrections storm comes with strong wind and heavy rain. P6: The storm finishes soon and everyone is glad. *Sample: It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside playing with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began behaving strangely. She kept running around in circles ( and didn’t seem to be herself ). Lan ran home with her dog to tell her mother what Skippy was doing. Lan’s mother, Mrs. Quyen, told Lan that she heard on TV that there was a typhoon coming. Mrs. Quyen gathered her family and told them to find shelter in the home. Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came with strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs. Quyen and her family were scared. But soon the storm finished and everyone was glad. What a clever dog Skippy is. She saved Lan from being caught in the typhoon. 4/ Homework: (2 ') - Write the story in your notebooks. - Prepare unit 9, section: Language Focus ( relative clauses ) Self evaluation………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… Week29: Preparing day : 31/3/08 Period:58 Teaching day : 4/4/08 Unit 9: (cont’d ) NATURAL DISASTERS Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao LANGUAGE FOCUS ( P 80 -82 ) I . Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to distinguish the differences between defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses. II . Language contents: * Vocab: from unit 9 * Grammar: relative clauses III .Techniques : pelmanism, eliciting, questions & answers, pair/group work IV . Teaching aids: pictures & sub- boards. - Time: 45 minutes V . Procedures: T & Ss' activities content: *Warm up (5')Chatting + Do you know Kanguroos? + Where is it from? + Have you ever heard of Chistopher Columbus? + Do you like chewing-gum? + Can you swallow it? * Activity 1 : ( 10’) - T revises some words - T guides the exercise 1 - T lets Ss read the model sentence - Ss work in pairs to do the exercise - public pairs & corrections Checking up Yes/ No Australia Yes/ No Yes/ No No, we can’t * Vocab: - sweep-swept- swept:quÐt, cuèn ®i, trµn qua - destroy (v): ph¸ huû - extensive (adj): lín, réng lín - border ( v): tiÕp gi¸p víi 1/ Use your knowledge to answer the questions. Use “who”, “which”, or “that” in your answers and start your answers with the words given. EX: The city which was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 in Japan is Kobe. b/ The country which won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore. c/ The animal which has one or two horns on its snout is rhinoceros d/ The explorer who discovered America is Christopher Columbus. e/ The planet which is closest to the Earth is Venus. f/ The animal which was chosen to be the logo of SEA Games 2003 is the buffalo. g/ The ASEAN country which is divided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia. h/ The food which you can chew but you Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao [...]... destroyed in A.D 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius 4-a/ Hurricane Andrew, which swept through southern Florida in August 199 2, killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless 5-c/ The cyclone of November 197 0 in Bangladesh, which killed about 500,000 people, was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century 6-d/ The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history, which occurred in 192 3, damaged... Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 196 0s 3/ A tornado looks like a funnel Key - 45- minute test ( Unit 8 - Unit 9 ) I / 2,5 pts ( 0 25 / a sentence ) 1 C , 2D , 3 A , 4 D , 5 C , 6 B II / 1p (0.5 / a sentence ) 1/ That is the boy whom I lent my bike 2/ The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt III / A/ 1.5pts ( 0.5 / a column) Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran... known as the ‘ Ring of Fire’ In 199 5, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan Tidal waves are also very terrible In the 196 0s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California ! Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm They can suck up anything that is in their paths * Homework: Prepare unit 10 - 1& 2 ( life on other... lived in the USA f/ defining g/ Miss Lien, who teaches us English, is a beautiful woman 4/ Homework: (4 ') - Write some sentences with non-defining relative clauses - Prepare 45- minute test ( unit 8 & unit 9 ) • A game T: help ss distinguish between defining and non – defining relative clauses - We an use THAT in a nondefining relative - In a non-defining relative clause we can not leave out WHO or... -T: remind the grammar notes -Ss: copy down Self evaluation………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao Week:31 Period: 62 Unit : Preparing date:5/4/07 Teaching date: 13/4/07 45- minute TEST A/ Objectives: Checking sts' abilities & teacher's method B/ Content: I/ Circle the best answer among A,... worst natural disasters of the 20th century 6-d/ The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history, which occurred in 192 3, damaged Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 150,000 people 7-b/ The October 198 9 Loma Prieta earthquake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, caused extensive damage to older buildings in San Francisco Bay area 3/ Underline the relative clause in the sentence Then add commas... notes - work in pairs - public pairs & corrections * Activity 3: ( 10’) - T has ss work in pairs to do exercise 3 on page 39 - T sets the scene, guides how to do this exercise - T calls on some pairs to call out their sentences - Giving feedback and correcting Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 cannot swallow is the chewing gum; and the thing you can swallow but you cannot chew is water * Now ask and answer each... red tiny envelops Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives A/ Complete the table: ( 1.5pts) Celebration When? Activities Traditional Country before Tet cake Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao Tet holiday Viet Nam B/ Answer the questions: (1.5pts) 1/ What do the Vietnamese often do on the New Year’s Eve ? > 2/ Who often receives lucky money... funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm They can suck up anything that is in their paths * Homework: Prepare unit 10 - 1& 2 ( life on other planets ) D/ Remarks : Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao . …………………………………………………………………………………. Week: 29 Preparing day : 28 .3. 08 Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong THCS Tran Hung Dao Period: 57 Teaching day: 01. 4 .08 Unit 9: (cont’d). ………………………………………………………………………………… Week 29: Preparing day : 31/3/08 Period:58 Teaching day : 4/4/08 Unit 9: (cont’d ) NATURAL DISASTERS Giao an Tieng Anh lop 9 Ngo Thi Hanh Truong