B/ Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get general background information on some common natural disasters such as earthquakes, tidal waves, ty[r]
(1)PERIOD 56 LESSON 3: READ A/ Aims: Reading a text about natural disasters
B/ Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get general background information on some common natural disasters such as earthquakes, tidal waves, typhoons, volcanoes,and tornadoes through two comprehension exercise: True or False and Sentence completion. Reading for main ideas and specific information.
C / Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts of further information on natural disasters
D/ Procedure :
Stages Teacher’s activities Students’activities I.Warm up
7
II Pre- reading 10
* Matching:
Give definition of four natural disasters that Students will learn in the lesson
1 Earthquake
a Mountain or hill with openings through which ashes and gases ejected
2 Tidal wave
b Violent storm especially in East Asian seas Typhoon
c Violent storm over small area Volcano
d Another word for Sinai, waves caused by tides Tornado
e Sudden and violent movements of the earth’s
surface
- Give correct Answers: 1.e, 2.d, 3.b, 4a, 5.c II / Reading:
Introduce the aims of the lesson and some new words to Students
1 Vocabulary – Pre-teach:
- Pacific Rim (n): Countries in the Pacific area: Thái Bình Dương
- Collapse ( v): break down, falling to ruin: vỡ - Abrupt (v): Suddenly happen: bất ngờ xảy - Shift: change: thay đổi
- Hurricane = Cyclone = Typhoon - Erupt(v) – Eruption( n): break out or
- Work in groups - Match the names of the disasters to its correct
meanings
(2)III.While - Reading 15
through:phun
- Funnel (n): narrowing tube for putting liquid into small opening: phễu
- Baby carriage (n): small, special vehicle for carrying baby; xe đẩy trẻ
* Checking technique: Noughts and Crosses Pacific Rim Earthquake Typhoon
Erupt Struck Predict
Collapse Kill Shift
1 Setting the scene: “We are going to read a passage about five disasters that mentioned earlier Read and the comprehension tasks assigned 2 True or False statements:
- Ask Students to the exercise True or False - Tell them to work independently, read the passage and decide whether the statements are true or false Correct the false ones
- Call on some Students to explain their answers in front of class
- Listen and give correct Answers: True
2 True
3 False (The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California)
4 True
5 False The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the World’s largest volcano eruption in more than 50 years
6 True
3 Sentence Completion:
-Tell Ss to read the passage more carefully and complete the sentences Guide and explain them to understand all the given halves
- Make necessary corrections in front of class as a whole
- Give suggested answers:
a… occur around the Pacific rim
b…… many houses, office blocks and high ways
- Play games in group
- Listen
carefully and the exercise “ True or False “ - Compare their answer with a friend and under the information in the passage for their answers
- Report in the front
- Write down their notebooks - Complete individually
(3)IV.Post - reading 10
V.Homework
collapsed
c……….when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth
d……….a cyclone
e……… the word “typhoon”
f……… that passes overland below a thunderstorm and suck up anything that is in its path
4 Choosing the correct information:
- Call some Students to read the passage aloud in front of class
- Check pronunciation mistakes if any
- Divide class into five groups Each group takes care of one natural disaster
- Give out 20 numbers or words about five naturals disasters
- The group which completes the task the most quickly will be the winner
90%, Kobe, 1995, homes, 1960, California, Movement, tide, 120, hurricane, cyclone, Chinese words, 1991, Philippines, 50, eruption, funnel, Italy, 1981, 100
Answers:
Earthquake, Tidal wave, Typhoon, Volcano, Tornado,
90%, Kobe, 1995, Homes, 1960, California, Movement
Tide, 120, Hurricane, Cyclone, Chinese, Words, 1991
Philippines, 50, eruption, Funnel, Italy, 1981, 100 Summarize main point
2 Learn by heart new words Do exercise in workbook Prepare the next lesson
Read the passage loudly - Work in group - Each group has to match those numbers of the words to appropriate headings