Unit 14. Wonders of the world

Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.. Attitude: Ss will be educated about protecting wonders of the world.[r]

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Period: 91

UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD SPEAK+ LISTEN

I Objectives

1 Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: a Knowledge:

- Ss make a report on famous places using reported speech and recognize mistakes through listening to an advertisement

- Vocabulary: Related to “Wonders of the world”

- Grammar: Indirect questions with if and whether

b Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing

c Attitude: Ss will be educated about protecting wonders of the world

2 Capacity is formed and developed for students

- Self-learning capability - Communicative competence - Cooperation capacity

II Preparation

1 Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, MP3

2 Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler … III Students’ activities

1 Warm up (5’)

Teacher’s and Students’ activities Content

- T informs the topic and time limit

- T has Ss write 10/15 famous world places within minutes

- T delivers poster to Ss

- T tells Ss to put their posters on the board - T gives feedback and corrects

Who is the faster?

2 Knowledge formation activities (36’)

- T puts the chart with the statements on the board

- T asks to read the statements and the names of the famous places in the box on page 133 and matching

- T checks if Ss understand the statements

- T calls on some pairs to give their answers

- T gives feedback and corrects

- T asks Ss to write yes/no questions about 10 places in the box, using the

III Speak:

* Ss make a report on famous places using reported speech.

1 Write yes/ No questions Ask and answer.

* Matching

1/ It was designed and built by the French civil engineer with 300 meters in height

2/ It is in South Central Asia, 8.848 meters high above sea level

3/ It was built from 246-209 BC and some people say it can be seen from the moon

4/ It is a bell striking the hours in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London

5/ It is a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City

6/ It is a famous place in Quang Binh Province recognize as a World Heritage by Unessco

Answer key: 1/ Eiffel Tower 2/ Mount Everest 3/ Great Wall of China 4/ Big Ben

5/ Empire State building USA 6/ Phong Nha Cave

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information in the matching

- T monitors and assists Ss if necessary

- T has Ss ask and answer the questions, check yes or no

- T calls on a group to demonstrate their work

1/ Have they just built the Eiffel Tower in Paris? 2/ Is the Empire State building located in New York City?

3/ Are the Petronas Twin Towers located in Malaysia?

4/ Is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia? 5/ Have you ever seen Mount Rushmore? 6/ Is Mount Everest in Nepal?

-T sets the scene

Ask a student: (Lan/ …)

T: Is Hue Citadel in the Central Vietnam S: Yes, it is

- T asks Ss to listen

T: I asked Lan if Hue Citadel was in the Central Vietnam She said (that) it was

- T writes the statement on the board

- T choose a group’s answers to demonstrate the model (asking and reporting)

- T calls on a pair in a group to demonstrate the exchanges and the tell one of them to report - T has Ss work in their groups

- T calls on Ss in different groups to report in front of the class

2 Talk about your classmates’ answers with your partner.

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Grammar drill Model sentences:

I said to Lan, “Is Hue Citadel in the Central Vietnam?”

Lan -> (Yes/ No questiondirect speech) I asked if Hue Citadel was in the Central Vietnam?”

Form: S + V + O + if/where + S + V … * Ss’ answers

- T presents the new words - Ss listen

- Then Ss read the new words (choral, individually)

- T sets the scene:

“You are going to listen to an advertisement on the tape There are mistakes in the advertisement in your books”

- T has Ss read the advertisement in their books for a few minutes

- T asks Ss some questions about the geographical names in the paragraph

- T plays the tape or times

- T gets some Ss to give their answer

- T plays the tape the last time, give feedback and correct

IV Listen

* Ss recognize mistakes through listening to an advertisement

Listen and correct the mistakes * New words

- relaxing (adj) - crystal clear(a) - coral (n) - snorkel (v) *Answer key:

Look no further beautiful far north Queensland Stay right on the beach at the Coconut Palm Hotel Take guided tours through the rainforest, swim in the crystal-clear water of the Coral Sea and Snorkel amongst the coral of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - a world Heritage Site

Call (077)6924 3927 for more information

3 Consolidation 4’

- T shows a picture of Da Bac-for example, and calls one pair to ask and answer about the picture - T gets one pair to demonstrate their dialog in front of the class

- T reviews the structure IV Experience:

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UNIT14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD READ

I Objectives

- By the end of the lesson, Ss get some knowledge about the wonders of the world

- Grammar: Past simple tense (review)

II Preparation

1 Warm up (5’)

- T asks some questions

- Ss answer * Questions:1 - Where is Phong Nha Cave? -> It is in VN/ Quang Binh - Is it in Sounthern VN?

-> No, it isn’t It is in Northern VN Where is the Big Ben?

-> It is in England

2 Knowledge formation activities (36’)

- T elicits new words

- Ss pay attention to T, practice reading and guess the meanings of new words, then take notes

V Read

* Ss get some knowledge about the wonders of the world. New words:

+ compile (v) + claim (v) + honor (v) + god (n) + religious (adj) + royal (adj) - T asks Ss to decide if the statements

are true or false

- T writes Ss’ guessing on the board - T asks Ss to read the text on page 134, to check their guesses

- Ss work individually

- Ss compare the answers in pairs - T calls some Ss to give the answers on the board

- T checks and corrects any mistakes if necessary

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True/ False prediction

1 The only surviving wonder is The Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt

2 Today, we can still see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present – day Iraq

3 Angkor Wat was originally built to honor a Hindu God The Great wall of China a first wasn’t in the list of the wonders of the world

*Answer key: T

2 F  The only surviving wonder is the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt

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-T asks Ss to choose the best answers to complete the sentences

-T puts the answers chart on the board

-T/Ss Read the statements aloud and make hand gestures to show the missing words

-T asks Ss to choose A, B, C or D

-T corrects and has Ss write the right answers in their notebooks

* Complete the sentences

Answer key: a/ C

b/ A c/ D d/ B

- T draws the grid on the board and has Ss copy it -T asks Ss to read the text again and fill in the grid with the information taken from the text

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Grid

Wonders of the world in the text Country Hanging gardens of Babylon

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Iraq

3 Consolidation (4’) T reminds Ss of the most famous wonders of the world The Pyramids of Cheops in Egypt

2 The hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq The Statue of Zeus in Greece

4 The Temple of Artemis in Turkey (Nay o Tho Nhi Ki)

5 The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Turkey (lang mo o Tho Nhi Ki) The Colossus of Rhodes in Greece (Tuong Than Mat Troi)

7 The Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt (Ngon Hai Dang) IV Experience:

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Period: 93

UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD WRITE

I Objectives

- By the end of the lesson, students write a letter to a friend about a place they have visited

- Grammar: Review Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Perfect tenses

II Preparation

1 Warm up (5’)

- T asks Ss to think of one of the wonders of the world and write it on a piece of paper

- T calls on a student to the front of the class with his/ her paper - T has the rest of the class ask him/ her yes-no questions to guess the wonder

- The student having the right guess will take the place of the last student

“Guessing game: Wonders of the world”

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- T elicits new words

- Ss pay attention to T, practice reading and guess the meanings of new words, then take notes

VI Write

* Ss complete the writing.

* Vocabulary:

+ Canyon(n) + Ranger(n) + Edge(n)

+ Breathtaking(a) + Temperate(a) - T asks Ss to read the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip

to the grand can you on page 135

- T tells Ss to complete the letter by inserting the letters of the missing sentences (A, B, C and D)

- T calls on some Ss to read their completed letters in front of the class

* Answer key:

1 C B D A

- T sets the scene:

“Image you have visited a place recently Write a letter to a friend of yours and tell him/ her about this place

- T draws the outline on the board and elicit some details - T has Ss talk about something they have done first by asking questions for them to answer

- T asks Ss to write the letter in their notebooks - T monitors and assists Ss if necessary

- T calls on some Ss to read their letters in front of the class - T gives feedback and corrects

* Writing

+ place (Phong Nha cave/ Cuc Phuong National park …)

+ Distance (100km/ 12 hours by train/ …)

+ How to get there (by bus/ plane/ …) + Sights (beautiful/ breathtaking/ …) + Weather (temperate/ sunny/ cool/ …) + How you feel (happy/ relaxed/ …) - T asks Ss to use the outline on the board and the

information in their letters to make an interview - Model: call on a student to stand up to answer the questions

- T asks Ss play in turn the role of an interview and an interview

- T monitors and corrects

- T calls on some pairs to demonstrate their interview

* Interview

Where have you just visited? How far is it?

How did you get there?

What is it like?/ Is it beautiful? How about the weather/

How did you fell?

3 Consolidation: 4’

T lets Ss copy/complete the letter in their exercise book IV Experience:

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