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(1)LESSON PLAN Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER Period : 65 Classes : 11 A2 Date of preparation : 17 / 02 / 2008 Date of teaching : 18 / 02 / 2008 Teaching item : WRITING I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES + LANGUAGE CONTENT : * To provide students with some information about Cat Ba National Park + LANGUAGE FUNCTION : * To express or describe a location + EDUCATIONAL AIM : * Students write a description of a location, using the facts and figures given 1/ Languages : * Vocabulary : + abundant (n) + human bone (n) * Structures: 2/ Skills : Productive writing , listening, 3/ Educational factor: * Students have much knowledge of landscapes in Vietnam so that they love their country II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION 1/ Method : Communicative approach 2/ Techniques : Guessing game , Drawing, Synonym , Using pictures 3/ Materials needed : Lesson plan , Textbook , Handout , Colour chalk 4/ Students' preparation : * Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school * Prepare the writing III) PROCEDURES IN CLASS Stabilization : (1 minute) * Greeting the students and asking them something about the attendance , their health, the weather and preparation Checking-up the previous knowledge : (5 minutes) * Calling one student to B/B : + Put an accent on the following words devastating feature maintenance approximately vehicles completely * Answer the questions: Say something about National Parks in the world you know * Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking: Presentation of the new materials SPECIFIC STAGES TIME 7ms TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES Warmer: Game: Guessing game * Showing the back of a picture of a National Park to the students and giving some information about the picture * Asking the students to guess what STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES * Looking at the back of the picture and listening to the teacher give some information about it * Trying to guess what the Lop11.com THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER Period 65: WRITING (2) TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES the national park is 1) It has a lot of tropical forests , beautiful landscapes , rare animals 2) It is in the North-East of Vietnam 3) It is on an island 20 km east of Hai Phong Expected answer: It is Cat Ba National Park Lead– in: * Asking the students some more questions Have you ever been to Cat Ba? When did you go ? What is Cat Ba like ? Would you like to know some information about Cat Ba ? * Emphasizing on the students’ work and introducing the new lesson Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER Period 65: WRITING 6ms 7ms Pre writing: Activity 1: Pre-teach vocabulary * Introducing to the students some vocabulary 1) coastal waters : vùng nước ven biển (drawing) 2) abundant (a) : plentiful, more than enough : nhieàu, phong phuù (synonym) Ex: Vietnam has a lot of abundant natural resources Ha = hectare 4) stone tool : đồ đá (using picture) 5) human bone 6) declare : coâng boá 7) be situated on = be located 8) be endowed with : trời phú 9) limestone : đá vôi * Asking the students to read the words above after the teacher in chorus Activity 2: Questions and Answers * Asking the students to work in pairs , taking turns asking and answering about Cat Ba National Park , using the information in the textbook Where is Cat Ba National Park ? Where is it located ? STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON national park is * Answering the questions Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER Period 65: WRITING * Writing the title of the lesson * Writing down the vocabulary * Reading the words above New words 1) coastal waters : vuøng nước ven biển 2) abundant (a) : plentiful, more than enough : nhieàu, phong phuù Ex: Vietnam has a lot of abundant natural resources Ha = hectare 4) stone tool : đồ đá 5) human bone 6) declare : coâng boá 7) be situated on = be located 8) be endowed with : trời phú 9) limestone : đá vôi after the teacher in chorus * Working in pairs , taking turns asking and answering about Cat Ba National Park , using the information in the textbook Lop11.com Outline + Location + Total area + Special features + Animals and plants + Historic features (3) TIME 10ms TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES What are the special features of Cat Ba National Park ? How large is it ? What you know about the animals and plants in Cat Ba National Park? What are some of the historic features of the park ? * Moving around the class and giving help if necessary * Giving the students the outline + Location + Total area + Special features + Animals and plants + Historic features * Reminding the students to use the simple present tense to write While writing: * Asking the students to look at some facts and figures in the textbook and write a description about Cat Ba National Park * Going around the class to control and giving help if necessary * Collecting some students’ writing to give comments in front of the class as models MODEL : Cat Ba National Park , which was declared as a national park in 1986, is situated on Cat Ba Island, 120 km from Hanoi and 20 km east of Hai Phong Cat Ba National Park is the only site in Vietnam endowed with both tropical forests and coastal waters with white sand beaches , abundant natural resources , beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animals and plants It covers 15,200 Cat Ba National Park preserves approximately 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animals, 150 different birbs and 620 species of plants The stone tools and human bones found in the island ‘s limestone caves reveal that people inhabited there at least 6,000 years ago STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON Useful language Use simple present tense * Writing down the outline + Location + Total area + Special features + Animals and plants + Historic features * Looking at the facts and figures in the textbook and writing a description about Cat Ba National Park * Listening and watching correct the writings Lop11.com Write a description of Cat Ba National Park , using some facts and figures Cat Ba National Park , which was declared as a national park in 1986, is situated on Cat Ba Island, 120 km from Hanoi and 20 km east of Hai Phong Cat Ba National Park is the only site in Vietnam endowed with both tropical forests and coastal waters with white sand beaches , abundant natural resources , beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animals and plants It covers 15,200 Cat Ba National Park preserves approximately 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animals, 150 different birbs and 620 species of plants The stone tools and human bones found in the island ‘s limestone caves reveal that people inhabited there at least 6,000 years ago (4) TIME 8ms 1m TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES Post writing: Peer correction * Sticking a piece of Sts’ writing on B/B and having the students give comments relating the format (steps) , the language use , and the content * Giving feedback and comments HOMEWORK: * Asking the students to write down the homework: + Write a description about one of the two national parks: Cuc Phuong and Ba Be National Park + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES * Looking at the piece of Sts’ writing on B/B and giving comments * Writing down the homework: THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON Read aloud the writing HOMEWORK: + Write a description about one of the two national parks: Cuc Phuong and Ba Be National Park + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS Self-evaluation: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………… … Suggested facts & figures for Ba Be National Park Location: Bac Kan Province, Northeast Vietnam Distance from Hanoi : about 250 km, 6-7 hours drive Year established 1977, as a national park in 1992 Area : 10,048 Lake area : 500 Typical habitats: Freshwater lake, limestone forest, and lowland evergreen forest Suggested facts & figures for Cuc Phuong National Park Location: Ninh Binh Province, North of Vietnam Distance from Hanoi : about 160 km South of Hanoi Year established as a national park in 1962, the first National Park in Vietnam Area : 25,000 , the country’s largest nature reserve Typical habitats: limestone mountain, numerous caves, and valleys Animals and plants: 97 species of mammals ; 300 species of birds …, a number of species are listed in Vietnam Red Book of endangered species Lop11.com (5)