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(1)LESSON PLAN Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER Period : 64 Classes : 11 A2 Date of preparation : 11 / 02 / 2008 Date of teaching : 12 / 02 / 2008 Teaching item : LISTENING I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES + LANGUAGE CONTENT : * To provide students with some information about national parks in the United States + LANGUAGE FUNCTION : * To talk about nature in danger and measures for protecting endangered nature + EDUCATIONAL AIM : * To educate in students the awareness of the importance of nature , especially national parks 1/ Languages : * Vocabulary : + scenic features (n) + approximately (adv) + devastate (v) + maintenance (n) + vehicles (n) * Structures: 2/ Skill : Listening 3/ Educational factor : * To educate in students the awareness of protecting the wild animals II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION 1/ Method : Communicative approach 2/ Techniques : Game: Guessing word, Translation , Definition, Synonym, Using example, Discussion, Question-Answer , Multiple Choice , Explanation , 3/ Materials needed : Textbook , Color chalk , Handout , Cassette Player 4/ Students' preparation : * Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school * Prepare the keys for the task in Before you listen and After you listen 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 two students to B/B: + One student gives the reasons why animals are threatened and the other student respond possible measures for protecting the environment Ex: A: killing endangered animals for fur, skin or food B: Endangered animals should not be killed for fur, skin or food + Answer some questions: What are the four ways by which human beings are changing the world ? What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment ? + Suggested answers: Four ways that people are changing the world are: + They are changing the environment by building cities and villages + They are affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture + They are changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests + They are destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke from factories and fumes from automobile motors The serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment are: Lop11.com (2) + many kinds of rare animals are killed + the environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed + the numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct * Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking Presentation of the new materials SPECIFIC STAGES TIME STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES Warm-up: Game: Guessing word * Dividing the class into two groups * Telling the students : I have two words The first word contains letters The second word consists of letters I’ll give you some hints If you can guess the word at the first hint , you’ll get 10 sweets If you guess it at the second the hint , you’ll have sweets and at the third –only one sweet 7ms 5ms THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON * Students guess what the thing is by raising Yes/No questions It is a place where many visitors who are interested in nature like to visit It is a place where there are a lot of forests, caves , rivers , plants , wild animals It’s known as Cuc Phuong , Cac Ba ANSWER KEY: NATIONAL PARK Lead-in: * Asking the students some questions: What national parks in Viet Nam and in the world you know ? Why have many national parks in the world been founded ? Can you tell me some danger these national parks can face with ? * Noting the student’s answers on B/B To know the answer, today you’re going to listen to a text about national parks in the United States * Writing the title of the lesson on B/B Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER Period 64 : Listening * Chatting with the teacher by answering the questions Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER Period 64 : Listening * Writing the title of the lesson Pre-listening: Activity 1: Pre- teach vocabulary * Writing the new words * Writing the new words on the blackboard scenic features : ñaëc tröng veà htieân nhiên xinh đẹp devastate ['devəsteit] :tàn phá, phá huỷ, phá phách (An adjective that means causing a lot of damage) approximately [ə'prɔksimitli] khoảng chừng, độ chừng Lop11.com I BEFORE LISTENING Vocabulary: scenic features : ñaëc tröng veà htieân nhieân xinh đẹp devastate ['devəsteit] :tàn phá, phá huỷ, phá phách approximately [ə'prɔksimitli] khoảng chừng, độ chừng vehicles ['viəkl; 'vi:hikl] (3) TIME STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES (another word of nearly or about) THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON xe cộ (xe hai bánh, xe hơi, xe tải ) vehicles ['viəkl; 'vi:hikl] maintenance xe cộ (xe hai bánh, xe hơi, xe tải ) (something like cars , bicycles , lorries , buses , …) ['meintinəns] giữ gìn; trì maintenance ['meintinəns] giữ gìn; trì (finding a word that means : keeping something in good condition) * Reading the words after the teacher in chorus * Asking the students to read the words after the teacher in chorus 5ms 6ms 7ms Activity 2: Checking vocabulary: ROR Here are some statements about national parks in the United States Read and guess if they are true or false * Asking the students to guess if the sentences are true or false then noting down students’ predictions on the table Predict Correct While-listening: Activity 1: True / False Statements Task : (page 119) * Asking the students to listen to the text twice and checking their predictions * Asking the students to compare their answers with their partners then calling them out If it is false , say why * Reading the statements and guessing if the sentences are true or false Reading through the multiple choice questions * Listening to the tape and * choosing the best option to complete each sentence * Letting the students listen for the second time if needed * Going over the answers with the class Expected answers: T T F (Many national parks , not all national parks) T T Activity 2: Multiple Choice Task : (page 119) * Preparing the multiple choice beforehand for students to choose (see Appendix) * Delivering the handout * Asking the Ss to read the questions and guess the answers before listening * Playing the recording Having * Looking at the handout * Reading the questions and guessing the answers before listening Lop11.com II WHILE LISTENING Task : (page 119) True / False Statements Answer keys: T T F (Many national parks , not all national parks) T T Task : (page 119) Multiple Choice Answer keys: 1.B C D C Answer the questions Answer keys: There are 52 national parks in the USA (4) TIME STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES students listen and choose the correct answers * Calling on some Ss to give the * Giving the answers answers Expected answers: B C D C * Asking the students to work in pairs , * Working in pairs , using the using the questions in Task questions in Task THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON Millions of people visit national parks every year Rare animals are killed or hunted for skin or other parts Trees are cut down for wood Large areas of national parks experience devastating fires caused by careless people The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles Post listening: Discussion 8ms 1m * Asking the students to work in groups of to discuss these questions A secretary from each group will note down students’ ideas Have you ever visited a national park in our country ? or have you ever seen a national park in Vietnam on TV ? What is there in the national park ? Does it have the same problems as the other national parks ? What should we to protect our national parks and What shouldn’t we to destroy them ? * Going around to give help is necessary * Calling on some students to speak out * Giving the feedback Homework * Writing down a short paragraph to summarize the main ideas of the Listening * Preparing Writing * Working in groups of four or five to discuss these questions III AFTER LISTENING Summarizing the main ideas of the passage * Some students talk about it * Writing the homework Homework * Prepare the next lessonWRITING Self-evaluation: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… Lop11.com (5) APPENDIX Task 2: Multiple choice How many national parks are there in the United States ? A 50 B 52 C 53 D 55 How many people visit national parks every year ? A five thousand B three thousand C millions of visitors D billions of visitors Can you name some of the problems which national parks are currently facing ? A Rare animals are killed or hunted for skin or other parts B Trees are cut down for wood C devastating fires are caused by careless people D All are correct What should be done to protect national parks ? A Increase the number of visitors to earn more money for the parks B These problems should be solved gradually C Money should be raised for the park’s staff and maintenance of their resources D If there is not enough money, some national parks should be destroyed Tape script In many parts of the USA, large areas of land have been made into national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land National parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants Today, there are 52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately percent of the total land area of the country National parks are all open to the public and have millions of visitors each year Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed Rare animals in natural parks are killed for fur, skin , or other parts Trees are cut down for wood Large areas of national parks experience devastating fires caused by careless people The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles If these problems are not solved immediately , and if there is not enough money for the parks staff and maintenance of their resources , many national parks will be completely destroyed Lop11.com (6)