Look at the pictures. Work with a partner to make a list of things the family could do to save energy... Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs. Mi: What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha: I’m worri[r]
(1)Unit
SAVING ENERGY
(2)1 GETTING STARTED
(3)2 Listen and read
Mrs Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs Ha.
Mrs Mi: What’s the matter, Mrs Ha?
Mrs Ha: I’m worried about my most recent water bill It’s enormous
Mrs Mi: Let me see 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses
Mrs Ha: How I that?
Mrs Mi: First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes
Mrs Ha: I’ll that
Mrs Mi: Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest taking showers And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month
(4)VOCABULARY
- Energy (n): lượng
- Saving energy: tiết kiệm lượng - Recent (adj): gần đây
- Bill (n): hóa đơn
- Plumber (n): thợ nước, thợ sửa chữa hệ thống cấp nước - Crack (n): vết nứt, vết rạn
- Pipe (n): ống nước
- Suggest (v): gợi ý, đóng góp ý kiến - Faucet (n): vòi nước
(5)2 Listen and read
Mrs Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs Ha.
Mrs Mi: What’s the matter, Mrs Ha?
Mrs Ha: I’m worried about my most recent water bill It’s enormous
Mrs Mi: Let me see 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses
Mrs Ha: How I that?
Mrs Mi: First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes
Mrs Ha: I’ll that
Mrs Mi: Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest taking showers And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month
Mrs Ha: I see Thank you
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Why is Mrs Ha worried?
2 How much money does Mrs Ha pay for her water bill? What does Mrs Mi advise Mrs Ha to do?
(6)ANSWER KEYS:
1 Why is Mrs Ha worried?
→ Because her recent water bill is enormous.
2 How much money does Mrs Ha pay for her water bill?
→ She pays 200.000 dong.
3 What does Mrs Mi advise Mrs Ha to do?
→ Mrs Mi advises Mrs Ha to get a plumber to check her water pipes and to reduce the amount of water by taking showers and turning off the faucets after use.
4 Can a dripping faucet waste 500 liters of water a month?
(7)Notes: Making suggestions ( đưa lời đề nghị)
Câu đề nghị gồm dạng:
Dạng 1:khi ta đề nghị, nêu ý kiến để làm việc đó.
EX: I suggest taking showers.
Dạng 2: ta nêu lên đề nghị với mục đích khuyên bảo đó.
EX: I suggest (that) you should speak English in class.
s + suggest + v-ing + something
(8)(9)b) True or False? Check (√) the boxes Then correct the false statements.
T F 1 Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill
2 Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on how to save water
3 Mrs Ha has checked the pipes in her house and found no cracks.
4 Mrs Ha suggests getting some tool to check cracks in the pipes.
(10)ANSWER KEYS:
b) True or False? Check (√) the boxes Then correct the false statements
T F
1 Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill
2 Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on how to save water Mrs Ha has checked the pipes in her house and
found no cracks
→ Mrs Ha will call a plumber to check there are no cracks in the pipes.
4 Mrs Ha suggests getting some tool to check cracks in the pipes
→Mrs Mi suggests getting a plumber to check there are no cracks in the pipes.
5 Mrs Mi suggests taking showers to save water
√ √
(11)DISCUSSSION: ( thảo luận)
“ What you to save energy at home and at school? ”
( em suy nghĩ tự trả lời câu hỏi này)
(12)-DISCUSSSION:
“ What you to save energy at home and at school? ”
Possible answers: ( gợi ý )
• Saving energy at home and at school: - Taking a shower instead of a bath.
- Turning off the faucets after use.
- Making sure there are no cracks in the water pipes. - Turning off the lights before leaving.