Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters with high squid populations?. - Supporting sentences support the topic sentence8[r]
(1)UNIT 9: LESSON PLAN UNDERSEA WORLD Period: writing Supervising teacher: Ms Vo Thi Thanh Diep Trainee teacher: N.Phuc, M.Nguyet, T.Nguyet, V.Ngan, V.Thinh Class: Time limit: 45 minutes Lesson aims and objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss are able to make an outline from the passage and know how to write a paragraph To help Ss become aware of protecting the undersea world A Language focus: - Teaching point: note-taking, paragraph writing - Skill: writing, speaking, reading - Interaction patterns: individual work, group work B Educational objective: Teaching method: Communicative language teaching method C Teaching technique: visual aids, guiding question, outlining, paragraph writing Teaching procedure: Teacher’s activities & pedagogical indications LEAD-IN: (2 minutes) T asks Ss to tell information about Whales PRESENTATION: TASK1: - T shows a picture of a Whale, raises the following questions and asks Ss to read the passage and give full answer - T asks each row to finish a sentence - These are the questions: Where can Sperm Whales be found? What oceans they prefer? What are the weight & the length of male & female sperm whales? How much food they eat each day? How long is a gestation period? Students’ activities Ss listen to the T Some suggested answer: - One of the largest animals 30m in length & 200 tons in weight - Ss read through the passage & give answers; then Ss go to the blackboard to write down the answers Suggested answers: Sperm whales can be found in all oceans They prefer the waters with high squid populations Male sperm whales grow up to 18 meters in length & weigh up to 54000 kg and female sperm whales grow up to 12 meters in length and weigh up to 17000 kg They eat up to 1500 kg of food each day (2) How many years they give birth to one calf? The gestation period of sperm whales is about between 14 & 19 months They give birth to one calf every to years How long can Sperm Whales live? What are some special features of sperm whales? Why should people be concerned about endangered whales? After that, T asks Ss to connect two simple sentences into a complex sentence by using some connectors or any kinds of clause e.g Sperm whales can be found in all oceans They prefer the waters with high squid populations Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters with high squid populations T introduces how to write a paragraph: - A topic sentence includes a general idea & a controlling idea - Supporting sentences support the topic sentence - A concluding sentence summarizes the supporting ideas T asks Ss to use these above sentences to develop a paragraph at home ( using their own words ) They can be up to 60 to 70 years Sperm whales are among the biggest animals They are at risk due to hunting & accidental entrapment in fishing nets Ss listen to the teacher instruction carefully and write down on their own notebooks Some student’s supposed answers: e.g The gestation is about between 14 & 19 months They give birth to one calf every to years They give birth to one calf every to years after the gestation period of 14 to 19 months TASK 2: Teacher hangs the following textbook DOLPHIN Special features Range & habitat Size Feeding habits Offspring Life span Mammal, not fish Among the most intelligent animals Oceans worldwide Prefer coastal waters & bays Smallest: about 50 kg & 1,2m Largest: up to 8200 kg & 10m Carnivores Eat mostly fish Give birth to one calf every years Gestation period: 11 to 12 months From 25 to 26 years Sometimes longer, Ss look at the table 1Ss look at the table (3) FREE PRACTICE: Teacher divides the class into groups Each group will describe an undersea creature Teacher calls one group to describe and the other group will listen and guess Each student from each row takes turn to write his sentence on the blackboard Ss supposed answer: Dolphins are not fish They are mammals that live in the water Dolphins are among the most intelligent animal on the earth Although they can be found in all oceans in the world, dolphins prefer coastal waters and bays The size of dolphins varies greatly The smallest dolphin is just about 50 kg in weight and 1,2m in length while the largest one can weigh up to 82000 kg & is 10m long Dolphins are carnivores & they eat manly A female dolphin gives birth to one calf every years after a gestation period of 11 to 12 months A dolphin can normally lives from 25 to 65 years & some species of dolphins can live longer Dolphin populations are at risk due to the population of their habitat & accidental entrapment in fishing nets Ss listen to teacher’s instruction One group will describe One group will listen (4)