V - Procedure: Teacher’s activities Warm- up: Check the old lesson 4mn - Ask Ss to describe the whale - Ask another Ss to the opinion - Give feedback and mark - Lead to the new lesson [r]
(1)Unit Nine : UNDERSEA WORLD D:WRITING Time: 45 minutes I Objectives 1- Educational aim: Ss should take part in preserving and protecting the natural environment 1- Knowledge: a General knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use the information to write a short paragraph from a table b Language: Words related to the facts and figures provided from the table II- Skill: Writing a paragraph for specific information III - Method: Integrated, mainly communication IV - Teaching aids: Textbook, facts and figures provided from the table V - Procedure: Teacher’s activities Warm- up: ( Check the old lesson ) (4mn) - Ask Ss to describe the whale - Ask another Ss to the opinion - Give feedback and mark - Lead to the new lesson Pre-Writing: (15mn) TASK - Ask Ss to read the passage - Explain the new words and the structure - Explain the new words from the table if necessary - Ask Ss to read the passage again to fill the information related to the table - Gives feedback Students’ activities - Close the books - Describe - Give the opinion - Read - Work individually - Work individually - Work in group - Give the opinion SPERM WHALE RANGE & All oceans HABITAT Prefer waters with high squid population SIZE Male: 18m in length: 54.000 kg in weight Female: 12m in length: 17.000 kg in weight FEEDING Canivores; eat HABITS mainly squid Eat up to 1.500 kg of food daily (2) OFFSPRING LIFE SPAN Give birth to one calf every 5-7 years Gestation period: 14-19 months Up to 60-70 years SPECIAL FEATURES Biggest animals that have teeth on Earth Have the largest brain of all mammals CONVERSATION At risk due to CONCERNS hunting and accidental finishing net entrapment While-writing (15mn) TASK - Ask Ss to write a paragraph that describes the facts and figures provided from the table - Walk round for help - Work individually Post-writing: (9mn) - Get st to exchange their writing with a friend - Pick up some writing to check in front of - Exchange their writing with a friend the class as a whole - Listen Home work: - Write a short paragraph ( 120 words ) from Suggested answer Dolphin are not fish They are animals but they live in water They are among the most intelligent animals on earth Althought they can be found in all oceans, but they prefer coastal waters and bays Dolphins’ size vary according to the species The smallest Dolphin is about 50 Kilograms in weight and 1.2metres in length The largest Dolphin can weigh up to 8,200 kilograms and be 10 metres long Dolphin are carnivores and eat mostly fish A female Dolphin gives birth to one calf every two years after a gestation period from 11 to 12 months The life span of Dolphin can be up to 25 or 65 years Some Dolphin live longer according to their species Dolphins are the most intelligent of any animals Dolphin populations are at risk due to habitat pollution and accidental (3) the table, page 57, part WRITING in the fishing net entrapment EXERCISE BOOK - Prepare the new lesson: LANGUAGE FOCUS Comments : (2mn) (4)