UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Lesson 1: Getting started I/ OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson, students can: listen and read the dialogue about the typhoon in Nam Dinh province for details and then do some related exercises. - use lexical items related to natural disasters - respond to good and - lexical items relatead news.d to natural disasters 1. Knowledge: a. Grammar : review H/Wh-questions b. Lexical items : - use lexical items related to natural disasters c. Pronunciation: -Clusters: 2. Skills: - Listening, Speaking, Reading,Writing and interactive skills 3. Attitude: - Cooperation, respect, having right and friendly attitudes with friends, teachers in the new school 4. Quality and competence: - Be confident and friendly with the new school environment - Develope listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction II/ TEACHING AIDS (MATERIALS) 1.Teacher’s preparation: - Lesson plan, Pictures, posters ,textbook,CD-MP3(Computer-Multi projector/cassette/ “sách mềm”) and other materials 2. Students’ preparation: - Textbook, notebook, school things. III/ WORKING ARRANGEMENTS( WAYS OF WORKING ) - Pair work , individual work, group work, T-WC IV/ TEACHING PROCEDURE: 1- Greeting`and checking students’ adtendence: Total: In: ......... Out:........ 2- Checking the old lesson 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warmer (5'): Matching 2a. Write the responses into the correct... (P27) - First, have Ss work independently. Then allow them to share answers before playing the recording for them to check. - Play the recording for Ss to repeat the phrases. - Remind Ss to pay attention to their intonation as they practice. 2a.Key: Responding to good news Responding to bad news Wow! Oh dear! That’s great! That’s awful! That’s a relief! How terrible! How wonderful! Oh no! That’s awesome! That’s shocking! I. Presentation (10') 1. Vocabulary - Teacher use different techniques to teach vocabulary (situation, realia) - Follow the seven steps of teaching vocabulary * Checking vocab: Matching (Activity 3 P27) 3. Match the natural disasters... (P27) - Work in pairs to match the words/phrases to the pictures. - Then share answers with another. - Listen and check. Then repeat the words/phrases. - typhoon (n): bão nhiệt đới - tsunami (n): sóng thần - volcanic (n): núi lửa - tornado (n): lốc xoáy - mudslide (n): lũ bùn - drought (n): hạn hán - flood (n): lũ lụt - severe (adj): khốc liệt - property (n): tài sản, của cải - Debris (n) vôi gạch đổ nat Repeat in chorus and individually Copy all the words 3. Key: 1. C 2. D 3. F 4. B 5. G 6. A 7. H 8. E 1. Listen and read (P26) * Introduction: Write the unit title on the board ‘Natural Disasters’. - Answer the questions about natural disasters that have happened where you live or anywhere else in the world that you know of. ? What was the natural disaster? ? When did it happen? ?Was there any damage to people or property? * Set the scenes: - Look at the picture. - Ask Ss questions about the picute: E.g. ? Where are Duong and Nick? ? What are they talking about? ? Which natural disasters can we see in the speech bubbles? ‘Natural Disasters’ - Answer the questions individually. - They are at school. - They are talking about Natural Disasters. - They are tornado, flood and earthquake. II. Practice (20'') 1a. Reaf the conversation again and fill the blank with no more than ... (P27) - Read each sentence and locate the information in the conversation, then choose suitable words/phrases to fill each blank. - Work independently. - Then allow them to share answers before discussing as a class. 1b. Responding to the news (P27) - T models - Focus on intonation, stressing the first syllable of ‘terrible’. - Do the same with other Ss around the class. - Refer back to the conversation to find the other phrases. - Practice saying the phrases with correct intonation. ( Play the recording again as a model if necessary). 1a. Key: 1. tropical 2. injured 3. damage 4. trapped 5. medical supplies 6. temporary accommodation T: My cat died. S: That’s terrible! Key: 1. Oh no! 2. That’s relief 3. That’s awful! 2b. Match the sentences.... (P27) - Work independently then share the answers before T gives comments. - Point out that some of the response could fit more than one statement. 2b.Key: 1.b 2.d 3. f 4. c 5. a 6. E III. Production ( 6') 4.Wrok in pairs. Ask and answer... (P27) Ask Ss which of these natural disasters can happen in Viet Nam. Then model this activity with a more able student. Next ask Ss to work in pairs. Go around to provide help. Call on some pairs to practice in front of the class. E.g: A: Which are the most common natural disasters in Thanh Hoa? B: Typhoons and floods. A: How often do they happen there? B: typhoons happen there about three or four times a year, and floods about twice a year. IV. Consolidation (2') - Sum up the main content of the lesson. V. Homework (2') - Learn by heart all the new words. - Do Ex B2,3 P20 (Workbook) - Prepare: Closer Look 1 - Answer individually - Take note