UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Lesson 6: Skills 2 I/ OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson, students can: - Listen for specific information about a natural disaster in a news report- Write a news reports on a natural disaster - Lexical items related to the topic of natural disasters 1. Knowledge: a. Grammar : review Review the use of the passive voice,H/Wh-questions b. Lexical items : 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: ...... Teacher’s activities Students’ activities I. Warm up - 5': - Brainstorming: effects of a typhoon - Work in teams: write as many words as possible II. Listening- 15' 1. Listen to the new report and correct the following statements... (p 33) - Remind Ss about listening for key words in statements. - Play the recording and ask Ss to correct the statements. Then ask two or three Ss to write their answers on the board. -Play the recording again for Ss to check the answers. 1.Key: 1. A typhoon hit Nghe An Province last night. 2. Dozens of people were seriously injured in the storm. 3. There was extensive damage to property in Cua Lo, a coastal town in Nghe An 4. The storm had already weakened when rescue workers arrived in the area. 5. According to the weather bureau, heavy rain will continue over the next few days. 2. Listen again and complete the date chart (P33) - First, ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss the missing word for each gap from the information they have heard in 1. - Then play the recording again and allow Ss to fill in the gaps as they listen. - Ask Ss to share their answers in pairs before playing the recording a final time to allow pairs to check their answers. - If time is limited, T may play only the sentences that include the information Ss need for their answers. 2.Key: 1.which 2. homeless 3. Damage 4. flood 5. debris 6. Accommodation III. Writing - 20' 3. Have you or one of your family members... (P33) - Ask Ss to make notes about a natural disaster they or one of their family members have experienced in the given table. - Remind them that they do not have to write full sentences and they can use abbreviations. - Then, ask Ss to share their notes with their partners. - T may ask some more able Ss to read out their notes to the whole class. - Pair work 4a.Use your notes in # to write a new report (P33) - Set up the writing activity. - Remind Ss that the first and most important thing is always to think about what they are going to write. In this case, Ss can use the chart in 3 as a model for their report. - T may still need to provide some help with the language necessary for writing. - Ask Ss to write a draft report first. Then have them write their final version in class or at home, depending on time allowed. - If they write in class, they can also do it in pairs or groups. - T may display all or some of the reports on the wall/board and invite other Ss to give comments. - Ss to give comments. Ss edit and revise their reports as homework. - Group work IV. Consolidation (3') - Sum up the main content of the lesson. V. Homework (2') - Do Ex in exercise book - Prepare: Unit 9: Looking back - Answer - Take note