Lesson Plan 12 – Ham Thuan Bac High School UNIT 9 DESERTS Period 56 SPEAKING A. Aims: Help students list some kinds of trees and animals living in deserts and talk about natural features of deserts 1. Knowledge: - General knowledge: Trees and animals living in deserts and natural features of deserts. - Language: + Express their ideas about trees and animals living, natural features of deserts + The tenses. - New words: words related to trees and animals living, natural features of deserts. 2. Skills: - Improve students’ speaking skill - Use the Future Perfect Tense to talk about trees and animals, natural features in deserts. B. Methods: Words of subject and activity Communicative approach C. Teaching aids : Textbook, posters, pictures, …. D. Procedures: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES I. WARM – UP ( 5min.) - Ask Ss to discuss the questions. → Introduces the new lesson. "In today’s speaking section, you will practice Talking about natural features of deserts" II. PRESENTATION ( 35 min.) 1. Pre-speaking: - Ask Ss to study the requirements in tasks then find out the new words - Help Ss with the vocabulary and pronunciation - Elicit some useful expressions: Rub out and remember 2. While – speaking Task 1: Tick the trees and animals that you think might exist in a desert - Asks Ss to practice "ASK and ANSWER" following the model below: A: What animal can live in a desert? B: I think it is ……… A: Why can ……. live in a desert? B: Because ………………… Listen, discuss and answer. * Expected answers - …………… Listen, look, guess, repeat, copy  New words: 1. ‘eucalyptus (n) : cay khuynh diep 2. date palm (n) : cay cha la 3. ‘cactus (n) : cay xuong rong 4. ‘lizard (n) : con than lan - Listen. - Read in pairs - Group works. - Go to the board to match FEEDBACK 1: - Students do as teacher’s requirement. - Students stand up and read aloud. -Listen to the teacher and practice in pairs -Students divide in pairs. Composer: Nguyeãn Thò Höng Page 1 05/06/2013 Cactus (n) Date-palm (n) - camel (n) What kind of trees and animals can live in deserts? Lesson Plan 12 – Ham Thuan Bac High School A: What kind of trees can live in a desert? B: I think it is ……… A: Why can ………… live in a desert? B: Because ……………………………. The Simple Tense can be used - Invite some Ss to read aloud their dialogue. - Correct mistakes if necessary. Task 2: Find out natural features of a desert. - Guide Ss to do Task 2, - Ticks a poster to supply materials: hot, little rainfall, wet, sandy , dry, much rainfall, few people , much sunshine, many flowers , few animals , windy , snowy . NATURAL FEATURES * Climate: - dry, hot, windy… very cold (night) * Rainfall: - very little, * People / animals: - few * Sunshine: - much * Soil: - sandy, hot * Seasons: hot - Asks Ss to find out among them, what are the natural features. - Asks Ss to work in pairs - Feed back: Give marks to better pairs 3. After – speaking: Task 3 You are going on an expedition across a desert with some of your friends. Choose the five most important things you should bring along with you . Teacher models with a student ; A: Are you going on an expedition across a desert? B: Yes, I am . A: What will you bring along with you ? B: I will . A: Why will you bring . ? B: Because - Invite some groups’ representatives to report their ideas. - Give feed back and make comments. III. CONSOLIDATION & HOMEWORK (5') -Write the application process again - Prepare for part C - LISTENING -Students express their opinions FEED BACK 2: - Students work with the teacher. - Students find out. - Students report their ideas in front of class. Model: In a desert, the climate is very different. It is extremely hot all day and surprisingly cold in the evening. ………. - Discuss in groups of four Ss - Asks Ss to discuss and practice in groups - Present the modal in front of the class - Take notes and do the exercise at home. Goodbye! Experience: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Composer: Nguyeãn Thò Höng Page 2 05/06/2013 . : con than lan - Listen. - Read in pairs - Group works. - Go to the board to match FEEDBACK 1: - Students do as teacher’s requirement. - Students stand. Climate: - dry, hot, windy… very cold (night) * Rainfall: - very little, * People / animals: - few * Sunshine: - much * Soil: - sandy, hot * Seasons: hot - Asks