UNIT 10: nature in danger Period 63: B - Speaking I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - use the required language to talk about the reasons why nature is threatened the measures for protecting it with 80% accuracy - understand more about their responsibility in the protection of our environment II Time: One period of 45 minutes III Students’ level: 11th grade students IV Class size: 40 students V Teaching aids: - Textbook, board, chalk, handouts, pictures of endangered nature and posters - A computer and a projector to present the lesson using Microsoft office PowerPoint VI Anticipated problems : - Ss may not have enough vocabulary and ideas to talk about the topic, so T has to get ready to help them VII Procedure Tim Steps Work e 1’ arrangemen t Whole class - Greeting ( teachers and students) - T checks students’ attendance WARM - UP * Competition game - Network: 4’ - T shows a network of the word “NATURE IN DANGER” on Team work the projector nature in danger ddanger - T divides the class into teams (Team A and team B) Each team has a representative who will go to the board and complete the network by writing on the board the words 3’ relating to nature in danger that they know - The winner will be the team completing the network in the shortest period of time (Time limit : minutes) - T gives suggested answers : water, air, pollutant, extinct, forest, nature, endanger, animal, … * Leading in : - T shows some pictures about nature in danger and asks some Ss to answer the questions below: 2’ What can you see in these pictures ? What problem is this ? Whole class - T calls on some Ss to give their answers, then give corrective feedback * Suggested answers : We can see : - killing endangered animals - keeping them as pets - burning forests - cutting down trees, - using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation and discharging chemical pollutants into the environment… Our nature is being threatened seriously - T leads students to the new lesson : “To know more about reasons why nature is threatened and mesures to protect it, let’s learn the new lesson.”: UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER Period 63: B – SPEAKING Talking about the reasons why nature is threaten and suggesting measures to protect the environment 10’ I TASK 1: * Aim : to focus Ss on the topic and introduce the new words and phrases to talk about the reasons why nature is threatened * Activity 1: Teaching vocabulary - T shows on the screen the vocabulary to teach : capture /kæptʃə/ (v): giam giữ Whole class recreation /rɛkrɪ’eɪʃ(ə)n/ (n) : giải trí, tiêu khiển fertilizer /fə:tɪlaɪzə/ (n): phân bón pesticide /’pɛstɪsaɪd/ (n): thuốc trừ sâu cultivation /kʌlti’veiʃn/(n): trồng trọt discharge /’dɪstʃɑ:dʒ/ (v): đổ ra, phóng - T helps Ss to pronounce the words correctly T reads them first, then asks them to repeat after in chorus and individually - T calls on Ss to make sentences with some of these words Eg: You shouldn’t use too much pesticides for cultivation * Activity 2: - T asks Ss to work individually to answer the question: “Which reason you think is the most important ?” Individual work - T calls on some students to answer * Activity 3: - T prepares handouts No1 in which T provides some ideas for their explanation for the reasons why nature is threatened, then delivers them to the Ss - T asks Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer about the most important reason why nature is threatened - T shows on the screen this model below for Ss to follow : Lan: What is the most important reason why nature is threatened? Nam: In my opinion/ I think/ I feel burning forests is the most important reason why nature is threatened Lan: Well, why you think so? Nam: Oh, forests are green lungs of the Earth where many animals live Burning forests means many plants and animals will die Lan : I strongly agree Moreover, smoke from forest fires Pair work causes air pollution - T goes around to help Ss express their ideas correctly, then calls on some pairs to practise speaking in front of the class 8’ - T gives feedback and marks afterward II TASK 2: * Aim : Ss can match the reasons in Task with possible measures for protecting the environment * Activity 1: Teaching vocabulary - T shows on the screen the vocabulary to teach : ban (v) = prohibit (v) /prə(ʊ)hɪbɪt/ : cấm Whole class encourage (v) /ɪnkʌrɪdʒ/ : khuyến khích > < discourage (v)/dɪskʌrɪdʒ/ : ngăn cản E.g.: Planting forests should be encouraged establish (v) /ɪ’stæblɪʃ/ = set up (v.phr) : thành lập E.g.: Many organizations have been established to protect rare animals - T helps Ss to pronounce the words correctly T reads them first, then asks them to repeat after in chorus and individually * Activity 2: Matching - T asks Ss to work in pairs to match the reasons in Task with possible measures for protecting the environment Problems Solutions Burning forests A Killing endangered Cutting down trees for animals for fur, skin and food cultivation should be banned Discharging chemical B Planting trees should be pollutants into environment encouraged Using fertilizers and C Keeping animals as pets Pair work pesticides for cultivation should be discouraged Killing endangered D Zoos and national parks animals for fur, skin and should be established to save food animals and plants Hunting and capturing E Animals should not be animals for recreation captured for recreation and Keeping animals as pets entertainment F All kinds of animals and plants should be protected G Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment should be prohibited H Decreasing the use of fertilizers and pesticides for farming should be encouraged - T calls on some pairs to read aloud their results, then gives corrective feedback afterward 14’ * Suggested answers: B D / F G H 5.A 6.E 7.C III TASK 3: * Aim : Ss state negative impacts made by people on the Whole class environment and suggest measures to protect it * Activity 1: Useful languages + T gives Ss some useful languages for them to expresss their ideas - should + V/ should be + p.p - should not +V/ should not be+ p.p - be extinct/ disappear - not hunt or sell animal products - ban/ prohibit / be banned / be prohibited Group work - protect / be protected - punish / be punished …… * Activity 2: - T prepares handouts No2 in which T provides Ss some suggestions ideas Threats Consequences Solutions Burning forests - Burning forests - Strictly punish the cutting down trees means many cutting of trees and for wood animals may die burning forests - Smoke from - Encourage the forest fire may planting of forests pollute the air and trees - Without trees the climate will change for worse Using fertilizers - destroy soil, - encourage the use and pesticides for pollute the air of manure cultivation and affect other - decrease the use of living species as fertilizers and well pesticides in farming Discharging Dangerous - … should be chemical chemicals can prohibited pollutants into the harm people’s - … should be fined environment lives and cause fatal diseases such as cancer, … Killing Making some -…should be endangered species disappear banned animals for fur, would create a -…should be skin and food lack of discouraged Keeping animals ecological Group work as pets Hunting or balance capturing them for recreation or entertainment - T divides the class into groups Each group will receive one of the handouts Then, T asks Ss to work in groups to report negative impacts made by people on the environment and suggest measures to protect it - T asks Ss to work in groups to practise speaking as the model - T shows on the screen a model for Ss to imitate Model Peter: People are killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food Mary: Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food should be banned Peter: Well, it is violating animals’ rights, too The best place for wild animals is natural environments John: You are right! We should protect them and tell other people not to kill them - T goes around to give help if necessary - After some minutes, Ss calls on some groups to perform in front of the class - T gives corrective feedback and marks afterward 2’ IV CONSOLIDATION - T give some pictures about pollution of the environment and Whole class the nature in danger and ask Ss to find solutions - T calls on a Ss to answer * Suggested answers: Pictures about the heavily polluted environment and nature in danger urge us to take action to protect the nature, the environment and the Earth 1’ V HOMEWORK : T asks Ss to : - Learn by heart the new words - Write a paragraph about measures to protect our natural environment - Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 10- C Listening  Whole class 10 ... know more about reasons why nature is threatened and mesures to protect it, let’s learn the new lesson.”: UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER Period 63: B – SPEAKING Talking about the reasons why nature is... Killing endangered Cutting down trees for animals for fur, skin and food cultivation should be banned Discharging chemical B Planting trees should be pollutants into environment encouraged Using... pollutant, extinct, forest, nature, endanger, animal, … * Leading in : - T shows some pictures about nature in danger and asks some Ss to answer the questions below: 2’ What can you see in these