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Date of Preparation: December 29, 2008
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas, and guessing meaning in context.</i>
<i>- Use the information they have read to discuss the topic of deserts.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>- The students may lack vocabulary related to the topic.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids</b>: -Textbooks, pictures, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure:</b></i>
Steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up:</b></i>
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class
<i><b>Pre-reading:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Discussions:</b></i>
- Require the students to work in pairs to observe the pictures provided and discuss the
questions:
<i>1- What do you know about deserts?</i>
<i>2- What kinds of plants and animals live in a desert?</i>
<i>3- Name some of the countries which have deserts?</i>
- Monitor the class and offer help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class.
- Ask the other students to give comments on their friends’ presentation.
- Give feedback and comments.
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Pre-teaching Vocabulary:</b></i>
<i>- circle (v.):</i>
<i>- comprise (v.):</i>
<i>- range (n.):</i>
<i>- territory (n.):</i>
<i>- eastward (adv.):</i>
<i>- corridor (n.):</i>
<i>- pale (adj.): </i>
- Instruct the students to read these words.
- Pair work and
- Whole class
<i><b>While-reading:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 1: Task 1: Guessing Meaning in Context:</b></i>
- Have the students to wok individually to read the passage quickly and then give the
Vietnamese equivalents to the words and phrases provided.
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>1- stretch: - <b>kÐo dµi, căng ra</b></i>
- Require the students to read the passage and then stop at the lines where there is the
word / phrase and try to guess the Vietnamese meaning basing on the contexts.
- Ask the students to share their answers with their friends.
- Go round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices.
- Check the answers with the whole class and give comments.
<i><b>➣</b><b> Expected </b></i>
<i>2- sandy: - <b>cã c¸t</b></i>
<i>3- aerial survey: - <b>khảo sát trên không</b></i>
<i>4- Royal Geographical Society of Australia: - <b>Hội Địa lý Hoàng gia Australia</b></i>
<i>5- Australia Aborigine: - <b>thỉ d©n Australia</b></i>
<i>6- dune: - <b>đụn cát</b></i>
<i>7- sloping: - <b>dèc thoai tho¶i</b></i>
<i>8- steep: - <b>dốc đứng</b></i>
<i>9- hummock: - <b>gò, đống</b></i>
<i>10- crest: - <b>đỉnh (gò / ng)</b></i>
<i>11- spifinex: - <b>cỏ lá nhọn ở vùng sa mạc Australia</b></i>
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Activity 2: Task 2: True </b></i>–<i><b> False:</b></i>
- Have the students work in pairs to read the passage again and state whether the
statements provided are True or False.
- Require the students to read the statements carefully to make sure that they understand
the statements.
- Ask the students to share their answers with other pairs.
- Control the class and offer help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present read their answers and explain their choices.
- Check the answers with whole class.
<i><b>➣</b><b> Expected Answers: </b></i>
<i><b>1-F</b></i> <i><b>2- F</b></i> <i><b>3- T</b></i> <i><b>4- F</b></i> <i><b>5- F</b></i> <i><b>6- T</b></i>
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Activity 3: Task 3: Answering Questions:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs to read the passage again and answer the questions
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>1- What are the names of the three great stretches of sandy deserts which circle the</i>
<i>center of Australia?</i>
<i>- They are Great Victoria Deserts, Gibbon, Great Sandy and Tanami Deserts and</i>
<i>Simpson Desert.</i>
- Have the students compare their answers with other pairs.
- Go round the class to control and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to read their answers and ask the other students to give
comments on their friends’ presentation.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣</b><b> Expected Answers: </b></i>
<i>2- It lies between Lake Eyre in the South, the Macdonnel Ranges in the North, the</i>
<i>Mulligan and the Diamantina Rivers in the East, and the Macumba and Finke Rivers in</i>
<i>3- In 1845.</i>
<i>4- He was the President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical</i>
<i>Society of Australia.</i>
<i>5- They took camels across the desert.</i>
<i>6- In the Western part, they are short, mostly less than 10 meters high, and in the</i>
<i>Northern part, they are parallel and are up to 20 meters high.</i>
<i>7- Two. They are hummock grasses and spifinex.</i>
- Pair work and
whole class.
- Pair work and
whole class.
<i><b>Post-reading:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in groups and read the story provided and answer the
questions that follow.
- Go round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class.
- Require the other students to give comments on their friends’ presentation.
- Give feedback
- Group work and
whole class
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- Require the students to remember the new words and to prepare for the Speaking.
Date of Preparation: December 31, 2008
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Explain why some kinds of trees and animals can exist in deserts.</i>
<i>- Talk about natural features of deserts.</i>
<i>- Explain why some things should be brought along while going across a desert.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>- The students may not have enough vocabulary to talk about the topic.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids</b>: -Textbooks, pictures, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure:</b></i>
Steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up:</b></i>
<i><b>* Network:</b></i>
- Require the students to make a list of deserts in the world and say where they are and
what is the largest.
- Give feedback and lead in the New Lesson:
- Whole class
<i><b>Practice:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b>Activity 1:</b><b>Task 1: </b></i>
<i><b>* Pre-teaching Vocabulary:</b></i>
<i>- eucalyptus (n.):</i>
<i>- cactus (n.):</i>
<i>- date palm (n.):</i>
<i>- frog (n.):</i>
<i>- fox (n.);</i>
<i>- lizard (n.):</i>
<i>- goat (n.):</i>
<i>- expedition (n.): </i>
- Instruct the students to practice reading the words and phrases
<i><b>* Checking Trees and Animals that May Exist in Deserts:</b></i>
- Have the students work in pairs to discuss what animals and trees that they
- Whole class
- Pair work and
<i>Gobi</i>
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>Camels can live in deserts. They can exist without food and water for a long time.</i>
<i>However, frogs can hardly exist in a desert because there is almost no water for them</i>
<i>to survive. etc.</i>
- Ask the students to exchange their ideas with another pair.
- Go round the class to control and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class.
- Require the others to give comments on their friend’s presentation.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>☞</b><b>Activity 2: Task 2: Finding out Natural Features of a Desert:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs again to find out as many features of a desert
<i>- climate</i>
<i>- rainfall</i>
<i>- plants / trees</i>
<i>- animals</i>
<i>- soil</i>
<i>- seasons</i>
- Ask the students to share their ideas with other pairs.
- Go round the class to check and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class and ask the others to comment.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Suggested Ideas: </b></i>
<i>1- There is almost no water in a desert.</i>
<i>2- It is a hot, dry and sandy place.</i>
<i>3- There are a few animals and plants existing in a desert.</i>
<i>4- Little rain falls in a desert.</i>
<i>5- Some deserts are hot all the year round, but some can be cold for most of the year.</i>
<i><b>☞</b><b>Activity 3: Task 3: Discussing and Choosing the Things to Bring along with in an </b></i>
<i><b>Expedition:</b></i>
- Require the students to work in groups and imagine that they are going on an
expedition across a desert with their friends then discuss and choose the five most
important things they should bring along with them and explain their choice, using the
cues provided.
- Control the class and offer help is necessary.
- Call on some representatives from groups to present.
- Ask the students to comment on their friends’ presentation.
- Give final feedback and comments
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Suggested Answers: </b></i>
<i>- I think we will bring a lot of food and water. Thy can help us to survive in the desert in</i>
<i>case we get lost.</i>
<i>- I think we should bring a box of matches because we will need them to make a fire at</i>
<i>night.</i>
<i>- In my opinion, we should hire a camel because it will help us carry our food and</i>
<i>water.</i>
<i>- I think, we should bring a gun along with us because…….</i>
whole class.
- Pair work and
whole class
- Group work and
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- Require the students to write a paragraph about life in a desert and prepare for the
Listening.
Date of Preparation: January 2, 2009
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Develop such listening micro-skills as extensive listening for specific details. </i>
<i>- Use the information they have to talk about deserts</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>-The students may find it difficult to catch some exact words.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids: - </b>Textbooks, cassette player, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure</b><b>:</b></i>
steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class.
<i><b>Pre-listening:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 1: Discussion:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs to discuss the question:
<i>1- What is a desert?</i>
<i>2- How is a desert formed?</i>
<i>3- Can human beings make a desert? Why / Why not?</i>
- Require the students to compare their answers with another pair.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class.
- Give feedback and comments.
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 2: Pre-teaching Vocabulary:</b></i>
- Elicit from the students some words taken from the listening passage.
<i>- needle (n.):</i>
<i>- colony (n.):</i>
<i>- Tigris </i>–<i> Euphrates (n.):</i>
<i>- edge (n.):</i>
<i>- canal (n.):</i>
- Instruct the students to practice reading these words and phrases and the ones listed
in this part.
- Pair work and whole
class.
- Whole class.
<i><b>While-listening:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 3: Task 1: True - False:</b></i>
- Instruct the students to listen to an expert talking about deserts, what they are and
how they are formed and then decide whether the statements provided are True or
False.
- Before playing the tape, ask the students to read the statements carefully to make
sure that they understand the statements.
- Play the tape the first time for the students to listen to and take notes of the
answers.
- Ask for the students’ answers and write them on the board.
- Play the tape again for the students to check their answers.
<i>-</i>Ask the students to compare their answers with a partner.
- Call on some students to read and explain their answers and ask the others to
comment.
- Play the tape the last time to check with the class.
<i><b>➣</b></i>
<i><b>1- T </b></i> <i><b>2- F</b></i> <i><b>3- T</b></i> <i><b>4- F</b></i> <i><b>5- T</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 4: Task 2: Answering Questions:</b></i>
- Require the students to listen to the tape again and answer the questions provided.
- Before playing the tape, ask the students to read the questions carefully, underline
the key words and try to find the answers using the information they got in Task 1.
- Ask the students to share their ideas with a friend.
- Play the tape for the students to answer the questions.
- Have the students work in pairs to compare their answers with their partner.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices and ask the
others to comment.
- Play the tape for the last time to check with the class.
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Expected Answers:</b> </i>
<i>1- It examines deserts, what they are and how they are formed.</i>
<i>2- It is hot, dry, sandy place. It is also a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun</i>
<i>shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless.</i>
<i>3- Nature and humans.</i>
<i>4- They contribute by eating every plant they can find. This makes the land become</i>
<i>desert.</i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 5: Task 3: Filling in the Gaps:</b></i>
- Ask the students to listen to the tape again and fill in the gaps in the summary with
the missing words.
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Expected Answers:</b> </i>
<i>1- 90 %</i>
<i>2- smaller plants</i>
<i>3- prevent</i>
<i>4- spreading</i>
<i>5- capital</i>
<i>6- canals</i>
- Individual work, pair
work and whole class
- Individual work, pair
work and whole class
<i><b>Post-listening:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 6: Summarizing Main Ideas:</b></i>
<i>1- What is a desert?</i>
<i>2- What causes the growth of a desert?</i>
<i>3- What should humans do to prevent the growth of deserts?</i>
- Go round the class to provide help if necessary.
- Call on some representatives to present in front of the class and elicit feedback from
the class.
- Give final feed back and comments.
- Group work and
whole class
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson
- Require the students to prepare for the Writing.
- Whole class
Period 58: writing
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Write a composition describing main features of the Sahara Desert.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>-Some students may not be familiar with this kind of writing.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids: </b>-Textbooks, handouts</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure</b><b>:</b></i>
steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up: </b></i>
<i><b>* Discussions:</b></i>
<i>1- Where is the Sahara Desert?</i>
<i>2- How large is it?</i>
<i>3- What is the weather in the Sahara Desert like?</i>
<i>4- Name some of the natural features of the Sahara Desert?</i>
<i>5- What kinds of animals and plants exist in this desert?</i>
- Control the class and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some pairs to present in front of the class.
- Check the answers with the whole class and lead in the new Lesson.
- Pair work and whole
class
<i><b>Pre-writing:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 1: Pre-teaching Vocabulary:</b></i>
<i>- extend (v.):</i>
<i>- arid (adj.):</i>
<i>- moisture (n.):</i>
<i>- elevation (n.):</i>
<i>- tableland (n.):</i>
<i>- acacia (n.);</i>
<i>- gazelle (n.):</i>
<i>- antelope (n.):</i>
<i>- jackal (n.):</i>
- Instruct the students to practice reading these words.
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 2: Eliciting the General Outline:</b></i>
<i>General description:</i>
<i>- Geography (Location)</i>
<i>- Area</i>
<i>- Natural Features (Climate / Rainfall / Elevation / Animals / Plants)</i>
<i>Conclusion:</i>
- Whole class
- Whole class
<i><b>While-writing:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 3: Writing a Composition about the Sahara Desert:</b></i>
- Have the students to work individually to write a composition about the Sahara Desert,
using the information from the table provided and the general outline above.
- Go round the class to control and offer help if necessary.
<i><b>Post- writing :</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs, exchanging their compositions for peer correction.
- Go around the class to observe and collect mistakes and errors.
- Collect some writings for quick feedback.
- Write some typical errors on the board and elicit self and peer correction.
- If necessary require one student to write his / her compositions on the board and ask
for the students’ comments.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣ </b></i>
<i>The Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, is in northern Africa. It extends</i>
<i>from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past the Red Sea to Iraq. The desert lies largely in</i>
<i>Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Sudan.</i>
<i>The Sahara Desert has a total area of more than 9,065,000 sq km. It is 1,610 km wide</i>
<i>and about 5,150 km long. It has arid land and dry climate (moisture is almost totally</i>
<i>absent. The weather is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Although the land</i>
<i>is sandy and there are many large dunes of sand in the desert, few oases exist.</i>
<i>There are few forms of anima and vegetable life existing in the Sahara Desert. The</i>
<i>most popular animals are gazelle, antelope, fox, jackal, and camel, and the main trees</i>
<i>are cactus, the date palm, and a form of acacia.</i>
<i>………</i>
- Pair work and whole
class
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson
- Require the students to rewrite their compositions and prepare for the Language
Focus.
- Whole class
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Distinguish between the full and contracted forms of auxiliaries correctly.</i>
<i>- Use the conjunctions: <b>so, but, however</b> and <b>therefore</b> appropriately.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>-The students may not have enough time to finish all the work.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids: </b>-Textbooks, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure</b><b>:</b></i>
steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up:</b></i>
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class.
<i><b>Pronunciation: </b></i>
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Full & contracted forms of auxiliaries:</b></i>
- Elicit from the students the differences between the full and contracted forms of
auxiliaries.
- Read the phrases in each column all at once and ask them to pay attention to how
the full and contracted forms of the auxiliaries are pronounced.
- Read the phrases with the repetition of the students.
- Have the students practice pronouncing the phrases in pairs.
- Go round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Ask some students to pronounce the phrases and give corrections if necessary.
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Practicing reading sentences: </b></i>
- Read the sentences for the students to listen to and ask them to repeat.
- Have the students work in pairs to practice reading the sentences.
- Go round the class to control and provide help if necessary.
- Ask some students to read the sentences and give feedback.
<i><b>Grammar: conjunctions: so, but, however & therefore</b></i>
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Presentation : </b></i>
- Elicit from the students the use of conjunctions: <i><b>so, but, however</b></i> and <i><b>therefore</b></i>
(briefly).
- Ask the students to give examples for illustrations.
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Practice: </b></i>
<i><b>* Exercise 1:</b></i>
<i><b>- Ask the students to work individually to read the sentences provided and then add</b></i>
<i><b>so or but and a comma where appropriate.</b></i>
<i>e.g.</i> <i>- It began to rain, <b>so</b> I opened my umbrella.</i>
<i>- It began to rain, <b>but</b> he did not open his umbrella.</i>
- Require the students to compare their answers with a partner.
- Go round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Whole class
- Whole class
- Whole class
- Call on some students to read their answers and ask the others to make comments.
- Check the answers with the whole class and provide corrective feedback.
<i><b>➣ </b></i>
<i>2- but</i>
<i>3- so</i>
<i>4- but</i>
<i>5- so</i>
<i>6- but</i>
<i>7- but</i>
<i>8- so</i>
<i><b>* Exercise 2: </b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs to read the sentences provided and then
<i>e.g.</i> <i>1- Dan did not study for the exam, <b>however / but</b> Lan did.</i>
- Require the students to compare their answers with another pair.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices and ask the
other students to comment on their friends’ presentation.
- Give final feedback.
<i><b>➣ </b></i>
<i>2- however</i>
<i>3- yet</i>
<i>4- so</i>
<i>5- but</i>
<i>6- However</i>
<i>7- however</i>
<i>8- but</i>
<i><b>* Exercise 3: </b></i>
- Have the students work individually to read the sentences provided and add <i><b>so,</b></i>
<i><b>therefore</b></i> or <i><b>however</b></i>
<i>e.g.</i> <i>- It began to get dark, <b>so</b> I turned on the light.</i>
<i>- I think, <b>therefore</b> I am.</i>
- Require the students to compare their answers with a partner.
- Go round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to read their answers and ask the others to make comments.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣ </b></i>
<i>1- therefore</i>
<i>2- so</i>
<i>3- so</i>
<i>4- Therefore</i>
<i>5- However</i>
<i>6- Therefore</i>
<i>7- so</i>
<i>8- However</i>
- Pair work and whole
class
- Individual work, pair
work and whole class
<i><b>Wrapping-up</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- Require the students to prepare for Unit 9. - Whole class.
Date of Preparation: January 9, 2009
Period 60: Reading
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas, and guessing meaning in context.</i>
<i>- Use the information they have read to discuss the topic of endangered species.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>- The students may lack vocabulary related to the topic.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids</b>: -Textbooks, pictures, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure:</b></i>
Steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up:</b></i>
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class
<i><b>Pre-reading:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Discussions:</b></i>
- Require the students to work in pairs to observe the pictures provided and discuss the
questions:
<i>1- Which of the animals and insects in the pictures can be found in Vietnam?</i>
<i>2- Which of them is / are in danger of becoming extinct?</i>
- Monitor the class and offer help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class.
- Ask the other students to give comments on their friends’ presentation.
- Give feedback and comments.
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Pre-teaching Vocabulary:</b></i>
- Elicit from the students some new words taken from the passage:
<i>- biologist (n.):</i>
<i>- identify (v.):</i>
<i>- exploit (v.):</i>
<i>- exploitation (n.):</i>
<i>- drainage (n.):</i>
<i>- urbanization (n.):</i>
<i>- vulnerable (adj.);</i>
<i>- enact (v.):</i>
<i>- over-hunt (v.):</i>
- Instruct the students to read these words.
- Pair work and
whole class.
- Whole class
<i><b>While-reading:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 1: Task 1: Matching:</b></i>
- Have the students to wok individually to read the passage quickly and study the table
provided then math each noun in Column A with a suitable definition in Column B.
- Instruct the students to read the passage and stop at the lines the nouns appear
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i><b>1- C</b>: extinction: - a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops</i>
<i>existing. </i>
- Ask the students to share their answers with their friends.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices.
- Check the answers with the whole class and give comments.
<i><b>➣</b><b> Expected </b></i>
<i><b>2- D</b></i> <i><b>3- A</b></i> <i><b>4- B</b></i>
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Activity 2: Task 2: Multiple Choice:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs to read the passage again and then choose the
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i><b>➣</b></i>
<i>1- The number of species around the globe threatened with extinction is over…</i>
<i> <b>A-</b> 7,200 <b>B-</b> 8,300 <b>C-</b> 1,600 <b>D-</b> 15,000.</i>
<i>The answer is <b>C</b>.</i>
- Go round the class to control and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices.
- Check the answers with the whole class.
<i><b>➣</b><b> Expected Answers: </b></i>
<i><b>2- B</b></i> <i><b>3- A</b></i> <i><b>4- A</b></i> <i><b>5- D</b></i>
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Activity 3: Task 3: </b></i>
- Have the students work in pairs again to read the passage and find the evidence in the
passage to support the statements provided.
- Require the students to read the statements carefully to make sure they understand the
statements.
- Go round the class and offer help if necessary.
- Ask the students to compare their answers with other pairs.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices.
- Give feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣</b><b> Expected Answers: </b></i>
<i>1- Pollution is one of the main causes of species extinction: <b>- The first sentence of the</b></i>
<i><b>second paragraph</b></i>
<i>2- Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things: <b>- The third</b></i>
<i><b>paragraph</b></i>
<i>3- There are a number of ways to help save endangered species: <b>- The fourth paragraph</b></i>
- Pair work and
whole class.
- Pair work and
whole class.
<i><b>Post-reading:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in groups to summarize the reading passage by
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>1- Over 15,000 plant and animal species all over the world are threatened with</i>
<i>extinction.</i>
- Go round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class.
- Require the other students to give comments on their friends’ presentation.
- Give feedback
<i><b>➣</b><b> Suggested Answers: </b></i>
<i>2- The main causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial exploitation</i>
<i>and pollution.</i>
<i>3- Biodiversity is important for humans as it provides food, clean air, water, fertile soil</i>
<i>and other products.</i>
<i>4- Different efforts have been made to conserve endangered species.</i>
- Group work and
whole class
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- Require the students to remember the new words and to prepare for the Speaking.
- Whole class
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Ask and answer about endangered species.</i>
<i>- Talk about the information of some endangered animals.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>- The students may not be confident enough to talk about the topic.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids</b>: -Textbooks, pictures, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure:</b></i>
Steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up:</b></i>
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class
<i><b>Practice:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b>Activity 1:</b><b>Task 1: </b></i>
- Have the students work in pairs to practice asking and answering the
<i>1- What do you call Gấu Trúc, Tê Giác, Hæ, Voi in English?</i>
<i>2- In which sort of habitats can you find each of these animals?</i>
<i>3- Which of these animals can be kept as a pet or used for food or medicine?</i>
<i>4- Which of them is / are endangered?</i>
- Ask the students to exchange their ideas with their friends.
- Go round the class to control and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to read their answers.
- Require the others to give comments on their friend’s presentation.
- Give final feedback.
<i><b> </b><b>➣</b><b> Suggested Answers</b></i>
<i>1- We call them panda , rhino , tiger and elephant respectively.</i>“ ” “ ” “ ” “ ”
<i>2- Panda can be seen in bamboo forests in China. Rhinos can be found in grasslands</i>
<i>and sub-tropical forests. Tigers and elephants are seen in forests,…</i>
<i>3- None of these animals can be kept as a pet, except for tigers that can be used for</i>
<i>medicine.</i>
<i>4- All of them are. </i>
<i><b>☞ </b><b>Activity 2: Task 2: </b></i>
- Require the students to work in pairs again to study the information provided about
some endangered animals and practice asking & answering about them as followed:
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>A: - Where do giant pandas live?</i>
<i>B: - In bamboo forests in the mountains in central and western China.</i>
<i>A: - What is the population of pandas in the world?</i>
<i>B: - Only about 600.</i>
<i>A: - How high are they?</i>
<i>B: - They are from 1.2 to 1.5 m high.</i>
<i>A: - What is their average weight?</i>
- Pair work and
whole class.
<i>B: - Between 75 and 160 kg.</i>
<i>B: - Their average lifetime is about 20 to 30 years.</i>
<i>A: - Are they in danger of extinction?</i>
<i>B: - Yes. Their population is in decline/</i>
<i>A: - Why?</i>
<i>B: - Because their natural habitat is being destroyed and they are being hunted</i>
<i>illegally for commercial trade. </i>
- Require the students to share their ideas with another pair.
- Go round the class and offer help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class and ask the other students to
comment on their friends’ presentation.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>☞</b><b>Activity 3: Task 3: </b></i>
- Ask the students to work in groups to take turn to give an oral report on the
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>A: - Tigers are, perhaps, the most hunted animals in the world today.</i>
<i>B: - Yes. They are hunted for medicine almost everywhere. There are only about 6,000</i>
<i>left.</i>
<i>………</i>
- Go round the class to check and provide help if necessary.
- Call on some representatives to present in front of the class and ask the rest of the
class to give comments on their friends’ presentation.
- Give final feedback and comments.
- Group work and
whole class.
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- Require the students to write a paragraph about endangered species in Vietnam and
prepare for the Listening.
- Whole class
Date of Preparation: January 14, 2009
<i><b>I- Objectives</b><b>: - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:</b></i>
<i>- Develop such listening micro-skills as extensive listening for specific details. </i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>-The students may find it difficult to catch some exact words.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids: - </b>Textbooks, cassette player, handouts.</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure</b><b>:</b></i>
steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up:</b></i>
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class.
<i><b>Pre-listening:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 1: Discussion:</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs to read the questions and answers provided
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>1- You can find gorillas in………</i>
<i> A- Europe B- Asia C- Africa </i>
<i><b>➣</b>The correct answer is<b> C.</b></i>
- Require the students to compare their answers with another pair.
- Call on some students to read their answer in front of the class and explain their
choice.
- Give feedback and comments.
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 2: Pre-teaching Vocabulary:</b></i>
- Elicit from the students some words taken from the listening passage and instruct
them to practice reading the words provided:
<i>- bared teeth:</i>
<i>- silverback (n.):</i>
<i>- sub-adult (n.): </i>
<i>- nest (n./v.):</i>
<i>- forest ranger (n.):</i>
<i>- creature (n.):</i>
- Ask the students to guess what topic they are going to deal with in the Listening.
- Lead in the New Lesson.
- Pair work and whole
class.
- Whole class.
<i><b>While-listening:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 3: Task 1: Multiple Choice:</b></i>
- Instruct the students to listen to the passage about gorillas and choose the best
answer for each question.
- Before playing the tape, ask the students to study the questions and answers
carefully and try to guess the answers basing on their general knowledge.
- Play the tape the first time for the students to listen to and take notes of the
answers.
- Ask for the students’ answers and write them on the board.
- Play the tape again for the students to check their answers.
<i>-</i>Ask the students to compare their answers with a partner.
- Call on some students to read and explain their answers and ask the others to
comment.
- Play the tape the last time to check with the class.
<i><b>➣</b></i>
<i><b>1- A</b></i> <i><b>2- B</b></i> <i><b>3- D</b></i> <i><b>4- C</b></i> <i><b>5- D</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 4: Task 2: Completing the Chart:</b></i>
- Require the students to listen to the tape again and complete the chart provided with
the information they hear.
- Before playing the tape, ask the students to study the chart carefully, underline the
key words and try to find the answers using the information they got in Task 1.
- Play the tape for the students to answer the questions.
- Have the students work in pairs to compare their answers with their partner.
- Call on some students to read their answers and explain their choices and ask the
others to comment.
- Play the tape for the last time to check with the class.
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Expected Answers:</b></i>
<i><b>general features</b></i> <i>(1) <b>peaceful</b>, gentle, sociable, and (2) <b>plant-eating</b></i>
<i><b>group members</b></i> <i>the silverback, one or two sub-adult males, (3<b>) a few</b></i>
<i><b>females and their young</b></i>
<i><b>food</b></i> <i>(4) <b>plants and a few insects</b> and worms</i>
<i><b>place for sleeping</b></i> <i>nest (5) <b>in trees</b> or (6) <b>in grasses</b></i>
<i><b>causes</b></i> <i><b>of</b></i> <i><b>being</b></i>
<i><b>endangered</b></i>
<i>(7) <b>civil wars</b>, hunters killing them for food, (8) <b>forests</b></i>
<i><b>being cut down</b></i>
- Individual work, pair
<i><b>Post-listening:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 5: Summarizing the Passage:</b></i>
<i><b> </b></i>- Have the students work in groups to summarize the main ideas of the passage
using the information in Task 1 and Task 2.
- Go round the class to provide help if necessary.
- Call on some students to present in front of the class and elicit feedback from the
class.
- Give final feed back and comments.
- Group work and
whole class
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson
- Require the students to prepare for the Writing. - Whole class
Date of Preparation: January 16, 2009
<i>- Write about measures to protect endangered species and possible results.</i>
<i><b>II-Methods: </b>-Integrated, mainly communicative.</i>
<i><b>III-Anticipated Problems: </b>-Some students may not have sufficient vocabulary to write.</i>
<i><b>IV-Teaching Aids: </b>-Textbooks, handouts</i>
<i><b>V- Procedure</b><b>:</b></i>
steps Work
arrangement
<i><b>Warm-up: </b></i>
<i><b>* Chatting:</b></i> - Whole class
<i><b>Pre-writing:</b></i>
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 1: Suggesting Possible Measures:</b></i>
<i>e.g</i>
<i>.</i>
<i>1- People do not know much about the need to protect rare and endangered animals<b>.</b></i>
<i><b>We should organize different activities to raise people s awareness of the need to</b></i>’
<i><b>protect animals.</b></i>
- Go round the class and offer help if necessary.
- Call on some students to read their answers and ask the other students to give
comments.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣ </b><b>Expected Answers: </b></i>
<i>2- Projects to save endangered animals do not have sufficient funds. <b>Therefore, we</b></i>
<i><b>should carry activities to appeal to international organizations, governmental</b></i>
<i><b>agencies, associations and individuals to contribute money to the protection of rare</b></i>
<i><b>and endangered animals.</b></i>
<i>3- The habitats for endangered animals are being seriously damaged and polluted<b>.</b></i>
<i><b>The people and the governments all over the world should do their best to stop</b></i>
<i><b>destroying the habitats for animals and stop every action which does harm to the</b></i>
<i><b>environment.</b></i>
<i>4- People who live in or near endangered animals habitats have poor living</i>’
<i>conditions and rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. <b>The governments</b></i>
<i><b>should take measures to improve their people s living standard so that they do not</b></i>’
<i><b>have to rely to much on wildlife products and should educate the people be aware of</b></i>
<i><b>the importance of wildlife.</b></i>
<i>5- People keep buying fashionable wildlife products. <b>The governments should,</b></i>
<i>etc.</i>
- Pair work and whole
class
- Whole class
<i><b>☞</b><b> Activity 2: Task 2: Writing a Paragraph:</b></i>
- Have the students to work individually to write a paragraph about measures for
protecting endangered animals using the ideas they discussed in Task 1
- Require the students to write their paragraphs in 15 minutes.
- Go round the class to control and offer help if necessary.
- Individual work
<i><b>Post- writing :</b></i>
- Ask the students to work in pairs, exchanging their paragraphs for peer correction.
- Go around the class to observe and collect mistakes and errors.
- Collect some writings for quick feedback.
- Write some typical errors on the board and elicit self and peer correction.
- Provide corrections only when the students are not able to correct the errors.
- If necessary require one student to write his/her paragraph on the board and ask for
the students’ comments.
- Give final feedback and comments.
<i><b>➣ </b></i>
<i>There are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals. Firstly,</i>
<i>We should organize different activities to raise people awareness of the urgent need to protect</i>
<i>these animals. For example, we should hold international conferences, seminars and forums</i>
<i>abut the importance of ecology and biodiversity. Secondly, we should appeal for governmental</i>
<i>agencies, international agencies, associations and individuals to contribute money to the</i>
<i>protection of rare and endangered animals. Thirdly, the people and the governments all over</i>
<i>the world should do their best to stop destroying the habitats for animals and stop every action</i>
<i>which does harm to the environment. In addition, The governments should take measures to</i>
<i>improve their people’s living standard so that they do not have to rely to much on wildlife</i>
<i>products and should educate the people be aware of the importance of wildlife. Finally, the</i>
<i>governments should enact laws to strictly punish those who illegally hunt animals or purchase</i>
<i>parts of animals and associated products. If these measures are taken, our planet might be a</i>
<i>peaceful and beautiful place for all kinds of beings to live in.</i>
- Pair work and whole
class
<i><b>Wrapping-up:</b></i>
- Summarize the main points of the lesson
- Require the students to rewrite their paragraphs and prepare for the Language Focus.