Planning date: .01.2013 Teaching dates 9A,B,C: .......01.2013

Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Period 42: Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and Read

1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
a. Knowledge
- Read the dialogue about saving water to understand the details.
- Know some ways on how to save energy.
b. Skills
Practice and improve all skills.
c. Behavior
Be interested in saving the energy.
2. Preparation:
a. Teacher: Textbook; Teaching plan; pictures; tape; cassette.
b. Students: Textbook; notebook; school things; do homework; prepare well for new lesson.
3. Procedures
*Organization
T: greet and check the attendance.
Sts: reply.
9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:
a. Check the old lesson (10’)
Written test
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms:
1. If she (go) to work late again, she will lose her job.
2. If you get up early, you (go) to school on time.
3. If people (stop) using dynamite for fishing, many creatures will be well preserved.
4. If the homework (not be) long and difficult, I (finish) it on time.
* Answer key :( 2 pts for each correct verb)
1. goes
2. will go
3. stop
4. isn’t, will finish
Warm up (5’)
* Chatting:
T: ask Sts to look at the pictures on page 57 (TB) then ask them some questions to lead - in:








? Is the TV on?
- Yes. It is.
? Who is watching TV?
- No one.
? Is the light still burning?










- Yes. It is.
? What is happening with the faucets?










S: They are running.
? Must we pay for water and electricity we use in our home?
- Yes. Of course.
? What should we do to save our energy and money?
Sts: think of the answers for the last question.
T: call on some Sts to give out their answers in front of the class, give feedback.
* Possible answers:
- They should turn off the faucets when they don`t use them.
- They should switch off the lights before going to bed or out.
- They should turn off the television or the radio when they don`t watch or listen to it.
Etc …
T: How to save energy. Let’s begin the lesson.
b. New lesson
* Presentation (10’)
T: ask Sts some questions:
? How much do your family pay for the water you use a month?
? Is it enormous or little?
? Have you ever paid 200.000 dong for your water bill?
Sts: think of the answers for the questions.
T: call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class, give feedback and elicit some new words.
(- water bill (n)(real object)- Hoá đơn tiền nước
- enormous [:] (a) To lớn. khổng lồ
- plumber [] (n)(picture) Thợ sửa chữa đường nước
- crack [kræk] (n) (crack on the wall of the class) Vết nứt, gẫy
- drip [drip] (v) (picture) rỉ, chảy nhỏ giọt
Sts: read and copy down the words in the notebook.
T: set the scene: You will listen to a dialogue between Mrs Mi and Mrs Ha. They are talking to each other about how to save energy. What kind of energy should Mrs Ha reduce to save energy and money?
Sts: listen to the teacher and think of the answer for the question.
T: call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class, give feedback then have Sts listen to the tape to check their answers whether they are right or wrong.
Sts: do the task.
T: ask Sts some questions to elicit the grammar:
? Is Mrs Ha’s water bill enormous?
- Yes.
? Does Mrs Mi advise Mrs Ha to take shower?
- Yes.
? What does she say?
- “I suggest taking shower”
Sts: answer the questions of the teacher.
T: write the model sentences on the board:
- I suggest taking shower.
? What is the form of the verb after “suggest”?
- V- ing
? When do we use this kind of sentence?
- When making