Planning date: .12.2013 Teaching dates 9A, D: .12.2013
9B: .12.2013
9C: .12.2013
Unit 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
Period 37: Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and Read

1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
a. Knowledge: Read the passage about the work of a group of conservationists to understand the details.
- Know more about some environmental problems and the solutions to them and how to protect the environment.
b. Skills
Practice and improve all skills.
c. Behavior
Be aware of protecting the environment.
2. Preparation
a.Teacher: Prepare textbook; teacher’s book; teaching plan; pictures about the environment; tape; cassette.
b. Students: Prepare textbook; notebook; school things; do homework; prepare well for new lesson.
3. Procedure
*Organization
T: greet and check the attendance.
Sts: reply.

9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:

a. Check the old lesson (2’)
T: check Sts` preparation for the lesson.
Sts: get ready.
* Warm up (8’)
* Brainstorming:
T: ask Sts to think about the environmental problems in their hometown and give out their ideas in front of the class

Environmental problems


Sts: work individually to do the task.
T: call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class, give feedback.
Sts: give out the ideas in front of the class.
* Possible answers: (In V or in E)
- the destruction of the forests
- rubbish/ garbage/ trash
- air pollution
- water pollution
- smoke from cars, motorbikes
Etc …
T: elicit some more ideas and present the new words:
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- garbage dump (n): picture – Bãi đổ rác, đống rác
- deforestation [di,fɔris`tei∫n] (n): explanation - Sự phá huỷ rừng
- dynamite [`dainəmait] (n): example - Thuốc nổ
- pesticide [`pestisaid](n): translation - Thuốc trừ sâu
- spray [sprei](v): Phun, xịt
- pollute [pə`lu:t] (v ) ơ nhiễm
- pollution [pə`lu:∫n] (n) sự ơ nhiễm
Sts: read and write down the words.
T: ask Sts to look at the six pictures on page 47 (TB) then match each picture with the words given in the box.
Sts: work individually to do the task then compare the answers in pairs.
T: call on some Sts to give out their answers in front of the class, give feedback and correct mistakes if necessary.
( Answers:







a. air pollution







b.sprayingpesticides







c. garbage dump








d. water pollution







e. deforestation







f. dynamite fishing



Sts: write the answers in the notebook.
T: ask Sts to think of the answer for the question:
? Why do the writers of this book show us these pictures?
Sts: do the task.
* Possible answer:
- Because they want us to know that our environment is being polluted and we should do something to save it.
T: set the scene: In this lesson, you are going to listen and read a passage about the work of the conservationists to protect the environment.
Sts: listen to the teacher.
b. New lesson
* Presentation (10’)
(T: elicit some new words:
- shore [∫ɔ:] (n): translation - Bờ biển, bờ hồ
- rock [rɔk] (n): real object – Đá, khối đá
- disappointed [,disə`pɔint] (a): translation - Thất vọng, chán ngán
- achieve [ə`t∫i:v] (v): dạt được
- conservationist [kənsə:`vei∫ənist] (n): eplain - người ủng hộ việc bảo vệ mơi trường thiên nhiên.
Sts: read and copy down the words in the notebook.
T: ask Sts to guess what the conservationists are going to do.
Sts: do the task.
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.
The content of the text
Mr. Brown is talking to some volunteer conservationists."I want everyone to listen carefully, please."First of all, I`d like you to divide into three groups.Each group should take five plastic bags.Once you have filled a bag, come