KiÒu Xu©n Ho¹ - TiÕng Anh 9  Trêng THCS CÇn KiÖm Monday, April 5 th , 2010 Unit 10: Life on other planets Period 61: Getting started + Listen and read I. Preparation: A. Aims: Reading a text about UFOs for details to complete the notes. B. Objective: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know more about UFOs and other information about them C.Language content: * Vocabulary: spacecraft evidence capture claim meteor alien device D. Teaching aids: Textbook, , cassette, computer, projector E.Ways of working: T- whole class, pair work, group work, individual work. F. Anticipated problem: Filling wrong some words in the text. II. Procedure: Stage Teacher's activities Student's activities Warm up ( 5 minutes) * Guessing words: - Have Ss guess three words. - Give ss the number of the letters of each word and give the definition so that ss can guess the words 1 This word has 12 letters. It is the opposite of identified 2 This word has 6 letters. It means moving throught the air as a bird does 3 This word has 7 letters. It is in form . It means a things that can be seen or touched T - whole class 1. Unidentified 2. Flying ⇒ UFOs ( vËt thÓ bay kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh) 3. Objects Pre - reading (10 minutes) * Chatting: - Show the pictures on page 83 to the Ss and ask them some questions about UFOs. • What can you see in the picture ? • What do we call them in Vietnamese ? • Do you know another word for UFOs ? • Do you think they really exist ? T - whole class Flying saucer Kiều Xuân Hoạ - Tiếng Anh 9 Trờng THCS Cần Kiệm Have you ever seen any films on UFOs ? Do you want to see a UFO ? What do you want to know about UFOs ? If you saw a UFOs, what would you do ? I.Pre- teach vocabulary: - spacecraft (n): tàu vũ trụ (picture) - meteor (n): sao băng ( visual, piture) - evidence (n): bằng chứng (definition: anything that makes clear, shows or proves). - alien (n): ngời ở hành tinh khác ( denifition: person on other planets) - capture(v): bắt ( synonym: catch (by force) arrest) - device (n): dụng cụ, thiết bị (trans) - claim (v):đòi quyền, nhận là (trans) * Checking vocabulary: What and where. T - whole class Listen and guess the words from T's eliciting Repeat in chorus individually Copy them T - whole class While - reading (18 minutes) II. Guessing the meaning of the words: - Get Ss to read the text and find the words in the text that have the meanings given in * 2a on page 84: - Ask Ss to work in pair. - Give feedback. III. Complete the notes - Have Ss to do exercise 2b on page 84. - Get Ss to read the text again and complete the notes. They have to work individually then compare with their partners. - Call on some Ss to read aloud their sentences. Pairwork 1. proof, support = evidence. 2. falling star or shooting star = meteor. 3. unknown / strange people or thing = aliens. 4. bringing together or gathering = collection. 5. caught as a prisoner = captured. 6. became impossible to see = disappeared. Individual work pair work a) An aircraft, a weather balloon or a meteor b) nine large round objects traveling at about 2,800 meters an hour. c) 1,500 UFO d) UFO above their house. e) an egg - shaped object in one of his fields and also aliens collecting soil f) claimed they were capture by aliens and taken abroad a spacecraft. g) and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO h) that he saw a plate - like device at a treetop 30 meters away KiÒu Xu©n Ho¹ - TiÕng Anh 9  Trêng THCS CÇn KiÖm Post - reading (10 minutes) * Discussion: - Have the whole class discuss the topic " UFOs". - Choose a good student to be the leader. - Get the leader to make a summary of the existence of UFOs and then discuss with his / her friends. - Give the leader some questions for him/her to ask his / her friends. • Do you believe in Kenneth Arnold, or the woman who saw a UFO above her house ? • Have you ever seen a picture of an alien ? Can you imagine what the aliens are like ? Are they small or big ? Are they intelligent ? ( If yes ) why do you think so ? Whole class Pairwork Homework (2minutes) - Sumarize the main points of the lesson. - Learn by heart new words. - Do exercise 1 (page 65 - 67) - Prepare: Unit 10: speak + Language focus 1 Write down Adjustment:……………………………… ………………………………………. ……………………………………… …………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Wednesday, April 7 th , 2010 Unit 10: Life on other planets Period 62 : Speak + Language focus 1 I. Preparation: A. Aims: Practice speaking about Mars and further practice in modal verbs - may, might. B. Objective: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able talkto one another about what they think there might be on Mars, on the moon and on other planets. C.Language content: * Vocabulary: microorganism sparkling trace gemstone creature minerral D. Teaching aids: Textbook, pictures E.Ways of working: T- whole class, pair work , individual work. F. Anticipated problem: Speak wrong some words in speaking II. Procedure: Stage Teacher's activities Student's activities Warm up ( 5 minutes) * Word square S E A R T H M U M E R C U R N S A U S S R U B R A A R V C Y M O O N T S T - whole class  Earth  Sun  Mars (Hoa)  Moon Kiều Xuân Hoạ - Tiếng Anh 9 Trờng THCS Cần Kiệm - Ask students some questions about the solar system. * Which planet is the nearest to the sun? (M) * Which is the biggest? * Which is the hottest? Mercury (Thuỷ) Pre- speaking (10 minutes) I.Pre- teach vocabulary: - microorganism (n): vi sinh vật (translation) - gemstone (n): đá quí (relia) - sparkling (adj): lấp lánh (realia) - creature (n): sinh vật (translation) - trace (n): dấu vết (visual) - mineral (n): khoáng sản (example) * Checking vocabulary: ROR II. Revision of model verbs: may might * Form: May/might + infinitive * Use: We use may, might to talk about present or future possibility. - Might is normally a little less sure than may. T - whole class Listen and guess the words from T's eliciting Repeat in chorus individually Copy them While - speaking (18 minutes) I. Matching * Set the scene : A space tourist traveled to Mars, he saw many things there and noted them down. These are drawing of things. Try to guess and match the drawings with their names. - Number from 1 to 7 from left and right. II. Drill - Use the drawing to drill * Exchange: whats this? This may be water on Mars. 1. What are they? 2. Whats this? 3. What are they? 4. What are they? III. Practice the dialogue - Have students practice the dialogue between Nam and Hung on page 85. - Call on some pairs of students to practice the dialogue. - Correct their pronunciation. - Have all students work in pairs to practice the dialogue. IV. Making dialogues: - Have students make up similar dialogue about the drawings, using the cues in 3a. - Call on some pairs of students to practice their dialogue before the class. - Give feedback T - whole class 1) Minerals] 2) Water 3) Mountains 4) Plants 5) Little creatures 6) Gas 7) gemstone T - whole class They might be plants on Mars This may be gas on Mars They may be gemstones on Mars. The may be little creatures. Pairwork Whole class * Sample: You: What do these drawing say? Your friend: These may be mountains on Mars. You: And what about the red signs on the left corner? KiÒu Xu©n Ho¹ - TiÕng Anh 9  Trêng THCS CÇn KiÖm Your friend: Well, they might be gas on Mass Post - speaking ( 10minutes ) * Drill: - Have students look at the pictures on page 89-90 to do exercise in Language Focus 1. - Get students to work in pairs. They have to practice asking and answering. a. Ex: S1: What may it be? S2: It may be a look or it might be a game. T - whole class b. What may it be? It may be a box of crayons or it might b a box of plaint. c. What may it be? It may be a football or it might bad a basketball. d. What may it be? It may be a boat or it might be a train e. What may it be? It may be a flying saucer or it might be a meteor. f. What may it be? It may be an evening star or it might be a spacecraft. Homework (2minutes) - Sumarize the main points of the lesson. - Learn by heart new words. - Do exercise 2 + 3 ( page 67 + 68) - Prepare: Unit 10: Listen + Language focus 2 - 4 Write down Adjustment:……………………………… ………………………………………. ……………………………………… …………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… KiÒu Xu©n Ho¹ - TiÕng Anh 9  Trêng THCS CÇn KiÖm . KiÒu Xu©n Ho¹ - TiÕng Anh 9  Trêng THCS CÇn KiÖm Monday, April 5 th , 2010 Unit 10: Life on other planets Period 61: Getting started + Listen and read I. Preparation: A Xu©n Ho¹ - TiÕng Anh 9  Trêng THCS CÇn KiÖm Your friend: Well, they might be gas on Mass Post - speaking ( 10minutes ) * Drill: - Have students look at the pictures on page 89- 90 to do exercise. R A A R V C Y M O O N T S T - whole class  Earth  Sun  Mars (Hoa)  Moon Kiều Xuân Hoạ - Tiếng Anh 9 Trờng THCS Cần Kiệm - Ask students some questions about the solar system. * Which planet