ENGLISH 10 UNIT11: NATIONAL PARKS LESSON: READING Clas s I Teaching Teacher Absentees date OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson, students are able to - - understand and know more about some national parks in the world as well as Vietnam guess the meaning of words based on contexts scan for specific information about national parks share ideas about their favorite national parks( through speaking acitvity) II ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS Ss may have difficuties in identifying the suitable words to match with the expressions in matching exercise T asks them to read the passage carefully to skim the detailed information and perhaps T should give one example Ss might not be able to brainstorm ideas for speaking activity T can give them some cues and call one S to a model Ss are probably isolated to speak and give their opinions T can call a S to talk If he cannot speak, T may asks some simple questions III IV Stage MATERIALS: Blackboard, textbook, chalk , projector, A4 papers PROCEDURE Time Activities Interaction Pre-reading 15mins Lead-in: Answer questions in groups • • T asks a question: Have you ever been to a national park?  to lead in the topic: National Park T calls a student to answer the question Expected answer: Yes, I have been to Cuc Phuong Naional Park in Ninh Binh/ Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc Pre-reading; • T asks Ss to work in groups of to discuss and anwer the questions Can you name some of the national parks in VN & in the world? 2.What trees and animals can you see in a national park? - Ss form groups of four and answer the questions given on the screen within minutes - T goes around the class and provides help if the Ss are in stuck - After finishing, T calls randomly a representative from each group to give their ideas - Ss perform their answer and they are encouraged to add ideas to other groups’ answers Suggested answer: They are Ba Vi National Park in Ha Tay, Bach Ma National Park in Hue, Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc, Nairobi National Park in Kenya and so on We can see a lot of trees such as pine trees, ferm-palms, and animals for example, monkeys, lizards, bears, and so forth Vocabulary - To be located in: to be in a particular place ( definition) - Establish (v): set up( synonym) - Rainforest (n): forest in the tropical region (picture) - Orphan(n): a child without parents, an animal without mother ( situation) T: A child lives alone and does not have parents What is he? Tell me the word in Vietnamese? + Orphan (v): to make sb an orphan + Orphanage (n): home for orphans - Toxic( adj): inolving sth poisonous( example) - hike (v): to go for a long walk in the countryside - After teaching vocabulary, T asks Ss to play a game in pairs - T offers a diagram showing the new words on the screen and require each pair to remember the position of each word ( words) - Ss are provided a piece of paper containing the diagram with five blanks and fill in - Each group tries to the quiz as fast as possible The quickest group is winner and will receive a gift from T orphanage establish toxic hike rainforest TSS SSSS 20mins While-reading TASK 1: TSS MATCHING SSSS - T divides the class into groups Each group will receive a piece of paper containing the content - of task Ss work in groups to complete - the task T goes around the TSS SSSS class to observe and have the - students After finishing, groups exchange their papers to check together Suggested answer: 1.establish survival contain sub- tropical TSS SSSS species contamination TASK 2: COMPREHENSI ON QUESTIONS • T asks Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions given in the courseboo • k Ss work in pairs to TSS SSSS • the task T goes around the class to help some • weak Ss Ss are encourage d to check and compare the answer before T gives feedback Expected answer: The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong TSS SSSS National Park/ It is over 200 square km Because the rainy season is over They can learn anout the habits of animals and how one specises is dependent upon another for survival In the Orphanage and /or abandoned animals are TSS SSSS taken care of Everglades National Park is endangered because the toxic levels of chemicals in the water If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals will die/ be killed/ destroyed TASK 3: COMPLETE THE TABLE( If have time) TSS SSSS - T asks Ss to work individually and complete the table in - the book Ss are required to work individually , then compare their - answers After finishing, Ss write the words they guess TSS SSSS on the board Expected answer: TSS SSSS Cuc Phuong National Park -Located 160 kilometres south west of Ha Noi -The activities tourists can there: + study butterflies +visit caves +hike mountains + look at the 1,000 year-oldtree Nairobi National Park Everglade s National Park - The smallest park in Kenya -The things visitors can learn there: + how to recognize the different species of animals and plants + the habits of animals & how one species is dependent upon another for survival It is a subtropical wilderness in southeast ern United States - Special features we can see there: + tropical & temperate zones + the toxic levels of chemicals in the water plants & animals from both TSS Post-reading SSSS 10mins - T asks Ss to work in pairs to discuss and answer the - questions Ss work in pairs to deal with the questions Expected answers: • Which of the three national parks would you SSSS TSS SSSS like to visit most? Why? Reasons for visiting Cuc phuong National Park: • to look at the 1,000 year- old • tree to study • butterflies to visit caves( Wo uld it be dangerous • to so?) to hike TSS SSSS mountains Reasons for visiting Nairobi National Park: • to learn how to recognise the different species of animals • and plants to learn about the habits of animals and their TSS SSSS dependenc e on one • another to visit the orphannag e and see how the orphaned and abandoned animals are looked after Reason for visiting Everglades National park: • to see the plants and TSS SSSS animals from both tropical and temperate • zones to see the wildlife of the southeaste rn United • States to know how toxic chemicals in water can affect the park and animals in TSS SSSS - it After finishing discussion, T asks some pairs to make a conservati on to share about their favorite national parks Extra activity: - Ss are required to rewrite the text as an advertisem TSS SSSS - ent T guides the Ss using the reading context Homework : - Review the new - words Do exercise in the - workbook Prepare for the speaking lesson  ... Park in Ninh Binh/ Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc Pre -reading; • T asks Ss to work in groups of to discuss and anwer the questions Can you name some of the national parks in VN & in the world?... groups’ answers Suggested answer: They are Ba Vi National Park in Ha Tay, Bach Ma National Park in Hue, Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc, Nairobi National Park in Kenya and so on We can see a... southeast ern United States - Special features we can see there: + tropical & temperate zones + the toxic levels of chemicals in the water plants & animals from both TSS Post -reading SSSS 10mins