Lesson plan – Le Thanh Lam Giáo án WEEK 20 – PERIOD 58 UNIT 9: UNDERSEA WORLD-Writing • • • OBJECTIVES Educational aim: Students should appreciate the nature Knowledge General knowledge: Students learn about the nature Language New words: Words related to the nature, especially to whales Skills: Reading for describing information about the sperm whale, then write a paragraph about the dolphin METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative TEACHING AIDS: pictures of whales and dolphins PROCEDURE Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activities Warm-up (4 mn) Teacher shows a few pictures and ask Ss work in pairs questions: Students’ answers 1) What is this / are these? 2) Which one you like better? 1) It is a dolphin/ a sperm whale, 2) I / we like….better Pre-writing (8 mn) T: Work with partner Read the table in page 100 to know what information about sperm whale you have to find out Now read the passage in page 99 and answer the questions: Where does the sperm whale live? How big / long is a sperm whale? What sperm whales eat to live? How often does a female sperm whale give birth? How long is a sperm whale’s life span What are their specials features? Students sit in pair, read the Ss work in pairs Teacher walks around the class and offers help when necessary Then teacher selects a few students to give the answers Ss work in pairs While-writing (18 mn) Teacher assigns task: Work in pairs And complete the table on page 100 Range &habitat Size All oceans; prefer waters with with high squid populations M:18m in length,54t in weight Lesson plan – Le Thanh Lam Giáo án F: 12 - ,17 tons in weight Carnivores: eat mainly squids up to 1.500kg of food daily Offspring Give birth to one calf every 5-7 years Gestation period:14-19 months Life span Up to 60-70 years Special Biggest animals that have teeth on features largest brain of all mammals Conservatin At risk due to hunting and concerns accidental fishing net entrapment Feeding habits Task T: Look at the information about the dolphin in the table on page 101 Write a paragraph that describe the facts and figures provided in the table You can refer to the paragraph about sperm whale as an example Suggested answer Dolphins are not fish They are mammals that live in the water.Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals on earth Although they can be found in all oceans in the world, dolphins prefer Teacher walks around the class and offers coastal waters and bays The size of dolphins help when necessary varies greatly The smallest dolphin is just about 50kg in weight and 1.2 meters in length while the largest one can weigh up to 8,200 kg and is 10 meters long Dolphins are carnivores and they eat only fish A female dolphin give birth to one calf every two tears after a gestation period of eleven to twelve months A dolphin can normally live from 25 to 65 years and some species of dolphins can even live longer Dolphin populations are at risk due to the pollution of their habitat and Post-reading (13 mn) accidental entrapment in fishing nets Teacher gives suggestions and corrections Teacher assigns homework Comments (2 mn)