Period:42 I. Objectives: 1.Educational aim: Students should write descriptions of pie charts 2.General knowledge: Students learn how to write a descriptions of a chart - Language: students should interpret statistics on population from a chart - New words: Words related to the topic 3. Skills: Writing descriptions of pie charts II. Method: Integrated, mainly communicative III. Teaching aids: Student’s book, notebook, IV. Procedure: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm up Books closed T shows Ss a pie or a piece of paper with a pie and asks questions: T: What’s this? T: Yes, it’s a pie cake. It’s round. Now look at what I am doing. T: Yes, I am dividing it into parts. What do you think about the parts? T: Now open your books and you can see another one. This chart is round so it is a pie chart. Are the patts in the pie chart equal? T: Yes, these parts stand for the distribution of population in the world, and it is not equal among regions. T asks Ss to work in pairs: ask and answer about the information in the chart T presents Useful language and explains: - The chart shows the distribution of world population by region - It can be seen that - distributed unevenly - account for …… per cent - more than double the population of - half as much as Look at the picture and answer: S: It’s a cake. S: You are cutting the cake. S: They are the same size. They are equal S: No, they are not equal. Ss work in group, read the information in the chart and use Useful language to write the paragraph Ss practice writing in groups of 3 or 4. Ss present their writing on the board. Suggested paragraph(1) The chart shows the distribution of world population by region. It can be seen from the chart that the world population is distributed unevenly in the South-East Asia. It accounts for - nearly half of - rank first / last T instructs Ss how to use Useful language to describe the chart T goes round the class and provide help when necessary T gives some suggested sentences : - The world population is not distributed evenly / is distributed unevenly. - The South Asia ranks first with 32% / ( The South Asia has the most people / has the largest population). - Very few people live in the Oceania. / The Oceania is the least populated / The Oceania has the least population. - Less than that in South Asia is East Asia with only 26%. - Africa and Europe have fewer people with 11% for the former and 15% for the later. - Compared with the Oceania which ranks last in the table, Latin has approximately 8% of the world population whereas Northern America has a lower rate with only 6%. Nowadays 15% the world population is living in 58% of the world population. Especially, the population of East Asia is more than double the population of Africa. The population of Northern American is nearly half of the population of Africa. In comparison with the other region, the Ocean ranks last, about 2%. Finally the population of Latin America is 2% more than the one of Northern American, about 8%. Suggested paragraph(2) The chart show the distribution of world population by region. As seen from the chart, the world population is not distributed evenly. South Asia has the largest population with 32% while the Oceania is the least populated with only 2%. A bit higher than that of the Oceania are the rates of Latin America and Northern America with 8% for the former and 6% for the latter. / ( wth 8% and 6% respectively). Europe accounts for 15% of the world population and Africa is a bit lower with only 11%. Europe. T corrects mistakes and gives suggested answer. T asks Ss to write a paragraph of their own at home To sum up, more people are found in Asia than in other parts of the world. Homework: - write a paragraph at home - Prepare for LANGUAGE FOCUS . has approximately 8% of the world population whereas Northern America has a lower rate with only 6%. Nowadays 15% the world population is living in 58% of the world population. Especially,. Suggested paragraph(1) The chart shows the distribution of world population by region. It can be seen from the chart that the world population is distributed unevenly in the South-East Asia about 8%. Suggested paragraph(2) The chart show the distribution of world population by region. As seen from the chart, the world population is not distributed evenly. South Asia has the largest