Date: 14 / 01 / 09 Unit: Ten Period: 64 LESSON PLAN ***** A. OBJECTIVES I. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Describe a national park based on given information. II. Skills: - Writing B. PROCEDURE: I. Settlement (1'): Who is absent today? II. Checking (5'): Call on Ss to give some vocabulary of the previous lesson III. New lesson: Part D: WRITING TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES I. Warm up: (5') - Put Ss in pairs and get them to do the task: One S will tell about his/her recent visit to a national park. S/he should describe what s/he can remember about the park and the other will draw a picture accordingly. - After 5 minutes, Ss will show their pictures to the class, who will choose the most beautiful picture to be the winning one. - The topic of the lesson today: writing a description a national park based on given information. - Work in pairs. - Show their pictures to the class -Listen and take notes II. Pre-writing (10') - Put Ss in groups of 3-4 and get them to brainstorm what they would like to include in their description of a national park. - Elicit the answers from different groups and write the ideas on the board. Elicit useful structures and vocab and also write them on the board. Where? (location) X is located in Y X is .km north/ south/ east/ west from Y How big? (Area) X is square km What? (Geographical features? Scenic features? Historic features?) There is/ are . X is characterized by . It is famous for . Many species/ kinds/ of plants live here . Many rare animals can be found here . X is home to many kinds - Brainstorm what they would like to include in their description of a national park. - Give answers and useful structures and vocab - Look at and take notes of rare animals - Get Ss to read the table of information on page 120. * New words: + tropical forest (n): + abundant (a): + landscapes (n) - Remind Ss of the format of a paragraph - Read the table of information on page 120. - Listen at and take notes + rừng nhiệt đới + phong phú, dồi dào, nhiều + phong cảnh - Listen at and take notes III. While-writing (13') TASK 2 - Divide the class into small groups and assign each group to write about an aspect of Cat Ba National Park. - Hand each group an A0 sized paper sheet. - Go around to observe and offer help - Work in groups in 10 minutes. - Write their paragraph on that paper IV. Post-writing (6') - Ask Ss to stick their posters on the board (walls) - Ask Ss to give comment - Write Ss' typical errors on the board and elicit self and peer correction. - Stick their posters on the board (walls) * Cat Ba National Park is located in Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong. It is 120 km from Hanoi and 20 km east of Hai Phong city centre. It is 15,200 square hectares in total. The park is characterized by beautiful tropical forests and coastal waters. It is famous for magnificent landscapes with white sand beaches and abundant natural resources. Many kinds of rare and precious animals and plants live in Cat Ba National Park. It is home to 300 species of fish, 40 species of animals, 150 species of birds and 620 kinds of plants. . - Give comment - Listen and take notes IV. Consolidation (3'): - Summarize the main points of the lesson V. Homework (2'):- Ask Ss to improve their writing. - Ask Ss to learn by heart the new words and prepare Part E - Language Focus Experience: . . . . . . . today: writing a description a national park based on given information. - Work in pairs. - Show their pictures to the class -Listen and take notes II. Pre -writing. to observe and offer help - Work in groups in 10 minutes. - Write their paragraph on that paper IV. Post -writing (6') - Ask Ss to stick their posters