Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 9: Natural disasters

Period : 54
Date of preparing : 12/03/2009
Week : 28
Date of teaching : 17/03/2009
Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read.
I. Objectives :
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
	+ Talk about the weather forecast.
	+ Talk about some natural disasters.
- To develop Ss’ behavior of protecting the environment.
II. Language content:
	Grammar: simple future.
	Vocabulary: Turn up, snowstorm, typhoon, expect, thunderstorm, experience, coast, trust, forecast.
III. Techniques: Eliciting, examples, pair work, group work, explanations, questions and responses.
IV. Teaching aids: Projector, textbook, pictures, lesson plan, handouts.
V. Procedure:
	1. Class Organization (1’):
	2. New lesson (43’):
T’s Activities
Content
Ss’ Activities
+ Show the video clips and make a question to set up the situation. 
+ Get students read the words aloud.
+ Ask students to match the words with the pictures.
+ Ask students to compare the answers in pairs.
+ Ask 4 students to give the answers aloud.
+ Comment and correct. 
+ Present new words.
+ Show the picture and ask set up the situation.
+ Make a question.
+ Play the tape (once).
+ Present difficult words.
+ Play the sounds.
+ Comment and correct. 
+ Present the exercise.
+ Ask some students to match (oral).
+ Show the answers.
+ Play the tape (Once). 
+ Ask students to practice the dialogue in groups of three.
+ Ask three groups to perform.
+ Comment and correct. 
+ Ask students to read the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
+ Ask students to compare the answers in pairs.
+ Present the rules of the games.
+ Ask five students to play a game to check the answers.(two groups)
+ Ask other students to comment and correct. 
+ Comment and correct. 
+ Show the models.
+ Ask students to study the models.
+ Present some examples.
+ Show some pictures and ask students to practice talking about the weather forecast.
+ Ask 4 students to talk about the weather forecast.
+ Give comments and correct.
+ Show a video clip about some natural disasters in Daklak.
+ Make a question.
+ Show suggested answers.
1. Getting started.
- Warm-up (3’):
4 video clips about snowstorm, earthquake, volcano, and typhoon
What is the topic of unit 9?
- Practice (3’):
Answer Key
snowstorm
earthquake
volcano
typhoon
New words:
+ snowstorm (n): bão tuyết (video clip)
+ typhoon (n): bão nhiệt đới (video clip)
2. Listen and read.
- Pre-practice:
+ What are Thuy and her grandmother talking about?
The weather forecast
New words: (10’):
+ turn up (v): mở to lên (âm thanh) (gesture+pic)
+ coast (n): bờ biển (picture)
+ expect (v): sẽ đón nhận (Trans) 
+ thunderstorm (n): bão có sâm sét và mưa to (pic)
+ experience (v): trải qua (Trans) 
+ trust (v): tin tưởng vào (Trans) 
+ forecast (n): bảng dự báo (picture) 
Matching: (4’):
Match the word to its meaning or the meaning to its word.
turn up forecast
bờ biển mở to lên (âm thanh) 
experience Sẽ đón nhận expect tin tưởng vào 
bão có sấm sét và mưa to coast
trust thunderstorm
bảng dự báo trải qua 
answer key
turn up mở to lên (âm thanh) 
bờ biển coast
experience trải qua 
expect sẽ đón nhận 
bão có sấm sét và mưa to thunderstorm
trust tin tưởng vào 
bảng dự báo forecast 
- While-practice: 
a. Practice the dialogue in a group of three. (8’):
The dialogue
( Textbook – Pages 74,75 )
b. Fill in each blank with one word or phrase
(8’):
Game: lucky number
Answer Key
turn up  weather forecast
rainy
central highlands
have temperatures
weather forecasts  watching them
- Post-practice: (7’):
Talk about the weather forecast
will be
 can expect 
 will experience
 will have temperatures
Ex: 
Krong Buk will be windy.
Eakar can expect thunderstorms.
Buon Ma Thuot will experience temperatures between 230C and 270C.
Buon Ma Thuot will have temperatures between 230C and 270C.
HUE
240C – 340C
The central highlands 
Ha Noi
300C-340C
HCM City
32OC-35OC
(video clip about some natural disasters in Daklak)
What should we do to minimize the damage by natural disasters?
+ Protect the forests.
+ Protect the environment.
+ Warn people about the disasters.
+ Watch the video clips and answer the question.
+ Read the words aloud.
+ Match the words with the pictures.
+ Compare the answers in pairs.
+ Give the answers aloud.
+ Listen and copy down.
+ Look at the picture, listen and answer.
+ Listen and study the dialogue.
+ Listen, answer and copy down.
+ Listen and repeat in chorus.
+ Listen and study the exercise.
+ Match the words (orally).
+ Listen and check.
+ Listen and study the dialogue.
+ Practice the dialogue in groups of three.
+ Perform.
+ Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
+ Compare the answers in pairs.
+ Listen.
+ Play a game to check the answers. (some students from two groups).
+ Give comments and correct.
+ Listen and study the models.
+ Study the models.
+ Listen and study the examples.
+ Practice talking about the weather forecast.
+ Talk about the weather forecast. (orally)
+ Listen and check.
+ Watch the video clip and answer the questions.
+ Study the suggested answers.
3. Homework (1’):
- Practice talking about the weather forecast.
- Prepare for Speak+Listen.
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