Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
- Make predictions.
- Talk about the weather forecast.
- Describe events.
- Write a story.



Lesson 1
Getting started - Listen and read
- Getting some information about natural disasters.
- Reading a dialogue for details about the weather forecast and complete the information.


P 74 - 75


Lesson 2



Speak
&
Listen
- Practice speaking about what to prepare for a typhoon.
- Listening for details about a talk on how to live with earthquakes and complete the table.

P 76 - 77




Lesson 3

Read

Reading the text about natural disasters for details.


P 78 - 99


Lesson 4

Write

Practice writing a story about a typhoon.



P 97 - 80


Lesson 5

Language focus

Further practice in relative pronouns, relative clauses (Defining and non – defining clauses).


P 80 - 82












Planning date: 10.01.2012 Teaching date 9B, C: 14.01.2012

UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Period 56 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED - LISTEN AND READ

1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
a. Knowledge:
- Know some natural disasters.
- Read the dialogue to get some details about the weather forecast.
b. Skills
- Practice speaking, reading and other skills.
c. Behavior
- Know more some natural disasters in the world.
2. Preparation:
a. Teacher: Prepare textbook; teaching plan; teacher’s book, picture (Getting), ex – board (b); tape; cassette.
a. Students: Prepare textbooks; notebooks; school things; do homework; prepare well for new lesson.
3. Procedures
*Organization
T: Greet and check the attendance
Sts: Reply
9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:

a. Check the old lesson (2’)
T: Check Sts` preparation for the lesson
Sts: Get ready
* Warm up (7’)
T: Ask Sts to look at the pictures on the board and answer.
? Is it snowing heavily in the P1?
Ss: Yes, it is.
? What can you see in the P2?
Ss: Answer (in VNese)
? What is it in the P3?
Ss: It’s a volcano.
? Is it raining in P4?
Ss: Yes, it is.
? So do you think they are natural disasters?
Sts: Think of the answers for the topic.
T: Ask Ss to PW and match the P with the correct words.
Ss: PW
T: Ask Ss to go to the board and match and explain.
(- earthquake (n) Động đất - Convulsion of the earth’s surface (Where do earthquakes often occur?)
- snowstorm (n) Bão tuyết – Heavy fall of snow especially with wind)
- typhoon (n) Bão nhiệt đới – Violent storm especially in East Asian Seas.
Ss: Listen and write down
b. New lesson
* Presentation (12’)
T: Ask Sts to look at the P on page 75 – TB
? What is it?
Ss: It’s a weather forecast.
? Do you often listen to the weather forecast on TV or on the radio?
Ss: Yes, I do.
? Do you trust the weather forecast?
Ss: Answer (Yes, I do)
? Do you think the weather forecast is useful for us?
Ss: Yes, I do.
T: Present some words
(- Hanoi and areas to the North: Hà nội và các tỉnh phía Bắc (Guess meaning)
- Central highlands: Cao nguyên miền trung (Guess meaning)
- Cuu Long Delta: Vùng Đồng bằng Cửu Long (Guess meaning)
- South - central coast: Bờ biển Nam Trung bộ (Guess meaning)
- Trust = believe ( v ) Tin tưởng
- Raincoat ( n ) Áo mưa (real objeck)
- Bring along: Mang theo (traslation)
Ss: Copy down
T: Introduce the dialogue.
Thuy is talking to her grandma while they are watching a weather forecast on TV. Look at the books and listen to the tape.
T: Play the tape and ask the Sts to listen for the first time.
Sts: Do the task.
T: Ask Sts to listen again
Sts: Listen again.
T: Have Ss GW of three for some minutes:
Sts: GW
T: Call some groups to practice
Sts: Practice in front of