Planning date: February 11 , 2008
Teaching date: February 12, 2008
Period 61
UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER
Lesson 1. Reading
A. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the passage, identify the main idea, guess
the meaning in context and express their own ideas about nature in danger and the endangered animals.
B. Materials: Textbook, chalk and board
C. Contents:
1. Vocabulary: pollutant, extinct, interference, endangered …..
D. Procedure:
I. Class organization: (1’)
- greeting
- checking attendance:
11B2:....................................................................................
11B4:....................................................................................
11 B1.....................................................................................
II. New lesson:
1. Lead in * Questions:
1. Where do wild animals live? – in the jungle
2. Have the numbers of these wild animals become larger? No, they become smaller
3. Why have they become smaller? Because of destroying of human actions
4. What makes them become smaller? ……
- To answer the questions, today we are going to learn unit 10 lesson 1. Reading
2. Before you read * Discussion:
+ Suggested answers:
1. The facts above that the numbers of some wild/ rare animals such as cheetahs, pandas
and Siberian tigers become small/ extinct.
2. The numbers of these animals have become small because they are killed for food, fur or
skin.
* Teaching vocabulary:

c. Questions and answers ( Task 3, p117)
- Ss read the text again then work in groups to ask and answer the questions
+ Suggested answers:
1. Four ways that people change the world are:
- They are changing the environment by building cities and villages.
- They are affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture.
- They are changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests.
- They are destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke from factories and fumes from
cars
2. The serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment are:
- many kinds of rare animals are killed
- the environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed.
- the numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming
extinct.
3. Many things have been done to protect endangered nature, such as:
- many organizations have been set up and money has been raised to save rare animals.
- thousands of national parks have been established.
- laws have been passed to prohibit killing endangered animals
4. After you read - groups work to find out why some animals have become extinct.
+ Suggested answers:
- People kill animals for fur, skin and food
- People keep animals as pets
- People hunt or capture animals for recreation or entertainment.
5. Homework - learn the new words by heart and reread the text then translate into Vietnamese
- prepare speaking lesson.
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Planning date: February 12 , 2008
Teaching date: February 13, 2008
Period 62
UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER

3. While you speak a. Brainstorming ( Task 1, p118)
- Ss say their ideas about the reasons why nature is threatened in their group first.
Ex: What do you think is the most important reason?
- In my opinion, the most important thing is ………….
b. Matching ( Task 2, 118)
- Ss work in pairs to match the reasons in task 1 with possible measures for protecting the
environment in task 2 as following the table
Reasons why nature is threatened
- killing endangered animals for fur,
skin and food.
- keeping animals as pets
- burning the forests/ cutting down
trees for wood
- using fertilizers and pesticides for
cultivation
- discharging chemical pollutants into
the environment
Measures for protecting endangered
nature
- killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food should be banned
- keeping animals as pets should be
discouraged
- planting trees should be encouraged
- we should decrease the use of fertilizers
and pesticides for farming.
- discharging chemical pollutants into the
environment should be prohibited
4. After you speak * Making conversation ( Task 3, p118)
- asks Ss to make a conversation, using the passive voice of should to combine the ideas in

- - - - - - - - - - - -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4
+ Suggested: It’s a place where many visitors who are interested in nature like to visit
It’s a place where there are a lot of forests, caves, rivers, plants, wild animals
It’s is known as Cuc Phuong, Cat Ba …..
+ Key: NATIONAL PARK
- What national parks in Vietnam and in the world do you know?
- Why have many national parks in the world been founded?
- Can you tell me some danger these national parks can face with?
To know the answer, today you are going to listen to a text about national parks in the
United States.
2. Before you listen * Teaching vocabulary
- scenic features: đặc trưng về thiên nhiên xinh đẹp
- devastating: tàn phá
- maintain
(v)
– maintenance
(n)
– maintainable
(a)
bảo trì, gìn giữ - sự bảo trì – có thể bảo trì
- helps Ss to pronounce
3. While you listen a. Task 1, p119: True or False statement
- asks Ss to read all the statements and guess if they are true or false.
- You are going to hear someone talking about National parks in the States. Listen to my
tape. Then tick the true or false sentences.
* Tapescript:
In many part of the United States, large areas of land have been made into national
parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land. National parks usually contain
variety of scenic features, such as mountain, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants. Today

d. If there is not enough money, some national parks should be destroyed.
4. After you listen * Discussion:
- asks Ss to work in groups of four to discuss these questions. A secretary from each group
will note down Ss’ideas.
1. Have you ever visited a national park in our country? Or Have you ever seen a national
park in Vietnam on TV?
2. What is there in the National park?
3. Does it have the same problems as the other national parks?
4. What should we do to protect our national parks and what shouldn’t we do to destroy
them?
- calls on one of representative of each group comes to the front of the class and presents
their ideas.
- asks Ss to give comments on each group
5. Homework Write a summary of the text basing on the information in task 1 and task 2
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Planning date: February 17 , 2008
Teaching date: February 18, 2008
Period 64
UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER
Lesson 4. Writing
A. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand information about Cat Ba National park. Ss
are able to write a description of a location.
B. Materials: Textbook, chalk and board
C. Contents:
1. Vocabulary: coastal waters, abundant, stone tool, human born……
D. Procedure:
I. Class organization: (1’)
- greeting
- checking attendance:
11B2:....................................................................................

1. Location
2. Total area
3. Special features
4. Animals and plants
5. Historic features
* Useful language: use simple present.
3. While you write * Writing a description of a location
- asks Ss to write a short description of Cat Ba National park, using the following prompts:
Cat Ba National park/ declared as/ national park/ 1986/ situated/ Cat Ba island.
120 km/ Hanoi,/ 20 km east/ Hai Phong.
Cat Banational park/ the only site/ Vietnam/ endowed/ tropical forests/ coastal
waters with white sand beaches, abundant natural resources/, landscapes/ rare animals/
plants. It cover/ 15,200ha.
Cat Ba national park/ preserve/ 300 species of fish/ 40 kinds of animals/ 150 kinds
of birds/ 620 kinds of plants.
Stone tools/ human bones/ found/ island’s limitestone cave/ reveal/ people/
inhabited/ 6,000 years ago
4. After you write * peer correction
- asks Ss to exchange their writings and give correction
+ Suggested writing:
Cat Ba National park, which was declared as a national park in 1986, is situated
on Cat Ba island, 120 km from Hano and 20 km east of Hai Phong.
Cat Banational park is the only site in Vietnam endowed with tropical forests and
coastal waters with white sand beaches, abundant natural resources, beautiful landscapes
and many kinds of rare animals and plants. It covers 15,200ha.
Cat Ba national park preserves approximately 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of
animals, 150 kinds of birds, and 620 kinds of plants.
The stone tools and human bones found in the island’s limitestone caves reveal that
people inhabited there at least 6,000 years ago.
5. Homework Write the description about Cuc Phuong National park

III. New lesson:
1. Pronunciation - hangs on a flipchart of the sounds on the board and introduce the sounds to the Ss
/ sl /
Slave
Sleep
Slim
Slowly
/ sm/
Smoke
Smart
Smell
Small
/ sn /
Snack
Sneeze
Snooker
Snowy
/ sw /
Swallow
Swim
Swing
Switch
- asks Ss to repeat the words
- asks some Ss to repeat the words. The others listen and give remarks if they are
pronounced correctly.
- Ss practice reading aloud the sentences.
2. Grammar * Relative pronouns with prepositions
Ex: Duong is Thuy’s classmate. Thuy is talking to her.
who can combine these two sentences into one?
- Duong, to whom Thuy is talking, is Thuy’s classmate

4. Homework - make 5 true sentences about things around Ss, using relative pronouns with prepositions.
- do exercies in workbook, part language focus
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Planning date: February 20 , 2008
Teaching date: February 21, 2008
Period 66
UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY
Lesson 1. Reading
A. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the passage, identify the main idea, guess
the meaning in context and express their own ideas about sources of energy.
B. Materials: Textbook, chalk and board, sub board
C. Vocabulary: alternative, reserve, exhaust, released …….
D. Procedure:
I. Class organization: (1’)
- greeting
- checking attendance:
11B2:....................................................................................
11B4:....................................................................................
11 B1.....................................................................................
II. Checking old lesson: (homework)
III. New lesson:
1. Warm up & pre
-reading
* Brainstorming:
- asks Ss to give the sources of energy they know
Sources of energy: - nuclear
- coal
- wind
- oil
- natural

Fossil fuels: oil, coal, natural gas
2. Is this major source limited? Why?
Yes, it is limited because our demand is increasing very quickly and fossil fuels will be
exhausted within a relative short time.
3. How many sources of energy are mentioned in the text?
Fossil fuels, nuclear energy, geothermal heat, solar energy, wind power, water power
4. Which do you think the alternative source of energy?
I think solar energy is the most potential energy of all the alternative sources of energy
b. Activity 2: Table completion
- copy the table on the board
- asks Ss to work in groups ( 5 groups) to scan the passage and find out the advantages
and disadvantages of each alternative source.
* Feedback: Each group choose one source of energy and write down its advantages and
disadvantages
+ Answers key:
Sources of energy advantages disadvantages
Nuclear power unlimited Can be very dangerous
Geothermal heat available Only possible in few places
Solar energy Not only plentiful & infinite but
also clean and safe
Only possible during the day
time
Wind power Clean and unlimited There is no wind when there is
no wind
Water power Clean & unlimited Expensive
3. After you read * Discussion
- asks Ss to work in groups to complete the summary of the reading passage by filling
each blank with a suitable word from the box.
+ Answers:
1. energy 2. one 3. fuels 4. limited

Natural gas
Nuclear power
Solar power
Water power
- Who can tell me again about the advantages and disadvantages of these sources of
energy?
+ Today, we are going to talk some more about the advantages and disadvantages of the
sources of energy. Let’s begin our lesson.
2. Before you speak * Activity 1: Pre teaching vocabulary
+ renewable
(a)
>< nonrenewable có thể thay thế><
+ reactor
(n)
lò phản ứng
+ radiation
(n)
phóng xạ
+ hydroelectricity: using the power of water to produce electricity
* Activity 2: Put a tick (task 1, p127)
- Ss work in pairs and decide which statement is advantage and which is disadvantage
- writes the words: advantages and disadvantages on the board. Asks 7 Ss make two lines.
T reads the statement randomly aloud
- Ss run to the board to slap on the word they choose.
+ Suggested answers:
1.D 2D 3D 4A 5D 6A 7D
* Activity 3: Introducing the dialogue (books closed)
- hangs a flipchart of an dialogue on the board
A. I think/ believe that …1….can be an alternative source of energy.
B. Why do you think/ believe so?