Week Unit 10: ENERGY SOURCES PD
Period LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED P104-105 TD
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
I. Knowledge:
- Gain an overview about the topic energy sources
- Gain vocabulary to talk about types of different energy sources
II. Core competence:
- Learn and recognize different types of energy sources: renewable sources and non- renewable
sources
- Cover the content of the conversation about Energy sources topic by listening and reading
III. Personal qualities:
- Be aware of using energy sources effectively.
- Develop awareness of travelling in town/city
- Be concerned to the local traffice
B. TEACHING AIDS:
- Grade 7 textbook, Unit 10, Getting started,
- Pictures - CD disk, cassette
- sachmem.vn
C. PROCEDURES:
I. WARM UP:
*Aim: - To activate students’ knowledge on the topic of the unit
Chatting: ‘What things are necessary in our everyday life?’ -> Water, electricity, gas,…
T explains: They are energy. Can you tell me some other types of energy you know?
ENERGY
II. PRE-STAGE:
* Aim:
- To teach the vocab, set the context for the introductory text and introduce the topic of
the unit.
- To help students use key language more appropriately before they listen and read
- To help students get the main idea of the dialogue.
1. Vocabulary
- T uses different techniques to teach vocab (explanation, visual, pictures, etc.)
1. energy source (n): nguồn năng lượng
2. coal (n) : than
3. renewable (a): Can be replaced naturally and can be used without the risk of using it all up:
có thể thay thế
4. run out (phr v): To use up or finish a supply of something: cạn kiệt
* Checking vocab: R.O.R
2. Task 1: Listen and read.
- Teacher asks Ss to look at the picture (p.104,105), answer the question:
What are Lan and her father talking about?
Answer: C
- Teacher plays the recording twice for students to listen and read along.
- Ss underline the words that are related to the topic of the unit while they are listening and
reading.
- T invites some pairs of students to read the dialogue aloud.
III. DURING-STAGE:
*Aim:
- To practise reading and listening for specific information
- To practise scanning
- To develop Ss' knowledge of vocabulary
- To help Ss gain more knowledge about the topic
Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
- Teacher asks Ss to work individually to read and listen to the conversation and answer the
questions and then share their answers with their partners who sit next to them. (peer check)
- Ss do exercise 3 individually
- Ss share and discuss with their partners to write all answer down on the notebooks.
- Teacher corrects their answers as a class.
Answers:
1. Lan is doing a project on energy sources.
2. It’s power that we use to provide us with light, heat or electricity.
3. It comes from many different sources like coal, oil, natural gas, … and renewable sources
4. Renewable sources are those we can easily replace them such as: water, sun, …
Task 3: Match the words / phrases in the box with the correct pictures.
- Teacher nominates Ss to read the words aloud.
- Teacher checks and gives the correct answers.
Answer key:
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d
Task 4: Complete each of the sentences with the correct word from the conversation
- Teacher asks Ss to work individually to find the words/phrases from the conversation and then
share their answers with their partners who sit next to them. (peer check)
- Ss do exercise 5 individually
- Teacher corrects their answers as a class.
Answer key:
1. power 2. sun 3. wind 4. run 5. cheap
IV. POST-STAGE:
*Aim: - To help Ss practising talking about energy
Task 5: Group discussion
- T asks students to discuss within their groups to answer the questions:
1. What is the best source of energy?
2. Why do you think it is the best one?
+ Students discuss with their partners and take notes
Ss do as instructed. Then present what they have discussed.
Teacher gives Ss feedback.
- T choose some useful or excellent words/ phrases/ expressions/ word choices Ss have used to
suggest other students use them
V. WRAP UP:
*Aim: To help Ss memorise the target language and skills that they have learned.
VI. HOMEWORK:
- Learn by heart vocabulary
- To prepare for the next lesson: A closer look 1.
VII. FEEDBACK:
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