Giáo án VNEN unit 12 Life on other planets: A closer look 1

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warmer (5'):  Brainstorming

- Work in two teams to brainstorm as many names of the planets in the solar system.

- Read all the words individually and chorally.

- Copy all the words

Planets of the solar system

-  Neptune      

- Saturn      

- Mars     

- Jupiter    

- Venus

- Mercury

- Earth

- Moon

II. Vocabulary (10')

  Vocabulary

- Teacher use different techniques to teach vocabulary (situation, realia)

- Follow the seven steps of teaching vocabulary

* Checking vocab: R.O.R

- Messenger (n) người đưa tin

- Agriculture (n) nông nghiệp

- plentiful (adj) phong phú

- Repeat in chorus and individually

- Copy all the words

Reading

1.Use the names of the planets... (p60)

- Let Ss discuss in pair and then compare the answer with classs

2.Now scan the passage... (P60)

* Set the scence: You are going to read a text about planets in solar system.

- Close your book and predict the names of roman Gods mentioned in the text.

- Read and check

3.Write the name of the planets... (P60)

- Work individually to fill in the blanks without reading the passage again.

- Compare the answers in pairs.

- Read the passage again to confirm their answers.

1.Key:

A.Mercury

B. Venus

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

E. Saturn

F.Neptune

3.Key:

1. Neptune       2. Saturn       3. Mars    

 4. Jupiter         5. Venus

4a. Add suffixes -ful or -less to the words. (p60)

- T can explain that to form adjectives, we can add suffixes –ful or –less to a noun or a verb

- Ss work individually. Ask some Ss to write their answers on the board.

- Check their answers as a class.

4b. Make sentences for the new words

(p60)

- Work in pairs to write a sentence about the topic of space for each word.

- Swap your sentences with another pair’s to peer check.

- Afterwards, have some Ss read out loud their sentences and correct Ss’ work if necessary.

4a.Suggested answers:

weightless     waterless    resourceful/ resourceless    airless    beautiful   wonderful

Examples:

- Earth looks more beautiful from space.

- Venus is a dry and waterles planet.

III. Pronunciation (20'')

1. Stress in words starting with -ful and -less

 ? What happen when we add –ful or –less to nouns or verbs to form adjective.

- When we add –ful or –less to nouns or verbs to form adjectives, the stress of the words remain unchanged.

Example:

‘water -> ‘waterless

‘hope -> hopeless/ ‘hopeful

For’get -> for’getful

5.Put the stress in the correct.. (P60)

- Explain to Ss that when we add suffixes –ful or –less to a word, the stress of the word remains unchanged.

- Play the recording and ask Ss to listen and stress the words.

- Check Ss’ answers as a class.

6.Read the following sentences... (P60)

- First, have Ss work individually to mark the stress in each word.

- Then ask Ss to compare their answers with a partner. Have them practice reading the sentences.

- Play the recording and ask Ss to listen, check their answers and repeat the sentences.

- If time allows, call on some Ss to read out the sentences, paying attention to the stress in each italicized word.

5.Key:

6.Key:

1.Her speech on the environment was ‘meaningful.

2.My teacher is so ‘helpful when we don’t understand something.

3.I was ‘helpless to stop the dog biting me.

4.This dictionary is so ‘useful.

5. There is ‘plentiful water for life on earth.

IV. Consolidation (2')

- Recall the rule of stress in words starting with un- and im-

V. Homework (2')

- Learn by heart all the new words.

- Do ExA1, 2, 3 P43

- Prepare: A closer look 2

- Answer individually

- Take note