Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 7 Skills 2

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

1. Students may have underdeveloped listening skills.

- Play the recording many times if necessary.

- Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so that they can help each other.

- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

2. Some students will excessively talk in the class.

- Define expectation in explicit detail.

- Have excessively talkative students practise.

- Continue to define expectations in small chunks (before every activity).

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Brainstorm

- Ask Ss whether there are beautiful places or landscapes in their neighbourhood.

- Lead into the new lesson: Listening about Amazon Rainforest, and Writing about a natural wonder in their area.

- Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write the objectives in the top-left corner of the board.

- Listen and follow instruction

Questions:

1/ Are there any beautiful places in your neighbourhood?

2/ Is there a beautiful park with many colourful flowers and tranquil ponds in your neighbourhood? If so, what are your favorite things about it?

3/ Does your neighbourhood have a view of the towering skyscrapers and twinkling lights?

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 1: Write a word from the box under the correct picture.

- Tell Ss to look at the pictures and the words given.

- Have Ss work in groups to do the matching.

- Correct Ss’ answers as a class.

- Work in groups to do exercise

Answer key:

1. fauna

2. rainforest

3. flora

Task 2: Listen to the passage and tick (√) the things you hear.

- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to a passage aboutthe Amazon Rainforest.

- Play the recording. Tell Ss to listen carefully and tick the phrases they hear.

- Check their answers.

- Confirm the correct answers as a class.

- Play the recording again if needed. Pause at places where Ss have difficulties and show them how to find the answers.

- Listen

- Listen and do exercise

- Listen and check

Answer key:

- Green lung of the world√

- Causing climate change

- Threats to biodiversity√

- Planting trees√

- Exploring ecosystems

- Protecting wildlife√

Task 3: Listen again and choose the correct answers.

- Have Ss read the questions carefully.

- Play the recording once or twice.

- Ask Ss to listen carefully andchoose the correct answers.

- Play the recording again for them to check their answers. Pause where needed and correct their mistakes.

- Listen instruction.

- Listen and do the task

- Listen and check

Answer key:

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. A

Audio-script

The Amazon Rainforest is a magnificent area. It is the largest tropical forest on earth. The Amazon possesses more than half of our world’s tropical forest areas. It is very rich in flora and fauna.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to the most biological diversity, serving as the green lung of the world. It contributes to the production of one-fifth of the oxygen in our atmosphere. The Amazon also helps to slow climate change. For these reasons, the Amazon ranks among seven natural wonders of the world. It has so many things which are especially important for our earth and our future.

Today the biodiversity of this region is threatened. These threats include illegal logging, deforestation, fires, and species extinction. Protecting wild species and the wild places where they live is so urgent for us. Governments and the communities living in the area are doing a lot to restore damaged ecosystems. They plant trees and establish parks to protect rainforests and wildlife. They also encourage people to live in a way that doesn't hurt the environment.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 4: Work in pairs. Brainstorm idea about a natural wonder/beautiful landscape in your area. Ask and answer about it, using the following prompts.

- Tell Ss to think of a natural wonder / beauty spot / landscape in their area.

- Have Ss work in pairs. One asks questions and one answers, based on the following cues:

- Think

- Work in pairs.

Sample answer:

Name of the natural wonder: What is it / is its name?

Location: Where is it located?

Natural features: What are its natural features?

Visitor activities: What (activities) can visitors do there?

Things to do to protect it: What can be done to protect it?

Task 5: Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) about the natural wonder/ beautiful landscape you have talked about in 4.

- Have Ss work independently.

- Set a time limit for Ss to do the writing. Tell them to refer to Activity 4.

- Monitor Ss’ work and give assistance when necessary.

- Collect some Ss’ papers and mark them, and later share comments with the class.

- If there is not enough time for Ss to do their task in class, have them do it as homework.

- Work independently

- Listen and follow instructions.

Sample answer:

There is a beautiful river near my home. It is called Dong Son River. It is not very large, but it is nice and peaceful. On the right bank of the river near my village, there are rice fields and patches of green grass. There are also bushes and a lot of wild flowers. At weekends a lot of people gather here for entertainment. Young people go camping and have a picnic. Old people may spend their time fishing or playing chess. Many swim in the river or row