Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 10 A Closer Look 1

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent

1. nature reserve (n)

/ˈneɪtʃə rɪzɜːv/

an area of land that is protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there because they are rare.

khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên

2. food chain (n)

/ˈfuːd tʃeɪn/

a sequence of organism where one eats another.

chuỗi thức ăn

3. pole (n)

/pəʊl/

either of two points at the most northern and most southern ends of the earth around which the earth turns.

cực (Bắc/Nam)

4. ecological balance

/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkl ˈbæləns/

a term describing how ecosystems are organized in a state of stability where species coexist with other species and with their environment

cân bằng sinh thái

5. climate change (n)

/ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/

changes in the world’s weather, particularly and increase in temperature.

biến đổi khí hậu

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may have difficulties in distinguishing the sounds /sl/ and /sn/.

Provide students some tips by identifying the letters that may include each sound.

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

Option 1: Brainstorm

- Give Ss a few minutes to play a game. Have Ss form two groups.

- Give Ss pictures of things and strips of paper with words / phrases including Solar System, outer space, landforms, water bodies, flora and fauna, liquid water, glacier

- Ask the groups to stick the words / phrases to the right pictures.

- The group with most correct answers wins.

- Ask Ss to open their books to page 106.

- Listen and answer

Words/phrases:

Solar System, outer space, landforms, water bodies, flora and fauna, liquid water, glacier

Option 2: Wordly word chain

- Start with a nature-related word like “Earth”.

- Ask ss write another word related to it (Ex: water), the next one writes something connected to that (Ex: wave)

- Continue creating a chain of words linked to Earth’s elements and processes.

- Listen and follow instruction

Example:- Earth -> water -> wave

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)

- Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:

+ providing explanations of the words

+ showing pictures illustrating the word.

- Students guess the meaning of words.

New words:

1.nature reserve (n)

2.food chain (n)

3.pole (n)

4.ecological balance

5.climate change (n)

Task 1: Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.(5 mins)

- Have Ss read aloud the words / phrases in the box.

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to look at the pictures and describe the pictures.

- Have pairs write the correct words / phrases under the pictures.

- Invite Ss to take turns to read out their answers. Correct their pronunciation if needed.

- Check the answers as a class.

- Read the words/phrases

- Work in pairs to do task 1

- Listen and check

Answer key:

1. flora and fauna

2. habitats

3. poles

4. grassland

5. nature reserves

6. food chain

Task 2: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 1.(5 mins)

- Ask Ss to work individually to complete the sentences.

- Ask some Ss to read aloud their sentences.

- Check the answers as a class.

- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.

- Work individually to do the task.

- Read aloud

- Check

Answer key:

1. food chain

2. grassland

3. nature reserves

4. poles

5. habitats

Task 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D (5 mins)

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the correct answer for each sentence.

- Ask some Ss to read out their answers or to write their answers on the board.

- Check the answers as a class. Then have Ss read the sentences aloud as a class.

- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

- Have Ss play a word game. Have Ss work in two groups. Show a picture with initial letter (s) of the word/ phrase describing the things in the pictures. The group with more correct answers wins.

- Work in pairs to do the task

- Read out answers.

- Check

- Play games

Answer key:

1. C

2. B

3. C

4. A

5. B

Pictures:

Answer key:

1. habitat loss

2. nature reserve