Period 42. Unit 7: saving energy
Lesson 1: getting started + listen and read + Language focus 3.
I. Aims:
- To introduce the topic of environment and conditional sentence: Type 1.
- To help students read a text about protecting the environment for details.
- To help students practise giving and responding to compliments.
II. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know more about the environment problems and think what might happen if the pollution continues.
- Students talk about the things they have done to keep the environment clean and beautiful
- Students practise giving and responding to compliments.
III. Ways of working: T - WC, pair work, group work, individual work.
IV. Materials: Textbook, cassette, pictures.
V. Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the students` attendance.
2. Revision:
3. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD

PRSEN
TATION
(15 minutes)
* Preteach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words.
- Checking undersrstanding:
Slap the board



* Set the scene:
- Students look at the pictures and answer the teacher` questions:
+ Are the faucets running?
+ Is the TV on?
+ Who`s watching TV?
+ Who`s listening to the radio?
+ What should we do to save energy?
+ Should we turn off the TV? The radio? The lights?
* True/False prediction:
- Teacher introduce the dialogue: You are going to listen and read about a dialogue between Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Ha. Here, I have some statements. These may true or false. Please, predict.
I. New words:
water bill:
a plumber:
a crack:
a pipe:
a faucet (= a tap):
(to) drip:
(to) suggest:
hóa đơn tiền nước
thợ nước
vết nứt, vết rạn
ống nước
vòi nước
nhỏ giọt, rỉ nước
gợi ý




II. True / False prediction:
1. Mrs. Ha is worried about her water bill.
2. Mrs. Mi gives Mrs. Ha advice on how to save water.
3. Mrs. Ha has checked the pipes in her house and found no cracks.
4. Mrs. Ha suggests getting some tool to check cracks in the pipes.
5. Mrs. Mi suggests taking showers to save water.

PRACTICE
(20 minutes)
* Listen and read:
- Students read the dialogue as they are listening to the dialogue, then check their prediction.
- Students practice the dialogue in pair.
- Teacher elicits the model sentences
- Concept checking:
+ What do these sentences mean in Vietnamese?
+ When do we use these sentences?
+ What is the form of the sentence when we suggest something?
- Students look at the pictures again and practice about the things the family / the students could do to save energy
III. Listen and read P. 57
1. Checking T/F prediction:
* Key:
1. T 2. T 3. F
4. F 5. T

2. Model sentences:
- You should reduce the amount of water your family uses.
- I suggest taking showers.
* Note: Suggestions:
- (I think) you should + V.........
- I suggest + V- ing................
- I suggest + clause (S + should + V +O)

3. Practice:
E.g: - We should turn off the faucets when we don`t need water.
- We should.............................................
- I think we should turn off the light when we have a break.
- Yes, I agree. And we should also turn off the lights and fans when we go out to have Physical Education.

FURTHER PRACITE
(7 minutes)
* Language focus 3. P.64
- Students work in group of four to give suggestions about the things they should do to help the poor in the neighbourhood in their school and suggest things that their friend should do to improve his / her English
IV. Language focus 3. P.64:
Suggestions:
- (I) suggest + V-ing
- (I) suggest that + clause
* Key:
+I suggest collecting unused clothes.
+ I suggest organizing a show to raise money.
........................................................................
+ I suggest that you shouldwrite sentences with new words.


4. Homework: (2 minutes)
- Learn by heart the new words and model sentences + Read the dialogue again.
- Do