Week: 13 Date of preparing: 12/11/2013Period: 38 Date of teaching: 14/11/2013Class: 11

UNIT 7 : WORLD POPULATION Lesson 1: Reading 1

²Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and

guessing meaning in context.- Use the information they have read to discuss the related topic.²Methods : Communicative approach and learner-centered approach.²Teaching aids : PowerPoint, handout, textbook, cassette, poster, board, chalk.²Procedures:

Contents Teacher’s Activities Student’s ActivitiesA.Class stabilization :

B.New lesson :Warm up: Look at the picture and

answer the questions.

1. Is this a small or a big family?2. How many children have they got?3. Are they poor or rich?4. Do you think a country with population increasing faster and faster will be a rich or poor country?

I.Pre-reading:1. New words:- Population [pɔpju'lei∫n] (n):

Dân số - Population explosion [pɔpju'lei∫n iks'plouʒn] (exp):

Sự bùng nổ dân số. - Overpopulation ['ouvə,pɔpju'lei∫n] (n): Sự đông dân quá mức.- Overpopulated [ouvə'pɔpjuleitid] (a): Đông dân quá mức.

- Greeting- Checking up the attendance.

- T introduces the instruction of warm up.

- T asks Ss to look at the picture and answer the questions.

- T calls some Ss to give the answers.

- T checks and asks Ss: “Can you guess the topic of the lesson today?”

- T introduces the new lesson.

- T shows the pictures or synonymous words and new words on the slide.

- T asks Ss to the meanings of the words in Vietnamese.

- Greeting.

* Individual work- Ss listen to T’s

instruction.- Ss look at the picture

and answer the questions.

- Ss give their answers.- Ss correct and guess the

topic of the lesson.- Ss copy down new

lesson in their notebooks.

- Ss look at on the slide and take note.

- Ss give the meanings of the words in Vietnamese.

- Ss write new words in their notebooks.

Supervisor:

- to increase['inkri:s](v): Gia tăng ≠ to decrease ['di:kri:s]: Giảm.

- reach [ri:t∫] (v):

Đạt được, vươn tới. Ex: It took 1,750 years for the world population to reach 625 million.- B.C (abbr): Before Christ trước công nguyên.- A.D (abbr): Anno Domini sau công nguyên.- Support [sə'pɔ:t] (v) = provide (v): cung cấp.- Resource [ri'sɔ:s; ri'zɔ:s] (n):

Tài nguyên. E.g: Does the Earth have enough resources to support 8 billion people? -figure ['figə] (n) = number (n): con số.-limit ['limit] (v, n) = cannot be more than that: Giới hạn, hạn chế.double ['dʌbl] (v) tăng gấp đôi, tăng 2 lần.- to raise animals [reiz 'æniməl] (v): nuôi động vật.2. Checking: Work in pairs. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

increases raising animals overpopulation resources double figure decrease

1. The population of the world……………..every day.2. …………………..is one of the country's most pressing social problems. 3. Only 20 percent of the earth’s land can be used for………………4. Britain's mineral…………include oil, coal and gas deposits.

- T reads aloud new words and asks Ss to repeat them in chorus and individually.

- T asks Ss to give the instruction of checking.

- T asks Ss to work in pairs to fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

- T calls some Ss to give answers.- T checks and gives feedbacks. Expected answers:1. increase 4. resources2. overpopulation 5. double3. raising animals

- Ss repeat new words in chorus and individually.

* Pair work- Ss listen to T’s

instruction of checking.- Ss word in pairs fill in

each blank with a suitable word from the box. Ss give the answers.

- Ss give the answers.- Ss correct.

5. If you…………….number 5, you will get number 10.II. While-reading: Listen to the tape and read aloud the passage. Then do the task that follow.

1. Task 1: Read the first passage and decide whether statements are true (T) or false (F):1. In 10,000 B.C, there were probably only 10 million people. 2. It took 1,570 years for the world population to reach 625 million. 3. In 1985, Only 35 years later, there were 4,760 million people. 4. The world’s population was about 6.6 billion in 2000. 5. By 2015 the world population is expected to be over 6 million.

2. Task 2: Game: Lucky animals. Choose the lucky animals and answer the questions:

Suggested questions:1. Dog: Can the Earth have enough resources to support its population?2. Rabbit: 3. Lion: Why must we limit population growth?4. Mouse: How many people do scientists say that there are enough resources to support?5. Whale: What can only 10 percent of the earth’s land be used for? Only 10 percent of the earth’s land be used for farming. 6. Frog: Lucky number.III. Post-reading: GROUP WORK: Read the second

- T asks Ss to listen to the tape and calls some Ss to read aloud the passage.

- T gives the instruction of task 1 and asks Ss to work in pairs to do task 1in 3 minutes.

- T calls Ss to give answers and write them on the board.

- T checks and gives feedbacks. Expected answers:1. T (Line 2, P1).2. F (1,570 1,750.3. T (Line 6, P1)4. T (Line 7, P1).5. F (6 million 7 million).

- T gives the instruction of task 2 and asks Ss to take part in the game: Lucky animals.

- T divides the whole class into 2 big groups and gives the rules of the game:

+ Each group chooses each picture in turn.+ The representative of each group will answer the question after the picture is opened. + Each group gets 10 points if he/she answers correctly. Besides, Ss also get 10 points without answering the question if choosing lucky animal.+ The group getting more points will be winner.- T announces the winner group.- T checks and gives comments. Expected answers:1. Some scientists say it can, but others say it can’t (line 2-4, paragraph 2).2. Lucky number.3. Because our resources are limited.4. 8 billion people5. Farming. 6. Lucky animals.

- Ss listen to the tape and read aloud the passage.

- Ss take note.* Group work- Ss listen to T’s

instruction of task 1 and work in pairs to do it in 3 minutes.

- Ss give answers.- Ss correct.

* Group work- Ss listen to instruction

of task 2.- Ss take note the rules of

the game.- Ss work in groups to

take part in the game.- Ss correct.

paragraph and find out 4 reasons why people think we should control growth of world population 1. …………………………………

………………………………………2. …………………………………

………………………………………3. …………………………………

………………………………………4. …………………………………

………………………………………C.Homework :- Learn by heart new words.- Translate the passage into

Vietnamese.- Do the tasks again in handouts.- Prepare the next lesson: Unit7: Lesson

1. Reading 2.

- T gives the instruction of the task.

- T asks Ss to work in 4 groups to find out 4 reasons why people think we should control growth of world population.

- T gives posters and pens to 4 groups.

- T chooses 2 groups having the fastest answers and ticks them on the board.

- T checks and gives comments.

- T summarizes the main points of the lesson.

- T gives the assignment to Ss.

* Group work- Ss listen to T’s

instruction.- Ss work in groups to

find out 4 reasons why people think we should control growth of world population.

- Ss take posters and pens.

- Ss give the answers.- Ss correct.

- Ss take note and do assignment at home.

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