LESSON PLAN

UNIT 6: GLOBAL WARMING

LESSON: SKILLS - READING: GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Widen knowledge and be aware of the need to solve the global
warming problem.
- Know some vocabulary related to the topic global warming.
- Read for general ideas and specific information about the causes and
effects of global warming.
II. Teaching materials: Board, Text book, PowerPoint slides, screen,
laptop,…
III. Procedure:
Tim Content Teacher and
e Students’ Activities
I. Warm-up: - Based on the
information in previous
Game: “Name ten environment
parts of the lesson
problems”.
which Ss have learnt
5m  Key answers: Greenhouse gases; before. -- T gives Ss a
Emission; Carbon footprint; Climate game called “Name ten
change; Deforestation; Global environment
temperatures rise; Global warming; problems”. T explains
Infectious disease; Ecological for Ss that they have to
balance; Heat related illness. go to the board and
write out the
environment problems
that they knew.
- T divides class into
two groups, group A
and group B. each
member of the group is
accepted to write no
more than two
problems.

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- T checks.
Lead in: To
II. Pre-reading: understand more about
global warming, we will
 Vocabulary: start the lesson today
1. Absorb /əbˈzɔːb/ (v) : hấp thụ, hút lấy “Global warming is
8m real”.
=> eliciting question: “when we are
breathing we take oxygen in, so what does
that action call?
- T uses eliciting
2. Atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ (n) : bầu khí questions,
quyển explanations, visual aid
and synonym to teach
=> eliciting question: “does anyone know
Ss new words.
what does the air around our planet call?
-T invites Ss who
3. Catastrophic /¸kætə´strɔfik/ (adj) :thảm
volunteer or Ss who
họa, thảm khốc
know the words to run
=> Synomym: “who can give me the word quickly at this part.
has the same meaning with Disastrous?”
4. Capture /'kæptʃə/ (v) : bắt giữ

=> Visual aid: T shows picture of animals

being captured then asks Ss “what did
people do to this poor racoon?”
5. Diversity /daɪˈvɜrsɪti/ (n) : tính đa dạng,
tính phong phú
=> Explanation: T explains for Ss “Around
our place has many kinds of plant and a lot
of different animals. So what is the word
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6. Ecosystem /´ekou´sistəm/ (n) : hệ sinh
thái
=> Visual aid: T shows picture of
ecosystem and asks Ss “human, plants,
and animals live in an area and have a
relationship, what does it call?”

7. Famine /'fæmin/ (n) : nạn đói

=> Eliciting question: “does anyone know
a bout the terrible event of Vietnam in
1945, and what does it call in English?”

 Check vocabulary:
Task 3: Match the words with their
5ms meaning.
1.catastrophic (adj) a. all living
creatures and
plants in a certain
area and the - T moves to task 3 to
relationships check vocabulary Ss
between them have just learnt.
2.famine (b) b. the mixture of - T runs through.
gases surrounding
- T: “You need to match
the earth
the words in column A
3.absorb (v c. the fact of having with the suitable
many different meanings in column B.
types of people, You work in pairs. You
animals, plants or have 3 minutes to do
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4.capture (v) d. take in (gas, - Teacher’s checking
liquid, heat) from instruction:
the space or
surface around + Do you work in pair
or in group?
5.atmosphere (n) e. catch and keep
somebody/ + How much time do
something in a we have?
place
- Ss answer these
6.ecosystem f. when a lot of questions.
people do not have
enough food and - Ss work.
7ms many die - T calls someone to
7.diversity (n) g. disastrous read out loud the
answers.
 Answer Keys:
- T corrects the
1.g 2.f 3.d 4.e 5.b 6.a answers.
7.c
- T asks Ss copy down
the answers.

Task 1: Work with a partner and

guess what problems are described in -T invites one student
the pictures. Then answer the to read the request of
question: What do you know about task 1.
these problem? - T gives instruction.
- T: “ You have 3
minutes to discuss the
problems depicted in
the pictures and
answer the question”.
-Ss work.
-T gives 2 questions.
-T: “Can anyone tell me
what do you see in
these pictures?” and
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4ms result of these action?”
- T invites some pairs
to present their
answer.
- T doesn’t correct
Ss’mistakes at this
stage, just praise them
for expressing their
opinions.
- T: “Now, to check
your ideas, we will read
to compare your ideas
with those in the text”.

- T guides Ss how to do
the task 2.
- T runs through task 2
III. While-reading: and asks Ss to work
individual to read the
Task 2: Reading text and select the
text and choose the
statement that expresses its main
best statement.
idea. (p10)
- Teacher’s Instruction:
a. Global warming is the rise in the
“Look at your book on
world’s temperature.
page 10. There are 4
b. Global warming leads to the
statements. Choose the
extinction of millions of species in the
one you think is the
world.
most appropriate for
c. Global warming is mainly caused by
the text.You just need
humans and has negative impacts on
to read the first and
people’s lives.
the last sentence of
d. People have to work together to
each paragraph. You
reduce the risks of global warming.
have 2 minutes to do
this part.”

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10m  Answer Key: c - Teacher’s checking
s instruction:
+ How many
statements are there?
+ What are you going
to do after reading the
text?
+ In how long?
- Ss answers.
- Ss do Task 2.
- T invites some Ss to
give their answers.
- T checks and corrects
with the whole class.
-Ss copy down the
answer.

-T asks Ss to look at
their book to page 11,
Task 4: Answer the following task 4.
questions:
- T says: “I would like
1. Who is mainly responsible for global to invite some Ss to
warming? 2. What happens read aloud the
when coal is burnt to make electricity? questions”.

3. How does deforestation contribute to - T asks Ss to underline

global warming? the key words in the
questions.
4. What could happen to people when sea
- T explains some new
levels rise?
words in the questions.
5ms 5. How can high temperatures affect
crops? 6. Why is - T asks Ss to read the
text to find the
widespread loss of species a matter of
answers.
great concern for humans?
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1. Humans / People/ We are responsible. pairs to do this
exercise in 5 minutes.
2. It releases a large amount of carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere. - T checks:
3. Deforestation disrupts the process of + Will you work in pairs
absorbing and capturing CO₂ from the or alone?
atmosphere, which causes the world's
temperature to rise. + How long does it
take?
4. They could lose their homes.
5. They can reduce crop harvests globally. -Ss work in pairs to find
6. Because humans cannot exist without the answers.
species diversity on Earth. - T invites some Ss to
answer the questions
and asks Ss :where did
you find the
information?
- Ss answer and T
checks.
- T gives Ss 2 minutes
to copy down the
answers in their
notebook.
IV. Post-reading:
Task 5: Work in groups. Discuss the
questions. -T invites one student
1. Which of the effects of global warming to read aloud the
do you think is the most serious? questions.
1ms (Homework) - T gives one example
of answers for the
2. What do you think we should do to
question.
reduce the risks caused by global
warming? -T says: We will play a
game “Who’s faster”.
Game: “Who’s faster”.
- T divides class into
two groups: group A
and group B.
- T asks: “You will work
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+ Recycling glass, plastic, paper, … to discuss the question
2”.
+ Reducing use of paper products.
- T says: “ You don’t
+ Cutting down on energy use. need to answer long
sentences. Just give me
+ Using green methods of transport: ride the key words”.
bicycle of just walk.
- T asks: “ After 2
+ Planting trees. minutes, you will go to
the board and write
+….. your answers, one
student, one word. The
group has more correct
answers will be the
winner”.
- T checks:
+ How long will you
work?
+ You will give long
answers or key words ?
- Ss work in group.

V. Homework: - Ss play the game.

- T checks answers.
- Learn the lesson today.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Speaking.

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