Unit 10. Ecotourism
Unit 10. Ecotourism
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UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM
Lesson 1: Getting started – An eco-friendly fieldtrip to Phong Nha Cave
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- An overview about the topic “Ecotourism”;
- Words and phrases related to ecotourism;
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and awareness of tourism and their impact on the environment;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of being an ecotourist;
- Be aware of tourism and their impact on the environment.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 10, Getting started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
Language analysis
Form Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese equivalent
1. stalactite (n) /ˈstæləktaɪt/ piece of rock hanging down from the roof of a cave nhũ đá, thạch nhũ, vú đá
2. fieldtrip (n) /ˈfiːldˌtrɪp/ a visit made by students to study something away from their school or chuyến tham quan
college
3. packaging (n) /ˈpæk.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/ the materials in which objects are wrapped before being sold bao bì, giấy gói hàng
Assumptions
VOCABULARY To help students TASK 1. BELOW IS WHAT ECOTOURISTS DO. MATCH EACH 4 mins
understand the SENTENCE ON THE LEFT WITH ITS EXPLANATION ON THE
meanings of words / RIGHT. (P. 112) T-S
phrases related to * T explains the context of the activity and tells Ss that the statements
ecotourism. represent things that ecotourists do. S
** Ss read the statements, focusing their attention on the key word
highlighted in each sentence. Pair work
*** T puts Ss in pairs and asks them to compare their answers. T-S
**** T checks answers as a class:
- Explain or elicit any new or difficult words
- Draw attention to the prepositions after some of the highlighted words
- Tell students they should try to memorise both the words and the
prepositions that go with them.
Key:
1. b
2. a
3. e
4. d
5. c
To help students TASK 2: COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE 10 mins
practise these words HIGHLIGHTED WORDS IN TASK 1. (p. 112)
in meaningful * T asks Ss to work in pairs and tells them to read the sentences carefully T-S
contexts. and decides which highlighted word in Task 1 can be used to complete
each of the sentences.
** Ss work in pairs to complete the task. Pair work
*** T asks Ss to peer check and give comments to their partners.
**** T checks answers as a class: T-S
- Have Ss call out the word they have used in each sentence first.
- Confirm the correct answers.
- Ask Ss to explain the meaning of each word using the definitions in
Task 1.
- Ask some students to read the complete sentences.
Key:
1. profit; crafts
2. aware; impact
3. responsible
GRAMMAR To help students TASK 1: DECIDE WHETHER THESE STATEMENTS CAN BE 6 mins
recognise the REAL (R) OR NOT (N). (p. 112)
differences between * T asks Ss to study the sentences individually. T-S
Types 1 and Type 2 ** Ss decide which statement is possible or likely to happen, and which one S
conditional sentences. is imaginary or unlikely to happen.
*** T asks Ss to peer check and give comments to their partners. Pair work
**** T checks answers as a class: T-S
- Tell students that all sentences that are ‘possible or likely to happen’ are
conditional sentences Type 1, while sentences that are ‘imaginary or
unlikely to happen’ are conditional sentences Type 2.
- Ask students to read the notes in the Remember box. Check understanding
by asking questions about each type.
Key:
1. N
2. R
3. N
4. R
To help students TASK 2: PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT T-S 5 mins
practise conditional FORMS. (p. 112)
sentences Types 1 and * T asks Ss to put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms and tells them
Type 2. to pay attention to the meaning of each sentence, and whether the situation
is possible (Conditional sentence Type 1) or not (Conditional sentence S
Type 2). Pair work
** Ss complete the task individually. T-S
*** T asks Ss to peer check and give comments to their partners.
**** T checks answers as a class:
- Have individual students write the sentences on the board.
- Go through each sentence and ask Ss to explain why they have used that
particular form.
Key:
1. will stay
2. would grow
3. were / was; would be
4. give; will reduce
EXTRA ACTIVITY To give students a GAME: SURPRISING MATCHING! 4 mins
chance to apply what *T divides the class into 4 groups. T-S
they have learnt. - Group A will write If clause type 1. Group B will write Main clause type
1.
- Group C will write If clause type 2 Group D will write Main clause type
2.
- T then will match members of group A with ones of group B, and do the
same with group C and D.
** Ss do as instructed. S
*** T and Ss discuss and give comments to the surprising results. S-S
**** T confirms the possible answers and restates the use of Conditional T-S
sentences type 1 and type 2.
WRAP UP To help Ss memorise WRAP-UP T-S 1 min
HOMEWORK what they have learned - Use the lexical items related to the topic ecotourism;
- Identify intonation patterns and use appropriate intonation (i.e. rising or
falling tone)
- Use conditional sentences Type 1 and Type 2 correctly.
HOMEWORK
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 10 - Reading
- Exercises in the workbook
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UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM
LESSON 3: Reading – Ecotour brochures
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- Develop reading skills for specific information in a brochure about ecotours.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work;
- Develop presentation skills;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of an ecotourist;
- Be aware of tourism and their impact on the environment.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 10, Reading
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
Language analysis
Form Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese equivalent
1. protect (v) /prəˈtekt/ to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss bảo vệ
2. souvenir (n) /ˌsuː.vənˈɪər/ something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or quà lưu niệm
special event
3. explore (v) /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ to search and discover (about something) khám phá
Assumptions
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- Talk about how to become an ecotourist.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work;
- Develop presentation skills;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of being an ecotourist;
- Be aware of tourism and their impact on the environment.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 10, Speaking
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
Language analysis
Functions Useful expressions Examples
… should (not) / ought (not) to / do sth. We should not litter on the beach or the street.
One of the things … can / should (not) do / is (to) do sth. One of the things we should not do is to litter on the beach or the
Giving suggestions
street.
I suggest that … (should / should not) do sth. I suggest that we should not litter on the beach or the street.
It will (be better / good …) if …/ do / avoid doing sth. It will be better for the environment if we avoid littering on the
beach or the street.
Assumptions
Anticipated difficulties Solutions
Students may lack knowledge about some useful structures. Provide students with the form and use of some useful structures in their talk.
S-S
*** T asks some Ss to share their ideas with the whole class. T-S
**** T and Ss discuss the ideas.
Suggested answers:
- Picture a: Have a traditional meal/food (with a host family or at a local
restaurant)
- Picture b: Visit a weaving village, buying traditional arts and crafts
- Picture c: Visit a floating market, buying fruits there
WHILE- To help students TASK 2: LISTEN TO A TOUR GUIDE INTRODUCING THE TOUR. 10 mins
LISTENING practise listening for NUMBER THE PICTURES IN TASK 1 IN THE ORDER YOU HEAR
specific information to THEM. (p. 115) T-S
order pictures. * T tells Ss to listen to a tour guide introducing an eco-friendly tour in the
Mekong Delta. T asks Ss to order the pictures while they are listening to the
recording. S
** Ss do as instructed. S-S
*** T has Ss swap their textbooks for peer checking. T-S
**** T checks the answers as a class.
Key:
1. c
2. b
3. a
To help students TASK 3: LISTEN AGAIN. FILL IN EACH GAP IN THE 10 mins
practise listening for BROCHURE BELOW WITH ONE WORD. (p. 115)
specific information. * T tells Ss that they are going to listen to the recording again. T-S
** Ss have some time to study the brochure first then fill in the gaps in a S
brochure.
*** T asks Ss to discuss their answers in pairs when they finish. S-S
**** T checks the answers as a class, plays the recording again, pausing T-S
after each answer.
Key:
1. eco-friendly
2. local
3. souvenirs
4. traditional
POST- To give students the TASK 4: WORK IN GROUPS AND DISCUSS THE QUESTION. (p. 10 mins
LISTENING opportunity to use the 115) T-S
ideas and language in
the listening to talk * T has Ss look at the brochure in 3 again and underline the activity they S-S
about their opinions find most interesting. S
and give reasons. ** T puts Ss in pairs to discuss their choices.
*** T invites some groups to share their ideas in front of the class.
**** Other groups discuss the questions, take notes of the ideas and give
feedback to their friends.
WRAP-UP To help Ss memorise WRAP-UP T-S 3 mins
HOMEWORK the target language and - Some lexical items related to the topic Ecotourism
skills that they have - Listen for specific information in a tour guide speech welcoming
learned. ecotourists in the Mekong Delta
HOMEWORK
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 10 – Writing
- Exercises in the workbook
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UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM
Lesson 6: Writing – Writing a website advertisement for an ecotour
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- Use the lexical items related to the topic Ecotourism;
- Write a website advertisement for an ecotour.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of an ecotourist;
- Be aware of tourism and their impact on the environment.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 10, Writing
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
Assumptions
Anticipated difficulties Solutions
Students may have underdeveloped writing skills. - Encourage students to work in pairs and in groups so that they can help each other.
- Provide feedback and help if necessary.
S
T-S
** T gives Ss a time limit to do the writing task.
*** T walks round the class to provide help when necessary.
POST- To do a cross-check and PEER CHECK 7 mins
WRITING final check on students’ * T has the groups swap and gives feedback on each other’s writing. T-S
writing. ** Ss work in pairs and swap their draft letters for peer review. Pair work
*** T then gives feedback on one writing as a model. T-S
****T collects Ss’ writings to mark and provides written feedback in the next T-S
lesson.
Sample answer:
Welcome to Hoi An villages in Da Nang, Viet Nam!
Hoi An villages are famous for their beautiful vegetable and herb gardens.
They are also well-known for the coconut palms near the Thu Bon River and
traditional crafts such as colourful paper lanterns.
Here in Hoi An villages, you can spend the morning gardening on the local
farms. Other leisure activities include riding bicycles through the villages,
travelling on basket boats and visiting craft villages.
We offer an ecotour to Hoi An villages, and tourists are encouraged to use
eco-friendly transport such as bicycles to avoid polluting the environment.
You can also buy local products and beautiful crafts to help local businesses!
Call us at 0929292929 and book your tour today!
WRAP-UP To help Ss memorise WRAP-UP T-S 3 mins
HOMEWORK the target language and - Some lexical items related to the topic Ecotourism.
skills that they have - Write a website advertisement for an ecotour.
learned. HOMEWORK
- Rewrite the paragraph in the notebooks.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 10 – Communication and culture/ CLIL.
- Exercises in the workbook.
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UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM
Lesson 7: Communication and Culture/ CLIL
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- Use the lexical items related to the topic “Ecotourism”;
- Ask for and give advice;
- Know more information about tourism's impact on the environment.
2. Core competence
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Access and consolidate information from a variety of sources;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of an ecotourist;
- Be aware of tourism and their impact on the environment.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 10, Communication and culture/ CLIL
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
Language analysis
Useful expressions
Asking for advice Giving advice
- Can you help me with (sth)? - You should / ought to / had better (do sth).
- I have a problem and I need your help / advice. - It’s / It'll be a good idea (to do sth).
- Should I (do sth)? - If I were you, I would (do sth).
- What do you think I should (do / bring…)? - What about / How about (doing sth)?
- Why don’t you (do sth)?
- I’d recommend (doing sth).
Assumptions
Anticipated difficulties Solutions
Students may have underdeveloped speaking and co-operating skills. - Encourage students to work in pairs and in groups so that they can help each
other.
- Provide feedback and help if necessary.
Some students will excessively talk in the class. - Explain expectations for each task in detail.
- Have excessive talking students practise.
- Continue to explain task expectations in small chunks (before every
activity).
Some students will excessively talk in the - Explain expectations for each task in detail.
class. - Have excessively talkative students practise.
- Continue to explain task expectations in small chunks (before every activity).
Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time
WARM-UP To introduce an VIDEO WATCHING 5 mins
ecotourism complex and * T plays the video and asks Ss to guess the name of the place. T-S
lead in the next part of ** Ss watch the video and try to find out the name of the place based on the S
the lesson. sights in the video as soon as possible. T-S
*** T and Ss discuss the answers. T-S
**** T confirms the answers as a class.
Link video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCspAti-0T8&t=18s
Key:
Trang An Ecotourism Complex
LOOKING To revise words VOCABULARY 5 mins
BACK students have learnt in Choose the correct words to complete the conversation. (p. 118)
this unit * T asks Ss to read each sentence and check comprehension and asks Ss to T-S
study the context carefully and decide on the correct words to complete the
conversation.
** Ss complete the task individually. S
*** T asks Ss to exchange their textbooks for peer checking. Pair work
**** T checks answers as a class by asking individual students to read the T-S
sentences.
Key:
1. sustainable
2. protect
3. profits
4. litter
5. aware
6. ecotourism
7. impact
To practise different PRONUNCIATION 5 mins
intonation patterns Work in pairs. Role-play the conversation above. Try to use appropriate
intonation. (p. 118)
* T asks Ss to work in pairs to role-play the conversation in Vocabulary. T-S
** Ss role-play the conversation, using the appropriate intonation.
*** T asks some pairs to role-play or read out loud the conversation in front Pair work
of the class.
**** T praises for good effort and natural delivery. T-S
To revise conditional GRAMMAR 7 mins
sentences Type 1 and Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms. (p. 118)
Type 2. * T explains to Ss that they are going to review the use of conditional T-S
sentences Type 1 and Type 2, gives Ss some time to review the grammar
rules in the Language lesson before doing the activity.
** Ss complete the task individually. S
*** T asks Ss to swap their textbooks for peer checking. Pair work
**** T corrects the answers as a class by asking individual students to read T-S
the sentences and explain why they used conditional sentences Type 1 or
Type 2.
Key:
1. were / was; would live
2. work; will be
3. allow; will have
4. had; would go
PROJECT To provide an DESIGN AN ECOTOUR 20 mins
opportunity for students * As Ss have prepared for the project throughout the unit, the focus of this T-S
to develop their lesson should be on the final product, which is an oral presentation.
research and ** T has Ss work in their groups. Group work
collaboration skills, and Give them a few minutes to get ready for the presentation.
to practise giving an Give Ss a checklist for peer and self-assessment. Explains that they
oral presentation. will have to tick appropriate items while listening to their classmates’
presentations and write comments if they have any.
The presenters should complete their self-assessment checklist after
completing their presentation.
If necessary, T goes through the assessment criteria to make sure Ss
are familiar with them.
*** T invites two or three groups to give their presentations, encouraging the S-S
rest of the class to ask questions at the end.
**** T gives praise and feedback after each presentation. T-S
WRAP-UP To help students WRAP-UP T-S 3 mins
HOMEWORK memorise what they - Review the vocabulary and grammar of Unit 10.
have learned - Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and grammar) into practice
through a project.
HOMEWORK
- Exercises in the workbook.