LESSON PLAN

TEXTBOOK: Friends Plus 7 UNIT 8: I believe I can

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LESSON 2: Reading (page 94)

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. General competences
 Learn autonomously and independently through individual work: develop skills to identify the main idea of a text
and discuss the advantages of renewable energy sources;
 Develop oral communication and collaboration in pairs or groups: collaborate with others to play warm-up game,
discuss the need for fossil fuels in the future, complete vocabulary tasks, and answer comprehension questions;
 Improve problem-solving and creativity: brainstorm ideas on the benefits of solar and wind power and discuss how to
transition to green energy;
 Use documents efficiently.
2. Language competences:
 Reading: skim the text to understand the main idea and scan for specific details about solar and wind energy;
 Speaking: discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources;
 Vocabulary: understand key terms related to renewable energy and sustainability.
3. Attributes
 Responsibility: be aware of environmental responsibilities and the need for sustainable energy choices;
 Kindness: support partners in completing learning tasks;
 Diligence: actively participate in learning activities and complete assignments.
II. MATERIALS
- Lesson plan, PPT slides, student’s book, workbook, Unit 8, Reading;
- Personal computer, projector/ TV/ Speakers.
III. PROCEDURES
A. WARM-UP (10 mins)
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY CONTENT SUGGESTION
Warm-up: T-S / S-S / Mission card: The warm-up activity took up a
Game “POWER QUEST – Mission 1: The Polluted City. A significant amount of time,
THE MISSION TO SAVE city is covered in smog due to fossil which slightly affected the
EARTH!” fuels. You need to find a clean and pacing of the main lesson.
- Divide the class into two - Listen to the rules and renewable energy solution to help
teams, explain the game: divide into groups. them breathe easier! (Solar or Wind =>Suggestion: keeping
“Alert! Earth is running out - Ask questions if Power) Station 1 (Wind Power –
necessary. True/False) or Station 3
of energy! Fossil fuels are Mission 2: The Failing Power (Energy Trivia – Multiple
nearly gone, and pollution Plant. A coal-fired power plant is Choice).
is at an all-time high. The polluting the water. You need to
planet needs a team of find an alternative,environmentally Station 1: encourages quick
young energy explorers to friendly energy source to replace thinking and physical
find the best sources of coal! (Hydropower or Solar interaction (e.g., raising hands,
power for the future. You Energy) standing up for answers),
are the chosen ones! Your Station 1: Wind Power – which can energize the class.
mission: Identify the best True/False Challenge
sources of energy to save Questions & Answers: Station 3: provides a fun
Earth before time runs out!” 1. Wind is a renewable energy review of basic knowledge
- Distribute Mission Cards - Read and understand the source. ( TRUE) through multiple choice
task. Discuss in groups: questions and can be done as a
to groups. Ask the group to 2. Wind turbines can operate at
“What kind of energy do team competition or whole-
read their assignment and night. ( TRUE) class activity.
discuss for 1-2 minutes how we need to solve this 3. Wind energy cannot be used to
they would solve it. problem?” generate electricity. (FALSE)
- Provide questions at 4 - Move through 4 challenge 4. Wind turbines pollute the air like
stations and clue cards for stations to earn Clue Cards. coal. ( FALSE)
the group to answer Station 2: Solar Energy – Puzzle
correctly. - Use Clue Cards to guess Challenge
- Guide students to read the the appropriate energy. Matching Words & Answers:
prompts and make Complete the task by 1. S_N_U → (SUN)
inferences. Ask questions to writing the answer on the 2.N_P_L_A_E→ (PANEL)
help students think more board or presenting. 3.I_L_H_G_T → (LIGHT)
deeply. - The group that completes 4.R_N_E_G_Y_E→ (ENERGY)
the task fastest is the Station 3: Energy Trivia – Multiple
winner. Choice
- Summarize, decide the Question & Answer:
winning team and ask - Discuss questions 1. Which energy source never runs
discussion questions out?
a) Coal
b) Solar energy (✔)
c) Gas
2. Which energy source uses wind
to generate power?
a) Wind power (✔)
b) Hydropower
c) Biomass
3. What do we call energy that
comes from the sun?
a) Nuclear energy
b) Wind energy
c) Solar energy (✔)
Station 4: Hydropower – Matching
Challenge
Matching Words with Definitions
& Answers:
1. Hydropower
2. Dam
3. Turbine
4. Reservoir
 a. A large lake used for storing
water
b. A wall built to control water flow
c. Energy from moving water
d. A machine that spins to create
electricity
Key: 1c, 2b, 3d, 4a
Clue Cards
Clue 1: “I shine brightly during the
day, providing endless power. What
am I?” (Solar Energy)
Clue 2: “I turn with the wind,
creating clean electricity. What am
I?” (Wind Power)
Clue 3: “Rivers and waterfalls help
me generate power. What am
I?”(Hydropower)
Clue 4: “I store sunlight and turn it
into electricity. What am I?”(Solar
Panels)
Discussion question: Why should
we use renewable energy instead of
fossil fuels?
Suggested answer: Because it is
limitless and environmentally
friendly.
B. NEW LESSON (35 mins)
TEACHER’S STUDENT’S ACTIVITY CONTENT
ACTIVITY
Pre-reading (5 mins)
(p.94) Suggested answer:
T-S/ S-S/ S-T-S/ - Work in pairs to discuss the In the future, we may not need as
- Read the question “Do question. much oil and coal because there are
you need oil or coal in cleaner energy sources like solar,
the future?” and the clue wind, and nuclear power. However,
to help students. - Talk in front of the class. some industries may still use oil
- Elicit the answer. and coal, such as making plastic or
powering airplanes. The goal is to
find ways to use energy that are
better for the environment and help
protect the Earth.
Vocabulary (5 mins): T- 1. Fossil fuel (n): fuel, such as gas, Teaching vocabulary
S/ S-S/ S-T-S/ coal and oil, that were formed includes form, meaning, use
- Ask Ss to look at the - Look at the explanation, the underground from plant and animal => Lack of the context of
explanation and the photos. remains millions of years ago. use or example sentences for
photos - Answer these CCQs by students to understand how
- Ask concept check holding up the board “yes” or the word is used in a
questions for each word. “no” sentence.
- Ask students to answer - Other Ss correct if the => Suggestion: some
yes or no by holding up previous answers are example sentences
the board. incorrect. - Fossil fuel: Cars and
- Repeat each word in chorus factories use fossil fuels like
- Are fossil fuels made from plants
- Say the words aloud and and individual coal and oil.
and animals that lived millions of - Lossless: Solar panels can
ask Ss to repeat them in
years ago? (Yes)
chorus and individuals. give us power in a lossless
- Are fossil fuels unlimited? (No) way.
- Do fossil fuels cause pollution? - Environmentally
(Yes) friendly: Using a bicycle is
2. lossless (adj): not involving the
loss of data or electrical energy. more environmentally friendly
than driving a car.
- Renewable: Wind and solar
energy are renewable sources
of power.
- Wind turbine: A wind
turbine spins in the wind to
- Does lossless mean losing energy create electricity.
or resources? (No) - Wind farm: This wind
- If something is lossless, does it farm can power hundreds of
waste energy? (No) homes.
- Can solar power be considered
lossless? (Yes)
3. environmentally friendly (adj):
not harmful to the environment, or
trying to help the environment

- Does something environmentally

friendly harm nature? (No)
- Is solar energy environmentally
friendly? (Yes)
- Is cutting down trees for fuel
environmentally friendly? (No)
4. renewable (adj): relating to forms
of energy that are produced using
the sun, wind, etc., or from crops,
rather than those using fuels

- Can renewable energy be used

again and again? (Yes)
- Are fossil fuels renewable? (No)
- Is wind power a renewable source
of energy? (Yes)
5. Wind turbine (n): a tall structure
with blades that are blown round by
the wind and produce power to
make electricity

- Do wind turbines use wind to

create electricity? (Yes)
- Are wind turbines small and used
at home? (No)
- Do wind turbines spin when there
is no wind? (No)
6. wind farm (n): a group of wind
turbines that are used for producing
electricity

- Is a wind farm a place with one

wind turbine? (No)
- Do wind farms produce electricity
for many people? (Yes)
- Can a wind farm be located in the
ocean? (Yes)