UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 1: Getting started
I/ OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students can - listen and read the conversation about science and technology for details and then do some related exercises.
- Form the opposite words by adding prefix un- or im-
- Use the lexical items related to science and technology
1. Knowledge:
a. Grammar: Future tenses : review
Reported speech : statements
b. Lexical items : vocabulary : Science and technology
c. Pronunciation:
2. Skills:
- Listening, Speaking, Reading,Writing and interactive skills
3. Attitude:
- Cooperation, respect, having right and friendly attitudes with friends, teachers in the new school
4. Quality and competence:
- Be confident and friendly with the new school environment
- Develope listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction
II/ TEACHING AIDS (MATERIALS)
1.Teacher’s preparation:
- Lesson plan, Pictures, posters ,textbook,CD-MP3(Computer-Multi projector/cassette/ “sách mềm”) and other materials
2.Students’ preparation:
-Textbook, notebook, school things.
III/ WORKING ARRANGEMENTS( WAYS OF WORKING )
- Pair work , individual work, group work, T-WC
IV/ TEACHING PROCEDURE:
1. -Greeting`and checking students’ adtendence: Total: In: ......... Out: .......
2- Checking the old lesson
3- New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warmer (5'): Chatting
Put the heading ‘Science and Technology’ on the board.
- Suggest any words or phrases related to this topic.
- Accept all ideas, organize them in a word web if possible
‘Science and Technology’
I. Presentation (10')
1. Vocabulary
- Teacher use different techniques to teach vocabulary (situation, realia)
- Follow the seven steps of teaching vocabulary
* Checking vocab: Ordering - science (n) khoa học
- technology (v) công nghệ
- development (v) sự phát triển
- spaceship (n) tàu vũ trụ
- trafic jam (n) sự tắc nghẽn giao
- benefit (n/v) lợi ích, hưởng lợi
- enomous (adv)to lớn
- Repeat in chorus and individually
- Copy all the words
1. Listen and read (p48)
* Introduction:
- Look at the pictures but cover the text.
- Brainstorm questions with Ss and write them on the board.
What can you see in the pictures?
Do you know these characters? Where are they now?
What are they talking about?...
- Accept all possible answers from Ss. Remember not to give correction at this stage.
* Open prediction: You are going to listen and read the conversati on about the developments in science and technology.
- Before listening, guess what can robbots do in the future?
- Listen and read the conversation then check your answers.
- Answer the questions individually.
* Suggested answers:
- Some robbots working.
- Yes, they are Duong, Nick, Chau and Dr. Nelson.
- They may be at school.
- They may talk about Science and Technology.
* They can worsk in factories and clean our home.
II. Practice (20'')
1a. Find words (P49)
- Read the conversation again and do the exercise in pairs.
- Elicit the correct answers and write them on the board.
- Have Ss substitute the B words into the conversation to check that they match. Finally, explain the meaning of any complex words in Vietnamese if necessary.
1b. Answer the quetions.. (P49)
- Ss work individually to answer the questions. Ss compare answers with a partner and then discuss as a class.
- Have Ss say where they found the answers in the converdation.
1a.Key:
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. e 5. a 6. f
1b.Key:
1. They are at the Science Club
2. It is the roles of science and technology in the 21st century
3. Science and technology are changing everything.
4. He told Nick that only robots would work in factories and clean our homes in the future.
5. He/She said that there would be no more schools: they’d just stay at home and clean on the Internet.
1c. Discussion
-What fields are mentioned in the conversation which are affected by science and technology?
1c.Key:
1. The economy (economy development)
2. The workplace (robot in factories)
3. The home (robots cleaning our homes)
4. Travel (traffic jams)
5. Education (school via the Internet)
1d.Put a word/ phrase... (P49)
- Have Ss do this exercise in pairs. Ask some Ss to present their answers.
- Confirm the correct answers.
- Help ss distinguish the two words.
1d.Key:
1. field 2. space 3. the key
4. economic development
5. flying cars
Look out!
- Science: knowledge about the world, especially based on examining, testing, and providing facts
- Technology: things and ways of doing things that are based on knowledge about science and computers.
2. Put one of the words... (P49)
- Run through all the words in the box.
- What are the words about?
- Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
- Check their work by calling on some Ss to read out their sentences. Allow Ss to write the translations next to the words.
- In the box are some more words and phrases related to science and technology
2.Key:
1. science subjects
2. technology
3. researchers
4. machines
5. Scientific progress
3. The prefix un- and im- (p49)
- Look at the example.
- How can we form the opposite of the words?
- Then let them do the task by themselves. After that, they swap their answers with a partner. Correct Ss’ answers as a class. Then let them repeat the words in chorus.
- necessary -> unnecessary
- happy -> unhappy
- polite -> impolite
- add prefix un- or im-
3.Key:
1. unknown 2. unrealistic
3. impossible
4. unimportant 5. Unpolluted
III. Production ( 6')
4.Find someone who... (P49)
- Work in groups.
- Ask your groupmates Yes/No questions, using do or will
1. likes science subjects at school 2. wants to travel into space in the future 3. wants to become a sciencetist
4. knows a Vietnamese scientist 5. will go into sciences when finishing school 6. aadmires a scientist or
IV. Consolidation (2')
- Sum up the main content of the lesson.
- List some scientists of Viet Nam
V. Homework (2')
- Learn by heart all the new words.
- Do Ex B1, 2,3 P30 (Workbook)
- Prepare: Closer Look 1 - Answer individually
Reference an inventor:
Some scientists of Viet Nam:
Võ Hồng Anh Lê Văn Thiêm
Trần Đại Nghĩa Hà Đình Đức Hoàng Tụy Phan Lương Cầm
- Take note