ENGLISH 6

UNIT 5: NATURAL WONDERS OF VIET NAM

SKILLS 1: Reading and Speaking (1 period)
I. Objectives
After the lesson, students are able to
1. Knowledge:
- Recognise some natural wonders of Vietnam through their pictures
- List/Describe some special features of these places
2. Competences:
- Identify general and specific information in the text about natural wonders in Vietnam.
- Talk about one of Vietnam’s natural wonders, using topic-related words and phrases
- Find and select information to introduce a natural wonder
- Actively listen and respond in pair work, and group work and receive feedback from others after their own
sharing/presentation
3. Attributes:
Express their love for the country through some activities such as:
- widening their knowledge of natural wonders through reading news and books, etc.
- having the desire to discover new places
- participating in extracurricular activities to introduce the natural wonders of Vietnam to the world
II. Teaching aids:
- Textbook: Page 54
- Pictures of natural wonders in Vietnam
- Projector, Slides, Handouts

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 III. Procedures:
Activities & Time Products Materials & Notes
Activity 1. Warm up (7 mins)
Aims:
- To create a relaxing learning environment
- To activate Ss’ knowledge of natural wonders in Vietnam
- To lead into the new lesson (Reading + Speaking)
- T shows 5 pictures of popular natural wonders Names of natural wonders in Vietnam in Pictures of natural
in Vietnam in a fast motion and asks which the pictures and what people can do wonders
places they are there.
- T checks the answers and asks further
1. Da Lat – cool weather all year
questions: Have you been there? What can we
round, go sightseeing (hills, lakes
do there?
and farms)
2. Sapa – cool weather, go hiking,
talk to ethnic people
3. Phu Quoc island – peaceful Ss might not know
beaches, enjoy seafood about Mui Ne => T
4. Ha Long Bay – beautiful beaches, encourages them to
swim and enjoy seafood read quickly about
- T introduces the main lesson objectives 5. Mui Ne – amazing landscapes, this place and find
Read about Halong and Mui Ne. ride a bike, fly kites, have a picnic out some key words
Talk about 1 natural wonder in Vietnam about this place.
READING (15 mins)
Activity 2. Vocabulary (5 mins)
Aim: To revise vocabulary in different contexts
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 - T asks Ss to complete the sentences in Activity Key: Activity 2 – P54
2 – P54
1. Islands
- Ss complete the sentences
2. Wonder
- T asks some Ss to read aloud the sentences and 3. Desert
checks. 4. Remember
5. Visit
Activity 3. Reading (10 mins)
Aim: To develop Ss’ skill of reading for specific information
- T asks Ss to reread the text and answer the Key: Activity 3 – P54
questions in Activity 3 – P54 in 3-5 minutes
1. It is in Quang Ninh.
and underlines the evidence for their answers.
2. We can enjoy seafood and join in
- Ss read and answer the questions. Ss can
exciting activities.
discuss their answers when they finish. 3. No, there isn’t.
- The whole class play the game “Lucky sea 4. By the beach.
animals” to check the answers. Game “Lucky sea
5. Early morning or late afternoon.
animals”

SPEAKING (20 mins)

Activity 4. ………(….mins)
Aim:
Steps Key/Product
- T/Ss

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 Activity 5/6. Wrap up (3 mins)
Aim: To summarise what Ss have learnt
- T asks Ss to write 1 thing they have learnt today
in an exit ticket.
- T gives homework: Record a video introducing
about some natural wonders in Vietnam to a
foreign friend who wants to visit Vietnam in
winter.

IV. Reflection
- Which parts did I do well?

- What do I need to improve? Why?