UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM

Lesson 4: Speaking

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Use the lexical items related to the topic Ecotourism
- Learn and practice speak about specific information about How to become an
Ecotourist
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 helping the community and awareness of eco-friendly activities
- Develop self-study skills

II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 10, Speaking

- Computer connected to the Internet

- Powerpoint

Assumptions :

Anticipated difficulties Solutions

Pl ay the recording many times if necessary.
- Students may have underdeveloped listening skills.
Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so
that they can help each other.
Provide feedback and help if necessary.
Explain expectations for each task in details. Have
- Some students will excessively talk in the class.students practice excessive talking.
Continue to explain task expectations in small chunks
(before every activity).

Board Plan
 Date of teaching

UNIT 10: ECOTOURISM

Lesson 4: Speaking

Warm-up: Answer the questions

Task 1: Read the job advert and answer the questions.

Task 2: Listen and choose the best answer.

Task 3: True or false.

Task 4: Discussion

Homework

III. PROCEDURES

Notes:

In each activity, each step will be represented as following:

Deliver the task

Implement the task

Discuss

Give comments or feedback

Time Activities

Teacher’s activites Students’s activities

 (5 Warm-up: Watching and answering
mins)
AIM: - To engage Ss' interest in the
topic they are about to learn.
- T lets Ss watch a video about - Ss watch and take notes of
3 mins ecotourism twice. some information if
- T reminds Ss that T will ask some necessary.
questions about the video after watching
it twice.
- Questions show before playing the
video.
- T confirms the answers and leads in - Ss answer.
2 mins the new lesson by asking some
questions.

Vocabulary:
(5 mins)
Aims: - To provide Ss the needed
vocabulary to understand the lesson’s
context.
- Ss follow and memorize
- Teacher introduces the vocabularies. the vocabulary.
- Teacher checks students’ understanding - Ss write down the
through short questions. vocabulary onto their
notebooks.
- Teacher asks Ss to take notes in their
notebooks.

Related images for vocabulary:

1.
7mins TASK 1: Match each verb on the left
with a phrase on the right. use the
pictures to help you. (p. 114)

AIM: To enhance students’ skills of

cooperating with teammates.
- Teacher puts students work in
groups of four. Each group will
have to match a verb with the
appropriate phrase. The fastest
groups with the correct answers
will be the winner.
- Ss have 2 minutes to do
- Students work in groups.
- Students give comments to other
groups.
- Teacher confirms the answers.
- Ss works in groups and
match the verb with the
picture.
- Ss have 2 minutes to do
the task.
- Ss shows their answers
and comments to other
groups.

1. litter 2. avoid 3. follow

4. hunt 5. waste 6. buy

Key:

1. c (on the beach or the street)

2. d (crowded places)

3. a (walking paths and trails)

4. b (wild animals)

5. f (water and electricity)

6. e (locally made souvenirs)

7 mins TASK 1: READ THE JOB ADVERT
AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

AIM: To set the context of the listening - Ss look at the job then read
text and activate students’ prior the text and questions.
knowledge
- T gives Ss time to look at the job then
read the text and questions. - Ss have 1 minute to find
1. Who needs volunteers? key words to answer the
2. Who can apply for the job? question.
T gives Ss 1 minute to find key words to
answer the question. -Ss read the job advert and
-T calls some pairs to share the answers find the information to
with the whole class.( one will ask and answer them.
one will answer)
-T checks answers as a class. Then ask
other questions:
+ Does the job advert mention what
qualities are required for this job?
+ Will people get paid?
+ Where will they work?
*Keys:
1. The City Centre for Community
Development

2. People who are interested in

community development projects and
have a couple of hours to spare at the
weekend.

10 TASK 2: LISTEN TO AN
mins ANNOUNCEMENT AND CHOOSE THE
BEST ANSWER TO COMPLETE EACH
SENTENCE. - Ss look at the exercise and
read through it carefully
AIM: To help students practise
listening for specific information - Ss listen and choose the
best answer to complete
-T asks Ss to look at the exercise and each sentence.
read through it carefully before teacher -Some Ss compare their
plays the audio. answers in pairs / groups.
-T checks answers by playing the
recording again and pausing after the
parts of the announcement containing the
information.

Keys:
 1. B 2. B 3. C
4. A 5. C
TASK 3: WORK IN GROUPS. TALK ABOUT
10 WHAT TOURISTS SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT
mins
DO IF THEY ARE ON AN ECOTOUR TO A - Read through the statements
TOURIST ATTRACTION IN YOUR LOCAL carefully.
AREA. USE THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
BELOW TO HELP YOU.

AIM: To help students practice

speaking for specific information.
- T asks S to study the discussion
questions first and checks
understanding by eliciting some
responses from the whole class. T puts
Ss into groups and asks each group to
choose a tourist attraction in their local
area.

+ Tell them to talk about what

tourists should or should not do
if they are on an ecotour to that
tourist attraction.
+ Remind them that they are going
to share their ideas with the
whole class later. - Ss underline the key
+ Give sheets of paper form them words / phrases in each
to take notes of their ideas. statement
+ Ss do as instructed.
+ T walks round the class and
provides help when necessary.

12 TASK 4: WORK IN GROUPS. DISCUSS

mins THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.

AIM: To give students an opportunity - Work in groups and

to personalize the language and ideas brainstorm other activities for

from the listening in a speaking task.
T divides class into four groups, shows
the topic and gives Ss 5 mins to
complete.
T invites Ss come to the board to share
their ideas and tell the reason of each
work.
community development.
- Ss come to the board to
share their ideas and tell the
reason of each work.
- Ss receives some other
ideas from T to learn more
about the topic

T gives Ss some other ideas so Ss can

aware more about this topic content.

3 mins WRAP-UP

AIM: To help students memorize the

target language and knowledge that
they have learned

- Learn some vocabulary - Ss listen.

- Learn and practice speak about
How to become an Ecotourist
HOMEWORK

- Ss learn vocabulary by
heart.

- Ss revise some activities

that the Ecotourist will do.

- Prepare the next lesson

Listening – Unit 10