UNIT 11.

OUR GREENER WORLD

Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- Vocabulary: use the lexical items related to the topic
OUR GREENER WORLD.
- Pronunciation: pronounce the sounds /a:/ and /æ/ correctly in
isolation and context.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills.
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Be responsible and be aware of how to help protect
the environment.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS
- Teacher: Textbook, laptop, TV or projector, chalk
- Student: Textbook, school things
- Method: PPP (Presentation – Practice – Production)

Language analysis

Form Meaning IPA

1. reduce (v) use less of something /rɪˈduːs/
2. reuse (v) use something again /ˌriːˈjuːz/
3. recycle (v) create new products /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
made from a wide range of /ˈplæstɪk bæɡ/
4. plastic bag
organic polymers (PVC, nylon…)

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5. rubbish worthless /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

Anticipated difficulties Solutions

1. Students may lack Provide students with the meaning
knowledge about some and pronunciation of some lexical
lexical items. items.
2. Students may have - Play the recording many
underdeveloped listening, times if any necessary.
speaking and co- - Encourage students to work
operating skills. in pairs, in groups so that
they can help each other.
- Provide feedback and help if
necessary.
3. Some students will - Define expectation in
excessively talk in the explicit detail.
class. - Have excessive talking
students’ practice.
- Continue to define
expectations in small chunks
(before every activity).

Procedure

Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction

Warm-up To active ss’ Greetings Chatting: T and Ss
(5’) prior 1. What advantages Ss and Ss
knowledge and does a green world
vocabulary have?
related to the 2. What does it look
topic, the like?
targeted
vocabulary,
and

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 Ask ss to give short
its answer, tries to call as
pronunciation. many ss as possible.
(Ss have 1. Fresh air, less
prepared at stress, healthy
home). food…
2. A lot of trees, no
traffic jams…
Teacher leads ss into
the lesson by telling
To lead in the them that “In today
Lead-in
lesson about lesson, we are going T and Ss
(1’)
vocabulary. to study more about
3Rs and how we can
save the environment.
Presentation To teach ss VOCABULARY T and Ss
(Vocab some places - Have ss read the
Pre-teach) and information in the
(5’) adjectives table and draw a line
describing ones from symbol in
in a column A to the
neighborhood. matching word in
column B and its
meaning in column
C. Ss work in pairs
to compare their
answers. Check and
write the correct
answers on the
board.
Reduce: using less
of something
Reuse: using
something again
Recycle: create new
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 products from used
materials.
- Elicit the difference
between “recycling”
and “reusing”.
Explain the
difference between
these two terms
again if necessary:
 Recycling:
reprocessing an old
item such as
newspaper, a
glass… and turning
it into a new
product. For
example, used paper
is brought to a
factory where it is
reprocessed, cleaned
and purified. This
paper is then used to
make new things
such as books or
newspapers.
 Reusing: avoiding
the reprocessing
procedure. It is
when people use
something
repeatedly until it
cannot be used any
more. For example,
a used plastic bottle
can be used again as
flower vases, or a
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 butter container can
be used to grow a
small plant.
Practice To revise/ Task 1. Match the
(15’) teach the words words below with the
for things that pictures. Then listen, T and Ss
can be reduced, check and repeat the
reused, and words.
recycled. - Teacher askes ss to
match the places Ss and ss
with the pictures.
- Ss do the task.
- Teacher asks ss to
swap their books Pair work
and mark in pairs.
- Teacher asks them
to repeat the words/ Ss
phrases chorally
and individually.
Task 2. Write a
To revise/ word/ phrase under
teach the words the pictures.
for things that - Have ss work in
can be reduced, pairs to do this
reused, and activity. Call on ss
recycled. from different pairs Pair work
to go to the board
and write the
words.
- This activity can
also be organized as
a competition.
Whichever pair
finishes the activity
first will be the
winner and they can
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 go to the board to
write their answers.
Answer key:
1. rubbish
2. plastic bag
3. glass
4. plastic bottle
5. noise
6. paper
7. water
8. clothes
To help ss Task 3. (Pair work)
categorize Put the words into 2
things that can groups; some words
be reduced, can belong to more
reused, and than one group.
recycled. - Teacher asks ss to Pair work
work in pairs, ss put
the words from 2 in
appropriate groups.
Draw the table on
the board and call 3
ss to go to the board
and write their
answers. One word
can belong to more
than one group.
Answer key:
 Reduce: rubbish,
plastic bag/bottle,
noise, paper, water.
 Reuse: plastic bag/
bottle, glass, can,
paper, clothes,…
 Recycle: rubbish,
glass, can, paper,…
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 - Teacher elicits T and Ss
some more words
for each group from
the ss. Here are
some suggested
words:
 Reduce: gas, …
 Reuse: envelop, …
 Recycle:
textbook,...

Presentation To get ss PRONUNCIATION T and Ss

(Pre-teach familiarized (Rhythm in sentences)
the rhythm) with rhythm in - Tell ss that in
(5’) sentences. English, the
stressed and
unstressed syllables
combine to make
rhythm in a
sentence. Ss have
learnt about stress
in two-syllable
words, so teacher
can remind them of
the rule to put
stress in two-
syllable words (put
stress on the first
syllable in nouns
and adjectives).
- In the sentences in
this activity the
bold parts are the
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 stressed syllables.
The aim of this
pronunciation part
is only to raise ss
awareness of
rhymthm. It is not
necessary to teach
them in detail.
- Play the recording
for ss to listen to
the sentences. Have
them pay attention
to the bold parts.
Play the recording
of each sentence
again for ss to
repeat in chorus.
Have ss work in
pairs to practice
reading the
sentences. Call on
some ss to read the
sentences aloud.
Comment on ss’
pronunciation.
Task 4. Listen and
repeat these sentences
Audio script:
1. If you cycle, it’ll help
the Earth.
2. Water is good for
your body.
3. The ss are planting
trees in the garden.
4. Is it better to use
paper bags?
5. We are happy to
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 walk to school.
Practice - To give ss Task 5. Listen to the T and Ss
(5’) further conversation. Pay
practice with attention to the bold
rhythm in syllables and practice
sentences. with your partner.
- To help ss - Play the recording
practice the for ss to listen to
conversation the conversation.
in pairs. Have them pay
attention to the bold
parts.
- Teacher plays the
recording and ask
ss to repeat.
- Play the recording
of each sentence
again for ss to
repeat in chorus.
Have ss work in
pairs to practic
reading reading the
conversation aloud.
Comment on ss
pronunciation.
Audio script:
Vy: What are you
doing?
Mi: I’m writing an
article about going
green.
Vy: Great! I’m writing a
poem about the 3Rs.
Mi: Let me read it.
Vy: I’m still writing.
Wait for a minute.

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 Game:
Understanding
each other.
- Teacher prepares
some word cards:
1. rubbish
2. plastic bag
3. glass
4. plastic bottle
5. noise
6. paper
To give ss
7. water
chance to apply
8. clothes
and make
9. cycle
Production challenging
10. plant
(5’) what they have
11. walk
learnt with
12. wait
more difficult
- Teacher asks 2 ss go
task.
to the board and give
one of them the
cards. She/ He has to
act the word out
without saying a
word. If the other
one can guess and
say aloud the word
correctly, they will
get the points (or
candies instead).
To consolidate Teacher asks ss to talk T and Ss
Consolidation what ss have about what they have
(3’) learnt in the learnt in the lesson.
lesson.
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Homework Fine more words in T and Ss
To revise
(1’) the topic Going Green.

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