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Week 23 Period Date of preparation: Feb 17th, 2011

Unit: 11 SOURCES OF ENERGY Date of teaching: Feb 22nd, 2011

B. Speaking

A. Aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

- Use the required language and knowledge to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of

using alternative sources of energy

- Use the required language and knowledge to talk about the use of alternative sources of energy

in the future

B. Teaching Aids: Textbooks, laptop, handouts, Plasma.

C. Method: Communicative approach

D. Skill: Reading, listening, speaking

E. Procedure:

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Time Contents Activities

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WARM-UP ( Vocabulary revision Guessing game)

Eight words for guessing:

1. fossil fuel 5. nuclear power

2. solar energy 6. alternative energy

3. water power 7. wind power

4. solar panel 8. geothermal energy

Lead-in: In todays speaking lesson, you will practice talking

about the advantages as well as disadvantages of each source of

energy.

II. NEW LESSON

1. Activity 1: Vocabulary Teaching

- reactor(n) a large structure used for the controlled production

of nuclear energy

- radiation (n) powerful and very dangerous rays that are sent out

from radioactive substance

- enormous (a) extremely large = huge

- renewable (a) of energy and natural resources) that is replaced

naturally, is used without the risk of finishing it all

>< non-renewable (a): that cannot be replaced after use (gas, oil)

2. Activity 2: Take them home

a. It is not only plentiful but unlimited but also safe and clean.

b. They will be exhausted in a relatively short time

c. Reactor explosion happens sometimes and kills many people,

pollutes the air.

d. It might be cheap as well.

e. If the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.

f. It requires advanced technology.

g. It is available only in a few places in the world.

- This activity helps Ss

revise the vocabulary

related to the topic

Energy

- Ss work in 2 groups.

One member of each

group in turn has to

explain the word just by

using English without

saying that word, not

Vietnamese so that his

group can guess the

word.- After four turns, the

group with more points

will be the winner.

- Teacher introduces the

new words by giving

definitions, examples,

synonyms, symbols and

Vietnamese meanings.

- T asks Ss to repeat

some words.

- Ss work in 6 groups.

- T gives each group

hand-out containing 18

statements and a Table.

- Ss have to discuss and

fill Advantages and

Disadvantages of each

kind of energy in Table

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