Ngo Quyen high school Date of preparing: 29/01/2010
Supervisor: Tran Thi Thu Hong Date of teaching: 01/02/2010
Trainee teacher: Dang Thi Huong Class: 11/3


Unit 10: Nature in danger
Period 64 (Writing)
Time: 45 mins

Objective:
1. Knowledge: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- understand the information about Cat Ba National Park:
- write a description a location.
2. Skill: writing, reading, speaking
Teaching aids: Textbook, hand-out, projector.
Method: Communicative approach
Procedure:

Content
Activities

I. Stabilization: (1 min)
II. Check –up: ( 4 mins)
III. Warm- up( 3 mins): Guess the picture
1. It has a lot of tropical forests, beautiful landscapes and rare animals.
2. It is in the north- east of Viet Nam.
3. It is on an island 20km east of Hai Phong.


IV. Pre writing
Task 1: (16 mins)
* Pre- vocabulary: Matching the words in the column A with a suitable word, image or synonym…in the column B:
- Tropical forest[`trɔpikl `fɔrist](npicture: rừng nhiệt đới
- Coastal water[`koustəl `wɔ:tə](npicture: nước ven biển
- Abundant [ə`bʌndənt](adjsynonym: plentiful of, a lot of….: phong phú.
- White sand beach [wait sænd bi:tn) ( picture: bãi biển cát trắng.
- Stone tool[stoun tu:l](npicture: dụng cụ bằng đá
- Human bone[`hju:mən boun](npicture : xương người
* Questions:
1. Where is Cat Ba national park located?
2. How far is it from Hanoi?
3. How far is it from Hai Phong?
4. What are the special features of Cat Ba?
5. What area does it cover?
6. What kinds of animals does it have?
7. How many spices of plants are there in Cat Ba?
8. Does it have any historic features? What are they?
* key answers:
1. It is located on Cat Ba island.
2. It is 120 km from Hanoi.
3. It is 20 km east of Hai Phong.
3. It’s famous for both tropical forests and coastal waters with white sand beach, abundant natural resources, beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animals and plants.
4. It covers 15,200ha
5. It has about 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animals and 150 different birds.
6. There are 620 species of plants in Cat Ba.
7. Yes, it does. They are stone tool and human bones.
* Provide some useful expressions
1. It’s situated/ located on/ in + place…
2. It is …….km from+ place/
3. It is ……km east/west…+ of + place.
4. - It’s famous for………
- It covers/ contains/ has…..
5. - Its total area is…….
- It covers…….
- It has a total area of……..
6 & 7. - There are…… species of/ kinds of / sorts of…….
- It preserves/ contains/ has about……..species of/ kinds of………..
8. - We/ visitors can find………….
- Something is found in……
- Its historic features are………
V. While- writing( 20 mins)
1. Cat Ba national park/ be/ locate/ Cat Ba island, /120 km / Hanoi / 20 km east / Hai Phong.
2. Its/ total area/ be/ 15, 200 ha,/ include 9,800 ha / land.
3. It/ be/ famous / both tropical forests / coastal water / white sand beaches, abundant natural resources, beautiful landscapes / many kinds of rare animals and plants.
4. There/be/ 300 species/ fish, 40 kind/ animals, 150 different birds / 620 species of plants.
5. The stone tool / human bones / find/ in the island’s limestone caves / people/ inhabited / there at least
6, 000 years ago.
* Key answer:
Cat Ba national park is located on Cat Ba island, 120 km from Ha Noi and 20 km east of Hai Phong. Its total area is 15,200 ha, including 9,800 ha of land. It is famous for both tropical forests and coastal water with white sand beaches, abundant natural resources, beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animals and plants. There are 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animals, 150 different birds and 620 species of plants. The stone tool and human