Unit 10

PLANET EARTH
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Use the lexical items related to the topic Planet
Earth;
o Have the right rhythm in sentences.

LESSON
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
LESSON 2:2:
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
WARM-UP

VOCABULARY

PRONUNCIATION

CONSOLIDATION

Option 1: Brainstorm
Option 2: Wordly word chain.
Vocabulary
Task 1: Write a word or phrase from the box under each
picture.
Task 2: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 1.
Task 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Task 4: Listen to the sentences and pay attention to the bold
syllables. Does the speaker place stress on them?
Task 5: Circle the stressed syllables in the sentences. Listen,
check, and repeat.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

Brainstorming

WARM-UP

Brainstorming

OPTION 1

- There are some strips of
paper with words / phrases.
- Work in groups to stick the
words / phrases to the right
pictures.
- The group with most correct
answers wins.

WARM-UP

Pictures:

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

- Start with a nature-related word like “Earth”.
- Write another word related to it. The next one writes
something connected to that.
Example: Earth -> water -> wave
- Continue creating a chain of words linked to Earth's
elements and processes.

VOCABULARY

nature reserve (n)
/ˈneɪtʃə rɪzɜːv/
khu bảo tồn
thiên nhiên

an area of land that is protected
in order to keep safe the animals
and plants that live there because
they are rare.

VOCABULARY

food chain (n)
/ˈfuːd tʃeɪn/
chuỗi thức ăn

a sequence of organism
where one eats another.

VOCABULARY

pole (n)
/pəʊl/
cực (Bắc / Nam)

either of two points at the most
northern and most southern ends of
the earth around which the earth turns.

VOCABULARY

ecological balance
/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkl ˈbæləns/

cân bằng sinh thái

a term describing how ecosystems
are organized in a state of stability
where species coexist with other
species and with their environment.

VOCABULARY

climate change (n)
/ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/
biến đổi khí hậu

changes in the world's
weather, particularly and
increase in temperature.

VOCABULARY
New words

1. nature reserve (n)
2. food chain (n)
3. pole (n)
4. ecological balance
5. climate change (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈneɪtʃə rɪzɜːv/

khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên

/ˈfuːd tʃeɪn/

chuỗi thức ăn

/pəʊl/

cực (Bắc/Nam)

/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkl
ˈbæləns/
/ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/

cân bằng sinh thái
biến đổi khí hậu

LESSON
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
LESSON 2:2:
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
WARM-UP

VOCABULARY

Option 1: Brainstorm
Option 2: Wordly word chain.
Vocabulary
Task 1: Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
Task 2: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 1.
Task 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

VOCABULARY

1 Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
habitats

flora and fauna grassland nature reserves

food chain

poles

VOCABULARY

1 Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
habitats

flora and fauna grassland nature reserves
poles
food chain

VOCABULARY

1 Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
flora and fauna grassland nature reserves
poles
food chain

habitats

PRACTICE

2 Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 1.

food chain some animals eat other animals and
1. In a __________,
become food for a third group of animals.
grassland is often wide and its plants are mostly grass
2. A _________
and flowers
3. Areas of land to protect animals and plants are called
nature
reserves
______________.
poles are both extremely cold and
4. The North and South _____
icy.
habitats for pandas are bamboo forests.
5. Natural ________

PRACTICE

3 Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
1. When humans use a natural habitat for farming and housing,
they cause ______.
A. climate change

B. global warming

C. habitat loss
D. ecological balance
2. When Earth's average temperature increases, we face _____.
A. ecological balance

B. global warming

PRACTICE
3 Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

3. Each of us can lend a hand to ____ the natural environment.
A. hunt

B. change

C. preserve
D. pollute
4. We can keep a(n) ____ by stopping hunting and cutting down
trees.
A. ecological balance

B. habitat loss

PRACTICE

3 Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
3
5. One way to ______ Mother Earth is by planting more trees.
A. keep

B. harm

C. provide

D. protect

EXTRA ACTIVITY

3

EXTRA ACTIVITY

3

- Work in two groups.
- There is a picture with initial letter (s) of
the word/ phrase describing the things in
the pictures.
- The group with more correct answers
wins.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

h______
oss
abitat l___

EXTRA ACTIVITY

n_____
ature r_______
eserves

EXTRA ACTIVITY

e cological
________ b______
alance

EXTRA ACTIVITY

P_____ed
ollut

EXTRA ACTIVITY

g_____
arming
lobal w_______

EXTRA ACTIVITY

c______
limate c______
hange

LESSON
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
LESSON 2:2:
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
WARM-UP

VOCABULARY

PRONUNCIATION

Option 1: Brainstorm
Option 2: Wordly word chain.
Vocabulary
Task 1: Write a word or phrase from the box under each
picture.
Task 2: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 1.
Task 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Task 4: Listen to the sentences and pay attention to the bold
syllables. Does the speaker place stress on them?
Task 5: Circle the stressed syllables in the sentences. Listen,
check, and repeat.

PRONUNCIATION

When we speak English, we place stress on
certain syllables in a sentence. The combination
of stressed and unstressed syllables produces
rhythm in spoken English.

PRONUNCIATION
4 Listen to the sentences and pay attention to the bold syllables.
Does the speaker place stress on them?

1. Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
2. Oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes are water bodies.
3. The North and South poles are extremely cold and icy.
4. Do moonquakes last up to half an hour?
5. Preserving natural resources is very important.

PRONUNCIATION
5

Circle the stressed syllables in the sentences.
Listen, check, and repeat.

- Listen and circle the stressed syllables.
- Count the number of stressed syllables
in each sentence.

PRONUNCIATION
5 Circle the stressed syllables in the sentences. Listen, check, and repeat.

1. We're doing a study on climate change. 4

2. What is the distance from Earth to Mars? 4

3. They'll have a discussion on natural habitats. 4

4. Plants provide us with food, oxygen, and energy. 5

5. Our school organised various activities on Earth Day. 6

LESSON
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
LESSON 2:2:
A CLOSER
LOOK 1
WARM-UP

VOCABULARY

PRONUNCIATION

CONSOLIDATION

Option 1: Brainstorm
Option 2: Wordly word chain.
Vocabulary
Task 1: Write a word or phrase from the box under each
picture.
Task 2: Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 1.
Task 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Task 4: Listen to the sentences and pay attention to the bold
syllables. Does the speaker place stress on them?
Task 5: Circle the stressed syllables in the sentences. Listen,
check, and repeat.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Use the lexical items related to the topic Planet Earth;
 Have the right rhythm in sentences.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework

- Do exercises in the workbook.

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