Unit

2

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FAMILY
LIFE
Uni HUMANS
AND THE
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ENVIRONMENT
LESSON 4

SPEAKING

Living green

Unit

1 1

Uni
OBJECTIVES
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By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- talk about ways to live green.
2. Core competence
- be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work;
- develop presentation skills;
- actively join in class activities;
- be critical thinking.
3. Personal qualities
- recognise what activities teenagers should do to live green;
- be aware of the importance of a green lifestyle.

Uni
t
WARM-UP

LESSON 4

SPEAKING
GETTING STARTED
Game: Board Race

PRE-SPEAKING

WHILE-SPEAKING

• Vocabulary
• Task 1: Should or shouldn't?
• Task 2: Work in pairs and do the
matching.

Task 3: Discussion

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Home work

Uni
t
WARM-UP

LESSON 4

SPEAKING
GETTING STARTED
Game: Board Race

WARM-UP

Board race
• There are 4 teams;
• Find the words which are related to the topic Green living;
• Each word has a letter in the topic word.
+ If the word begins with a letter in the topic word, the team gets 1 point.
+ If the letter of the topic word appears in the middle position, the team gets 2 points.
+ if the letter of the topic word is at the end of the word, the team gets 3 points.

WARM-UP

Board race
For example, if the topic word is FILMS and with the words found in the
table below, a team gets 9 points in total.

A

 

 

 

 

 

F

A

M

O

U

S

(1 point)

 

 

M

O

V

I

E

 

 

 

 

(2 points)

 

 

 

 

 

L

O

V

E

 

 

(1 point)

 

C

I

N

E

M

A

 

 

 

(2 points)

C

T

R

E

S

S

 

 

 

(3 points)

Total

 

9 points

Uni
t
WARM-UP

LESSON 4

SPEAKING
GETTING STARTED
Game: Board Race

PRE-SPEAKING

• Vocabulary
• Task 1: Should or shouldn't?
• Task 2: Work in pairs and do the
matching.

PRE-SPEAKING

leave something on
(idiom)

/liːv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn/
choose to keep something operational or
switched to an "on" position.
không tắt

PRE-SPEAKING

chemical (n)
/ˈkemɪkl/

a substance obtained by or used
in a chemical process
hóa chất

PRE-SPEAKING

shade (n)
/ʃeɪd/

slight darkness caused by something
blocking the direct light from
bóng mát, bóng râm

PRE-SPEAKING

Form
leave something
on (idiom)
chemical (n)
shade (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/liːv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn/

make or allow something to remain in
working condition

/ˈkemɪkl/

a substance obtained by or used in a
chemical process

/ʃeɪd/

slight darkness caused by something
blocking the direct light from the sun

PRE-SPEAKING

1

Which of the following activities do you think teenagers should or
shouldn't do to live green? Put a tick in the appropriate column.
Activities
1. Leaving your appliances on when not in use
2. Recycling your used items
3. Using plastic bags when shopping
4. Buying organic food
5. Dropping litter in the street
6. Planting trees

Should

Shouldn't

 

✔

✔
 

✔
 

✔

 

✔
 

✔
 

PRE-SPEAKING

2

The table below presents the reasons why teenagers should or
shouldn't do the activities in 1. Work in pairs and match them
with the activities.
Reasons

a. This makes the street dirty and polluted.

Activities
5. Dropping litter  in the street

b. This wastes electricity and creates dangerous situations. 1. Leaving your appliances on
when not in use
c. It takes years for the material to break down into small
  when
3. Using plastic bag
pieces.
shopping
d. This reduces the use of harmful chemicals in food.

4. Buying organic food

e. This protects natural resources.

2. Recycling your  used items

f. They provide shade and fresh air.

6. Planting trees

Uni
t
WARM-UP

LESSON 4

Game: Board Race

PRE-SPEAKING

WHILE-SPEAKING

SPEAKING
GETTING STARTED

• Vocabulary
• Task 1: Should or shouldn't?
• Task 2: Work in pairs and do the
matching.

Task 3: Discussion

WHILE-READING
PRACTICE

3

Work in groups. Discuss and present your ideas
about what you should or shouldn't do to live green.

Game: Passing the ball
Rules:
• A song is played while students are passing a ball one by one.
• When the music stops, the student who keeps the ball will make
a presentation.
Example: There are many things that we should or shouldn't do to live
green. We should recycle our used items so that we can protect natural
resources. We shouldn't drop litter in the street because this will make the
street dirty and pollute the environment.

Uni
t
WARM-UP

LESSON 4

SPEAKING
GETTING STARTED
Game: Board Race

PRE-SPEAKING

WHILE-SPEAKING

• Vocabulary
• Task 1: Should or shouldn't?
• Task 2: Work in pairs and do the
matching.

Task 3: Discussion

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Home work

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT TODAY?
• Activities and the reasons why we should
or shouldn't do to live green

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook
• Prepare for the listening lesson

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