Unit 10

PLANET EARTH
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

Brainstorming

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- There are some strips of paper with
words / phrases.
- Work in groups to stick the words /
phrases to the right pictures.

Brainstorming

- 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

VOCABULARY

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

VOCABULARY

pole (n)
/pəʊl/
cực (Bắc / Nam)

VOCABULARY

ecological balance
/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkl ˈbæləns/

cân bằng sinh thái

VOCABULARY

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

VOCABULARY
New words

1. nature reserve (n)
2. food chain (n)
3. pole (n)
4. ecological balance
5. climate change (n)
6. lend a hand (v)

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
chung tay, giúp đỡ

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

VOCABULARY

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

VOCABULARY

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
C. pollution

D. protection

VOCABULARY

3 Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
3. Each of us can lend a hand to ____ the natural environment.
B. change
A. hunt
C. preserve
D. pollute
4. We can keep a(n) ____ by stopping hunting and cutting down
trees.
A. ecological balance
B. habitat loss

VOCABULARY

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

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.

1. We're doing a study on climate change.
2. What is the distance from Earth to Mars?
3. They'll have a discussion on natural habitats.
4. Plants provide us with food, oxygen, and energy.
5. Our school organised various activities on Earth Day.

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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