Answer the questions
Have you ever written a story? What is it about?

How long did it take you to write it?

Did you write it in Vietnamese or in English?

Do you think it is a successful one?






Unit 9:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 5: Writing
I. New words:
Circle (n) a perfectly round shape
Hình tròn
Sheler (n) a place to hide or stay away from danger
Chỗ trú ngụ
Suddenly (adv) all of a sudden
Bỗng dưng
Behave (v) act in a manner
Cư xử, ứng xử
Scared (a) afraid
Sợ sệt
Matching:
1. behave
2. shelter
3. suddenly
4. behave
b. Cư xử, ứng xử
c. Hình tròn
a. Chỗ trú ngụ
d. Sợ sệt
5. scared
e. Bỗng dưng
PICTURE 1




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Who is this ?
=> It`s Lan
Where is she ?
=> She`s outside / in the garden
What is she doing ?
=> She`s playing with her dog, Skippy.

PICTURE 2
What’s wrong with the dog? Is he behaving strangely?
=> Yes, he is.
PICTURE 3
Who is in the picture with Lan?
=> It’s Lan’s mother, Mrs.Quyen.
What does Lan`s mother say?
=> She tells Lan that she has just heard on TV that there is a typhoon coming .
PICTURE 4
Where is Lan’s family members?
=> They are in the house.
What are they doing ?
=> They are gathering and talking about the coming typhoon.

PICTURE 5
What`s the weather like now ?
It is very dark. It has strong wind and heavy rain .
PICTURE 6
What`s the weather like now ?
=> It`s fine .
How are they now?
=> They all are happy.
III. WRITING :
Use the pictures and the words in the box to write a story . You can make changes or add more details to the story by using the simple past tense .
It /day beautiful.
Sun / shine ; sky / blue ; weather / perfect.
Lan / outside / play / her dog / Skippy .
All of a sudden / dog / behave strangely .
She keep / run around / in circle .
Lan / run / home / with / dog / tell / mother / what Skippy / do .
Lan’s mother – Mrs. Quyen / tell Lan / she / hear / on TV / there / be / typhoon coming .
Mrs. Quyen / gather / family / tell / they / find / shelter / in the house .
Suddenly / sky / become / very dark .
Storm / come / with strong winds / heavy rain .
Mrs. Quyen / family / scared .
But / soon / storm / finish .
Everyone / glad .
What / clever / dog / Skippy ! She / save / Lan / from / catch / in typhoon .
Suggest story
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside playing with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began behaving strangely. He kept running around circles. Lan ran home with her dog to tell her mother what Skippy was doing. Lan`s mother,, Mrs. Quyen told Lan that she heard on TV that there was a typhoon coming. Mrs. Quyen gathered her family and told them to find shelter in the house.
Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came with strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs. Quyen and her family were scared, but soon the storm finished and everyone was glad. What a clever dog Skippy is . She saved Lan from being caught in the typhoon.

Story – telling Competition
HOMEWORK
1. Learn by heart new words
2. Write tomorrow`s weather forecast for HCM city .
3. Prepare: Speak and Listen
1. Learn by heart new words
2. Do exercise1 on p. 58 in workbook
3. Prepare: Language focus