Unit

10

PLANET EARTH
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
In a science club

OBJECTI
VES
By the end of the lesson, students will
be able to:
o Use the words related to planet
Earth, habitats, and flora and fauna;
o Gain vocabulary to talk about the
planet Earth.

LESSON
1: GETTING
LESSON 1: GETTING
STARTED
STARTED

Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Making a Solar System picture

WARM-UP

PRESENTATI
ON

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick
(√) T (True) or F (False).
Task 3: Write a word or phrase from the box
under the correct picture.
Task 4: Complete each sentence with a word
or phrase from 3

PRACTICE

PRODUCTI
ON
CONSOLIDA
TION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Quiz: Work in groups. Answer the
following questions.
Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

THINK

OPTION 1

- Work in 2 groups to play
games
- There are 2 sets of names
of planets.
- The two groups to stick
the names of planets on
the position from the Sun
outward.

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

HA LONG
BAY
Earth

Mercury
Neptune

Uranus
Venus

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

OPTION 2

WARM-UP

- There are large sheets of paper and art
supplies.

- Work together to create a picture
about the solar system by showing your
creativity and understanding of
planetary features.
- Có những tờ giấy lớn và đồ dùng nghệ
thuật.
- Cùng nhau tạo ra một bức tranh về hệ
mặt trời bằng cách thể hiện sự sáng tạo và
Making a Solar System hiểu biết của bạn về các đặc điểm của
hành tinh.
picture

PRESENTATION
outer space (n)
/ˌaʊtə ˈspeɪs/

ngoài vũ trụ

The part of space that is very far away from Earth.
Phần không gian rất xa Trái Đất

PRESENTATION
habitat (n)
/ˈhæbɪtæt/

môi trường sống của động thực vật
The natural environment in which an animal or plant
usually lives.

Môi trường tự nhiên mà động vật hoặc thực vật thường
sống

PRESENTATION
landform (n)
/ˈlændfɔːm/

dạng địa hình
a natural shape on the earth's surface, such as
mountain or a valley.
hình dạng tự nhiên trên bề mặt trái đất, chẳng
hạn như núi hoặc thung lũng.

PRESENTATION
essential (adj) vô cùng quan trọng
/ɪˈsenʃl/

necessary or needed. cần thiết hoặc cần thiết

PRESENTATION
preserve (v)
/prɪˈzɜːv/

bảo tồn

to keep something as it is, especially in
order to prevent it from being damaged.

giữ nguyên một cái gì đó, đặc biệt là để
tránh bị hư hỏng

PRESENTATION
grassland (n)
/ˈɡrɑːslænd/

khu vực đồng cỏ
a large area of land covered with grass.
một vùng đất rộng lớn được bao phủ bởi cỏ.

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. outer space (n)

/ˌaʊtə ˈspeɪs/

ngoài vũ trụ

/ˈhæbɪtæt/

môi trường sống của
động thực vật

/ˈlændfɔːm/

dạng địa hình

2. habitat (n)
3. landform (n)

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

4. essential (adj)

/ɪˈsenʃl/

vô cùng quan trọng

5. preserve (v)

/prɪˈzɜːv/

bảo tồn

6. grassland (n)

/ˈɡrɑːslænd/

khu vực đồng cỏ

LESSON
1: GETTING
LESSON 1: GETTING
STARTED
STARTED

Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Making a Solar System picture

WARM-UP

PRESENTATI
ON

PRACTICE

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick
(√) T (True) or F (False).
Task 3: Write a word or phrase from the box
under the correct picture.
Task 4: Complete each sentence with a word
or phrase from 3

PRACTICE
- Look at the Heading In a Science club, the conversation and the
pictures. Then, answer these questions. (Hãy xem Tiêu đề trong câu
lạc bộ Khoa học, cuộc trò chuyện và hình ảnh. Sau đó, trả lời những
câu hỏi sau:)
Questions:
1. What can you see in the pictures?
2. What do you think Mr. An, Nick and Lan are talking about?

PRACTICE
1. Listen and read.
President: Hi, welcome to our science club. Our topic today is planet
Earth. Our guest is Mr An, an earth scientist.
Mr An: Hi everybody. Pleased to meet you. I'm looking forward to
answering your questions about our planet.
Lan: Mr An, where's Earth in the Solar System?
Mr An: There are eight planets in the Solar System, anrgest in d Earth
is the third from the Sun, after Mercury and Venus. It's also the fifth
laour system.
Nick: Is it also called the Blue Planet?
Mr An: Right. From the outer space it looks blue because water covers
more than 70 per cent of it.
Lan: Is it the only planet that has liquid water?

PRACTICE
1. Listen and read.
Mr An: Exactly. Without it, there wouldn't be living things, like humans,
or the flora and fauna of your habitat.
Nick: How about the role of air, light, and heat? How do they affect
Earth?
Mr An: Well, water bodies and landforms, which are main areas on
Earth, together with air, light, and heat, provide essential habitats for
plants and animals.
Nick: It's fascinating to observe and study these habitats.
Mr An: Yes. However, they are being destroyed by pollution. We should
all help out to preserve them. …

PRACTICE
- Look at these questions again:
Questions:
1. What can you see in the pictures?
2. What do you think Mr. An, Nick and Lan are talking about?
Suggested answers:
1. We can see the giraffes, a globe, plants and sea / ocean.
2. They are talking about Earth, it's another name, its living things
and non-living things
1. Chúng ta có thể thấy hươu cao cổ, quả địa cầu, thực vật và
biển/đại dương.
2. Họ đang nói về Trái đất, đó là một tên gọi khác, những sinh
vật sống và những vật không sống

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and tick (√) T (True) or F (False)

- Work in pairs to read the conversation.
- Then, underline the key words and phrases in the statements
- Work in pairs in one or two minutes to check if the statements
are true or false.

PRACTICE
Read the conversation again and tick (√) T (True) or F (False)
T
1. The students are asking about the Solar System.
2. Another name for Earth is the Blue Planet.

√
√

3. Water covers four fifths of Earth.

√

4.Water bodies and landforms are essential habitats for
√
plants and animals.
5. Mr. An thinks pollution is threatening the habitats of
plants and animals.

F

√

PRACTICE
3. Write a word or phrase from the box under the correct
picture
liquid water

flora and fauna
water bodies

Solar System
outer space

landforms

PRACTICE
Write a word or phrase from the box under the correct picture
liquid water

flora and fauna
water bodies

Solar System
outer space

landforms

PRACTICE
3. Write a word or phrase from the box under the correct picture
liquid water

flora and fauna
water bodies

Solar System
outer space

landforms

PRACTICE
4. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 3
1. ______________
flora and fauna refer to the plants and animals of a particular
place.
2. Oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes are different types of
water bodies
_____________on
Earth.
3. There are eight planets in the ___________.
solar system
outer space in 1957.
4. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into ________
5. Some examples of____________
landforms include mountains, grassland,
and deserts.

LESSON
1: GETTING
LESSON 1: GETTING
STARTED
STARTED

Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Making a Solar System picture

WARM-UP

PRESENTATI
ON

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick
(√) T (True) or F (False).
Task 3: Write a word or phrase from the box
under the correct picture.
Task 4: Complete each sentence with a word
or phrase from 3

PRACTICE

PRODUCTI
ON

Task 5: Quiz: Work in groups. Answer the
following questions.

PRODUCTION

5. QUIZ: Work in groups. Answer the following questions.
1. How many continents are there on Earth?
2. How many oceans are there on Earth?
3. How many moons orbit Earth?
4. Which gas is essential for life on Earth?
5. Which planet has conditions similar to those on Earth?

PRODUCTION
Suggested answers:
1. 7 (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe,
Australia and Antarctica)
2. 5 (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern)
3. 1
4. 1. Oxygen (O2), medical use, 2. Nitrogen (N2): fire suppression,
provides an inert atmosphere 3. Helium (He): balloons, medical
equipment 4. Argon (Ar): welding, provides an inert atmosphere for
materials 5. Carbon dioxide (CO2): carbonated soft drinks …
5. Mars

LESSON
1: GETTING
LESSON 1: GETTING
STARTED
STARTED

Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Making a Solar System picture

WARM-UP

PRESENTATI
ON

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick
(√) T (True) or F (False).
Task 3: Write a word or phrase from the box
under the correct picture.
Task 4: Complete each sentence with a word
or phrase from 3

PRACTICE

PRODUCTI
ON
CONSOLIDA
TION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Quiz: Work in groups. Answer the
following questions.
Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDA
TION

2Homew
ork

- Do exercises in the workbook.

CONSOLIDA
TION

2Homew
ork

- Prepare for the Project of the unit
- Open book p.113, look at the picture and
say what the topic of the project is.
- Work in groups to design a poster.
- You will show and present in Lesson 7 –
Looking back and Project.

CONSOLIDA
TION

2Homew
ork

- The project requirements: work in groups to think
about your area and the flora and fauna of the area.
Otherwise, you can choose an area they know. Use
the guiding questions to prepare.

CONSOLIDA
TION

2Homew
ork

+ What area with special plants and animals do they
like to talk about?
+ What animals and plants does the area have?
+ Are the plants special in any way? (for wood, for
medicine, for the fresh air or for the beauty of the
area….?)
+ Are the animals special in any way?(are they rare?
Do they need protection? Are they hunted for
food/fur/ivory… or killed to produce medicine?)
+ What do you think local people should do to

CONSOLIDA
TION

2Homew

- Youorkcan use a poster or ppt slides to present the
flora and fauna you choose to talk about. In this case,
your slides or posters should include a mixture of
texts and pictures or photos of plants and animals of
the area you choose to illustrate.
- Choose your group leader. Ask the leader to make a
time line for the group, and help report the progress
of the group to the teacher as well as assigning tasks
to the group member if needed during their
preparation period. Ask group members to work

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