Unit

10

Uni
t

FAMILY LIFE
The ecosystem

LESSON I

GETTING STARTED

Ecosystems and humans

LESSON I

WARM-UP

GAME: Guess the place
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
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PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

GETTING STARTED

Task 1: Listen and read
Task 2: True or false.
Task 3: Complete the diagram
Task 4: Form compound nouns mentioned
in Task 1. Match them with the meanings.

Role-play
• Wrap-up
• Homework

GUESS THE PLACE
- Play in 2 teams
- There are three clues for Ss to guess the place.
- If one team:
+ gets the correct answer after the 1st clue  get 3 points.
+ gets the correct answer after the 2nd clue  get 2 points.
+ gets the correct answer after the 3rd clue  get 1 point.
- The team with the correct answer is the winner.

WARM-UP

CLUE 1
This landscape forms the habitat
for some of Asia's rarest animal
and plant species.

WARM-UP

CLUE 2
Visitors in April and May have
the chance to see thousands of
vibrant butterflies.

WARM-UP

CLUE 3
This place is located 120 km
southwest of Hanoi, and nestled
between the provinces of Ninh
Binh, Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh.

WARM-UP

CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK

PRESENTATION

flora (n)
/ˈflɔːrə/

the plants of a particular
area, type of environment or
period of time

PRESENTATION

fauna (n)
/ˈfɔːnə/
all the animals living in an
area or in a particular period
of history

PRESENTATION

insect (n)
/ˈɪnsekt/
any small creature with six legs and a body
divided into three parts. Insects usually
also have wings. Ants, bees and flies are
all insects.

PRESENTATION

organism (n)
/ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/

a living thing, especially one
that is extremely small

PRESENTATION

biodiversity (n)
/ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti/
 the existence of a large number of
different kinds of animals and plants
which make a balanced environment

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. flora (n)

/ˈflɔːrə/

the plants of a particular area, type of
environment or period of time

2. fauna (n)

/ˈfɔːnə/

all the animals living in an area or in a particular
period of history

3. insect (n)

/ˈɪnsekt/

any small creature with six legs and a body
divided into three parts. Insects usually also have
wings. 

4. organism (n)
5. biodiversity (n)

/ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/

a living thing, especially one that is extremely
small

/ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti/  the existence of a large number of different kinds
of animals and plants which make a balanced
environment

PRESENTATION

1 Listen and read.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation and decide whether these statements are True
or False.

PRACTICE
words and phrases in Task 1
3 Complete the diagram withEcosystem
(1) _________ things

Living

Plants or (2) ______

flora
fauna

Animals or (3) ______

Tiny organism such as (4) __________

(5) _________ things
Sunlight, soil, air, water, etc.
Non-living

bacteria

PRACTICE

4 Use the words in the box to form compound nouns mentioned in Task

1. Match them with the meaning below.
1. a change in the earth's weather conditions.

2. things that exist in nature and can be used by
people
3. land protected by the government because of its
natural beauty of special history

climate change
natural resources
national park

4. basic materials used to make products

raw materials

PRODUCTION

Role-play
- 3 groups. In each group, one student
will play the role of the teacher and
others are students.
- The teacher and the students are going
to discuss what an ecosystem is and how
important ecosystems are to our planet.
- 3 minutes to prepare for the role-play.
- 2 minutes for a presentation.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about ecosystems;
• Reading for specific information;
• Compound nouns.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 2 - Unit 10.
• Prepare materials for the project in lesson 8

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