Giáo án Tiếng Anh 10 Unit 2 (Global Success 2023): Humans and the environment

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent 

1. adopt (v)

/əˈdɒpt/

start to use a particular method

áp dụng

2. awareness (of) (n)

/əˈweənəs/

interest in and concern about a particular situation or area of interest

sự nhận thức

3. carbon footprint (n)

/ˌkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/

a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the activities of a person or company

lượng khí thải cacbon, dấu chân cacbon

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

– Students may not know the causes of carbon footprint.

– Students may not know how to work in teams.

– Use pictures/ photos or videos of some activities which cause and increase the carbon footprint  to show them in the class.

–   Give short, clear instructions and help if necessary.

Date of teaching

Unit 2: HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Lesson 1: Getting started – Go Green Club

* WARM-UP: Watch the clip and write down the causes of air pollution

Vocabulary

1. adopt (v) /əˈdɒpt/: áp dụng

2. awareness (of) (n) /əˈweənəs/: sự nhận thức

3. carbon footprint (n) /ˌkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/: lượng khí thải cacbon, dấu chân cacbon

Task 1: Listen and read.

Task 2: Read and answer the questions.

Task 3: Match the verbs or phrasal verbs in A with suitable ones in B.

Task 4: Complete the sentences.

Task 5: Interview.

* CONSOLIDATION

Stage

Stage aim

Procedure

WARM-UP

–   To activate students’ knowledge on the topic of the unit.

–   To create a lively atmosphere in the classroom.

– To lead into the new unit.

CLIP WATCHING

* T gives instructions: Watch the clip and take notes what the man has done.

** Ss do as instructed.

*** Ss work in 4 groups, share their words/ phrases they have noted down with the others, then take turns to write the words/ phrases on the board.

**** Teacher:

– checks and corrects if there are any spelling mistakes

– confirms the winner.

Leads in the lesson: Our environment is being seriously destroyed, at your age you can take some simple actions to help save the environment. One of them is taking part in Go Green clubs.

(Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU)

PRESENTATION

To help students use key language more appropriately before they read and listen.

* T asks Ss to look at the explanation and the photos to guess the meaning of new words.

** Ss say the Vietnamese meanings of the words.

1. adopt (v) /əˈdɒpt/: start to use a particular method

2. awareness (of) (n) /əˈweənəs/: interest in and concern about a particular situation or area of interest

3. carbon footprint (n) /ˌkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/: a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the activities of a person or company

*** Other Ss correct if the previous answers are incorrect.

**** T shows the meanings, says the words aloud and asks Ss to repeat them.

PRACTICE

– To get students interested in the topic.

– To get students to learn some vocabulary to be learnt in the unit.

TASK 1. LISTEN AND READ (p.18)

* T asks Ss to look at the picture (p.18) and answer the following questions:

+ What are the students doing?

+ Is cleaning up the school/ the street/ public places a way to adopt a green lifestyle?

+ What are you going to listen to?

* T plays the recording twice,  has Ss listen to the conversation, read along and underline the activities in the conversation which are good for the environment.

** Ss do the task individually.

*** Ss share their answers with a partner.

**** T checks their answers with the whole class.

Suggested answers: adopting a greener lifestyle, raising local people’s awareness of environmental issues, reducing my carbon footprint

* T has the Ss read the conversation in pairs.

** Ss read the conversation.

*** One pair reads aloud.

**** T collects common mistakes and gives comments.