LISTENING AND SPEAKING

GO GREEN !

BEFORE YOU LISTEN
VOCABULARY. Look at these pictures and guess what the environmental problems are.









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5.
6.


LISTEN AND CHECK YOUR ANSWER.

CONVERSATION. Listen and complete the conversation

Amanda:
Truong, have you heard that there’s a big (1)…………. in the central area of Vietnam?

Truong:
Yes, it’s terrible. The storm has destroyed everything in its path.

Amanda:
Well, it seems that the weather is getting more difficult to (2)……………..

Truong:
Yeah, what do you think the causes are?

Amanda:
I think cut
ting down so many trees in the forest and a large number of (3)…………. are polluting the environment.

Truong:
So, people can make the environment better by (4)……………. more trees, and…

Amanda:
And, stop throwing (5)…………. into the rivers, and use buses instead of private vehicles like motorcycles.

Truong:
I think that’s right, but it is hard to do.


PAIR WORK. Practice the conversation with a partner.

WHEN YOU LISTEN
Look at the map and locate the places from the north to the south of Vietnam



1 = snow
2 = heat wave
3 = drought


4 = flood
5 = tornado
6 = hurricane


Find these places on the map. What phenomenon is shown for each place?

Sapa
Hoi An
Dalat
Ho Chi Minh city


Listen to news report. Check the events on the map key

Listen again and complete the chart.

When?
Where?
What happened?
Result


January

Sapa
Snow
School closed






















VI. Listen to a park ranger talking to visitors at a park. Give at least one reason for each of the following situations.


Situations

Reasons



The roads have been closed.







The park is quiet.






You have to make a reservation to camp in the park.






You have to keep food in locked containers






Eating campers’ food endangers wild animals.





PRONUNCIATION.

Linking sounds. Understanding how words are connected in spoken English helps you understand what you hear. Listen and pay attention to how the words are linked together.

Listen and repeat.


Watch out !




Don’t stand up on the boat.




Do you have a jacket?





Get it out and put it on.



Read the poem aloud. Practice linking the words where indicated.

When rainy daylight fades away
Along its streets the traffic curves
The buildings soar like sparkling towers

And dusk turns into light
And leaves behind a trace
Above the city’s sound

The cityscape, so gray by day
Of glistening colors-blue, red, white
And overlook a sea of lights

Becomes a maze of light
Reflected in its face
Upon the glittering ground


3. ROLE PLAY. Work with partner. Write a dialogue and then act out in the class.

Topic 1: Your neighbor usually leaves plastic bags of garbage in the front door for many days. The bags have very bad smell and appeal flies and other insects. You have told him about it several times, but he doesn’t seem to change. And, it happens again, and you can’t stand it.

Topic 2: Many of your classmates often eat and drink in the classroom. However, they don’t put the plastic bags or containers into the trash bin. They put them in the drawer of their desks. You don’t think it is good, so you come and talk to them

4. Dream place of living. Describe the place of living that you think is perfect for your life. Use the following as guideline.

Where is it? (highland area, beach, mountain, island, ect.)
What is the weather like there?
What is the environment like?
Is it crowded there?
What does transportation or road system look like?
Would it be a house, a mansion, a cottage or a room in a resort?