Unit 11. National parks

Reading
Unit 11: NATIONAL PARKS
Group members:
Dinh Cao Tuong
Ngo Minh Hai
Phan Duy Huu
Tran Thi Thu
Vo Minh Nha
Nguyen Hai Yen
Trinh Thi Thanh Thuy
PRE-READING
10 minutes
Hi Dog! Where are you going on Tet holiday?
My father wants to take us a national park so that we learn something about the nature.
That’s great! Hey! Last evening I saw a program on TV talking about 3 parks Cuc Phuong, Nairobi, Everglades.
Wow! How are they? Are there a lot of animals? What can we do there? Tell me!
All right! Let me see, in Cuc Phuong national park …
What activities can we do in the park?
Image that you are Cat and answer Dog’s questions
You can guess anything.
What can we see in the park?
Cat’s answers
TEACHING VOCABULARY
national park (n)
công viên quốc gia
NATIONAL PARK
to hike (v)
đi bộ đường dài
to hike mountains
orphan (n)
 to orphan (v)
làm cho mồ côi
wilderness (n)
vùng hoang dã
temperate zone tropical zone
ôn đới
nhiệt đới
The South
The North
???
climate
???

toxic (adj)
độc
to hike
orphan
temperate zone
tropical zone
toxic
wilderness
National park
WHILE READING
25 minutes
Task 1: Match the words in A with the meanings in B


Answer:
1-b 2-e 3-c 4-a 5-d
Extra task
Copy the table on BB.
Read the passage quickly in 5’ to see whether what you guess are in it.
If yes, put a stick.
Cat’s answers
Possible answers:
Task 2:
Answer the questions in the textbook
Read the passage carefully
Work in 15’
POST READING
10 minutes
Ideal National Parks
Work in groups of 4.
Each group discuss and write a few sentences about an ideal national park.
A member of the group will present in front of class.
Example
We name the park Little Jungle. Its area is about 2000 km2. Entering our park, you will be surprised at animals and plants living there. In the park we plant a lot of flowers such as rose, lily, sunflower, tulip, daisy,… Also we take care of various species of lovely animals as rabbits, squirrels, pandas, deer,… It will be nice for you to have a picnic in Little Jungle at weekends.
Homework
Learn vocabulary carefully
Read the passage. Choose one of the three national parks you like and explain why.
Conversation between Cat & Dog
Cat: Hi Dog! Where are you going on Tet holiday?
Dog: My father wants to take us a national park so that we learn something about the nature.
Cat: That’s great! Hey! Last evening I saw a program on TV talking about 3 parks Cuc Phuong, Nairobi, Everglades.
Dog: Wow! How are they? Are there a lot of animals? What can we do there? Tell me!
Cat: All right! Let me see, in Cuc Phuong national park …