Unit 6. The young pioneers club

ENGLISH 8
Period 29
Unit 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB
Lesson 5: WRITE/ p. 58-59

Checking up: What are the three aims of the scouting program?
The three aims of the scouting program are:

Building character.
Encouraging good citizenship.
and personal fitness.


(to) participate (in) =
(to) join:
(to) raise funds:
gây quỹ
(to) save:
tiết kiệm
natural resources:
tài nguyên thiên nhiên
(to) recycle:
tái chế
sidewalks:
vỉa hè
(to) register:
đăng kí
WRITE:
Vocabulary:
tham gia vào
Checking vocabulary: (slap the board)
___________: tham gia vào
___________: gây quỹ
___________: tiết kiệm
___________: tài nguyên thiên nhiên
___________: tái chế
___________: vỉa hè
___________: đăng kí
___________: tiết kiệm
___________: tham gia vào
___________: tài nguyên thiên nhiên
___________: tái chế
___________: vỉa hè
___________: đăng kí
___________: gây quỹ
take part in
recycle
register
sidewalks
raise funds
save
natural resources
Read the notice and answer 2 questions:
How is the Y & Y planning to help the community?
How can they help save natural resources?
Read the passage and complete the letter

Dear Linh,
I’m glad to tell you that I’m going to have an interesting activities.
The Y&Y is (0) planning to help the (1)________, I will participate in its (2) _________program. In this program, we will (3) __________glass, used paper and cans. Then we will (4) ___________ them for
(5) __________
I hope I can (6) _________ natural resources and (7) __________ some money for my school Y&Y in these activities. I also think about (8) __________ in either (9) ___________ trees and flowers or (10) ___________ street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?
Write to me soon and tell me all your news.

Love,

Nga
Dear Linh,
I’m glad to tell you that I’m going to have an interesting activities.
The Y&Y is (0) planning to help the (1)________, I will participate in its (2) _________program. In this program, we will (3) __________glass, used paper and cans. Then we will (4) ___________ them for
(5) __________
I hope I can (6) _________ natural resources and (7) __________ some money for my school Y&Y in these activities. I also think about (8) __________ in either (9) ___________ trees and flowers or (10) ___________ street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?
Write to me soon and tell me all your news.

Love,

Nga
send
planting
community
recycling
collect
helping
earn
participating
save
recycling
Exercise 2: Read the dialogue between Hoa and her aunt. Then write Hoa’s letter to her parents telling what she is going to do.

Questions: (Pair work or group work to make an outline)
a) Which group is Hoa going to join?
c)) What is she going to do?
d) What does she hope?
b) What is her school Y&Y going to hold?
- the Y&Y Green Group.

- to have an environment month.
- to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after class.
- to plant trees and plants to sell to some schools.


- The Y&Y Green Group
- To hold an environment month
- to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after class.

- to plant young trees and plants to sell to some schools.
- to hope to give more green color to the city and earn some money for her school Y&Y.

How many sections are there in a letter?
What are they?


4 sections
Heading: Writer’s name and address
Opening: Dear......,
Closing: Love/ Your daughter
Body of the letter
21 Quang Trung street, Nui Thanh town
November 10, 2008

Dear Mom and Dad,

I am very happy to tell you.....
21 Quang Trung street, Nui Thanh town
November 10, 2008

Dear Mom and Dad,

I am very happy to tell you that I’m going to join the Y&Y Green Group of my school.

The Green Group is holding an environment month plan. We are going to clean the banks of the lakes on the weekends. We are also going to plant trees and flowers in the park and water them every afternoon after class. We are planting young trees and plants to sell to other schools.

I hope that we can bring more green to the city and earn some money for the school Y&Y. the program is very interesting and useful, isn’t it?

I am still in a good health. I will tell you more about the group activities later.

With love,

Hoa
Homework:
write a letter to your friend saying what you and your school Y&Y are going to do.
Prepare Lesson 5: Language Focus.