Unit 7. Saving energy

Look at these pictures !
What are happening in these pictures ?
UNIT 7: SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and Read
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
I. Getting started
What should we do to save energy?
Ex: Save the water
Turn off the lights if it isn’t necessary
Don’t turn on the TV and stereo at the same time.
Turn off the TV or stereo when no one is watching it or listening to it .
- water bill (n):
hoá đơn nước
- faucet (n):
vòi nước
- dripping faucet (n) :
vòi nước nhỏ giọt
- pipe (n):
ống nước
- crack (n):
vết nứt
- enormous = very big (a) :
- plumber (n):
thợ sửa đường ống nước
nhiều, khổng lồ
II. Vocabulary
Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 1: - Getting started + Listen and Read
Checking vocabulary: Matching the words with pictures
water bill
enormous
plumber
crack
pipes
faucet
dripping faucet
Mr. Ba is a

2. My this month is low.

3. I’d like to buy a

4. Can you help me with my ?

5. Let me check if there is a on the cup.

6. These are long enough to use.

7. My God! My electricity bill is this month.
Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 1: - Getting started + Listen and Read
* Pre questions:
1. What is the matter with Mrs. Ha?
2. How can a dripping faucet waste?
III. Listen and read
Mrs. Mi
Mrs. Ha
Mrs. Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs. Ha
III. Listen and read
Mrs. Mi: What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha?
Mrs. Ha: I’m worried about my most recent water bill. It’s enormous.
Mrs. Mi: Let me see. 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses.
Mrs. Ha: How do I do that?
Mrs. Mi: First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
Mrs. Ha: I’ll do that.
Mrs. Mi: Baths use twice as much as water as showers, so I suggest taking showers. And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.
Mrs. Ha: I see. Thank you.
Mrs. Mi
Mrs. Ha
Mrs. Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs. Ha
III. Listen and read
Mrs. Mi: What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha?
Mrs. Ha: I’m worried about my most recent water bill. It’s enormous.
Mrs. Mi: Let me see. 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses.
Mrs. Ha: How do I do that?
Mrs. Mi: First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
Mrs. Ha: I’ll do that.
Mrs. Mi: Baths use twice as much as water as showers, so I suggest taking showers. And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.
Mrs. Ha: I see. Thank you.
Mrs. Mi: What`s the matter, Mrs. Ha?
Mrs. Ha: I`m worried about my most recent water bill. It`s enormous.
Mrs. Mi: Let me see. 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses.
Mrs. Ha: How do I do that?
Mrs. Mi: First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
Mrs. Ha: I`ll do that.
Mrs. Mi: Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest taking showers. And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month
Mrs.Ha: I see. Thank you.
True or False. Correct the False statements.

1- Mrs. Ha is worried about her water bill.

2- Mrs. Mi gives Mrs. Ha advice on how to save water.

3- Mrs. Ha has checked the pipes in her house and found no cracks.

4-Mrs. Ha suggests getting some tool to check cracks in the pipes.

5- Mrs. Mi suggests taking showers to save water.

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First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
? Mrs. Ha will get a plumber to check the pipes in her house.
? Mrs. Mi suggests getting a plumber to check the pipes in Mrs. Ha`s house.

Unit 7: Saving energy
Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 1: - Getting started + Listen and Read
* Model sentences:
I suggest taking showers
suggest taking
Form:
S + suggest(s) + V-ing ..............
Use:
Dùng để đưa ra lời đề nghị, đề xuất hoặc gợi ý
Meaning: đề nghị, đề xuất
Mai / suggest / turn off / faucet
Mai suggests turning off the faucet.
They / suggest / turn on / television
They suggest turning on the telivision.
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My Grandmother/ suggest / turn off/ lights
My Grandmother suggests turning off the lights.
What’s the matter with Mrs. Ha?
She’s worried about her most recent water bill.
How can a dripping faucet waste ?
A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water
a month.
What should we do with this situation?
I suggest turning off the faucet.
Lucky number!
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HOMEWORK
1-Learn the new words by heart.
2- Make 2 things we should do to save energy.
3- Prepare Unit 7 Speak - Listen
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
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GOOD BYE!