Unit 7. Saving energy

Welcome to our class today !
Lê Xuân Vinh
Hàm Nghi Junior High School
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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21st, 2010
Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
(Getting stared +Listen and Read)

Turn off the light if it isn`t necessary
Turn off the stereo
Turn off the TV
Turn off the faucet
What should we do to save energy?
What should we do to save energy?
-Turn off the faucets
-Turn off the TV or the stereo when no one is watching it or listening to it
- Don’t turn on the stereo and the TV at the same time
-Turn off the light if it isn’t necessary
- Water bill:
faucet
dripping faucet (n):
vòi nước bị chảy nhỏ giọt
- enormous (a):
= huge, very big (a):
To lớn, khổng lồ.
Who?
plumber (n):
thợ ống nước
crack (n)
Vết nứt, vết rạn
What`s this ?
hoá đơn tiền nước
Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY (Getting Started + Listen and Read)
I. Getting started:
II.Listen and Read:
* Vocabulary:
- water bill (n):
= huge (adj):
to lớn, khổng lồ
- plumber (n):
thợ sửa đường ống nước
- a dripping faucet:
vòi nước bị rò rỉ
- a crack (n):
vết nứt, vết rạn
- (to) suggest
:đề nghị
+ V-ing
Ex: I suggest closing your book
- enormous
= huge (adj):
enormous
dripping faucet
plumber
crack
water bill
Mrs. Ha
Mrs. Mi
You should ...
What should I . do to ...?
Giấy báo tiền nước : 200,000 dong
Pre- questions:
1. Who are talking in the conversation?
2. What are they talking about?
3. What are the suggestions in the conversation?
Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Ha are talking in the conversation
They are talking about the most recent water bill
- get a plumber to check the pipes
- remember to turn off the faucets after using
- take a shower
II. True or False? Check (? ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences
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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Mrs. Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs. Ha .
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. 200,000dong! 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.
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.
Mrs. Mi suggests getting a plumber to make
sure there are no cracks in the pipes
hasn’t checked.
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II. True or False? Check (? ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences
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III. Lucky numbers.
* Discussion:
What do you do to
save energy at home
and at school ?
* Possible answers:
Taking a shower instead of a bath.
Turning off faucets after using.
Making sure there are no cracks in the water pipes.
Turning off the lights before leaving.
Turning off TV, radio when none watch or listen.
DON`T WASTE ENERGY.
* Homework:
Learn the new words by heart.
Do all the exercises again.
Write 5 things you should do to
save energy at home and at school.
Prepare for: Speak + Listen
Thank you very much
for your attendance!
1.What is Mrs. Ha worried about?
She is worried about her
most recent water bill.
2. How much money does Mrs. Ha pay for her water bill?
She pays 200,000 dong.
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Lucky number.
4.What should Mrs. Ha do?
She should reduce the amount
of water her family uses.
5. Does Mrs. Mi advise Mrs. Ha to get a plumber to check her water pipes ?
6.Lucky Number!
7. How much water can be wasted
a month by a dripping faucet?

500 liters
8.Lucky number.