Unit 7. Saving energy

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PLAYING A GUESSING GAME
Which word is it ?
It is a noun.
It has six letters.
It begins with E .
It ends with Y .
ENERGY .
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Long Thanh secondary school
CLASS :9
School year : 2005 – 2006

Unit 7 : SAVING ENERGY
Lesson 1 :GETTING STARTED +
LISTEN AND READ
TEACHER: PHAN THI NGOC MAI



Week 22
Period 43
I. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures. Work with a partner to make a list of things the family could do to save energy .
Is the TV on ?
Who is watching TV ?
Is the light still burning ?
What happens to the faucets?
What should we do to save energy ?
Turn off when there is enough water supply .
Turn off when there is nobody .
SAVE >< WASTE
II. LISTEN AND READ
Task 1 : Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer .
What are they talking about ?
Their families.
Pollution
Saving energy.
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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 . 200,000 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.
READ AND PICK UP NEWWORDS
water bill
water bill (n)
enormous
enormous (a)
plumber
plumber (n)
cracks
crack (n)
pipes
pipe (n)
A dripping faucet
a dripping faucet
- water bill ( n )
- enormous ( a )
- plumber (n)
- crack ( n)
- pipe (n)
- faucet (n)
- drip (v )
- a dripping faucet
Note : I suggest taking showers.

New words:
v.ing
Task 2 :Find the words to the pictures
Faucets
A plumber
A pipe
A crack
A dripping faucet
A water bill
faucets
A crack
A dripping faucet
A water bill
A plumber
A pipe
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
VIDEO CLIP
Is this the reason Mrs Ha pays much money?
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 . 200,000 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 .
Task 3:Listen then practice the dialogue with a partner.
Task 4: True or false ? Check ( ) the boxes. Then 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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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, 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 .
READ THE DIALOGUE
Task 4: True or false ? Check ( ) the boxes. Then 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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Mrs. Ha hasn’t checked the pipes in her house and found no cracks.
Mrs. Mi suggests getting a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.
Task 5 : Questions.
1 ) Why is Mrs. Ha worried ?
2 ) How much money does Mrs. Ha pay for her water bill ?
3 ) Does Mrs. Mi advise Mrs. Ha to get a plumber ?
4 ) How much water can be wasted a month by a dripping faucet ?
Task 5 : QUESTION & ANSWER

1 ) Why is Mrs. Ha worried ?


2 ) How much money does Mrs. Ha pay for her water bill ?


3 ) Does Mrs. Mi advise Mrs. Ha to get a plumber?


4 ) How much water can be wasted a month by a dripping faucet ?





Because her most recent water bill is enormous .
She pays 200.000 dong.
Yes , she does .
A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month .
Task 6:Complete the open-dialogue.
Miss Hanh is talking with her neighbor,Miss Lan.
Miss Hanh : What’s wrong, Miss Lan ?
Miss Lan : I’m worried about my recent…………..
Miss Hanh: What’s happened ?
Miss Lan : Oh, it’s ……………
Miss Hanh :Let me have a look,………….. dong. You ought to ………..the amount of …………… your family uses.
Miss Lan : What should I do?
Miss Hanh :I think you had better…………….

Miss Lan : I see. Thanks.
Water/telephone/electricity bill.
enormous
(500.000 )
reduce
water
calls /electricity




turn off (lights/faucets) after use./
not telephone sb whenever necessary
/ makes.
Task7: Summarize the dialogue.
VIDEO CLIP
What do you do to save energy at home and at school?
HOW TO SAVE ENERGY.
+ Taking a shower instead of a bath.
+ Turning off faucets after use.
+ Turning off lights before leaving room.
+ Turning off TV, radio when none watches or listens.
+………….
Homework
Learn by heart new words.
Read the dialogue carefully.
write 5 things you should do to save energy at home and at school .
Prepare lesson 2 : speak.
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