Activity 1: Warm-up · 8 minutes
Wetland Picture Warm-up
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge of protecting the environment and ecotourism and get ready for the reading and listening topics.
b) Content
Ss look at four photos (a wetland, reeds, a bird in its habitat, a litter-filled riverbank) and answer T's questions: What can you see? Why are birds important to the environment? What can people do to protect a place like this? Ss then brainstorm words for the topic in pairs.
c) Expected outcomes
A list of about 8 words on the board, for example: wetland (vùng đất ngập nước), reeds (cây sậy), habitat (môi trường sống), litter (rác thải), pollution (ô nhiễm), native plants (cây bản địa), waste collection (thu gom rác), eco-tour (chuyến du lịch sinh thái), guide (hướng dẫn viên). Ss also state the lesson goal: to read a wetland study, listen to a tour briefing and write an ecotour advertisement.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the four photos and asks: What can you see in these pictures? Which picture shows a problem?
T introduces the lesson aim on the board.Students
Ss look at the photos and listen to the aim of the lesson.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks pairs to brainstorm words and phrases for the topic within 2 minutes, then writes the words on the board.
Students
Ss work in pairs, write down words and phrases. Expected answers: wetland, reeds, litter, birds, habitat, pollution, protect, clean-up.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T asks: Why do we need to protect wetlands? Which word best describes the problem in the photo?
Students
Ss answer. Expected answers: Wetlands are homes for birds and fish. The riverbank photo shows litter, which is a pollution problem.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the words, pronounces them with the class, and links them to the reading text. T says: Today we will learn how to observe carefully, explain carefully and advertise a green tour.
Students
Ss repeat the words and copy the new words into their notebooks.