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Ss activate prior knowledge about visiting nature and recognise the purpose of the opening exchange, which gives advice and makes a polite refusal.

T shows a picture of a nature walk and asks Ss what they usually bring when they go hiking.
T displays the model conversation on the screen and asks Ss to read it silently:
A: What should I bring on the nature walk?
B: You should bring a refillable bottle and a hat.
A: Can I pick a few flowers as souvenirs?
B: I wouldn't recommend it. Leave plants for the habitat and take a photograph from the path instead.
T asks: 'What does speaker B do in the second line? Is it advice, a request or a refusal?'

• Ss list 2–3 items they would bring on a nature walk (e.g. water bottle, hat, sunscreen).
• Ss identify the speaker intentions: speaker B gives advice ('You should bring...') and makes a polite refusal ('I wouldn't recommend it').
• Ss predict the unit topic: ecotourism, responsible behaviour in nature.

Ss understand and pronounce the six topic words and use them in the context of ecotourism.

T models pronunciation of each word: ecotourism, local guide, responsible, trail, packaging, conserve. Ss repeat in chorus and then individually.
Ss complete Worksheet 1, Task 1: match each word with its Vietnamese meaning.
Ss work in pairs to make one sentence with each word about a real or imagined trip.

Answers for Worksheet 1, Task 1:

• ecotourism – du lịch sinh thái
• local guide – hướng dẫn viên địa phương
• responsible – có trách nhiệm
• trail – đường mòn
• packaging – bao bì
• conserve – bảo tồn
  Sample sentence: 'We hired a local guide to walk along the trail.'

Ss recognise and produce neutral intonation patterns in yes/no questions, Wh-questions and statements, and understand that context can change them.

T plays or reads aloud the examples:
Have you packed your bottle? ↗
What will you bring? ↘
I will bring less packaging. ↘
T explains that these are neutral practice patterns: yes/no questions often rise, while Wh-questions and statements often fall. T stresses that these are tendencies, not universal rules, and context can change them.
Ss practise reading lines A and B of the model conversation in pairs, with a partner checking the intonation.

• Ss identify the pattern: 'Have you packed your bottle?' rises; 'What will you bring?' falls; 'I will bring less packaging.' falls.
• Ss read the model conversation in pairs with correct intonation for at least four lines.
• Ss note that a tendency can change, for example when a speaker sounds surprised or doubtful.

Ss form and use first and second conditional sentences, and explain the difference between a real future possibility and an imagined or unlikely situation.

T presents the two structures with the meaning first:
First conditional: if + present simple, will/can/may + base verb, for a real future possibility. Example: If we leave early, we will avoid the heat.
Second conditional: if + past simple, would + base verb, for an imagined or unlikely situation. Example: If I owned a boat, I would use it responsibly.
T explains: 'Were is the standard form with all persons. Was is also common with I/he/she in informal usage. Do not normally use will in the if-clause.'
T asks Ss: 'Is it likely that we leave early tomorrow? Is it likely that I own a boat?'

Ss can state the rules:

• First conditional: if + present simple, will/can/may + base verb (real future).
• Second conditional: if + past simple, would + base verb (imagined or unlikely).
• Use were for all persons in the if-clause in formal and hypothetical use; was is also common with I/he/she in informal usage.
• Do not use will in the if-clause.
  Ss copy the two examples and the rules into their notebooks.

Ss select the correct verb form in first and second conditional sentences and explain their choice.

Ss do exercises 3, 4 and 5 in the textbook:
3. If visitors stay on the path, they ___ young plants. A. will protect B. would protected C. will protects D. protected
4. If I ___ a tour company, I would hire local guides. A. own B. will own C. have own D. owned
5. If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the indoor exhibition. A. visited B. will visited C. will visit D. would visited
Ss work in pairs, circle the answer and write one reason for each choice on Worksheet 2.

Answers:
3. A – will protect (a real future result uses will + base verb).
4. D – owned (an imagined situation uses past simple).
5. C – will visit (tomorrow's real possibility uses first conditional).
Ss write one short reason for each choice in their own words.

Ss identify the purpose and audience of the model conversation, the actual opening sentence, and two specific details, and write a short summary.

Ss work in groups of four and answer exercises 6–9 from the textbook:
6. State the purpose and audience of this short everyday conversation on 'Ecotourism'. Support your answer with one detail.
7. Explain how the opening introduces the topic. Identify the actual opening sentence.
8. Select two useful details from the model and explain why including them is better than saying only that the topic is important.
9. Write a three-sentence summary using only information in the model. Keep any condition or limit that is essential to its meaning.

Sample answers:
6. Purpose: to give practical advice to visitors about responsible behaviour in nature. Audience: people planning a nature walk. Detail: 'You should bring a refillable bottle and a hat' gives a concrete action.
7. The opening is: 'What should I bring on the nature walk?' It sets the subject, so the audience knows what the following details refer to.
8. Two details: 'You should bring a refillable bottle and a hat.' and 'I wouldn't recommend it. Leave plants for the habitat...' They are specific and can be used by visitors, unlike a general claim that ecotourism is important.
9. Summary: A visitor asks what to bring on a nature walk. The advice is to bring a refillable bottle and a hat. If visitors want a souvenir, they should not pick flowers; they should take a photograph from the path instead.

Ss use first and second conditionals, topic vocabulary and correct intonation to give responsible advice for a real or imagined trip to a natural site.

Ss work in pairs. Each pair chooses a natural site near their home (for example, a national park, a river or a forest trail) and writes a short dialogue of six lines: two lines with first conditional (real plan), two lines with second conditional (imagined plan), and two lines using at least two topic words (ecotourism, local guide, responsible, trail, packaging, conserve).
Pairs practise the dialogue and present it to the class.
Homework: Ss write three sentences of eco-advice for a local trail, using one first conditional and one second conditional.

Sample dialogue:
A: If we visit the national park next weekend, what should we bring?
B: You should bring a refillable bottle and a hat. If I were you, I would hire a local guide.
A: Can we take photos of the animals?
B: No, we shouldn't. We should keep to the trail and conserve the habitat. If we follow the rules, we will protect the wildlife.
Evaluation criteria: correct conditional forms (correct tense and verb form), correct use of at least two topic words, and natural intonation with rising yes/no questions and falling statements.