Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Packing for a Natural Trip
a) Aims
Ss activate their prior knowledge of natural places and the things people need for an outdoor trip, and get ready for the topic of the reading.
b) Content
T shows word cards: waterfall, island, cave, desert, suncream, plaster, backpack, scissors. Ss say which words they know and guess the meaning of the unknown words from the context of the question "What do you need for a trip to a waterfall or an island?"
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least three items for an outdoor trip (for example: suncream, backpack, plaster). Ss explain the meaning of at least two topic words in Vietnamese or in simple English. Vocabulary: waterfall (thác nước), island (đảo), cave (hang động), desert (sa mạc), suncream (kem chống nắng), plaster (băng dán cá nhân), backpack (ba lô), scissors (kéo).
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the word cards and asks: "Which of these places have you visited? What do you need when you go on a trip?"
Students
Ss look at the cards and listen to the question.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss 1 minute to think, then asks them to work in pairs and name the items they would take on a trip.
Students
Ss discuss in pairs. Expected answer: "We need a backpack, suncream and water."
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 pairs to share their answers and writes the new words on the board.
Students
Representatives say their answers. Other Ss repeat the words after T.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the good ideas and says: "Today we will read about a class trip to Phu Quoc Island and find out how to enjoy nature safely."
Students
Ss write the title of the lesson in their notebooks.