UNIT 7: WORLD POPULATION
PART D: WRITING
I. AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF THE LESSON
1. Language focus: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- understand the content, structures of a paragraph interpreting information
- know how to write a paragraph interpreting information
2. Skills: Writing + Speaking/Listening/Reading
3. Attitudes: Ss are eager to write the paragraph
II. PREPARATION
1. Teacher: - Teaching aids: Lesson plan, text book
- Teaching method: Communicative language teaching
2. Students: - Read Unit 7 - writing at home
III. Procedure:
1. Class organization (1 minute)
2. Check – up (5 minutes) The distribution of population in some parts of the
world
3. New lesson (35 minutes)
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
1. Pre – writing
- Ask students to work in pairs to ask and answer about the
information in the chart
- Check and give feedback
- Present the format of the paragraph describing information and
useful expressions
1. Opening
The chart shows the ...
2. Interpreting information
Useful language:
oit can be seen that
odistributed unevenly
oaccount for ...... percent
omore than double the population of....
ohalf as much as/ nearly half of
orank first/last
3. Conclusion
- Work in pairs
- Note down
2. While- writing
- Have students write a paragraph (100-120) describing the
information in the chart
- Peer correction
- Ask students to write the second draft
- Write the paragraph
- Exchange and correct
mistakes for their partners
- Correct mistakes and write the
second draft.
3. Post – writing
- Ask two students to write on the board
- Correct mistakes and give feedback for the whole class
- Collect student’s papers, give comment and correct some
serious mistakes
- Write on the board
- Listen and note down
- Listen and note down
4. Consolidation (3 mins) - New words and vocabulary
- How to write a paragraph describing a chart
5. Homework: (1 min)- New words and vocabulary