UNIT 8: Our World Heritage Sites LISTENING: PHONG NHA – KE BANG NATIONAL PARK

UNIT 8: Our World Heritage Sites
LISTENING: PHONG NHA – KE BANG NATIONAL PARK
I. Objectives
1. Knowledge, skills, attitude
- Knowledge
+ To provide Ss with useful language items related to the topic “Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park”.
+ To help Ss know more information about Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.
- Skills: Integrated skills (mainly focus on listening)
- Attitude:
+ To encourage Ss to take part in some competitions to improve their knowledge in these areas.
+ To form Ss the mind of preserving the natural environment.
2. Orientation towards students’ competency development
- To help Ss know more words and knowledge related to scenic landscapes.
- To encourage Ss the awareness of preserving heritage sites.
- To help Ss apply what they learn in the real life.
II. Preparation of teacher and students:
1.On the teacher’s part: materials for teaching, lesson plan, appliances for studying (textbook, references, teaching aids, …)
2.On the students’ part: look up new words, lesson preparation.
III. Teaching procedures.
1.Stabilization (2ms)
-Greets class.
-Asks Ss about the health, the absence, …
2.Classroom activities(38m):

A. START/ WARM UP ACTIVITY (5 ms)
Aims of the activity: To get students to involve in the lesson. To help Ss form and brainstorm their background knowledge about the topic.
Content, techniques for organizing students’ learning activities Expected outcome and assessment of students’ performance
- Informs Ss to watch a video about Phong Nha – Ke Bang in 2ms.
- Asks Ss what place is mentioned in the video.
+ “Have you ever visited Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park?”
+ “What do you know about Phong Nha - Ke Bang?”
+ “Where is it?”
+ “What is it famous for?”
+ “Is it a World Heritage Site?”
+ “Why was it recognized as a World Heritage Site?” – Lets Ss answer by themselves.
- Leads to the topic of the lesson. “Today, we will listen to a radio to find out why Phong Nha – Ke Bang was recognized as a World Heritage Site.” - Watch the video
- Enthusiastically answer the questions
Expected answer:
Students’ answers

B. KNOWLEDGE FORMATION (5 ms)
ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary (5 ms)
Aims of the activity: Provide Ss with useful vocabulary
Content, techniques for organizing students’ learning activities Expected outcome and assessment of students’ performance
- Introduces Ss useful vocabulary (Pictures, definition)

















- Lets Ss practice orally the vocabulary. (Repeat by the whole class, practice individually) * Vocabulary:
- Limestone (n): Stone that is used as building material or in making cement (Đá vôi)
- Cave(n): A large hole in the side of a hill, mountain or underground. (động)
- Grotto (n): A small cave which is made by human. (hang)
- Flora (n): All the plants of a place. (hệ thực vật)
- Fauna (n): All the animals that live wild in an area. (hệ động vật)
C.PRACTICE ACTIVITIES (18m)
ACTIVITY 2: Match the words with the correct pictures (3ms)
Aims of the activity: To get used to new words.
Content, techniques for organizing students’ learning activities Expected outcome and assessment of students’ performance
- Instructs Ss to do task 2
+ Has Ss look at the pictures
+ “How many pictures are there?”
+ Asks Ss to work in pair and match the words with the pictures in 1ms
- Has Ss give their answers
- Checks the answers by the whole class.







- Gives Ss a sentence with a gap: “When visiting Phong Nha – Ke Bang Tourists can find a lot of………………” – Asks Ss to fill the gap => Leads to task 4 (Listen and complete the sentences)




*Expected answer:
TASK 1 (Match the words with the pictures)
1. C
2. E
3. A
4. B
5. F
6. D
Ss’ answers

ACTIVITY 3: Listen and complete the sentences. (10ms)
Aims of the activity:
To practice listening for specific information.
Content, techniques for organizing students’ learning activities Expected outcome and assessment of students’ performance
- “Similarly, now we will listen to a radio and fill the blanks”
- Instructs Ss to do task 4:
 + Read through all sentences.
 + Base on the meaning of given sentences, define missing information. Does one as an example.
 + Listen to the radio, focusing on the sound you hear.
 + Decide the possible words, writing them down.
- Defines the missing information by the whole class.
- Lets Ss listen individually to the recording twice and complete sentences.
- Goes around to observe and help if necessary.
- Lets Ss compare the answers with their partner.
- Asks for the answers from the Ss
- Has Ss listen again for checking. - Listen carefully to the teacher’s instruction.
- Listen to the radio.
- Be responsible for group-working.







Expected answer:
1. 500km South
2. geological museum
3. mountains
4. rivers and streams
5. in the world
6. mountain climbing.
ACTIVITY 4: Listen again and choose the correct answer. (5ms)

Aims of the activity:
To help Ss practise listening for specific information and understand why PN-KB National Park was recognized as a World Heritage Site.
Content, techniques for organizing students’ learning activities Expected outcome and assessment of students’ performance
- Recalls the question mentioned in the warm-up step “Why was Phong Nha – Ke Bang recognised as a World Heritage Site?”
- Asks Ss to study the three options:
+ Master the meaning of the whole sentences.
+ Define and underline the keywords in each choice.
- Lets Ss listen to the radio once
- Asks Ss to give their answer.










- Asks for the evidence. “What did you hear in the radio?”
- Lets Ss listen again for checking. - Listen carefully to the teacher.
- Listen carefully to the recording.



*Expected answer:
The keywords:
A. existed/ tens of millions of years.
B. Distinctive/ Flora and fauna.
C. Significant geological site.
The answer: C. It is a significant geological site.
Evidence:
- Thanks to its complex geological structure with different kinds of stone
- Phong Nha – Ke Bang mountains can provide a lot of valuable information about the Earth’s geological development through various periods.

D.APPLICATION AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: (12ms)
ACTIVITY 1: Work in groups, make plan about your next week vacation to a World Heritage Site in Viet Nam.   (12m)
Aims of the activity:
To provide Ss opportunities for freer communicative practice.
Content, techniques for organizing students’ learning activities Expected outcome and assessment of students’ performance
- Divides the class into 4 team.
- Gives Ss the handout for making plan.
- Instructs Ss to do the task:
+ Ss decide on where they would like to visit.
+ Takes one (Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park) as an example.
+ Gives sample handout helping Ss make their own plans.
   • “Where would you visit? PN-KB National Park for example.”
   • “About the time, when you will start and arrive, and how long the visiting takes place.”
   • “What will you do there? Take pictures, collect speciality, buy souvenirs, join outdoor activities, team-building,…
- Goes around to help if necessary.
- Asks Ss to introduce the class to their group’s plan.
- Lets Ss give their interactive questions about other groups’ plan. *Expected answer:
Sample handout:
GROUP… TRIP TO PN-KB NATIONAL PARK
Time Activities
7 a.m. Monday Start from Quy Nhon city.
7 p.m. Monday Arrive, check-in and take a rest.
7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tuesday Travelling to PN-KB
Taking pictures together
Boating tour (7.30’)
Having lunch (11 a.m.)
1 p.m. Tuesday Preparing for teambuilding activity and joining the activities.
5 p.m. Tuesday Check out and travel to the airport for coming home.
- Ss practice in groups to make their own group plan.
- Present their group’s plan in front of the class.
E. HOMEWORK (3ms)
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Make your own visiting plan.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Writing an essay Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex.
IV. Questions/ Exercises for testing and assessment follow Competency-based Orientation
1. Description of the test and evaluation matrix according to the levels of perception:

Knowledge Comprehension Application High Application
Listening 50% 20% 20% 10%
Speaking 50% 20% 20% 10%
Writing 50% 20% 20% 10%
Reading 50% 20% 20% 10%
2. Questions/Exercises.
(K) List features that you can find at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park?
(C) Why was Phong Nha – Ke Bang recognized as a World Heritage Site?
(A) Make your own visiting plan table.
(HA) Write a short passage about the World Heritage Site where you would like to visit and why?






V. APPENDIX
                                                                 HANDOUT 1
Group: Place:
Time Activities


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