Phòng GD-DT VinhLinh
Trường THCS Vinh Long

Giáo viên thực hiện
ChâuThị Hương Giang
tháng 2 năm 2008






Unit 7
Saving Energy
Lesson 1
Listen and Read




faucet
dripping faucet (n)
vòi nước bị chảy nhỏ giọt
?
crack (n)
vết nứt
water bill (n)
hóa đơn tiền nước
plumber (n)
thợ ống nước
What do you call a person .who repairs or fits water pipes, faucets, toilets, etc.?
enormous (a)
to lớn, khổng lồ
= huge, very big
water bill (n)
hóa đơn tiền nước
enormous (a)
to lớn, khổng lồ
plumber (n)
thợ ống nước
crack (n)
vết nứt
dripping faucet (n)
vòi nước bị chảy nhỏ giọt
VOCABULARY
Checking Vocabulary
1. What`s this? It`s a ................. .
2. This cup has a ........... in it.
5. $200,000? Oh, I can`t lend you . . such an ................. amount of . . money!
4. My brother is a ............... . He fits . . and repairs water pipes, toilets, etc.
3. A ........................... can waste . . 500 liters of water in a month.
water bill
crack
dripping faucet
plumber
enormous




What should I . do to ...?
You should ...
Mrs. Mi
Mrs. Ha
Mrs. Ha is worried about her water bill because it is (1).................. . Mrs. Mi (2) .............. that Mrs. Ha should (3)............. the amount of water her family uses by doing three things. Firstly, Mrs. Ha should get a (4) ............... to check if there are any (5) ............. in the pipes. Secondly, she should take (6)............... instead of baths. Finally, she should remember to turn off the (7) ............. .
enormous
suggests
reduce
plumber
cracks
showers
faucets
Lucky Numbers!
7
1
4
6
2
8
5
3
P.W
S.E.C
What is Mrs. Ha worried about?
- She is worried about her most recent water bill.
What should Mrs. Ha do?
- She should reduce the amount of water her family uses.
Why should Mrs. Ha get a plumber?
- She should get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
How much water do baths use?
- Baths use twice as much water as showers.
How many liters of water can a dripping faucet waste a month?
- A dripping faucet can waste . 500 liters of water a month.
2. What should Mrs. Ha do?
4. How much water do baths use?
5. How many liters of water can a . . dripping faucet waste a month?
3. Why should Mrs. Ha get a . plumber?
1. What is Mrs. Ha worried about?

A dripping faucet can
save 500 liters of water
a month.

6
She should remember
to turn off the TV.

5
She shouldn`t use showers.
4

She should get a farmer
to make sure there are
no cracks in the pipes.

3
She has to pay 300,000 dongs.
That`s enormous.
2
Mrs. Ha is worried
about her most recent
electricity bill.
1
M.D
This is the dialogue between
Mrs. Mi and Mr. Ha.
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What should you do
to save energy
at home and at school?
Homework
1. Learn the new words by heart.
2. Write a short passage about . . . what you should do to save . . . . energy at home and at school.
...matter...?
...worried... water bill. ...enormous.
...see....dongs!... reduce...amount...water...uses.
How...that?
First,...get...plumber...sure...no cracks...
I`ll...
...twice as...as..., so... suggest ... . And...off... faucets....waste...a month.
I... . Thank...