UNIT 16: HISTORICAL PLACES UNIT 16 - LESSON 1: A READING Planning date: Teaching date: I Objectives: Education aim: Sts know about Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam Knowledge: a General knowledge: Sts can talk about Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam b Language: Sts can recall more about: - The simple past tense - Vocabulary to talk about historical places Skills: - Reading for general ideas and specific information - Choosing the best suitable words and guessing in context - Deciding on True or False statements - Discussing in group II Teaching aids: Textbook, blackboard, chalk, … III Anticipated problems: Students may not have sufficient words to talk about the topic IV Procedure Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up: Network (5minutes) - Ask students to work in groups of 3-4 students - Ask the students to name some historical places in Vietnam - Work in groups - After minutes, the group which has the longest list will be the winner Before you read: (8 minutes) Aims: To provide students with words/phrases about historical places Students are required to work in pairs to answer the questions in the textbook - Go around to offer help S - Work in pairs - Ask some S to answer the questions - Listen and help S to give correct answers Suggested answers: Co Loa Citadel Hoa Lu Capital Con- Son- Kiep Bac Site Den Hung Remains, Quang Tri Citadel, Hue Imperial City Hoi An - Some S answer the City, etc questions Yes, it is It is the first university of Vietnam Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam was founded in 1070 by the Ly Dynastry It is one of the most visited places in Hanoi - Give S some new words: * The new words/phrases are: + Confucian ( a): o + engrave ( v): + stelae ( n): + banyan trees ( n): - Read after the T and + tortoise ( n): Read each word/phrase times and ask the students to repeat it Ask 4-5 students to read all the word/phrases aloud in front of the class (1 student/ time) Listen and help the students to read the words/phrases correctly While you read: (20 minutes) Aims: Read for information to the task, and the tasks Task 1: Guesing in context - Ask the students to read the passage indepently then find the italicised words in task - Write these words on board: Originally, representative, memorialise, engrave, flourish - Ask S to go back to the text to locate and underline these words and try to guess the meanings - T might want to check that S understand all these words by callingon some S to tell the meanings in Vietnamese - S are required to compare their answers with their partner - Call on students to read and explain their answers aloud in front of the class - Feedback and give correct answers: * Key: b a c b c Task 2: Deciding on True or False statement - Ask S read the text more carefully and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false information - Ask s to the task individually and then check their answers with their friend - Ask some representatives to give their choice orally in front of the class and explain their answers - Listen and help S to give the right answer Answer: F (it was built in 1070) T F (from 11th century to 18th century) F (it is an example of well- preseved traditional Vietnamese architecture) T T After you read: (10 minutes) Aims: S can talk briefly about Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam - Ask S to work in groups of or and prepare a talk about Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam, using the suggestions in the textbook - Go round to help the students with their work - Ask some S to talk in front of the class and give feedback Suggested talk: Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam is a historical and cultural relic of Vietnam, which attracts a great number of visitors every year Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam was built originally by the Ly dynasty in 1070 in Hanoi Quoc Tu Giam was considered the first university of then read individually - Listen and take notes - - Work individually - Some S the task orally while others listen - Read the text and the task individually - Check the answers with a partner - Some S present - Listen to the T - Work in groups - S take turn to talk about Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam Vietnam, which was established on the grounds of Vietnam Royal exams used to take place here and the first comers were honoured by having their names carved on the stone stelae These talae were carried on the backs of giant tortoises, which can still be seen today Homework: (2 minutes) - Write a passage about Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam ... front of the class and explain their answers - Listen and help S to give the right answer Answer: F (it was built in 10 7 0) T F (from 11 th century to 18 th century) F (it is an example of well-... to the text to locate and underline these words and try to guess the meanings - T might want to check that S understand all these words by callingon some S to tell the meanings in Vietnamese -... architecture) T T After you read: (10 minutes) Aims: S can talk briefly about Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam - Ask S to work in groups of or and prepare a talk about Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam, using the suggestions