UNIT 14: RECREATION Writing AIMS: At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write a passage about camping holiday. o Time allotted: 45 minutes o Teaching method: Communicative approach o Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts. PROCEDURE: Time Contents Activities 1’ 0’ 5’ A. Stabilization B. Check- up C. Warm-up Game: Brainstorming What should be prepared for a camping trip? Suggested answers: - Things to bring: Foods, drinks, tent, shovel, flashlight, sleeping bag, blanket, - T establishes the new class order. - T checks the attendance. - Ss stand up and greet the teacher. - The monitor responds - T explains the game: “Imagine that your class is going for a picnic. Discuss in your groups to find out the things you should prepare before the camping trip. After 3 minutes, which group has the most suitable things will be the winner”. - T divides the class into groups of 4. - T gives each group a piece of paper and asks them to write out their answers on it. - Ss work in groups, write downs the answers on the paper and stick on the board. Things or activities for a camping trip 38’ 15’ whistle,,compass, first aid kit, swimming suit, spare clothes, strong shoes, stove, cooker, guitar - Things to do: Hire a coach, hire the tent, buy necessary things, and prepare some games and songs. D. New Lesson I. Pre- writing 1. Activity 1: (Task 1/ p159) Matching Matching the activities with the correct pictures. Feedbacks: 1- g 2- a 3-b 4-c 5- f 6-d 7-h 8-i 9-e 2. Activity 2: Gap-filling Fill in the blanks with the following words Learn left put up watched played last year Campsite next danced (1)………, we went to Water Park for a camping holiday. We gathered in front of the school gate at 5:00 in the morning and the bus took us to the (2) …… at 5:30. The first thing we did is (3)……… the umbrella tents. (4) ………we gathered in the middle of the ground to attend the Traditional Camping Opening Celebration. In the afternoon we went around to (5) ……… some other camp gates and (6) ……… some games. In the evening we sang and (7)…… around the camp fire. We (8)………. the campsite at about 4:30 pm the next day. Although all of us were tired, we had a good time to (9)…….many things from the others and live together. - T asks Ss to work in pairs to look at the pictures and activities given on page 159 and 160 of the book and match the activities with suitable pictures. - T checks the answers with the whole class. - Ss work in pairs and match the activities with the correct pictures. - T asks Ss to fill in the blanks with the following words. - Ss work individually. 15’ Feedback: 1. Last year 2. campsite 3. put up 4. Next 5. watched 6. played 7. danced 8. left 9. learn 3. Activity 3: Out-line Opening: - The time you had a camping holiday. - The place you had a camping holiday. Body: - The activities you had at the campsite. - The time you finished having a camping holiday. Conclusion: - Your feelings about the camping holiday. * Listing words : - First, second, then, later, after that, because, - In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, * Tense: Past tenses/ past progressive. II. While- writing 1. Activity 1: Answer the questions Answer the following the questions: - When did the students in class 11A2 go camping? - Where did we go? - What time did the bus leave the school? - What did they do first at the campsite? - What did they do after putting up the umbrella tent? - What did they do around the campfire? - What time did they leave the - T asks Ss to work in groups to infer the structure of the writing from the task above. - T summarizes the main points and gives some outlines to Ss. - Ss take notes. - T asks Ss to answer the questions relating to writing. - Ss work individually. campsite? 2. Activity 2: Complete the sentences. Complete the following sentenses, using the given cues: 1. Last Saturday/ we/ go/ /picnic/ Ba Vi. 2. Bus/leave/school/5.am/Saturday morning. 3. When/arrive/campsite/we/quickly put/two big umbrella tents. 4. Some/go/sightseeing/other/swim/lake 5. At about 3 pm/ we/go/fishing/our dinner. 6. We/cook/and/have/dinner/together happily. 7. We/put/big fire/prepare/evening activities. We/sing/dance/play some games around/camp fire. 8.We/get/bus/leave/campsite at 6p.m 9. Camping trip/great expression/us. Feedback: 1. Last weekend we went on a picnic at Ba Vi. 2. Our bus left the school at 5 a.m on Saturday morning. 3. When we arrived at the campsite, we quickly put up the two umbrella tents. 4. Some of us went sightseeing and others swum in the lake. 6. We cooked and had dinner together happily. 7. We put up a big fire to prepare for the evening activities. We sang, danced and played some games around the camp fire. 8. We got on the bus to leave the campsite at 6 p.m. 9. The camping strip has had a great impression on us. 3. Activity 3 : Write a passage. Write a passage about the camping - T gives handouts. - T asks Ss to write the correct sentences by using cues. - T checks the answers with the whole class. - Ss work in pairs. - T gives feedback. - T asks Ss to write a passage based on given cues. - Ss do the exercise in individually. - T goes around to help Ss. 8’ 1’ holiday of class 11A2, using the information in Task 2 and the outline in pre-writing. III. Post-writing Game: Who is the faster? There are 7 mistakes in this paragraph (Each line has only one mistake). Find out and correct them. Once in London, we decided taking a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour, we will buy some sandwiches and eat them in a small park. In the afternoon, two of us went shopping and the others went to the theatre. We meet again at 6.30 p.m and the others went to a small restaurant. The meal is really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We have to get a taxi to the coach station. Luckily, we get there just two minutes before our coach left. Feedback: Mistake Correction taking (in line 1) will buy( in line 2) eat ( in line 3) meet ( in line 4) is ( in line 5) have to ( in line 6) get ( in line 7) to take bought ate met was had to got/ had gotten D. Homework Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about the camping holiday you had. - T checks and give feedback. - T asks Ss to work in groups of 4 and find out and correct mistakes in the paragraph. After 2 minutes, the group that finds more word will be the winner. - T checks the answers with the whole class. - T writes homework on the board. - Ss write the homework on their notebooks. Danang, 29 th March, 2009. Vice - Principal Supervisor Trainee-Teacher Le Phuoc Dung Dinh Thi Thu Yen Mai Thi Bich Phuong LESSON OUTLINE A. Stabilization :( 1 min) B. Check up : ( 0 min) C. Warm up : ( 5 mins ) D. New lesson : ( 38mins ) I. Pre –writing : ( 15 mins ) 1. Activity 1 : Matching 2. Activity 2 : Gap- filling 3. Activity 3 : Outline II. While writing : ( 15 mins ) 1. Activity 1 : Answer the questions 2. Activity 2 : Write the sentences 3. Activity 3: Write a passage III. Post writing : ( 8 mins ) Who is the faster? E. Homework : ( 1 min ) Ngo Quyen High School Date of preparation: 29/3/09 Supervisor: Dinh Thi Thu Yen Date of teaching: 1/4/2009 Trainee Teacher: Mai Thi Bich Phuong Class: 11/1 LESSON PLAN UNIT 14 : RECREATION PERIOD : WRITING Đà Nẵng,29/3/2009 . structure of the writing from the task above. - T summarizes the main points and gives some outlines to Ss. - Ss take notes. - T asks Ss to answer the questions relating to writing. - Ss work. Ss. 8’ 1’ holiday of class 11A2, using the information in Task 2 and the outline in pre -writing. III. Post -writing Game: Who is the faster? There are 7 mistakes in this paragraph (Each line has. mins ) D. New lesson : ( 38mins ) I. Pre writing : ( 15 mins ) 1. Activity 1 : Matching 2. Activity 2 : Gap- filling 3. Activity 3 : Outline II. While writing : ( 15 mins ) 1. Activity 1 : Answer