Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced) Period : 2 Preparation date : 05/09/2007 Unit : 1 Lesson : friendship – reading. (P2) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information. - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas. II. Lexical items : - confide - emotional health - guarantee - prevent - depression - anxiety - pick - stick together III. Structures : - our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems. IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - picture / drawings - chalk - handouts V. Techniques : - Skill – based ( reading), communication approach. VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. Warm- up & lead- in (4’) Checking the previous lesson: - T reads John’s opinions on a Good friend: a. pack up toys and old stuff; empathize with you in bad times b. let you copy his / her paper in an exam. c. be on you side through good and bad times. - Sts say the grade (eighth, ninth, or tenth) for each opinion. - T gives feedbacks. Transition : what do you think about above ideas? To know what is a best friend, today we’ll continue learning paragraph 2. - T write the lesson on the bb: - Eighth grade - Tenth grade - Ninth grade Period 1 : Unit 1 : Friendship – reading (p2) Chalk and board. 2. Pre- reading (5’) Teaching Vocabulary - write new words on the bb. - elicit meanings from Sts or give explanations yourself - leave some minutes for Sts to copy. - to confide: - emotional (adj.) - guarantee (n) :sự đảm bảo - depression (n) Chalk and small board - give some practice on pronunciation ( T reads – Sts repeat in chorally, then asks Sts to read individually.) - Remind Sts of how to use the verb : prevent S.O / S.T from V-ing - anxiety (n) = worry Anxious(adj.) = worried - to pick = to collect - to stick together : gắn bó - to evolve = to develop Our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems. 3. while - reading (15’) Activity 1: True – False statements(task b, p16) - Ask Sts to read the statement about close friends in Task b (p16)and say if they are true or false , i.e, Sts agree or disagree with them - Check with the class and note down on the board Sts’ opinions. - Tell Sts to read Text B and decide if the statements are true or false. - go over the answers with the class. Activity 2: Main ideas - T writes down on the board three Answers : 1. c 2. b 3. a a. Possible reasons for not having a best friend. b. How best friendship develops c. John’s opinions on Chalk + book + small board phrases about the main ideas of the paragraphs B and one extra phrase. - Ask Sts to skim the text again and match the paragraphs with their suitable main ideas. - When they have finished , tell Sts to compare answers with a partner. - Go over the answers with the class. “friendship” during his school years. 4. Post- reading (15’) Activity 1: checking vocabulary : gap- filling - Give Sts handouts and ask them to work in pairs, completing the sentences, using the words just learned. - check with the class Activity 2 : writing: sentence building. - Give Sts handouts , and ask them to make sentences using the cues. 1. Blue skies are not a ……. of continuing fine weather. 2. Like friendship, trust … with time. 3. Ann thinks there’s no one in the class she can …… Answers : 1. guarantee ;2. evolve ; 3. confide in 1. best friends / someone / you can confide - Handouts Handouts - Sts do the task - T correct them. 2. your ideas/ good friend/ different/ different grades. 3. best friend/ help you/ avoid/ depression/ anxiety. 5. Other activities (5’) - Ask one or two Sts to sing a song telling about friendship - Sts do the task 6. Homework (1’) - Ask Sts to learn new words by heart and review the today’s lesson. - Prepare the new lessons for the next time Book and notebook . - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas. II. Lexical items : - confide - emotional health - guarantee - prevent - depression - anxiety - pick -. continue learning paragraph 2. - T write the lesson on the bb: - Eighth grade - Tenth grade - Ninth grade Period 1 : Unit 1 : Friendship – reading (p2) . Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced) Period : 2 Preparation date : 05/09 /20 07 Unit : 1 Lesson : friendship – reading. (P2) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students