unit16-lop11(C,B)

Objectives : - Students can comprehend the reading passage and do some comprehension tasks - Students are likely to base on the newwords given in the passage and the contexts of the sent

April 25th 2009 Period: 43 UNIT 16 : THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD

A Period 1 : READING

I Objectives :

- Students can comprehend the reading passage and do some comprehension tasks

- Students are likely to base on the newwords given in the passage and the contexts of the

sentences and then fill in the words with the suitable meaning and form

- Students are required to read, find out the information to answer the questions about the specific

content

- Students are also able to guess the meanings of the words based on the reading context

II Skills : Reading for gist and for specific information

III Method : Integrated , mainly communicative

IV Lexical Items :

- construction weight arms bury

V.Time required : 45 minutes

VI Teaching Aids : - English textbook 11

- the pictures related to the topic of the reading passage

VII Procedure: Teacher :T Students : Ss

Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

1.Warm-up : (3 minutes )

- asks Ss to close their books

- hangs the pictures required in the reading

passage , then asks Ss to guess where it is in the

pictures

- gets some Ss to give the answer and confirm

- leads in the topic of the lesson :

- Close the books

- Work in pairs and find out the answer

- Expected answers : the Great Pyramids in Egypt and Taj Mahal in India

- listen carefully

The tilte of the Unit 16 is ‘The wonders of the

world’ and today we are going to read a

passage about ‘The Great Pyramid of Giza’.

2 Pre- reading : ( 7 minutes)

- tells Ss to look at the pictures again and raises

some questions to relate Ss to the content of the

reading :

 Who built them ?

 When were they built ?

 Why were they built ?

 How were they built ?

- asks some to show their ideas and accept all

possible answers

- provides some key newwords and their

explanation to help Ss easier to understand the

reading text

3 While- reading : ( 22 minutes )

- tells Ss to open their books and guide Ss to the

tasks to comprehend the content of the passage

a Task 1 :

- helps Ss to understand the meanings of the

newwords given in the box to prepare for the

next comprehension tasks by different

techniques Then asks Ss to find their forms

- confirms the answers and quickly asks Ss to

read the sentences silently, based on the context

and the possible forms of the blank words to fill

in the right words

- walks around the class and offers help if

necessary

- asks some to present their answers and

explanation of the answers

- Work in pairs and exchange the ideas

- Some present and others listen

- Answer T’s questions

- listen and take notes

- try to find out the meanings of the words under the T’s explanation and their forms

- give the answers

- Follow the T’s guidance

- Work individually and then exchange the answers in pairs

- others listen and correct if necessary

- Suggested answers :

- gives comments on the answers

b Task 2

- instructs Ss to seek the information in the

passage for the questions

- tells Ss to works in pairs, make questions and

answer after finding the right information

- walks around the class and offers suggestions

when necessary

- gets some pairs to express their ideas and write

on the board

- asks others to confirm and show the correct

answers

c Task 3 :

- gets Ss to scan the text and say what the given

words in Task 3 refer to

- guides Ss to read the contexts around the words

to estimate what they refer to

- tells some Ss at random to give the answer as

1.tomb 2.wonder 3 ramp 4.champer 5 mysterious 6 spiral

- locate the necessary information

- practise in pairs

- some present and others listen and correct

- correct their own answers

- Suggested answers :

1 It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile and was built around the year 2560 B.C

2 It was about 147 metres high on a base of 230 metres square

3 The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb when the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu died and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from theives who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there.

4 It is thought that ancient Egyptians used straight

or spiral ramps or huge weight arms to lift and place the blocks of stone.

5 The boat is believed to have been used to carry the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before being buried inside the pyramid

- look through the reading passage again and find out the answers

- Expected answer :

Who ( line 4 ) refers to the thieves

It ( line 8 ) refers to the Great Pyramid

well as the explanation of the answer and others

give comments

4 Post – reading : ( 10 minutes )

- haves Ss discuss the question ‘Which of the

wonders of the world do you prefer and why ?’

in groups

- make suggestions if necessary

- requires Ss to discuss in groups based on the

information given in the reading passage and

encourages Ss to find other benefits

- gives marks to good presentation

5 Homework : (3 minutes )

- asks Ss to rewrite the ideas of their group give

in the post reading in a short paragraph

- offers the newwords or suggested information

if necessary

It ( line 9 ) refers to the Great Pyramid Each ( line 12 ) refers to the block of stone

- discuss in groups and have a group leader to take note all the opinions of the group

- group leaders take turns making presentation

- write down the homework

April 26 2009th

Period :44

B Period 2 : SPEAKING

I Objectives :

- Students are able to practise their skills especially speaking skill

- Students can tell others about some facts and opinions

- Students can use words or phrases to give predictive expressions

II Skills :

Fluency in expressing facts, opinions and prediction

III Method : Integrated , mainly communicative

IV Lexical Items :

revision of newwords given in the reading text

V Time required : 45 minutes

VI Teaching Aids : - English textbook 11

- the picture of the Great Pyramid of Giza

VII Procedure: Teacher :T Students : Ss

Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

1 Warm-up :(5 minutes)

- shows the picture of the Great Pyramid of

Giza and asks Ss to recall the main information

about it

- asks some to present their ideas

- leads in the lesson :

Today we are going to practise speaking

about the Great Pyramid of Giza you have

learned and other wonders of the world

II Pre- speaking (13minutes)

 Task 1:

- lets Ss to open their textbooks

- tells Ss classify the sentences in Task 1 into

facts or opinions and then tick in the suitable

column

- checks Ss’ work

 Task 2 :

- tells Ss to read aloud the facts and opinions of

- look at the picture and try to remember the information about the Great Pyramid of Giza

- listen attentively

- open the textbook

- listen attentively and follow T’s guidance

- work individually and then in pairs to exchange the answers

- Expected answer :

• Facts : 2, 3, 4

• Opinions : 1, 5, 6, 7

the Great Pyramid given in Task 1

- corrects Ss’ answers with other students

III While – speaking (20 minutes)

 Task 3 :

- asks Ss to work in groups discussing the

following questions :

 Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza ?

 How long did it take to build it ?

 Where did the builders find the stones ?

 How did they transport them ?

 How could they build the Pyramid so high?

- suggests Ss using the useful language given in

Task 3 and explains the strucutures

- walks around the class and provides help

when Ss have difficulty in their expression

- tells some group leaders to make presentation

in front of the class

- comments and give marks to good presenters

IV Post – speaking :( 5 minutes )

- asks Ss to give short information about other

wonders of the world they know

- gives marks to good presenters

V Homework : (2 minutes)

- tells Ss to write down the information about

the wonders of the world they discuss in

Post-speaking in short paragraph

- correct their own answers

- listen to T’s instructions carefully and discuss in groups

- group leaders take turns showing their ideas

- discuss in groups

- make reports

- take note the homework

April 28th 2009

Period :45

C Period 3 : LISTENING

I Objectives :

- Students are motivated to practise their skills especially listening skill

- Students can listen and fill in the missing information

- Students are able to take notes the main information and answer the questions

II Skills :

Listening for gist and for specific information

III Lexical Items :

man-made wonder magnificence and significance world heritage UNESCO

Ming Dynasty ancient stone roadway Beijing

V.Time required : 45 minutes

VI Teaching aids : - English textbook 11

- a casettee and a tape recorder

VII Procedure: Teacher : T Students : Ss

Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

1 Warm-up : (5 minutes)

- asks Ss to close their books

- shows the picture of the Great Wall and ask

Ss guess where it is in the picture

- leads in the lesson :

Today we are going to listen to a passage

about the Great Wall of China

2 Pre- listening : (7 minutes)

- asks Ss to answer some questions to relate

them to the topic of the listening passage :

• Where is the Great Wall located in

China?

• When was it built ?

• Is it one of the greatest man-made

wonders in the world ?

-close their books

- look at the picture and guess the place in the picture

- keep in mind the main topic of the listening text

- answer T’s questions

- listen to T’s explaination of the newwords

- provides the key newwords related to the

main ideas of the listening and give their

meanings as quickly as possible

- tells Ss to read newwords in chorus and

individually and memorise them

3 While – listening : (20 minutes)

a Task 1 :

- instructs Ss to do Task 1

- asks Ss to read through the table of

information

- lets Ss listen to the tape the first time

- checks whether Ss have the answers or not

- gets Ss to take the second listening

- haves Ss work individually and then in pairs

to exchange the answers

- Ss’ answers may vary but T accepts all the

possible answers and quickly lets Ss have the

third listening to check Ss’ answers and point

out the information for the correct answers

b Task 2 :

- gives instructions : listen to the tape again,

try to take notes the brief information for the

questions, then lets them have time to make full

answers

- plays the tape again from the beginning to the

end and asks Ss to locate the information for

the answers

- read in chorus and individually

- read through the blank information

- listen and try to find the answers

- listen again , check their own answers and exchange the answers with other students

- listen the third time and seek the information for the right answers , check with T and correct their own answers

- Suggested answers :

o Attraction of the wall : 1 the moon 2

1987

o Construction of the wall :

3 the Ming Dynasty 4 200 5 200 B.C

o Special features of the wall :

6 6000 km 7 11 metres 8 stones

- understand the task

- listen attentively

- gets Ss to listen again and sometimes pauses

at listening passage that shows the answers

- lets them make full answers after taking notes

- checks whether Ss have any answers or not

- lets Ss exchange the answers in pairs

- accepts all the possible answers and tell some

to ask and answer and then write the answers

on the blackboard

- For the third listening, T pauses the tape from

time to time while listening in order to help Ss

get the correct answers

4 Post – listening : (10 minutes)

- asks Ss to work in pairs and tell their partner

why the Great Wall is considered one of the

greatest wonders in the world and how it was

built

- walks around the class and provides assitance

if necessary

- asks some to present their opinions and gives

marks to the good ones

5 Homework : (3 minutes)

- asks Ss to write a paragraph about the Great

Wall of China

- listen again , try to take notes short words or phrases for the answers

- work individually and then in pairs

- listen the last time and check the answers with T

- Suggested answers :

1 The ancient Chinese started to build the Great Wall in 1368.

2 The wall covers five provinces

3 Because it can be seen from the moon.

4 The part in the northwest of Beijing is the best choice for visit because it is still in its original state

- base on the information given in the above tasks to talk with the partner about the Great Wall

- others listen

- write down in their notebooks

April 29th 2009

Period :46

D Period 4 : WRITING

I Objectives :

- Students are able to improve their skill especially writing skill

- Students can understand and write general information about the wonders in Vietnam

- Students are likely to write a short report on the visit to a wonder in Vietnam

II Skills :

Writing a report on the visit to a wonder

III Lexical Items :

brief tour architecture consist of be located in honour of sandstone statue Buddha’s throne illustrate to last be dedicated to memorable

V.Time required : 45 minutes

VI Teaching Aids : - English textbook 11

VII Procedure: Teacher :T Students : Ss

Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

1 Warm – up : (3 minutes)

- tells Ss to close the textbook

- shows the photo of the Ponagar Cham Towers

in Nha Trang and tells Ss to give their knowlege

of the wonder

- leads in the topic of the writing :

Today we are going to write a report on the visit

to Ponagar Cham Tower

2 Pre – writing : (10 minutes)

- provides newwords for the report to make sure

that Ss can understand the suggested information

carefully

- asks Ss to discuss the information given in the

suggestions to make them understand the

- close the textbook

- look at the photo and give information about the wonder in the photo

- listen carefully

- take notes the newwords

- discuss in pairs

information they are going to write in the report

3 While – writing : (20 minutes)

- tells Ss individually to write a short report on

the visit to Cham tower using the given

suggestions

- walks around the class and provides

suggestions when Ss need help

- lets Ss to exchange their writings and correct

mistakes

- asks some to write their report on the board

- checks with others, then give comments and

marks

4 Post – writing :(10 minutes)

- tells Ss to talk about the Cham tower and

memorable feelings of their visit to the wonder

of Vietnam

- gives marks to the good presenters

5 Homework : (2 minutes)

Write a short report on the visit to the wonder

you have ever travelled

- write individually

- correct the partner’s writing

- correct their own writings

- others listen

- write down the homework

April 30th 2009

Period : 47

E Period 5 : LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Objectives :

- Students are able to practise the pronunciation of double consonants ‘ft’ , ‘vd’ , ‘fs’ and ‘vz’ in single words and utterances

- Students can use ‘It is said that ’ and ‘People say that ’ in suitable utterances or writing

II Skills :

Students can practise pronunciation and grammar