Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 13 Preparation date : 24/9/2011 Unit : 2 Lesson : writing (cont) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a personal letter. - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to describe a past experience II. Lexical items : - commencement - mutual - reunion - remain - confused - host. - pay a the bill - awake III. Structures : - I felt extremely embarrassed and confused - Looking forward to hearing from you again. IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - skill-based ( skill- based.) VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. warm- up & lead- in (7’) Checking Vocabulary - T ask two Sts to write adjectives used to describe feeling. - After Sts finish , T gives feedback and leads in the new lesson : Today we’ll continue using adjectives describing feeling to Expected answers; Nervous , embarrassed, embarrassed, inept, shy, careful, dispirited, inadequate - board and chalk make writing a letter of embarrassing experience - T writes on the board : Unit 2 : Writing a Personal Letter Describing a Past Experience (cont) 2. Pre- writing (10’) Teaching new words: - Arrange Sts to work in pairs and give each pair a handout - Tel Sts to read the words in column A and match them with their explanations in column B - Go over the answers with the class. - T gives the feedback : The handout : A B 1. mutual a. unable to think clearly 2. commencement b. meeting 3. host c. having the same specified Handout, chalk and board 1.c 2.e 3. d 4. a 5.b Question and answers: - T asks Sts to read the passage again and find answers to the questions. 1. What made him feel embarrassed? 2. why did it happen to him? 3. where did it happen/ relationship to each other 4. confused d. person who receives and entertains people as guests 5. gathering e. beginning Expected answers : 1. He couldn’t find his money when he - Chalk and board - textbook 4. when did it happen to him? 5. who helped him solve the problem at last? - Tell Sts to compare answers in small groups and then over the answers with the class. went to pay the bill. 2. Bc he had put the money in the pocket of another pair of pants 3. In a restaurant ( where he held a reunion dinner) 4. last weekend 5. his sister 3. while- writing (20’) Writing it yourself - T asks Sts to continue writing a letter to a friend, telling him / her about their most embarrassing experience based on the format given and the sample in Task a ( p30) ( if someone has finished a letter, he/she should write another ) - Go around to control and give help with vocabulary. - When they have finished, collect Sts’ writings to mark at home. Textbook 4. Post- writing (10’) Peer correction - Read a piece of Sts writings and ask Sts to give comments relating the format (steps), the language use, and the story. - Give feedback and comments. sheets of paper 5. Homework (1’) Reviewing vocabulary Ask Sts to review how to present components of a letter and learn the adjectives describing textbook feeling. . Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 13 Preparation date : 24/9/2 011 Unit : 2 Lesson : writing (cont) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are. lesson, the students are able to describe a past experience II. Lexical items : - commencement - mutual - reunion - remain - confused - host. - pay a the bill - awake III. Structures :. from you again. IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - skill-based ( skill- based.) VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’