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Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 12 Preparation date : 20/9/2011 Unit : 2 Lesson : writing 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 - confused - host. 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’) Games: Guess what? - Show a picture of a person sitting in a restaurant with a bowl of soup in front, and a waiter at his side. - Ask the Sts to read the exchange between the man and the waiter and guess what the man’s response is / what the reason is - elicit experiences from Sts : “ this is something happening in a restaurant. Have you ever had any embarrassing experiences in a restaurant?” - Note down Sts’ ideas. Transition: Nam had an embarrassing experience at a restaurant and he wrote to tell his friend about it. Do you want to share your experience with your friend? Today we will learn how to write a letter telling friends about a past experience. - write down on the board : Expected answer: Because I haven’t got a spoon! Unit 2 : Writing a Personal Letter Describing a Past Experience - picture (in the textbook) 2. Pre- writing (10’) Teaching new words: - use pictures and explanations to present some new words - Read the words one by one and ask Sts to repeat. - mutual (a): lẫn nhau - abroad (a) : in foreign country - dish(n) : food - host (n) : người chủ - social (a) :có tính xã giao. Chalk and board Re-arranging - Write down on the board the steps of a personal letter about a past experience in a random order as follows: - Asks Sts to put the steps in a logical order of such a letter - Tell Sts to compare answers in pairs and then go over the answers - T gives the feedback : c – a – e – b – d. Gap-filling (Task a, p30) - Ask Sts to read the passage and fill in each gap with suitable word from the box. - When they have finished, tell Sts to word with a partner and compare answers. - Call on some Sts to read their completed sentences and check with the class. . a. Opening / greeting b. the story / experience to be shared ( what, why, when, where, who) c. date d. closing and ending e. general information ( about self or/and friends.) Expected answers: 1. funny 2. luckily 3. host 4. muatua. 5. together 6. dish 7. abroad 8.thanks 9. happened 10. carefully 11. embarrassed 12 luckily 13. terrified. textbook 3. while- writing (20’) Writing it yourself - T asks Sts to write 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) - 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 all the new words learned. textbook . Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 12 Preparation date : 20/9/2 011 Unit : 2 Lesson : writing I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able. follows: - Asks Sts to put the steps in a logical order of such a letter - Tell Sts to compare answers in pairs and then go over the answers - T gives the feedback : c – a – e – b – d. . Teaching new words: - use pictures and explanations to present some new words - Read the words one by one and ask Sts to repeat. - mutual (a ): lẫn nhau - abroad (a) : in foreign country