Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 6 Preparation date : 11/9/2011 Unit : 1 Lesson : writing (cont) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to describe a friend. - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a narrative. II. Lexical items : - timid - crazy - slim - controlled - terrified - appearance III. Structures : - He had a way of criticizing you that made people laugh at you. - He was the same age with us but very tall with black hair cut very short. IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - writing-based ( communication approach) VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. warm- up (7’) Checking Vocabulary - T ask two Sts to write adjectives used to describe appearance. - After Sts finish , T gives feedback and leads in the new lesson : Today we’ll continue using adjectives describing appearance to make writing a letter of Expected answers: Tall beautiful kind smart timid handsome Short pretty thin Black curly long Shy straight - s embarrassing experience - T writes on the board slim Unit 1 : Friendship- writing (cont) 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. Gap-filling: - T asks Sts to read the passage and fill quickly New words - timid (a) : shy - crazy ( a) : điên rồ - controlled (a) : kìm chế - terrified (a) : fearsome - slim (a) thon thả, mảnh mai Chalk and board again in each gap with a suitable word answers Questions and answers - T makes questions about the narrative in Task b, and ask Sts to find answers to the questions. - Elicit from Sts and then generalize what they should include in a narrative about a friend. Followings are some suggested ideas: + How, when, or where you met your friend. Expected answers: 1. Tall 2. slim 3. short 4. appearance 5. controlled 6. smart 7. vicious 8.shy 9. timid 10. imbecile 11. imbecile 12. imbecile 13. terrified The questions: 1. when and where did the writer meet Trang? 2. What was she textbook + What he / she was like + your first impression of him / her + how you both got along + your feelings / opinions about him / her like? 3. What did they have in common? 4. How do they keep in touch ? Expected answers: 1. At his cousin’s birthday party, two year ago. 2. she had a cheerful face and two dimples, she looked athletic in jeans and a T-shirt 3. they were both interested in chess. ………. 3. while- writing (20’) Writing a narrative ( Task c , p21) - Ask Sts to continue writing a short narrative about a friend of theirs based on the ideas suggested and the samples in Task a and b.(if someone has finished his /her narrative, T asks him to write another ) - Go around to control and give help if necessary - When they have finish, Textbook collect Sts’ writings. 4. Post- writing (10’) Peer correction - Ask Sts to work in group of 5, deliver each group 5 pieces of writings and tell them to read and correct their friends’ narratives. - Tell each group to choose the best piece of writing, and the most special story. - Go around to control and give help if necessary. - Call a St. from each group to read their group’s best writing, and Card 1- Jack and card 2 – Sinh are delivered out Sts. Handouts + sheets of paper ask Sts to give comments. - If time allows, ask the groups to talk about their special story. - Give feedback and comments 5. Homework (1’) Review vocabulary Ask Sts to learn again the adjectives describing appreance. . textbook . Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 6 Preparation date : 11/ 9/2 011 Unit : 1 Lesson : writing (cont) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are. repeat. Gap-filling: - T asks Sts to read the passage and fill quickly New words - timid (a) : shy - crazy ( a) : điên rồ - controlled (a) : kìm chế - terrified (a) : fearsome - slim. suggested ideas: + How, when, or where you met your friend. Expected answers: 1. Tall 2. slim 3. short 4. appearance 5. controlled 6. smart 7. vicious 8.shy 9. timid 10. imbecile 11. imbecile