Read the statements in textbook on page 19 and decide if these statements are true for youb. - T asks Ss to work in pairs and describe it by answering the guided questions in 3 minutes
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LE QUY DON GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL
Date of preparation: January 28th, 2015 Date of teaching: February 2nd, 2015
LESSON PLAN UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
READING
Danang, 2015
Supervisor: Phan Le Tham Student: Nguyen Thi Kim Loan Class: 11SPA01
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READING ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?
Lesson : Reading
Class : 10A3
Time allowed : 45minutes
Teacher in charge : Nguyen Thi Kim Loan
I Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Develop Reading skill for general and specific information
Present and expand new words
Know more about some superstitious beliefs of Vietnamese people and the rituals during Tet holiday
II Teaching aids : PowerPoint, Textbook, Laptop, Big Computer Screen, Pieces of Paper, Handouts, Chalk, and Board
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Tim
5’ A Warm-up: WHISPER GAME
Instruction: “Now, I would like to divide you into six teams Each line is a team Each team will choose one representative to come here and pick
up the piece of paper containing a comparison sentence Then each representative of each team will return to his or her seat and whisper the message to the next person sitting behind until the last person of team gets the message within 1 minute The team which can repeat the message correctly will be the winner.”
Pieces of paper
Linh is the most intelligent person I know- and the nicest
My mother is 45, and my father is two years older than her
In Germany, 6 is the worst mark you can get in a test
1. The weather this summer is even worse than last summer
A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains
Indian cooking has some of the hottest dishes in the world
- T divides the class into 6 teams Each team chooses one representative
- Each representative receives a message and whispers it to his teammates
in 1 minute
B New Lesson
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a Work with a partner Look at the picture in textbook
and try to describe it Then share your ideas with the class
The guiding questions:
Is this an altar?
How do you know that?
Can you see the peach blossoms?
What is it laid on the altar?
b Read the statements in textbook on page 19 and
decide if these statements are true for you
- T asks Ss to look at the
picture in their textbook
- T asks Ss to work in
pairs and describe it by answering the guided questions in 3 minutes
- Ss work in pairs and
discuss
- T calls on some Ss to
present their answers
- T gives feedback.
- T asks Ss to work in pairs
and read 5 statements in their textbook
- Ss read through the
statements in 2 minutes and find out the key words
- T asks Ss to discuss and
decide if these statements are true for them and encourage them to give explanations for their behavior as well
- T moves around
supporting them if necessary
- T calls on 3 individuals
to give their answers
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5’
2 Pre-reading:
a Pre-teach vocabulary: listening and repeat
superstition (n) /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃn / a belief that certain
events or things will bring good or bad luck
E.g According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck
superstitious (adj)
prestigious (adj) /prɛˈstɪdʒəs/
Inspiring respect and admiration; having high status
legend (n) /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)nd/ a story from the past that is
believed by many people but cannot be proved to
be true e.g The legend of Thanh Giong
truyền thuyết
venture (n)/ˈvɛntʃə/ a new activity, business that
typically involves risk: cuộc kinh doanh mạo hiểm
b Activity 2/page 19 Prediction:
Instruction: “Now, you will read a text on a topic
related to the things you have just discussed First of
all, I want you to read the questions individually,
underline the key words, and then predict the
answers You will have 3 minutes.”
Expected answers: Ss’ answers
- T listens and gives
feedback
- T elicits meanings of
some words from Ss:
“what is Vietnamese equivalent?”
- T plays the audio for
students to listen and shows them how to pronounce these words
- T says those words
loudly as model once
- T asks Ss to repeat twice
in chorus and in individual
- T listens and corrects
students’ pronunciation
- T goes around
monitoring the class and facilitating the Ss’ work
- T writes Ss’ prediction on
the board for correction later
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Instruction: “If you want to know whether your
prediction is true or false, read the passage in your
textbook right now.”
3 While-reading:
Read the text and answer the questions by circling the best
option A, B, C or D (page 19)
Feedback:
1 C
2 B
3 D
4 A
Evidences for answers:
1 line 1, 2; p.1
2 line 8-12; p.1
3 line 2-5; p.2
4 the last sentence; p.3
4 Post-reading:
Instruction: work in groups of four and discuss in 4
minutes to ask and answer the following topic “Are
you superstitious? Why/ why not?”
- The guiding questions to support them.
Do you think you are a superstitious person?
If yes, what are you superstitious about? Or
- T asks Ss to work in
individual and read the passage in 3 minutes to check their prediction, and then asks them to show the evidence for their choice
- Ss read through 4 questions individually and underline the key words to understand the questions
- T calls out 4 Ss to present
their answers
- T listens and gives
feedback
- T forms groups of four
- T gives Ss the guiding questions and an example to facilitate them
- Ss work in groups of four and discuss by using some
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If not, why not? Give your reason
- Example:
If your answer is Yes “For me, I am a bit superstitious
Let me give an example Well, I believe that if I find a
four- leaf clover, I will have good luck.”
If your answer is No “No, I’m not superstitious at all
Because I don’t believe anything that can’t be
explained by science.”
5 Homework:
- Ask Ss to list at least four superstitious beliefs of
Vietnamese people
- Ask Ss to learn new words by heart
- Ask Ss to prepare for “Speaking”.
cues given by teacher
- T goes around observing and helping Ss if necessary
- T calls out some individuals to act out their discussion
- T listens and gives feedback
- Ss follow teacher’s
instructions
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