Date of preparation : 28.11.2008 Unit8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE Date of teaching : 3.12.2008 Period: 1 Section: Reading I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : Language content: - To help Ss read for specific information about life in the future - To introduce some new words relating to the topic - Vocabulary: pessimistic, optimistic, terrorisim, labor-saving, wipe out, space shuttle - Structure : present simple, the present perfect Language function: - Understanding the passage about life in the future. Educational aim :: expressing their ideas about advantages and disadvantages of robots Skill : Integrated skills II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method : Communicative Approach. 2. Techniques: Repetition, explanation, group work, asking – answering. 3. Materials needed : Textbook, pictures, real thing. 4 Students’ preparation : Reading the lesson at home. 5 Previous exercises: III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS. 1. Stabilization : (1m) a. Warm – up : Greetings. b. Checking absence : Who’s absent today ? 2. Checking up previous knowledge: Time needed: (5ms) Questions : Key to questions: 3. Presentation of the new material : Time Teacher’s activities Student’s activ ities The content of the lesson 4ms 5ms Warm-up: Aims: to introduce the topic of the lesson and to raise students' interest. - Introduce the new lesson to the students. Before you read : - Ask students to look at the picture ask and answer the questions - Introduce new words: +Pessimistic (a) + optimistic (a) + terrorism (n) + labor – saving (a) + wipe out (v) + space- shuttle (n) + depression (n) While you read : T- whole class Work in pairs Give the answers Repeat Copy down Unit 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE Period 1: Section : Reading I. New words +Pessimistic (a) + optimistic (a) + terrorism (n) + labor – saving (a) + wipe out (v) + space- shuttle (n) + depression (n) 5ms 8ms - Ask students to look through the passage and read in silence - Help students read the passage - Explain pronunciation and meaning of new words which appear in the passage Task 1 : (3 minutes) - Ask students to read through the text once to find out some new words, guess the main idea. - Explain new words (give the Vietnamese equivalents), guide the sts to get the main contents of the reading text. - Ask students to work individually in 3 minutes to do this task. - Guide students to read through the passage , then focus on only the sentences surrounding the suggested words to do the task effectively. - Give students some more words that may be new/ unfamiliar to them. - Guide the students to read the word in chorus and individually. Keys 1. Pessimists 2. optimists 3. economic depression 4. terrorism 5. wiped out 6. Space shuttle Task 2: - Ask students to read the passage again then work in pairs to ask and answer the suggested questions. - Walk round the class to give help if necessary. - Give suggested words, phrases or useful suggestions. - Correct the students’ work. Keys: 1 - Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. 2 - The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous. 3 - People will be living in much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and being looked after by ……. 4 - They are developments in micro individually Read in silence Copy down Work in pairs Copy down Task 1 - 1. Pessimists 2. optimists 3. economic depression 4. terrorism 5. wiped out 6. Space shuttle Task 2 - 1 - Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. 2 - The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorist groups will become more 5ms 8ms technology–computer and telecommunication. Task 3: - Ask students to read the questions carefully. - Ask students to read through the passage again. - Ask the class to do . - Call some students to give the answers. - Ask others students to correct. - Give the true answers Keys: - Work: Factories, offices…. - Travel: Cars, WELCOME TO OUR CLASS Teacher: TRAN THI HIEN Good morning everybody and welcome to our English Class 1. What is the name of the song? 2. On what occasion do people listen this song more often? Wednesday, November 19 th ,2008 I. Before you read: Activity 1What do you call these things in English? Match the pictures with correct words/ phrases in groups g. Peach blossom b. Apricot blossom d. Kumquat tree h. Banh chung c. Li xi (lucky money) e. Mut (candied fruit) f. Five- fruit tray a . Firework Activity 2: Which of these activities you enjoy doing most at Tet a. making banh chung b. decorating the house c. eating special Tet foods d. going to the flower market e. going to the pagoda f. watching fireworks g. receiving “lucky money” h. visiting relatives and friends New words: 1. grand [grænd] :(a)=big/important 2. banner:(n) ['bænə] 3. sugared apples ['∫ugəd 'æpl] :=candied apples 4. agrarian [ə'greəriən] :(a)=connected with farming 5. pray: (v) [prei] 6. excitement [ik'saitmənt] : (n) a feel of happiness and enthusiasm 7. positive comment ['p zətiv 'k ment] ɔ ɔ = good comment 8. spread(v): [spred]= last II. While you read: Task 1: Scan the passage and decide whether the statements are True(T) or False(F) in pairs Decide whether the statements are true(T) or False(F). Then explain. 1.___Tet is always on 20 th February on Western calendar. 2.___ According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is start of a new year. 3.___ Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays. 4.___ According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet. 5.___ Kumquat trees are popular both in the North in the South of Vietnam. 6. __ People try to be nice and polite to each other because they to have good luck on New Year’s Day. sometimes between 19 th January and 20 th February agrarian people children during the whole year F T F F T F 1. What do streets look like before Tet? 2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet? 3. What is banh chung made from? 4. What is mut? 5. What are some popular activities at Tet? Task 2: Read the passage again and then answer the following questions in groups [...]... to the pagoda, playing games… III After you read: oose the letter you like Homework 1 Learn the new words by heart 2 Write about your last Tet, using the main points page 92 as guideline 3 Prepare Unit 8: Speaking (P95) Thank you for joining us Question 2 A in months B for months 10 C for years D for days Question 1 10 A always between 9th January and 20th February B sometimes between 19th January 06/11/13 Teacher: Nguyen Dinh Hung NGOC TAO HIGH SCHOOL 06/11/13 06/11/13 06/11/13 06/11/13 Period 43: UNIT 8 The story of my village A. Reading (Page 82, 83) 06/11/13 Work in pairs. Look at the picture. Discuss the questions 3. What are they doing? 4. How are they working? 5. What do you think of the crop? 6. What helps produce good crops? Before you read 1. Who are these people? 2. Where are they? 06/11/13 Pre-reading vocabulary: straw (n): mud (n): shortage (n): farming method (n): brick (n): dry, cut stems of rice wet, soft soil lack of something method of using land for growing crops and raising animals baked clay used for building 06/11/13 Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B A B 1. make ends meet 2. in need of many things 3. bettering one’s life 4. bumper crops 5. cash crops a. making one’s life better b. have just enough money to pay for the things that you need c. crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it d. having to have many things that you do not have e. good crops While you read 06/11/13 Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B A B make ends meet (Kiếm đủ sống) in need of many things (thiếu thốn nhiều thứ) bettering ones life (cải thiện cuộc sống của ai đó) bumper crops (mùa màng bội thu) cash crops (cây trồng thương phẩm) a. making ones life better b. have just enough money to pay for the things that you need c. crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it d. having to have many things that you do not have e. good crops While you read 06/11/13 Task 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table: Areas of change Before now houses radio and TV Farming methods crops travel made of straw and mud motorbike made of brick few families had many families have old new poor good/bumper no information While you read [...]... things >< all children can go to school even university or post-granduatestudies… On foot >< motorbike, bus, car… Unit 8 Period 43: The story of my village A Reading 1 Before you read Discussing the questions 1 While you read Task 1: Matching words Task 2: Completing the table Task 3: Answering the questions 3 After you read Telling about WELCOME TO THE TEACHERS AND CLASS 1. What are the people in the picture doing? They are collecting( harvesting) rice from the field 2. How are they working? They are working hard 3. What do you think of the crop? The crop is good/ It is a bumper crop 4. What helps produce good crops? Good farming methods Farmers’ efforts Using farming machine. WARM -UP Unit 8 Unit 8 THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE LESSON 1: READING A B 1. Make ends meet 2. In need of many things 3. Bettering one’s life 4. Bumper crops 5. Cash crops a. Making one’s life better b. Have just enough money to pay for the things that you need c. Crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it d. Having to have many things that you do not have e. Good crops WHILE YOU READ Tast 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B Make ends meet In need of many things Bettering ones life Bumper crop Cash crops =Kiếm đủ sống =Thiếu thốn nhiều thứ =Cải thiện cuộc sống ( của ai) =Mùa màng bội thu =Cây trồng thương phẩm Task 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the table below: Areas of change Before Now Houses Radio and TV Farming methods Crops Travel No information Made of straw and mud Made of brick Few families had a radio or a TV set Many families have a radio or a TV set old new poor Good/ bumper By motobike 1.What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? 2. Why did the villagers want to sent their children to school and college in spite of their shortages? 3 .How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school? 4. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? In the author’s village many years ago, the life was poor and the people were in need of many things. Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives. They introduced new farming methods,which resulted in bumper crops. He said that their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home. Task 3:Answer the following questions [...]... now many families have radio and TV set They can listen to the news and watch for entertainment Homework Discuss the following question: How can people with an education help make the life of their community better? Thank you! Good bye S S ë ë G G D D § § T T H H ¶ ¶ i i P P h h ß ß n n g g T T r r ê ê n n g g T T H H P P T T T T h h ¸ ¸ i i P P h h i i ª ª n n G G i i ¸ ¸ o o v v i i ª ª n n : : L L ª ª T T h h a a n n h h L L © © m m I. Listen to the song and answer the questions: I. Listen to the song and answer the questions: 1. What is the title of the song ? 1. What is the title of the song ? → → Happy New Year. Happy New Year. 2. When do people often sing it ? 2. When do people often sing it ? → → To welcome the New Year. It’s often sung on the To welcome the New Year. It’s often sung on the last days of the old year and at the beginning of last days of the old year and at the beginning of the New Year. the New Year. 3. What is it about ? 3. What is it about ? → → Feeling about the old year and the New Year. Feeling about the old year and the New Year. II. New lesson II. New lesson Unit 8. Celebrations Unit 8. Celebrations A. A. Before you read. Before you read. Look at the pictures and work in pairs, telling Look at the pictures and work in pairs, telling each other which activities people often do each other which activities people often do during Tet Holidays. during Tet Holidays. A.Making A.Making Banh Chung Banh Chung B. Cleaning the house B. Cleaning the house C. Going to flower markets C. Going to flower markets D. Visiting relatives and friends D. Visiting relatives and friends E. Going to the pagoda E. Going to the pagoda F. Decorating streets with coloured lights and F. Decorating streets with coloured lights and banners banners G. Giving/receiving money G. Giving/receiving money I. Watching I. Watching fireworks fireworks [...]...Activities 1 Making Banh Chung 2 Cleaning the house 3 Going to flower markets 4 Watching fireworks 5 Visiting relatives and friends 6 Giving / receiving money 7 Going to the Pagoda 8 Eating traditional foods 9 Decorating streets with coloured lights and banners Before Tet New Y ear’s Eve During Tet Activities Before Tet New Y ear’s Eve During Tet ☻ 1 Making Banh Chung ☻ 2 Cleaning the house... fireworks 5 Visiting relatives and friends ☻ 6 Giving / receiving money ☻ 7 Going to the Pagoda ☻ ☻ 8 Eating traditional foods ☻ ☻ 9 Decorating streets with coloured lights and banners ☻ ☻ ☻ B While you read Task 1 Look at the pictures 1 Peach blossom 2 Apricot blossom 3 Kum quat tree with deep orange fruits 4 Banh Chung 5 Water melon Find what the following words mean in the text 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grand: Agrarian:... 4 5 6 7 When is Tet holidays in Vietnam? How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past ? What do streets look like before Tet ? What do people often do to prepare for Tet ? What is Banh Chung m from ? ade What is Mut ? What are som popular activities at Tet ? e Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It is som etim between 19th January and 20th February es Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to