Unit 16: Historical Places Period A: Reading LESSON PLAN *** A OBJECTIVES: I Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: • Understand the reading text about Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam • Know same more historical places II Skills: Speaking, writing, reading B PROCEDURE: Teacher’s Activities Warm - up: Matching pictures with their names: Ex: Thien Mu Pagoda, Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, Ho Chi Minh 's Mausoleum Pre - reading: a Vocabulary: - dynasty ( n ) ( give examples ): triều đại - Confucian ( adj ): thuộc Nho giáo - scholar ( n ): nhà nghiên cứu, học giả - engrave ( v ): khắc, trổ, chạm - tortoise ( n ): rùa - stele ( n ) / stelae (pl): bia đá b Guiding question: What you know about Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam? While - reading: a Task 1: Multiple Choice - Ask students to read the text to the task individually - Ask them to compare their answers with their partners' - Call on some students to give answers - Feedback b Task 2: True/ False Statements - Ask students to read the text again to the task in pairs - Call on some students to give their answers and ask them to correct the false statements - Feedback c Gap - fill: Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam built in 1070 in the ( ) is the first ( ) of Vietnam It used to be a place where educated thousands of talented men and honored the most famous ( ) of the nation Their names were (4) on stone stelae which were carried on the back of ( ) Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam is a site of national pride for Vietnamese people 3.Post - reading: Work in pairs One student is a tourist guide and the other is a foreigner/ visitor, asking and answering about Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam, using the suggestions below: - Why is Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam a place of interest? - When and where were they built? - What were their functions? Students’ Activities Individual work Key: B A B C C Individual work Key : F F T T Group work Answer key: Ly dynasty scholars tortoises 3.F T university engraved - What is special about the stelae there? *Game: Word search - T give Ss a list of letter and ask Ss find the words which learned in this lesson Role play IV Consolidation: V Homework: Ask students to write a paragraph about 100 words about one of the historical places that they know