PERIOD 6&7 (Writing) I. Aim Writing a summary of a biography II. Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write a summary of a biography of a person basing on a given text. III. Materials Text book, whiteboard markers, IV. Anticipated problems Ss may have difficulty to get main points for the summary. V. Procedure Time Steps Work arrangement 10’ WARM-UP Guessing game Ask Ss to work in groups. Provide three clues about the word Biography and ask Ss to guess the word in the first clue, they get 30 points, 20 points in the second clue and 10 points in the third clue. 1. It provides you with background information of a person. 2. It has 9 letters. 3. It begins with letter B. Answer: Biography Group word 15’ PREPARATION 1 Explain the definition of a summary: A summary is the definition of the main points of a passage. Writing a summary will help you to understand the text better. Ask Ss to work in pairs: Read the paragraph 1 of the passage and answers the question in the book. Call on some Ss to read the answer aloud in front of the class. Feedback and give correct answer: 1. She was born in English in 1821 2. She emigrated to New York City when she was ten 3. She wanted to become a doctor. 4. It was difficult for her to realize her dream because she was a woman in the nineteenth century. Keep Ss in pairs and ask them to read the sample summary made from the answers to the above questions. Note Ss that the summary must be brief, clear and able to present the main point of the original text. Whole class and pair work Time Steps Work arrangement 15’ PRESENTATION 2 Ask Ss to work in groups to discuss and make questions on the main ideas of paragraph 2. Go around the class and provide help when necessary. Call on some Ss from different groups to explain their answer in front Group work of the class. Make necessary comments and corrections. Give suggested answers: 1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell further her education in Paris in 1849? What prevented her from furthering her education in 1849? 2. Why was it difficult for Elizabeth Blackwell to start her own practice upon returning to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region>? 3. What did she do in 1857? 4. What else did she do for women in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region>? Suggested answers: 1. She couldn’t further her education in Paris in 1849 because of her serious eye infection. 2. It was difficult for her to start her own practice because she was a woman doctor. 3. In 1857, she opened a new hospital for women and children in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>. 4. She established the first medical school for women Explain possible words and phrases: Emigrate: leave one’s country to live in another one><immigrate (di cư>< nhập cư) Application (n): applying, request for smt (đơn xin học) Tuition (fee) (n): money paid for education at school (học phí) Surgeon (n): a doctor skilled at surgery (bác sĩ phẫu thuật) Abandon (n): give up (từ bỏ) Physician (n): a doctor authorize to practice medicine (bác sĩ) Founder (n): a person who established an organization, a company, a school, ect (người sáng lập) 30’ PRACTICE Tell Ss to work independently and write a summary for paragraph 2 basing on the answers to the above questions. Ask Ss to compare their writing with a friend and cross check. Pick up some typical writing and correct the mistakes in front of the class. Give suggested answer: In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell couldn’t further her education in Paris because of her serious eye inflection. Upon returning to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country- region>, it was difficult for Blackwell to start her own Individual work Time Steps Work arrangement Practice because she was a woman doctor. In 1857, she and other women opened a new hospital for woman and children. In addition, she also established the first medical school for women. 15’ FURTHER PRACTICE Ask Ss to write a short biography about themselves. Call on some Ss to make a short talk about themselves basing on the biography . Ask for comments from other Ss. Feedback and give necessary corrections. 5’ WRAPPING Summarize the main points. Assign home work. Whole class PERIOD 8 (Language focus) I. Aim Using the compound adjectives Revision of Wh-questions II. Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use compound adjectives in suitable context and revise the Wh-questions through various exercises. III. Materials Text book, whiteboard markers, IV. Anticipated problems Ss may not know the meaning of some compound adjectives. V. Procedure Time Steps Work arrangement 5’ WARM-UP Jumbled Words Divide the class into small groups. Give each group one card containing 10 words whose letters are jumbled. Ask Ss to rearrange the letters to make good words. The group which finishes the task first with the most correct words will be the winner. E.G: 1. Ntiuuit à tuition Group word Time Steps Work arrangement 5’ 1. Gnurseo à surgeon 2. Endoufr à founder 3. Elamef à female 5’ WORD STUDY PRESENTATION 2 Give formation of compound adjectives Noun + adjective à compound adjectives Provide examples to illustrate: Hand-made: thủ công Time consuming: tốn thời gian . Whole class 10’ PRACTICE 1 Ask Ss to work in pairs and instruct the task: Match the nouns in column A with adjectives in column B to form compound adjectives. Write them in column C. Number 3 in the book has been done for you. Tell Ss to compare their answers with a friend. Call on some Ss to explain their answers in front of the class. Feedback and give correct answers: 1. b 2.c 3.a 4. e 5.d Explain the meaning of the words: Man-made: nhân tạo Duty-free: miễn thuế World-famous: nổi tiếng trên toàn thế giới Frost-free: không đóng tuyết Environment-friendly: không gây hại cho môi truờng,tốt cho môi trường Keep Ss in pairs and ask them to complete the sentences in b) by using the above compound adjectives. Call on some Ss to read the sentences a loud in front of the class. Make necessary comments and corrections. Give correct answers: 1. Man-made structures should respect nature. 2. A frost-free fridge uses lot energy. 3. Shakespeare is a world-famous playwright. 4. You can find a duty-free shop at the airport. 5. It’s time for manufactures to think of environment-friendly products. Pair work Time Steps Work arrangement 5’ EXTENSION Note that a compound adjective is made up of two different words and sometimes three. The second part of the compound can be a present participle (e.g., looking) or a past participle (e.g., known). If time allowed, ask Ss to do the following extension: Complete the compound adjectives in the sentences. Use the words in the box. Known, star, part, looking 1. We stayed in a five- hotel 2. He just got a -time job. He works three days a wee. 3. When I saw her last night, she was dancing with a good- young man in a white suit. 4. William Shakespeare is a well- . writer all over the world. Answers: 1. star 2. part 3. looking 4. known Individual work PRESENTATION 3 5’ Quick re view of Wh-questions Ask Ss to close the book and make a list of “Wh”. Explain the function of the question words: Question word To ask about Who People What People, animal, facts, events Where Places When time Which choices Why reasons Whose possessions How Manner, quality Ask Ss to give examples for the above words. Note: This can be an easy task. T are advised not to spend too much time on this activity. Whole class 5’ PRACTICE 2 Ask Ss to work in pairs and write Wh-questions for underlined words or phrases. Call on some Ss to read the answer aloud in front of the class. Feedback and give correct answers: 1. What is one of the most beautiful sights in <st1:country- region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region>? Pair work Time Steps Work arrangement 1. How long is this street? 2. How did he answer the phone? / What did he do hurriedly? 3. Why did they cancel their trip? 4. Whose new car is red? 5’ PRACTICE 3 Tell Ss to work with another student and write Wh-questions for the answers. Advise Ss to study the answers and the suggested words in the bracket in order to write the correct questions. Call on some Ss to write the questions on the board while others write their answers on the notebook. Check the answer in front of the class as a whole. Give correct answer: 1. What color would you like? 2. How old is your sister? 3. How far is your school from your house? 4. How did he/ she answer the phone? 5. What’s your boss like? Whole class . PERIOD 6&7 (Writing) I. Aim Writing a summary of a biography II. Objectives By the end of the lesson,. the above questions. Ask Ss to compare their writing with a friend and cross check. Pick up some typical writing and correct the mistakes in front of the