Maritime high school 2007-2008 Hoang Duc Binh unit 1 Friendship Period 2 Speaking Date of peparing : Date of teaching : Class of teaching : I. Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: Discribe the physical characteristics and personalities of their friends, using apropriate adjectives. II. Teaching aids : Texbook, handout. III. Anticipadted problem: Ss may not have enough vocabulary to talk about the topic, so T should be ready to provide help. IV. Procedure Time Steps Work arrangement 6’ warm up Competition game - Word Search - T divides the class into small groups of 3 - 4 students. Then T distributes the following puzzle handout for Ss to do in their own groups. Which group finishes first and has all the correct answers will be the winner. - A variant of this activity: T draws or prepares two big copies of the word search and hangs them on the board. T calls two pairs of Ss to go to the board and ask them find all the adjectives as quickly as possible. The pair with the quickest and most correct answers will be the winner The adjectives in the box bellow are hidden in thepuzzle. Find them as quickly as possible. H 0 N E S T S I G N S A D U I U H R N 0 I N U B 0 C M T N G G F T E R U E G A 0 U H D E A N H B T A E R R T A L L D M E D I U M I 0 0 N' G R A B H 0 L T N N U N P E R S T A N D I N G S H S I N C E R E S F M U S M 0 U G E N E R 0 U S 0 ,R I M F A U D A A R L I D E E E U U N 0 U H R H M H I A M A S A U L R B L M A Whole class & pair work Maritime high school 2007-2008 Hoang Duc Binh TASK 1 Instruction: You are going to look at the picture of four people on page J 5 and describe them in pairs. - Before letting Ss do the task, T asks them to read Useful language on page 16. T may ask if Ss know the meanings of the adjectives provided. - T elicits or teaches some words: Forehead (n): (F points at his / her forehead) trem Crooked (adj): an adjective you can use to describe one 's nose - T may ask Ss to provide some adjective I expressions used to describe people's appearance. She may also giveSs a handout of these adjectives and expressions. Describing people's appearance Height tall, medium, short Build slim,plump overweight (beo phi), obese (beo phi), thin (gAy), muscular (vm va), athletic, stocky (thp va chc nich), well-built (l1,1'c luang), of medium / average / normal build Hair Normal order of adjectives used to describe one's hair: length, style and colour + length: long, short, shoulder-length (ngang vai) + style: straight, wavy, curly, crew-cut (dAu cua)+ colour: black, grey, red, brown Others: a fringe , a bun), plait(s) receding , bald Face oval, round, large,square, skinny, chubby (phung phinh), long, with high cheekbones (go ma cao) Eye small, big, black, brown, blue Nose straight, crooked (khom), turned-up (hch), big, small, flat (tyt) Chin pointed chin (dm nh9n), double chin(hai cm), no chin. Lips thin, full, narrow, heart-shaped Forehead broad, high Skin white, pale, suntanned (ramnng), General appearance oriental, dark, brown, coffee-coloured, black a smooth complexion / pale complexion / dark complexion clear skin, greasy skin . beautiful (women), handsome (men), pretty (women / girls), good-looking (men and women), plain Age She was in her late teens (18, 19 tu6i) / he was in his early twenties (21 - 23 tall beautiful carmg medium honest understanding handsome SIncere humorous Maritime high school 2007-2008 Hoang Duc Binh tu6i) / she was about thirty years old / his twevle-year-old son / a middle-aged woman / a man in his sixties Tasks Ss to work in pairs to describe the people in the picture, and then calls on some Ss to present their answers. - T gives feedback. Suggested answers: 1. The boy is about 16 years old. He may be short sighted because he's a wearing a pair of glasses. He has short black hair, a round face with a broad forehead, a small nose, thin lips and a small chin. He's quite good-looking. 2. The girl is about 14. She's also wearing a pair of glasses. She has shoulder-length black hair, and she's wearing a ribbon. She has an oval face with a straight nose, full lips and a pointed chin. She's quitepretty .The man is in his forties. He's tall and well-built. Hehas short brown hair and a square face with a broad forehead, small eyes, a crooked nose and thin lips. He's quite good-looking 4. The woman is in her twenties. She's quite tall and slim. She has long curly brown hair and an oval face with a broad forehead, big eyes, a straight nose, heart-shaped lips and a small chin. She 's very beautiful. TASK 2 Instruction: You are going to discuss and number the personalities in order of importance in friendship and then report the results. Before Ss do the task, T asks them to look at the list of adjective sprovided in the book. T asks if Ss understand these adjectives or not. - T can elicit or explain some adjectives quickly Caring (adj): kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people Hospitable (adj): pleased to welcome guests; Modest (adj): not talking much about your own abilities or possessions Sincere (adj): saying only what you really think or feel Understanding (adj): showing sympathy for other people's problems and being willing to forgive them when they do sth wrong - T divides the class into groups of 6 with a group leader. They discuss and the leader will take notes of the ideas, and then one representative will report the result to the whole class. T reminds Ss that they have to explain their choice as well. - T goes round to offer help when Ss discuss. - T calls on some Ss to report the results of their discussion. Ss' answer may be: My group thinks that being caring is the most important in friendship because when friends care about each other, they will know when to share happiness or difficulty with their friend . - T elicits feedback from the class and gives final comments. TASK 3 Instruction: Imagine that you have a friend who has just won the first prize in Mathematics. A journalist is going to interview you about your friend Act out the interview in pairs. - Before Ss perform the interview in pairs, T gets Ss have a look at their roles on Maritime high school 2007-2008 Hoang Duc Binh page 16 and the suggestions on page 17. - T may elicit the questions they may ask, for example: + his / her physical characteristics: What does he / she look like? . + his / her hobbies: What does he / she like doing in his / her free time? / What are his / her hobbies? + his / her personalities: How is he / she? / Is he / she friendly? . - T may also make clear the meanings of some adjectives: . Quick-witted (adj): able to think quickly; intelligent Good-natured (adj): kind, friendly and patient when dealing with people - Tasks Ss to work in pairs to perform the interview in 7 minutes and goes around to offer help. - T calls on some pairs to perform the interview. - T elicits feedback from the class and gives final comments. WRAPPING - T summarises the main points of the lesson. - Tasks Ss to do the extra exercise as homework. EXTRA EXERCISE Complete the following passage by filling each blank with one suitable word. Friendship: Good for the Body, Good for the Soul "Many people will walk in and out of your life; but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. "-- Unknown Friends are our truest treasures. How(1) times have they: Made us laugh when we felt like crying over a bad mistake? Made us feel loved when our boyfriends (or girlfriends) broke up with us? Given us the (2) to go back to school or to change careers? Like armor, goodl friends make us almost invincible, capable'(3) warding off the blows life occasionally deals us. (4) friends accept us for who we are, we gain the confidence to dream great dreams-and to (5) them real. Friends liven up our days with their twisted humour, their honest answers, and their ability to bear our gloating (6) we beat them at golf or tennis. We can even trust them with our (7) embarrassing secrets! What a relief it is for us to reveal our true selves to someone! It's no (8) , then, that medical researchers have found that those who have friends tend to be happier, healthier, and live longer than those who do not. In fact, friendship has numerous physical and spiritual benefits. Answes: 1. many 2. courage3.of 4. Because / As / For 5. make 6. when 7. most 8. wonder Experiences