BEFORE YOU READ 10’ * Pair work: - Hangs four pictures of Thien Mu Pagoda, Dalat, Ha Long Bay, and The One-Pillar Pagoda.. - Hangs the poster of information about photos: - Asks Ss to
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By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
- get information about some beautiful places in Vietnam
- improve reading comprehension skill
II Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information
III. Methods: Mainly communicative
IV. Teaching aids: Textbook, large pictures of Thien Mu Pagoda, The One-Pillar Pagoda, Dalat, Ha Long Bay and posters
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’
activities
WARM-UP (4’) Game_Who is quicker?
- Asks Ss to guess and stick each picture with a
suitable name
Thien Mu One-Pillar pagoda Halong Bay Da lat
- Sticks 4 pictures on the board
- corrects it
- Introduces new lesson
- Look at the board
- Look at the photos and discuss
- Answers:
1Thien Mu 2Dalat 3HaLong Bay
4 One-Pillar pagoda
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* Pair work:
- Hangs four pictures of Thien Mu Pagoda, Dalat, Ha
Long Bay, and The One-Pillar Pagoda
- Let Ss look at the photos and discuss them
- Hangs the poster of information about photos:
- Asks Ss to translate the information into Vietnamese
by matching each box with the given translation
- Asks Ss to match the pictures with the information
Look at the pictures
Match information about the pictures with given translation
It is the pagoda
which is on the
left bank of
Huong river,
6km from Hue
It has been
recognized twice
by UNESCO as a
World Heritage
Area It is a
picturesque site –
a wonder of the
world It belongs
to Quang Ninh
It’s a mountain
resort with
various ideal
excursion places:
Xuan Huong
lake, pine
forests,
waterfall…
It is the pagoda
which was built
in 1049 in Hanoi
and it is in the
shape of a lotus
Nó là một ngôI chùa nằm bên phía tráI của dòng sông H
ơng, cách Huế
6 Km.
Là một ngôI chùa đ ợc xây dung vào năm
1049 ở Hà nội
và nó có hình thù nh một cáI cột.
Đó là 1 khu nghi với nhiều
địa điểm du lịch lí t ởng nh
hồ Xuân H ơng, rừng thông, thác n ớc…
đ ợc UNESCO 2 lần công nhận
là di sản thế giới Đó là 1 kì
quan thiên nhiên của thế giới Nằm ở tỉnh Quảng Ninh.
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- a cave (n): Hang động
- an excursion (n): một cuộc dã ngoại
- permission (n) : Sự cho phép
- (to) persuade (v): thuyết phục
- a piece of news (n): một mẩu tin
- day off (n) : ngày nghỉ
- suppose (v) : tin tởng
- share (v) : chia sẻ
- seem to (v) : dờng nh
* Set the scene:
- You are going to read a letter from Lan to her friend,
Minh She tells Minh about the plan for her class trip
Read the letter and do the tasks followed
WHILE YOU READ
* Task 1:Multiple choice ( 10’ )
- Asks Ss to read the whole text in silence
- Divides Ss into three groups Each group read one
passage of text (That helps Ss find the line contained
information easily)
- Asks Ss to read each passage and choose the best
answer for each sentence
- Lets Ss compare their answers with their friends
- Asks some Ss to tell their answers
- Asks Ss:
Where can they find the information?
To translate into Vietnamese
- Feedback
* Task 2: Answering the questions ( 10’ )
- Asks Ss to work in new group and answer the
Take note
- Read the whole text
- Group 1: read 3 first lines and answer question 1
- Group 2: read 2next lines and answer question 2
- Group 3: read 3 next lines and answer question 3
- Do as requested
New group: each
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understand them
- Asks some pairs to act this activity before class
- Corrects and gives suggested answers
Answers:
1 They are going on a trip when they have some days
off after the first term.
2 They are visiting some caves because they want to
understand their geography lesson better and many of
them have never been inside a cave.
3 It’s only over 20 km.
4 They are going to make a two- day trip and have a
night campfire They are bringing their own food and
sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip
cheap.
5 Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission They
may not want to let her stay the night away from home
.
- Translates the whole text again in order for Ss to
summarize the letter after they read it
AFTER YOU READ ( 8’ )
- Requires Ss to explain the mean of the words in the
box
- Asks Ss fill suitable word in each blank
- Corrects and gives answers
member from each previous group will work in new group to discuss task 2
Change information that they have read when they were in previous groups Then read the whole text again and find the answer for the left questions
Explain the mean of words and do
exercise
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2 some caves 6 only problem
3 want to s e 7 to persuade them
4 have learnt 8 her classmates
HOMEWORK ( 3’ )
- Asks Ss to reread Lan’s letter and make sentences with these words: caves, excursion, permission, persuade
TEACHER’S COMMENTS:
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* Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to listen to number the pictures in the order, fill in the blanks with exact information
Language: Listen to a short talk about a picnic
Some words: glorious, destination, spacious, left-over,
Botanical Garden
Skills: Listening for main ideas and listening for specific information
* Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative approach
* Teaching aids: - Posters, Pictures, Textbook
* PROCEDURES:
Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities
I Warm-up (5’):
*Brainstorming:
II Pre-listening (10’)
* Answer the questions
- Has Ss work in pairs to ask and answer the
- Answer T’s Question: e.g.: go to the cinema, go swimming, review the lessons, go for a picnic, visit grandparents, play football, stay home and listen to music……
What do you often do at weekend?
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1 Yes, I do.
2 I think the best time for a picnic is at
weekends.
3 Because they want to relax after a week of
working hard.
* Listen and repeat:
- Play the tape, asks Ss to repeat chorally twice
- Gets some good Ss to repeat the words while
others listen (books opened)
- Explains the meaning
III While-listening (20’)
*Task 1:
- discuss about the actions in the pictures
- Ask Ss to guess the order of these pictures
based on what they have discussed
- plays the tape for the first time
- play the tape for the second time
- Gives feedback
answers: 1.a 2.e 3.b 4.c 5.f 6.d.
* Task 2:
- Give instructions and have Ss read the
sentences quickly and guess the answers
- Lets Ss listen once and ask them to fill in the
banks with the information they hear
- Asks Ss to compare the answers with their
partner
- Listen and then work in pairs to ask and answer the questions
- Give answers:
-Listen and repeat chorally
- Repeat individually
- Take notes
- Give their guesses
- Work in groups of five or six to discuss
- Listen to the cassette and rearrange the pictures
- Arrange the pictures in the order
- Listen again to check answer
- Read the sentences and make a guess
- Listen and fill in the blanks
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- Gives feedback
1 was just a few 2 to pay a visit
3 at the school gate 4 a short tour
5 playing some more
* Task 3:
- Gets Ss to read the questions quickly
- calls one S to translate requirement
- Lets Ss listen once and discuss with a partner
to answer the questions
- Asks some pairs to give their answers by
asking and answering the questions while others
listen
- Asks the class to give comments
- Gives feedback
1 It was very nice 2 Yes, it was.3 It was
beautiful
4 They slept soundly because it was so peaceful
and quiet in the garden.
5 They took pictures, played games, talked
together, sang and danced…
IV Post-listening (10’)
- Gives instructions and ask Ss to discuss to plan
a picnic for their class this weekend.(In
Vietnamese or English)
- helps Ss translate your ideas into English
- Asks a representative of each group to present
their plan in front of the class
- Gives comments
- Compare the answers with a partner
- Give answers
- Listen and read the questions fast
- Listen and discuss with a partner to answer the questions
- Practice asking and answering the questions
- Give comments
-Destination: Sapa, Dalat, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh -Means of transport: by car, by bus…
-How many people?
-How long?
-Who with?- your family, your friends
Your classmates
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- Asks Ss to rewrite the plan for your picnic
-Activities: camping, climbing the mountain, swimming…
TEACHER’S COMMENTS:
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Trang 10Thai Nguyen University of Education
Foreign Language
Unit 6: An excursion
Period 1+2:Reading+Listening
Group 1: §inh ThÞ Thu H»ng
§inh ThÞ H¶i Hµ §ç Ph¬ng Linh
Thai Nguyen, 09/2008