lesson plan _ English

Hanoi Department of Education and Training Hanoi – Amsterdam specialized high school English 11 Intensive E- lesson design contest Unit 1: Friendship Lesson 4- Writing a narrative about best friends Objectives: Ss will be able to:  Write about a friend within 130 - 150 words based on suggested word cues or idea prompts Duration: 45 minutes Aids: Textbook, board and chalk, OHP, TV, pictures on ppt slides, transparence papers and markers in different colors Stages of the lesson: Stage Time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm up Greets students and introduces the topic of Greet T and Listen to the T ‘s instruction minutes FRIEND on ppt slides Show some pictures of some characters on the Ppt slides Asks groups of students to compete by listing adjectives that can be used to described characters’ appearance as many as possible (on board) Checks and counts the numbers of written words and announces the winning groups Marks/ gives bonus marks or lucky stars Some descriptive adjectives: Attractive, chubby, slender, bald, curly, heavy, short, green, muscular, fair, fat, stocky, tall, thin, thick, pointed, etc Prewriting 15 minutes Task (a): Introduces the words to describe personality - Asks Sts to work individually and volunteer to come to the Board to write the words from the transcripts and match them with their meanings (All the words are from the passage in English 11 page 20) Marks Sts with good answers - Asks Sts to read the words out loud twice - Asks the Ss to work in pairs, read and complete the passage by filling the practiced words (Table of given words on page 20 is hidden) Teachers: Pham thi Bich Hong & Le thi Lan Huong Page of Play the competition game Work in groups Make a list of adjectives to describe these people Write the words on board Listen to T and volunteer to work individually on board Listen to the passage and note down the required words Remind the Ss that there is one word which is repeated three times - Asks Ss to give their answers in turn - Checks their answers tall slim short appearance - Work in pairs and controlled smart vicious task (a) shy timid 10 imbecile 11 imbecile 12 imbecile 13 terrified - Asks Sts to re- read the passage and identify the linking words: unfortunately, however, furthermore, - Check answers because, and… the logic outline of the passage Topic sentence  Supporting sentences  Concluding sentence Task (b): - Introduces the objective of the exercise: Help the Ss practice how to link ideas to make a logical passage - Asks Ss to read the sentences and quickly rearrange the sentences in a logical order.(Sts work in groups) - Invites 1-2 Sts to read the topic sentence and invites Sts in turn to continue the paragraph by reading the next sentences in the logical order out loud - Listens and checks - Gives the correct order and explanation with focus on the organisation of the passaage: + Topic sentence: introduce the topic: Who is the person? When did you meet his/ her? How did you build up the relationship + Supporting sentences: Appearance & Personality (first impression, some key features and examples or details to support the features mentioned…) + Concluding sentence: How is the relationship? What are you two doinng to blossom the frienship? Whilewriting 20 minutes - Plays the audio clip in which a song about best friends is sung to arouse deep feelings and bring back sweet merories about Sts’ dearest friends with song lyrics appearing on ppt slides (3minutes) Teachers: Pham thi Bich Hong & Le thi Lan Huong Page of - Read the passage and identify the linking words - Answer T’s guided questions Read and rearrange the sentences in groups Listen and compare answers - Listen to the song Wrap up minutes - Asks all students to write a passage about their friends on transparence papers basing on the passages in task (a) and (b) while some Sts write on board (10- 12 minutes) - Reads 1-2 resulting passages on transference papers, Corrects mistakes and gives comments(6 minutes) - Asks 1- 2Sts to talk about their best friends (4 minutes) - Listens and marks the speeches with comments - Reviews words on appearance and personality by playing word game: look at the pictures on Ppt slides and guess the words (3minutes) Gives Homework: Find at least 10 idioms / expressions/ sayings about friendship in both Vietnamese and English - Says goodbye - Write a passage about a friend - Volunteer to speak about best friends - Play the games and note down the homework Say goodbye Reference Describing people (p57, Writing Tasks – David Jolly, Cambridge University Press) Describing personality (p72, Objective First Certificate, Annette Capel Wendy Sharp, Cambridge University Press) Unit - Describing people (p93, From Writing to Composing, Beverly Ingram, Carol King, Cambridge University Press) Chart of transitional signal (last page), From Academich Writing by Alice Oshima (Oxford University Press) http://baigiang.bachkim.vn/presentation/show/pr_id/74168 Teachers: Pham thi Bich Hong & Le thi Lan Huong Page of ... next sentences in the logical order out loud - Listens and checks - Gives the correct order and explanation with focus on the organisation of the passaage: + Topic sentence: introduce the topic:... Homework: Find at least 10 idioms / expressions/ sayings about friendship in both Vietnamese and English - Says goodbye - Write a passage about a friend - Volunteer to speak about best friends... Writing by Alice Oshima (Oxford University Press) http://baigiang.bachkim.vn/presentation/show/pr_id/74168 Teachers: Pham thi Bich Hong & Le thi Lan Huong Page of