LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Date: September 28 th , 2008. Period 32. UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS Lesson 1 : Reading I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to : - know some famous competitions. - scan for specific information. II. Teaching aids: Textbook, chalks, boards, pictures, … III. Procedure: 1. Checking students’ attendance. 2. New lesson: Unit 6_ Reading. Stages / timing Teacher’s activities Students’ activities 1. Warm-up. ( 10’ ) 2. Pre-reading. (5’) 3. While- reading (10’) (18’) Matching _ Ask ss to look at the photos (page 66), and match each of them with the words in the box. _ Ask ss to give their answers. _ Check and give feedback. * Lead-in : Ask ss some questions : a. Do you like taking part in competitions like this ? Why / Why not ? b. Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition do you like to win? c. Is winning the most important thing in a competition ? Why / Why not ? _ Pre-teach Vocabulary : + sponsor (n) : người tài trợ + contest (n) : cuộc kiểm tra; cuộc tranh tài. + announce (v) : thông báo; công bố. + recite (v) : kể lại ; ngâm (thơ) + apologize (v) : xin lỗi. _ Read the words, explain their meaning, then help ss learn the ones. _ Explain the task 1, and ask ss to work in pairs to do the task. _ Ask ss to read aloud their answers in front of the class. _ Check and give feedback. The keys: 1. d 2. f 3. c 4. b 5. a Task 2: _ Ask ss to read the text, and work in pairs or groups of four to answer the questions: 1,2,3,4. _ Go around the class to control the activity and give some helps if necessary. _ Ask ss for the answers. _ Check ss’ answers, then give corrections. _ Group-work. _ Play the game. _ Listen to teacher and take note. _ Answer teacher’ questions. Vietnamese is possible. _ Listen and learn the vocabs. _ Write down the new words on notebook. _ Listen and take note. _ Work in pairs and do the task. _ Give out the answers after discussing. _ Listen and remember how to do the task. _ Work in pairs / Groups. _ Share the answers with others. _ Read the answers aloud ( one by one) / Go to the board and write down the answers. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 The suggested answers 1. The representatives of three classes of the writer’s school took part in an final English competition last Saturday. 2. Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among the students. 3. The students’ Parents Society sponsored the competition. 4. They had to complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, they had to answer the questions in the worksheets with in two minutes. 5. They had to observe and score the ss’ performance. The maximum score for each activity was 15 points. At the end of the competition, they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be the winner. 6. The winner would be awarded a Set of CDs for studying English and an Oxfort Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. _ Look at the answers, and copy down the ones on the notebook. HOMEWORK: (2’) _ Learn by heart the vocabulary. _ Rread the text and do the tasks of the lesson again. _ Prepare for Task 2 , task 3, and the part of “ After you read”. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Date: September 28 th , 2008. Period 33. UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS Lesson 1 : Reading I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to : - know some famous competitions. - scan for specific information. II. Teaching aids: Textbook, chalks, boards, pictures, … III. Procedure: 1. Checking students’ attendance. 2. New lesson: Unit 6_ Reading. Stages / timing Teacher’s activities Students’ activities 1. Warm-up. ( 8’ ) 2. While- reading (10’) (15’) _ Ask students some questions: + Do you like taking part in “ Sao Mai Television Singing Contest” ? Why / Why not? + Which competitions do you like best? Why? + Is the most important thing in a competition? Why / Why not? _ Check ss’ answers and give feedback. Task 2: _ Ask ss to read the text again, and work in pairs or groups of four to answer the questions: 5 and 6. _ Go around the class to control the activity and give some helps if necessary. _ Ask ss for the answers. _ Check ss’ answers, then give corrections. The suggested answers 5. They had to observe and score the ss’ performance. The maximum score for each activity was 15 points. At the end of the competition, they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be the winner. 6. The winner would be awarded a Set of CDs for studying English and an Oxfort Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Task 3: _ Ask ss to read the text again and complete the sentences of the task. _ Check ss’ sentences, and give feedback. The correct sentences: 1. In activity 5, Hung was unable to recite the poem. 2. Having achieved the highest score,Group B became the winner. _ Group-work / Pair-work. _ Answer the questions. _ Listen and take note. _ Work in pairs and do the task. _ Give out the answers after discussing. _ Listen and remember how to do the task. _ Work in pairs / Groups. _ Share the answers with others. _ Read the answers aloud ( one by one) / Go to the board and write down the answers. _ Look at the correct answers, and copy down the ones on the notebook. _ Read the text again and do the task in pairs. _ Share the answers together, then give out the ones to the whole class. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Post-reading (10’) 3. Group C lost the game because they just got 60 points. 4. Nga encouraged her group by saying that: “For me, the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it.” _ Ask ss to read the poem that Hung recited at the annual fianal English Competition, and translate it into vietnamese. _ Check ss’ understand about the poem, and give feedback. _ Read the poem and disscuss to translate it into vietnamese. _ Read the poem aloud infront of the whole class and translate it into Vietnamese. HOMEWORK: (2’) _ Read the passage and translate it into vietnamese. _ Do all the tasks of the lesson again. _ Prepare the part of “Speaking” for next lesson. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Date: September 30 th , 2008. Period 34. UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS Lesson 2 : Speaking I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to : - ask for and give information about types of competitions - talk about a competition or contest. II. Teaching aids: Textbook, chalks, boards, pictures, … III. Procedure: 1. Checking students’ attendance. 2. Oral test: Check ss’ understanding about the text of reading by some questions and ask them to write some vocabs of the previous lesson on the board. Check and give marks. 3. New lesson: Unit 6_ Speaking. Stages / timing Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up (5’) Pre-speaking (8’) Net-work: _ Ask ss to tell some types of competition. _ Check ss’ information and give feedback. _ Lead-in: Today, you are going to ask and answer how to feel about each type of competition and talk about a competition you have seen or joined recently. _ Explain how to do task 1, and help ss learn some difficult words/ phrases : + General Knowledge Quiz : cuộc thi kiến thức chung. + Art competition : Cuộc thi vẽ nghệ thuật. + Poetry reading / reciting competition : Cuộc thi đọc hoặc ngâm thơ. + Athletics Meeting: Cuộc thi điền kinh. _ Ask ss to put a tick (√ ) on the column they like or dislike. _ Check ss’ activity, and ask them the question: “ Which of the competitions / contests do you like or dislike? I like / dislike . . . . . . . . . _ Discuss in pairs and do the task. _ Go to the board and write. _ Listen and write down the new lesson. _ Listen to teacher and take note. _ Learn the new words / phrases. _ Look at the table and give a tick. _ Answer teacher’s question. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School Competition s English competitionSinging ContestSinging Contest Athletics Meeting ? LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 While-speaking (20’) Post-speaking ( 10’ ) Task 2: ( page 69) _ Explain how to do the task. _ Ask ss to work in pairs to ask and answer how he / she feel about each competition / contest in Task 1. _ Ask ss to read the example given. Then practice speaking. The dialogue A: What do you think of the General Knowledge Quiz ? B: Oh, it’s great. It’s an opportunity to test my general knowledge . _ Ask ss to make similar dialogue using the given information in the box below. _ Travel around the class to check ss’ activity. _ Listen to ss’ talks, then give feedback. Task 3: _ Explain how to do the task. _ Ask ss to work in groups to talk about a competition or contest that they have recently joined or seen. Use the suggested questions from page 70. _ Travel around the class to give some helps. _ Ask each group to choose a representative to talk about the task in front of the class. _ Check ss’ talks, and give feedback. _ Listen and take note. _ Discuss in pairs to practice talking about the task. _ Read the suggested information in the box. _ Practice speaking in front of the class. _ Listen and remember how to do the task. _ Discuss talking in groups of four. _ A representative from each group will talk about the task in front of the whole class. HOMEWORK: ( 2’ ) _ Write a paragraph of a competition that you have talked about in task 3. _ Prepare the part of “Listening” for next period. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Date: October 4 th , 2008. Period 35. UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS Lesson 3 : Listening I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen to a dialogue and get specific information to do the True / False tasks and answer the questions. II. Teaching aids: Textbook, chalks, boards, pictures , cassette player … III. Procedure: 1. Checking students’ attendance. 2. Oral test: Check ss’ talks about a competition that he/she has seen or participated in. _ Give feedback and mark. . 3. New lesson: Unit 6_ Listening Stages / timing Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up (5’) Pre-listening (15’) While-listening (17’) * Guessing Game: _ Give some cues : + This word is about a competition. + It’s one of the sports which has a group of people running in a long distance on the road or street. _ Ask ss to give their guess letters or word. _ Which student give out the correct word is the winner. M A R A T H O N _ Explain how to do the task. _ Ask ss to look at the pictures on page 70. and answer the questions : 1. What is the Boston Marathon? 2. Who do you think can take part in the Boston Marathon? _ Check ss’ information and give feedback. _ Explain some new words. And help ss repeat the vocabs. Race ( cuộc đua) Association (hiệp hội) Athletic (vận động viên) Female ( nữ ) Formally (rất trang trọng) McDermott ( name) Clock ( đạt được) Kuscsik ( name ) _ Help ss repeat all the words. _ Ask ss to read all the statements of Task 1. _ Ask ss to give their guessing answer for each statement. Task 1: True / False. Check the box. _ Explain how to do the task. Then ask ss to listen to the dialogue (twice) to gat information for checking the statements. _ Listen to teacher. _ Play the game. _ Listen and take note. _ Look at the pictures and answer the questions. _ Learn the new words. _ Listen and repeat. _ Read the statements and guess for the answer before listening. _ Listen and remember the task. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Post-listening (7’) _ Play the tape ( twice ). _ Ask ss to share their answers with partners after listening. _ Ask ss to listen again to check their answers. Then give out the keys. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F Task 2: Answer the questions. ( page 71) _ Let ss listen to the dialogue again and get information to answer the questions. _ Ask ss to read all the questions. _ Check their understanding about the questions. _ Play the tape (twice). _ Check ss’ answers (one by one) after they have shared their answers with partners. _ Give feedback. Suggested answers 1. (He came from) New York. 2. ( She became the first official female champion) in 1972. 3. Eight ( women started and finished the race in 1972). 4. 6164 (runners joined the Boston Marathon in 1984) _ Ask ss to work in groups to name some famous runners in Vietnam. And tell what is special about them. _ Check ss’ activity. Then ask some ss to tell about the task. _ Give feedback. _ Listen to the dialogue ( twice ). _ Share the answers with partners. _ Give the answers and tell the information proving the statements are true / false. _ Copy down the keys. _ Read all the questions and discuss for their meanings. _ Listen to the dialogue (twice). _ Share the answer together. _ Give out the answers to the class ( one by one ) _ Correct mistakes. _ Work in groups to discuss and tell something that is special about the famous runners in Vietnam. HOMEWORK: ( 1’ ) _ Write something that is special about some famous Runners in Vietnam. _ Write down the answers for the questions in Task 2 on your notebook. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 Date: October 5 th , 2008. Period 36. UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS Lesson 4 : Writing I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter of responding. II. Teaching aids: Textbook, chalks, boards, papers … III. Procedure: 1. Checking students’ attendance. 2. Oral test: Check ss’ homework. . 3. New lesson: Unit 6_ Writing Stages / timing Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up (5’) Pre-writing (12’) _ Show a picture of an English Speaking Competition on the board. _ Ask ss to look at it within 10 seconds. _ Ask them to guess the activities in the picture by asking Yes/No questions. _ Within two minutes, which group can guess What activity from the picture is the winner. * Matching activity. a. Providing necessary information. b. confirming the letter you’ve received. c. closing and ending a letter. d. opening the letter. 1. I look forward to meeting you soon. Yours Sincerely, Lan 2. Here is the important information you should know about the contest. First of all,… 3. Dear Hoa, 4. I’ve got your letter dated back on 1 st June and I am really delighted when learning that you can take part in our contest. _ Ask ss to go to the board and match them. _ Check ss’ answers, give feedback. 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b Task 1: ( page 72) _ Ask ss to read the letter and find out the information that required for an English Speaking Competition. _ Look at the picture and guess for the activity. _ Work in Two teams. _ Look at the poster of information and the parts of a letter on the board, and discuss to match them together. _ Go to the board to do the task. _ Read the letter carefully. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School LESSON PLANS OF GRADE 11 While-writing ( 15’) Post-writing ( 12’ ) _ Check ss’ answers. _ Give the comments : + the number of participants. + entry procedure. + venue. + date and time. Task 2: _ Explain the task, then ask ss to work in groups of four to write a letter to respond to Thu Trang based on the details in task 2. _ Go around the class to give some helps. _ Ask some groups to give out the writing by reading aloud in front of the class. _ Listen and check ss’ mistakes. _ Give suggested writing. _ Do task 1 in pairs. _ Give out the answers. _ Take notes from teacher’s keys. _ Practice writing the letter in groups. _ Share the writing with another group. _ Read the writing loudly in front of the class as teacher asks for. _ Take note and correct mistakes. HOMEWORK: ( 1’ ) _ Rewrite the letter on your notebook. _ Prepare part of “ Language Focus” for next lesson. Presented by Khưu Chí Thành Thoi Quan High School Dear Thu Trang, Thank you to your letter and welcome to our English Speaking Competition. Here are some details about the competition. The number of participants is limited just 25. the competition is held on 25 th November, 2007 at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street , Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. It starts at 8:00 p.m. For more information, please contact me on the phone number (04) 9838188 or Email : lovelycat@yahoo.com.vn. . Share the answers with others. _ Read the answers aloud ( one by one) / Go to the board and write down the answers. _ Look at the correct answers, and copy. Competition, and translate it into vietnamese. _ Check ss’ understand about the poem, and give feedback. _ Read the poem and disscuss to translate it into