Preparing date: 15 / 03/ 2009 Teaching Date: 21/ 03 / 2009 Period: 77 UNIT 13: Lesson 1: READING I. Objectives: 1. Education aims: - To help students know more about the history of films. - To develop students’ reading skills 2. Knowledge: a. General knowledge: - Knowledge about films and cinema. b. Language: - The past simple tense. - Vocabulary concerning music: scene, camera, character 3. Skills: - Speaking: talk in pairs and in groups. - Reading comprehension: better sts' reading skill through finding the word meanings in contexts, answering questions and identifying the main idea. II. Anticipated problems:- Students may not have much knowledge and words/phrases about films and cinema. III. Teaching aids: textbook, laptop, screen, handouts…. IV. Procedures: 1. Organization (1min): Check ss’ attention. 2. Check – up (5mins): 3. New lesson: TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT I. BEFORE YOU READ:( 12 mins) 1. Warm-up:(5 mins) -T: Show pieces of video and ask ss to watch and classify them by kinds of films. - SS: Watch the pieces of video carefully then classify them. - T: Call on some ss to give answers. - SS: Stand up and give answers. -T: Get feedback and check. -T: Ask ss to rearrange the kinds of films in order of time. -Ss: Do as required. -T: Feedback and lead ss into the new lesson. 2.Vocabulary. -T: Play the tape once before teaching new words. -Ss: Listen -T: Provide sts with the new words/phrases: -SS: Write down these words into their notebooks. -T: Read each word/phrase twice and ask sts to A. READING I. BEFORE YOU READ Vocabulary: - Sequence (n)['si:kwəns] : chuỗi (sự kiện, hành động) - To set st in motion (v phr): tạo chuyển động ex: They set a sequence of pictures in motion to make a cartoon film. - Decade (n) ['dekeid] : a period of 10 years. repeat. - SS: Listen and read after the T. -T: Ask some sts to read all the word/phrases aloud in front of the class -SS: Listen and repeat. -T: Listen and help sts to read the words/phrases correctly. 3. Vocabulary checking (Task 1): -T: give some English explanations and ask ss to give English words. -Ss: Do as required. -T: Feedback. II. WHILE YOU READ:( 18 min) 1. Task 2: Answering questions: -T: Ask sts to work in pairs to read the passage more carefully and find the answers to the questions given. -SS: find the answers to the questions given -T: Ask sts to highlight the information in the passage that helps them to find the correct answers. -SS: underline the information in the passage - T: ask ss to give answers in front of the class. - T: Listen and help the students to give correct answers. 2. Task 3: Choosing the best title: - T: Ask sts to read the passage again individually and choose the best title for the passage. -SS: Do as required. - T: Ask one or two sts to give answer & explain why they choose A, B or C. - SS: report. -T: Listen and check. III. AFTER YOU READ:( 9 mins) -T: Ask sts to look at the table then scan the passage to find out the answers. -SS: Work in groups and do as required. -T: Check sts’ answers and give correct ones. -Ss: Take note. - Rapid (adj) ['ræpid] : quick, fast → Rapidly (adv) - Character (n) ['kærəktə] : nhân vật - It was not until……that….: mãi cho đến lúc… ex: It was not until 1915 that cinema really became an industry. 2. Vocabulary checking: Fill each gap with a suitable word whose explanation is in the right. II. WHILE YOU READ 1. Task 2: Answering questions. Answers: 1. In the early 19 th century.(line 1) 2. They discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement.(lines 2,3) 3. No, they didn’t. (line 15) 4. In the early 1910s ( line 9) 5. At the end of the 1920s (line 14) Task 3: CHOOSING THE BEST TITLE Answer: B ( A brief history only) III. AFTER YOU READ: 5. Consolidation: Summarize the main points of the lesson. 6. Homework:( 1 min)- Ask ss to finish all tasks into their notebook & prepare for the next lesson. Self evaluation: SUPPLEMENT ==================== ====================