- Call 2 Ss to read aloud in front of the class Task 2: Complete an outline of an essay explaining the reasons why Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was recogniz[r]
(1)Unit 8: OUR WORLD HERITAGE SITES WRITING
I. Class description: 30 students in grade 10 at Xuan Hoa high school. II. II Time: 45 minutes
III. III Objectives:
After the le s son, students (Ss) will be able to get the following points 1 Knowledge:
General knowledge: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
+ Get the reasons why Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was recognized as a world heritage site
Language: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
+ Remember and use new words and phrases related to the topic world heritage sites and grammar structures for writing an essay
+
2 Skills: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
+ Write a short argumentative essay about the reason Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex
+ Develop ability to think in a logical way to form a well-structured text Attitudes:by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
+ understand about heritage sites of our country and respect to them + Be aware of the responsibility to protect and develop them
IV Teaching aids:
+ Board, chalk, cleaner
+ Text book, blank paper, gel pens + Projector, laptop
V Anticipated problems:
(2)VI Procedure: Stages/
Time/ Aims
Teacher’s Activities Students’ s Activities
Warm-up (5 min) Aim: - To provide Ss the general look about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex - To lead Ss to the main content of the lesson
- Show a video about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and ask Ss some questions including the questions in task
Question 1: What you know about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex after watching video?
Question 2: What activities visitors can do there?
Question 3: Have you been there? If not, do you like visiting it? Why?
- Call some Ss to give their answers
- Lead Ss to the topic about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex
_Watch video
_answer the questions _Listen T
PRE – WRITIN G (14 min) Activity 1: vocabular y and task 2 Vocabula ry
(7 min) Aim: To provice Ss some new words and its used situations
- Ask Ss to open their textbook page 36 - Ask Ss to read aloud requirement of task - Show some new words with its pictures or
synonyms on the slide and give an example with new words
- Call Ss to read aloud, translate and guess its meaning
- Show theirs meaning Vocabulary
+ Scenic landscape complex /ˈsiːnɪk ˈlændskeɪp ˈkɒpleks/ : quần thể danh lam thắng cảnh
+ Ecological site /ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl saɪt/ khu sinh thái + Magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/ tuyệt đẹp
+ Place of worship /ˌpleɪs əv ˈwɜːʃɪp/ địa điểm thờ tự
+ Archaeological /ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/ thuộc khảo cổ học
+ Flora /ˈflɔːrə/ hệ thực vật
- Open textbook page 36 - Read aloud
- Look at slide
(3)to help Ss easier when working with the tasks
Task 2 (5 min) Aim: To help Ss complete the outline and be aware of how to before writing an essay
+ Fauna /ˈfɔːnə/ hệ động vật
+ Geological value /ˌdʒiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ /ˈvæljuː/ giá trị địa chất
- Ask Ss to listen and repeat
- Call Ss to read aloud in front of the class Task 2: Complete an outline of an essay explaining the reasons why Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was recognized as a World Heritage Site.
- Ask Ss to work in pair , read information a,b,c,d,e as well as the outline to make sure that they understand this requirement and discuss where on the outline each of the points should be added in minutes
- Call Ss write down answers on the board At the same time, Teacher asks some Ss to speak out loud their answers
- Gives the correct answers
- Listen and repeat after T - Read aloud
- Read information again and discuss with their partner to work out where on the outline each of the points should be added
- Ss write down answers on the board, other Ss give their answers
- Listen Teacher’ keys and take notes
Key:
Cultural value: c, d Natural beauty: a, b Geological: b
(4)Activity 2: task 2 with outline of an essay ( min) Aim: To povide Ss some useful structures and
phrases to use in any essay
- Continue task
- Show a general outline of an essay on the slide and provides some useful phrases and structures
* Introduction paragraph: introduce the topic by 1-2 sentences
Cues:
+ It is believed that there are some + Nouns … + Noun(s) + have some of the following outstanding features.
* Body paragraph: explain details for topic + Topic sentence + evidence
+ Topic sentence + evidence + Topic sentence + evidence Cues:
o First of all/ secondly/ thirdly/ last but not least, S + V
o The most outstanding feature is… o In addition/ besides….
o Moreover: thêm vào đó o Furthermore: xa nữa
o Another + N + tobe … …khác …. * Conclusion: summary the main idea
Cues:
In conclusion/ to sum up/ in short, these features are believed to be ……
- Note down the structures and phrases
While writing activity 1: Task 3 (17 min) Aim: To practice to enhance writing skill base on the
Task 3: Use the information and completed outline in to write your essay about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex.
Topic of essay: explain why Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was recognized as a World Heritage Site
Brainstorming ( min)
- Ask Ss to look at task again and work in groups to discuss how many paragraphs we should write in body paragraph of an essay in
(5)content of the
previous task
this topic in
- Call each group to give their ideas
- Show Ss suggestion how many paragraphs we should write in body paragraph of an essay in this topic
Writing ( 15 min)
- Ask Ss to read aloud requirement of task and translate into Vietnamese
- Ask Ss to work in groups in 10 min, each group complete the writing about:
Group 1: cultural value
Group 2: natural beauty and geological value
Group 3: preservation of heritage
- Let them work in group and exchange their ideas to complete the tasks and write down on the paper given
- Go around and help if necessary
- Ask each group to hang their paper on the board and other groups give comments (content, structure, spelling….)
- Correct mistakes and give feedback
- Answer T - Listen T
- Read the requirement to understand the demand of this task
- Listen T
- Work in groups and exchange their ideas to complete the tasks and write down on the paper given
- Show the answer and give comments about others’ writings
(6)- Show an sample essay and ask Ss to look at it to understand clearly how an essay should be written
- Look at the slide and be self-reflection
POST -WRITIN G
(6 min) Aim: recall the main content of Trang An Scenic Landscap e
Complex and an essay
GAME: Who understand lesson more? (6 min)
- Divide class into group: Rabit team and Tiger team, and let them join the game to reinforce the content of the lesson
(The game content is on the slide)
- The game consists of the following questions: 1 Where is Trang An Scenic Landscape
complex?
2 What is Trang An famous for?
3 What was Trang An scenic landscape complex recoginised as?
4 How many species are there in Trang An?
5 When was Trang An scenic landscape complex known as the world heritage site?
6 What is the cultural value of Trang An scenic landscape complex?
7 What is a feature of mountains here? 8 Give at least transition words which
(7)used to link between sentences or paragraphs in an essay?
Consolida tion (2 min)
- Ask students to consolidate the main contents of lesson today
- Summarize the main point of the lesson
- Answer T - Listen T
Homewor k
(1 min)
- Write an essay to explain why TRANG AN Scenic Landscape Complex recognised as a World Heritage Site
- Prepare new lesson: communication and culture by finding out more information about places which you want to visit and explaning