Post writing: Peer correction * Choosing one writing and asking a student to write it on the board * Asking the rest of the class to correct the mistakes and giving comments * Giving fee[r]
(1)LESSON PLAN Unit : PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Period : 11 Date of preparation : 04-09-2010 Date of teaching : 06-09-2010 Teaching item : WRITING I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES + LANGUAGE CONTENT : * To help Ss know the way to write a personal letter about a past experience + LANGUAGE FUNCTION : * To write and talk about their memorable past experience + EDUCATIONAL AIM : * To advise students to things now well so that they can be proud of them later 1/ Languages : * Vocabulary : Words/Phrases used to write about a past experience: embarrassing/embarrassed , frightening/frightened, funny, unforgettable , memorable; appreciate; outlook on life… * Structures: + I’m writing to tell you about my most memorable …; + This made me more careful…; + This changes my outlook on life; etc 2/ Skills : Productive writing 3/ Educational factor: * To help students appreciate what they have done II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION 1/ Method : Communicative approach 2/ Techniques : Pair work , Eliciting, Peer Correction, Question-Answer 3/ Materials needed : Lesson plan , Textbook , Handout , Color chalk 4/ Students' preparation : * Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school * Prepare the writing III) PROCEDURES IN CLASS Stabilization : (1 minute) * Greeting the students and asking them something about the attendance , their health, the weather and preparation Checking-up the previous knowledge : (5 minutes) * Calling one student to B/B : + People say : “Family is important than things ” Do you agree with this saying ? Why and Why not ? * Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking: The suggested answers: + Family is more important than things because it can’t be replaced It gives you mutual love, support and sincere understanding It brings the individual place and happiness Nothing is more precious than the sweet moment when every member of the family finds themselves among their dear one, taking a good meal and getting through a peaceful night … Presentation of the new materials SPECIFIC STAGES STUDENTS' THE CONTENT TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES OF THE LESSON I Warmer & Lead-in: * Looking at the envelope * Showing an envelope and asking and trying to answer the the Ss some questions related to it questions What is it ? Lop11.com (2) TIME 5ms 5ms 7ms 13ms Song Hye Kyo Hillary TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES Clinton Do you often write letters to your pen friends ? What you often tell him/her in your letter ? Have you ever told her/him any personal experiences in your life ? * Emphasizing on the students’ work and introducing the new lesson Unit : PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Period 11 : WRITING STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES It is a letter Yes, I / No, I don’t I often tell him/her about my family , my school, my friends and even my hobbies Yes, I have / No, I haven’t THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON Unit : PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Period 11 : WRITING Pre writing: Activity : Work in groups * Asking the Ss to work in groups to * Working in groups to elicit the steps of a personal letter elicit the steps of a personal letter * Eliciting Address Greeting The body of the letter Closing Signature The steps of a personal letter Address Greeting The body of the letter Closing Signature Activity : Work in pairs * Asking the Ss to work in pairs to talk about their past experience or the most embarrassing moment of theirs based on the main points When it happened : + two years ago + When I was grade 10 + When I was ten … Where it happened : + in my house + at school + in the street … How the experience affected you: + it changed my outlook on life + it made me more careful about … + it made me appreciate … more + I felt ashamed at a mere thought of it + it gave me more confidence in … + it taught me a lesson… When it happened : + two years ago + When I was grade 10 + When I was ten … Where it happened : + in my house + at school + in the street … How the experience affected you: + it changed my outlook on life + it made me more careful about … + it made me appreciate … more + I felt ashamed at a mere thought of it + it gave me more confidence in … + it taught me a lesson… While writing: Writing a letter * Asking the sts to write a letter of theirs, telling him / her about one of their most memorable experience * Going around the class to control * Working in pairs and talking about their past experience or the most embarrassing moment of theirs based on the main points When it happened : Where it happened : How the experience affected you: * Trying to write a letter of theirs, telling him / her about one of their most memorable experience Lop11.com Write a personal letter (3) TIME 8ms 1m TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES and giving help if necessary * Collecting some sts’ writing to give comments in front of the class as models Post writing: Peer correction * Choosing one writing and asking a student to write it on the board * Asking the rest of the class to correct the mistakes and giving comments * Giving feedback and comments HOMEWORK: * Asking the students to write down the homework: + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS + Correct mistakes (deliver handouts) In each of the following sentences there is one mistake Find it and correct it: I studied for three years management During I was on holiday, I went swimming every day I broke my leg when I felt down in the street I saw Jim last evening With 19 years old he went to France In 1989 I leaved university and started work Key: I studied management for years While I was … / During my holiday I fell down… Last night / yesterday evening When he was 19 I left STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON * Listening and watching correct the writings * Looking at the piece of Sts’ writing on B/B and giving comments * Writing down the homework: HOMEWORK: + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS + Correct mistakes I studied for three years management During I was on holiday, I went swimming every day I broke my leg when I felt down in the street I saw Jim last evening With 19 years old he went to France In 1989 I leaved university and started work Suggested writing No Ngo may , Phu Cat, Binh Dinh September 1st , 2010 Dear Lan, Today I want to write to you to tell about a day that change my thinking about my father It was six years ago when I was a child As a child, I was always closer to my mother than to my father My mother always fed me and played with me while my father got angry with me sometimes and I thought he was cold and tough, Lop11.com (4) One day , my mother was sick My father took care of her and I went to the drug store to get some medicine When I returned I saw my mother lying down, my father was kneeling on the floor next to her slowly and patiently … Suggested writing No ‘I’ve had a lot of experiences in my life My unforgettable experience was just months ago, when my family spent a summer holiday in Hue city We stayed at a big hotel with floors for three days My son, a quick and naughty boy likes taking the lift so we decided to choose a room on the top floor On the last afternoon of our stay, while I and my husband were both talking to each other and stepping into the lift, my son was putting his left hand into one of the two slots of the lift I really lost my temper then Immediately, I grabbed his hand and tried to draw it out of the slot, but I couldn’t The boy was more and more crying, and I began crying My husband, who prevented me from doing like that, was very calm He managed to draw his hand out of the slot At that time, I felt relieved and hugged my son because I had thought of the worst thing that would happen to him Luckily, he wasn’t seriously injured This experience made me frightened and pay more attention to my naughty son Especially, I find that we should be calm when solving any problems.’ Self-evaluation: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………….…………………………………………………………………………………… Lop11.com (5)