While writing: Writing a description * Asking the sts to write about a friend based on the model they have just done in the part of Information gaps and the guilines in the textbook * Go[r]
(1)LESSON PLAN Unit : FRIENDSHIP Period : 05 Date of preparation : Date of teaching : Teaching item : WRITING I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES + LANGUAGE CONTENT : * To help students to revise how to use descriptive adjectives + LANGUAGE FUNCTION : * To write and describe about a friend + EDUCATIONAL AIM : * To educate in students about the value of friendship 1/ Languages : * Vocabulary : + lovely + reliable + medium + curly + scar + cheerful + fair + trendy + well- dressed + unconfident + sociable + humourous * Structures: + We first met at…… + She’s got…… + What I like most about her is…… 2/ Skills : Productive writing , listening, 3/ Educational factor: * To help students describe their friends sincerely II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION 1/ Method : Communicative approach 2/ Techniques : Pairwork , Groupwork , Game “Who are being mentioned? ” 3/ Materials needed : Lesson plan , Textbook , Handout , Colour chalk 4/ Students' preparation : * Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school * Prepare the task , , 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 : + Describe the two pictures in the textbook * Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking: The suggested answers: + In the past , the town used to have only small houses, but now there are tall buildings + In the past, there weren’t any hotels, but now there is a hotel in the room Presentation of the new materials SPECIFIC STAGES TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES Warmer: I Warmer: Who are being mentioned? * Sticking cards on which there are Lop11.com THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON (2) TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON names of some famous people on the board My Tam Duc Tri Thanh Bach Bill Gates Song Hye Kyo 7ms 5ms Tom Cruise David Beckham George Bush Ho Quynh Huong Hillary Clinton Unit : FRIENDSHIP Period 05 : WRITING * Reading out three short passages about three people and asks sets to choose the correct names from the list She is twenty- six She is of average height and has long black hair She sings beautifully Her hometown is Danang city (My Tam) He is very elegant and intelligent He wears glasses He is one of the richest persons in the world (Bill Gates) He looks well- built and funny He often wears colourful, fashionable clothes He is a famous MC (Thanh Bach) * Emphasizing on the students’ work and introducing the new lesson Unit : FRIENDSHIP Period 05 : WRITING Pre writing: Activity : Describing people’s physical * Working in groups characteristics and personalities * Asking the sts to complete the words Answers (1) lovely or phrases below (2) reliable She has got a l_ v_ l_ figure Sam is a very r _ _ i _ b l _ friend I (3) medium, curly know him through Kirsty and Paul My flat mate is of m _ _ i _m (4) sociable, sense height, with c_ _l_ blonde hair humour Mark and I get on very well Both of us are _ _ c i _ b _ e and have a great s _ _ s (5) cheerful _ of _ u _ o _ r There is always a c _ e e_ f _ l smile on his face She is in her early twenties with a f (6) fair (7) trendy _ _ r complexion Tom looks really t r_ n _ y in his (8) well- dressed designer clothes Lop11.com A Before you write Describing people’s physical characteristics and personalities She has got a l_ v_ l_ figure Sam is a very r _ _ i _ b l _ friend I know him through Kirsty and Paul My flat mate is of m _ _ i of _m height, with c_ _l_ blonde hair Mark and I get on very well Both of us are _ _ c i _ b _ e and have a great s _ _ s _ of _ u _ o _ r There is always a c _ e e_ f _ l smile on his face She is in her early twenties with a f _ _ r (3) TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES She is usually w_l_ - d_ _ss _ d in a matching blouse and skirt That little girl is very u n_ _ n _ i_ e n _ - she’s very unsure of herself 10 The accident left a s _ a_ on his forehead * Asking the sts to list more words / phrases for describing people’s physical characteristics and personalities STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES (9) unconfident (10) scar THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON complexion Tom looks really t r_ n _ y in his designer clothes She is usually w_l_ - d_ _ss _ d in a matching blouse and skirt That little girl is very u n_ _ n _ i_ e n _ - she’s very unsure of herself 10 The accident left a s _ a_ on his forehead Activity : Information gaps * Giving a student worksheet A and * Working as the whole Information gaps class the other worksheet B Full text: * Asking the sts to work in pairs to ask * Working in pairs My best friend is Mai Five and answer questions in order to find years ago, we first met each out the details missing from their 5ms other at the English- Speaking texts Club of my school She will be seventeen on her next WORKSHEET A birthday Now, he is living at My best friend is Five years ago, we first met each other at 120 Dong Da street with her of my school She will be seventeen on her next birthday Now, he is family living at with her family She is quite tall and wellShe is quite tall and well- built She has got a round face, built She has got a round hair and dark skin She is usually dressed in jeans, T- shirt and face, long black hair and dark sandals skin She is usually dressed in We have a lot in common For example, we are both open, jeans, T- shirt and sandals humorous and interested in Actually, she has many qualities of a We have a lot in common true friend, among which I like her _ the best For example, we are both We have been through good times and bad times together I open, humorous and expect that our friendship _ interested in Korean films Actually, she has many qualities of a true friend, WORKSHEET B among which I like her My best friend is Mai ago, we first met each other at the honesty and unselfishness the English- Speaking Club of my school She will be _on her next best birthday Now, he is living at 120 Dong Da street with _ We have been through good She is quite She has got a round face, long black hair and times and bad times together dark skin She is usually dressed in I expect that our friendship We have a lot in common For example, we are both and will last forever interested in Korean films Actually, she has many qualities of a true friend, among which I like her honesty and unselfishness the best We have been through _together I expect that our friendship will last forever 3ms Activity : Useful expressions * Providing the sts with some expressions that they may use in their writing texts - We first met at/ when… - We have been through good times * Taking notes Lop11.com Useful expressions - We first met at/ when… - We have been through good times and bad times - We have/ share a lot in common - It is him/ her who I can (4) TIME TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES and bad times - We have/ share a lot in common - It is him/ her who I can share my joys and sorrows with - What I like most about him/ her is… - I like the way she/ he… - She/ He is/looks/has got… - She/ He is a kind of person who… 10ms 8ms 1m While writing: Writing a description * Asking the sts to write about a friend based on the model they have just done in the part of Information gaps and the guilines in the textbook * Going around the class to control and giving help if necessary * Collecting some sts’ writing to give comments in front of the class as models Post writing: Peer correction * Sticking a piece of Sts’ writing on B/B and having the sts give comments relating the format (steps) , the language use , and the story * Giving feedback and comments HOMEWORK: * Asking the students to write down the homework: + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS + Learn by heart the descriptive adjectives THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON share my joys and sorrows with - What I like most about him/ her is… - I like the way she/ he… - She/ He is/looks/has got… - She/ He is a kind of person who… * Trying to write about a friend based on the model and the guilines in the textbook * Listening and watching correct the writings * Looking at the piece of Sts’ writing on B/B and giving comments * Writing down the homework: B While you write: Write about a friend , real or imaginary, following the guidelines in the textbook C After you write Read aloud the writing HOMEWORK: + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS + Learn by heart the descriptive adjectives Self-evaluation: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………… … Suggested writing No Of all my classmates, I like to play with Hoa, who is also my good neighbour If you first meet her, you’ll be impressed by her short hair, high nose and big brown eyes, which always shine I can read in them her most intimate feelings and intelligence Hoa has a strong tendency to be sociable She is willing to help me overcome difficulties in my study and my daily work as well I hope our friendship will last forever Lop11.com (5) Suggested writing No My friend is Mai Just like me, she is 17 and she is living in Hanoi with her parents Mai is very beautiful Her hair is long and black She has big brown eyes, white complexion and a straight nose She is tall and slim so she can dress many kinds of clothes beautifully Mai is very friendly, helpful, sincere and trustful I can always tell her my secrets She likes reading books , watching American films and playing computer games in her free time She also likes going shopping and chatting with me What I like her is her positive attitudes toward everything She is never upset about anything She always finds out solutions to not only her problems but mine also I think I am quite lucky to have such a friend like Mai Suggetsed Game for Warmer “Memory check” / “Tam thaát baûn” + Hang a poster with descriptive adjectives on B/B + Tell sts to look at the words for a seconds , and try to remember them + Put the poster away and ask sts to write down as many words they can remember as possible The student with the most words listed will win the game These are the adjectives tall beautiful kind smart timid friendly handsome short pretty thin black helpful curly long shy straight slim studious + Ask sts to put the adjectives under three headings of Hair / face , Build, and Opinion Expected answer Hair / face long / black curly / straight Build tall / slim short / thin Opinion beautiful / pretty / kind / handsome / timid / shy / smart / friendly / helpful / studious Lop11.com (6)