Warm- up Brainstorming: - T write the words Post office services on board and asks Ss to brainstorm all the words related to the topic.. - Observe T’s words and then brainstorm the words[r]
(1)Date of preparing: 02/ 01/ 2010 Date of teaching: Class: Period 54th Attendane: Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE Lesson 2: SPEAKING I objectives: Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to - Use appropriate language to make dialogues in formal business situations Knowledge: - Grammar: Wh-questions - Lexical items: Words related to the Post office services Skills: - Main skill: Speaking - Sub-skills: Reading, listening, writing II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Textbook, IV Anticipated problems: Ss may transfer the Vietnamese speaking rules when making requests in English, which could cause communication difficulty So T should raise their awareness of linguistic and socio- cultural differences between English and Vietnamese speakers in the way they make requests V Procedure Greeting and checking Ss’ attendance Checking: Ask Ss to write the new words on board New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm- up Brainstorming: - T write the words Post office services on board and asks Ss to brainstorm all the words related to the topic - T gets the answers from Ss - Observe T’s words and then brainstorm the words related to the topic - Read out the answers Suggested answers + Mail, parcel, money transfer, phone call, fax, press distribution, passport renewal, EMS, etc Lop11.com (2) Task 1: - T leads Ss to the topic of the lesson by getting them to look at the picture on page 103 and asks some questions like “ What can you see in the picture? Where you think these people are? Who is the man? Who is the woman? What might the man want to do? Etc” - Then T introduces the task to Ss: Act out the dialogue and then answer the question - Look at the pictures on page 103 and answers T’s questions - - T reads the dialogue once for Ss first - Then T gets Ss to practice reading the dialogue in pairs - T goes around to observe - Listen to the dialogue - T calls on some pairs to practice the dialogue in front of the class - After getting SS practice in front of the class, T gets some Ss to answer the question “ What service is the customer taking in the dialogue?” - Practice the dialogue in front of the class - Answer the question in front of the class Answer: The service the customer is using is the fax service - T gives Ss some structures to express requests - Study stuctures of giving requests + Could you help me to………? + Would you please……….? + Would you mind…………? + Can you …………please? Study Task 1: Act out the dialogue and then answer the question - Practice reading the dialogue in pairs Task 2: - T introduces Task to Ss: Make conservation from the suggestions - T explains the task and elicits some useful structures asking about fee, - Study Task and structures + What is the installation fee/ monthly fee? + What is your address? Lop11.com (3) address, etc + When does the installation take place? - Then T puts Ss in pairs and gets - Work in pairs and write the them to write the dialogue together dialogue based on the information based on the information given in the given in the task, and then practice task and then practice reading the reading it dialogue - T goes around to observe and provide help if necessary - T calls on some pairs to act out the - Act out the dialogue in front of the dialogue in front of the class class - T listens to Ss’ practice and then - Listen to Ss’ comments gives comments - T introduces sample dialogue to Ss - Study sample dialogue and practice Sample dialogue: A: Good morning Can I help you? B: Yes I want to have a telephone line installed at home A: Ok Where you live? B: I live at 67 Ngoc Ha Street When can you install it? A: We can install it one week after you have registered B: Can you come on Friday? A: Yes, that’s fine Do you have a telephone yet? B: Yes I have a telephone already How much is the installation fee and monthly fee? A: The installation fee is million dong and the monthly fee is 27 thousand dong Can you fill in the form? Task 3: - T introduces the situations to Ss and then asks them to work in pairs again and make dialogue of two situations - Study Task - Work in pairs and make dialogue, using given situations Lop11.com (4) - T can make a dialogue with a student in front of the class as model - T goes around and gives help if necessary - T calls on some pairs to present the dialogue in front of the class - T comments on Ss’ dialogue - T introduces sample dialogues if Ss find difficult in making dialogue themselves - T gets Ss to practice the sample dialogues and add more information if they can - T listens to Ss’ practice and gives comments on pronunciation and intonation - Listen to T’s sample dialogue - Present the dialogue in front of the class - Listen to T’s comments - Study T’s sample dialogues A: Good morning Can I help you? B: Yes I would like to subscribe to Lao Dong daily newspaper A: Yes, how long would you like to get the newspaper? B: For a year please A: Where would you like to get the newspaper? B: At home I live at 67 Ngoc Ha street A: ok 67 Ngoc Ha street B: Oh, can I get the newspaper every morning before 6.30? A: Before 6.30? Well, it might be a little bit too early How about before 7.30? B: OK That’s fine Thank you! A: All right Could you fill in this form please? Dialogue2 : A: Good morning What can I for you? B: Yes I would like to send a greetings card and some flowers to my friend on her birthday A: Right When is your friend’s birthday? B: It’s May 16th A: What kind of flowers would you like to send? B: Roses A bunch of red roses please Lop11.com (5) A: Would you like to have the card and the flowers delivered on May 16th or a day before? B: On May 16th It’s best to deliver in the early morning A: OK I make a note for that Could you please fill in this form? And don’t forget to write the recipient’s address clearly 4-Consolidation: - Summarize the main points of the lesson they have leanrt 5-Homework : - Do exercise in workbook and prepare for Listening lesson Lop11.com (6) Date of preparing: 04/01/2010 Date of teaching: Class: Period 55th Attendane: Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE Lesson 3: LISTENING I objectives: Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to - Develop such listening micro- skill as listening for specific and detailed information - Summary the information they have listened Knowledge: - Lexical items: Words related to the development of Vietnam’s telephone system Skills: - Main skill: Listening - Sub-skills: Reading, Speaking, writing II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Textbook, tape and cassette IV Anticipated problems: - The topic can be challenging for Ss, so T should prepare them enough for listening tasks V Procedure Greeting and checking Ss’ attendance Checking: Ask Ss to write the new words on board New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up - T divides the class into small groups and asks the groups to generate as many words related to telephone as possible in minutes The group with the more points will be the winner - Work in groups and generate the words related to telephone in minutes Suggested answers: Dial, cell phone, network, digit, fixed telephone, subcriber, fee, mail, telephone bill, etc Lop11.com (7) BEFORE YOU LISTEN - T gets Ss to discuss the questions on page105 in pairs - T calls on some Ss to answer the questions in front of the class - T listens to Ss’ answers and gives corrective feedback Pre-teaching vocabulary - T gets Ss to study the words given in the book - T plays the tape for Ss to listen to the words and then plays the tape again and asks Ss to repeat in chorus several times - T explains the meaning of the words for SS - Discuss the questions on page 105 in pairs - Answer the questions in front of the class Answer: Advantages of a cellphone: contact other people easily; be reached at almost anytime, anywhere; get important information easily; feel close to family when being away from home, etc Disadvantages: Do not have much privacy; be irritated when sleeping or meeting, etc - Study the words in book - Listen to the tape and then repeat in chorus - Study the meaning of the new words: + commune ( n ): x· + communal growth ( n) : sù ph¸t triển cộng đồng + digit subcriber ( n) : sè thuª bao + rural network ( n) : mạng lưới n«.ng th«n + capacity ( n): c«ng suÊt, kh¶ n¨ng WHILE YOU LISTEN - T introduces the topic of the listening passage to Ss: You are going to listen about the development of Vietnam’s telephone - Listen to T’s introduction of the topic of the listening passage Lop11.com (8) system over the past years Then the tasks that follow TASK 1: - T gets Ss to study Task 1: read the questions carefully and work out what information they need to concentrate on while listening by underlining the key words - T gets Ss to read the options in each question carefully and underline the words that make them different - T encourages Ss to guess the answers in each question - T plays the tape once or twice for Ss to listen and then the task - T asks Ss to compare the answers with a partner - T gets the answers from Ss - T checks the answers with the whole class - T plays the tape again for Ss to check their answers T pauses at the answers for Ss to catch TASK 2: - T gets Ss to study Task 2: Listen again and then answer the questions - T asks Ss to read the questions and underline the key words - T gets Ss to listen to the tape again and answer the questions - T calls on some Ss to write the answer on the board - Read the questions and statements carefully and underline the key words - Read the options of each question carefully - Guess the answer of each question - Listen to the tape and the task - Compare the answers with a partner - Read out the answers in front of the class - Observe T’s cheching - Listen again and check the answers Answers: B D C D C - Study Task carefully - Read the questions and underline key words - Listen to the tape again and then answer the questions - Write the answers on the board Lop11.com (9) - T checks the answers in front of the - Observe T’s checking class - T plays the tape again for Ss to check the answers - Listen again and check the answers Answers: China has the best growth in number of telephone subcribers In the early 1990s, there were only 140.000 telephones in VN In the 1996, there were changed from six to seven digits in Hanoi and HCM City as well as five to six digits in other Provinces In 2001 There are 6.014 communal post offices in VN AFTER YOU LISTEN - T devides the class into small groups of or and gets them to summarise the listening passage based on their notes and given cues in the book - T goes around to observe and offer help if necessary - After checking that all the groups have finished, T calls on the representative of each group to present the summary in front of the class - T listens andd takes notes errors and then gives corrective feedback - Work in groups of or and summarize the listening passage based on their notes and given cues - Present the summary in front of the class - Listen to T’s feedback Consolidation: Summarise the main points of the lesson Homework: Ask Ss to learn the new words by heart and prepare for the writing lesson Lop11.com (10) Date of preparing: 06/01/2010 Date of teaching: Class: Period 56th Attendane: Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE Lesson 4: WRITING I Objectives: Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to - Write a formal letter to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction Knowledge: - Lexical items: Words related to Post office service Skills: - Main skill: Writing - Sub-skills: Reading, Speaking, Listening II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Textbook, sample writing IV Anticipated problems: Ss may not have enough language to write the letter, so T should be ready to help them V Procedure Greeting and checking Ss’ attendance Checking: Ask Ss to write the new words on board New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up - T gives Ss some adjectives gets Ss to work in groups or and then choose the adjectives which make people satisfied The group which finishes first with the most correct answers will be the winner Adjectives: Polite , rude , cold , helpful , spacious , crumpled , large , small , good , bad, reasonable , expensive , cheap , arrogant , punctual , reliable - Work in groups and choose the adjectives which make people satisfied Key: Polite , helpful , spacious , large Good, reasonable, cheap, punctual, reliable Lop11.com (11) - Then T introduces the topic of the lesson to Ss TASK - T explains the task for Ss and asks them to read through it - T explains new words for Ss if necessary Note: T can remind Ss that they can talk about any post office that they know if they not like to talk about Thanh Ba post office - Then T asks Ss to work in pairs and talk about things that they like or they dislike about the services at Thanh Ba Post Office or a post office they know - T goes around and offers help if necessary - After few minutes T elicits answers from Ss and writes the good ideas on the blackboard TASK - T introduces Task to Ss: Write a letter to the director of Thanh Ba Post office describing the quality of its services, using the ideas in Task - T draws Ss’ attention to the fact that when evaluating something people normally say about good things before they say about negative things and people may also want to give suggestions to improve things they find not good enough - T helps Ss to work out the structure of the letter they are going to write - Listen to T’s explanation of the task and read through the task - Study new words - Listen to T’s remind - Work in pairs and then talk about things that they like or not like about the services at post office - Present the answers in front of the class - Listen to T’s introduction of Task - Listen to T’s remind of giving evaluation to something - Study the structure of the letter Opening - Introduce who you are - Say the purpose of Lop11.com (12) your letter First Say about what you paragraph like about the service Second - Say about what you paragraph not like about the service - Make suggestions if possible Closing - Thank the recipient for the time and attention - Good-bye - T reviews the structures of giving - Study the structures of giving suggestions for Ss suggestions + It would be a good idea to………… , if I could make a suggestion + If I could make a suggestion, that would be about……… + I would suggest…………… - T divides the class into groups and asks one group writes about satisfaction of the services, one group writes about dissatisfaction and the last group writes about both satisfaction and dissatisfaction - T goes around to observe and give help if necessary - After 12 minutes, T gets the writings from groups and gets comments from Ss for each writing - T gives final comments - T introduces sample letter - Work in groups to write the letter - Give out the answers and then comment - Listen to T’s comments - Study sample letter Lop11.com (13) Sample letter: Nguyen Thanh Mai 12 Tran Hung Dao St Mr Vu Nguyen Hung Director, Thanh Ba Post Office Tran Hung Dao St Dear Mr Vu Nguyen Hung, My name is Nguyen Thanh Mai I am a regular customer of Thanh Ba Post Office I am writing in reference to your invitation for comments about the services offered at your post office and suggestions for improving them I think generally, your services are very good For example, I especially like the Flower Telegram Service It is much cheaper than many florists’ that I know I also like the Express Money Transfer service It is speedy and effective And I like the Press Distribution service The delivery is always punctual and I never lose any newspapers I highly appreciate the fact that your staff are helpful and courteous If I could make a suggestion, however, that would probably be about your business hours I think you close quite early I thought it may be a good idea to keep the post office open until 10 or 10:30 pm Thank you very much for your time and attention Kind regards, Nguyen Thanh Mai Consolidation: Summarise the main points of the lesson Homework: Ask Ss to rewrite the letter at home Ask Ss to prepare for the Language Focus Lesson Lop11.com (14) Date of preparing: 08/01/2010 Date of teaching: Class: Period 57th Attendance: Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS I Objectives: Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to - Distiguish the sounds / sp /, / st /, and / sk / - Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly - Distinguish the use of defining and non-defining relative clauses and use these two structures correctly and appropriately Knowledge: - Grammar: Defining and non-defining relative clauses - Lexical items: Words related to the sounds / sp /, / st /, and / sk / Skills: Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing II Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Textbook, tape and cassette IV Anticipated problems: Ss may have difficulty in distinguish defining and non-defining relative clause, so T should be ready to help them V Procedure Greeting and checking Ss’ attendance Checking: New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities PRONUNCIATION Distinguish the sounds - T models the three consonant clusters / sp /, / st /, / sk / for Ss several times - T plays the tape once for Ss to listen to the words containing these sounds first, and then plays again and asks Ss to repeat after the tape - T gets Ss to read the words in three columns aloud in chorus several - See T’s model - Listen to the words containing the sounds and then repeat after the tape - Practice reading the words in chorus several times Lop11.com (15) times Practice sentences containing the target sounds - T plays the tape of the dialogue for Ss to listen Then T asks Ss to practice reading the dialogue an pairs - T calls on some pairs to read the dialogue in front of the class - T listens and then correct pronunciation mistakes - Listen to the dialogue containing the target language and then practice reading it in pairs - Practice the dialogue in front of the class - Listen to T’s correction GRAMMAR EXERCISE - T introduces the requirement of the exercise to Ss: Explain the given words using the phrases from the box - T gets Ss to read the example and analyze the form of the relative clause occurring in it - T gets Ss to work out the meaning, the use and the form of defining relative clause - Study Exercise 1: Explain the given words using the phrases from the box - Read the example and then analyse it - Work out the meaning, the use and the form of defining relative clause + Meaning and use: Defining relative clauses are used in order to - T listens to Ss’ answers and correct give important information about a person or an object This information or add more information if helps to distinguish him/her/it from necessary others + Form: There is no comma between main clause and the relative clause The relative clause can start with any pronouns like Who, Whom, Whose, Which, Where, What, That - T gets Ss to complete the exercise - Study new words and then Exercise in the same way as the example T + burglar (n): tªn trém explains the new words before + shoplifter (n): người ăn trộm đồ getting Ss to the exercise cña cöa hµng Lop11.com (16) + tenant (n): người thuê + coward (n): kÎ hÌn nh¸t - T calls on some Ss to go to the board to write the answers down - T checks the answers with the whole class - Go to the board and write the answers down - See T’s checking Answers: A burglar is someone who breaks into a house to steal things A customer is someone who buys something from a shop A shoplifter is someone who steals from a shop A coward is someone who is not brave A tenant is someone who pays rent to live in a house or flat EXERCISE - T gets Ss to review the use of Who, - Review the use of Who, Whom and Whom and Whose Whose + Who is used to modify noun subject It refers to people + Whom is used to modify noun object It refers to people + Whose is used to express possessive - T asks Ss to give some examples to - Give examples check that Ss all understand the rules - T gets Ss to the exercise - Do the exercise individually and individually and then compare the then compare the answers with a answers with a partner partner - T calls on some Ss to read out the - Read out the answers in front of the answers in front of the class class - T checks the answers with the - See T’s checking whole class and gives corrective Answers: feedback if necessary who whose whom Lop11.com (17) whose whom EXERCISE - T gets Ss to distinguish the difference between “ that” and “ Which” - T gets Ss to Exercise and then compare then compare the answers with a partner - T gets the answers from Ss EXERCISE - T gets Ss to read the example and analyze the form of the relative clause occurring in it - T asks Ss to work out the meaning, the use and the form of non-defining relative clause based on the example - T gets Ss to exercise individually and then compare the answers with a partner, - T gets the answers from Ss - T checks Ss’ answers and gives corrective feedback - Distinguish “ that” and “ which” + Which is used for objects + That is used for both objects and people - Do the exercise and then compare the answers with a partner - Read the answers out Answers: The man who answered the phone told me you were away The girl who served us was very impolite and impatient The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt The people who were arrested have now been released The bus which goes to the airport runs every half an hour - Read the example and then analyze it - Work out the meaning, the use and the form of defining relative clause + Meaning and use: Non-defining relative clauses are used to give additional information about a person or an object, not to distinguish him/her/it + Form: There is comma between clause It can be start with Who, Whom, Which, etc, but not with That - Do the exercise and then compare with a partner - Give out the answers - See T’ checking Lop11.com (18) Answers: Peter, who is studying French and German, has never been abroad You are all met Michael Wood, who is visiting us for a couple of days You are moving to Manchester, which is in the North-west I’ll be staying with Adrian, whose brother is one of my closest friends John Bridge, who is one of my oldest friends, has just gone to live in Canada Consolidation: Summarise the main points of the lesson Homework: - Ask Ss to exercises in workbook - Prepare for the Test yourself C Lop11.com (19)