AFTER YOU READ: Summary completion Feedback and give correct answers: Lan's class is 1 going to make a two-day excurSIOn to visit 2 some caves near Huang Pagoda.. They 3 want to see with[r]
(1)Pre : 01.11.2012 Tea: 07.11.2012 AN EXCURSION Unit : Lesson 1: A READING Week: 12 Syllable Period: 33 I OBJECTIVES: Education aim: Understand the letter about the beauty spots in Vietnam such as: Thay pagoda, Huong pagoda in the North of Vietnam Knowledge: - General knowledge: Guessing meaning in the context, passage comprehension - Language: Vocabulary comprehension: matching Skills: Scanning for specific information Use the new words which relate to the topic in speaking, asking and answering activities II METHOD: Mainly communicative III TEACHING AIDS: Pictures showing parts of the equipment of computers Extra board IV PROCEDURE: / Class organization: Attendance: 10: / Oral test: - Let students go to the board and answer the questions - Correct their mistakes / New lesson: Contents Teacher/s activities & students/ activities Networks - Ask Ss to work in groups in three to four and make a list of famous places in Vietnam - The group with the longest list will be the winner - Gather in ideas and ask Ss to work in pairs: Match the photos with the information in the book, then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give reasons Note: T hangs large pictures on the board so that T can help you Ss to follow easily and keep them interested - Call on some Ss to tell their answers in front of the class - Ask Ss to share their background information about these places - Feedback and give correct answers: - Ts are advised to give further information regarding these places I WARM UP: - Number is Thien Mu Pagoda It's the left bank of the Huong River, kilometres from Hue city - Number is Ha Long Bay It's a picturesque site, a wonder of the world, 165 kilometres from Hanoi - Number is One-Pillar pagoda It was built in 1049, in shape of a lotus - Number is Da Lat City It a mountain resort with various ideal excursion places: Xuan Huong lake, pine forests, waterfalls… II BEFORE YOU READ: - Do you usually have an excursion? - Have Ss work in pair: Ask and answer the following questions - When did you last have it? Where to? - What impressed you most? - What was the most interesting thing that you did on the excursion? … You are going to read a letter from Lan her friend, Minh - Set the scene about his recent fantastic excursion to a cave near Hanoi You read the letter and the tasks followed Lop10.com (2) III WHILE YOU READ: Task 1- Multiple choice * Answering: C D A - Ask Ss to read the letter individually and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences - Tell Ss to compare their answers with a friend - Call on Ss to read and explain their answers in front of the class - Feedback and give correct answers: Task 2- Answering questions They are going on a trip when they have some day-off after the 1st term They are visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave It's only over 20 km They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap Lan is anxious about her parents' permission They may not want to let her stay the night away from home - Ask Ss to work in pair and answer the questions - Call on some pairs to act out the activity in front of the class - Check the answers in front of the class as a whole - Calls on some Ss to read the letter aloud in front of class - Makes necessary corrections regarding Ss' pronunciation - Give suggested answers: IV AFTER YOU READ: Summary completion Feedback and give correct answers: Lan's class is (1) going to make a two-day excurSIOn to visit (2) some caves near Huang Pagoda They (3) want to see with their own eyes what they (4) have learnt in their geographical lessons recently and relax after their hard work as well They have planned (5) their trip carefully For Lan, the (6) only problem is getting her parents' permission She will try (7) to persuade them so that she will be able to join (8) her classmates for the excursion Consolidation: Homework: - Have Ss work independently and fill in each blank with a suitable group of words from the text - Ask Ss to read the summary carefully before doing the task - Have them compare the answer with a friend - Call on some Ss to read the completed summary - Feedback and give correct answers: Summaries the main points Assign homework * SUPPLEMENTS Further reading on famous places PERFUME PAGODA Chua Huong (Perfume pagoda) is located in Huong Son (Perfume mountain) 70 km southwest of Hanoi Chua Huong is not one temple but a group of temples and shrines in the general vicinity of Huong Son The pagoda(s) are located in My Due hamlet in the province of Ha Tay Perfume pagoda has a long history in Vietnamese literature This temple, its Name, has been a theme of many songs, topic of poetry, used in literary works as well as backdrops for paintings The uniqueness of Huong Son is that the-mountains, river and forest appear like an oasis for Buddhists in the middle of the great plains of northern Vietnam This location tru (v incorporates all the elements of beauty that is often used in Eastern philosophy and arts Every year, between February and March, Hoi Chua Huong or Chua Huong festival attracts hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country The festival is also a very popular place for young couples to meet and it is also a place where many budding romances are formed During this time of the year, Ben Duc is packed with thousands of row boats used for shuttling visitors Lop10.com (3)