There are differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American cultures .In America , two generations ( parents and children) live in a home. In Vietnam, two , three or even[r]
(1)UNIT CULTURAL DIVERSITY B SPEAKING
Planning date; August 12 st 2009
CLASS TEACHING DATE ABSENT STUDENTS NOTES
12A1 12A2
I Objectives
1 Aim s : By the end off the lesson , students will be able
to talk about differences among cultures
2 Lexical item s : I think / feel / believe
In my opinion For me
I don’t agree It’s not true That’s wrong
3 Skills.
II Teaching aids : English textbook, handout………. III Procedure.
Time The teacher’s act The students’ act 3’
5’
Warm up
Asks students some YES- NO QUESTIONS
- Do you think Vietnamese cultures is very
interesting?
- Is Tet ( Lunar New Year) is the most important in Vietnam?
- Do the children often live with the parents?
- Do three or four
generations live under one roof?
- Do a man and a woman kiss each other in public? - Is it impolite to ask
questions about age, marriage, home… In Vietnam?
- Are there any differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American cultures?
TASK 1
Asks students to read the model
Warm up
Listen and answer the teacher’s questions
(2)15’
sentences
Gives the sentence that is used to express the ideas and the sentence that is used to express the
agreements or disagreements
Asks students to work in pairs to express their point off view on the ideas in the task
Calls on some pairs to talk
TASK 2
Explains the aims off the task and guides students to in pairs Give the meaning off the new words
Asks students to discuss to find
S1 I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof They can help each other a lot
S2.That’s not true In some countries many old- aged parents like to live in a nursing home They want to lead independent lives
- I think / feel/ believe - In my opinion
- For me
- I don’t agree - It’s not true - That’s wrong
A I think a happy marriage should be based on love
B I don’t agree with you Beside love we need to have money , the wife or the husband’s job , health, big house, …
C In my opinion love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it D That ‘s not true In some countries a
boy and a girl are attracted to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other When one couple have love before marriage , it means they had a happy life
E For me a man and a woman may hold hands and kiss each other in public That shows a romantic love, they love each other so much
F That ‘s wrong In some countries it is impolite for a man and a woman to hold hands and kiss each other in public It is said that they not respect other.( in Vietnam for example)
TASK 2
Nursing home (n) nhà dưỡng lão Polite (a) lịch sự, lịch thiệp Impolite (a) bất lịch
(3)20’
out the corresponding ( tương ứng) features of Vietnamese culture
In America
- two generations( parents and children) live in a home
- Old- aged parents live in nursing homes
- It is not polite to ask questions about age, marriage and income - American can greed
anyone in the family first - Groceries are bought once
a week
- Christmas and new year holidays are the most important
- Children sleep in their own bedroom
Guides students to read aloud all the sentences TASK 3
Asks students to talk about the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and
American cultures, to use features discussed in Task to work in group
Calls on some students to report
In Vietnam
-Three or sometimes four generations live under one roof
-Elders live with the children and are taken care off by their son
-Asking about age, marriage Income is acceptable
-A Vietnamese greets the head off the family or an older person first, then the younger ones
- Groceries are bought every day - Tet ( Lunar New year ) is the most important
- Children often sleep with their parents
TASK 3
There are differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American cultures In America , two generations ( parents and children) live in a home In Vietnam, two , three or even four generations live under one roof and Tet is the most important in Vietnam but in America Christmas and New Year holiday are the most important Vietnamese children often sleep with their parents, American children not They live in their own bedroom Comments Students understand the lesson but they are lazy to talk They can’t talk without their books The teacher try to encourage students to talk by any ways
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