- T asks Ss to read the text again to locate the new words given and know their meanings in context, and then fill them in the blanks?. - T lets some Ss give their answers together[r]
(1)Period:
Lesson 1: Reading
I.OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
read and comprehend about the wonders of the world such as The Great Pyramid of Giza
II PREPARATION: Pictures, poster, handout, books… III.PROCEDUCE:
Time Contents T’s & Ss’ activities
5’
15’
I Warm-up Guess the picture
What are they?
1 the Pyramid in Egypt Taj Mahal in India
3 the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey tower of Pisa in Italy
5 The Hanging Garden of Babylon in Irag Introduce the lesson:
Now, today you are going to read about one of the wonders in the world First, let’s get to know some new words
II Pre- reading Vocabulary:
- Tomb (v) (definition)
What you call a place where the dead rest? - pyramid (n) (picture)
T shows the picture of the Pyramid and asks Ss what it is
- T asks Ss to guess the pictures
- Ss answer
- T corrects with the whole class
- T lead in the lesson
- T pre-teaches some new words
- T models and asks Ss to repeat
UNIT 16
(2)10’
- construction (gap- fill)
He builds houses and bridges He works for a fmous……… company
- treasure (n) (translation) Checking
T asks Ss to complete the sentences with the words they have just learnt
a The Great……….is one of the wonders in the world b The……….of this building took them three months c They found a……….in an isolated island
d Excuse me, can you tell me where King Tu Duc……….is? Suggested answers:
a pyramid b construction c treasure d tomb T says: Now let’s get back to the wonders of the world, the Great Pyramid Open your books to page 179 and read the reading test about it, then task on page 180
Task1: The words in the box all appear in the passage Fill each blank with a suitable word
Mysterious ramp tomp chamber spiral wonder Last week we paid a visit to the of an unknown
mandarin
2 The movie was about a of the world A is needed at the exit and the entrance for
wheelchairs users
4 The queen’s private _ is not opened to public It’s not known why Beson disappeared in
circumstance
6 A snail’s shell is _ in form
Keys: tomb wondwer ramp chamber mysterious spiral II While-reading
Task 2: Answer the following questions
1 Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza situated and when was it built?
2 How high and large was the great Pyramid of Giza? What was the purpose of this huge stone pyramid? How did the people of ancient Egypt build The Great Pyramid?
5 According to the passage, what is the boat believed to have been used for?
Keys:
1 It is situated on the west bank of the river Nile (l2,3/p4)and was built around the year 2560 B.C (l2/p1)
- T asks Ss to fill in the gaps to check
- Ss work alone - T corrects
- T explains the way to task
- T asks Ss to read the text again to locate the new words given and know their meanings in context, and then fill them in the blanks - T lets some Ss give their answers together with reasons and correct them
- T requires Ss to read through the questions in the book to understand them
- T makes Ss silently read the text again to answer the questions
(3)2 It was about 147 meters high on a base of 130 meters square (l1,2/p2)
3 The purpose of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb when the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu died and to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from the thieves who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there
4 It is thought that ancient Egyptians used a straight or spiral ramp or huge weight arms to lift and place the blocks of stone The boat is believed to have been used to carry the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before being buried inside the Pyramid
Task 3: Scanning for information
Scan the text and say what the following words refer to 1.who (line 4) 2.it (line 8) 3.it (line 9) 4.each (line 12) Keys:
1 who (line 4) (the thieves)
2 it (line 8) (the Great Pyramid) it (line 9) (the Great Pyramid) each (line 12) (a block of store)
IV Post-reading
Retell about the passage and talk about other in your country use the question
Which of the wonders of the world you prefer and why?
V Home work
- Read the text again and translate them in to Vietnamese and copy the task in the notebook
P- repare the speaking at home
and answering the questions orally
-T asks some Ss to give their answers and other Ss to remark these answers
- T corrects them with the class
- T asks Ss to task - T asks Ss to look at the examples and explain them
- T gets Ss to work in groups to find the
sentences that show facts and the ones that describe opinions
- Ss scan the text and say what the words given in the book refer to
- T correct the answers
- T goes round to help and give some
information
- T calls on the groups to tell and explain their choice