______The volunteer students taught illiterate people to read and write during their summer vacations.. ACTIVITY 2: Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxB[r]
(1)UNIT 5 ILLITERACY
Period: 26 A READING
I. WARM-UP: Match these phrases with suitable pictures 1 a literacy class before 1975 in Vietnam
2 a literacy class for ethnic minority people
3 a literacy class in remote areas
A B
C II. BEFORE YOU READ
A Look at the picture(textbook/page 56), read the following questions and choose the best answer
1. Where you think the class is? a In mountainous areas.
b In the towns c In the big cities
2. What you think of the people in the class? a They are at the same age.
b They are old
3 What are they doing? a They are playing
b They are learning to read and write
(2)c They are of different ages.
B Useful language
1 illiterate (n)(a) : unable to read or write:
ex: He once was illiterate but later he learned to read. illiteracy (n) :
2. universalisation (n):
3. eradicate (v) :destroy completely:
We should try to eradicate illiteracy in our country eradication (n) :
4 campaign (n) : chiến dịch 5 ethnic minority : dân tộc thiểu số
6 northern highlands : cao nguyên Bắc Bộ 7 fight against (n) : struggle against:
8 relevant (a) : useful, suitable: 9 expand (v) : become larger: 10 gradually (adv) : dần dần
11 decrease (v) : grow smaller in number: The population decreased gradually last year. 12 rate(n): (20% of…):
III WHILE YOU READ: TASK 1:
1 in the line(s) _: 2 in the line(s) _: 3 in the line(s) _: 4 in the line(s) _: 5 in the line(s) _: TASK2: TASK3: 1 ……… 2 ……… 3 ……… 4 ……… 5 ……… IV.AFTER YOU READ
ACTIVITY 1: Decide the statements are true or false.(T/F)
1 By 2000, over 94% of the population was literate.
2 A campaign for illiteracy eradication was conducted by The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion
3 800 students took part in the campaign in 2001.
4 The volunteer students taught illiterate people to read and write during their summer vacations.
ACTIVITY 2: Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
ethnic minority literacy campaign 1 You all know General Võ Nguyên Giáp?
He was the leader of Điện Biên Phủ……….
(3)3 Volunteer students conducted ……… classes for adults. V HOMEWORK: summarize the passage and prepare for SPEAKING
UNIT 5: ILLITERACY
Period: 27 B SPEAKING
I WARM UP: Match the photos with the problems they describe
List of the problems:
1 There are too many students in a class
2 Some children live far from school, and have to go to school on foot 3 There are not enough schools for ethnic minority students
4 Some children from low-income families drop out of school to earn their living.
A B
C D
II USEFUL LANGUAGE cheat (v) : gian lận
(4)3 have difficulty: gặp khó khăn
Ex: She had difficulty in understanding the directions.
4 enforce (v) : thi hành
Ex: The police enforce the law by arresting the lawbreakers.
5 strict (a) : nghiêm kh cắ
6 regulation (n) : rule: nội qui low-income(a): thu nhập thấp
8 offer special tutoring lessons: d y kèm đ c bi t.ạ ặ ệ provide (v): cung cấp
(5)III TASK1: TASK2:
TASK 3:
IV.CONSOLIDATION: Decide whether the phrases are solutions( S ) or problems( P) P have difficulty in learning English
2 _S _ build more class rooms
1 _ not enough schools for ethnic minority students _cheat in exams
3 _set up English speaking clubs _provide transportation to schools _enforce strict school regulations _cold and dark in winter
7 _fix the broken windows and install more lights _make more desks
9 _too many students in a class 10 _provide free textbooks 11 _build new schools
12 _live far from school, and have to go to school on foot
VI HOMEWORK: Write a short paragraph ( 50 – 80 words ) about the problems & solutions discussed and prepare for LISTENING
(6)UNIT 4: ILLITERACY
Period 29: WRITING
I WARM-UP: Match the tables with their descriptions
A.
1998 2002 2004
40% 30% 20%
B
1998 2002 2004
41% 47% 50%
C
1998 2002 2004
50% 25% 7%
1 The literacy rates in Tân Đức dropped from 1998 – 2004 The literacy rates in Tân Phúc decreased from 1998 – 2004 The literacy rates in Tân Minh increased from 1998 – 2004 II USEFUL LANGAUGE
A Activity 1:
Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs
rise increase decrease drop fall
rise (tăng) - rose increase (tăng) decrease (giảm) drop (giảm maïnh) fall (giảm maïnh) - fell
slight steady sharp gradual dramatic
slightly (nhẹ) steadily (đều đặn) sharply (nhanh, mạnh) gradually (dần dần)
dramatically (mạnh, đột ngột) Ex: The population of this country will be on a steady increase
Ex: A gradual increase in prices has slowed inflation. go up : taêng
2 decline (v) : move downward : giaûm
Ex: prices have declined to record lows.
3 vary (v): thay đ ổi
4 considerably (adv) : đáng kể
5 In contrast: ngược lại
6 trend (n) : xu hướng region (n) : vùng, miền data (n) : số liệu, liệu researcher (n): nhà nghiên cứu 10 Highlands(n): cao nguyên 11 Midlands(n): vùng trung du 12 Lowlands(n): vùng đất thấp
B. Activity 2:
(7)III.
TASK 1:
Activity 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph Activity 2: Read the paragraph(textbook/page 61& 62) and find out
- the topic sentence:
- the supporting sentences:
- the concluding sentence:
- the tense of the topic sentence and other sentences: - the tense of supporting sentences:
TASK 2:
Activity 1: Look at the table and find out:
- The topic of the table:……… - The region had the highest rate of literacy in 1998:………
2002:……… 2004:……… 2008:……… - The region had the lowest rate of literacy in 1998:………
2002:……… 2004:……… 2008:………
- The rate of literacy in the Lowlands……… between 2004 and 2007.
- The literacy rate in the Midlands……….
- The literacy rate in the ……… decreased gradually.
Activity 2: Write a paragraph of about 100 words
IV CONSOLIDATION:
V HOMEWORK: Write a paragraph describing information from a table
Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
1. _
_
3. _
_
* Notes:
The tense of the topic sentence: _ When the table shows the present situation, use
the _tense
When the table shows the past situation, use the _tense
(8)Food
Grain 49% 47% 46.5% 45% 45%
Milk 10% 11% 11% 12% 13%
Meat 17% 20% 22.5% 23% 21%
Fruit and vegetables 24% 22% 20% 20% 21%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
III
TASK 1:
Activity 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph Activity 2: Read the paragraph(textbook/page 61& 62) and find out
- the topic sentence:
- the supporting sentences:
- the concluding sentence:
- the tense of the topic sentence and other sentences: - the tense of supporting sentences:
TASK 2:
Activity 1: Look at the table and answer the following questions: 1. What does the table describe?
……… 2 Does it describe the past, the present or the future?
……… 3 Which region had the lowest rate in each year?
……… 4 Did the literacy rate in the Lowlands increase or decrease from 1998 to 2007?
……… 5 What about the literacy rates in the Midlands and the Highlands ?
……… Activity 2: Write a paragraph of about 100 words
IV.CONSOLIDATION:
V.HOMEWORK: Write a paragraph describing information from a table * Notes:
The tense of the topic sentence: _ When the table shows the present situation, use
the _tense
When the table shows the past situation, use the _tense
(9)Year
Food 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Grain 49% 47% 46.5% 45% 45%
Milk 10% 11% 11% 12% 13%
Meat 17% 20% 22.5% 23% 21%
Fruit and vegetables 24% 22% 20% 20% 21%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Task 2: write a paragraph of about 100 words
1 What does the table describe?
2. Does it describe the past, the present or the future?
3. Which region had the lowest rate in each year?
4. Did the literacy rate in the Lowlands increase or decrease from 1998 to 2007?
5. What about the literacy rates in the Midlands and the Highlands?
-useful language:
-The table shows/describes…
-as can be seen from the data in the table… -nouns-verbs+adj-adverb
What is the topic of the table ? Does it describe the past, the present, or the future ? Which region had the highest rate of literacy in 1998 ? 2000 ? 2004 ? 2007 ? Which region had the lowest rate in each year ?