Unit 12: THE ASIAN GAMES Section: Reading Wednesday, Feb 3 rd , 2010 1. Class description: 11D3:…. students. Pre-intermediate level. 2. Time: 45m 3. Aims : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the passage. - scan for specific information - guess the meaning in context - remember some events about Asian games 4. Assumed knowledge: the topic is popular to the students. 5. Anticipated problems: there are some games so it may be quite hard to control the class. 6. Teaching aids: pictures, handouts 7. Procedure: T Stages & Content T’s activities Ss’ activities 5 I. WARM-UP: Game: Chatting - Who are they? What do they do? - What do they have in common? Expected Answers: - Show some pictures of Ly Duc and Van Mach then ask some questions about them. - Answer 1 5 - They are Ly Duc and Van Mach. - They are athletes. - They have won gold and silver medals in bodybuilding in the Asian Games. - Who else has won gold medals in Asian Games? - Which sports do you think are the strongest of Vietnam? II. PRE-READING: Deal with 3 questions in the textbook. Pre-Teaching Vocabulary - effort (n) /’ef∂t/ = attempt = struggle. - aquatic (adj) /’ ∂kwætik/ E.g: aquatic sport (sport connected with water) - appreciate (v)to understand the value of st/sb: đánh gía cao - Ask Ss to work in groups to discuss the questions in the textbook. - work in groups to discuss the questions 2 - advance(v): to make progress - facility (n): equipment that is provided for a particular purpose: trang thiết bị - enthusiasm (n) /in’Φjuziæzm/ nhiệt tình She is interested in teaching. She never lost ……. for teaching. Checking Vocabulary: Gap fill (books open) Key: 1. facility 3. aquatic 4. enthusiasm 5. effort 6. advancing 8. appreciate - Use the gap fill in task 1 (page 138) to check vocabulary. - Ask Ss to call out their answers. - Answer 2 III. WHILE-READING: Grid / Table completion Key: Year Events (1) 1951 (2) The 2 nd Asian Games in Manila (3) 1958 - Let Ss read the passage and complete the table in task 2 (p 138). - In pairs, have Ss fill in the table with the year and the events. Compare the answer with other pairs. - -Read the text silently and complete the table in task 2 (p 138 3 (4) Squash, rugby, fencing, and mountain biking (5) 2002 1 IV. POST-READING: - Ask Ss to close their books. - Divide the class into two groups. - Draw a table with 12 numbers on the board (see Appendix) - Tell Ss some of them are lucky numbers. If Ss call out one of them, they will get 2 marks and they have the right to choose another number. One mark will be for each question. The group that can score more points will win the game. Work in groups and answer V. HOMEWORK: Prepare the next part. Search the internet to find some more information about the Asian Games. APPENDIX: Lucky number 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Questions: 1. How often are the Asian Games held? 2. When was the first Asian Games? 3. LN 4. How many athletes took part in the first Asian Games? 5. Where was the second Asian Games held? 6. What sports were added at the 3 rd Asian Games? 7. Who in Vietnam won the first golden medal in karate in the Asian Games? 8. Where was the Asian Games held in the year 2002? 9. LN 10.The 13 th Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India. Right or Wrong? 11.How many countries participated in the 14 th Asian Games? 12. LN Key 1. Every 4 years 2. In 1951 3. LN 4. 489 athletes from 11 nations 5. In Manila, the Philippines. 6. Tennis, volley ball, table tennis and hockey. 7. Thuy Hien 8. In Korea 9. LN 10. Wrong 11. 42 12. LN 5 . Unit 12: THE ASIAN GAMES Section: Reading Wednesday, Feb 3 rd , 2010 1. Class description: 11D3:…. students. Pre-intermediate level. 2. Time:. New Delhi, India. Right or Wrong? 11. How many countries participated in the 14 th Asian Games? 12. LN Key 1. Every 4 years 2. In 1951 3. LN 4. 489 athletes from 11 nations 5. In Manila, the Philippines find some more information about the Asian Games. APPENDIX: Lucky number 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Questions: 1. How often are the Asian Games held? 2. When was the first Asian Games? 3. LN