Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue April 25 th 2009 Period: 43 UNIT 16 : THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD A. Period 1 : READING I. Objectives : - Students can comprehend the reading passage and do some comprehension tasks - Students are likely to base on the newwords given in the passage and the contexts of the sentences and then fill in the words with the suitable meaning and form - Students are required to read, find out the information to answer the questions about the specific content - Students are also able to guess the meanings of the words based on the reading context. II. Skills : Reading for gist and for specific information III. Method : Integrated , mainly communicative IV. Lexical Items : - pyramid to rank consist of theories - construction weight arms bury V.Time required : 45 minutes VI. Teaching Aids : - English textbook 11 - the pictures related to the topic of the reading passage VII. Procedure: Teacher :T Students : Ss Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities 1.Warm-up : (3 minutes ) - asks Ss to close their books - hangs the pictures required in the reading passage , then asks Ss to guess where it is in the pictures - gets some Ss to give the answer and confirm - leads in the topic of the lesson : - Close the books - Work in pairs and find out the answer - Expected answers : the Great Pyramids in Egypt and Taj Mahal in India. - listen carefully 140 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue The tilte of the Unit 16 is ‘The wonders of the world’ and today we are going to read a passage about ‘The Great Pyramid of Giza’. 2. Pre- reading : ( 7 minutes) - tells Ss to look at the pictures again and raises some questions to relate Ss to the content of the reading :  Who built them ?  When were they built ?  Why were they built ?  How were they built ? - asks some to show their ideas and accept all possible answers - provides some key newwords and their explanation to help Ss easier to understand the reading text. 3. While- reading : ( 22 minutes ) - tells Ss to open their books and guide Ss to the tasks to comprehend the content of the passage a. Task 1 : - helps Ss to understand the meanings of the newwords given in the box to prepare for the next comprehension tasks by different techniques. Then asks Ss to find their forms - confirms the answers and quickly asks Ss to read the sentences silently, based on the context and the possible forms of the blank words to fill in the right words - walks around the class and offers help if necessary - asks some to present their answers and explanation of the answers - Work in pairs and exchange the ideas - Some present and others listen - Answer T’s questions - listen and take notes - try to find out the meanings of the words under the T’s explanation and their forms - give the answers - Follow the T’s guidance - Work individually and then exchange the answers in pairs - others listen and correct if necessary - Suggested answers : 141 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue - gives comments on the answers b. Task 2 - instructs Ss to seek the information in the passage for the questions - tells Ss to works in pairs, make questions and answer after finding the right information . - walks around the class and offers suggestions when necessary - gets some pairs to express their ideas and write on the board. - asks others to confirm and show the correct answers c. Task 3 : - gets Ss to scan the text and say what the given words in Task 3 refer to - guides Ss to read the contexts around the words to estimate what they refer to - tells some Ss at random to give the answer as 1.tomb 2.wonder 3. ramp 4.champer 5. mysterious 6. spiral - locate the necessary information - practise in pairs - some present and others listen and correct - correct their own answers - Suggested answers : 1. It is situated on the west bank of the River Nile and was built around the year 2560 B.C 2. It was about 147 metres high on a base of 230 metres square 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 theives who might try to steal the treasures and belongings there. 4. It is thought that ancient Egyptians used straight or spiral ramps or huge weight arms to lift and place the blocks of stone. 5. 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 - look through the reading passage again and find out the answers - Expected answer : Who ( line 4 ) refers to the thieves It ( line 8 ) refers to the Great Pyramid 142 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue well as the explanation of the answer and others give comments 4. Post – reading : ( 10 minutes ) - haves Ss discuss the question ‘Which of the wonders of the world do you prefer and why ?’ in groups - make suggestions if necessary - requires Ss to discuss in groups based on the information given in the reading passage and encourages Ss to find other benefits - gives marks to good presentation 5. Homework : (3 minutes ) - asks Ss to rewrite the ideas of their group give in the post reading in a short paragraph - offers the newwords or suggested information if necessary It ( line 9 ) refers to the Great Pyramid Each ( line 12 ) refers to the block of stone - discuss in groups and have a group leader to take note all the opinions of the group - group leaders take turns making presentation - write down the homework April 26 th 2009 Period :44 B . Period 2 : SPEAKING I. Objectives : - Students are able to practise their skills especially speaking skill. - Students can tell others about some facts and opinions - Students can use words or phrases to give predictive expressions 143 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue II. Skills : Fluency in expressing facts, opinions and prediction III. Method : Integrated , mainly communicative IV. Lexical Items : revision of newwords given in the reading text V. Time required : 45 minutes VI. Teaching Aids : - English textbook 11 - the picture of the Great Pyramid of Giza VII. Procedure: Teacher :T Students : Ss Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities 1. Warm-up :(5 minutes) - shows the picture of the Great Pyramid of Giza and asks Ss to recall the main information about it - asks some to present their ideas - leads in the lesson : Today we are going to practise speaking about the Great Pyramid of Giza you have learned and other wonders of the world II. Pre- speaking (13minutes)  Task 1: - lets Ss to open their textbooks - tells Ss classify the sentences in Task 1 into facts or opinions and then tick in the suitable column - checks Ss’ work  Task 2 : - tells Ss to read aloud the facts and opinions of - look at the picture and try to remember the information about the Great Pyramid of Giza - listen attentively - open the textbook - listen attentively and follow T’s guidance - work individually and then in pairs to exchange the answers - Expected answer : • Facts : 2, 3, 4 • Opinions : 1, 5, 6, 7 144 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue the Great Pyramid given in Task 1 - corrects Ss’ answers with other students III. While – speaking (20 minutes)  Task 3 : - asks Ss to work in groups discussing the following questions :  Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza ?  How long did it take to build it ?  Where did the builders find the stones ?  How did they transport them ?  How could they build the Pyramid so high? - suggests Ss using the useful language given in Task 3 and explains the strucutures - walks around the class and provides help when Ss have difficulty in their expression. - tells some group leaders to make presentation in front of the class - comments and give marks to good presenters IV. Post – speaking :( 5 minutes ) - asks Ss to give short information about other wonders of the world they know - gives marks to good presenters V. Homework : (2 minutes) - tells Ss to write down the information about the wonders of the world they discuss in Post- speaking in short paragraph - correct their own answers - listen to T’s instructions carefully and discuss in groups - group leaders take turns showing their ideas. - discuss in groups - make reports - take note the homework April 28 th 2009 Period :45 145 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue C. Period 3 : LISTENING I. Objectives : - Students are motivated to practise their skills especially listening skill - Students can listen and fill in the missing information - Students are able to take notes the main information and answer the questions II. Skills : Listening for gist and for specific information III. Lexical Items : man-made wonder magnificence and significance world heritage UNESCO Ming Dynasty ancient stone roadway Beijing V.Time required : 45 minutes VI. Teaching aids : - English textbook 11 - a casettee and a tape recorder VII. Procedure: Teacher : T Students : Ss Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities 1. Warm-up : (5 minutes) - asks Ss to close their books - shows the picture of the Great Wall and ask Ss guess where it is in the picture - leads in the lesson : Today we are going to listen to a passage about the Great Wall of China 2. Pre- listening : (7 minutes) - asks Ss to answer some questions to relate them to the topic of the listening passage : • Where is the Great Wall located in China? • When was it built ? • Is it one of the greatest man-made wonders in the world ? -close their books - look at the picture and guess the place in the picture - keep in mind the main topic of the listening text - answer T’s questions - listen to T’s explaination of the newwords 146 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue - provides the key newwords related to the main ideas of the listening and give their meanings as quickly as possible. - tells Ss to read newwords in chorus and individually and memorise them 3. While – listening : (20 minutes) a. Task 1 : - instructs Ss to do Task 1 - asks Ss to read through the table of information - lets Ss listen to the tape the first time - checks whether Ss have the answers or not - gets Ss to take the second listening - haves Ss work individually and then in pairs to exchange the answers - Ss’ answers may vary but T accepts all the possible answers and quickly lets Ss have the third listening to check Ss’ answers and point out the information for the correct answers b. Task 2 : - gives instructions : listen to the tape again, try to take notes the brief information for the questions, then lets them have time to make full answers - plays the tape again from the beginning to the end and asks Ss to locate the information for the answers - read in chorus and individually - read through the blank information - listen and try to find the answers - listen again , check their own answers and exchange the answers with other students - listen the third time and seek the information for the right answers , check with T and correct their own answers - Suggested answers : o Attraction of the wall : 1. the moon 2. 1987 o Construction of the wall : 3. the Ming Dynasty 4. 200 5. 200 B.C o Special features of the wall : 6. 6000 km 7. 11 metres 8. stones - understand the task - listen attentively 147 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue - gets Ss to listen again and sometimes pauses at listening passage that shows the answers - lets them make full answers after taking notes - checks whether Ss have any answers or not - lets Ss exchange the answers in pairs - accepts all the possible answers and tell some to ask and answer and then write the answers on the blackboard - For the third listening, T pauses the tape from time to time while listening in order to help Ss get the correct answers 4. Post – listening : (10 minutes) - asks Ss to work in pairs and tell their partner why the Great Wall is considered one of the greatest wonders in the world and how it was built - walks around the class and provides assitance if necessary. - asks some to present their opinions and gives marks to the good ones. 5. Homework : (3 minutes) - asks Ss to write a paragraph about the Great Wall of China - listen again , try to take notes short words or phrases for the answers - work individually and then in pairs - listen the last time and check the answers with T - Suggested answers : 1. The ancient Chinese started to build the Great Wall in 1368. 2. The wall covers five provinces. 3. Because it can be seen from the moon. 4. The part in the northwest of Beijing is the best choice for visit because it is still in its original state - base on the information given in the above tasks to talk with the partner about the Great Wall. - others listen - write down in their notebooks April 29 th 2009 148 Nguyen Duc Canh high school - teacher: Phi Thi Hue Period :46 D. Period 4 : WRITING I. Objectives : - Students are able to improve their skill especially writing skill - Students can understand and write general information about the wonders in Vietnam - Students are likely to write a short report on the visit to a wonder in Vietnam II. Skills : Writing a report on the visit to a wonder III. Lexical Items : brief tour architecture consist of be located in honour of sandstone statue Buddha’s throne illustrate to last be dedicated to memorable V.Time required : 45 minutes VI. Teaching Aids : - English textbook 11 VII. Procedure: Teacher :T Students : Ss Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities 1. Warm – up : (3 minutes) - tells Ss to close the textbook - shows the photo of the Ponagar Cham Towers in Nha Trang and tells Ss to give their knowlege of the wonder - leads in the topic of the writing : Today we are going to write a report on the visit to Ponagar Cham Tower . 2. Pre – writing : (10 minutes) - provides newwords for the report to make sure that Ss can understand the suggested information carefully. - asks Ss to discuss the information given in the suggestions to make them understand the - close the textbook - look at the photo and give information about the wonder in the photo - listen carefully - take notes the newwords - discuss in pairs 149