LESSON PLAN Supervisor’s full name: Mai Quyết Thắng Teacher student’s full name: Nguyễn Ngọc Mỹ Yến School: Dong Da junior school Class: 8A1 Duration: 1 period Date of teaching: Tuesday, March 2 nd , 2011 UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD LESSON: READ I. Aim: Reading for information about the place of interest in the world II. Objective: By the end of the lesson, Ss can obtain some knowledge about some scene sports in the USA III. Skills: Reading, writing, listening, speaking IV. Approach: GTM, CLT V. Teaching aid: textbook, cassette tape, blackboard, chalk, laptop, picture, projector VI. Procedures: Time Teacher’s activities Content Student’s activities Warm up (5’) Pre reading (10’) While reading (12’) -Give pictures about the places of interest in the world and ask some questions -T talks about Mrs. Quyen’s vacation to USA and ask questions -Introduce the topic of the passage reading - Play cassette player -T gives some new words -T speaks aloud words & let students repeat chorally, individually. -T writes the form, pronunciation of words on the blackboard. -T shows pictures and asks Ss guess meaning of words -Give Ss some pre- questions -Ask Ss to read the text more carefully and fill in the gaps with the information taken from them -Let ss work in pairs - Walk and help - Let Ss write their 1) Do you receive a postcard from your friends or relative? 2) If you have a trip. Where do you go? 3) Tell me States in the USA you know? • Where did Mrs Quyen and her husband spend their holiday ? ( In the USA ) • Who did they visit when they were in the USA ? ( The Smiths ) Set the scene: Today, we are going to read the text to know more about the places of interest in the USA -Can you guess the places which Mrs Quyen went to and what she saw or -Watch pictures and answer the questions -Ss answer -Ss listen -Ss answer -Ss. listen to the tape (one) -Ss repeat as requested -Ss guess meaning -Ss read these postcards in silently -Ss find out information to complete the table. -Work in pairs Post reading (16’) answers on the board -Give feedback and correct . -T asks Ss to look at the questions on P.118 & answer the questions -Let Ss answer the questions by playing a game -Gives instructions for game - Let Ss work in pair and answer questions -Call Ss answer - Give feedback and correct - Clarify the new point of grammar: The Past Progressive Tense. - Clarify the new point of grammar: Sequence of tenses bought? Vocabulary: -lava /'lɑ:və/ (n): dung nham, nham thạch -pour out (v): đổ ra, tuôn trào -overhead /'ouvəhed/ (adv): phía trên đầu -carve / kɑ:v/ (v) : chạm, khắc carver /kɑ:və/ (n) : người chạm khắc -wharf /w ɔ:f/(n): bến tàu, cầu tàu -valley /'væli/(n): thung lũng -prison /'prizn/(n): nhà tù, nhà lao prisoner /'priznə/(n): tù nhân -volcano /vɔl'keinou/(n): núi lửa -famous /'feiməs/(a): nổi tiếng, nổi danh fame /feim/(n): sự nổi tiếng, sự nổi danh 1) What places did Mrs. Quyen visit in the USA? 2) What did she see? -Task 1 page 117/ Ss book Place What she did and a. Hawaii Went swimming ,visited Kilauea Volcano b. New York Went shopping , bought lots - Ss write answers on the board - Correct - Write the answer in their notebook -Play a game and answer the questions -work in pair -Ss answer -Correct and copy the answers down their notebook -Listen to teacher and write them in notebook (2’) -T asks Ss to give a summary - Gives homework and asks Ss to practice of souvenirs c. Chicago Saw lake Michigan d. Mount Rushmore Saw the heads of four American Presidents e. San Francisco Visited Fisherman the NaPa Valley wine – growing area and the Alcatraz Prison Comprehension questions : -Task 2 page 118/Ss book Game: LUCKY NUMBERS Answer Key: a) She went there by plane b) She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz. c) People can see Mount Rushmore from more than 11 kilometres away d) It is also called “ The Windy City “ e) She went shopping -Ss answer -Learn and prepare new lesson Form: S + was/ were + V-ing Use: to indicate an action that was in progress at a point of time in the past Eg: Ba was taking a shower at 8 o , clock last night . Model Sentences : The Le family was sleeping when her friendx came Past Continuous Past simple The phone rang while Nga was eating Past simple Past continuous Form : Main clause Conjunction Adv clause Past continuous When Past simple Past simple While Past continuous Use: An action was taking place in the past when another action took place . Guiding questions: 1) Where did Mrs Quyen and her husband spend their holiday ? 2) What places did Mrs. Quyen visit in the USA? 3) What did she do and see? Homework -Ss learn the lesson by heart. -Ss prepare part “Write” on page 118 . school Class: 8A1 Duration: 1 period Date of teaching: Tuesday, March 2 nd , 2011 UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD LESSON: READ I. Aim: Reading for information about the place of interest in the world II.