Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 5 Preparation date : 10/9/2007 Unit : 1 Lesson : writing I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to describe a friend. - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a narrative. II. Lexical items : - vicious - imbecile - confess - smart - criticize - giggle III. Structures : - He had a way of criticizing you that made people laugh at you. - He was the same age with us but very tall with black hair cut very short. IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - writing-based ( communicative approach.) VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. warm- up (7’) Games: memory check - Hang a poster with descriptive adjectives on the board - Tell Sts to look at the words for a few seconds, and try to remember them. - Put the poster away and ask Sts to write down as many words they can remember as possible. The St with the most words listed wins the game. - Ask the Sts how she/he can remember so many words. - Tell Sts if they put things under some classifications, it’s easier to remember them Transition: we use these kinds of adjective to describe people. You will need to use them in writing a narrative about a friend of yours, which is the focus of today’s lesson. - write down on the board : These are adjectives : Tall beautiful kind smart timid handsome Short pretty thin Black curly long Shy straight slim Unit 1 : Friendship-writing - s 2. Pre- writing (10’) Teaching new words: - use pictures and explanations to present some new words - Read the words one by one and ask Sts to repeat. Checking Vocabulary - Rub out one or some the words and ask Sts to read them all again. - Continue until no word is left on the board Activity 1: Gap-filling (Task a, p20) - Ask Sts to read the passage and fill in each gap with suitable word from the box. - When they have finished, tell Sts to word with a partner and compare answers. - Call on some Sts to read their completed sentences and check with the class. Activity 2: Re-ordering (Task b, p 20- 21) - Ask Sts to work in pair, reading the sentences and putting them in the logical - vicious (a) xau xa - imbecile ( n) : fool - smart (a) : clever, intelligent - criticize (v) ; chi trich, phe binh - confess (n) : admit - giggle (n) : cuoi ruc rich . Expected answers: 1. Tall 2. slim 3. short 4. appearance 5. controlled 6. smart 7. vicious 8.shy 9. timid 10. imbecile 11. imbecile 12. imbecile 13. terrified. Expected answers: Chalk and board textbook order of a narrative. - Call on Sts to read the sentences in the order they arrange and check with the class. 4 – 10 – 8 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 9 – 5. 3. while- writing (20’) Writing a narrative ( Task c , p21) - Ask Sts to write a short narrative about a friend of theirs based on the ideas suggested and the samples in Task a and b. - Go around to control and give help if necessary - When they have finish, collect Sts’ writings. Textbook 4. Post- writing (10’) Peer correction - Ask Sts to work in group of 5, deliver each group 5 pieces of writings and tell them to read and correct their friends’ narratives. - Tell each group to choose the best piece of writing, and the most special story. - Go around to control and give help if Card 1- Jack and card 2 – Sinh are delivered out Sts. Handouts + sheets of paper necessary. - Call a St. from each group to read their group’s best writing, and ask Sts to give comments. - If time allows, ask the groups to talk about their special story. - Give feedback and comments 5. Homework (1’) Recognizing Ask Sts to underline all the adjectives used to describe Trang in Task b. . textbook . II. Lexical items : - vicious - imbecile - confess - smart - criticize - giggle III. Structures : - He had a way of criticizing you that made people laugh at you. - He was the same age. Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 5 Preparation date : 10/9/2007 Unit : 1 Lesson : writing I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to describe a friend. - By the end. with black hair cut very short. IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper - chalk and board V. Techniques : - writing-based ( communicative approach.) VI. Procedures : State/time