UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST The 91st period Date: Grade 11 Theme: SPACE CONQUEST Unit 15 READING Time: 45 minutes I Objectives: Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: - Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas, and identifying and correcting false statements - Use the information they have read to discuss celebrations in their culture Knowledge: - General knowledge: sts can have a general idea of the lesson as well as enrich their knowledge in the field of space and spacecraft; how human conquered the space - New words: words/ phrases related to space and spacecraft Skills: Reading for general or specific information II Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Some photos of celebrations in the world IV Procedures: Teacher’s activities Warmer (Teacher prepares a picture of a plane, a spacecraft and an astronaut) Students’ activities Discuss in pairs and answer the teacher’s questions Suggested answers: Notes → T asks students to look - It’s a plane/ a spacecraft/ at the pictures and answer an astronaut the questions: - A person who flies a plane is called a pilot, and - What can you see in a person who flies a each picture? spacecraft is called an - What you call a person who flies a plane/ astronaut a spaceship? - Which job you prefer, a pilot or an astronaut? Why? (Based on sts’ answer, teacher leads in the new lesson) Pre- Reading Activity 1: - Ask sts to match the names with the pictures in the textbook (page 166) Answer orally (Order of the pictures from left to right: Neil Armstrong, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Pham Tuan) Pham Tuan Neil Armstrong Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin Activity 2: - Have sts work in pairs, answers the questions in the textbook based on the names of people in activity - Check sts’ answer and supply the correct information if necessary Activity 3: Answers to the questions in textbook: Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Pham Tuan - Listen and take notes - Teacher introduces some new words orbit (n) weightlessness (n) enormous (a) uncertainty (n) temperature (n) occur (v) - T has sts practise reading the new words While-Reading Task 1: Sts open books, listen to the text and read in silence - Give instructions for task - Read aloud their answers - Ask sts to read the passage silently to finish task Suggested answers: T plays the cassette - Check orally & correct if necessary Paragraph 1: B the lift off Paragraph 2: D A view on Earth Paragraph 3: E Uncertainties Paragraph 4: C Congratulations Paragraph 5: A The tragic accident Task 2: - Ask sts to read the passage again to answer the question in pairs Read silently and then work in pairs Give answers and take - Teacher walks around to notes give help if necessary Suggested answers: - Check sts’ answers by asking some pairs of sts give the questions and answers He was 27 then He was in space for 108 minutes They were what would happen to a human being in space or how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature or how the mind would deal with the psychological tension It was more than 17 000 miles per hour Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968 After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero In space Work in groups and the task Give answers Suggested answers: cosmonaut lasted Post-Reading success Ask sts to work in groups, complete the summary of gravity the reading passage by putting the words/ phrases in the box into the blanks - Teacher walks around to give help if necessary view impossible named after - Check sts’ answers and give bonus to the winners Learn the new words HOMEWORK: Read the passage again - Learn the new words - Read the passage again - Prepare Part B: Speaking Prepare Part B: Speaking The 92nd Period Date: Grade 11 Theme: SPACE CONQUEST Unit 15 SPEAKING Time: 45 minutes I OBJECTIVES: Educational aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about possible of events - Talk about historical events on the space conquest Knowledge: - General knowledge: Students know how to talk about possible of events talk about historical events on the space conquest - Language: making a conversation of a famous person New words: Words/phrases relate to the process of launching its first manned apace craft into space Skills: Speaking to describe appearances II Method: Integrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Textbook, picture of the parts of the body IV Procedure: Teacher’s activities Warn Up (5’) Students’ activities Listen close the book - Give some picture of famous astronaut - Ask sts some questions and answer Answer Notes Question Who Are They? What Are They? What Are their nationalities? * Ask sts rearrange picture with is name Pict 1: He’s Pham Tuan VietNamese astronaut He’s Yuri Gagarin Russian astronaut Buzz Aldrin American Astronaut Yang Liwei - Chinese Austronaut Pict 1: He’s Pham Tuan VietNamese astronaut He’s Yuri Gagarin Russian astronaut Buzz Aldrin American Astronaut Yang Liwei - Chinese Austronaut John Glenn - An American Astronaut Valentina - Tereshkova John Glenn - An American Astronaut Valentina - Tereshkova Pre Speaking (8’) (task 1) Now we study “Speaking of Space conquest “ Listen and repeat - Has sts work in pair, read the following piece of news, then ask and answer question (task 1) Ex: - Give some new words: manned, spacecraft launch (v) milestone Work in pair S1: When did China laugh first manned spacecraft into space? S2: On October 15/2003 S1: What is the name of china’s first manned spacecraft? - Has sts made questions with when, what, how old, how important, how many S2: It’s SjemZjou S1: What is the name of the astronaut? S2: His name’s Yang Liuri S1: How old was he when he flow into space? S2: 38 years old S1: How important was the successful flight to China S2: Make a milestone in China’s space project While speaking (22’) - Has sts talk about the important events in space exploration - Walks around the class, offer ideas and comments when sts need help - Set model with students Ex: (1) T: when did Russia launching its artificial satellite? 1.S: on October 4,1957 T: What is the name of Russia’s first artificial 2.S: sputnik T How important? Post speaking (8’) 3.S: mask the beginning of space age Has some students come form of the class and talk about the important event in the space conquest individual Homework (2’) Prepare “listening” Prepare “listening” - Rewrite “the important event in the space conquest.” - Rewrite “the important event in the space conquest.” The 93rd period Date: Grade 11 Theme: SPACE CONQUEST Unit 15 LISTENING Time: 45 minutes I Objectives: Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to develop such listening micro- skills as listening for specific information and taking notes while listening Knowledge: - General knowledge: To help Ss practice listening about the 1st human moon landing - To relate the content with real life - Language: Use past simple - New words: Words related to memorable experiences Skills: Listening for specific information and comprehension questions II Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aid: Pictures, chalk, cassette tape IV Procedures: Teacher’s activities * Warm- up: Have students close their books then ask some questions to lead in Name the 1st men to Students’ activities - Close their book - Answer the questions in group Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin Notes land on the moon American His nationality 20 July 1989 When * Before you listen - Work in pairs - Share as - Have students work in pairs to match the picture with the caption - Have students read a loud the words correct 1d – 2a – 3c – 4e – 5b - Practice reading - Take notes - Supply the stress (or pronunciation) and the meaning * While you listen: Task - Explain the situation - Have students read through the statements quickly - Supply the meaning of some words (in need) - Listen - Read the statements - Take notes - Listen twice - Give answer after 3rd times - Play the tape thrice, for the last time, have a pause 1F – 2F – 3F – 4F – 5T after each sentence - Play the tape again (in need) to confirm the answer Task - Ask students have a look at the questions - Listen again - Have students listen to the tape again for times - Read the questions (with a pause - Listen to the tape - Work in groups to give answers - Share answers & take notes NASA’s Apollo Program On 16 July 1969 Controlling the oxygen * After you listen: - Work in groups - Have students work in group to discuss the questions - Go round the class to help students (In need) - Call some students to give answer - Ask some difficult words - Share answer & take notes Some reason: - adventure - find out another life outside the earth - precious material Homework - other place for human beings Prepare Unit 15 – Language focus The three things are: ise answer - camera - water / food - tent Prepare Unit 15 – Language focusise answer The 94th period Date: Grade 11 Theme: SPACE CONQUEST Unit 15 WRITING Time: 45 minutes I Objectives: Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, Students can get to know the content and structure of one’s person biography - Students can write the biography of one identified person, based on the given information Knowledge: - General knowledge: Students learn about the content and structure of a biography of a person - Language: The Simple Past Tense and Simple Present Tense Skills: Writing a biography II Method: Interagrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Chalk, textbook IV Procedures: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm up (3 minutes) Show a short video clip /picture about Neil Armstrong and ask students some questions about him: - Work in groups of four - Who is he? + He is American - What does he do? + In 1969 - Suggested answers: + He is Neil Armstrong + He is an astronaut Notes - Is he Russian or American? - When did he walk on the moon? Pre-writing (12 minutes) - Divide sts into four groups, ask one from each group to the board to write down information we need to write one’s biography Others in the same group can help by shouting the needed words or phrases - Give feedback and marks to the group with correct information Work in groups - Brainstorming for needed words/phrases to write one’s biography - Suggested answers: job, address, hometown, career, place of birth, date of birth, quote, marital status, family, education… - Choose five words/phrases and explain the meanings (if necessary): career, place of birth, date of birth, quote, Whilewriting (20minutes) - Work individually, then check with their partners Task 1: - Take notes on difficult words - Ask sts to read the information about Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, then put each of the headings in the box in the appropriate blank - Show some pictures relating to the career of Neil Armstrong: NASA, - Suggested answers: Birth Place of Birth Known as Career Quote the moon, space shuttle, United States Navy - Explain the meaning of some difficult words: resign, appoint, vice chairman, committee, investigate, disaster, leap) TASK - Students works in groups and write the biography on a piece of paper card - Suggested answers: Neil Armstrong is an - Teacher divides students American astronaut He is into groups of four known as the first person - Asks sts to write a to walk on the moon He biography of Neil was born on August 5th, Armstrong from the 1930 in Wapakoneta in information given in task Ohio From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy - Ask sts to pay attention Armstrong received his to these points: B.S from Purdue + prepositions: at-on-inUniversity in 1955 He from-to-with joined the NASA + Articles: a-an-the astronaut program in + Words/phrases used to 1962 Neil Armstrong write biography: be became the first human to known as- work as- resign step on the moon’s fromsurface on July 20th, 1969 + Simple past tense He was joined by Buzz + Simple present tense Aldrin forty minutes later Armstrong and Aldrin - Move around to spent two and a haft hour supervise and give help on the moon’s surface when necessary Armstrong received his Post writing (10 M.S from the University minutes) of Southern California - Ask sts to exchange He resigned from NASA their paper card to correct a year later and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at the - Ask one group to show their biography on the board - Give comment and correct in front of other students, ask them to pay attention to some basic grammatical mistakes University of Cincinnati In 1986 Armstrong was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the Challenger shuttle disaster He is also wellknown for what he said when he stepped on the moon’s surface:” That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” - Students pick out the mistakes then correct them - Show their biography on the board Homework Ask sts to write their own biography Write their own biography The 95th period Date: Grade 11 Theme: SPACE CONQUEST Unit 15 LANGUAGE FOCUS Time: 45 minutes I Objectives: Educational aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: - Distinguish the sounds /nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/ - Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly - How to use could/be able to and tag questions Knowledge: - General knowledge: Students know how to distinguish sounds nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/and use some structures with or without “to” infinitive - New words: Words related to pronunciation nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/ Skills: Pronounce the sound nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/ correctly II Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Student’s book, textbook IV Procedure: Teacher’s activities Pronunciation: (15 minutes) - Has students listen and repeat the sounds nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz - Asks students to practice reading the sentences Students’ activities - Listen to the tape carefully - Practise reading Notes provided Grammar and vocabulary: (28 minutes) Could, was/were able to 1.1 Could: Ex1: My grandfather was very clever He could speak five languages Ex2: We were totally free We could whatever we wanted 1.2 Was/were able to: Ex: A girl fell into the river, but fortunately we were able to rescue her COULD NOT or WAS/WERE NOT ABLE TO Ex: My father couldn’t swim (My father wasn’t able to swim) COULD: khả nói chung WAS/WERE ABLE TO: khả cụ thể Tag questions Ex1: You are a student, aren’t you? Ex2: The film wasn’t very interesting, was it? Ex3: Mary does a lot of homework every day, doesn’t she? Ex4: John didn’t go to school yesterday, did he? Ex5: We have seen this film twice, haven’t we? Ex5: They can swim very fast, can’t they? Exercise - Asks students to exercise in pairs - Checks and gives correct answers - Work in pairs Key: Exercise 1 Couldn’t/ wasn’t able to was able to Exercise - Asks students to exercise in pairs - Checks and gives correct answers Was able to could/ was able to Could/ was able to couldn’t/ wasn’t able to Exercise It’s (very) expensive, isn’t it? The film was great, wasn’t it? She has/ She has got/ She’s got a lovely voice, doesn’t she? Or She has a lovely voice, doesn’t she? It doesn’t look very good, doesn’t it? Exercise You’ve had your hair cut, haven’t you? - Asks students to exercise in pairs Exercise - Checks and gives correct answers doesn’t she haven’t you wasn’t it didn’t we Homework: (2 minutes) can’t you - Write down exercise 1, 2, won’t we - Prepare to repair test 45 minutes mustn’t it - Write down exercise 1, 2, - Prepare to repair test 45 minutes The 96th period Date: Grade 11 Theme: CORRECT THE TEST I Objectives: After this correction students will be clearer about the test they have just done And have to know how to try their best for the next test II Method: Integrated, mainly communicative III Teaching aids: Board, the test paper, key for the test IV Procedures: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Warm-up: (5 minutes) - Greeting - Greeting - Ask students some questions on the previous test - Listen and understand the task - Tell the aim of the period: correct the test - Get ready for the lesson I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently by circling A, B, C or D (1.25 points) (5 minutes) - Repeat the questions - Look at their paper - Get students to read the passage again - Compare the resutls carefully with the others - Call some students to read out their - Get the correct answers answers, and the others give remarks if from the keys it is correct or not - Finally read the keys out aloud Notes II Choose from the four options given (mark A, B, C or D) one best answer to complete each sentence Mark your choice on the answer sheet (3.75 points) (10 minutes) - Repeat the questions - Look at their paper - Get student to read the test again carefully - Compare the results with the others - Call some students to read out their answers, and the others give remarks if it is correct or not - Get the correct answers from the keys - Finally read the keys out aloud III Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following sentences Mark your choice on the answer sheet (1.25 points) Read the passage again then choose the correct answer to answer the following questions by marking the corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet (1.25 points) (10 minutes) - Repeat the questions - Show the passage again several times - Get students toread the passage again carefully - Call some students to write their answers on the board, and the others give remarks if it is correct or not - Finally read the keys out aloud IV The sentences in italics below are cues Make sentences expressing an imaginary situation by choosing from the altermatives A, B, C and D the one best way to make a meaningful sentence Identify your - Look at the writing again and compare it with the others - Correct the wrong sentences base on the key answer by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet (1.25 points) (10 minutes) - Repeat the questions - Get student to read the test again carefully - Look at their paper - Compare the results with the others - Get the correct answers from the keys - Call some students to read out their answers, and the others give remarks if it is correct or not - Finally read the keys out aloud Homework: (5 minutes) Ask students to prepare UNIT 16: THE WONDER OF THE WORLD Part A READING - Prepare UNIT 16: THE WONDER OF THE WORLD Part A READING [...]... find out another life outside the earth - precious material Homework - other place for human beings Prepare Unit 15 – Language focus 2 The three things are: ise answer - camera - water / food - tent Prepare Unit 15 – Language focusise answer The 94th period Date: Grade 11 Theme: SPACE CONQUEST Unit 15 WRITING Time: 45 minutes I Objectives: 1 Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, Students can get... 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