Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS lesson : READING I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to : - Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and identifying meaning in context - Use the information they have read to discuss the related topic II Materials Textbook III Anticipated problems Ss may need to be provided appropriate linguistic resources so that they can complete various learning tasks IV Procedure 1.Organiration:( 1’) who’s absent today ? 2.New lesson : Time Steps Work arrangement 5’ Pair work & WARM UP whole class - T gets Ss to work in pairs, matching the given competitions with the correct pictures on page 66 - T checks the answer with the whole class - T might want to get Ss to tell which of these competitions they like most and why T gets Ss to name some other competitions that they know or have ever participated in and elicits their comments on the events a Quiz: Road to Mount Olympia b London Marathon c Sao Mai Television Singing contest d Olympic Games 6’ Pair work & BEFORE YOU READ - T introduces the topic of the lesson and gets Ss to work in pairs and answer the questions on page 67 - T calls on some Ss to answer the questions T should ask Ss to give reasons for their answers T helps Ss to express their ideas - T elicits comments from the class asks Ss to guess what they whole class are going to read about WHILE YOU READ Set the scene: You are going to read about a school’s competition Then you the tasks that follow TASK - T gets Ss to read thye passage silently and then Task T may want to remind Ss of the strategies for guessing the meaning of new words For eample, Ss should look for the instances of the new words in the text and read around them Ss use the context in which the words occur and their knowledge of word formation to understand the meanings E.g the word “representative ” found in line may refer “someone who representative a group ” Ss can undersand this meaning thanks to the phrase “the representatives of three classes ” and their knowledge that representative derives from “represent ” - T checks the answers wihth the whole class - T might want to check that Ss understand all these words Individual correctly by calling one some Ss to tell the meanigng of the work , pair work & words in Vietnamese 8’ whole class Answer : 1.d 3’ f e 4.c 5.b a Whole class WRAPPING UP - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework , Ss write a paragraph to explain whether and why they would agree or disagree with the statenment that “It is not important whether we win or lose a competition The important thing is our participation in it and the enjoyment we have from it ” UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS lesson : READING I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to : - Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and identifying meaning in context - Use the information they have read to discuss the related topic II Materials Textbook III Anticipated problems Ss may need to be provided appropriate linguistic resources so that they can complete various learning tasks IV Procedure 1.Organiration:( 1’) who’s absent today ? 2.New lesson : Time Steps Work arrangement 5’ WARM UP Pair work & - T gets Ss to work in pairs, matching the given competitions whole class with the correct pictures on page 66 - T checks the answer with the whole class - T might want to get Ss to tell which of these competitions they like most and why T gets Ss to name some other competitions that they know or have ever participated in and elicits their comments on the events a Quiz: Road to Mount Olympia b London Marathon c Sao Mai Television Singing contest d Olympic Games TASK - T checks if Ss can answer the comprehension questions in Task without having to read the passage again If Ss cannot , T gets them to read the questions carefully T might want to give them some tips to the task : + first , Ss should skim the questions to understand them As Ss this they : * underline the key words to decice what information they need for find in the text E.g the keywords in Question are “the 5th annual English Competition ” * look for question word like “why ” which indicates Ss shold read for specific thing like a reason + Then they should go back to the passage and locate the key words in the passage + then tey should read aroud the key words carefully to find the answer - T gets Ss to check their answers with s peer - T call on some Ss to read aloud their answers and ask them to explain their chioces - T gives the correct answers 8’ Answer : Individual The representatives of three classes of the speaker’s school work , pair work & (line , paragraph ) The aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students (lines – , paragraph ) The students’ Parents Soc iety (line , paragraph ) They had to complete activites in all On completion of each activity , they had to answer the questions in the worksheets within minutes (lines – , paragraph ) They had to obsevre and score the students’ performance A maximum score for each activity was 15 At the end of the competition they would annouce the total score will be the whole class winner (lines – , paragraph ) A set of CDs for studying English and an Oxfoxd Advanced Learner’s Dictionnary (lines – , paragraph ) TASK - T checks if Ss can answer the comprehension questions in Task without having to read the passage again If Ss cannot , T gets them to read the question carefully T might want to remind Ss of the tips to the task : + First , Ss should skim the questions to understand them As Ss this they underline the key words to decide what information they need to find in the text + Then they should go back to the passage and locate the key words un the passage + Then they should read around the key words carefully to find the answer - T gets Ss to check their answers with a peer - T call on some Ss to write their answers on the board and ask them to explain their choices - T gives the correct answers : Answer to recite / complete the poem because he could not remember the last sentence became the winner of the competition 60 points “For me the important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it” 8’ Individual pair work & whole class 7’ Group work AFTER YOU READ - T reads the the poem aloud once or twice and gets Ss to repeat each line after him / her T shold draw Ss’ attention to the rhythm and intonation when recting the poem - T lest Ss practise recting the poem in their own groups T goes aroud and offters help - T calls on different groups to read the poem and asks the class to decide who the best performers are - T teaches new words (e.g “patter ” “window – pane ” ) and & class whole then gets Ss to translate the poem into Vietnamese - T calls on different groups read their translations to the class T asks the class to decide whose translation is the best 3’ Whole class WRAPPING UP - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework , Ss write a paragraph to explain whether and why they would agree or disagree with the statenment that “It is not important whether we win or lose a competition The important thing is our participation in it and the enjoyment we have from it ” - T listens and takes note of Ss’s errors T provides corrective feedback after that 3’ Whole class WRAPPING UP - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework, Ss learn by heart new words and make sentences with them UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS lesson 4: WRITING I Objectives By the end of the lesson,Ss will able to: Write a letter to reply to the request of information II Materials Textbooks, handouts III Anticipated problems Ss may have little experience writing such letter type, so T should be ready to help them IV Procedure Time Steps Work arrangement 5’ WARM UP A hang-man game (To revise the vocabulary Ss learned in previous lessons) - T divides the class into big groups and draws each of them a gallows on the board Group A Group B - T explains to Ss that they are going to play a “Hangman” game which has to with the names of Vietnam’s popular TV game/talent shows and contests The rule is each time T gives a secret word and the groups will take turn to guess it by telling what lettes they think there are in this word If Ss choose a letter that appears one or more times in the secret word, the letters and their positions will be revealed and Ss can keep on guessing the next letter On the other hand, if Ss guess a letter that is not in the secret word, then a piece of the man being hanged will be added to the gallows and they will lose their turn to the other group Ss will get one point for each secret word they can guess correctly and get a minus point for each complete hangman they have got When the game is over, T will count how many points each group has collected and the group with more points will win the game - T leads the game, using the names of such TV shows as The Magic Conical Hat (The Wheel of Fortune), One hundred Arena (One versus One hundred), Vietnam Idol, who wants to be the millionaire, The price is right, etc (T may want to add more to suit his/her classroom) For each show, T draws the same number of dashes as the number of letters in its name For example, for the show “Vietnam Idol”, T would need 11 dashes like this: 10’ Individual PREPARING SS TO WRITE TASK - T asks Ss if they want to participate in a competition / contest, what information about the competition / contest they would like to know and would look for T writes the answers on the board E.g: When ?(the date and time) Where ? (the venue) Who ? (who can participate, who are the host/judges, who to contact, etc.) How ? (how to apply to participate, how the contest proceeds, how the candidates’ performance is assesses , etc.) What ? (what is expected of the candidates, what the award work is) - Then T gets Ss to read the letter in TASK individually T asks Ss to identify who wrote the letter, for what purpose, what information she requested and compare their answers with the ideas on the board 20’ Individual WRITING - T gets Ss to read the requirements of TASK and work out with a peer what they need to include in the reply letter and what kind of language(formal ? informal ?) they need to use - T checks the answers with the class and gives feedback If necessary, T reminds Ss of the format and language of a formal letter (e.g it normally includes the sender’s address, it begins with “Dear ,” not “Hello/Hi” and is closed with “Yours sincerely / faithfully / truly” or “Best/kind/warm regards” not “Bye” or “Cheers” - Now T gets Ss to write their own letters in 10 minutes - T then asks Ss to get in pairs, exchange their letters and correct each other - T goes around to offer help A sample letter: work & pair work English for the world 106 Tran Hung Dao St, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi October 18, 2007 Dear Thu Trang, Thank you for your interest in our English Speaking Competition Here is the information that you request Date and time: 8:30p.m, October 25, 2006 Venue: 106 Tran Hung Dao Number of participants: 25 Entry procedure: Candidates fill an application form to participate We encourage you to apply to participate by p.m, October 20 Because this year we limit the number of participants to only 25, applications submitted late will not be considered For further information, please contact me on 9838188 or email me at Englishclub06@yahoo.com We wish you good luck at the contest and look forward to seeing you there Best regards Kate johnson Secretary 7’ Whole class FEEDBACK ON SS’ WRITING - T chooses one or two letters and reads it / them to the class - Then T elicits corrective feedback from the class and gives final comments afterwards T should draw Ss’ attention to the format of the letter, the organisation of ideas and language use 3’ Whole class CONSOLIDATION AND HOMEWORK - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework, T asks Ss to revise their letters according to their peer’s suggestions and submit for marking in the next lesson UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS LANGUAGE FOCUS I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Distinguish the clusters / tr /, / dr /, / tw / and pronounce the words and sentences containing them correctly II Materials Textbook, handouts III Anticipated problems Ss might have difficulty with the clusters because they don’t exist in Vietnamese IV Procedure T Teacher’s Activities 7’ Sts’ Activities Individual PRONUNCIATION Distinguishing sounds - T models the clusters / tr /, / dr /, / tw / for a few times and explains how to produce them E.g: When producing / tr work, work, whole class pair /, Ss should produce / t / first and then quickly switch to / r / , and so on - T plays the tape( or reads) once for Ss to hear the words containing these clusters Then T calls on some Ss to read the words out loud T listens and corrects if Ss prononce the target words incorrectly If may want to get them to repeat after the tape (or himself) again in chorus and then individually Practicing sentences containing the target sounds - T asks Ss to work in pairs and take turn to read aloud the given sentences - T goes around to listen and takes notes of the typical errors - T calls on some Ss to read the sentences again and provides corrective feedback 10’ GRAMMAR a Presentation - If necessary, T reviews reported speech with gerund + Form: Verb + (O) + Preposition +(NOT) V-ing(*) + Meaning and use: We usually use a gerund structure to report thanking, apologies, accusations, and so on We don’t use “say” in this structure Individual work, work, whole class pair E.g: I apologised the teacher for submitting my assignment late We thank you for having helped us generously Note: Answer: John congratulated - Some verbs don’t need a preposition, e.g stop, us on passing our deny,admit,suggest,and so on exam - T might want to remind Ss that time and place references often have to change in reported speech Mary apologised for not phoning me earlier Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station The teacher accused the boy of not paying attention to what he had said Bod has always dreamed of being rich I warned Ann against staying at the hotel near the airport Her mother prevented from going Jane out E.g: that night Miss Now Then Today That day Here There This That This week That week Tomorrow The following week/the next week/the day Next week thanked Jack for visiting her Answer: Tom insisted on after paying The following week/the next week/the week meal for the Mr and Mrs Smith after looked forward to Yesterday The previous day/the day before Last week The previous week/the week before Ago Previously/before Tonight That night Last The previous Saturday/the Saturday before meeting their chidren soon The boy denied breaking Saturday White the window of the woman’s house weeks weeks previously/2 weeks before The ago policeman stopped Next The following Saturday/the next Saturday Saturday/the Saturday after/that Saturday the customer from leaving the shop The thief admitted b Practice Exercise 1: stealing Mrs Brown’s car Ann suggested having a party the - T gets Ss to Exercise individually and then find a partner to check their answers with - T checks with the whole class and provides corrective feedback next Saturday John and his wife were thinking of buying the house Exercise 2: - T gets Ss to Exercise individually and then find a partner to check their answers with - T checks with the whole class and provides corrective feedback 3’ WRAPPING UP - T summarises the main ponts of the lesson - For homework, T asks Ss to revise reported speech with infinitives and exercises in the workbook Whole class TEST YOURSELF B I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able toreview four skills and grammer in unit II Materials Textbook, handouts III Anticipated problems Ss might have difficulty with the clusters because they don’t exist in Vietnamese IV Procedure Time Teacher’s Activities Sts’ Activities I.TEST 15’ - asks sts to the test II Listening - asks sts listen and choose the best answear - Sts listen and the best answear.work in choose dividually 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B - Sts dividually III Reading 1.D 2.B 3.B read choose 4.C 5.C in and the best answear IV Pronunciation & grammar a) Pronunciation: 1.play 2.drive 4.proud 3.twice Sts exercises in dividually and tick the word b) 1.talking 4.saying 2.to go 5.do 3.smoking 6.going V Sample writing “Road to Mount Olympia” is a very popular competition for secondary Ss in Vietnam It is a general knowledge quiz, which debuted on VTV3 in 1999 and since then has been aired at 10:30 a.m every Sunday on the same channel The show is sponsored by LG Corp and hosted by several popular speakers such as Ta Bich Loan, Luu Minh Vu, and Tung Chi The competition lasts one year and consists of 52 qualifying sessions and a final There are competitors in each session These are the representatives of different schools around the country They are asked Qs about sciences and arts The winner of each weekly session can go to the monthly session and compete with other Ss to win a place at the quarterly session The winners of the quarterly session can go to the final The winner of the final will receive a large cash prize I like the show very much because I can learn a lot from the Qs asked in iy V.CONSOLIDATION & HOME WORK - T summarises the main ponts of the lesson - For homework, T asks Ss to revise reported speech with infinitives and exercises in the workbook [...].. .UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS lesson 2: SPEAKING I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Ask for and give information about types of competitions - Talk about a competition or contest II Materials Textbook, handouts III Anticipated problems Ss may have limited... what game/contest it is 3’ Whole class WRAPPING UP - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework, Ss write a paragraph about a game show/contest they like, using TASK 3 as guiding Qs UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS lesson 3: LISTENING I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Develop extensive listening skills - Use the information they have listened to for other communicative... Ss’s errors T provides corrective feedback after that 3’ Whole class WRAPPING UP - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework, Ss learn by heart new words and make sentences with them UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS lesson 4: WRITING I Objectives By the end of the lesson,Ss will able to: Write a letter to reply to the request of information II Materials Textbooks, handouts III Anticipated problems... CONSOLIDATION AND HOMEWORK - T summarises the main points of the lesson - For homework, T asks Ss to revise their letters according to their peer’s suggestions and submit for marking in the next lesson UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS LANGUAGE FOCUS I Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Distinguish the clusters / tr /, / dr /, / tw / and pronounce the words and sentences containing them correctly... clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds Trang : That was a great man ! And what about female runners , Paul ? 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Paul : The history of Boston Marathon This is one of the oldest road races in the United States Trang : It sounds interesting How often is it held ? Paul : Every year , in the middle of April Trang : When did the Boston Marathon begin ? Paul : It began in 1897 and the same year