Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 13 Lesson: Language Focus - grammar - Period 111: Preparation

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period 111 : 	Preparation date :26 /3/2008
Unit 13 :	Lesson : 	Language Focus- grammar
Aims :
By the end of the lesson, the students learn more vocabulary related to entertainment.
By the end of the lesson, the students are able to use cleft sentences in the passive. 
By the end of the lesson, the students are able to use either or; neither nor; both and subject – verb agreement.
Lexical items :
-entertainment	 - fit	- twin
Structures :
It’s sports that are enjoyed by most Americans.
Neither of the bicycles is in good condition.
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- handouts	- pieces of paper
- chalk and board	
Techniques : 
- writing-based (Cleft sentences in passive, linking words, subject-verb agreement)
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. warm-up
(7’)
Game: Hot Seat
-Divide the class into 2 groups ,A and B.
-Ask for 2 representatives from the 2 groups to the seats in the font.
-Tell SS you are going to write words or phrase on the board , one by one , the groups describe them so that the representatives can say what it is . Tell SS they can’t use words of the same family or translations.
The first one to say the word wins one point for their group. The groups with more points wins the game.
-Check SS’ understanding of instructions and have them start the game.
-Keep a running total of points for each group on the board.
-Declare the winner.
Transition:-Yes, words related to entertainment. That’ s part of our lesson today.
T writes down on the board 
Unit 13: Language Focus 
-Pictures
- chalk and board
2. word study (12’)
3. Grammar
(22’)
Word related to entertainment
Activity 1 : Categories- Completing the table(task a , p.187)
- Ask Sts to put the nouns in the box in the correct column in the table.
- Tell Sts to compare answers with a partner and then go over the answers with the class.
-Check to see if SS know the meanings of all the words
Activity 2: Gap-filling ( Task b , p. 188)
-Ask SS to complete each of the sentences with a noun from the table in task a or a correct form of the verb given in the box.
-Tell SS to compare answers in pairs.
-Call on SS to read their completed sentences and check the answers with the whole class.
Cleft Sentences in the Passive
-Write the following sentence on the board and ask SS to rewrite it in another way:
-Ask SS what is emphasized in the sentence.
-Ask SS what sentence structure is often used when the object is emphasized and the subject is not important.
-Elicit from SS the structure of cleft sentences in the passive.
+Cleft Sentences in the passive: In this structure , the object is emphasized, and followed by a defining relative clause in the passive:
Or the adverb is emphasized, and followed by a clause in the passive:
Activity 1 : Rewrite the sentences(task , p.188)
- Ask SS to read the sentences in the task and rewrite them using the passive structure.
-Tell SS to work with a partner and compare answers.
-Call on SS to write their sentences on the board and check with the class.
Activity 2: Possible or Impossible?
-Ask SS to work in pairs.
-Give each pair a handout with sentences on.
-Ask Ss to say if it is possible to use the structure of cleft sentences in the passive for each sentence. Ask them to write P ( possible) or I (impossible) in the space provided.
-Tell SS to write a cleft sentence with I, and both structures ( active and passive ) for a sentence with P.
-Tell SS to compare answers in small groups.
-Call on SS to write their sentences on the board and go over the answers with the class.
-Both is used to refer to tow . As the subject of the verb, both takes a plural verb.
- Nam likes action films. So does Ba.
Both of them like action films.
Activity 1: Sentences Transformation ( task, p. 189)
-Tell SS to read the sentences and rewrite them using either or instead of bothand .
-Remind SS of the parallel structure of sentences with these linking words 
-Call on SS to read their sentences and check with the whole class
-Give feedback and comments.
Activity 2: Sentence Combination (Task, p. 189 )
-Read the example and tell Ss to pay attention to how the words link the ideas.
- Ask SS to read the pairs of sentences and combine them using neither nor 
-Tell SS to compare answers in pairs.
- Call on SS to write their sentences on the board for the class to check.
-Go over the answers with the whole class
Activity 3: Sentence Completion (task, p.190 )
-Ask SS to read the sentences and fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word either, neither or both.
-Tell Ss to pay attention to the meanings and the verb form of the sentences
-Tell SS to compare answers with a partner.
-Go over the answers with the class
It + be + noun/pronoun + that + be + pp.
+they reduced the income tax, not VAT
It was the income tax that was reduced, not VAT
It + be + prepositional/adverb phrase+ that +subject+ be + pp.
+It’s on New Year’ s Day that children are given lucky money.
 textbook
- Chalk and board
Textbook
4. Homework
(1’)
Sentence Completion
-Give out handouts and SS to look at the information about the two restaurants and complete the sentences.
1(Serve traditional British steak suppers)
2( have live music)
3.(have a non – smoking area)
Handout