Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 15 Lesson: Speaking - Period 124: Preparation

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period 124:	Preparation date : 17 /04/2008
Unit 15:	Lesson : 	Speaking
Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to ask for and give information about tourist destinations.
II- lexical items:
- specialties	 	- tourist attractions	- sightseeing spots	
III- Structures :
what is the weather like in Hanoi in May?
How about transportation?
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- Handouts
- chalk	- cards	 
Techniques : 
- skill-based ( listening, speaking)
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. warm-up
(5’)
Games: Kim’s game
- divide the class into two groups, Sun and Moon
- Hang a poster containing these pictures up on the board.
- get SS to look at the pictures for a few seconds and try to remember as many of them as possible
- remove the poster and ask SS to name the places corresponding to the pictures that they can remember
- within groups, SS write down the places on a given poster.
- the first group to finish within with more correct places is the winner
- ask SS if they have been to nay of these places
- elicit kinds of information a tourist needs to know before he visit a certain place.
Transition now we’re going to learn how to ask for and give information of these kinds in our speaking lesson today.
-Write down on the board : 
P.124: Unit 15 : speaking
Handouts
2. Pre- Speaking
(10’)
Elicit for and introducing useful language.
Asking for and giving information
1. could you tell me what’s the weather like in Hue in May?
. Oh / well , it’s hot and sunny
2. do you know the best time of year to visit Hanoi?
. yes, you should visit Hanoi between November and March.
3. How about / what about transportation?
. you can travel in the city
4. what kind of clothes should I bring along?
. summer clothes should be best
5. could you recommend any specialties / places to visit
. you must be ..
. you should definitely try / visit .
. I’d recommend ..
Chalk and board
Textbook
3. while-Speaking.
(15’)
4. Post-Speaking 
(10’)
Activity 1: Asking for and giving information (task b, textbook, p 205-206)
-Put the SS into pairs.
-within pairs ,SS practice the dialogue.
-Assign some pairs to role-play the dialogue in front of the whole class.
-Make corrections in terms of intonation, pronunciation and grammar.
Activity 2: telling your last visit to a sightseeing spot (task c, textbook, p.206)
- put SS into groups of four
- Ask SS to take turn telling their last visit to a sightseeing spot
- give each student a copy of the table below
- get SS to complete the table about their group members’ visits.
- monitor the class unobtrusively and give help if necessary.
- call on some group representatives to report what they have noted down about one of their friends’ visits
Jigsaw Reading (handouts)
-Give each student an invitation card 
-Ask SS to imagine they were to celebrate their next birthdays.
-Get SS to complete their invitation cards 
-Get SS to stand up and give the card to the invited person in the class
-Ask SS how many invitation cards they have got 
-Declare the most invited and the least invited.
Sample exchanges in front of the whole class:
T: I’d like to visit Hanoi next year. What do you think is the best time to visit?
S: oh, as far as I know, you should visit Hanoi between November and March.
T: How about clothes? What kind of clothes should I bring along?
5. Homework
(1’)
Writing about a city
Ask SS to write a short essay about a city of their own choice following the sample writings in the jigsaw reading above
.