Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 15 Lesson: wonders of the world - Period 121: Preparation

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period 121: 	Preparation date : 13/04/2008
Unit :	15	Lesson : wonders of the world.	
Aims :
By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information.
By the end of the lesson, the students will know more about wonders of the world.
Lexical items :
- wonder	- compile	- sculpture	- elect
- nominated 	- designer
Structures :
The Eiffel Town in Paris, France is said to be among the tallest man-made structures in the word.
Seven of twenty five nominated sites will be elected the New Seven Wonders of the world
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- picture / drawings
- chalk 	- handouts
Techniques : 
- Skill – based ( reading, speaking, writing)
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. Warm-up & lead-in 
(7’)
Game: Miming
- put SS into groups A and B.
- each time call on two representatives from the two groups
- whisper one of the following sites to the group representatives.
Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, The Taj Mahal, The Colosseum, Pyramids of Giza.
- tell the representatives to mime the sites they have just heard.
- as soon as the miming has been done, the other group has to guess what is by just calling out the answer. ( any members of the group can do this.)
- give an example in front of the whole class.
- allow the game more competitive , get the group to count quickly from 1-10 if the other group haven’t found the answer within the allowed time limit
- award a point for each correct answer and keep a running total of points for each group on the board.
- play continues until all the sports are passed on.
- Tell Sts to find out the treasure, the word of the day by combining the first letter in the names of these things .
- The first group to find it will win the game
- Have Ss look these words and predict what – 
- the group with more correct answers wins.
- Ask SS which of those sites they think are wonders of the world.
Transition: In today’s reading, we’ll learn more about wonders of the world.
- write down on the board :
Period 121 : Unit 15 : Wonders of the world. 
Chalk and board
Chalk and board.
2. Pre-reading 
(5’)
Teaching Vocabulary
- write new words on the bb. 
- elicit meanings from Sts or give explanations yourself
- leave some minutes for Sts to copy.
- give some practice on pronunciation ( T reads – Sts repeat in chorally, then asks Sts to read individually.)
- wonder (n): ky quan
- compile (v) : bien soan
- sculpture (n) : buc tuong
- elect (v) : bau chon
- nominate (n) de cu
- designer (n) : nguoi thiet ke
Chalk and board
3. while - reading
(15’)
4. Post-reading
(15’)
Activity 1: Multiple - choice questions ( Task a, textbook, p201)
- T ask Ss to read the text and find the answers to the questions.
- Tell Ss to work with a partner, asking ans answering the questions.
- Call on some pairs to ask and answer ans check with the class.
Activity 2:checking vocabulary : gap-filling
- Give Sts handouts and ask them to work in pairs, completing the sentences, using the words just learned.
- set a time limit of 5 minutes
- after Ss have finished, call on some to give the answers one by one
- check with the class
writing: sentence building.
- Give Sts handouts , and ask them to make sentences using the cues.
- Sts do the task
- T correct th
Answer the questions :
1. 
Complete each sentence with one of the words you have learnt.
1. It is bad  to talk with your mouth full.
2. please . From smoking
3. The purpose of a party is to bring together a group of people in a . Atmosphere
4. they were filled with anger because such behavior was totally  in a civilized society.
5. After my mother has finished washing the dishes, she often put the  in the drawer.
Complete the sentences :
1. party/ social/ gathering/ intended/ primary/ celebration.
2. purpose / party/ bring/ together/ people/ congenial/ atmosphere.
Chalk + book + small board
Handouts
5. Homework
(2’)
- Ask Sts to learn new words by heart and review the today’s lesson.
- Prepare the new lessons for the next time
Book and notebook