Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 15 Lesson: writing (cont) - Period 126: Preparation

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period 126:	Preparation date : 21/4/2008
Unit 15:	Lesson : 	writing (cont)
Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to organize accounts in chronological order.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a biography
Lexical items :
- biography 	
- chronological order	
Structures :
- he was born in Dijon, France, in 1832, to a family known for fine craft work of wood
- he graduated from L’Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, in 1855.
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- handouts	- Sheets of paper
- chalk and board	- pictures	
Techniques : 
writing-based 
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. warm-up
(7’)
Checking the previous lesson
- write on the board parts of a biography which are ordered randomly
- call on a St to rearrange in order.
- check the answer 
Transition: last time we studied components of and a biography; and words and phrases for writing a biography. Today we’ll how to write a complete a biography. 
- write down on the board:
P.126: Unit 15:Writing a biography
pictures
2. Pre- writing
(10’)
Activity 1: presenting an outline again ( quickly)
- elicit what to be included in a biography from SS:
Name, date, and place of birth, his or her family, social, cultural. Educational background
- tell SS that a biography is normally organized in chronological, i.e. in the order of time that the events take place.
Activity2:introducing useful language
- expressions of time:
. In his later years.
. at the age of 20.
. On March 1st , 1890 ..
. During the winter, he .
- clause of time:
. she moved to China when she was nine
. as soon as she finished her degree, she worked as a nurse
. after his father died, his mother went to work
Chalk and board
Chalk and board
3. while-writing
(20’)
Prompt – based writing : 
- arrange SS into groups of four
- give each group some prompts given to write complete sentences, then add suitable connectors to link those sentences into a paragraph.
- go around to monitor the class and give help where needed.
- ask group representatives to read out their paragraphs.
- call on SS to write the sentences up on the board.
- tell SS that the completed paragraphs will make up a biography about A. Graham Bell
- Elicit the order of the paragraphs
- invite class opinions and make corrections in front of the whole class.
Small board
cards
4. Post-writing
(5’)
Speaking:
- put SS into pairs
- ask SS to talk the life of someone famous
- go around giving help where needed
- if time allows, call on some SS to present a short biography of the writing
Handouts
+ sheets of paper
5. Homework
(1’)
- Ask Sts to write a biography of famous person of their own choice.