Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 7: Lesson: celebrations - Period 53: Preparation

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period :53	Preparation date : 3/12/2007
Unit :	7	Lesson : Celebrations – comprehension.
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 celebrations in the world
Lexical items :
- Muharram	- Rosh Hashanah	- Tishri	- pick puds.
III- Structures	 
How hard it was to make friend..
Teaching aids:
New Year’s Day is observed on the first of January
As preparations, people are busy buying things, preparing traditional food,.
- On New Year’s Eve, people make offerings to their ancestors, ..Techniques : 
VI - Techniques :
- Skill – based ( reading), communication approach.
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. Warm-up & lead-in 
(7’)
Checking vocabulary: slap the board
- Divide the class into two groups, A and B.
- Ask each group to choose 3 students to stand in a line in the front.
- Write the words and phrases learned on the board at random.
- Tell Sts : I am going to read the explanations or Vietnamese equivalents of the words. you are going to listen and then slap the correct word on the board. With one correct word, the group receives 1 point. The group with more points will win the game.
- keep a running total of points for each group on the board.
- declare the winner.
Transition: Those are the words in the first paragraph telling about the writer’s feeling at the first party, and what is his feeling after that party? To know about that , today we continue studying the paragraph 2.
- Write down on the board : 
The words : 
- Muharram (n): thang gieng cua lich dao hoi
- Rosh Hashanah: ky nghi dau nam cua dan Do Thai.
- Tishri : Thang gieng cua Lich Do Thai
- ancestor: to tien
- lunar calendar: lich am
- Gregorian calendar: lich duong
- watermelon: dua hau
- pick buds : hai loc
Period 53 : Unit 2 : celebrations- comprehension
Handouts
Chalk and board.
2. Pre-reading 
(6’)
3. while - reading
(15’)
4. Post-reading
(15’)
5. Homework
(1’)
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.)
- write the model of grammar points and guild simply how to form an use.
.
Activity 1 Guiding question
- Ask Sts to read Text quickly and find the answer to the question: 
- Call on Sts to give answers and check with the class.
- go over the answers with the class.
Activity 2: true – false statements ( task a, p26)
- T asks Sts to read the text and the statements about the man and say if they are true or false
- Ask Sts to work with a partner and compare answers.
- Call on Sts to read the statements and say their choice
- Go over the answer with the class.
Activity 3 : Reading and listing (Task b p26)
- Ask Sts to read the second paragraph and pick out the information which expresses the writer’s feelings during and after the party
- go over the answers with the class 
Activity 1: Questions and answer
- Tell Sts to read the text again and answer the following questions to review the main idea of the lesson
- when Sts have finished, tell Sts to compare answers with a partner
- call on some pairs to ask and answer and check with the class.
- Ask Sts to learn new words by heart and review the today’s lesson.
- Prepare the new lessons for the next time
- to appear : to be present
To Disappear : slip away
- image(n) : past thoughts
- inadequate (a.) not confident
- to grout out of : overcome
- dispirited (a.): bored, depressed
- How hard it was to make friend..
Guiding question :
- How did he feel after the first party?
- Expected answer:
He still felt nervous embarrassed, shy, inadequate, dispirited and sadder.
- Expected answer:
1 F
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
Expected answers:
Hearing:
- During and after the party, he felt nervous, embarrassed, shy, inadequate.
Questions :
a. Why was he nervous at the party?
b. Did he find anyone he knew there?
c. what did he think of himself?
d. How did he feel after the party?
e. what kind of person do you think he is?
Chalk and small board
Handouts
Book and notebook