Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 36 Preparation date : 03/11/2007
Unit : 5 Lesson : competitions. (P1+2)
I. 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 are able to skim reading for general ideas.
II. Lexical items :
- controversial - celibate - degradation - feminist
- purity - refrain - disqualify - object to
III. Structures :
- Breaking any of those rules disqualifies the contestant
- They have particularly objected to swimsuit rounds in competitions.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - picture / drawings
- chalk - handouts
V. Techniques :
- Skill – based ( reading), communication approach.
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials
1. Warm-
up & lead-
in
(3’)
Games: which game? – word search
- Divide the class into two groups
- T shows Ss pictures of a football game, a
game show, an athletics or swimming
event (one by one) and ask them to name
the activities or programs.
- with one correct answer, the group
scores one point.
- T ask Ss: “ what is the word that can be
used to describe the common feature of
these activities?
- T tells Ss that it is the topic of the next
unit
- T tells SS to open their books to page 64
and ask them to find words in the word
square. They are all related to
competition.
- one correct word earn the group one
point. The group that has more points will
win the game.
- T has Ss start the game
- declare the winner
Transition: Today’s reading is about a
kind of competition, The Beauty Contest.
Stick pictures on the board
Competition
:Period 36 : Unit 5 :
Competitions - Reading
Pictures
or
drawing
Chalk and
What is like? What do people think about
that it?
- T writes down on the bb :
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.)
- Remind Sts of Relative Clause, how to
use.
- controversial (a): gay tranh
cai
- purity (n) : su tinh khiet,
trong trang.
- celibate (a) : unmarried
- refrain from st: kem che
- degradation (n): su suy doi
- disqualify (v) loai, cam
Chalk and
board
3. while -
reading
(15’)
Activity 1: questions and answers (task
a, p65,66)
- 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: True –False statements (
task b)
- Ask Ss to read the text and the
statements about beauty contests and say
if they are true or false
- Ask Ss to work with a partner and
compare answers.
- Call on Ss to read the statements and say
their choice.
Answers :
a. Task a:
2. contestants may dress in
no more than a swimsuit.
3. They must not be
married, must agree to
remain celibate during their
“reign”, and must be agree
to refrain from other acts
that contest organizers
regards as “moral
degradation”
b. task b:
1. T 2. F
3. T 4. F
Chalk +
book +
small
board
4. Post-
reading
(15’)
Activity 1: checking vocabulary : gap-
filling
- Give Sts handouts and ask them to work
1. the local people find it
necessary to test the ……
-
Handouts
in pairs, completing the sentences, using
the words just learned.
- check with the class
Activity 2 : finding the main ideas for
each paragaraph.
- T writes down on the board two phrases
about the main ideas of two p1 and p2
- Ask Sts to skim the text again and match
the paragraphs with their suitable main
ideas.
- When they have finished , tell Sts to
compare answers with a partner.
- Go over the answers with the class.
of the water in the river
2. as a Buddhist, you should
……. from doing evil things
such as theft , or killing
animals.
3. the plan to build a
chemical factory in the area
is still a…… problem
Answers : 1. purity; 2.
refrain ; 3. controversial.
- the rules of the beauty
contests
- introducing about the
beauty contests.
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