Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 2 Preparation date : 05/09/2011
Unit : 1 Lesson : friendship – reading. (P2)
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 :
- confide - emotional health - guarantee -
prevent
- depression - anxiety - pick - stick together
III. Structures :
- our best friend can prevent us from developing serious
psychological problems.
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
(4’)
Checking the previous
lesson:
- T reads John’s opinions
on a Good friend:
a. pack up toys and old
stuff; empathize with you
in bad times
b. let you copy his / her
paper in an exam.
c. be on you side through
good and bad times.
- Sts say the grade
(eighth, ninth, or tenth)
for each opinion.
- T gives feedbacks.
- Eighth grade
- Tenth grade
- Ninth grade
Period 1 : Unit 1 :
Friendship –
Chalk and
board.
Transition : what do you
think about above ideas?
To know what is a best
friend, today we’ll
continue learning
paragraph 2.
- T write the lesson on
the bb:
reading (p2)
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 –
- to confide:
- emotional (adj.)
- guarantee (n) :sự
đảm bảo
- depression (n)
- anxiety (n) =
worry
Anxious(adj.) =
Chalk and
small
board
Sts repeat in chorally,
then asks Sts to read
individually.)
- Remind Sts of how to
use the verb : prevent
S.O / S.T from V-ing
worried
- to pick = to
collect
- to stick together :
gắn bó
- to evolve = to
develop
Our best friend
can prevent us
from developing
serious
psychological
problems.
3. while -
reading
(15’)
Activity 1: True – False
statements(task b, p16)
- Ask Sts to read the
statement about close
friends in Task b (p16)and
say if they are true or
false , i.e, Sts agree or
disagree with them
- Check with the class and
note down on the board
Sts’ opinions.
- Tell Sts to read Text B
and decide if the
statements are true or
false.
- go over the answers with
the class.
Activity 2: Main ideas
- T writes down on the
Answers :
1. c
2. b
3. a
a. Possible reasons
for not having a
best friend.
b. How best
friendship
develops
c. John’s opinions
on “friendship”
during his school
years.
Chalk +
book +
small
board
board three phrases about
the main ideas of the
paragraphs B and one
extra phrase.
- 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.
4. Post-
reading
(15’)
Activity 1: checking
vocabulary : gap-filling
- Give Sts handouts and
ask them to work in pairs,
completing the sentences,
using the words just
learned.
- check with the class
Activity 2 : writing:
sentence building.
- Give Sts handouts , and
ask them to make
sentences using the cues.
- Sts do the task
1. Blue skies are
not a ……. of
continuing fine
weather.
2. Like friendship,
trust … with
time.
3. Ann thinks
there’s no one in
the class she can
……
Answers : 1.
guarantee ;2.
evolve ; 3.
confide in
1. best friends /
-
Handouts
Handouts
- T correct them.
someone / you can
confide
2. your ideas/
good friend/
different/ different
grades.
3. best friend/ help
you/ avoid/
depression/
anxiety.
5. Other
activities
(5’)
- Ask one or two Sts to
sing a song telling about
friendship
- Sts do the task
6.
Homework
(1’)
- 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