Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 29 docx

Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a thank-you letter.. - students from each group take turn to go to front, and answer your Stick the pictures on BB -

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)

Period : 29 Preparation date : 23/10/2011 Unit : 4 Lesson : writing

I Aims :

- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a thank-you

letter

- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to express gratitude in English

II Lexical items :

- facilities

- precious

III Structures :

- I am writing to thank you for what you have done to our school

- we really appreciate your precious help

IV Teaching aids:

- textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper

- chalk and board

V Techniques :

- writing-based

- Procedures :

State/time Teacher’s and students’

activities

Blackboard Materials

1

warm-up

(7’)

Games: cut – up sentences

- divide Ss into four

groups

- cut up four sentences into 5 phrases and shuffle the pieces on the table in four positions for the four groups

- students from each group take turn to go to front, and answer your

Stick the pictures

on BB

- pieces

of paper

- sheets of paper

- chalk & board

question by writing it on

a sheet of paper With a

correct answer, the

student is allowed to pick

a piece of paper and take

it back to his group If St

can’t answer it, her

returns and another St in

the group replaces him,

etc continue until the

groups get all the pieces

of paper

- Tell the Ss in the groups

to put the phrases

together to make a

meaningful sentence, and

then write it down on the

board

- the first group to write

the correct sentence on

the board wins the game

Unit 4: P 29:

Writing a thank-you letter

Transition: yes, and how

to write a letter thanking someone is the focus of our lesson today

- write down on the board:

2 Pre-

writing

(10’)

format of a thank-you letter.( task a)

- ask Ss to read the

situation in Task a and the letter from a student thanking the volunteers for what they have done

to his school

- ask Ss to read the parts

in the format corresponding to different parts of the letter Then elicit the general format of a

- salutation / opening

- expressing thanks and appreciation for what has bee done

- saying how useful/ helpful the

Chalk and board

thank- you letter

A thank- you letter may look like this;

- use pictures and

explanations to present some new words

- Read the words one by one and ask Sts to repeat

thing or work is

- expressing thanks / gratitude once again

- writing a social note

- closing and signature

3

while-writing

(20’)

Activity 1: things that

do not belong

- arrange Ss to work in

small groups

- give each group a handout of a thank-you letter

- tell Ss that three are some sentences that do not belong to the letter

Laura,

Thanks a million for lending me your gorgeous leather jacket

Just what I needed for the party I’m worn it lots of times

already You saved my life!

handouts

and ask them to read and

find out which sentences

do not belong

- call the groups to read

their sentences aloud and

check with the class

Activity 2: Mixed-up

letters

- put Ss into pairs and

give out handouts

- tell Ss that the two

letters are mixed up, and

Anyway here it is, safely returned I hope you won’t mind I’m giving

it to your mum as probably I won’t see you till

Monday It is wonderful today

Have a great weekend, and hope I can do the same for you some time!

Love and kisses

handouts

ask them to read the letter, sort out the sentences that do not belong and move them to their correct places in their letter

- go over the answers with the class

4

Post-writing

(10’)

Peer correction

- Ask Sts to work in

group of 5, deliver each group 5 pieces of

writings and tell them to read and correct their friends’ narratives

- Tell each group to choose the best piece of writing, and the most

Card 1- Jack and card 2 – Sinh are delivered out Sts

Handouts + sheets

of paper

special story

- Go around to control and give help if

necessary

- Call a St from each group to read their group’s best writing, and ask Sts to give

comments

5

Homework

(1’)

- Ask Sts to write a letter

as guided at home for preparing next time

textbook