ENGLISH 12 (2010 – 2011) UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY (from period 6 to 10) pdf

Lexical items: words / phrases related to cultural diversity Teaching aids: handouts Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information  METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

TRAN PHU HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH 12 (2010 – 2011)

(from period 6 to 10)

Lesson 1: A READING

 OBJECTIVES

Aims: Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and marrige;

The comparison of the four key values (physical attractiveness, confiding, partnersip of equals, and trust built on love) suggests that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts

Lexical items: words / phrases related to cultural diversity

Teaching aids: handouts

Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information

 METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

 PROCEDURE:

WARM-UP:

 T asks some Ss this question: Which of the

following factors is the most important for a happy

life? Why?

love - money - a nice house - a good job - good

health - parents’approval

BEFORE YOU READ:

 T asks Ss to give the Vietnamese equivalents to the

following words and then T reads these words and

Ss repeat

- Traditionally (adv): theo truyền thống

- contractual marriage (n): cuộc hôn nhân

sắp đặt

- precede (v): đến trước, đi trước

- determine (v): xác định

- summary (n): bảng tóm tắt, sự tóm tắt

- maintain (v): duy trì

- majority (n): đa số, phần lớn

- confide in (v): chia sẻ, tâm sự với ai đó ;

tin tưởng ở ai đó

- partnership (n): sự chung phần, sự cộng

tác

- reject (v): bác bỏ

- sacrifice (v): hi sinh

- significantly (adv): một cách đáng chú

ý

- oblige (v): bắt buộc, cưỡng bách

- counterpart (n): đối tác, bên tương ứng

WHILE YOU READ:

 T divides the class into four groups and give them

handout 1

- T asks the four groups to do the first exercise,

match a word in column A with a suitable meaning in

column B (Ss may read the text if necessary)

Students’ answers may vary

Whole class and individual work

Ss work in group

- When Ss finish their task, T calls on some Ss to

read the answers aloud in front of the class

- T gives feedback and correct answers if necessary

 T gives handout 2 to each group and asks them to

do the second exercise, read the text and answer

the question in handout 2

- T moves around class to give help

- After Ss finish their task, T calls on representatives

of four groups to read the answers aloud in front of

the class

T: group 1

Whose is the first opinion?

Representative of group 1: it is American students’

T: and the second?

Representative of group 1: it is also American

students’

T: group 2

Whose is the third opinion?

Representative of group 2: it is Asian students’

…

- T gives feedback and correct answers if necessary

 T gives handout 3 to each group and asks them to

do the third exercise, read the text again and fill

in the chart with the missing information

- T moves around class to give help

- After Ss finish their task, T calls on representatives

of four groups to give missing information in blanks

to check in front of the class

- T gives feedback and correct answers if necessary

AFTER YOU READ:

 T asks Ss these questions:

- Who in our class falls in love?

- Is there anyone?

- Should you start to love someone now? Why /

Why not?

- What are your opinions about physical

attractiveness, confiding, partnership, and

trust built on love? Are your ideas the same

the American or the Indians and the Chinese?

Ss work in group

Ss work in group

Ss work individually

 T gives comments and assigns homework: Homework:

- learn new words

- do Task 1 and Task 2 in the book

- Prepare for Unit 2 - Speaking

 HANDOUT 1:Match a word in column A with a suitable meaning in column B:

1 summary

2 maintain

3 majority

a keep; make sth stay the same

b most of the people or things in a group

c someone that has the same job or purpose as another person but in a different country, time,

4 reject

5 partnership

6 counterpart

7 precede

8 determine

9 confide

10 saccrifice

11 oblige

12 contractual

marriage

situation, or organization:

d calculate sth or find out it by examing evidence

e disagree with an idea, argument, or suggestion

f a short account of something that gives only the most important information and not all the details

g happen or exist before

h tell so a secret or discuss your private feelings

i a relationship between two or more people, groups, or countries involved in an activity together

j give up something important or valuable so that you or other people can do or have something else:

k the marriage on which the parents of the bride and the groom decide

l to force someone to do something because it is the law, a rule, or a duty:

 HANDOUT 2: Whose opinions are these? American students or Asian students?

Opinions about love and marriage American students or Asian students

1 A wife should maintain her beauty and appearance after

marriage

2 Wives and husbands share all thoughts

3 It is unwise for husbands to confide in their wives

4 A woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man

5 A husband is obliged to tell his wife wher he has been

 HANDOUT 3: Fill in the chart with the missing information

Four key

Physical

attractiveness

A wife should maintain her beauty and appearance after marriage

_

Wives and husbands share all thoughts

Partnership of

equals

Woman has to sacrifice more in marriage than a man

_

(from period 6 to 10)

Lesson 2: B SPEAKING

 OBJECTIVES

Aims: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about differences among cultures

Lexical items: words / phrases related to giving an opinion about different cultures

Teaching aids: handouts

Skills: giving an opinion and comparing ideas

 METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

 PROCEDURE:

WARM-UP:

 T asks Ss these questions:

- How many people are there in your family?

Who are they?

- Do your grandparents live with your parents?

With whom do they live?

Students’ answers may vary

- How many generations live in your home?

…

BEFORE YOU SPEAK:

 T gives some useful expressions :

- I think / feel / believe (that) + clause: I think it

is a good idea because …

- In my opinion, + clause: In my opinion,

family generations should live in a home to be

able to help each other

- For me, + clause: For me, it is (not) true

because …

- I agree / don’t agree with S.O about S.th: I

agree with about that

- I agree / don’t agree (that) + clause: I don’t

agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a

marriage than a man

- It is said that + clause: It is said that a woman

has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man

in Asia What do you think about it?

-

WHILE YOU SPEAK:

 T asks Ss to work in pairs task 1, express their

point of view on the given ideas, agree or

disagree to these ideas and give the reason why

- Ss take turns expressing their ideas

- T goes around class to help Ss when necessary

- T calls on some pairs to practice in front of the

class

 T asks Ss to work in pairs task 2, discuss and find

out the features of Vietnamese culture based on

the typical features of American culture

- T goes around to control and give help if necessary

- T calls on 7 Ss to give the corresponding features

of Vietnamese culture to check in front of the class

T: In America, two generations (parents and children)

live in a home

S: In Vietnam, two, three or even four generations

live in a home

…

 T asks Ss to work in groups task 3, talk about the

differences between Vietnamese and American

cultures, use the features discussed in Task 2

- T gives some useful words or phrases for Ss to do

Task 3

Transitional devices for contrast: On the contrary, In

contrast, Unlike Americans, However

- T ask representative of one group to give their talk

on the differences between Vietnamese and

American cultures

- T gives comments and makes necessary corrections

AFTER YOU SPEAK:

Whole class

Ss work in pairs

Ss work in pairs

Ss work in groups

 T asks Ss this question:

Are there any differences between the regions in

Vietnam? Give some examples

Ss work individually

 T gives comments and assigns homework: Homework:

- Write a short paragraph based on Task 3 about the differences between

Vietnamese and American cultures

- Prepare for unit 2 - Listening

(from period 6 to 10)

Lesson 3: C LISTENING

 OBJECTIVES

Aims: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to listen and get information from the talk

between a foreigner and a tourist guide about the wedding ceremony in Vietnam

Lexical items: words / phrases related to wedding ceremony

Teaching aids: a tape of English 12 , a cassette player

 METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

 PROCEDURE:

WARM-UP:

 T asks Ss these questions:

1 Have you ever attended a wedding ceremony?

2 Whose wedding was it?

3 Which of the following things do the bride and the

groom usually do at the wedding ceremony?

(a) praying in front of the ancestors’ altar

(b) divide the money from guests into two parts

(c) exchanging their wedding rings

(d) asking their ancestors’ permission to get

married

(e) discussing how many children they should

have

(f) stopping by each table to thank their guests

(g) receiving gifts from guests

BEFORE YOU LISTEN:

 T asks Ss to give the Vietnamese equivalents to

the following words and then T reads these words

Ss answer the questions 1, 2 individually

Whole class (Q3)

and Ss repeat

- altar (n): bàn thờ

- Master of Ceremonies (MC): someone whose job

is to introduce speakers or performers at a formal

public event

- banquet (n): tiệc lớn

- ancestor (n): tổ tiên

- tray (n): khay, mâm

- blessing (n): lơiø chúc tốt lành, hạnh phúc

WHILE YOU LISTEN:

 Task 1: Gap – filling

 T asks Ss to listen to the passage about a wedding

ceremony in Vietnam then fill in the missing

information

- Play the tape twice

- Call on some Ss to give the answers

- Give correct answers if necessary

 Task 2: Answering the questions

 T ask Ss to listen again and answer the questions

in task 2

- Pause the tape when necessary

- Call on some Ss to read their answers and check

with the class

- Feedback and give correct answers

AFTER YOU LISTEN:

 T divides the class into four groups and asks them

to discuss the question: What do families often do

to prepare for a wedding ceremony?

- T asks reprentative of each group to go to

blacboard and list the things which families often

do to prepare for a wedding ceremony

- T corrects their mistakes if necessary

 Individual work Answer key of task 1:

1 groom’s parents

2 red paper

3 altar

4 at the wedding banquet

5 wedding cards / money

 Individual work Answer key of task 2:

1 To go to the bride’s house bringing gifts wrapped in red paper

2 They would pray, asking their ancestors’ permission to get married

3 After they pray and ask their ancestors’ permission to get married

4 The wedding banquet is usually held at the groom and bride ‘s home or at the hotel

or a restaurant

5 They stop by each table to thank their guests

Ss work in groups

 T gives comments and assigns homework: Homework:

- prepare for Unit 2 - Writing

(from period 6 to 10)

Lesson 4: D WRITING

 OBJECTIVES

Aims: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write about the conical leaf hat

Lexical items: words / phrases related to the conical leaf hat

Teaching aids: a series of questions related to the conical leaf hat

Skills: describe a thing: a conical leaf hat

 METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

 PROCEDURE:

WARM-UP:

 T asks Ss these questions:

- Is there anyone in your family wearing the

“non la”? Who wears it?

- What do you feel about it?

BEFORE YOU WRITE:

 T makes a correction: change the number (2) into

number (3) and vice versa for the numbers next to

the conical leaf hat

 T asks Ss to give the Vietnamese equivalents to

the following words and then T reads these words

and Ss repeat

- palm leaf (n): lá cọ

- bamboo rim (n): vành tre

- bamboo rips (n): các vòng khung tre

- silk strap (n): cái quai lụa

- conical (adj): có hình nón

- symbol (n): biểu tượng

- spirit (n): tinh thần, hồn

- diameter (n): đường kính

- cover (v): phủ, bao phủ

- frame (n): khung

-

WHILE YOU WRITE:

 T gives a series of questions related to the

conical leaf hat and asks Ss to answer (sentence by

sentence)

- Is the conical leaf hat one of the symbols of

the Vietnamese culture?

- Who often wear this kind of hat?

- Is it also considered as a part of the spirit of

Vietnamese nation?

- What is it made from?

- What form is it?

- What is the diameter of the hat?

- How high is it?

- What is its frame covered with?

- What is the hat used for?

- Do the girls and women look prettier and

more attractive under the broad rim of the

leaf hat?

- What do you think of the leaf hat today?

 T asks Ss to use the outline in Task 2 , suitable

conjunctions, phrases in the questions and the

answers to write a passage of about 150 words about

the conical leaf hat of Vietnam

- T goes around to control and gives help if

necessary

-

AFTER YOU WRITE:

 T ask Ss to work in groups of four and tell them

to read and correct their writings (mark the mistakes

Students’ answers may vary

Whole class

Ss work individually

Ss work individually and in groups

and correct them)

- Go around to control and give help if necessary

- Ask Ss to hand in their writings with the marked

mistakes

- Choose some worst pieces of writing to read in

front of the class, and ask Ss to give comments and

correct

 T gives comments and assigns homework:  Homework:

- Rewrite the passage about the conical leaf

hat

(from period 6 to 10)

Lesson 5: E LANGUAGE FOCUS

 OBJECTIVES

Aims: by the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to pronounce the ending “ed” , to distinguish and

use tenses: past simple, and present perfect

Teaching aids: handouts

 METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

 PROCEDURE:

PRONUNCIATION: the pronunciation of the

ending “-ed” (handout)

 T elicits the pronunciation of the ending “-ed”

The –ed ending in the past simple verbs is

pronounced differently according to the verb’s final

sound

 / Id /: verbs end in the consonant sounds / t, d /

( mended, wanted)

 / t /: verbs end in the consonant sounds / f, k, p, s,

∫, t∫ /

(laughed, worked, hoped, missed, washed, watched)

 / d /: verbs end in a vowel sound, or in other

consonant sounds (except those in the first two

groups)

(agreed, played, arrived, borrowed, closed, …)

- T corrects Ss’mistakes if necessary

- play the tape

GRAMMAR: Review of tenses

 T reminds Ss about the usage of past simple and

present perfect (handout)

 Past simple: S + Ved / V2

- is used for an action happening at a specific time in

the past, suggesting that the action is finished It is

often indicated with last (week), yesterday, at 4.00,

in 1990, ago, etc (They moved to the new house

last month / She came to London in 1980.)

Ss work in individually and whole class

Ss listen and repeat the practices in the book.after the teacher

Ss listen to the tape and pay attention to the ending “ed” and repeat

Exercise 1:

1 Have seen / saw / am going to see

2 drank / have not drunk / drank

3 has written / Did write / wrote

4 have been cooking / cooked / cooked

- is also used for a chain of actions in the past (He

got up, shut the door, and left without saying a

word.)

 Present perfect: S + have / has + p.p

- is used to describe an action beginning in the past

and continuing up to the present moment It is

often used with time references like before, ever,

never…before, up till now, so far, since, for (They

have worked in this factory for ten years / We

have never been to Dalat before.)

- is also used to describe actions which happened at

an unspecified time in the past, with references to

recent time, like just, recently, already, yet, or with

no time reference at all (They have just left the

office)

- is also used to describe repeated or habitual actions

in a period of time up to the present (I’ve been to

Ha Noi several times.)

 T ask Ss to do the exercises individually

- T goes around to offer help

- T calls on some Ss to read their answer aloud and

explain it

- T corrects their mistakes if necessary

Exercise 2:

1 C

2 A

3 C

4 A

5 C

6 A

7 C

8 A

Exercise 3:

1 moved

2 moved

3 have asked

4 have not stopped

5 study

6 will fail

7 could talk

 T gives comments and assigns homework: Homework:

- prepare for Unit 3 - A