grade 10- unit 7- language focus

• Review the present perfect tense.. Objectives By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: • Pronounce the sounds /ei/, /ai/ and /ɔi/ clearly and correctly • Master the use of the pre

Date of planning: 22/11/2009

Date of teaching: 26/11/2009

Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS

1 The aim of the lesson

Teacher ( T ) helps students ( Ss):

• Distinguish the sounds /ei/, /ai/ and /ɔi/

• Review the present perfect tense

• Use Because of and In spite of appropriately

2

Objectives

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

• Pronounce the sounds /ei/, /ai/ and /ɔi/ clearly and correctly

• Master the use of the present perfect tense

• Use Because of and In spite of appropriately

3 Skills

- Reading

- Speaking

- Writing

- Listening

- Work in pair or groups

4 Teaching method

- Practising in pairs or groups

- Guiding, explaining

5 Teaching aids

- Textbook, chalk, board,papers, etc

6 Procedure

1

Warm-up

(10 mins)

* Greeting

- T introduces Mrs.Thuy

- T introduces about herself

- T gives out 9 words

Enjoy day noise Style fly toy Place paper time

Listen

I

Pronunci-

ation

( 9 mins)

- T introduces 3 sounds: /ei/, /ai/ and / ɔi/

+ /ei/ has two sounds: e and i.

First make the sound e, make it longer eee

Then add the sound i This is very short

Ex: say

/ei/

+ /ai/ has two sounds: a and i.

First make the sound a Make it longer aaa

Then add the sound i This is very short

Ex: wife

/ai/

+ / ɔi/ has two sounds: ɔ and i.

First make the sound ɔ Make it longer ɔɔɔ

Then add the sound i This is very short

Ex: boy

/ i/

- T asks Ss to work groups to choose, discuss and answer words which have underlined parts

pronounced /ei/, /ai/ or / ɔi/ and put into the column of the sounds /ei/, /ai/ or / ɔi/

-T goes around the class and gives help if necessary

- After 3 minutes, T has some Ss read out their answers in front of the class

- T checks and gives correct answers

- Teacher’s suggested answers:

Suggested answers:

/ei/ /ai/ /ɔi/

Day style enjoy Place fly toy Paper time noise

- T introduces the lesson

- T aks Ss to review the sounds /ei/, /ai/ and /ɔi/

by pronouncing them clearly and slowly if necessary

Listen and write down

Work in group, discuss & answer

Check & write down

Listen Listen & review

- /ei/ has two sounds: e and i.

First make the sound e, make it longer eee

Then add the sound i This is very short

Ex: say

/ei/

- /ai/ has two sounds: a and i.

First make the sound a Make it longer aaa

Then add the sound i This is very short

Ex: wife

II

Grammar

( 14 mins)

* Practise

1 Listen and repeat:

play today radio newspaper they

time wildlife height buy type

voice noise toy enjoy destroy

- T plays the tape and reads 3 sounds before

- T calls and asks Sts to repeat the sounds clearly

2 Practise these sentences

* T asks Sts to work in pair and practise the sentences on textbook/p.79

1 I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake

2 They changed the timetable at the end of April

3 I have ninety-nine pages to type by Friday

4 Would you like to go for a ride with me on Friday?

5 This is the noisiest Rolls Royce I’ve ever heard

6 While you’re changing the oil, I’ll go and visit

my boy

- T calls some Sts to read loudly sentence by sentence

( T corrects if necessary)

1 The present perfect tense

- T asks Ss to review the form and usage of the Present perfect tense

- T writes some examples on blackboard and asks

Ss to underline the form of the Present perfect tense

E.g 1) He has gone for an hour

2) She has learnt English for 5 years

- Form:

- Usage:

/ai/

- / ɔi/ has two sounds: ɔ and i.

First make the sound ɔ Make it longer ɔɔɔ

Then add the sound i This ia very short

Ex: boy

/ i/

Listen Repeat

Work in pairs and practise

Read the sentences

Answer the form and usage of the Present perfect tense

Form:

- Usage:

The Present Perfect Tense talks about an action which started in the past and continuous up to now The Present Perfect Tense to talk about a past action that has the result

in the present

The present perfect is often used

S + has/have + V PII

S + has/have + V PII

III

Exercises

( 10 mins)

• The Present Perfect Tense talks about an action which started in the past and continuous up to now

Ex: I have been a teacher for more than ten years.

• The Present Perfect Tense to talk about a past action that has the result in the present

Ex: Jimmy has gone to Ha Noi = He isn't here

now

+ The present perfect is often used with the word

just, for, since and ago.

# “Just” talks about actions that have taken

place very recently

Ex: You cannot meet Mrs Jones She has just left

# “For” talks about the duration of a period of

time

Ex: I have been with my department for three

years

# “Since” talks about when a period started.

Ex: I have been in Internet technologies since

1992

2 “Because of” and “In spite of”

T gives the form, the meaning and the use of

“Because of and In spite of” for Ss.

Form:

1/ Because of + N/ N.P/gerund, Clause(S+V+O)

Ex: Lan was worried because of the rain

We are late because of getting up late

We arrived late because there is a traffic jam

2/.In spite of + N/ N.P/ gerund, Clause(S+V+O)

Ex: We went out in spite of the rain

He went on working in spite of feeling unwell

Marry was still happy in spite of her job was busy

Usage:

* “Because of” is used to show the cause.

“In spite of” is used to show the concession.

2 Grammar

Exercise1: Complete the letter, using the present perfect of the verbs in the box.

- T guides Sts to do the exercise

- T asks Ss to read the letter and then complete the letter by using the Present perfect tense of the verbs in the box

with the word just, for, since and

ago.

# “Just” talks about actions that

have taken place very recently

Ex: You cannot meet Mrs Jones She

has just left

# “For” talks about the duration of a

period of time

Ex: I have been with my department

for three years.

# “Since” talks about when a period

started

Ex: I have been in Internet technologies since 1992.

Listen and write down

Listen

Listen

Do the exercise

Work in pairs & compare

- T asks Ss to work in pairs to compare the

answers

- T goes around the class and gives help if

necessary

- After 3 minutes, T calls on some Ss to read out

their answers in front of the class

- T gives feedback and corrects their answers

1 have been

2 has lived

3 have met

4 have done

5 have had

6 have taken

7 have watched

Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences

using for, since or ago.

- T guides the exercise

- T asks Ss to use the Present perfect tense and

Since or For to write sentences about themselves

- T gives examples for model first

E.g:

I have lived here since 2005

I have lived here for 3 years

- After that, T asks sts to read clearly their

answers

Read the answers

1 have been

2 has lived

3 have met

4 have done

5 have had

6 have taken

7 have watched

Check & write down

Listen

Do the exercise

Read the answers

1 Lan and Minh have lived in HCM City since 1999.

2 Hoa nad Quan quarreled with each other some time ago.

3 The house is very dirty We haven’t cleaned it for ages.

4 We haven’t had a good meal for three weeks.

5 Since Christmas, the weather has been quite good.

6 They have known each other for a long time.

7 They first met a long time ago.

8 They arrived home ten minutes ago.

9 It’s two years since I last saw Quoc Anh.

10 How long is it since you last saw Linda?

Check & write down

Listen

- T checks Ss’ answers.

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences, using the

information in the box.

- T guides the exercise

- T asks sts to complete the following sentences,

using the information in the box (page 81) in 5

mins

- T asks sts to read their answers

- T check s and gives correct answers

1 Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire

burning all day.

In spite of the cold weather, we all wore shorts.

2 Because of his illness, he had to cancel the

appointment.

In spite of his illness, he managed to come to

school.

3 Because of the large crowds, we could not see

what was going on.

Do the exercise Read the answers

1 Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.

In spite of the cold weather, we all wore shorts.

2 Because of his illness, he had to cancel the appointment.

In spite of his illness, he managed to come to school.

3 Because of the large crowds, we could not see what was going on.

In spite of the large crowds, there were enough seats for everyone.

4 Because of the meat shortage,

everyone is living on beans.

In spite of the meat shortage, we have managed to get some beef.

5 Because of the bad condition of the

house, the council demolished it.

In spite of the bad condition of the

house, they enjoyed living there.

Check & write down

Listen & write down

IV

Homework

( 2 mins)

In spite of the large crowds, there were enough seats for everyone.

4 Because of the meat shortage, everyone is living on beans.

In spite of the meat shortage, we have managed

to get some beef.

5 Because of the bad condition of the house, the council demolished it.

In spite of the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there.

T gives the homework:

+ Do exercises on textbook again

+ Preapare the lesson: Unit 8 - Reading

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