reading unit 16 english10

- T asks students to guess the topic - T introduces new lesson “ Historical places” - answer T’s questions and guess the topic whole class and individually 10 mins Before you read List

Instructor: Nguyen Quang Vinh

Student: Nguyen Thi Thuy Chinh

Date of birth: Dec, 2 nd 1988

Email: honeychinh@yahoo.com

Phone: 0169.695.6093

Place of Birth: Hanoi

Class: Anh2K18

LESSON PLAN: FINAL PROJECT

TECHNOLOGY IN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Topic: Historical Places unit 16 Period: Reading skills

I Class description

- Setting: A high school EFL class

- Students: grade 10 students

- Level: pre - intermediate

- Class size: 40 students

- Time: 90 minutes

- Text book: Tieng Anh 10 – Ministry of Education Publisher

II Objectives:

1 Educational aim:

By the end of the lesson students will be able to:

 Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and guessing meaning in context

 Use the information they have read to talk about Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam

 Write a summary about Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam

2 Knowledge:

 General knowledge: about Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam

 New words: Words related to historical places

3 Skills: scan for specific information and summarize, others skills such as listening, speaking and writing

III Method:

- Integrated 4 skills, mainly communicative

III Teaching aids:

Textbook, A0 size paper, pen, computers liked with Internet

IV Materials used and web-based resources:

 Hot Potatoes is used to design types of activities such as gap filling, multiple choices, matching and crosswords, for students to do easily and quickly

 Vocaroo is used to record the listening activities for students to listen

 Blogger is used to post the activities using Hot Potatoes

All materials and web-based resource help students access and do the task conveniently and interesting These also motivates students to study the lesson

V Anticipated problems:

Students may not have sufficient vocabulary to read and talk about the topic, so T should be ready to help them

VI Procedure

Steps T’s activities Ss’ activities Work

arrangement Time Warm-

up

- T ask Ss some questions:

+ list some historical places you know in Vietnam

- T shows some pictures about some historical places

+ Have you been there? When? With whom? ….?

- T asks students to guess the topic

- T introduces new lesson “ Historical places”

- answer T’s questions and guess the topic

whole class and

individually

10 mins

Before

you

read

Listening skills

- T asks ss to listen to the tape about the text and underline new

words in the text

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/listen-text.html

T asks some questions related to the text:

+ What can you remember about the text?

+ What is the main ideas about the text?

+ What is this about?

Pre-teach vocabulary:

Note: T should not teach the words that will appear in

Relic (n): remains (di tích)

- use the link to listen and underline the new words

- answer T’s questions

- note down

Whole class and individually

15 mins

Confucianism (n): Đạo Khổng

Stele – stelae (n): bia đá

Banyan trees (n): cây đa

Tortoise (n): turtle (con rùa)

Citadel (n): thành lũy

Engrave (v): khắc, chạm trổ

Heritage (n): di sản

Memorialize (v): tôn vinh, tưởng nhớ

Scholar (n): học giả

− If necessary, T gets Ss to make sentences with these words to

check that they know how to use the words correctly

Checking vocabulary:

- ask Ss to click the link to do matching exercise

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/vocabulary-check.html

- T checks Ss’ answers

sentences

- use the link to

do the task

While

you

read

Set the scene: You are going to read about Van Mieu – Quoc Tu

Giam, a famous historical and cultural relic of Hanoi and do the

13 mins

Task 1: Choose A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the

italicized word.

− T introduces the task and gets Ss to click the link the do the task

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/task-1.html

− T calls on some Ss to read aloud the words Then T instructs Ss to

go back to the passage to locate and read around these words so that

they can guess their meanings For example, the word "originally"

found in line 2 may be best replaced by "initially" because it refers

to the beginning of the Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam

− T might want to check that Ss understand all these words

correctly by calling on some Ss to tell the meanings of the words in

Vietnamese

− Then T asks Ss to go back to the task and use their knowledge of

the italicised words to do the task

− T checks the answers with the whole class

Answers:

1 B 2 A 3.C 4 B 5 C

Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or

False (F)

- use the URL

to do the task

- read the text silently guess the meaning of the new words

- present the answer

pair work and whole class

Individual, pair work and

13 mins

− T checks if Ss can answer the T/F questions in Task 2 after their

first reading of the passage If they cannot, T gets Ss to read

through all the 6 questions in Task 2 and identify the key words in

each question For example, in question 1, these might be

"construction" and "1067-1779" In question 2, these might be

"Quoc Tu Giam" and "first university", etc

− Now T instructs Ss to go back to the passage and locate these

words Ss should read around these words carefully to find the

answers to the questions

- T asks ss to use the link to do the task

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/task-2.html

− Then T gets Ss to check their answers with a friend

− T calls on some Ss to present and explain their answers T gives

feedback and correct answers

Answer:

1 F (line 2 – it was built in 1070)

2 T (line 4)

3 F (line 5 – from 11th century to 18th century)

- guess the answer

- read the passage again the find the answer

- check with friends

- present the answer

whole class

4 F (the last paragraph - it is an example of well-preserved

traditional Vietnamese architecture)

5 T (the last paragraph – The banyan trees in Van Mieu witnesses

festivals and examinations during feudal times)

6 T (The last paragraph – these trees continue to flourish)

Task 3: Fill in the blank

- T introduces the task and ask Ss to use the URL to do the task

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/gap-filling.html

Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam is considered as the first

(1) in Vietnam It was built in (2) _ in (3)

dynasty Between (4) _ and (5) , Quoc Tu Giam

educated (6) of talented men for the coutry In 1482, Van

Mieu became a place to (7) the most brilliant scholars

of the nation These stelae , carried on the backs or giant

(8) _, are still standing today

After more than (9) years of existence, Van Mieu is

an example of (10) traditional Vietnamese architecture

The banyan trees in Van Mieu (11) festivals and

- use the URL

to do the task

individual work

12 mins

examinations during feudal times, continue to (12) Van

Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam is a site of (13) _ for Vietnamese

people

- T asks ss to present the answers and explain the answers

1 university

2 1070

3 Ly

4 1076

5 1779

6 thousands

7 memorialize

8 tortoise

9 900

10 well-preserved

11 witnessed

12 flourish

13 national pride

answers and explain for the answer

After

you

read

1: Summary: Writing and Speaking skills

− T divides the class into small groups of 3 or 4 and introduces the

task: Ss are going to work in their own groups and prepare a talk

about Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam for a radio program on Vietnam's

history and culture Ss might want to use the suggestions provided

in the task to help them generate ideas

− T goes around checking and offering help T might want to give

each group an A0-size poster to write their ideas on T gets across

to Ss that they should write in the note form but not full sentences

− T calls on the groups to stick their posters on the board and calls

on the representative of each group to present in front of the class

While Ss are speaking, T takes notes of their errors and provides

corrective feedback afterwards

Suggested talk:

Van Mieu –Quoc Tu Giam is a historical and cultural relic of

Vietnam, which attracts a great number of visitors every year Van

Mieu –Quoc Tu Giam was built originally by the Ly dynasty in

1070 in Hanoi Quoc Tu Giam was considered the first university

of Vietnam, which was established on the grounds of Van Mieu.

-discuss in group

- write the note

- present their ideas

Group work

& whole class

15 mins

Royal exams used to take place here and the first comers were

honoured by having their names carved on the stone stelae These

stelae were carried on the backs of giant tortoises, which can still

be seen today.

2: Play crosswords game

Aim: to review new words and knowledge about Van Mieu

- T divides the class into small groups of 3 or 4 and introduces the

game: Ss are going to work in their own groups to solve this puzzle

about Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Which groups finishes first will be

the winner.

- T asks groups of students use the link and play the games

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/crossword-game.html

- T observes and check that Ss work

- listen to T’s instructions and play the game

Group work

10 mins

Wrap-up

 T asks Ss to learn by heart all of the new words

 Prepare for the speaking lesson

 Homework: T asks Ss to use the URL to do exercise at home http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/home-work-1.html

http://honeychinh.blogspot.com/2011/05/homework-2.html

- listen and note down

- use the URL

to do exercise

at home

Whole class 3mins