Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Huyền UNIT 15: CITIES English 10 D. WRITING I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to : 1. Knowledge : State new words re lated to the describing a city. 2. Skills: Write a paragraph to describe the city. 3. Attitude : feel more confident when they write describing a city II. Teaching aids: powerpoint, posters, textbook III. PROCEDUE Time Teacher’s Activitive Organization Material (7’) 0 Wrting unit 15 10 ( 15’ ) ( 15’ ) (5’) I. Warm – up : T divides class into 2 groups and distributes wordsquare and asks Ss to find name of 5 cities in it. Winners will be Group, Who finish first. T T R A N T C E T P O Z S T U N G F L A K L O N D O N G B R Y O N N E J F V A I O C K H Q W I N E S E T L Y R H Y C F I R E O T O Y V O U O D R W Z S X K J R M K A T X B T G F B K H O C H I M I N H Z T checks the answers with the whole class Answer : London, New York, Paris, Ho Chi Minh, Tokyo T T R A N T C E T P O Z S T U N G F L A K L O N D O N G B R Y O N N E J F V A I O C K H Q W I N E S E T L Y R H Y C F I R E O T O Y V O U O D R W Z S X K J R M K A T X B T G F B K H O C H I M I N H Z II. Pre – Writing : T introduces the topic of the lesson : Describing a city. T calls some Ss to anwser the questions what they would like to tell people about a city, for example, the location of the city, the famous places, the people, etc. T sums up the class’ ideas by using this network. Task 1 : Read the description of London. Then write the answers to the question. ( answer complete sentence ) T provides Ss vocabulary in the text and calls some Ss to read loudly vocabulary. Vocabulary : Situated (a) = located ¨ Ex : Cuc Phuong National Park is situated in south west of Ha Noi Tourist (n) : someone who travels for pleasure Roman (n) : People who are citizen or soldier of the ancient Roman Republic T divides class into 2 groups, Group 1 answers the question from 1 to 3 and Group 2 from 4 to 7. T asks Ss to read paragraph in silence. T asks Ss to answer the questions. Gives feedback • Question : 1. Where is London situated? 2. How big is it ? 3. What is its population ? 4. What kind of city is it ? 5. When and by whom was it founded ? 6. What is it famous for ? 7. What is the best about London? Answer : 1. London is situated in southerh England, on the River Thames. 2. It covers an area of 1,610 square kilometres. 3. It has a population of 7 million. 4. It is the capital city of the UK. 5. It was founded by the Romans in 43 AD . 6. It is famous for its historic buildings, its museums and its many shops. 7. The best thing about London is the park. T shows the format to write a describing a city and explains some structures when describing a city. Paragraph 1: General information Location It is situatedlocated in…… Situated in…… Area It covers an area of……… Population It has a population of……… History It was founded by…in… Paragraph 2: Famous placesthings It is famous for……………… Paragraph 3: Specific information Most outstanding feature The best thing about…isare…… II. While – Writing : Task 2 : Write a description of a city or town in Vietnam you know well. T elicits some cities in Vietnam, for example Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, etc. T shows information about Ha Noi and questions. T calls some Ss to go to the board write their answer. T gives feedback Ha Noi Kind of city : The capital of Viet Nam Founded: 1010 Ly dynasty Area : 3.324 square km, Situated: in the North of Vietnam, on the Red river Population : 3 million Famous things: Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, one pillar pagoda, Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food. Transport: inconvinient ,crowded (too many cars, taxi, buses, motobikes) narrow streets The best things: ancient houses and streets People : elagant and nature Question : 1. Where is Ha Noi situated? 2. How big is it ? 3. What is its population ? 4. What kind of city is it ? 5. When and by whom was it founded ? 6. What is it famous for ? 7. How do the transprort ? 8. What is the best about Ha Noi ? 9. How do the people ? Answer : 1. Ha Noi is situated in the North of Vietnam, on the Red river 2. It covers an area of 3.324 square kilometres. 3. It has a population of 3 million 4. It is the capital city of Vietnam 5. It was founded in 1010 in the Ly dynasty. 6. It is famous for Hoan Kiem lake, West lake ,Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food 7. The transport is inconvenient 8. The best thing about Ha Noi are ancient houses and streets 9. The people are friendly and social. T shows paragraph 3 of Ha Noi T divides class into 2 groups and asks Ss to write paragraph 1 and 2. T corrects mistakes and shows a full paragraph of describing of Ha Noi. HA NOI Ha noi,which is the capital of Viet Nam, was founded in 1010 in the Ly dynasty. It has a population of about 3 million. Situated in the Northern Vietnam, on the Red River, Ha Noi covers an area of 3.324square km. Ha noi is famous for many things such as Hoan Kiem lake, West lake ,Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food. Its transport is inconvenient , it is always crowded. There are too many cars, buses and motorbikes but the streets are narrow. The best things about Ha Noi are ancient houses , streets and people. Coming here you can walk through ancient streets to see small ancient houses as well as you will have a chance to contact Hanoi people, who are elegant and natural . If possible, you’d better visit Hanoi someday . IV. Post – Writing : T provides Ss information about Buon Ma Thuot City and some questions. T asks Ss to write down T calls some Ss to answer the question Buon Ma Thuot Kind of city: the capital of Dak Lak provice Founded: 1930 Area: 377 square km. Located : About 350 km from Ho Chi Minh City, on the Serepok River Population: 342 thousand Famous things : Dray Sap Waterfall, Dray Anour Waterfall, Buon Don, Coffee, etc. The best things: the biggest city in Tay Nguyen, The weather , 2 seasons : sunny season and rainy season People : friendly and sociable Questions : 1. Where is Buon Ma Thuot City located? 2. How big is it ? 3. What is its population ? 4. What kind of city is it ? 5. When was it founded ? 6. What is it famous for ? 7. What is the best about London? 8. How do the people ? Answer : 1.Buon Ma Thuot City is located about 350 km from Ho Chi Minh City, on the Serepok River. 2. It covers an area of 377 square kilometres. 3. It has a population of 342 thousand 4. It is the capital of Dak Lak provice 5. It was founded in 1930 6. It is famous for Dray Sap Waterfall, Dray Anour Waterfall, Buon Don and Coffee 7. The best thing about Buon Ma Thuot City is the biggest city in Tay Nguyen and the weather have 2 seasons : sunny season and rainy season 8. The people are friendly and sociable. V. Homework : Learn by heart vocabulary. Write a paragraph description of Buon Ma Thuot City Prepare for E. Language Focus Group work Individual Group work Individual Group work Poster Powerpoint Chalk Board Powerpoint Powerpoint Posters
Trang 1Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Huyền
D WRITING
I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
1 Knowledge : State new words re
lated to the describing a city
2 Skills: Write a paragraph to describe the city.
3 Attitude : feel more confident when they write describing a city
II Teaching aids: powerpoint, posters, textbook
III PROCEDUE
(7’) I Warm – up :
- T divides class into 2 groups and distributes wordsquare and
asks Ss to find name of 5 cities in it Winners will be Group,
Who finish first
- T checks the answers with the whole class
Group work Poster
Powerpoin t
Trang 2( 15’ )
Answer : London, New York, Paris, Ho Chi Minh, Tokyo
II Pre – Writing :
- T introduces the topic of the lesson : Describing a city
- T calls some Ss to anwser the questions what they would like to
tell people about a city, for example, the location of the city, the
famous places, the people, etc
- T sums up the class’ ideas by using this network
Chalk Board
Trang 3 Task 1 : Read the description of London Then write the
answers to the question ( answer complete sentence )
- T provides Ss vocabulary in the text and calls some Ss to read
loudly vocabulary
Vocabulary :
- Situated (a) = located
Ex : Cuc Phuong National Park is situated in south west of
Ha Noi
Tourist (n) : someone who travels for pleasure
Roman (n) : People who are citizen or soldier of the ancient
Roman Republic
- T divides class into 2 groups, Group 1 answers the question
from 1 to 3 and Group 2 from 4 to 7
- T asks Ss to read paragraph in silence
- T asks Ss to answer the questions
- Gives feedback
Individual
Group work
Powerpoin t
Locatio
n
History
Area
Famous places
Populati on Weather
A City
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Question :
1 Where is London situated?
2 How big is it ?
3 What is its population ?
4 What kind of city is it ?
5 When and by whom was it founded ?
6 What is it famous for ?
7 What is the best about London?
Answer :
1 London is situated in southerh England, on the River Thames
2 It covers an area of 1,610 square kilometres.
3 It has a population of 7 million.
4 It is the capital city of the UK.
5 It was founded by the Romans in 43 AD
6 It is famous for its historic buildings, its museums and its
many shops.
7 The best thing about London is the park.
- T shows the format to write a describing a city and explains
some structures when describing a city
Paragraph 1:
General
information
Location It is situated/located in……Situated in……
Area It covers an area of………
Population It has a population of………
History It was founded by…in…
Paragraph 2:
Famous places/
things
It is famous for………
Paragraph 3:
Specific
information
Most outstanding feature The best thing about…is/are……
II While – Writing :
Task 2 : Write a description of a city or town in Vietnam you
Trang 5know well.
- T elicits some cities in Vietnam, for example Ha Noi, Ho Chi
Minh, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, etc
- T shows information about Ha Noi and questions
- T calls some Ss to go to the board write their answer
- T gives feedback
Ha Noi
Kind of city : The capital of Viet Nam
Founded: 1010 / Ly dynasty
Area : 3.324 square km,
Situated: in the North of Vietnam, on the Red river
Population : 3 million
Famous things: Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, one pillar
pagoda, Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food
Transport: inconvinient ,crowded (too many cars,
taxi, buses, motobikes) narrow streets
The best things: ancient houses and streets
People : elagant and nature
Question :
1 Where is Ha Noi situated?
2 How big is it ?
3 What is its population ?
4 What kind of city is it ?
5 When and by whom was it founded ?
6 What is it famous for ?
7 How do the transprort ?
8 What is the best about Ha Noi ?
9 How do the people ?
Answer :
1 Ha Noi is situated in the North of Vietnam, on the Red river
2 It covers an area of 3.324 square kilometres.
3 It has a population of 3 million
4 It is the capital city of Vietnam
5 It was founded in 1010 in the Ly dynasty.
Individual
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Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food
7 The transport is inconvenient
8 The best thing about Ha Noi are ancient houses and streets
9 The people are friendly and social.
- T shows paragraph 3 of Ha Noi
- T divides class into 2 groups and asks Ss to write paragraph 1
and 2
- T corrects mistakes and shows a full paragraph of describing
of Ha Noi
HA NOI
Ha noi,which is the capital of Viet Nam, was founded in 1010 in
the Ly dynasty It has a population of about 3 million Situated in
the Northern Vietnam, on the Red River, Ha Noi covers an area
of 3.324square km
Ha noi is famous for many things such as Hoan Kiem lake, West
lake ,Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food Its
transport is inconvenient , it is always crowded There are too
many cars, buses and motorbikes but the streets are narrow.
The best things about Ha Noi are ancient houses , streets and
people Coming here you can walk through ancient streets to see
small ancient houses as well as you will have a chance to
contact Hanoi people, who are elegant and natural If possible,
you’d better visit Hanoi someday
IV Post – Writing :
- T provides Ss information about Buon Ma Thuot City and
some questions
- T asks Ss to write down
- T calls some Ss to answer the question
Buon Ma Thuot
Group work
Powerpoin t
Posters
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Founded: 1930
Area: 377 square km
Located : About 350 km from Ho Chi Minh City, on the
Serepok River
Population: 342 thousand
Famous things : Dray Sap Waterfall, Dray Anour Waterfall,
Buon Don, Coffee, etc
The best things: the biggest city in Tay Nguyen, The weather , 2
seasons : sunny season and rainy season
People : friendly and sociable
Questions :
1 Where is Buon Ma Thuot City located?
2 How big is it ?
3 What is its population ?
4 What kind of city is it ?
5 When was it founded ?
6 What is it famous for ?
7 What is the best about London?
8 How do the people ?
Answer :
1.Buon Ma Thuot City is located about 350 km from Ho Chi
Minh City, on the Serepok River.
2 It covers an area of 377 square kilometres.
3 It has a population of 342 thousand
4 It is the capital of Dak Lak provice
5 It was founded in 1930
6 It is famous for Dray Sap Waterfall, Dray Anour Waterfall,
Buon Don and Coffee
7 The best thing about Buon Ma Thuot City is the biggest city in
Tay Nguyen and the weather have 2 seasons : sunny season and
rainy season
8 The people are friendly and sociable.
V Homework :
- Learn by heart vocabulary
- Write a paragraph description of Buon Ma Thuot City
- Prepare for E Language Focus
Trang 8Ha noi,which is the capital of Viet Nam, was founded in 1010 in the Ly dynasty It has a population of about 3 million Situated in the Northern Vietnam, on the Red River, Ha Noi covers an area of 3.324square km
Ha noi is famous for many things such as Hoan Kiem lake, West lake ,Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food Its transport is
inconvenient , it is always crowded There are too many cars, buses and motorbikes but the streets are narrow.
The best things about Ha Noi are ancient houses , streets and people
Coming here you can walk through ancient streets to see small ancient houses as well as you will have a chance to contact Hanoi people, who are elegant and natural If possible, you’d better visit Hanoi someday
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Ha noi,which is the capital of Viet Nam, was founded in 1010 in the Ly dynasty It has a population of about 3 million Situated in the Northern Vietnam, on the Red River, Ha Noi covers an area of 3.324square km
Ha noi is famous for many things such as Hoan Kiem lake, West lake ,Van Mieu, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, traditional food Its transport is
inconvenient , it is always crowded There are too many cars, buses and motorbikes but the streets are narrow.
The best things about Ha Noi are ancient houses , streets and people
Coming here you can walk through ancient streets to see small ancient houses as well as you will have a chance to contact Hanoi people, who are elegant and natural If possible, you’d better visit Hanoi someday