Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 Unit 6: Competitions

Aims: -To introduce some vocabulary about competition -After the lesson students can get more knowledge about competition, the rules, main activities.. Procedure: Teacher ‘s activities

GIÁO ÁN ENGLISH 11 UNIT 6: COMPETITION

READING

I Aims: -To introduce some vocabulary about competition

-After the lesson students can get more knowledge about competition, the rules, main activities

II Teacher and students’ preparation:

Textbooks, pictures, handouts, pictures, video clips, power point

III Procedure:

Teacher ‘s activities Students’ activities

*Warm up: (pictures )

Watching some video clips: SaoMai Television

Singing Contest

Students watch some video clips about SaoMai Television Singing Contest and answer the question

Questions: 1 What event is it?

2 Do you like taking part in it?

3 What do you think the rules were?

4 Can you make a guess about the sponsor of the

competition?

5 What do you think the main activities?

I Pre-reading:

Task 1:*Look at the pictures and match with these

words

- Sao Mai Television Singing Contest

- Quiz: “ Road to Mount Olympia “

- Olympic Games

- London Marathon

*Work with a partner Answer the following

questions

1 Do you like taking part in competitions like

these? why or why not?

2 Do you hope to win a competition? If so,

which competition do you like to win?

3 Is winning the most important thing in a

competition? Why/ why not?

’II While-reading

Task 1: Match the words or phrases on the left with

their definitions on the right

- 2 Ss go to the board and match

-Ss work with a partner discussing the answer to the questions in the books

1 representative

2 annual

3 stimulate

4 in all

5 spirit

6 smoothly

a without problems or difficulties

b enthusiasm and energy

c altogether or as a total

d a person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group

e encourage or make something more active

f happening or done once every year Task 2: Answer the questions

Game: “ lucky color “

1 Who took part in the annual final English

Competition last Saturday?

2 What was the aim of the competition?

3 Who sponsored the competition?

4 What did each group of students have to do

during the contest?

5 What did the judges have to do to choose the

winner of the competition?

6 What would be awarded to the winner?

-pair work -feedback

-Handouts -Ss work in pairs, read the text and do task 1

Answer: 1d 2f 3e 4c 5b 6a

- Read new words after the teacher

Feedback:

1 The representatives of three classes of the

writer’s school took part in the annual final English

Competition last Saturday

2 Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning

English among students

3 The student’s Parents Society sponsored the

competition

6 The winner would be awarded a set of CDs for

studying English and an Oxford Advanced

Learner’s Dictionary

Task 3: Read paragraph 3 again and complete the

sentences

Feedback:

1 In activity 5, Hung was unable to complete the

poem

2 … Group B became the winner of the

competition

3 Group C lost the game because they just got 60

points

4 Nga encouraged her group by saying “ For me

the most important thing was our participation in

the competition and the enjoyment we had from it”

III Post-reading: Group work

- Read and translate the poem into Vietnamese

Ss work in pairs, answer the questions in the textbook

- closed pair first

- Open pair

- Ss play the game

“Lucky color”

Each pair takes turn to choose their color, having a question at the back Then answer the question

Each correct answer will get ten marks If any pair gets the color with the word “ lucky “, they will

- Collect the information about the annual final

English Competition

Home work: - Practise talking about the passage

receive the present -Teacher’s correction

- deciding the winner

- individuals

- Compare the answers with their friends

UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS

Speaking

A Aims:

- Helping students practice asking information about types of competitions

B Method: Communicative Approach

C Teaching aids: Textbook, Pictures, Hand-outs

D Procedure:

Teacher ‘s activities Students’ activities

I Check-up: The Reading of Unit 6

II Warm-up: Answer the questions:

- What is this competition?

- Who is this competition for?

- Where does it take place?

- Do you like this game? Why/Why not?

III New Lesson:

1 Task 1: Which competition/contest do you

like or dislike? Compare your answers with a

partner’s

2 Task 2: Ask your partner how she feels about

each type of the competitions/conteSs in task 1

basing on the useful language

Useful Language

- T calls one student to check the old lesson

- T shows a picture of the “Road to Olympia” Quiz and elicits questions,

Ss listen and answer the questions

- T explains some new words

- Ss work in pairs to ask about their choices

- Pair work

- T gives instruction and practises conversation with a good student as a

-entertaining,

exciting, fascinating

- dangerous,

-simple-minded,

monotonous,

- too noisy

-encourages self-study

-promote teamwork spirit

For example:

A: What do you think of the General

Knowledge Quiz?

B: Oh, it’s great It’s an opportunity to test

your general knowledge.

3 Task 3:

Talk about a competition or contest you have

recently joined or seen Use the suggestions in

the textbook

IV Homework:

- Write a short paragraph (50- 60 words) about

the competition or contest you have discussed

in Task 3

model

- T calls some pairs to do the task

- Ss take notes

- Groups of 4

- T gives instruction and goes around

to give help when needed

- Ss take notes

UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS

LISTENING

AIMS: - Listen and number the pictures in their correct order

- Decide True or False statements

TEACHING AIDS: Books, posters, handouts, pictures

METHOD: Communicative approach

PROCEDURE:

Teacher ‘s activities Students’ activities

A Check –up:

B Warm –up: Talking about the pictures

in the text book

1 What are they doing?

2 What kind of competitions are they

participating in?

- T puts some questions

- Ss have a look at the pictures and answer the questions to give the key word

Boston marathon

C New lesson

Activity 1: Asking and Answering:

1 What is the Boston Marathon?

2 Who do you think can take part in the

Boston race?

Activity 2: Vocabulary:

1- Matching

1 officially

2 organization

3 to achieve or register (the started

time, distance or speed)

4 a 26 mile distance

clock – race – formally – female – athletic

– association – Kuscsik – McDermott

2- Listen and Repeat: Stop the bus

Activity 3: Remembering

1- The Boston marathon is held every

year in the USA

2- It began in 1897

3- Women were officially allowed to

participate in the races in 1957

4- In 1984, 34 countries took part in the

marathon

- Pair-work

- T asks questions Students gives the answers

- Poster and cards

- T sticks the poster of definitions and cards of word on the board

- Ss choose and stick words next to the corresponding definitions

- Group-work

- Ss listen to the tape and repeat the word they hear after they say “Stop the bus” (1 time)

- Group-work

- cards/ group-work

Activity 4: Task 1: True - False

Activity 5: Task 2: Answer the questions

Activity 6:

1- Talking about the lesson, using

numbers

1897

1967

1972

34

2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds

42

13

2- Name some famous runners in Viet

- T shows some cards of sentence quickly

- Ss skim and read loud these sentences

- The group having more correct sentences will win

- Pair- work

- T asks Ss to listen to the dialogue about the Boston Marathon and to decide whether the statements are T or F (2 times)

- Ss correct the false sentences

- T gives the feedback

- Group-work

- Ss discuss the questions in the group of 4

- T asks Ss to listen again and answer the questions (2 times)

- T gives feedback

- Pair work

- Ss exchange their ideas with each other

- Three Ss write their answers on the board

- Ss listen to the tape again

Nam and say what is special about them.

1- Truong Thanh Hang got Asia Golden

medal (800m)

2- Vu Thi Huong got Asia Golden medal

(1000m)

3- Pham Dinh Khanh Doan got Asia

Golden medal (800m)

D Homework: - Write a short paragraph

about Boston Marathon

- T gives feedback

- Group work

UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS

Writing

A Aims: Helping students know how to write a letter of reply

B Method: Communicative approach

C Teaching aids: Textbook, cards, poster, cassette player, handouts

D Procedure:

Teacher ‘s activities Students’ activities

I Warm-up: Reordering (Group work)

- Card 1: Yours faithfully

-Card 2:

I am interested in practicing English with native

speakers and

- Card 3: Dear Sir/ Madam

- Card 4: I read the information about the

English Speaking Competition on your Language

Centre ’s website

- Card 5: 140 Kham Thien st, Dong Da District

Hanoi, Vietnam

17 th October, 2006

- Card 6:

I want to get some information about the

competition

- Card 7:

- Ss play the game in 2 teams

- T divides the letter on the text book into many parts and then writes the content of its on 9 cards

- T sticks the cards on the board and asks Ss to reorder them in right positions as a complete letter on a blank poster

- T plays a cassette player and the game will end when the music stops

- The winner will be the one who has more cards put in the right positions

Please provide me with your phone number

and e-mail.

I look forward to hearing from you soon

- Card 8: Thu Trang

Card 9:

Could you please send me details of the

competition, the number of participants, entry

procedures, venue, date and time?

II New lesson: Writing a letter of reply

Activity 1: Discussion(Pair work)

1 What kind of letter is it?

2 In what case do we write this kind of

letter?

3 Which expressions do we use when asking

for information?

Activity 2: Read the letter and find out the

information required for the English Speaking

Competition

a Where to get information of the competition:

• on language Centre ’s website

b Why to take part in the competition

• to practice English with native speakers

• to get some information about the

competition

- T asks Ss to look at the letter on the board(book closed)

- T gives out some questions and asks Ss to discuss them in pair work

- T gives some details and asks Ss

to read the letter again and find out the information required and share the answers with another

- Ss work in pair work

c What information the writer wants to know

about

• number of participants

• entry procedures

• venue

• date

• time

 Vocabulary:

- participant: a person who participate in

sth.

- Procedure: order or way of doing

something

- Venue: place where people agree to meet

- Competition: contest

 Activity 3 :

Expressions used in writing a letter of reply

1 Thank you for …… / Thanks for…./

Thank you so very much…

2 I’m very grateful to/ about……

3 I’m sorry …

4 It is with deep regret that…

5 I’m afraid…

6 I’m very happy to know that…

- T explains some new words

- T asks Ss to write down some expressions commonly used in writing a letter of reply on posters

in group work

- The winner will be the one has more correct answers

- T gives feedback

- T divides the class into 4 group and gives them posters

- T asks Ss to look at the details given in the textbook to write a

7 I really appreciate your …….

8 We would like to thank you for…

9 I/we receive your… and feel that it is…

10 We would like to request that…

11 In response for your request for…

 Activity 4: Imagine you are Kate Johnson,

secretary of the English Speaking Competition

Write a letter to respond to Thu Trang, using the

details below

- number of participants: 25

- Venue: 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem

District, Hanoi

- date: 25 th November

- arrival time: 7: 00 p.m; starting time: 8: 00 p.m

- Phone number: (04) 9838188

- e-mail: Englishclub06@yahoo.com

Key: 28 th October, 2007

Dear Thu Trang,

Thank you for your letter and welcome to our

English Speaking Competition Here are some

details about the competition.

The number of participants is limited – just 25

The competition is held on 25 November, 2007,

at 106 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem

letter of reply to Thu Trang

- T gives instructions, Ss listen and follow

- T goes around to give help when needed

- Ss write the letter

- Ss exchange their writings to correct the mistakes

- T asks a student to go to the board and write down his or her writing

- T corrects mistakes and asks Ss

to copy down in their notebook

_ T gives handout to Ss and asks them to do at home

district, Hanoi It starts at 8.00 pm Contestants should be present one hour before the

competition for registration.

For more information please contact me on the phone number: (04) 9838188 and e-mail:

Best wishes,

Kate Johnson

Secretary

III Homework: Write a complete body of the letter with the words given (handout)

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I/ten year/ student/ High Ridge School I / involved/ Technology Project/ design/ make 3 D calendar/ I /be/ grateful/ if/ send/ me

information/ samples/ concern/ 3D calendars Thank you/ help/ attention

Yours faithfully,

UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS LANGUAGE FOCUS

AIMS: - Help students to pronounce sounds / tr /, /dr/ and /tw/

TEACHING AIDS: Books, posters, handouts, pictures

METHOD: Communicative approach

PROCEDURE:

Teacher ‘s activities Students’ activities

A Check – up:

B Warm – up: Describing a picture

Questions:

1- What does he do?

A taxi driver

2- How long has he worked as a taxi driver?

For twenty years

3- What is he wearing?

Trousers, sweater and shirt

C New lesson:

Activity 1: Introduce three sounds / tr /, /dr/

and /tw/

Driver twenty trousers

/ dr / / tw/ /tr/

Activity 2: Listen and repeat

Activity 3: Practise reading aloud these

- Teacher shows a picture

- Teacher puts questions and students answer

- Teacher write the answers on the board

- T introduces three sounds / tr /, /dr/ and /tw/

- T reads these sounds (chorus )

- T has three Ss repeat them

- Textbook, cassette

- Students read loud these sentences -A game: Listen and perform

- Teacher read loud the words

- Students listen and perform as directed

1- John always enjoys traveling by train

2- Jane’s teeth are troubling her

3- George is driving dangerously

4- Her new dress is an absolute dream

5- She has an amused twinkle in her eyes

6- Think twice before doing something

Activity 4: Listen and perform

Troops- dreadful-twin- dream- traffic- trip

Activity 5: Reported speech with gerund

Ex: Lan thanked me for giving her a present

Note:

• V + preposition + gerund

• V + O + preposition + gerund

• V + gerund

Activity 6: Do matching

Verbs Preposition

congratulate of

apologize to

accuse from

insist against

dream about

/tr/: clapping their hands /dr/: stamping their feet /tw/: keeping silent

- If anyone does wrong, he or she will have to do as teacher’s requeSs

- T gives a situation

- T gives the student a present and the student says:” Thank you”

- T reports the saying and write the sentence on the board

- T introduces Reported speech with gerund

- T explains and students take notes

- Pair-work

- T asks students to match a verb with a suitable preposition

- Feedback Congratulate on Apologize for Accuse of Insist on Dream of Warn against/ about