11 NC -Unit 1

-To raise SS’ interest and to lead to the topic -To engage SS, and let SS’ express their opinions -To provide SS’s with some Groups T-class T-class T-class T-class -Pictures or Drawings

LESSON PLAN

Outcomes

-By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information

-By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas -By the end of the lesson, the students are able to express their ideas about friendship

Type of lesson -Skill-based (Reading)

Key vocubulary -confide in-evolve -through thick and thin-break out into tears -gurantee-detention -stick-cheat

Key structures -A good friend is a person who helps you do homework.-A good friend always stands beside you even though you are a loser.

Anticipated

problem -Some students may not be very willing to share ideas.

Materials -Text book -Chalk & board -Pictures / Drawings-Handouts

Stage/

1.Warmup

& lead-in

(10-12’)

2.Pre-reading

(8-10’)

Games: Treasure Hunt

-Divide the class into two groups

-Stick 6 pictures of things (or draw the things) on the

board

-Tell SS to find out the treasure, the word of the day

by combining the first letters in the names of these

things (Do not give them the names.)

-The first group to find it will win the game

-Check SS’ understanding of instructions

-Give an example like this: a picture of a Car, of an

Apple, and of a Tree, the word in this case is “CAT”.

-Have SS start the game

-These are the pictures:  the word of the day is

“FRIEND”

Flower – Ring – Ice-cream – Eye – Nurse – Dog

-Declare the winner

-Ask SS:

-Do you have a friends?

-What is a good friend like, according to you?

-Note down some key points

Transition: -In today’s reading, we’ll get to know

more about the friends and friendship

-Write down on the board: Unit 1 Friendship

Teaching Vocabulary

-Elicit meanings from SS or give explanations

yourself

-To raise SS’ interest and to lead

to the topic

-To engage

SS, and let SS’

express their opinions

-To provide SS’s with some

Groups T-class

T-class T-class

T-class

-Pictures or Drawings

-Chalk and board -Chalk and board -Chalk and board

3.While-reading

(10-15’)

(15-18’)

.break out into tears (v.) = begin to cry

.through thick and thin (idm) = inspite of all the

difficulties (trong bất cứ hoàn cảnh nào)

.cheat (v.) = act dishonestly; copy sb’s work in a

test

.detention (n.) = punishment of being kept at school

after it has closed (hình phạt giam ở trường sau giờ

học)

.cofide in sb (v.) = trust sb enough to tell a secret to

him/her

.guarantee (n.) = sự đảm bảo

.evolve (v.) = develop naturally and gradually

.stick together (v.) = remain friendly and loyal to

one another (gắn bó)

-Give some practice on pronunciation (Read – SS

repeat)

Checking Vocabulary: Gap-filling

-Give SS handouts and ask them to work in pairs,

completing the sentences, using the words just

learned

1 A good friend remains loyal to you _

2.Blue skies are not a _ of continuing fine

weather

3.Being scolded by his mother, the child _

_

4.Those students were sent to the

room for their cheating on the exam

5.Like friendship, trust _ with time

6.Ann thinks there’s no one in the class she can

_

-Check with the class

Expected answers:

1.through thick and thin 2.gurantee

3.broke out into tears 4.detention

Activity 1: Reading and Matching (Task a, p.16)

-Ask SS to read Text A and then match the grades

with John’s opinions on what a good friend is

-Call on SS to say what John thought of a good

friend in each grade

-Go over the answers with the class

Activity 2: True - False Statements (Task b, p.16)

-Ask SS to read the statements about close friends

in Task b (p.16) and say if they are true or false, i.e

SS agree or disargree with them

-Check with the class and note down on the board

SS’ opinions

-Tell SS to read Text B and decide if the statements

are true or false

-Ask SS to work with a partner and compare

answers

-Call over SS to read the statements and say their

choice

-Go over the answers with the class

-Tell SS to compare the ideas in the text and SS’

opinions

language to help them understand the text

-To help enrich SS knowledge

of vocab

-To see if

SS have learned the words and know how

to use them

in a new context

-To develop SS’s skimming skills

-To give some personal-ised task to engage SS

-To provide some pratice on scanning skill

T-class Pairs

Indivi-duals T-class

Indivi-duals

Pairs T-class

-Handouts

-Textbook

-Textbook -Chalk and board

4.Post-reading

(14-16’)

5.Home-work (1’)

Answers: 1.T 2.F (According to the text,

we become friends with those who share common

interests.) 3.F (We cannot go out and pick a

good friend) 4.T 5.T

Activity 3: Main ideas

-Write down on the board three phrases about the

main ideas of the paragraphs in Text B and one

extra phrase

a.possible reasons for not having a best friend

b.what to do to have a best friend

c.how best friendship develops

d.the benefits of a best friend/ what a best friend

can do to us

-Ask SS to skim the text again and match the

paragraphs with their suitable main ideas

-When they have finished, tell SS to compare

answers with a partner

-Go over the answers with the class

Expected answers:

Par.1 – d Par.2 – c Par.3 – a

Dicussion

-Ask SS to work in groups of 4 or 5, expressing their

opinions on the following questions:

a.Close friends don’t need to share common

interests Argree or disargree? Give reasons

b.What is your own ideas of a good friend?

c How do you understand the proverb “A friend in

need is a friend indeed”?

-Go around to control and give help if necessary

-Call SS to report about their group’s ideas

-Give the feedback and comments on what SS

have

Writing: Sentence Building

-Give Ss handouts, and ask them to make

sentences using the cues

1.your friend/ good friend/ different/ different

grades

2.best friend/ someone/ you can confide

3.best friends/ usually stick together/ thick/ thin

4.best friend/ help you/ avoid/ depression/ anxiety

Expected answers:

1.Your ideas of a good friend are different in

different grades

2 A best friend is someone you can confide in

3 Best friends usually stick together through thick

an thin

4 A best friend can help you avoid depression and

anxiety

-To provide practise on skimming for general ideas

-For SS to share and learn

-To provide

SS with some free practice and to have them express themselves and share ideas

-To give more practice at home about the content

of the text

Indivi-duals

Pairs

Groups

SS-SS T-class

Indivi-duals

-Textbook -Chalk and board

-Chalk and board

-Chalk and board

-Handouts