Unit 5 1 getting started

Procedures: Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Interactions Lead-in 7’ - T asks ss to work in tables and list as many things that they cannot probably live without nowadays

UNIT 5: INVENTIONS Lesson 1: Getting Started

Class: History 10 – Thai Nguyen Specialized High School

I Objectives:

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

- use some words relating to inventions in sentences

- distinguish adjectives that describe characteristics of important inventions which have been used on a daily basis

II Materials:

- Textbook, printed worksheets.

III Anticipated problems:

Ss may not have sufficient vocabulary to read so the teacher should provide them with necessary words before they start to read the conversation

IV Procedures:

Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Interactions

Lead-in

(7’)

- T asks ss to work in tables and

list as many things that they cannot

probably live without nowadays as

they can in 3 minutes After that, T

asks some ss to write them on the

board T checks ss’ words and

gives remarks

- Ss work in tables and list things they cannot live without in 3 minutes

- Some ss write their words on the board

Group work

T - S

Listen

& Read

(30’)

- T asks ss to listen to the audio

recording T plays the tape once

- T asks ss to look through the text

to find new words then explains the

meanings of these words

- Ss listen to the recording

- Ss find new words in the text

Individual work

Predicted new words:

1.generous (adj): rộng lượng

2 portable (adj): dễ mang đi

3 economical (adj): tiết kiệm

4 versatile (adj): đa năng

Task 3: Matching each words

with its definition.

- T asks ss to do Task 3 in the

textbook in pairs in 2 minutes For

each word, ss have to create one

sentence containing it

- T asks two ss to read their

answers then gives remarks

Key answers:

1 c; 2 a; 3 d; 4 b

Activity 1: “Inventions

Brainstorming”

- T asks ss to work in groups of six

to list as many words/things as they

can in the category of “Brands and

models of electronic devices”

Suggested answers: Iphone,

Samsung, Lenovo, Oppo, Asus,

Ipod…

- T asks ss to decide which brands

and models are more

portable/economical/versatile than

the others

Reading:

- T asks 2 ss to take roles in

reading the conversation

- Ss copy new words and their meanings to their notebooks

- Ss do Task 3 and create required sentences

- Ss read aloud answers

- Ss work in groups to list things in the given category

- Ss decide which brands and models suit the requirements

- Ss read the conversation

Individual work

Group work

Group work

Taks 2: Answer the questions

- T asks ss to work in pairs to do

Task 2 in the textbook in about 5

minutes

- T asks some pairs to read

questions and answer T listens

then gives remarks

Answers:

1 He promised to give award

Phong if Phong passed the English

test.

2 Because he thinks the screen of

an electronic book is rather small.

3 People use computer to read

emails, play online games and do

online shopping.

4 Phong uses computer to listen to

music, to chat with his friends,

complete assignments and to play

games.

5 Yes Because a laptop would

help me a lot in learning English.

- Ss work in pairs and complete Task 2 in the textbook

- Ss read questions and give answer

Pair work

Post-activity

(8’)

- T asks ss to work in groups of

four or five and discuss about the

uses of smart phones

- T asks some groups to stand up

and share their views

- Ss discuss the uses of smart phones

- Ss share their opinions

Group work