Understanding the main ideas page 4: Look at the six points discussed in the reading.. Understanding the details: choose the correct answers for comprehension check page 6-7 3.. Post rea
Trang 1Course: Reading 1
Course book: World Class Readings 1
Lecturer: Ngo Thi Thu Ha
UNIT 1: IT’S THE 21 ST CENTURY…WHERE’S MY ROBOT?
Topic : Domestic Robots
Skill Focus: Identifying main ideas
General knowledge required: some information about different types of robots designed so far and their functions
STUDENT VERSION
I Pre – reading:
1 Think about the answers to the warm up questions page 1
2 Complete vocabulary review page 2
II While reading:
1 Understanding the main ideas page 4: Look at the six points discussed in the reading Read the passage and rearrange them in correct order
2 Understanding the details: choose the correct answers for comprehension check page 6-7
3 Language learning: vocabulary building: fill in the blanks with the right words from the list p 7; crossword puzzle p.12
4 Further reading skill practice : Identifying Main Ideas: read the description of what a main idea
is (p 8) and do the exercises on p.9- 10
III Post reading: writing or speaking : prepare some ideas for the three questions in this section, (p
11) then use them in a speaking or writing activity
TEACHER‟S VERSION
I Pre- reading:
What do you think a domestic robot can do to help us with housework? Fill in the table below
DOMESTIC ROBOT
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Read the passage and fill in the table with necessary information
Robots
Comprehension
Para 1
List what the domestic robots in the text can do
Why were the Jetsons a family of the future? (line 2)
Para 2:
Line 4: Give examples of other functions that a robot can do, esp the difficult or dangerous ones for human
Name the 9 planets of the solar system
Tell me what you know about the pyramids in Egypt
What happened to the World Trade Center? Why is it called „ wreckage‟?
What other things can be called „ wreckage‟?
Para 4:
Explain why robot cleaners don‟t always do a good job
Do you know any other reasons that could hinder their popularity?
Para 5: Name some tiny robots that you know or have at home
Para 6:
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is still many, many years away.‟
Discuss the differences between the way a function is performed by a robot and that by a human being Think about aspects of life that robots can‟t substitute human beings
Language Focus:
Para 1
How do you understand the phrase “A family of the future”?
Line 7: At the time (line 7) vs at that time vs at the same time
Para 3:
Bartender = barman, barmaid: a man/ woman who serves drinks in a bar
Bar (n): a mini bar
a sandwich bar,
a bar of soap / goal/ chocolate
Para 5: Pronunciation: ch: /tʃ/ or /k/ or /ʃ/
/tʃ/: chalk, chicken
/k/: chemist, , stomach
/ʃ/: machine, champagne
Put the following words in the right column of the table below
chin, headache , chef, chore, chance, Christmas, cherry, chimney, cholera, chroma, Chicago,
parachute
Para 6:
gourmet /guәmei/ (adj): of very high quality: ~ meals / food: very high quality meals/ food (opposite meaning: coarse /kƆ:/ very bad ~food: very bad food)
humanlike = humanoid (adj): like a human in apprearance
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III/ Post reading: speaking / writing
Work with a partner or group to answer these questions
1 Imagine you can afford a domestic robot What specific housework would you like this robot to
do for you? Why?
2 What other things do you think this robot can‟t do in your house? Why?
3 Imagine some functions that robots can do for human being in the future
4 Look at the pictures below, how do you like a robot to look like: a human being or a machine?
Explain your choice
UNIT 2: J.K ROWLING: A MAGIC AUTHOR
Topic: A famous author
Skill Focus: Understanding the verbs in reading
General knowledge required: some information about J.K Rowling‟s life and one of her famous story
STUDENT VERSION
I Pre – reading:
1 Think about the answers to the warm up questions page 13
2 Complete vocabulary review page 14
II While reading:
1 Understanding the main ideas page 16: Look at the six points discussed in the reading Read the passage and rearrange them in correct order
Topio, a humanoid robot
developed by TOSY that can
play ping-pong
The ANATROLLER ARI-100 is
a modular mobile robot used for cleaning hazardous
A general-purpose robot acts
as a guide during the day and a security guard at night
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3 Language learning: vocabulary building: fill in the blanks with the right words from the list p.20; crossword puzzle p.24
4 Further reading skill practice : Identifying tenses of the bold words given in each sentence: read information related to verbs and tenses (p 21) and do the exercise on p.22
III Post reading: writing or speaking : prepare some ideas for the five questions in this section, (p
23) then use them in a speaking or writing activity
TEACHER‟S VERSION
I Pre- reading:
1 Say some things you know about J.K Rowling
2 Do you know what kind of story is the story “Harry Potter”
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Read the passage and complete the following table about J.K Rowling
Full name
Date/ place of birth
Childhood hobbies
First story
Major and University she attended
Jobs done by her
Idea of the first Harry potter appeared on a train to…
Time and place of getting married
Number of children
Number of books in Harry Potter series
First Harry Potter‟s title
Comprehension
1/Explain why J.K Rowling is called “a magic author”?
2/ Para 1: Give some diseases mainly of children beside “measles”
3/Para 2: Is the character Harry Potter an ordinary people? If not, what make him different from other people?
4/ Para 4: Did J.K Rowling like the job as a teacher?
5/ Give name of seven books in Harry potter series
Language focus
Pronunciation:
w: /w/: wizard, witness, wet
silent sound: write /rait/, wrong /rɔη/, wreckage / 'rekidʒ/
Put the following words in the right column of the table below
wife, wrist, wind, wrap, wrench
g: /g/: get, gum
/dʒ/ : magician, margin, merge
Put the following words in the right column of the table below
Ginger, mergence, logic, go, glad, knowledge, wreckage
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Prefix: mis- before a verb
misunderstand : understand in a wrong way
misbehave: behave badly
III/ Post reading: speaking / writing
Work with a partner or group to answer these questions
1/ Are you an imaginative person? why
2/ Do you like to be a wizard or an ordinary? Why?
UNIT 3: WOLRD CUP TROPHY
Topic: The trophy/ cup of the most popular football event in the World
Skill Focus: Understanding Pronoun reference
General knowledge required: some information about history of World Cup trophy
STUDENT VERSION
I Pre – reading:
1 Think about the answers to the warm up questions page 25
2 Complete vocabulary review page 26-27
II While reading:
1 Understanding the main ideas page 28 : Look at the seven points discussed in the reading Read the passage and rearrange them in correct order
2 Understanding the details: choose the correct answers for comprehension check page 31-32
3 Language learning: vocabulary building: fill in the blanks with the right words from the list p 33; crossword puzzle p.37
4 Further reading skill practice : Understanding Pronoun Reference: read the definition and position of a pronoun, some pronoun‟ s types (p 34) and do the exercise on p.34-35
III Post reading: writing or speaking : prepare some ideas for the three questions in this section,
(p 11) then use them in a speaking or writing activity
TEACHER‟S VERSION
I Pre- reading:
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2 What are they used for?
3 Can you give some of the big soccer events in the world?
II While reading:
Understanding the details: Anwer the following questions
1 How often is World Cup organized?
2 How many kinds of World Cup trophy have been made?
3 Are there any differences between the Rimet Cup and FIFA cup? Read the passage and fill in the following table
Made in
A statue of
Weight
Height
Comprehension
Paragraph 2
1 Do you know the history of World Cup?
2 How many times has the World Cup taken until 2010?
3 Which team won the trophy in 2010?
Paragraph 3:
1 Were there any champion during the World World II?
Paragraph 4:
1 Why was the small dog Pickles the biggest hero of 1966 World cup finals?
2 Give examples of some kind of medals
Paragraph 5:
1 What is the first World Cup Trophy made of?
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1 Can the winner of World Cup 2006 keep the actual trophy or not? Why?
Language focus: gold plate # imitation gold # pure gold
gold-plated (adj): coat with a small amount of gold (silver-plated/ copper-plated)
imitation gold (n): things look like gold but indeed they are made of other materials not gold
pure gold = solid gold: 100% gold
Grammar focus: prefer/ would prefer
to prefer to do = prefer doing st
would prefer to do st
III/ Post reading: speaking / writing
Work with a partner or group to answer these questions
1/ Which football team in World Cup 2010 you like most?
2/ Do you know the meaning of the second trophy?
UNIT 4: THE PIZZA STORY
Topic: The story about pizza-a very famous food in Italy
Skill Focus: Skimming
General knowledge required: some information about the pizza
STUDENT VERSION
I Pre – reading:
1 Think about the answers to the warm up questions page 38
2 Complete vocabulary review page 39-40
II While reading:
1 Understanding the main ideas page 41 : Look at the six points discussed in the reading Read the passage and rearrange them in correct order
2 Understanding the details: choose the correct answers for comprehension check page 43-44
3 Language learning: vocabulary building: fill in the blanks with the right words from the list p 45; Matching p 46, crossword puzzle p.49
4 Further reading skill practice : Skimming: read about the skimming skill, some basic rules (p 46) and do the exercise on p.47
III Post reading: writing or speaking : prepare some ideas for the three questions in this section,
(p 48) then use them in a speaking or writing activity
TEACHER‟S VERSION
I Pre- reading:
1 Have you ever eaten pizza?
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II While reading:
Understanding the reading: Anwer the following questions
1 Where did pizza come from?
A USA B Italy C Eastern Mediterraean
2 When was the first pizza restaurant opened?
3 Where is Antica Pizzeria Port‟s Alba restaurant?
A In Italy B In Eastern Mediterraean C In India
Comprehension
Para 2:
1 Which of the following pictures is a fork?
2 List some tools using for eating
3 Which of the following country is from the Mediterrannean?
Para 6:
1 How many kinds of pizza‟s toppings people over the world often use?
2 Think of the other toppings for your own pizza
3 Find five kinds of fruits that are often used for making pizza‟s toppings
From the picture in matching exercise p 46, describe the ingredients of a pizza and how to make a pizza
Language focus:
1 Tell the difference among
a bake/ grill/ toast/broil
b boil/ steam/ stew/ braise
III/ Post reading:
Discussion
1 When people think of pizza, they always think of Italy Why?
2 Are there any restaurant chains in Vietnam Is yes, where?
Writing
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Vocabulary
Fill in the following table Give 5-10 examples for each item
foods dairy products spices Vegetable
UNIT 5: AUSTRALIA’S LIVING TEDDY BEARS
Topic: Koala bears
Skill Focus: Distinguish main idea and details
General knowledge required: some information about koala bears
STUDENT VERSION
I Pre – reading:
1 Think about the answers to the warm up questions page 50
2 Complete vocabulary review page 51-52
II While reading:
1 Understanding the main ideas page 53 : Look at the eight points discussed in the reading Read the passage and rearrange them in correct order
2 Understanding the details: choose the correct answers for comprehension check page 56-57
3 Language learning: vocabulary building: fill in the blanks with the right words from the list p 57; crossword puzzle p.60
4 Further reading skill practice : Distinguish main idea and details: read about the description of what main ideas are and what details are on p.58 and do the exercise below
III Post reading: writing or speaking : prepare some ideas for the three questions in this section,
(p 59) then use them in a speaking or writing activity
TEACHER‟S VERSION
I Pre- reading:
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2 When you were small, did you play with bear toys?
3 Do you often go to the zoos?
4 Look at the picture below, have you seen such kind of bear in real life?
5 Describe the bear in the above picture
II While reading:
Comprehension
Para.4:
1 Do koalas need to drink water? Why?
Para 5:
1 Give some more examples of nocturnal animals that you know
2 List the koala body‟s parts mentioned in this para Find other words related to parts of koala‟s part in other paragraphs
Para 7:
1 List dangers that koala has been facing
Para 8:
1 Give examples of extinct animals
Language focus
Pronunciation
Extinct [iks'tiηkt]
Function / ['fʌηk∫n]
a: /ei/, /ә/, /Ɔ/, /
/ei/: able, table
/ә/: ability, capacity
/Ɔ /: paw, draw
/æ/: hat, cat
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Writing and Discussion:
1/ Many animals are now in the list of endangered species What should you as students do to protect them?