Unit 3. People's background

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UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(READING)

I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

1 Language Content:

- To help Students understand the back ground of Marie Curie and to provide Students with new words relating to school talks

- To help Students improve their reading skill by doing True or False exercise and Answering questions

2 Language Function:

- To enable students to grasp some new words through skimming, questioning and answering

- To help them review some structures they learnt in secondary course

3 Educational Aim:

- To educate students the realization of trying to surpass the difficulties in order to follow their dream

4 Language :

- Vocabulary ( v ) harbour , take up , obtain

( a ) tragic , atomic , humanitarian

(exp) with flying colours

5 Educational factor

- To educate the Students to try their best to study hard and get good grade

II TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION

2 Skills Integrated skills (reading-speaking)

3 Techniques pairwork,groupwork,guessing,ask and answer,synonym,using picture, matching, repetition, True/false statement,…

4 Materials blackboard, chart,chalk, handouts, flash cards, picture, textbook

5 Students’ preparation prepare the lesson at home

III PROCEDURE IN CLASS

1- Stabilization (1’) Warm up: Greeting

2- Checking up the previous knowledge : (5ms)

Asks one student to go to the board and: - Say some words with vowels /ʌ / from /a: / & gives two

examples using gerunds

3- Presentation of the new materials:

Teaching

steps

&Time

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content 4’ 1 Warm-up:

- Give students handouts and

introduce how to do the task

Match the people with their job:

- Check the answers in front of

class

- Shows the picture & asks them

who she was

 Leads to the new lesson

1 Lead-in

-Work in groups

- Answer themselves

&discuss the answers with the next student

(Suggested answers: 1.a, 2.e, 3.b, 4.c, 5.d)

UNIT 3:

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(READING)

7’ 2 Pre- Reading

-Asks the students to work in

pairs asking and answering the

following questions

-Has three pairs practise in front

of the class

- Pre-teaches some key words &

phrases to help the students

master the reading passage more

easily

+ harbour (v) (example)

+take up (v) (translation)

+humanitarian(adj)(explanation)

+ With flying colours(exp)

2 Pre- Reading

-Work in pairs -Practise in front of the class

1.Can you name some scientistudents and their specializations ?

2.Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?

3.What do you know about her ?

-Listen and guess the meaning of the words

I Vocabulary

Ex: I harboured the dream of an

English teacher

+take up (v) +humanitarian(adj)

Ex: Her humanitarian wish come true.

+ With flying colours (exp)

Ex: She earned a degree in Physics

(translation)

+ mature (adj) (example)

- Reads the new words and asks

Students to repeat in chorus

- Calls on some Students to read

again and corrects their

pronunciation

- Asks Ss to check the

information, read the passage

-Take notes

- Read the new words in chorus

- Read the new words individually

- Open books, read the passage

with flying colours

20’ 3.While-Reading

a/ Task 1:

- Lets the Students skim the text in

three minutes and get some

information about Marie Curie

- Controls the class and helps the

students

- Gets students to do the Task 1

and then compare with your

partners

- Calls on some Students to

answer and corrects

b/ Task 2:

- Asks Students to scan the text

and work in pairs to decide

whether the statements are true or

false

- Goes around the class and help

Students if necessary

- Calls on some pairs to practice

in front of the class and some

pairs to repeat the correct answer

- Gets some Students to write on

the board

- Corrects mistakes

3.While-Reading a/ Task 1:

-Read the text in three minutes and write some information about Marie Curie

- Exchange their information each other

*Suggested answers : 1c, 2e, 3a, 4d, 5b.

b/ Task 2:

- Scan the text -Work in pairs to practice asking and answering -Practise in pairs in front

of the class

- Listen to the teacher’s feedback

II.Reading comprehension 1/ TASK 1:

(Match the words and phrases inA with their meanings in B)

1 with flying colours

=very well, with a very high mark /grade

2.determine

= find out exactly by making calculations

3 mature

= having a fully developed mind

4 ease

= make less severe

5 harbour

= keep in the mind

2.TASK 2: (True/ False statements)

F

1.Marie went to school in Warsaw  2.Her dream was to become a private

3.At the Sorbornne, she studied very

4.She married Pierre Curie in 1894 

5 She was the first woman professor at

* Correct the false information :

2 a private tutor  a scientist

4 in 1894  1895 c/Task 3:

- Asks Students to scan the text

and work in pairs to ask and

answer

- Goes around the class and help

Students if necessary

- Gets some pairs to practise in

front of their friends

- Checks and corrects mistakes

c/Task 3:

- Read again and get details

to complete the table

- Work in pairs -Listen to the teacher’s feedback

-Discuss in groups

3.TASK 3:

(Answer the following questions)

1.When and where was Marie Curie born ?

In Warsaw on Nov 7, 1867

2.What kind of student was she ?

A brilliant and mature student

3.Why did she work as a private tutor ?

 To save money for a study tour abroad

4 For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?

 For determining the atomic weight of radium

5 Was the prize her real joy ? Why/ Why not ?

 No, it wasn’t Her real joy was “easing

4.Post-Reading

- Asks the Ss to find the evidence

from the passage to prove each of

these following adjectives can be

used to describe Marie Curie

o Strong – willed

o Ambitious

o Hard – working

o Intelligent

o humane

- Calls on some Students to speak

- Feedback

4.Post-Reading

-Get out the evidence from the passage to prove adjectives provided which can be used to describe Marie Curie

1.Strong – willed :

haboured the dream of a scientific career – impossible for a woman

at that time

2.Ambitious : keep moving up in her

career

3.Hard – working : difficult

living conditions – worked hard

4.Intelligent :

won the Nobel Prize

5 Humane :

easing human suffering

- Representatives of each group demonstrate

human suffering”

*Post-Reading

“ Find the evidence from the passage to prove each of these following adjectives can be used to describe Marie Curie”

o Strong – willed

o Ambitious

o Hard – working

o Intelligent

o humane

Homewo

rk (3’)

-Asks the students to write a short

summary about Marie Curie &

prepare for the next part

- write a short passage

Self evaluation:

UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(SPEAKING)

I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

1 Language Content:

- To help students tell about somebody’s background

2 Language Function

- To motivate the students to discuss what questions they can ask when they want to know about somebody’s background

- To help students review and use some structures they learnt in secondary course

3 Educational Aim

-To educate the students to take care of and respect their classmates

4 Language

- Vocabulary : education , appearance , experience , hobby

- Structure : kinds of the questions

5 Educational factor

- To help the students to have a good & serious attitude to their studies

II TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION

3 Techniques question-answer ,interview, substitution, pair work, group work

4 Materials textbooks, cassette player, chalks, board

5 Students’ preparation prepare the lesson at home

III PROCEDURE IN CLASS

1- Stabilization (1’) Warm up: Greeting

2- Checking up the previous knowledge : (5’)

- Calls on one student to the blackboard and asks them to say something about Marie Curie

* Questions: (1) When and where was Marie Curie born ?

(2) What kind of student was she ?

(3) Why did she work as a private tutor ?

(4) For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?

(5) Was the prize her real joy ? Why/ Why not ?

* Suggested answers:

1. In Warsaw on Nov 7, 1867.

2. A brilliant and mature student

3. To save money for a study tour abroad

4. For determining the atomic weight of radium.

5. No, it wasn’t Her real joy was “easing human suffering”

- Listen and gives remarks, marks

3- Presentation of the new materials:

Teaching

steps

&Time

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content 4’ 1 Lead-in

-Asks the students some questions

about Marie Curie , about her husband ,

…

_ Asks them how they can know about

the information

 Leads to the new lesson

1 Lead-in

- Listen and answer the questions

UNIT 3:

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(SPEAKING)

7’ 2 Pre- speaking :

- Helps the students revise how to

make personal questions

- Ask the students some personal

questions

- Asks the Students to read the items

in their books in three minutes and to

decide which of them can represent

somebody’s background

- Controls the class and helps the Ss

2 Pre- speaking :

-Listen and answer

-Listen & give answers

- Read in three minutes and decide which of them can represent somebody’s background

1 Task1 :

a Notes :

+When and where were you born? +How long have you been living here? +Can you tell me about your parents? +What does your father/mother do? +How many brothers and sisters have you got? How old are they? What do they do?

+What subject do you like best?

- Asks the Students to exchange their

ideas with their classmates

- Corrects & help the students have

suitable answers : family,

hobby,education, dislikes.

- Exchange their ideas each other

- Listen

+Which primary school and junior high school did you go to?

+What do you like and dislike?

+What’s your hobby?

b Suggested answers :

(Items can be use to tell about somebody’s background )

Family hobby Education dislikes 20’

5’

3 While - speaking

- Guides the students how to do this

task, gives them some special

expressions to help them speak more

naturally

-Asks students to practise in pairs

- Goes around and helps students if

necessary

4 Post- speaking:

- Asks the class to work in groups,

and to talk about the person they have

learnt from the interview

- Listen to them and correct their

mistakes

3 While - speaking

- Listen carefully

- Work in pair – one plays the role of journalist, the other will answer all the questions related

- Practise in front of class

4 Post- speaking:

- Work in groups Talk about the person they have learnt from their interview

- Listen

2 Task 2: ( INTERVIEW)

* Use the cue given :

o Greeting

o Date of birth

o Home

o Parents

o Brother(s)

o sister(s)

o Primary school

o Secondary school

o Schoolwork

o Favourite subjects

o Experience

o Thanking

* Suggested questions :

o What’s your birthday ?

o Where were you born ?

o Where do you live ?

o Could you tell me about your parents ?

3 Task3:

“Talk about the person they have learnt

from the interview”

Homework

3’ - Asks each of the Ss to write a short passage about individual resume

prepare the next part

( LISTENING)

- write a short passage

Self evaluation :

UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(LISTENING)

I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

1 Language Content:

- To help students get information about Sally , an Olympic champion

-To help the students to listen to short conversations for general or specific information

2 Language Function:

- To motivate students to prove their ideas after listening the conversations from the tape – record

3 Educational Aim:

- To educate students to interest sport and to keep fit

4 Language :

- Vocabulary champion (n) , romantic (adj), participate(v) , diploma (n)

5 Educational factor

- To teach the students the love for sports & keeping fit

II TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION

2 Skills Integrated skills (Listening-speaking)

3 Techniques pair work,True-false statements, filling gap, using pictures

4 Materials textbooks, cassette player, chalks, board

5 Students’ preparation prepare the lesson at home

III PROCEDURE IN CLASS

1- Stabilization (1’) Warm up: Greeting

2- Checking up the previous knowledge : (5’)

-Calls on two students to the blackboard and asks them to make a conversation using the cues given :

o Greeting

o Date of birth

o Parents

o Brother(s)

o sister(s)

o Primary school

o Secondary school

o Schoolwork

o Favourite subjects

o Experience

o Thanking -Listens and gives remarks & marks

3- Presentation of the new materials:

Teaching

steps

&Time

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content 4’ 1 Lead-in

-Shows the pictures of some famous

people and asks the students to tell

about their names & something they

know about them

 Leads to the lesson

1 Lead-in

Work in groups & give the answer to the teacher

UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND (LISTENING)

I Before you read:

* Work in pairs (1) Do you know any Olympic Champion?

(2).What do you want to know about

an Olympic Champion?

*Listen & repeat : + Olympic Champion + sports teacher + teacher’s diploma +love story

+ romantic

7’ 2.Pre- Listening

-Gets the students to discuss in

pairs

-Explains these new words to the

students & helps them pronounce

exactly

+ Olympic Champion

+ sports teacher

+ teacher’s diploma

+love story

+ romantic

2.Pre- Listening

- Work in pairs

(1) Do you know any Olympic Champion?

(2).What do you want to know about an

Olympic Champion?

5’

3 While- listening

a/ Task 1:

- Sets situation: “Bob and Sally are

in the conversation, they are

talking about their family, career ,

and some things they like or

dislike”

- Plays the tape three times & asks

the Students to listen what they are

talking and give out their ideas

about the statements

- Asks the Students to exchange their

information with their classmates

-Plays the tape one more & helps

the students check their listening

b/ Task 2:

- Gives the requirement and guides

the Ss to do Task 2

- Asks the class to work in groups,

and to discuss about what they

heard from the conversation

- Lets the Ss listen to the tape and

fill in the gaps

- Plays the tape again and asks them

to check their works

4.Post- listening

- Asks the Ss to work in groups :

question and answer about Sally

-Helps the students if necessary

3 While- listening a/ Task 1:

- Listen to the teacher’s situation

- Listen what they are talking and say : T / F for the statements in Task 1

- pair-work then say their ideas

-Listen to the tape & check their guessing

-Listen to the tape again

b/ Task 2:

- Listen

- Work in groups

- Listen and fill in the gaps

- Listen to the tape again and check their works

4.Post- listening

-Work in pairs basing on the guidelines

II Listening : a/ Task 1:

1 T

2 T

3 F

“I don’t have much time”

4 T

5 F “I want to be a sport teacher”

b/ Task 2:

(Listen & fill in the blanks)

1 general education

2 lives / family

3 different/ swimming

4 love stories

5 teacher’s diploma

c/ Task 3:

(Ask and answer about Sally)

Homework

(3’) -Asks the students to prepare the next part ( Writing) -Listen to the teacher’s instruction & do it at

home

* Self-evaluation:

UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(WRITING)

I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

1 Language Content:

- To help students write a passage to represent somebody’ curriculum - vitae

2 Language Function

- To help the students review some structures and vocabulary learnt

- To motivate students to improve their writing skills

3 Educational Aim

-To educate the students to take care of and respect their classmates

4 Language

- Vocabulary: curriculum – vitae (n) , previous (a) , attend (v)

5 Educational factor

- To educate students to interest the friends around them

II TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION

3 Techniques Explanation, pairwork, groupwork

4 Materials textbooks , chalks, sub-board

5 Students’ preparation prepare the lesson at home

III PROCEDURE IN CLASS

1- Stabilization (1’) Warm up: Greeting

Checking absence: Who’s absent today?

2- Checking up the previous knowledge : (5’)

- Calls on one student to the blackboard & asks the some questions about Marie Curie

3- Presentation of the new materials:

Teaching

steps

&Time

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content 4’ 1 Lead-in

Gives some jumbled sentences

and asks Students to reorder the

words to make meaningful

sentences

1 was born, Sir Isaac Newton,

1642, December 25, on, England,

in, Lincolnshire.

2 home from school, was, he,

brought,run the farm,1656,to, in.

-Asks students where they get

these information of famous

persons

 Leads to the lesson

1 Lead-in

Work in groups trying to make meaningful sentences

* Suggested answers :

1 He was born on December

25, 1642, in Lincolnshire, England.

2 He was brought home from school to run the farm

in 1656.

- Answer the teacher’s

questions ( in books,

magazines,newspapers, from

an interview…)

UNIT 3:

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

(WRITING)

7’ 2.Pre- Writing

- Introduces Mr Brown’s

curriculum–vitae, and explains

what details Ss can read in a

individual resume

- Explains some difficult words &

phrases :

+Curriculum-vitae

(a form with details about

somebody’s past education and

job).

+ previous = former (adj)

+ attend (v)

+ travel agency (n)

-Asks students to give some

2.Pre- Writing

-Listens and takes notes

- Answer the questions if possible

Work in pairs & answer the questions

-Give further information about C.V

I SOME NOTES :

+Curriculum-vitae

(a form with details about somebody’s past education and job).

+ previous = former (adj) + attend (v) + travel agency (n)

further information about C.V

15’ 3 While- Writing

Task 2:

- Introduces how to practise task 2

& gives them some special

expressions to help them speak

more naturally

- Asks students to work in pairs

asking and answering for the

information about the partner’s

parent

- Help students if necessary

-Asks students to tick their

answer’s on the blackboard &

gives feedback

3 While- Writing Task 2:

- Pay attention to the requirement of Task 2

- Work in pairs

- Ask for help

- Show their form before class

II TASKS:

Task 2:

(Complete the blanks)

5’ 4 Post- writing

- Asks the Ss to write a short

paragraph about their partner’s

parent (task 3)

- Asks the Ss to read their

writings and check whether the

information is correct

-Tells students to look at the

board and comment on their

answer

-Corrects the mistakes

If time allowed , call some pairs to

act out the interview in the front of

class

4 Post- writing

- Work in their groups and write down on the paper-board -Work in groups

- Base on their friends ‘forms, tell some things about them such as: place of birth, occupation, etc…

3 Task3:

(Write a paragraph about your partner’s parent)

-Asks the students to practise

asking and answering about

themselves in front of the class

-Work in pairs

- Asks the students to write a

paragraph about their parents

-Asks the students to prepare the

next part ( Language Focus)

-Listen to the teacher’s instruction & do it at home

* Self-evaluation: