Lesson plan - Unit 12: The asian games - Lesson 4: Writing

- T asks each group to write a paragraph of 100 words describing the preparations for the Asian Games.. - T moves around the class, observes and collects Ss’ mistakes.[r]

LESSON PLAN UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES LESSON 4: WRITING

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

- Use connectors and conjunctions when writing a paragraph

- Have awareness of the importance of holding The Asian Game in their

country

- Write the preparations for the Asian Games

- Learn the skills to work in groups

* Lexical items: Vocabulary: Upgrade, Recruit, Promote

Structure : Sequence Adverbs, need+ V-ing, should…

* Skills: Writing, Reading, Speaking.

* Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts, blackboard color pens, posters.

PROCEDURE

Stage/

Timing

arrangement

I Warm-up

5 ms

GAME: GOLDEN KITE

- T divides class into 2 groups: Tom & Jerry

- T introduces the rule of the game:

+ T haves one word consisting of 8 letters

-T Ss

+ Hint: The thing that is provided for a particular

purpose.

+ Each team will take turn to say out any letter in the

Alphabet

+ Two teams can guess the word after 3 letters

+ If the letter is right, that group will go up a step

+The group that can guess the word first will win the

game and take the golden kite

- T checks Ss’ understanding of the instruction

+ “How many letters are there in my word?”

(Expected answer: eight)

+ “What will you do if you guess right letter?”

(Expected answer: go up a step)

+ When can you guess the word?

(Expected answer: after 3 letters)

- T lets Ss play the game

- T declares the winner

Key word: FACILITY

LEAD IN:

- What does “facility” mean in Vietnamese?

- Ask Ss: “Suppose Vietnam is going to hold the

coming Asian Games What facilities does our

country need to have?”

=> “To go to the details, today we are going to write a

II.Pre-writing

10 ms

1 TEACHING VOCABULARY:

- Upgrade (v) : nâng cấp

Eliciting technique: Example

Ex: Our school now is not in good condition We have

to upgrade to make it better So, what does the word

“upgrade” mean?

- Recruit (v) : tuyển dụng, chiêu mộ

Eliciting technique: Explanation

“This word means to find new people to join an

organization”

- Promote (v): quảng bá, quảng cáo

Eliciting technique: Leave me out

Prommote => Promote

+ T models each word twice

+ T asks Ss to choral it

+ T calls some Ss to repeat it individually (T corrects if

necessary)

 CHECKING VOCABULARY: MATCHING

- T sticks poster on the board

- T asks Ss to match the words on the left with their definition on the right

- Teacher gives feedback

T Ss

1 to upgrade a to advertise something in

order to make it popular

2 to promote b to find new people to join an

organization

3 to recruit c to change something so that it

is of a higher standard

Answer Keys: 1c 2a 3b

2 BRAINSTORMING :

- T asks Ss: “what do we need to prepare the Asian

Games?”

- T asks Ss to brainstorm and write down their ideas on

the board (use network)

T Ss

Preparation for the Asian game

- Expected answer: National stadium/ local stadium,

National sport centre, Training areas, Sport buildings

and roads to sport buildings, Car parks, Hotels,

Guesthouses, Facilities for disable athletes, etc)

3 USEFUL LANGUAGE.

- T elicits Ss to get the sequence adverbs:

When describing a process or an event, we need

some words like first(ly), second(ly)… What do we

call these words? (linking words, sequence adverbs)

- T asks Ss to list other sequence adverbs

- T asks Ss: “What structures can we use to

describe preparations?”

- T gives useful language

- T sticks poster on the board

Useful Language:

Sequence Adverbs:

+ First/ First of all…

+ Second….

+ Then…

+ Next….

+ After that….

+ Finally….

T Ss

Structure:

+ need + to be + pp + need + V-ing

+ will + inf + have to + inf

+ should + inf Conjunctions:

+ Because, so, moreover, furthermore…………

Ss may begin with:

To prepare for the coming Asian Games, we have a lot of things to do Firstly, we will build one more National Stadium and ……….

III While-

writing.

(15 ms)

III.1 Activity 1: WRITING SENTENCES Game: What is the order?

- T divides the class into 6 groups.

- T prepares 6 pieces of paper which contain 6 cues to make sentences

1 build / one more National Stadium / some sports buildings and car parks

2 widen / training areas/ roads to sports buildings

3 equip / hotel / guesthouse with modern facilities/welcome foreign athletes and visitors.

T Ss Ss Ss

Asian Games on the radio and TV

5 recruit / volunteers to serve the Games.

6 hold /competition to choose an official song

- T delivers 1 piece of paper to each group

- T asks Ss to write a complete sentence from the cue

on poster

- T asks Ss to sticks poster on the board

- Any fastest group having correct sentence will win

the game

- T checks Ss’ understanding

- T lets Ss to play the game

- T checks Ss’ answer

- T declares the winner

- T checks Ss’ understanding of the instruction.

- T lets Ss play the game.

- T checks the sentences with the whole class.

- T declares the winners.

Answer keys:

1 We have to build one more National Stadium,

some sports buildings and car parks.

2 We should widen the training areas and the roads

to sports buildings.

3 We will equip the hotels and guesthouse with

modern facilities to welcome foreign athletes and

4 We need to promote and advertise the preparations for the Asian Games on the radio and TV.

5 We need to recruit volunteers to serve the Games.

6 We have to hold a competition to choose an official song.

III 2: Activity 2: WRITING A COMPOSITION.

- T divides class into 6 groups

- T asks each group to write a paragraph of 100 words describing the preparations for the Asian Games

- T gives posters to each group

- T limits time in 10 minutes

- T moves around the class, observes and collects Ss’

mistakes

T Ss Ss Ss

IV

Post-speaking

(10 ms)

CORRECTION.

- T asks Ss to exchange pieces of paper with other groups and correct mistakes

- T collects 1 writings finished first to correct.

- Teacher corrects with the whole class

- T gives feedback

Ss Ss T Ss

V

Homework

V.1: Home work:

(5 ms)

+ Write the paragraph about preparation for coming SEA GAME (about 100-150 words)

+ Prepare the next lesson

V.2: Evaluation:

- T gets some ideas form Ss

- T gives some comments