Whole class, - Ask Ss to read the sample letter on page 52 and discuss the purposes of the individual work & pair letter in pairs.. work - Call some Ss to give answers.[r]
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-Period 18 + 19:
I Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and skimming for general information
- Use the information they have read to discuss the topic
II Teaching aids:
Textbook, handouts, …
III Anticipated problems:
Ss may need help with the discussion talk, so T should be ready to help them
IV Procedure:
Warm-up: (Questions- answer)
- In summer this year, a lot of Ss from universities came
to Thach That Ask Ss to work in groups of four to list
what they did
- Call representative of groups to read their list
- Ask Ss to explain what we call the work they did Give
the answer if Ss can't to lead to the main content of the
lesson: We call what the Ss did volunteer work.
+ Explain new word:
volunteer (v) / (n) =
voluntary (adj) =
voluntarily (adv) =
Pre-reading:
* Discuss the picture and saying:
- Ask the whole class to look at the picture and then ask
questions for Ss to answer
+ What can you see in the picture?
What is the old woman doing?
+ What does the saying (Little Moment Big Magic"
mean?
+ What does the picture tell you?
- In groups, make a list of what the Ss from universities did when they came to Thach That in summer this year:
- Give their answers:
+ They helped Thach That people clean the roads
+ They helped the nurses in Thach That hospital to take care of sick people + They helped poor children study English
- Answer T's question
- Listen and take notes
- Look at the picture and answer T's questions:
+ I can see an old woman teaching a boy /
She is teaching the boy to read
+ It means that your little contribution and help may lead to significant results/ may change a person's life
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in pairs
- Give comment and explain the meaning of the poem
+ It tells us that everyone, no matter they are young or old, can do volunteer work
- In pairs, read the poem and discuss its meaning
- Listen
* Vocabulary pre-teach:
+ the aged:
+ to suffer from sth
+ orphan (n) = A child no longer has parents
+ orphanage (n) = a place where orphans live
+ remote (adj) = far away
- Ask Ss to make sentences with these words
WHILE-READING:
Setting the scene: Now you are going to read a passage
about volunteer work Read and do the tasks below:
- Ask Ss individually to read the passage silently to find
more new words and structures:
- Explain new words and structures:
+ lawn (n) = grass (n)
+ to mow (their) lawns = to cut the grass
+ to take part in + V-ing = to participate in + V-ing
+ to overcome:
He's overcome the bad habit of talking loudly in
public
- Ask Ss to make sentences with these words
- Listen and take notes
- Listen
- Read the passage silently and individually
- Listen and take notes
Preriod 19th
Warm-up: Play a game in ( 6')
- Ask Ss to read to text again and do the tasks
1 Task1 (10').
Instruction: Fill each blank with one part of speech of
the word volunteer.
- Help Ss to distinguish the parts or speech of the word
"volunteer" and write them on the board
- Ask Ss to read through the sentences provided
individually to identify the part of speech of the word to
fill in each blank then exchange their answers with a
friend to check
+ The word to fill in sentence 1 should be an adjective
+ -2 - adverb
+ - 3 - a noun
+ - 4 - a verb
- Listen
- Listen and take notes
- Read through the sentences provided
- Do the task individually and then
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the answers with other Ss
- Call some Ss to give answers and correct if necessary
1 voluntary 2 voluntarily
3 volunteers 4 volunteered
TASK 2( 8'):
* Instruction: You are to read the passage and choose
the best answer from A, B, C, or D for each of the
following sentence
- Ask Ss to tell how to do the task, and instruct them if
necessary
- Ask Ss to do the task individually then discuss their
answers with their friends
exchange the answers with other Ss
- Some give answer and correct if necessary
- Listen
- Tell how to do the task
- Do the task individually
- Call some to give answers and ask other to give
remarks
- Give feedback and correct answers:
1 A ( line 1,2 Paragraph 2 )
2 D ( line 3,4 Paragraph 2 )
3 B ( line 3,4 Paragraph 4 )
4 D ( last Paragraph )
5 B ( A: too general; C, D do not cover the text )
TASK 3 (10'):
* Instruction: You are required to answer the three
questions in the book.
- Ask Ss to tell how to do the task, and instruct them to
use some strategies if necessary
- Ask Ss to do the task individually then discuss their
answers with their friends
- Call some to give answers and ask other to give
remarks
- Give feedback and correct answers:
1 They read books to the people there, play games with
them or listen to their problems
2 They give care and comfort to them and help them to
overcome their difficulties
3 They volunteer to work in remote or mountainous
areas
AFTER YOU READ ( 10'):
Instruction: You are required to work in pairs to
discuss the questions in the text book.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss the question in the
book
- Go around to help if necessary and when all Ss have
finished, ask two pairs to share ideas
- Call some Ss to make their presentation
Some give answers, others give remarks
- Listen
- Listen and take notes
- Do the task individually
- Some give answers and others give remarks
- Listen and correct if necessary
- Listen
- Discuss the question given
- Two pairs share ideas
- Representatives give ideas to the class
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V WRAPPING-UP: (2')
- Summarize the main points of the lesson
- Give homework
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I Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about different kinds activities related to volunteer work
II Teaching aids:
Textbook, pictures, handouts, …
III Anticipated problems:
Ss may not have enough vocabulary to talk about the topic, so T should be ready to help them
IV Procedure:
Steps and time
Work arrangement
Warm-up (8'):
- Divide the class into small groups of 4 and give each group a set of pictures
and ask Ss to describe the activity in each picture in one sentence only
1 The student is teaching the poor children
2 The students are taking part in directing the traffic
3 The medical students are examining the old people
4 The students are taking care of the disadvantaged children
5 The students are taking part in a Blood Donation activity
6 Ss are collecting the rubbish
7 The Ss are helping the soldiers to build/ upgrade the road
8 The Ss are helping the examinees during the University entrance exam
period
2 Pre-speaking - task 1: (7')
Instruction: You are required to decide which of the activities given are not
volunteer work
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to do task 1 and give the reasons for their choice
- Call some to give answers and ask the class to give comments
- Elicit other activities from the class
Answers:
Taking part in an excursion and participating in an English speaking club are
not volunteer work because they do these activities only for themselves, not for
others
3 While speaking- task 2: (15')
Instruction: You are going to make conversations based on the given
suggestions
- Ask Ss to read the model conversation in pair first
- Then ask Ss to read the volunteer activities and what exactly to do in each
activity and match them together
- Explain new vocabulary:
+ war invalid: a soldier wounded in the war
Group work
pair work and whole class
pair work and whole class
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+ intersection (n) = the place where roads or street meet
- Ask Ss to practise in pairs then call some to act out the conversations to
check
- Elicit feedback from the class and give final comments
4 Post speaking - task 3: (12')
Instruction: Now you work in groups to talk about a kind of volunteer work
you or your partner often do
- Read through the example given in textbook Encourage Ss to use transition
signals such as also, besides, moreover, etc to make their talk more coherent
- Ask Ss to work in groups, talking about one activity they take part in Ex: Tom usually takes part in directing the traffic He directs vehicles at the intersections Besides, he also helps old people and young children across the road He enjoys the work very much because he likes helping people. - Go around to observe and collect typical errors - Call some to talk about the work they take part in - Elicit feedback from the class and give final comments Write the errors collected on the board and ask Ss to correct and then give corrections if necessary Whole class and group work V Wrapping: (2' - Whole class) - Summarize the main points of the lesson - Ask Ss to do extra exercises as homework
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Period 3: I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to develop such listening micro-skills as intensive listening for specific information and taking notes while listening II Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts, cassette … III Anticipated problems: Ss may not be familiar with the note-taking task,, so T should provide them some tips to deal with the task
IV Procedure:
Steps and time
Work arrangement
Fun-raising activities
donation (n) = something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money
informal school (n) = Trường học không chính thống
Organization for Educational Development:
Co-operate (v) = work together
co-ordinate (v) = phối hợp
sponsor (n) =
- Set the scene: Now you are going to listen to a passage about Spring School, a
special school in Ho Chi Minh City
While-listening:
TASK 1: (10')
Instruction: You are going to listen to the passage and fill in the missing
information in each sentence.
Group work
Whole class, individual
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- Ask Ss to read through the questions
- Play the tape once for Ss to do the task
- Ask for Ss’ answers and write them on the board
- Play the tape the second time for Ss to check and compare their answers with
friends
- If Ss can't complete the answers, play the tape once more
- Give correct answers:
1 informal 2 30 street students 3 250 children 4 1998 5 volunteers /
June
TASK 2: (10')
- Instruction: You are going to listen to the tape again and answer the
questions
- Ask Ss to read the questions and try to answer them with the thing they
remember from the previous times of listening
- Play the tape again for Ss to do the task, remind Ss to focus on the key words
in each question
- Then ask Ss to work in pairs to check their answers
- Call some Ss to give answers and ask other Ss to give remarks
- Play the tape once more time if necessary
Suggested answers:
1.It provides classes to disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City.
2 Dance, theatre, singing, and circus classes were set up in 1999.
work , pair work
Whole class, individual work , pair work
Steps and time
Work arrangement
3 Because they need money to continue their English and Performance Art
classes.
4 They dance, sing and play music at one of the largest hotels in Ho Chi
Minh City.
5 Because they need help to contact sponsors and expand the school
activities.
POST-LISTENING: ((8')
- Get Ss to work in groups to summarize the story about Spring School, using
the suggestions Each group member has to take notes of the discussion
- Offer help if necessary and collect Ss' mistakes
- Call some Ss to represent their summary
Ask Ss to give comments and then give final remarks
Whole class, individual work , pair work
V Wrapping-up (3') - Whole class
- Summarize the main point of the lesson
- Ask Ss to learn by heart all new words and do extra exercise as homework
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Period 4:
I Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write a thank-you letter to acknowledge (thừa nhận) the donor's contribution
II Teaching aids:
Textbook, handouts, …
III Anticipated problems:
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IV Procedure:
Steps and time
Work arrangement
WARM-UP (6'): A quiz
A formal letter
( The aim of the activity is to remind Ss of some rules of writing formal letters
in English)
- Prepare a handout with a quiz about writing formal letters in English The
quiz consists of several incomplete statements Ss work in groups to complete
the statements as quickly as possible The group with the quickest and most
correct answers will be the winner
Quiz: 1 You write your address in of the letter
2 The address of the receiver should be written on ., starting
below our address
3 You can write on the right or the left on the line after the
address you are writing to
4 When the letter starts Dear Sir / Madam, you end it with
5 When the letter starts Dear Dr Smith, you end it with
6 It's not a good idea to use such as I'm or can't.
Answers: 1 the top left-hand corner 2 the left 3 the date
4 Your sincerely, 3 Your sincerely, 6
contractions
PRE-WRITING: (13')
- Ask Ss to read the sample letter on page 52 and discuss the purpose(s) of the
letter in pairs
- Call some Ss to give answers
+ The sample letter is written to thank a donor for donating money;
+ Thank-you letter to donors serve two purposes: They acknowledge the
donor's contribution and help to cultivate a relationship, making it more likely
for individual/ organization to donate again, and they serve as proof of the
donation for income tax purposes ( and are a must for donations over 250
dollars)
- Ask Ss to read the letter again and do TASK 1 individually When they finish,
ask them to exchange their answers with another student
- Check Ss' answers by asking some Ss to read their answers out aloud
- Ask Ss to give feedback and then give correct answers when necessary
Group work
Whole class, individual work & pair work
arrangement
Answers:
1 The opening of the letter: Sentence 1