a.possible reasons for not having a best friend b.what to do to have a best friend c.how best friendship develops d.the benefits of a best friend/ what a best friend can do to us -Ask SS[r]
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Outcomes
-By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information
-By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas -By the end of the lesson, the students are able to express their ideas about friendship
Type of lesson -Skill-based (Reading)
Key vocubulary -confide in-evolve -through thick and thin-break out into tears -gurantee-detention -stick-cheat
Key structures -A good friend is a person who helps you do homework.-A good friend always stands beside you even though you are a loser.
Anticipated
problem -Some students may not be very willing to share ideas.
Materials -Text book -Chalk & board -Pictures / Drawings-Handouts
Stage/
1.Warmup
& lead-in
(10-12’)
2.Pre-reading
(8-10’)
Games: Treasure Hunt
-Divide the class into two groups
-Stick 6 pictures of things (or draw the things) on the
board
-Tell SS to find out the treasure, the word of the day
by combining the first letters in the names of these
things (Do not give them the names.)
-The first group to find it will win the game
-Check SS’ understanding of instructions
-Give an example like this: a picture of a Car, of an
Apple, and of a Tree, the word in this case is “CAT”.
-Have SS start the game
-These are the pictures: the word of the day is
“FRIEND”
Flower – Ring – Ice-cream – Eye – Nurse – Dog
-Declare the winner
-Ask SS:
-Do you have a friends?
-What is a good friend like, according to you?
-Note down some key points
Transition: -In today’s reading, we’ll get to know
more about the friends and friendship
-Write down on the board: Unit 1 Friendship
Teaching Vocabulary
-Elicit meanings from SS or give explanations
yourself
-To raise SS’ interest and to lead
to the topic
-To engage
SS, and let SS’
express their opinions
-To provide SS’s with some
Groups
T-class
T-class
T-class
T-class
-Pictures or Drawings
-Chalk and board -Chalk and board
-Chalk and board
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3.While-reading
(10-15’)
(15-18’)
.break out into tears (v.) = begin to cry
.through thick and thin (idm) = inspite of all the
difficulties (trong bất cứ hoàn cảnh nào)
.cheat (v.) = act dishonestly; copy sb’s work in a
test
.detention (n.) = punishment of being kept at school
after it has closed (hình phạt giam ở trường sau giờ
học)
.cofide in sb (v.) = trust sb enough to tell a secret to
him/her
.guarantee (n.) = sự đảm bảo
.evolve (v.) = develop naturally and gradually
.stick together (v.) = remain friendly and loyal to
one another (gắn bó)
-Give some practice on pronunciation (Read – SS
repeat)
Checking Vocabulary: Gap-filling
-Give SS handouts and ask them to work in pairs,
completing the sentences, using the words just
learned
1 A good friend remains loyal to you _
2.Blue skies are not a _ of continuing fine
weather
3.Being scolded by his mother, the child _
_
4.Those students were sent to the
room for their cheating on the exam
5.Like friendship, trust _ with time
6.Ann thinks there’s no one in the class she can
_
-Check with the class
Expected answers:
1.through thick and thin 2.gurantee
3.broke out into tears 4.detention
5.evolves 6.confide in
Activity 1: Reading and Matching (Task a, p.16)
-Ask SS to read Text A and then match the grades
with John’s opinions on what a good friend is
-Call on SS to say what John thought of a good
friend in each grade
-Go over the answers with the class
Activity 2: True - False Statements (Task b, p.16)
-Ask SS to read the statements about close friends
in Task b (p.16) and say if they are true or false, i.e
SS agree or disargree with them
-Check with the class and note down on the board
SS’ opinions
-Tell SS to read Text B and decide if the statements
are true or false
-Ask SS to work with a partner and compare
answers
-Call over SS to read the statements and say their
choice
-Go over the answers with the class
-Tell SS to compare the ideas in the text and SS’
opinions
language to help them understand the text
-To help enrich SS knowledge
of vocab
-To see if
SS have learned the words and know how
to use them
in a new context
-To develop SS’s skimming skills
-To give some personal-ised task to engage SS
-To provide some pratice on scanning skill
T-class Pairs
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T-class
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Pairs
T-class
-Handouts
-Textbook
-Textbook
-Chalk and board
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4.Post-reading
(14-16’)
5.Home-work (1’)
Answers: 1.T 2.F (According to the text,
we become friends with those who share common
interests.) 3.F (We cannot go out and pick a
good friend) 4.T 5.T
Activity 3: Main ideas
-Write down on the board three phrases about the
main ideas of the paragraphs in Text B and one
extra phrase
a.possible reasons for not having a best friend
b.what to do to have a best friend
c.how best friendship develops
d.the benefits of a best friend/ what a best friend
can do to us
-Ask SS to skim the text again and match the
paragraphs with their suitable main ideas
-When they have finished, tell SS to compare
answers with a partner
-Go over the answers with the class
Expected answers:
Par.1 – d Par.2 – c Par.3 – a
Dicussion
-Ask SS to work in groups of 4 or 5, expressing their
opinions on the following questions:
a.Close friends don’t need to share common
interests Argree or disargree? Give reasons
b.What is your own ideas of a good friend?
c How do you understand the proverb “A friend in
need is a friend indeed”?
-Go around to control and give help if necessary
-Call SS to report about their group’s ideas
-Give the feedback and comments on what SS
have
Writing: Sentence Building
-Give Ss handouts, and ask them to make
sentences using the cues
1.your friend/ good friend/ different/ different
grades
2.best friend/ someone/ you can confide
3.best friends/ usually stick together/ thick/ thin
4.best friend/ help you/ avoid/ depression/ anxiety
Expected answers:
1.Your ideas of a good friend are different in
different grades
2 A best friend is someone you can confide in
3 Best friends usually stick together through thick
an thin
4 A best friend can help you avoid depression and
anxiety
-To provide practise on skimming for general ideas
-For SS to share and learn
-To provide
SS with some free practice and to have them express themselves and share ideas
-To give more practice at home about the content
of the text
Indivi-duals
Pairs
Groups
SS-SS T-class
Indivi-duals
-Textbook -Chalk and board
-Chalk and board
-Chalk and board
-Handouts