______The volunteer students taught illiterate people to read and write during their summer vacations.. ACTIVITY 2: Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxB[r]
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I WARM-UP: Match these phrases with suitable pictures
1 a literacy class before 1975 in Vietnam
2 a literacy class for ethnic minority people
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II BEFORE YOU READ
A Look at the picture(textbook/page 56), read the following questions and choose the best answer
1 Where do you think the class is?
a In mountainous areas.
b In the towns
c In the big cities
2 What do you think of the people in the class?
a They are at the same age.
b They are old
3 What are they doing?
a They are playing
b They are learning to read and write
c. They are singing
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B Useful language
1 illiterate (n)(a) : unable to read or write:
ex: He once was illiterate but later he learned to read.
illiteracy (n) :
2 universalisation (n):
3 eradicate (v) :destroy completely:
We should try to eradicate illiteracy in our country
eradication (n) :
4 campaign (n) : chiến dịch
5 ethnic minority : dân tộc thiểu số
7 fight against (n) : struggle against:
8 relevant (a) : useful, suitable:
9 expand (v) : become larger:
10 gradually (adv) : dần dần
11 decrease (v) : grow smaller in number:
The population decreased gradually last year.
12 rate(n): (20% of…):
III WHILE YOU READ:
TASK 1:
1 in the line(s) _:
2 in the line(s) _:
3 in the line(s) _:
4 in the line(s) _:
5 in the line(s) _:
TASK2:
TASK3:
1 ………
2 ………
3 ………
4 ………
5 ………
IV AFTER YOU READ ACTIVITY 1: Decide the statements are true or false.(T/F) 1 By 2000, over 94% of the population was literate 2 A campaign for illiteracy eradication was conducted by The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion 3 800 students took part in the campaign in 2001 4 The volunteer students taught illiterate people to read and write during their summer vacations ACTIVITY 2: Fill in the blanks with the words in the box ethnic minority literacy campaign 1 You all know General Võ Nguyên Giáp? He was the leader of Điện Biên Phủ……….
2 These people live in mountainous areas They are the Tay, Nung etc They
are……….people.
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V HOMEWORK: summarize the passage and prepare for SPEAKING
I WARM UP: Match the photos with the problems they describe
List of the problems:
1 There are too many students in a class
2 Some children live far from school, and have to go to school on foot
3 There are not enough schools for ethnic minority students
4 Some children from low-income families drop out of school to earn their living.
II USEFUL LANGUAGE
1 cheat (v) : gian lận
2 live far from school : sống xa trường
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Ex: She had difficulty in understanding the directions.
4 enforce (v) : thi hành
Ex: The police enforce the law by arresting the lawbreakers.
5 strict (a) : nghiêm kh cắc
6 regulation (n) : rule: nội qui
7 low-income(a): thu nhập thấp
8 offer special tutoring lessons: d y kèm đ c bi t.ạy kèm đặc biệt ặc biệt ệt
9 provide (v): cung cấp
10 transportation (n): phương tiện vận chuyển
11 reduce (v) : giảm
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TASK2:
TASK 3:
IV.CONSOLIDATION: Decide whether the phrases are solutions( S ) or problems( P)
1 P have difficulty in learning English
2 _S _ build more class rooms
1 _ not enough schools for ethnic minority students
2 _cheat in exams
3 _set up English speaking clubs
4 _provide transportation to schools
5 _enforce strict school regulations
6 _cold and dark in winter
7 _fix the broken windows and install more lights
8 _make more desks
9 _too many students in a class
10 _provide free textbooks
11 _build new schools
12 _live far from school, and have to go to school on foot
VI HOMEWORK: Write a short paragraph ( 50 – 80 words ) about the problems & solutions discussed and
prepare for LISTENING
Asking advice: What do you think we should + V1………?
What should we do to help……… ?
Offering solutions: I think we should/ they should + V1………
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I WARM-UP: Match the tables with their descriptions
A.
B
C
1 The literacy rates in Tân Đức dropped from 1998 – 2004
2 The literacy rates in Tân Phúc decreased from 1998 – 2004
3 The literacy rates in Tân Minh increased from 1998 – 2004
II USEFUL LANGAUGE
A Activity 1:
rise
increase
decrease
drop
fall
rise (tăng) - rose increase (tăng) decrease (giảm) drop (giảm mạnh) fall (giảm mạnh) - fell
slight steady sharp gradual
dramatic
slightly (nhẹ) steadily (đều đặn) sharply (nhanh, mạnh) gradually (dần dần) dramatically (mạnh, đột ngột)
Ex: The population of this country will be on a steady increase.
Ex: A gradual increase in prices has slowed inflation.
1 go up : tăng
2 decline (v) : move downward :
giảm
Ex: prices have declined to record lows.
3 vary (v): thay đ ổi
4 considerably (adv) : đáng
kể
5 In contrast: ngược lại
6 trend (n) : xu hướng
7 region (n) : vùng, miền
8 data (n) : số liệu, dữ liệu
9 researcher (n): nhà nghiên cứu
10 Highlands(n): cao nguyên
11 Midlands(n): vùng trung du
12 Lowlands(n): vùng đất thấp
B Activity 2:
* Nghĩa của “FALL/ DROP” là “sụt, giảm mạnh” nên không dùng với
các ùtrạng từ như” slightly” hay” gradually”
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1 decrease gradually
2 increase slightly
3 drop sharply/ dramatically
4 increase/ rise considerably
A B C D
3.25-3.30
III.
TASK 1:
Activity 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph
Activity 2: Read the paragraph(textbook/page 61& 62) and find out
- the topic sentence:
- the supporting sentences:
- the concluding sentence:
- the tense of the topic sentence and other sentences:
- the tense of supporting sentences:
TASK 2:
Activity 1: Look at the table and find out:
- The topic of the table:………
- The region had the highest rate of literacy in 1998:………
2002:………
2004:………
2008:………
- The region had the lowest rate of literacy in 1998:………
2002:………
2004:………
2008:………
- The rate of literacy in the Lowlands……… between 2004 and 2007. - The literacy rate in the Midlands……….
- The literacy rate in the ……… decreased gradually.
Activity 2: Write a paragraph of about 100 words
IV CONSOLIDATION:
V HOMEWORK: Write a paragraph describing information from a table
_
_
* Notes:
The tense of the topic sentence: _
When the table shows the present situation, use the _tense
When the table shows the past situation, use the _tense
- The table shows that…
- The table describes…
- The table presents…
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TASK 1:
Activity 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph
Activity 2: Read the paragraph(textbook/page 61& 62) and find out
- the topic sentence:
- the supporting sentences:
- the concluding sentence:
- the tense of the topic sentence and other sentences:
- the tense of supporting sentences:
TASK 2:
Activity 1: Look at the table and answer the following questions:
1 What does the table describe?
………
2 Does it describe the past, the present or the future?
………
3 Which region had the lowest rate in each year?
………
4 Did the literacy rate in the Lowlands increase or decrease from 1998 to 2007?
………
5 What about the literacy rates in the Midlands and the Highlands ?
………
Activity 2: Write a paragraph of about 100 words
IV.CONSOLIDATION:
V.HOMEWORK: Write a paragraph describing information from a table
* Notes:
The tense of the topic sentence: _
When the table shows the present situation, use the _tense
When the table shows the past situation, use the _tense
- The table shows that…
- The table describes…
- The table presents…
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Task 2: write a paragraph of about 100 words
1 What does the table describe?
2 Does it describe the past, the present or the future?
3 Which region had the lowest rate in each year?
4 Did the literacy rate in the Lowlands increase or decrease from 1998 to 2007?
5 What about the literacy rates in the Midlands and the Highlands?
-useful language:
-The table shows/describes…
-as can be seen from the data in the table…
-nouns-verbs+adj-adverb
What is the topic of the table ? Does it describe the past, the present, or the future ?
2 Which region had the highest rate of literacy in 1998 ? 2000 ? 2004 ? 2007 ?
3 Which region had the lowest rate in each year ?
4.Did the rate of literacy in the Lowlands increase or decrease between 1998 and 2007
5 What about that rate for Midlands and Highlands ?