- Use the lexical items related to tourism.
- Use a, an, the and zero article correctly and appropriately.
1. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: vocabulary related to tourism and travelling.
b. Grammar: Use a, an, the and zero article
2. Competences: independent working, pairwork, linguistic competence, cooperative learning and communicative competence.
3. Qualities: Ss will be more responsible for protecting and preserving place which they travel.
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Materials: Textbooks, plan.
2. Equipments: computer, projector III. PROCEDURE
1. Checking: During the lesson 2. New lesson:
Teacher’s and students’ activities The main contents 1. Warm up
Aim: To attract Ss’ attention to the lesson and to lead in the new lesson.
Content: do the following tasks and practise skills Organization
T asks some questions related to the topic of travelling and tourism.
T gives some places on the screen and asks:
Thames Forbidden City Lake Baikal Ha Long Bay Statue of Liberty Son Doong Cave Ss answer the questions
Expected outcome Questions (Ex2)
1. Which one is an imperial palace?
2. Which river runs through London?
3. Which one is the deepest lake in the world?
4. Which one is considered one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature?
5. Which one is the largest cave in the world?
6. Which one is a tourist attraction in New York?
Key:1. the Forbidden City 2. the Thames
3. Lake Baikal 4. Ha Long Bay
5. Son Doong Cave 6. the Statue of Liberty 2. Presentation
Aim: Help Ss review Articles: a, an, the
Content: do the following tasks and practise skills Organization
T asks Ss to retell the Articles a/an, the Ss retell the Articles a/an, the
T asks Ss to read part : “Remember”
Ss read and remember.
- Explain carefully the uses of a, an, the, and zero article in the REMEMBER! box. Give more examples if need be.
Expected outcome
1. Articles a/an, the, or zero article (Φ)
* A/An: Indefinite article
- used before countable singular nouns.
- used to mean: (any, every)
- used to talk about something that the listener or the reader doesn’t know about yet.
- used to describe what something or someone is.
- Whether we use “a”, “an” depends on the sound, not the spelling.
* The : definite article
- When the listener or reader knows what the speaker or writer is talking about
- When the speaker specifies what or who they are talking about
- with things that are the only ones around us or that are unique.
- when we refer to the word around us or things that we all know about.
* Zero article
- with plural or uncountable nouns when we are talking about things in general.
- with meals, months, days, and special times of the year.
- with most names of people and places (most countries, states, and cities)
- with geographical areas, lakes, mountains and islands.
3. Practice
Aim: Help Ss use a, an, the and zero article correctly and appropriately Content: do the following tasks and practise skills
Organization
T has Ss work individually to complete the task.
Then have them compare their answers with a partner’s. Give the correct answers and explain the use of a certain article in some cases.
Expected outcome 2. Exercises
Ex1. Complete the text with a/an, the, or zero article (Φ)
T has Ss work individually to make sentences from the words/phrases, and write them down.
Tell Ss to pay attention to the use of articles in their sentences. Then they work in pairs to check each other’s work, and
discuss which of the sentences are true, and which are false.
Key:1. a 2. the 3. the 4. the 5. The 6. Φ 7. The 8. Φ 9. Φ 10. The 11. Φ 12. Φ 13. the 14. an
Ex4. Make full sentences from the
words/phrases, adding articles as needed.
Then mark them as true (T) or false (F).
Key:
1. The original name of Ha Noi was Phu Xuan. F
2. The most famous Egyptian pyramids are found at Giza in Cairo. T
3. There is a city called Kiev in America. F 4. My Son, a set of ruins from the ancient Cham Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. T
5. English is the first language in many countries outside the United Kingdom. T 4. Futher practice
Aim: Ss can say about your hometown as a tourist attraction.
Content: do the following tasks and practise skills Organization
T asks Ss to say about your hometown as a tourist attraction.
Ss say about your hometown as a tourist attraction
T corrects and remarks
Expected outcome
Eg:I come from Na Hang distrist of Tuyen Quang city, it is about 100 km from the city.
It is a North moutainous district. it has lots of hills, mountains and beautiful views such as power station, Pac Ta temple, Dream
waterfall, lakes, stilts houses and ….
3. Guides for homework
- Make sentences with the uses of a, an, the, and zero article - Review the uses of a, an, the, and zero article.
- Prepare: Communication
Week: 23 Period 68