Supervisor:
Nguyen Quang Vinh, M.A
Student: Tang Thi Mai
Class: K18A1
LESSON PLAN
UNIT 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Part 1:
Time: 90
minutes
I. Level
- 45 students in Grade 11.
- Students are of different levels.
- Students learnt 7 previous lessons with 7 different topics
- Students have some sub-skills in reading that the teacher has provided them before
II. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
- Make the sentences using these words about celebration
- Guessing the meaning of words based on the context and components of the words.
- Skim for general ideas about text
- Scan for specific information about text
- Talk about the information relating to celebrations
II. Materials: English textbook Grade 11, projector, computer with internet access, handouts.
IV. Rationale for
using Web 2.0 resources
- Help Ss get used to working in a limited time that is controlled by the computer.
- Ss can do the exercises as a new one if necessary and this does not make Ss feel tedious.
- Exercises which Ss have done can be checked directly.
- Assess Ss easier through the score recorded.
- Help Ss can review the lesson at home if they want.
- Ss can do more exercises in the teacher’s resources.
V. Anticipated
problems
- Some problems may occur, for example outage or computers are out of order, no internet access. Therefore, plan B should be prepared for these.
- Students may forget some structures when the teacher asks them to give their own opinion.
VI. Procedures
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Stages |
Time |
Procedures |
Aims |
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Warm-up |
9’ |
Brainstorming: - Divide Ss into 4 groups - Ask Ss to work in groups to
brainstorm to write down
as many as possible the celebrations they know in - Call the representative of each group to give the ideas. - Collect the ideas and give
feedback. |
- Lead the students into the topic of the lesson. |
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2. Pre-reading T-S S - S Presenting new Vocabulary T - S T - S S - S |
8’ 13’ |
- Ask Ss to visit the following address and listen to the song “Ngay tet que em”, then answer the questions. http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/ngay-tet-que-em-song.html + What time of the year is it? + Do you like Tet? + What do you usually do at Tet? + Which activity do you like best? Why? - Collect the ideas - Give feedback if necessary. - T uses some effective techniques to introduce new words to students + Apricot blossom (n) hoa mai (picture) http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/apricot-blossom.html + Peach blossom (n): hoa đào (picture) http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/peach-blossom.html + Agrarian (adj): thuộc về nông nghiệp (explanation) + Kumquat tree (n): cây quất (picture) http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/kumquat-tree.html + Luck money (n): tiền lì xì (realia) + Pray (v): cầu nguyện (gestures or body language) - Teacher reads the words and asks Ss to read the words in chorus. - Call 5 Ss to read individually to check and correct the pronunciation if necessary. - Ask Ss to link to the following page and do the crossword to help Ss to revise the vocabulary. http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/crossword-exercise-reading-unit-8.html - T asks Ss to make sentences with these new words. - T asks Ss to compare with the partners. - T calls some Ss to speak out their sentences to correct or give feedback where necessary. |
- Generating ideas from the students and give them a chance to speak out their own opinions relating to the topic they are going to learn. - Provide Ss input so that Ss can understand the content of the text - Check the pronunciation and stress - Help Ss to remember and know how to use the new words in the real context |
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3. While-reading Activity 1 T - S S - S S - T T - S Activity 2 T - S S - S S - T Activity 3 S-S S-T T-S |
5’ 15’ 13’ |
Find the main idea of each
paragraph - Ask Ss to work individually to read through the text to find the main idea of each paragraph. - Ask Ss to visit the following address and do the matching. http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/matching-main-idea.html - Give feedback. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false
(F). - T asks Ss to work in pairs to read the passage and decide whether the statements given are true or false. - Ask Ss access the following address to do T/F exercises http://mai83.blogspot.com/2011/05/true-false-statements-reading-unit-8.html - Give feedback and correct answers (ask Ss to give the reason for these choices) 1. F (it falls between 19th January and 20th February) 2. F (it’s just for agrarian people) 3. T(line 1-2, paragraph 2) 4. F (lucky money tends to be given to children) 5. T (line 3-4, paragraph 3) 6. T (line 1-3, paragraph 4) Answer the following questions: 1. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? 2. What does the street look like before Tet? 3. What do people often do to prepare for Tet? 4. What is banh chung made from? 5. What are some popular activities at Tet? - Divide the class into five groups to answer the questions. - Call the representative of each group to give the opinions. - Check the answers with the class - Correct the answers 1.Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months (line 1-2, paragraph 2) 2. They are decorated with coloured lights and red banners (line 3-4, paragraph 2) 3. They buy gifts, clean and decorate their houses and cook traditional foods (line 4-5, paragraph 2) 4. It is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. (line 5-6, paragraph 3) 5. Visiting friends and other family members, exchanging wishes, going to the pagoda, playing games…(last paragraph) |
- Develop Ss’ skimming to identifying the main idea of each paragraph so that you have general ideas about the text. - Develop Ss’ scanning for specific information - Help Ss understand more detail about the text |
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4. Post-reading S-S S-T T-S |
15’ |
-Work in groups. Tell each
other about your last Tet holiday, focusing on the
following main points: + how you prepared for Tet + how you decorated your house + who you visited + what special foods you ate + what activities you enjoyed doing most during Tet - Remind Ss to use past simple and some information they have read to tell
their last Tet holiday. - Ask Ss to discuss in groups - Call on some representatives from the groups to give presentation in
front of the class - Give comments and marks if necessary |
- Help Ss to consolidate their knowledge about the topic of the text, help them to use their own words to talk about their personal experiences. |
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5. Consolidation S-T T-S |
10’ |
- Ask Ss to work individually to summarize the text about Tet holiday - Ask Ss to present the summary in front of the class - Give feedback |
- Check Ss understanding about the content of the lesson |
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6. Homework T-S |
2’ |
- Learn by heart all the new words relating to the text that were given
by the teacher. - Do exercises on the blog. + Write a paragraph about your last Tet
holiday (80 words) |
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Celebrations
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the sound. The kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruits such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be made. People visit their family members or friends, and they exchange New Year’ wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.
HANDOUTS
Activity 1: Matching the paragraph with the main idea.
Activity 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.(T/F)
2. According to the passage, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.(T/F)
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays. (T/F)
4. According to the text, “lucky money is given to everyone at Tet. (T/F)
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam. (T/F)
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other because they want to have good luck on New Year’s Day. (T/F)
Activity 3: Answer the following questions
1. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?
2. What does the street look like before Tet?
3. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
4. What is banh chung made from?
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?