Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 2 Preparation date : 05/09/2007
Unit : 1 Lesson : friendship – reading. (P2)
I. Aims :
- 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.
II. Lexical items :
- confide - emotional health - guarantee - prevent
- depression - anxiety - pick - stick together
III. Structures :
- our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - picture / drawings
- chalk - handouts
V. Techniques :
- Skill – based ( reading), communication approach.
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials
1. Warm-
up & lead-
in
(4’)
Checking the previous lesson:
- T reads John’s opinions on a Good
friend:
a. pack up toys and old stuff; empathize
with you in bad times
b. let you copy his / her paper in an exam.
c. be on you side through good and bad
times.
- Sts say the grade (eighth, ninth, or tenth)
for each opinion.
- T gives feedbacks.
Transition : what do you think about
above ideas? To know what is a best
friend, today we’ll continue learning
paragraph 2.
- T write the lesson on the bb:
- Eighth grade
- Tenth grade
- Ninth grade
Period 1 : Unit 1 :
Friendship – reading (p2)
Chalk and
board.
2. Pre-
reading
(5’)
Teaching Vocabulary
- write new words on the bb.
- elicit meanings from Sts or give
explanations yourself
- leave some minutes for Sts to copy.
- to confide:
- emotional (adj.)
- guarantee (n) :sự đảm bảo
- depression (n)
Chalk and
small
board
- give some practice on pronunciation ( T
reads – Sts repeat in chorally, then asks
Sts to read individually.)
- Remind Sts of how to use the verb :
prevent S.O / S.T from V-ing
- anxiety (n) = worry
Anxious(adj.) = worried
- to pick = to collect
- to stick together : gắn bó
- to evolve = to develop
Our best friend can prevent
us from developing serious
psychological problems.
3. while -
reading
(15’)
Activity 1: True – False statements(task
b, p16)
- Ask Sts to read the statement about close
friends in Task b (p16)and say if they are
true or false , i.e, Sts agree or disagree
with them
- Check with the class and note down on
the board Sts’ opinions.
- Tell Sts to read Text B and decide if the
statements are true or false.
- go over the answers with the class.
Activity 2: Main ideas
- T writes down on the board three
Answers :
1. c
2. b
3. a
a. Possible reasons for not
having a best friend.
b. How best friendship
develops
c. John’s opinions on
Chalk +
book +
small
board
phrases about the main ideas of the
paragraphs B and one extra phrase.
- Ask Sts to skim the text again and match
the paragraphs with their suitable main
ideas.
- When they have finished , tell Sts to
compare answers with a partner.
- Go over the answers with the class.
“friendship” during his
school years.
4. Post-
reading
(15’)
Activity 1: checking vocabulary : gap-
filling
- Give Sts handouts and ask them to work
in pairs, completing the sentences, using
the words just learned.
- check with the class
Activity 2 : writing: sentence building.
- Give Sts handouts , and ask them to
make sentences using the cues.
1. Blue skies are not a …….
of continuing fine weather.
2. Like friendship, trust …
with time.
3. Ann thinks there’s no one
in the class she can ……
Answers : 1. guarantee ;2.
evolve ; 3. confide in
1. best friends / someone /
you can confide
-
Handouts
Handouts
- Sts do the task
- T correct them.
2. your ideas/ good friend/
different/ different grades.
3. best friend/ help you/
avoid/ depression/ anxiety.
5. Other
activities
(5’)
- Ask one or two Sts to sing a song telling
about friendship
- Sts do the task
6.
Homework
(1’)
- Ask Sts to learn new words by heart and
review the today’s lesson.
- Prepare the new lessons for the next time
Book and
notebook