unit 12 grade 11 reading

Unit 12: THE ASIAN GAMES
Section: Reading
Wednesday, Feb 3
rd
, 2010
1. Class description: 11D3:…. students. Pre-intermediate level.
2. Time: 45m
3. Aims : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the passage.
- scan for specific information
- guess the meaning in context
- remember some events about Asian games
4. Assumed knowledge: the topic is popular to the students.
5. Anticipated problems: there are some games so it may be quite hard to control the class.
6. Teaching aids: pictures, handouts
7. Procedure:
T Stages & Content T’s activities Ss’ activities
5 I. WARM-UP: Game: Chatting
- Who are they? What do they do?
- What do they have in common?
Expected Answers:
- Show some pictures of Ly Duc
and Van Mach then ask some
questions about them.
- Answer
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5
- They are Ly Duc and Van Mach.
- They are athletes.
- They have won gold and silver medals
in bodybuilding in the Asian Games.
- Who else has won gold medals in Asian

Games?
- Which sports do you think are the
strongest of Vietnam?
II. PRE-READING:
Deal with 3 questions in the textbook.
Pre-Teaching Vocabulary
- effort (n) /’ef∂t/ = attempt =
struggle.
- aquatic (adj) /’ ∂kwætik/
E.g: aquatic sport (sport connected with
water)
- appreciate (v)to understand the value of
st/sb: đánh gía cao
- Ask Ss to work in groups to
discuss the questions in the
textbook.
- work in
groups to
discuss the
questions
2
- advance(v): to make progress
- facility (n): equipment that is provided
for a particular purpose: trang thiết bị
- enthusiasm (n) /in’Φjuziæzm/
nhiệt tình
She is interested in teaching. She never lost
……. for teaching.
Checking Vocabulary: Gap fill (books open)
Key: 1. facility 3. aquatic 4.

enthusiasm 5. effort 6. advancing 8.
appreciate
- Use the gap fill in task 1 (page
138) to check vocabulary.
- Ask Ss to call out their answers.
- Answer
2 III. WHILE-READING:
Grid / Table completion
Key:
Year Events
(1) 1951
(2) The 2
nd
Asian Games in
Manila
(3) 1958
- Let Ss read the passage and
complete the table in task 2 (p 138).
- In pairs, have Ss fill in the table
with the year and the events.
Compare the answer with other pairs.
-
-Read the text
silently and
complete the
table in task 2
(p 138
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(4) Squash, rugby, fencing, and
mountain biking

(5) 2002
1 IV. POST-READING: - Ask Ss to close their books.
- Divide the class into two groups.
- Draw a table with 12 numbers on
the board (see Appendix)
- Tell Ss some of them are lucky
numbers. If Ss call out one of them,
they will get 2 marks and they have
the right to choose another number.
One mark will be for each question.
The group that can score more points
will win the game.
Work in groups
and answer
V. HOMEWORK:
Prepare the next part.
Search the internet to find some more
information about the Asian Games.
APPENDIX: Lucky number
1 2 3 4
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5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Questions: 1. How often are the Asian Games held? 2. When was the first Asian Games?
3. LN 4. How many athletes took part in the first Asian Games?
5. Where was the second Asian Games held? 6. What sports were added at the 3
rd
Asian Games?
7. Who in Vietnam won the first golden medal in karate in the Asian Games?
8. Where was the Asian Games held in the year 2002? 9. LN

10.The 13
th
Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India. Right or Wrong?
11.How many countries participated in the 14
th
Asian Games? 12. LN
Key
1. Every 4 years 2. In 1951 3. LN 4. 489 athletes from 11 nations
5. In Manila, the Philippines. 6. Tennis, volley ball, table tennis and hockey. 7. Thuy Hien
8. In Korea 9. LN 10. Wrong 11. 42 12. LN
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