unit 12 grade 11 writing

Supervisor: Nguyễn Hồng Quỳnh
Student: Lại Thanh Tình
Unit 12: THE ASIAN GAMES
Section: WRITING
Thursday, March 4
th
, 2010
1. Class description: 11D3: 30 students. 26 girls, 4 boys
2. Level: Pre-intermediate level.
3. Time: 45m (4
th
period: from 10h to 10h 45)
4. Aims:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
• Read the information from a chart.
• Write a paragraph describing the preparation for the Asian Games using future verb tenses.
5. Teaching aids: Textbook, Handouts.
6. Anticipated problems and solutions:
• There may be lack of time, so Teacher has to prepare carefully before going to class.
• Students may not have enough vocabulary to complete the task so T should be ready to assist them.
PROCEDURE
T Stages &
Content
T’s activities Ss’ activities
5 I. WARM-UP:
Game: Hangman
Game
- Divides the class into two groups. Tell Ss they are going to guess
a word in the teacher’s mind. This word has 8 letters.
- Writes on the board:
- (Ss can say out any letter in the alphabet. If they guess it

correctly, the teacher will put it on its position, but if Ss guess a
- Say out any
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_ _ _ _ _ _
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KEY:
FACILITIES
wrong letter, teacher starts to draw a hangman.)
- If Ss can guess the word before the teacher finishes the hangman,
they will win the game. If the teacher finishes the hangman before
Ss guess the word, they will lose the game.
- Checks Ss’ understanding of the instructions.
Lead-in:
Asks Ss
- Suppose Vietnam is going to host the coming Asian Games.
What facilities does our country need to have?
- To go to the details, today we are going to write a paragraph to
describe the preparations for the Asian Games.
=> Lead in the topic
letter in the
alphabet
1 II. PRE-
WRITING
:

Ask Ss to match a word in A with a line in B to find out the
meaning of the new words.
1. to
upgrade
2. to

promote
3. to recruit
a. to advertise st
in order to make it
popular.
b. to find new
people to join an
organization.
c. to change
something so that
it is of a higher
standard.
Match a word in
A with a line in B
to find out the
meaning of the
words
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Checking vocabulary: Vietnamese equivalents
Key: 1-c 2-a 3-b
Useful language: sequence adverbs
- First / Firstly / First of all
- Then,
- Next,
- After that,
- Finally
Structure:
- Need to be + pp = need + V-ing
- Have to + inf
→ The national stadium needs to be upgraded.

Sample analyzing:
Gives Ss one sample of writing that describe the preparations for
the Games
Analyzes topic sentence, supporting ideas, linking words, etc. by
asking Ss:
• What is the topic sentence of the paragraph?
• How many supporting ideas are there in the paragraph?
• Can you point out the words or phrases used to link
sentences in the paragraph?
• Can you tell me the organization of this paragraph?
2 III. WHILE- Activity 1: Writing sentences Activity 1
3
WRITING: - Asks Ss to use the information in the box and write a meaningful
sentences, combining 1 with the phrases in column 2 (page 143)
- Moves around the class to give help
- Asks Ss to compare their answers
Some suggested sentences:
a. One more national stadium needs to be built.
b. National sports centers and local stadium need to be upgraded
because they are not in good conditions.
c. We have to build more hotels with modern facilities to welcome
foreign athletes and visitors.
Ask Ss to write them on the board. Teacher gives Ss comments
and corrections.
Activity 2: Writing a composition
- Asks Ss to write a paragraph about 120 words to describe the
preparations of the coming Asian Games in Vietnam.
- Moves around to give help if necessary.
- Gives Ss limited time.
- Use the information in

the box and write a
meaningful sentences,
combining the verb in
column 1 with the
phrases in column 2
(page 143)
Activity 2
- Write a
paragraph.

5 IV. POST-
WRITING:
- - Exchanges their writings to correct the writings.
- Asks Ss to give comments on the other’s writing.
- Collects some writings to correct in class
- Exchange their
writings to
correct.
- Give comments
on other groups’
writings
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V.HOME
WORK
Write the paragraph into their notebooks
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