Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period 114 doc

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period 114 : Preparation date :31 /3/2011
Unit 14: Lesson : Space Conquest-listening
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to listen for specific
information
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to listen for general
idea.
II. Lexical items :
-diverse -integrity -candidate

III. Structures :
-Psychological health was even more important.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - CD player - Sheet of paper
- chalk an board - cards - Handouts
V. Techniques :
- skill-based ( listening, speaking)
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard

Materials

1. warm-
up
(7’)

Games: ‘What’s he like?’
- Divide the class into tow groups A
and B.
-Show SS a picture of a person and
ask them who he is. ( Appendix )
( expected : Yuri Gagarin)
-Tell the groups to write down as
many sentences as possible about
Yuri Gagarin – who he was, what he
was like.
- The group with more correct
sentences about him wins the game.
-Set a time limit and let SS start the


.









-Posters
cards.

Chalk &









game.
-Read the groups’sentences and
check with the class
-Declare the winner
- Transition:-‘Yuri was an astronaut.
What do you think an astronaut must
be like? What are some requirements
of astronauts?’ The listening today is
about how astronauts are selected.
- write down on the board :

Unit 14:
Space
Conquest-
Listening
board
2. Pre-
listening
(7’)

Brainstorming (task a, p. 194)
- Tell SS to work in small groups.
-Ask SS to read the phrases in task a
and check the things that are
+marquee =
a large tent
used at
social
events




required of astronauts.
-Ask SS to add more things that they

think are required of astronauts.
Astronauts good health
integrity
-Elicit from SS the countries that
have developed space exploration.
( Expected: the USA, Russian,
China, and Japan.)

+ Ball = a
big formal
party with
dance




Small
board

3. while-
listening.
(20’)



Activity 1:Completing the table. (
task b, p. 194)
- tell SS they are going to listen to a
talk about selection in different
countries.

- Ask SS to listen and complete the
table with the information about the
countries.







Textbook
and CD
player












-Let SS listen the second time if
necessary.
- Ask SS to compare answers in
pairs.
- Go over the answers with the class

Activity 2: Gap Questions ( task c,
p. 194)
-Ask SS to listen again and complete
the sentences with the correct
information
-Ask Ss to work with a partner
-Call on SS to read their completed
sentences.
- have SS listen again and check the
answers with the class













CD
player
and chalk
+ bb


4. Post-

listening
Writing.

(10’)





5.
Homework

(1’)

-Arrange SS to work in pairs.
-Tell them to write a short paragraph
about how astronauts were selected
in the USA or Russian
-Tell SS to refer to the table for in
the information.
-Go around to monitor and give help
if necessary.
-Call on some SS to read their pairs’
writings and ask the class to give
correction and comments.
-Give feedback and comments on
what SS have.
Facts about China
-Tell SS to find information about
Chinese space program

Chinese Space Program





















Handouts
Year Spacecraft/
Achievement

Number
of Crew
1999 …………
Shenzhou,

Soyuz
…………

3
………

Shenzhou 5
………….
( the third
nation to
place a
person in
orbit )

1
Oct.
2005
……….