Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 84 docx

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 84 Preparation date : 30/01/2011
Unit : 10 Lesson : writing
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students know more about different
places in the world
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write about a
certain place.
II. Lexical items :
- raw - thermal.
III. Structures :
- Its main source of electricity comes from traditional thermal power
stations , while water power stations generate 6.3 %
IV- Teaching aids:
- textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper
- chalk and board
V- Techniques :
- writing-based
VI- Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and
students’ activities
Blackboard Materials

1. warm-up
(7’)
Games: Noughts
and Crosses –
Geography Quiz
- Draw a square of 9
numbered boxes on
the board.

- divide SS into two
groups, Noughts and
Crosses
- Ask the groups to
choose a number and
answer the question.
- with a correct
These are the
questions:
1. which energy
source (electricity,
wood, or coal) is
used by half the
world’s population
for cooking and
heating.
2.

Unit 10: Writing
Poster,
chalk and
board.







answer, the box is

marked with a 0 a X
of the group. If the
group cannot answer
it, the other group has
the chance to give
answers and owns the
box. The first group
to have 3 boxes (0s or
Xs) in a line ( across,
down or diagonal)
will win the game
- check SS’
understanding of
instructions and let
them start the game.
- declare the winner.
Transition: to
introduce a certain
place, we need to
provide more
about Places





information. Today
we will learn how to
write about a certain
place.

- write down on the
board:

2. Pre-
writing
(7’)





1. Brainstorming:
- Ask Ss what kind of
information they
would like to know
about a place in order
to elicit essential
features for the
writing.
- note down SS ideas
on the board.




Chalk and
board

Important
information
about a place

2. Fill in a table (task
a, p. 146)
- Ask SS to read the
paragraph about The
Kingdom of Thailand
and complete the
table with correct
information.
- Tell SS to compare
answers in pairs and
then go over the
answers with the
class.
3. while-
writing
(20’)

Activity 1: Outline
of the paragraph (
task b, p.146)
- Ask SS to skim the
paragraph again and

Small
board,
Texbook




complete the brief
outline of the
description.
- Tell SS to compare
answers in small
groups and then
check with the whole
class.
The paragraph
includes three main
parts:
Activity 2: Gap-
filling
- Put SS into pairs,
and give each pair a
handout of a gapped
description of the
information in table 1

- Tell SS to study the
table and compete the
1. Geography and

general features
2. exports and
imports
3. electricity
production








description with
suitable information.
- when they have
finished, tell SS to
compare answers in
small groups.
- go over the answers
with the class.
Activity 3: Making
sentences
- ask SS to practice
writing each sentence
as guided in the
structure models.
- call on some
students to go to bb
to write down their

writing
- T corrects them
4. Post-
writing
(10’)
Writing:
Each student writes
some sentences with
a expression in the
part 2.

5.Homework

- Ask Sts to write
about a place as
guided at home.
textbook