Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced)
Period 73: Preparation date : 10/1/2011
Unit : 9 Lesson : Nature in Danger – reading.
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.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are more aware of the need to
protect nature.
II. Lexical items :
-explode - hallucinate - register
- summit - deposit - junkyard
III. Structures :
- Climbers also bring with them canisters containing fuel to cook
their meals.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - picture / drawings
- chalk - handouts
V. Techniques :
- Skill – based ( reading)
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’
activities
Blackboard Materials
1. Warm-
up & lead-
in
(7’)
Game: World
Knowledge Quiz
-Divide the class into tow
groups , A and B.
-Tell the groups to take
turns to choose a number
and answer the question .
With a correct answer, the
group wins one point. If
.
handouts
the group cannot answer
it, the other group has a
chance to give the answer
and get the point . The
group with more points
will win the game.
-Check SS’ understanding
of instructions and have
them start the game.
-Keep a running total of
points for each group on
the board.
-Declare the winner.
-Ask SS: -What is the
common topic of these
things? ( expected :
Nature)
- What is
happening to the nature?
( expected : It is
in danger./ Human beings
are destroying it./…)
Transition: -Yes, nature is
in danger because of
human actions and
activities. In Unit 9 , we
‘ll study this problem and
find solutions to it.
-Write down on the board:
Unit 9 Nature in
Danger – reading
Chalk and
board.
2. Pre-
reading
(7’)
Teaching Vocabulary
- write new words on the
bb.
- elicit meanings from Sts
or give explanations
yourself
- leave some minutes for
-explosion
- attempt : co
gang, no luc
- junkyard : bai
phe lieu
Chalk and
board
Sts to copy.
- give some practice on
pronunciation ( T reads –
Sts repeat in chorally,
then asks Sts to read
individually.)
-summit : dinh
- hallucinate: bi ao
giac
-survival: su song
sot , ton tai
- deposit: tien coc
-Read the words
one by one and
ask SS to repeat
3. while -
reading
(15’)
. Checking Vocabulary:
Gap- filling
-Give Ss handouts and
ask them to complete the
sentences using the words
just learned.
1.Living in the wild,
animals have to struggle
for
2.Dave said he would
to break the world
record this time.
3. A few minutes after
taking the drug , he began
to
4. You have to pay a $50
before you can
move into the flat.
Expected answers:
1.survival
2.attempt 3.
hallucinate
4. deposit 5.
exploded 6.
summit
Chalk +
book +
small
board
5. Together with the
development of economy
, would population
and reached 6 billion
In the twentieth century.
6. Lots people have tried
to climb to the of
this mountain but not
many have reached it.
-Tell SS to compare
answer in pairs, and then
check with the class
Activity 2: True – false
Statements
- Give SS handouts with
statements about Mt.
Everest and tell them to
decide if they are True ,
False or Not Given
These are the
statements in the
handout:
1. Tourism in
Nepal has
increased quickly
because lots of
people want to
visit Mount
Everest.
2. The Southeast
Ridge is the
summit of Mount
Everst.
3.Lots of climbers
hallucinate
Textbooks
chalk
according to the text.
-Ask SS to work with a
partner and compare
answers .
-Call on SS to read the
statements and say their
choice
-Go over the answers with
the class
because of lack of
oxygen.
4. Sherpas are
native Himalayan
guides or porters
in the mountains .
5. According to
the new law
,climbers have to
pay a $5,000
deposit before
leaving the
country.
4. Post-
reading
(10’)
Discussion
-Ask SS to work in
groups of 4 or 5 , and
discuss the problems in
Viet Nam’s national parks
and famous tourist
Textbooks
attractions , and then
suggest solutions to the
problems.
5.
Homework
(2’)
Summary completing
-Give SS handouts of a
summary of the reading
text and ask them to
complete it by using one
word in each space.
Book and
notebook