Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced) Period : 29 docx

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 29 Preparation date : 23/10/2011
Unit : 4 Lesson : writing
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a thank-you
letter.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to express gratitude in
English.
II. Lexical items :
- facilities
- precious
III. Structures :
- I am writing to thank you for what you have done to our school.
- we really appreciate your precious help
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper
- chalk and board
V. Techniques :
- writing-based
- Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’
activities
Blackboard Materials

1. warm-
up
(7’)
Games: cut – up
sentences
- divide Ss into four
groups.

- cut up four sentences
into 5 phrases and shuffle
the pieces on the table in
four positions for the four
groups.
- students from each
group take turn to go to
front, and answer your
Stick the pictures
on BB








- pieces
of paper
- sheets of
paper
- chalk &
board



question by writing it on
a sheet of paper. With a
correct answer, the

student is allowed to pick
a piece of paper and take
it back to his group. If St
can’t answer it, her
returns and another St in
the group replaces him,
etc. continue until the
groups get all the pieces
of paper.
- Tell the Ss in the groups
to put the phrases
together to make a
meaningful sentence, and
then write it down on the
board.
- the first group to write
the correct sentence on
the board wins the game.

Unit 4: P 29:
Writing a thank-
you letter.









Transition: yes, and how
to write a letter thanking
someone is the focus of
our lesson today
- write down on the
board:
2. Pre-
writing
(10’)






format of a thank-you
letter.( task a)
- ask Ss to read the

situation in Task a and
the letter from a student
thanking the volunteers
for what they have done
to his school.
- ask Ss to read the parts
in the format
corresponding to
different parts of the
letter. Then elicit the
general format of a




- salutation /
opening
- expressing
thanks and
appreciation for
what has bee done

- saying how
useful/ helpful the

Chalk and
board

thank- you letter
A thank- you letter may
look like this;
- use pictures and
explanations to present
some new words
- Read the words one by
one and ask Sts to repeat.
thing or work is
- expressing
thanks / gratitude
once again.
- writing a social
note
- closing and
signature
3. while-
writing
(20’)





Activity 1: things that
do not belong
- arrange Ss to work in
small groups.
- give each group a

handout of a thank-you
letter
- tell Ss that three are
some sentences that do
not belong to the letter
Laura,
Thanks a million
for lending me
your gorgeous
leather jacket.
Just what I
needed for the
party. I’m worn it
lots of times
already. You
saved my life!

handouts






and ask them to read and
find out which sentences
do not belong.
- call the groups to read
their sentences aloud and
check with the class.

Activity 2: Mixed-up
letters
- put Ss into pairs and
give out handouts
- tell Ss that the two
letters are mixed up, and
Anyway here it is,
safely returned. I
hope you won’t
mind. I’m giving
it to your mum as
probably I won’t
see you till
Monday. It is
wonderful today.
Have a great
weekend, and
hope I can do the
same for you
some time!
Love and
kisses

handouts
ask them to read the
letter, sort out the
sentences that do not
belong and move them to
their correct places in
their letter.
- go over the answers
with the class
.





4. Post-
writing
(10’)

Peer correction
- Ask Sts to work in
group of 5, deliver each
group 5 pieces of
writings and tell them to
read and correct their
friends’ narratives.
- Tell each group to
choose the best piece of
writing, and the most

Card 1- Jack and
card 2 – Sinh are
delivered out Sts.



Handouts
+ sheets
of paper




special story.
- Go around to control
and give help if
necessary.

- Call a St. from each
group to read their
group’s best writing, and
ask Sts to give
comments.
5.
Homework

(1’)
- Ask Sts to write a letter
as guided at home for
preparing next time.
textbook