Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 6 Preparation date : 11/9/2011
Unit : 1 Lesson : writing (cont)
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to describe a friend.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a narrative.
II. Lexical items :
- timid - crazy - slim
- controlled - terrified - appearance
III. Structures :
- He had a way of criticizing you that made people laugh at you.
- He was the same age with us but very tall with black hair cut very
short.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper
- chalk and board
V. Techniques :
- writing-based ( communication approach)
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’
activities
Blackboard Materials
1. warm-
up
(7’)
Checking Vocabulary
- T ask two Sts to write
adjectives used to
describe appearance.
- After Sts finish , T gives
feedback and leads in the
new lesson :
Today we’ll continue
using adjectives
describing appearance to
make writing a letter of
Expected
answers:
Tall beautiful
kind smart
timid
handsome
Short pretty
thin
Black curly
long
Shy straight
- s
embarrassing experience
- T writes on the board
slim
Unit 1 :
Friendship-
writing (cont)
2. Pre-
writing
(10’)
Teaching new words:
- use pictures and
explanations to present
some new words
- Read the words one by
one and ask Sts to repeat.
Gap-filling:
- T asks Sts to read the
passage and fill quickly
New words
- timid (a) : shy
- crazy ( a) : điên
rồ
- controlled (a) :
kìm chế
- terrified (a) :
fearsome
- slim (a) thon thả,
mảnh mai
Chalk and
board
again in each gap with a
suitable word answers
Questions and answers
- T makes questions about
the narrative in Task b,
and ask Sts to find
answers to the questions.
- Elicit from Sts and then
generalize what they
should include in a
narrative about a friend.
Followings are some
suggested ideas:
+ How, when, or where
you met your friend.
Expected
answers:
1. Tall 2.
slim 3. short
4. appearance 5.
controlled
6. smart 7.
vicious 8.shy
9. timid 10.
imbecile
11. imbecile 12.
imbecile
13. terrified
The questions:
1. when and where
did the writer
meet Trang?
2. What was she
textbook
+ What he / she was like
+ your first impression of
him / her
+ how you both got along
+ your feelings / opinions
about him / her
like?
3. What did they
have in common?
4. How do they
keep in touch ?
Expected
answers:
1. At his cousin’s
birthday party,
two year ago.
2. she had a
cheerful face and
two dimples, she
looked athletic in
jeans and a T-shirt
3. they were both
interested in
chess.
……….
3. while-
writing
(20’)
Writing a narrative (
Task c , p21)
- Ask Sts to continue
writing a short narrative
about a friend of theirs
based on the ideas
suggested and the samples
in Task a and b.(if
someone has finished his
/her narrative, T asks him
to write another )
- Go around to control and
give help if necessary
- When they have finish,
Textbook
collect Sts’ writings.
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
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
Card 1- Jack and
card 2 – Sinh are
delivered out Sts.
Handouts
+ sheets
of paper
ask Sts to give comments.
- If time allows, ask the
groups to talk about their
special story.
- Give feedback and
comments
5.
Homework
(1’)
Review vocabulary
Ask Sts to learn again the
adjectives describing
appreance.
.
textbook