Unit 8: FUTURE LIFE Lesson : READING pps

12NC Unit 8: FUTURE LIFE Teacher: Huỳnh Hữu
Nghóa
Period: 59 + 60 Lesson : READING

Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get the main ideas of
the lesson and some information about future life.
Lexical items: Words of future life
Teaching aids: Textbook, poster, pictures
Procedure :


Stages Teacher’s
activities
Sts’ activities
10’




I. Warm up :
Matching :
Picture(textbook) Captions
Key:
C  1. Learning from home
B  2. Learning from the
workplace
D  3. Learning in an interactive
remote class.
A  4. Learning in an electronic
classroom
Which kind of “classroom” do you like to study in ?

 I like all kinds of them.

- Ask ss to work in
pairs.
- Instruct
- Feedback and
give correct
answers.
- Introduce the
new lesson.


- Make question

- Match the
picture (A, B, C or
D) with
appropriate
captions.
- Go to the BB and
give the answers.
- Listen to the
teacher.
- Answer
15’ II. Pre – reading :
1. Pre teach vocabulary :
- kneel / ni:l / v. quỳ gối, quỳ xuống
- cohabit / kou`hỉbit / v. sống chung
cohabi`tation / ei / n. sự sống chung như vợ
chồng

- embryo /`embriou / n. phôi
- complexion /kəm`plek∫n / n. màu da
- cute / kju:t / a. lanh lợi; đáng yêu
- crisis /`kraisis / n. cuộc khủng hoảng
- ecological / i-ə-`ɔ-i-ə / a. th.v sinh thái học
- stable / `steibl / a. ổn đònh
* Checking : R & R


- Elicit the word.
- Model the words
three times.
- Have ss repeat

- Write the word
on the BB.
- Give the
meaning of the
words.


- Say the words.
- Listen to.

- Repeat in chorus/
indivi.
- Check the stress
syllable.

- Copy down

15’


5’









III. While – reading :
T: These 4 paragraphs tell us the forecast in the
future. Read them.
+ Ask ss to skim the text to know the gist of each
paragraph.
Task a): Ask ss to match the paragraphs with the
headings.
- Notice that one heading will not be used.
* Key:
Paragraph: Heading
A  5. Lifestyle
B  4. Advances in Medicine
C  3. A Modern School
D  2. An Ecological School

- Have ss work in
groups.
- Explain some
difficult words
- Ask them to
match

- Check






Read each para.
And dicuss the
content

- Group work.

- Read the answers
loudly.

16’






















20’

- The end of the first period-

Task b): Ask Ss to read the phrases in Task b and
then re-read the text to find each appropriate
synonym

Key:
Synonyms
1. live together without
being married
1. cohabit (P1)

2. know all over the world 2. world-famous
(P.3)
3. try to achieve something
over a period of time.
3. pursue (P.1)

4. living things that are not
fully developed yet
4. embryo (P.2)

5. not harming the
environment.
5. environment-
friendly (P.4)
6. pretty and attractive.

6. cute (P.2)

7. profession or occupation.

7. career (P.1)

8. in spite of.

8. despite (P.4)


Task c) : Answer the questions:
Ask Ss to read the question and give the answer
Keys :
1. They decided to cohabit 30 years ago (in 2010)
because they wanted to pursue their careers without
being disturbed by family responsibilities.
2. They were 20 years old when they started
cohabiting. Now they are 50.
3. They decide to get married and have a child.
4. They’ll have to go to the Embryo Bank and the
City’s Embryo Hospital.
5. Chris is Carol and Phil’s expected child (child - to
- be)
6. It is modern and environment-friendly :
+ It opens 24 hours a day and students may come at
different time.
+ There are no teachers in the classroom. Instead,
teachers will contact students via teaching
machines.
+ Tuition fees are low and stable.
7. Because people still have to deal with the energy
crisis.

- Have ss scan the
text.
- Instructions.

- Ask ss to write
the answers on the
BB.

- Make necessary
corrections.











- Ask ss work
individually.
- Go around and
help.




- Call ss to give
the answers.
- Feedback and

make necessary
corrections.

- Pair work.
- Find the words
in the text having
the same meaning
with …
- Share the
answers with other
pairs.

- Take notes.











- Individual work.

- Read the text
carefully and find
the details to give
answers.

- Read the answers
aloud


8’

IV. Post – reading :
Whether you like to study in the modern,
environment-friendly school mentioned in the text.

* Suggested ideas :


- Have ss work in
groups.
- Give ss some
ideas to discuss.


- Group work.
- Discuss.


1. Advantages : flexible class time, choosing to
study what one likes, individual students’ needs
being met, low and stable tuition fees.
Disadvantages : no direct (face to face) contact
with teachers and other classmates.

2. Ss can say they like or do not like according to
their ideas.
- Go around and
give help
- Call some groups
present their ideas
in front of the
class.

- Give ss your
opinions.


- Present in front
of the class.



- Listen and take
notes.

1’

V. Homework :
- Write the answers in notebooks.
- Learn by heart new words.



- ask ss to do

homework.


- do at home.