Unit 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PA
READING
A. Aims:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to scan a text for factual
information about a place and know some about Malaysia
B. Teaching aids:
Extraboard
C. Content:
I. Pre
reading:
1. Warm
up: Chatting/Pre
questions
Teacher asks students to tell what they know about Malaysia.
Teacher asks students to make questions for what they want to know about
Malaysia.
* Expected questions:
Where is Malaysia?
What is its capital?
What language is spoken in Malaysia?
What’s its population?
2. Pre
teach:
region (n) : vựng, miền (situation)
area (n) : diện tớch (example)
climate (n) : khớ hậu (example)
currency (n) : tiền tệ (example)
language of instruction (n): ngụn ngữ dung để giảng dạy (translation)
official (a) : chớnh thức (explanation)
compulsory (a): bắt buộc
Comprise (v): bao gồm, gồm cú (synonym) = consist
of
* Checking: R.O.R
3.T/F statement prediction:
T : Following statements are about Malaysia.Some of them are true but some are
false.Use your own knowledge to guess which is T/F.
a.
Malaysia is a member country of ASEAN.
b.
There are two religions in Malaysia.
c.
People speak only Malay in Malaysia.
d.
Primary school children learn three languages at school.
e.
All secondary school children learn in English.
-Ss work in pairs to decide which is T/F
-Give feedback and write on the board
II. While
reading:
1. Students listen to the tape
2. Students read the text silently
3. Checking the T/F
* Key: a
T
b
F ( two
more than two)
c
F ( only Malay
Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil)
d
F ( three
one of the three languages:Malay, Chinese or Tamil)
e
T
4. Fill in the table with the right information about Malaysi
-Ask ss to read the text the second time to fill in the chart in ex.a,on page 10
-Give feedback and correct
* Key:
1.
Area: 329,758 sq km 5. Unit of currency: ringgit
2.
Population: over 32 millions 6. Official religion: Islam
3.
Climate: tropical 7. National language: Bahasa
Malaysia
4.
Capital city: Kuala Lumpur 8. Compulsory second language:
English
5. Comprehension questions:
a)
Where is Malaysia?
b)
How many regions is it divided? What are they?
c)
What’s its population?
d)
What’s its area?
e)
What’s its capital? Where’s its capital? (in which region)
f)
What is the official religion in Malaysia?
g)
What’s the national language of Malaysia?
h)
What language is spoken in Malaysia?
*Key:
a)
Malaysia is in Asia
b)
It’s divided into two regions. They are West Malaysia and East Malaysia
c)
It’s over 22 million
d)
It is 329,758 sq km
e)
The capital is Kuala Lumpur. It is in West Malaysia
f)
The official religion in Malaysia is Islam
g)
The national language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)
III. Post–reading: Speaking
(Retell the text) Tell about Malaysia, based on the questions above
IV. Homework:
1. Reread and translate the text into Vietnamese
2. Tell about our country based on the text
3. Study “Write” part/section (P.11) and find out new vocabulary in it.
V. Teacher’s self-evaluation: