DANANG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LE QUY DON GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL
Date of preparation: January 28
th,
2015
Date of teaching: February 2
nd
, 2015
LESSON PLAN
UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
READING
Danang, 2015
Supervisor: Phan Le Tham
Student: Nguyen Thi Kim Loan
Class: 11SPA01
UNIT 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
READING
ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?
Lesson : Reading
Class : 10A3
Time allowed : 45minutes
Teacher in charge : Nguyen Thi Kim Loan
I. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Develop Reading skill for general and specific information.
Present and expand new words.
Know more about some superstitious beliefs of Vietnamese people
and the rituals during Tet holiday.
II. Teaching aids : PowerPoint, Textbook, Laptop, Big Computer Screen, Pieces of
Paper, Handouts, Chalk, and Board
III. PROCEDURE:
Tim
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Content Activities
5’ A. Warm-up: WHISPER GAME
Instruction: “Now, I would like to divide you into
six teams. Each line is a team. Each team will
choose one representative to come here and pick
up the piece of paper containing a comparison
sentence. Then each representative of each team
will return to his or her seat and whisper the
message to the next person sitting behind until the
last person of team gets the message within 1
minute. The team which can repeat the message
correctly will be the winner.”
Pieces of paper
Linh is the most intelligent person I know- and the nicest.
My mother is 45, and my father is two years older than her.
In Germany, 6 is the worst mark you can get in a test.
1. The weather this summer is even worse than last summer
A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains
Indian cooking has some of the hottest dishes in the world.
- T divides the class into 6
teams. Each team chooses
one representative
- Each representative
receives a message and
whispers it to his teammates
in 1 minute.
B. New Lesson
10’ 1. Lead-in: Activity 1/page 19
a. Work with a partner. Look at the picture in textbook
and try to describe it. Then share your ideas with the
class.
The guiding questions:
Is this an altar?
How do you know that?
Can you see the peach blossoms?
What is it laid on the altar?
b. Read the statements in textbook on page 19 and
decide if these statements are true for you.
- T asks Ss to look at the
picture in their textbook.
- T asks Ss to work in
pairs and describe it by
answering the guided
questions in 3 minutes.
- Ss work in pairs and
discuss.
- T calls on some Ss to
present their answers.
- T gives feedback.
- T asks Ss to work in pairs
and read 5 statements in
their textbook.
- Ss read through the
statements in 2 minutes
and find out the key
words.
- T asks Ss to discuss and
decide if these statements
are true for them and
encourage them to give
explanations for their
behavior as well.
- T moves around
supporting them if
necessary.
- T calls on 3 individuals
to give their answers.
- T listens and gives
feedback.
12’
7’
5’
2. Pre-reading:
a. Pre-teach vocabulary: listening and repeat
superstition (n) /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃn / a belief that certain
events or things will bring good or bad luck
E.g. According to superstition, breaking a
mirror brings bad luck.
superstitious (adj)
prestigious (adj) /prɛˈstɪdʒəs/
Inspiring respect and admiration; having
high status
legend (n) /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)nd/ a story from the past that is
believed by many people but cannot be proved to
be true
e.g. The legend of Thanh Giong
truyền thuyết
venture (n) /ˈvɛntʃə/ a new activity, business that
typically involves risk: cuộc kinh doanh mạo hiểm
b. Activity 2/page 19
Prediction:
Instruction: “Now, you will read a text on a topic
related to the things you have just discussed. First of
all, I want you to read the questions individually,
underline the key words, and then predict the
answers. You will have 3 minutes.”
Expected answers: Ss’ answers
Instruction: “If you want to know whether your
prediction is true or false, read the passage in your
textbook right now.”
3. While-reading:
Read the text and answer the questions by circling the best
- T elicits meanings of
some words from Ss:
“what is Vietnamese
equivalent?”.
- T plays the audio for
students to listen and
shows them how to
pronounce these words.
- T says those words
loudly as model once.
- T asks Ss to repeat twice
in chorus and in
individual.
- T listens and corrects
students’ pronunciation.
- T goes around
monitoring the class and
facilitating the Ss’ work.
- T writes Ss’ prediction on
the board for correction
later.
8’
9’
option A, B, C or D. (page 19)
Feedback:
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
Evidences for answers:
1. line 1, 2; p.1
2. line 8-12; p.1
3. line 2-5; p.2
4. the last sentence; p.3
4. Post-reading:
Instruction: work in groups of four and discuss in 4
minutes to ask and answer the following topic “Are
you superstitious? Why/ why not?”
- The guiding questions to support them.
Do you think you are a superstitious person?
If yes, what are you superstitious about? Or
could you give a few examples of superstitious
beliefs you have?
If not, why not? Give your reason.
- Example:
If your answer is Yes “For me, I am a bit superstitious.
Let me give an example. Well, I believe that if I find a
four- leaf clover, I will have good luck.”
If your answer is No “No, I’m not superstitious at all.
Because I don’t believe anything that can’t be
- T asks Ss to work in
individual and read the
passage in 3 minutes to
check their prediction,
and then asks them to
show the evidence for
their choice.
- Ss read through 4
questions individually
and underline the key
words to understand the
questions.
- T calls out 4 Ss to present
their answers.
- T listens and gives
feedback.
- T forms groups of four.
- T gives Ss the guiding
questions and an example to
facilitate them.
- Ss work in groups of four
and discuss by using some
cues given by teacher.
- T goes around observing
and helping Ss if necessary.
- T calls out some
individuals to act out their
1’
explained by science.”
5. Homework:
- Ask Ss to list at least four superstitious beliefs of
Vietnamese people.
- Ask Ss to learn new words by heart.
- Ask Ss to prepare for “Speaking”.
discussion.
- T listens and gives
feedback.
- Ss follow teacher’s
instructions.
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