Giáo án Tiếng Anh 10 unit 15: Cities

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Part A: READING (TCT-90)

CLASS: 10

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Objectives
Educational aims: To help sts understand the text about cities.
Knowledge: Words and expressions related to the topic.

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Methods and materials
Integrated, mainly communicative skills. Pictures.

• Procedures
Time

Teacher’s activities – Stages

Sts’ activities - possible answer

Warm up
T shows sts pictures of some famous places in
New York, asks sts their names and answer
questions. (page 157)

Sts do as required.
1. a

2. b

3. d

4. c

Presentation
T introduces the spellings meanings and
pronunciation of words related to the text

Sts write down the words, take some
examples and pronounce the words.

- be located (in/at…): tọa lạc tại…
- ice-free (a) = without ice
- metropolitan (a): thuộc khu đô thị lớn
- found – founded – founded (v) sáng lập
- take over (pv): have right on, chiếm
- unusual (a): not common, special
- New Yorker (n) person living in NY
- be characterized by: đặc trưng bởi
- attract S.O (v): thu hút ai

Practice
T lets sts read the passage and then do the task
that follow.

Sts read the text and do the task.
1. d

3. e

5. b


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Task 1: Matching words-definition

Task 2: True / False

Task 3:

2. c
4. a
1. T (line 1)
2. F (It is ice-free in all season)
3. T. (It’s on the Hudson and Passaic rivers)
4. T (line 4, paragraph 2)
5. T (line 1, paragraph 2)
1. It’s in the southern part of New York State.
2. 7 millions in the city and 17 millions in the
metropolitan region.
3. Because it was founded by the Dutch.

4. Because it is the home of the United
Nations, the centre of global finance,
communication and business.
5. The statue of liberty, the Empire State
Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theatre
district.

Answering questions
CONSOLIDATION
After you read
T asks sts to discuss which places in New York
they would like to see if they could visit new
York.

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Sts discuss in groups.
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CLASS: 10

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Part B: SPEAKING (TCT-91)

Objectives
Educational aims: To help sts talk about cities in the world.
Knowledge: General items about cities and comparison (review)

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Methods and materials
Integrated, mainly communicative skills. Pictures, charts.

• Procedures
Time

Teacher’s activities – Stages

Sts’ activities - possible answer

Warm up
T shows sts 2 sets of pictures, one of New York,
one of London and lets sts guess the names of
the cities and the places in the pictures.

Sts do as inquired.

Presentation
Task 1: Matching completing sentences.
T asks sts to complete questions in column A

with words in B.

Sts do the task.
1. d. When was the city founded?

Then T introduces questions for asking about
other items.

2. f. What is the transportation like?

-Founded: When was it founded?

3. a, e. What are the people like?

-Area/population: What is its area/ population?
- Buildings/parks:
buildings/ parks?

Are

there

many

- People: What are the people like?
- Transport: What is the transport like?

high

What are the parks like?

4. a, e. How many parks are there?
How many people are there?
5. b, c. What is the area of the city?
What is the population of the city?
6. b, c. What is its area?
What is its population?
Sts take some examples.

Practice


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Task 2: Exchanging information.

Sts work in pairs.

T asks sts to work in pairs, one covers
information about New York and the other
about London, then ask and answer about 2
cities using questions given in task 1.

Sts do the task in pairs.

Task 3: Making comparisons.
T asks sts to practice the dialogue (p160) and
then make similar comparisons between London
and New York using ideas in task 2.
T can ask sts to recall comparison.
- adj + er/est
- more / the most + adj/adv

Sts do the task in groups.

- as + adj/adv + as
- more / less + N
Task 4: Group work
T asks sts to discuss which country they prefer
and give reasons.
Ex: I prefer London to New York because it has
more park …
CONSOLIDATION
T goes over things sts can say when talking
about cities.

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Part C: LISTENING (TCT-92)


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Objectives
Educational aims: To help sts get the content of the text through listening.
Knowledge: No new entries.

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Methods and materials
Integrated, mainly communicative skills. Pictures. Table.

• Procedures
Time

Teacher’s activities – Stages

Sts’ activities - possible answer

Warm up
T shows sts a picture of the statue of Liberty
and asks them some questions (page 160).

Sts answer the questions.
Keys:
1. It’s the statue of Liberty.
2. It’s the statue of a woman.
3. It’s got a crown on its head.
4. It’s got a tablet on its left hand.
5. It’s holding a burning torch it its right
hand.
6. It’s wearing a robe.

Presentation
T lets sts to read all the tasks and see if they
have any difficulty understanding the tasks.

Sts read the task carefully.

Practice
Task 1: Multiple choice.

Sts listen to the tape and do the task.
1. D
4. A
T lets sts listen to the tape and choose A, B or C
2. A
5. C
to fill in the blanks.
3. B
After sts have supplied their answers, t corrects
them and replays the tape where necessary.
Task 2: Filling in a table.
T asks sts to listen to the tape again then filling
in the table.


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Formal name

: Liberty Enlightening the World

Height

: 48 meters

Weight

: 205 tons

Materials

: Copper (outside) and iron (frame)

The base

: Made of stone and concrete

Opening time

: 9:30 am – 5 pm daily (except Christmas day)

CONSOLIDATION
After you listen
T asks sts to work in groups and tell each other
what they have learned about the Statue of
Liberty using the information in the table.

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Sts work in groups.

Part D: WRITING (TCT-93)

Objectives
Educational aims: To help sts write a description of a city.


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Knowledge: Factual information and certain structures.
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Methods and materials
Integrated, mainly communicative skills. Pictures. Table.

• Procedures
Time

Teacher’s activities – Stages

Sts’ activities - possible answer

Warm up
T introduces sets of pictures of some cities in
Vietnam and asks sts to name those cities
together with their typical sights.

Sts do as inquired.

Presentation
Task 1: Reading a description.
T asks sts to read a description of London and
then answer the questions.

Sts read the passage and answer the
questions.

Meanwhile T reminds sts of some specific
structures.
* Place: It is situated …
* Area: It covers … square kilometers.
Its area is … square kilometers.

1. London is situated in Southern England on
the River Thames.
2. It covers an area of 1.610 km2.

* Population: Its population is …

3. Its population is 7 million.

* Kind: It is the …

4. It’s the capital city.

* Being founded:

5. It was founded by the Rome in 43 AD.

It was founded in …

* Tourist attractions: It is famous for …

6. It’s famous for many things: its historic
building such as St Paul’s Cathedral and the
House of Parliament; its museum and its
many shops.

* The best thing:

7. The best thing about London is the parks.

by …

The best thing about … is …
Practice
Task 2: Writing descriptions of cities.
T asks sts to work in groups collecting

Sts do as inquired and then write down their

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information about certain cities using questions
and answer similar to those in task 1, then write
a description of a certain city using guidelines
given.

result on the board for public check.

CONSOLIDATION
T goes over the structures often used to describe
a city.

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Part E: LANGUAGE FOCUS (TCT-94)

CLASS: 10

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Objectives
Educational aims: To help sts understand some grammatical and pronunciation points.
Knowledge: Grammar: Relative clause (defining and non-defining)

Pronunciation: /8/ - /5/


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Methods and materials
Integrated, mainly communicative skills.

• Procedures
Time

Teacher’s activities – Stages

Sts’ activities - possible answer

Warm up: (omitted)
PRONUNCIATION
Presentation
T tells sts examples of ‘th’ pronounced /8/ and
‘th’ pronounced /5/.

Sts pronounce the examples.

Practice
T asks sts to practice reading sentences and
underline ‘th’ pronounced /8/ - /5/.

Sts do as inquired.

GRAMMAR
Presentation
* Relative clause: (review)
- Non-defining after:

Sts give some examples.

+ Proper noun:
+ Noun with
demonstrative adj.

possessive

case

and

- Not ‘that’ in non-defining clause.
* ‘Although’ to connect contrasting ideas.
- Although/though/even though + clause
- In spite of/Despite + Noun Phrase
Practice
T asks sts to do the exercises.
Exercise 1:

Sts do the exercises.

Identify the relative clauses in the sentences and
say if they are defining or non-defining.
1. Washington DC, which is located on the

East Coast of the US, has many interesting


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and historical places to visit
2. Brasilia, which is located on the Granada
river, became the capital of Brazil in 1960.
3. Mexico City, which has a population of
nearly 20,000,000, is the largest metropolitan
in the world.
4. Seoul, which hosted the 1988 summer
Olympics, is well-known for its shopping
center.
5. Kyoto, which used to be the capital of
Japan, has many temples.

Exercise 2:
Combining sentences using “although”

1. Although there is not much to do in the
countryside, I prefer living in here.
2. Although there is a lot of population in Los
Angeles, it is an ideal place to live.
3. Although the shops are crowded, people
are not buying much.
4. Although the city is a favourite tourist
destination for many people, it has its
problem.
5. Although it is a safe neighborhood, it is
best to be careful.

CONSOLIDATION
T goes over the use of relative clause and
‘although’ in combining sentences.