Lesson plan 12-Unit 2-Listening

Date of preparation : 13, 9, 2008 Unit21: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Date of teaching : 16, 9, 2008 Period:3 Section: Listening.
Class: 12A6,7,8,9,10
I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES :
 Language content:
- To help Ss listen about how to celebrate a wedding ceremony in Vietnam.
- To introduce some new words relating to the topic
- Vocabulary : altar, Master of ceremony, banquet, ancestor, pray, schedule
- Structure : the simple present tense, the simple past tense
 Language function:
- Talking about a wedding ceremony in Vietnam.
Educational aim :
To make the students aware of maintaining cultural features as their national characters.
Skill : Integrated skills : listening
II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION:
1. Method : Communicative Approach.
2. Techniques: Repetition, explanation, group work, asking – answering.
3. Materials needed : Textbook, pictures, real thing.
4 Students’ preparation : Reading the lesson at home, prepare the new words
5 Previous exercises:
III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS.
1. Stabilization : (2ms)
a. Warm – up : Greetings.
b. Checking absence : Who’s absent today ?
2. Checking up previous knowledge:
Time needed: (5ms)
Questions
Key to questions:
3. Presentation of the new material :
Time Teacher’s activities Student’s activities The content of the lesson
3ms

1. Warm up :
- T devides Ss into two groups.
Each group has a representative.
- Asks them in one minutes to
write on the board as many words
relating to the word “ wedding “
as possible. The winner will be
the one who has more words.
- Asks Ss some questions :
+ Have you ever attended a
wedding ceremony ?
( Yes, I have )
+ What do the bride and the
T- whole class
Answer the questions
Unit 2 : CULTURAL
DIVERSITY
Period3: Section : Listening
10ms
10ms
groom usually do at the wedding
ceremony ?
( They are exchange their
wedding rings )
- T leads in the new lesson :
Today you will listen to two
people talking about a wedding
ceremony in Vietnam.
2. Pre- listening.
- T introduces some new words:

+ altar(n) (picture)
+ banquet (n) ( explanation)
+ Master of ceremony (MC)
+ ancestor (n)
+ schedule (v)
+ blessing (n)
- T helps Ss to pronouce the
words
- T asks Ss to repeat .
- T checks understanding(ROR)
3. While- listening
Task 1: Gap -fill
- T gets Ss to read thesentences
carefully and work out what
information they need to
concentrate on while listening.
- T plays the tape ( or reads the
tapescript) once for Ss to listen
and do the task.
- T plays the tape two more time
and pauses at the answers for Ss
to catch
-Gives correct answers:
1. the groom’s parents.
2. red papers
3. altar
4. at the wedding banquet
5. wedding cards/ money
gifts
Task 2- Answer the questions

- T writes the sentences on the
board.
- Tells Ss there are five questions
and the answers to the questions
copy down
repeat guess the
meaning of the new
words
individual work
Listen to
copy down
New words
+ altar(n)
+ banquet (n)
+ Master of ceremony (MC)
+ ancestor (n)
+ schedule (v)
+ blessing (n)
Task 1: Gap -fill
1 the groom’s
parents.
2 red papers
3 altar
4 at the
wedding
banquet
5.wedding cards/
money gifts
8ms
5ms

which are put in the wrong order.
There is one extra answer that
they don’t need to use.
Keys :
1. To go to the bride’s
house bringing a lot of
gifts wrapped in red
papers.
2. They would pray asking
their ancestors’
permission to be married
3. After they pray and ask
their ancetors’
permission to be married.
4. at the groom and bride’s
home ,at a hotel or a
restaurant
5. They stop by each table
to say thank to their
guests
4. After listening
- T gets Ss to work in groups
and describe the wedding
ceremony.
.5. Consolidation
Confirms the content of the
lesson.
Work in pairs
Copy down
Work in groups

Task 2- Answer the questions
1To go to the
bride’s house
bringing a lot of
gifts wrapped in
red papers.
2 They would pray
asking their ancestors’
permission to be
married
3 After they pray and ask
their ancetors’
permission to be
married.
4 at the groom and
bride’s home ,at a hotel
or a restaurant
5 They stop by each
table to say thank to
their guests
4. Homework: (2ms) Asks Ss to learn by heart all new words.
Tell Ss to answer the question :What do families often do
To prepare for a wedding ceremony ?
2 Preparation for the next lesson ()
- Prepare for section : Writing
- Self – evaluation : ………………………………………………………………….
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