Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 Unit 3: A party

Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11
UNIT 3: A PARTY
Reading
I. AIMS OF THE LESSON:
- Develop such reading micro-skill as scanning for specific ideas, and
identifying and correcting false statements.
-Use the information they have read to discuss celebrations in their culture.
II. TEACHING AIDS: cassette player, tape, chalks, pictures, handouts, charts,
real objects if possible
III. TEACHING METHOD: communicative approach
IV. PROCEDURE:

STAGES TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

NOTES

Warm-

Matching the celebrations

Group

up(4)

with the correct images

work

below:

Christmas

Easter

Halloween
Wedding

Birthday

Valentine’s Day
Pre-

Thanksgiving


Reading
(5’)

cc

Ask students to look at the
first picture in the book and
ask them some questions:

- Look at the first picture and
give answers

• Are they having a
party?
• What party is it?

-Ask students to look at the
second picture and ask some
questions:

• Yes, they are
• It is a birthday party.


• Are they friends?
• What are they
celebrating?
• How old are the people
in the picture?
• How do they feel?

• No, they aren’t.
A golden wedding
anniversary.

• How long have they
been married?
• The lesson today gives
us some information
about birthday and
wedding anniversaries
in the US.
Pre-teaching vocabulary
mark(v): đánh dấu
milestone(n): an important
event or stage in one’s life

lasting(a): continuing a long
time
golden(a): made of gold
golden anniversary:
celebration of the 50th
wedding anniversary

Individua
l/
Pairwork


diamond anniversary:
celebration of the 60th
wedding anniversary
Whole
class
WhileReading
(24’)

Task 1
T gets Ss to read the passage
silently and do Task 1.

Read the passage silently and

Individua

do Task 1.

l work

Correct the mistakes.

T reads around the words
carefully to find the answer.
T gets Ss to check their
answers with a peer.
T calls on some Ss to write
their answers on the board
and ask them to explain their
choices.
T checks the answers with the
whole class.
Task 2
T checks if Ss can identify
and correct the wrong
information in Task 2 after
their first reading of the
passage.

Suggested answers:
1. eighth  sevenths


T gets ss to check their
answers with a friend.
T calls on some Ss to present
and explain their answers. T

2. makes  eats
3. foods  presents
4. anniversaries  ages

gives feedback and correct

5. months  years

answers

6. 5th  50th
7. silver  golden

Post

Ask Ss to work in small

Group-

reading

groups of 3 or 4 and discuss

work

(10’)

the questions.
T goes around to check and
offer help.

T calls on the groups to tell
and explain their choice.
T gives corrective feedback.

V. HOMEWORK: (2’)
Ask Ss to write a paragraph about how Vietnamese people celebrate their birthdays
or wedding anniversaries, based on the text they read in class.
Learn new words by heart.
Prepare Speaking.
Task 1
Answers:


Birthday
1. People sing a song



2. People eat cakes



3. People receive cards and gifts from friends



Wedding

and relatives
4. People joke about their ages




5. People remember their wedding days



6. People go out to dinner
7. People blow out candles, one for each year.




UNIT 3: A PARTY
Speaking
I.OBJECTIVES:
Use appropriate language to talk about parties and negotiate how to
plan them.

II. TEACHING AIDS: textbook
III. TEACHING METHOD: communicative approach
IV. PROCEDURE:

STAGES TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

NOTES

Warm-

Work in group to answer the

Group

questions.

work

up(5’)

Talking about a party
T asks Ss some questions
about parties.

Suggested answers:

Do you like parties?



Yes, I do

Have you ever been to a



Yes, I do



It was my

party?
Whose party was it?
On what occasion was the
party held?
When did it take place?
What time did it start and

friend’s


On her
birthday


end?
How were foods and
drinks?
Was it fun?
TASK 1:
Pre-

T introduces the task and

Speaking

goes over the questions with



Last

month. It started at 6p.m
and added at 10 p.m.


snack,

pizza, chips, soft drinks


Yes, it

was
Individua

the class.
(5’)
T gets Ss to do the task

Do the task individually.

l

individually. T encourages
Ss to take notes while doing
so.

T goes around the class to
check and offer help.
WhileSpeaking
(20’)

TASK 2:
Are you the perfect party-

Work in pairs and tell each

Pair

goer?

other about the parties they

work

1. Which kind of parties do
you prefer?
-big / small / noisy / quiet
parties
-parties with dancing and
games

have been to, based on the
outlines they have made for
the Task 1.

2. You find yourself standing
with a complete stranger at a
party. What would you do?
-talk about yourself / the
weather.
-try to get him or her talk
about himself or herself
3. At a party, what would
you tend to drink?
-beer / soft drinks / mineral
water
Task 3

Do the practise with the

Pair

expressions.

work

-Ask students to do Task 3 in
pairs

Ss will negotiate in order to
come up with a plan for their

-Ask some pairs to perform
their talk before class.
A: I am wondering where I

should hold my birthday
party.
B: Why don’t you have your
birthday party at home? It’s
cosy and not very expensive.

parties.


A: I don’t know if it’s
suitable to begin at 5 pm?
B:
• Why don’t you….
• You ought to…
• You should…
• I think you
should…
• You’d better….
• If I were you I
would…
*Where (home-cosy, not
expensive, not spending a lot
of time to prepare, not have to
clean up…
*What time
*How many guests
*What to eat / drink (soft
drinks, mineral water…/
chicken soup, green salad,
steak, fired chicken, fish,

beef, hamburger, cake…)
*What to wear (dress, jeans,
shirts, T-shirt, pullover,


skirt…)
*Which activities (singing,
playing games, taking
photographs, give gifts…

Post
speaking
(13’)

TASK 4:
*Ask students to do Task 4
in groups, using the simple
past tense to report the past
events.
*Give some suggestions.
*Ask some students to
perform before class.
-The party was held at….
-It started at……and ended
at…..
-There were
about……….people.
-He / She served us….
-We took part in some
activities such as…..

Tell the rest of the class about Group
their party.

work


-We were all tired but happy.
* Correct common mistakes
and give remarks.
V. HOMEWORK (2)
- Write a paragraph about a party you have been to,
- Prepare part C: Listening


UNIT 3: A PARTY
LISTENING
I. AIMS OF THE LESSON:
- Develop such listening micro-skill as intensive listening for specific
information.
II. TEACHING AIDS: cassette player, handouts, handouts.
III. TEACHING METHOD: communicative approach
IV. PROCEDURE:

STAGES TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

NOTES

Warmup(4)

PreReading
(5’)
While-

Individua


Reading

l work

(24’)
Post

Group-

reading

work

(10’)
V. HOMEWORK: (2’)
Ask Ss to write a paragraph about how Vietnamese people celebrate their birthdays
or wedding anniversaries, based on the text they read in class.
Learn new words by heart.
Prepare Speaking.