Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 Unit 6: Competitions

Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11
UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
lesson 1 : READING
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to :
- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and
identifying meaning in context.
- Use the information they have read to discuss the related topic
II. Materials
Textbook
III. Anticipated problems
Ss may need to be provided appropriate linguistic resources so that
they can complete various learning tasks.
IV. Procedure
1.Organiration:( 1’)
who’s absent today ?
2.New lesson :
Time

Steps

Work
arrangement


5’

Pair work &
WARM UP

whole class

- T gets Ss to work in pairs, matching the 4 given competitions
with the correct pictures on page 66.
- T checks the answer with the whole class.
- T might want to get Ss to tell which of these competitions
they like most and why. T gets Ss to name some other
competitions that they know or have ever participated in and
elicits their comments on the events.
a. Quiz: Road to Mount Olympia
b. London Marathon
c. Sao Mai Television Singing contest
d. Olympic Games
6’

Pair work &
BEFORE YOU READ
- T introduces the topic of the lesson and gets Ss to work in
pairs and answer the questions on page 67 .
- T calls on some Ss to answer the questions . T should ask Ss
to give reasons for their answers . T helps Ss to express their
ideas .
- T elicits comments from the class asks Ss to guess what they

whole class


are going to read about

WHILE YOU READ
Set the scene: You are going to read about a school’s

competition. Then you do the tasks that follow
TASK 1
- T gets Ss to read thye passage silently and then do Task 1. T
may want to remind Ss of the strategies for guessing the
meaning of new words. For eample, Ss should look for the
instances of the new words in the text and read around them. Ss
use the context in which the words occur and their knowledge
of word formation to understand the meanings . E.g the word
“representative ” found in line 1 may refer “someone who
representative a group ” . Ss can undersand this meaning thanks
to the phrase “the representatives of three classes ” and their
knowledge that representative derives from “represent ”
- T checks the answers wihth the whole class
- T might want to check that Ss understand all these words Individual
correctly by calling one some Ss to tell the meanigng of the work , pair
work &

words in Vietnamese
8’

whole class

Answer :
1.d
3’

2 .f 3 . e

4.c

5.b

6 .a
Whole class


WRAPPING UP
- T summarises the main points of the lesson
- For homework , Ss write a paragraph to explain whether and
why they would agree or disagree with the statenment that “It is
not important whether we win or lose a competition . The
important thing is our participation in it and the enjoyment we
have from it ”


UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
lesson 2 : READING
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to :
- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and
identifying meaning in context.
- Use the information they have read to discuss the related topic
II. Materials
Textbook
III. Anticipated problems
Ss may need to be provided appropriate linguistic resources so that
they can complete various learning tasks.
IV. Procedure
1.Organiration:( 1’)
who’s absent today ?

2.New lesson :
Time

Steps

Work
arrangement

5’

WARM UP

Pair work &


- T gets Ss to work in pairs, matching the 4 given competitions whole class
with the correct pictures on page 66.
- T checks the answer with the whole class.
- T might want to get Ss to tell which of these competitions
they like most and why. T gets Ss to name some other
competitions that they know or have ever participated in and
elicits their comments on the events.
a. Quiz: Road to Mount Olympia
b. London Marathon
c. Sao Mai Television Singing contest
d. Olympic Games

TASK 2
- T checks if Ss can answer the comprehension questions in
Task 2 without having to read the passage again . If Ss cannot ,

T gets them to read the questions carefully . T might want to
give them some tips to do the task :
+ first , Ss should skim the 6 questions to understand them . As
Ss do this they :
* underline the key words to decice what information they need
for find in the text . E.g the keywords in Question 1 are “the 5th
annual English Competition . ”


* look for question word like “why ” which indicates Ss shold
read for specific thing like a reason .
+ Then they should go back to the passage and locate the key
words in the passage .
+ then tey should read aroud the key words carefully to find the
answer .
- T gets Ss to check their answers with s peer
- T call on some Ss to read aloud their answers and ask them to
explain their chioces
- T gives the correct answers
8’

Answer :

Individual

1 . The representatives of three classes of the speaker’s school work , pair
work &
(line 1 , paragraph 1 )
2 . The aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English
among students (lines 3 – 4 , paragraph 1 )

3 . The students’ Parents Soc iety (line 4 , paragraph 1 )
4 . They had to complete 5 activites in all . On completion of
each activity , they had to answer the questions in the
worksheets within 2 minutes (lines 1 – 4 , paragraph 2 )
5 . They had to obsevre and score the students’ performance . A
maximum score for each activity was 15 . At the end of the
competition they would annouce the total score will be the

whole class


winner (lines 4 – 7 , paragraph 2 )
6 . A set of CDs for studying English and an Oxfoxd Advanced
Learner’s Dictionnary (lines 8 – 9 , paragraph 2 )

TASK 3
- T checks if Ss can answer the comprehension questions in
Task 3 without having to read the passage again . If Ss cannot ,
T gets them to read the question carefully . T might want to
remind Ss of the tips to do the task :
+ First , Ss should skim the 4 questions to understand them . As
Ss do this they underline the key words to decide what
information they need to find in the text
+ Then they should go back to the passage and locate the key
words un the passage .
+ Then they should read around the key words carefully to find
the answer
- T gets Ss to check their answers with a peer .
- T call on some Ss to write their answers on the board and ask
them to explain their choices .

- T gives the correct answers :
Answer
1.... to recite / complete the poem because he could not


remember the last sentence
2 ..... became the winner of the competition .
3...... 60 points
4 .... “For me the important thing was our participation in the
competition and the enjoyment we had from it”
8’

Individual
pair work &
whole class

7’

Group work
AFTER YOU READ
- T reads the the poem aloud once or twice and gets Ss to
repeat each line after him / her . T shold draw Ss’ attention to
the rhythm and intonation when recting the poem .
- T lest Ss practise recting the poem in their own groups T goes
aroud and offters help .
- T calls on different groups to read the poem and asks the class
to decide who the best performers are .
- T teaches new words (e.g “patter ” “window – pane ” ) and

&

class

whole


then gets Ss to translate the poem into Vietnamese .
- T calls on different groups read their translations to the class .
T asks the class to decide whose translation is the best
3’

Whole class
WRAPPING UP
- T summarises the main points of the lesson
- For homework , Ss write a paragraph to explain whether and
why they would agree or disagree with the statenment that “It is
not important whether we win or lose a competition . The
important thing is our participation in it and the enjoyment we
have from it ”


UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
lesson 2: SPEAKING
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Ask for and give information about types of competitions.
- Talk about a competition or contest.
II. Materials
Textbook, handouts.
III. Anticipated problems
Ss may have limited linguistic resources for discussion, so T should be ready

to assist them.
IV. Procedure
1.Organization (1’):Who’s absent today ?
2.New lesson:
Time

Steps

Work
arrangement

7’

Whole class
WRAM UP
- T prepares pictures of the 3 famous TV game shows
“Who wants to be a millionaire ?”, “1 vs 100” and talent


show “Pop Idol”.
- T shows the pictures to Ss and gets them to say the
names of the games in Vietnamese.
- T elicits what Ss know about these games and if there are
similar ones in Vietnam.
- T introduces the topic of the lesson: Talking about
competitions and contests.
Pop Idol (Thần tượng âm nhạc)

Who wants to be the millionaire ( Ai là triệu phú)

1. vs. 100 (Đấu trường 100)
About the games:
1. Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted
on ITV1 on October 5, 2001; the show is a talent
contest to decide the best new young popular music
singer, or ‘pop idol’, in the UK, based on viewer
voting and participation. The Idol series has become
an international franchise; it has spun off many
successful shows such as Idol, American Idol, Idols,
Canadian Idol, Australian Idol, Idols West Africa,
Indian Idol, Indonesian Idol, New Zealand Idol,
Philippine Idol, Nouvelle Star, Deutchland sucht


den Super Star, Singapore Idol, Malaysian Idol,
Music Idol, Idolos Brazil, Idolos Portugal, and
Super Star.
In Vietnam we are going to have “Vietnam Idol”, the
Vietnamese version of Pop Idol. It is to be aired in
summer of 2007 on HTV9, the official channel of Ho Chi
Minh city.
2. Who wants to be the millionaire ? In the UK, who
wants to be a millionaire ? is a television game
show which offers a maximum cash prize of one
million pounds for correctly answering successive
multiple-choice Qs of increasing difficulty. The
show was exported to many other countries, all of
which follow the same general format. In Vietnam
we have “Ai là triệu phú?”, the Vietnamese version
of the British gane show. The maximum cash prize

is one hundred and 20 million VND.
3. 1. vs. 100 is a game show created by a Dutch TV
production company that is aired in several
countries. In the game one person competes again
100 others for a chance to win a large cash prize.
The game first aired in the Netherlands.
This version in Vietnam is named “Arena 100” (Đấu
trường 100) and listed in the vietnam Record Book as the
biggest show with the highest number of players, 100.
10’

Individual work,


TASK 1
- T introduces the task and gets Ss to do it individually and

pair work & whole
class

then compare their answers with a peer. T should
encourage Ss to guess the meanings of the new words, if
any.
- T explains or elicits the meanings of the new words, T
might also want to get Ss to name some contests under
each category. E.g: General knowledge quiz includes
“Hành trình văn hoá”, “Ai là triệu phú”, etc. Singing
contests include “Sao Mai”, “Sao Mai điểm hẹn”, etc.
- T calls on different pairs to report their answers. T
should encourage Ss to explain why they like or dislike a

game/contest. T helps Ss to express their ideas when
necessary.
10’

Pair work & whole
TASK 2
- T introduces the task and calls on one or two pairs of Ss
to read aloud the sample dialogue. T corrects errors, if any.
- T goes over the table of useful expressions on page 69
and explains new words to Ss when necessary. T might
also want to elicit the structures that are used for asking
for and giving opinions about contests. T might want to
write these structures on the board and gets Ss to do some
practice before putting them in groups and do the task.

work


E.g:
Asking for opinions:
What do you think about ...?
What’s your opinion about ...?
How do you feel about ...?
Do you like ...?
Giving opinions:
I think ....is/are boring/silly/dull
- T puts Ss into pairs and gets them to make similar
conversations to the sample dialogue, using the structures
and vocabulary they have learned.
- T goes around to check and offer help.

- After checking that Ss have finished the task, T calls on
different pairs to perform their conversations.
- T elicits comments from the class and provides feedback.
15’

Group
TASK 3
- T puts Ss into groups of 3-4. T tells each group to choose
a famous TV game/talent show or competition/contest and
work out details about it. They should not let other groups
know what game/contest it is.

work

whole class

&


- T goes around to offer help.
- After Ss have finished, T calls on each group to come to
the front. The whole class will ask Qs about the
game/contest and guess what game/contest it is.
3’

Whole class
WRAPPING UP
- T summarises the main points of the lesson.
- For homework, Ss write a paragraph about a game
show/contest they like, using TASK 3 as guiding Qs.

UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS
lesson 3: LISTENING
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Develop extensive listening skills.
- Use the information they have listened to for other communicative
tasks.
II. Materials
Textbook, cassette tapes, handouts.
III. Anticipated problems
Ss may not have sufficient vocabulary to talk about the topic, so T should be
ready to assist them.
IV. Procedure

Time

Steps

Work
arrangement

5’
WARM UP
Jumbled words


(To teach vocabulary and leads Ss to the topic )
- T divides the class into groups of 3 or 4

- T gives each group one card containing 10 words
whose letter are jumbled and asks Ss rearrange the letter
to make good words . The group which finishes the task
first with the most correct words will be the winner
The card
1 . tohamarn
2 . sifihn
3 . renurn
4 . chiatelt
5 . crae
6 . conpahim
7 . nurning
8 . centadis
9 . storp
10 . cirang
Answer :
1 . tohamarn --- marathon
champion

6 . conpahim ---


2 . sifihn ---- finish

7 . nurning -- ---

running
3 . renurn ---- runner

8 . centadis -----

distance
4 . chiatelt ---- athletic

9 . storp ----- sport

5 . crae ------ race

10 . cirang ---- racing

10’

Whole class
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
- T uses the picture in the textbook to introduce the topic
of the lesson
E.g: T might want to ask Ss questions like “What do you
see in the picture ? ”, “What events is it ? ”, “Where do
you think the Boston Marathon might take place ? ”,
“Who can participate in it ?”
- T listens and helps Ss express their ideaas. T might
want to give very brief information about the game , like
is it one of the oldest races in the US and held every year
in mid April
Listen and repeat
- T helps Ss to pronounce the words in their book
correctly . T may o want to play tape or model first and
then ask Ss to repeat after the tape or after him / her in

chorus and invidually . T corrects errors , if any
- T check that Ss know the meaning of these words .
- T gets Ss to make sentences with some important
words , e.g .race , athletic , association , etc .
10’

Individual
WHILE YOU LISTEN
TASK 1
Instruction : you are going to listen about the Boston
Marathon . Listen and answer True or False questios .
Put a tick () in the appropriate box .
- Before Ss listen and do the task , T gets them to read
through the statememts to understand them and underline
key words . For example , the key words in the first
statement are “every year ” and “USA” , etc .
- T plays the tape (or reads the tapesript ) once for Ss to
listen and do the task .
- Then T gets Ss to find a parter to check their answers
whith .
- T checks the answers with the whole class . If many Ss
cannot answer the questions , T plays the tape one or two
more times and pause at the answers for them to each
Answers :

work

,

pair

work & whole
class


1.T

2.T

3 . F (2 hours 50 minutes and seconds )
4 . F (1967 )

5.T

6 . F (pass thorgh 13 towns and ends is centre of
Boston )
7’

TASK 2
- T checks if Ss can answer the Qs in task 2 without
listening again. If they cannot, T plays the tape for them
to listen again but beforedoing this, T should encourage
Ss to read through all the questions , identify the
information they need to look for in each question (by
finding the key words and the question word, e.g .what,
where, when, how, etc) and if possible, predict the
answers .
- Then T plays the tape again for Ss to listen and answer
the questions . While Ss are listening , T should
encourage them to note down the answers . T should

remind Ss to write down only the main points in note
forms but not full sentences .
- T gets Ss to check their answers with a partner . Then T
checks with the whole class . T should play the tape
again and pause at difficult points if many Ss cannot
complete the task .


Answer :
1 . New York
2. In 1972
3.8
4 . 6164
Tapescript
Trang : What are you reading , Paul ?
Paul : The history of Boston Marathon . This is one of
the oldest road

races in the United States .

Trang : It sounds interesting . How often is it held ?
Paul : Every year , in the middle of April .
Trang : When did the Boston Marathon begin ?
Paul : It began in 1897 . and the same year Mc John
Dermott won the first Boston Athletic Association
Marathon .
Trang : Who was John Dermott ? Where did he come
from ?
Paul : He was the first man who won the first Boston
Marathon in the USA . He came from New York .

Trang : How long did it take him to reach the finish ?


Paul : he was engaged from 15 runners , and he clocked
2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds .
Trang : That was a great man ! And what about female
runners , Paul ? I mean did women have right to
participate in long distance running Paul : Yes . but not
unitl 1967 women were formally accepted to take part in
the Boston races . And a few years later Kuscsik , the
first woman , became the first official champion as a
female runner .
Trang : Really ? when did she win the race ?
Paul : In 1972 . At that time there were 8 women starting
the race and

all 8 finished

Trang : How wonderful they were . Paul , I’m wondering
if the eace
is held for only American people .
Paul : No , In fact , each year more runners from every
part of the world join the Boston Marathon . For
example , in 1984 there were 6164 runners from 34
different countries running is the marathon
Trang : Can you tell me more about the ruless of the
Boston Marathon ?
Paul : Yes , of couse . According to its rules , the Boston
race is about 26 miles , or 42 kilometres . Runners have

to go through 13 towns during the race . It ends in the
centre of Boston .
Trang: Oh ... ! It’s a quite long distance . But it’s an
intesting sport for all people .
10’

Group work
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
- T introduces the task: Ss talk about a famous
Vietnamese runner or sportsman / sportswoman that they
like.
- T puts Ss in small groups of 3 or 4. Each group will
prepare a short biography of a famous Vietnamese
ruuner (or sportsman/ sportcwoman) that they like but
they should not let other groups know who this person is.
T might want to appoint a group leader for each group.
This person will monitor the discussion, note down
friends’ ideas and appoint a representative to present the
groups’ work to the class.
- T goes around to check and offer help.
- After checking that all the groups have finished, T calls
on the representative of each group to talk about their
favourite sportsman / sportswoman, without telling the
class the name of this person. Other groups will try to
guess who this person is.


- T listens and takes note of Ss’s errors. T provides
corrective feedback after that.

3’

Whole class
WRAPPING UP
- T summarises the main points of the lesson.
- For homework, Ss learn by heart new words and make
sentences with them.