Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 unit 15: Space conquest

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UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST
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The 91 period
Date :
Grade 11
Theme: SPACE CONQUEST
Unit 15
READING
Time: 45 minutes
I. Objectives:
1. Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific
ideas, and identifying and correcting false statements
- use the information they have read to discuss celebrations
in their culture
2. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: sts can have a general idea of the lesson as well as enrich
their knowledge in the field of space and spacecraft; how human conquered the
space.
- New words: words/ phrases related to space and spacecraft
3. Skills: Reading for general or specific information
II. Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aids: Some photos of celebrations in the world
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Notes
Warmer

Discuss in pairs and
(Teacher prepares a answer the teacher’s
picture of a plane, a questions
spacecraft and an
astronaut)
Suggested answers:
 T asks students to
- It’s a plane/ a
look at the pictures
spacecraft/
an
and answer the
astronaut.
questions:
- A person who flies
- What can you see
a plane is called a
in each picture?
pilot, and a person
- What do you call a
who
flies
a
person who flies a
spacecraft is called


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plane/ a spaceship?

- Which job do you
prefer, a pilot or an
astronaut? Why?
( Based on sts’ answer,
teacher leads in the new
lesson)
- Pre- Reading
Activity 1:
-Ask sts to match the
names with the pictures in
the textbook. (page 166)
1. Pham Tuan
2. Neil Armstrong
3. Yuri Alekseyevich
Gagarin
Activity 2:
- Have sts work in pairs,
answers the questions in
the textbook based on the
names of people in
activity 1.
- Check sts’ answer and
supply the correct
information if necessary.

an astronaut.
-

Answer orally
(Order of the pictures

from left to right: Neil
Armstrong, Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin,
Pham Tuan)

Answers to the questions
in textbook:
1. Yuri Alekseyevich
Gagarin
2. Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin
3. Pham Tuan

Activity 3:
- Teacher introduces some
- Listen and take notes
new words
orbit (n)
weightlessness (n)
enormous (a)
uncertainty (n)
temperature (n)
occur (v)
- T has sts practise
reading the new words
While-Reading
T
plays
the
Sts open books, listen to

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cassette
 Task 1:
- Give instructions for
task 1.
- Ask sts to read the
passage silently to finish
task 1.
- Check orally & correct
if necessary.

 Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the
passage again to answer
the question in pairs.
- Teacher walks around to
give help if necessary.
- Check sts’ answers by
asking some pairs of sts
give the questions and
answers

the text and read in
silence.
- Read aloud their
answers.
Suggested answers:

Paragraph 1: B the lift off
Paragraph 2: D A view on
Earth
Paragraph
3:
E
Uncertainties
Paragraph
4:
C
Congratulations
Paragraph 5: A The tragic
accident
Read silently and then
work in pairs.
Give answers and take
notes.
Suggested answers:
1. He was 27 then.
2. He was in space for
108 minutes.
3. They were what
would happen to a
human being in space
or how the body
would react to the
extreme changes in
temperature or how
the mind would deal
with

the
psychological
tension.
4. It was more than 17
000 miles per hour.
5. Because he died in a
plane crash on a
routine training flight
in March 1968.


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6. After his death, his
hometown
of
Gzhatsk was renamed
Gagarin, and the
Cosmonaut Training
Center at Star City,
Russia, was given the
name of this national
hero.
Post-Reading
Ask sts to work in groups,
1. in space Work in
complete the summary of
groups and do the
the reading passage by
task.

putting the words/ phrases Give answers
in the box into the blanks Suggested answers:
- Teacher walks around to
2. cosmonaut
give help if necessary
3. lasted
- Check sts’ answers and
4. success
give bonus to the winners.
5. gravity
6. view
HOMEWORK:
7. impossible
8. named after
- Learn the new
words
- Read the passage
Learn the new words
again
Read the passage again
- Prepare Part B:
Prepare
Part
B:
Speaking
Speaking


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The 92nd Period
Date:
Grade 11
Theme: SPACE CONQUEST
Unit 15
SPEAKING
Time: 45 minutes
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Educational aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about
possible of events.
- _talk about historical events on the space conquest.
2. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students know how to talk about possible of events. talk
about historical events on the space conquest
- Language: making a conversation of a famous person
New words: Words/phrases relate to the process of launching its first manned
apace craft into space.
3. Skills: Speaking to describe appearances
II. Method: integrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aids: textbook, picture of the parts of the body
IV. Procedure:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Notes
Warn Up(5’)
Listen
Answer
close the book
_give some picture of
famous astronaut

_ask sts some questions
and answer
Question
1.Who Are They?
Pict 1:He’s Pham
2.What Are They?
Tuan_VietNamese
3What Are their
astronaut
nationalities?
2.He’s Yuri Gagarin
*Ask sts rearrange 6
Russian astronaut
picture with is name
3.Buzz Aldrin_American
Pict 1:He’s Pham
Astronaut.
Tuan_VietNamese
4.Yang Liwei_Chinese


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astronaut
2.He’s Yuri Gagarin
Russian astronaut
3.Buzz Aldrin_American
Astronaut.
4.Yang Liwei_Chinese
Austronaut

5.John Glenn_An
American Astronaut
6..Valentina_Tereshkova

Austronaut
5.John Glenn_An
American Astronaut
6..Valentina_Tereshkova
_

Pre Speaking(8’)(task 1)

Listen and repeat
Work in pair
Ex:
S1:When did China laugh
first manned spacecraft
into space?
S2:On October 15/2003
S1:what is the name of
china’s first manned
spacecraft?
S2:It’s SjemZjou
S1:What is the name of
the astronaut?
S2;His name’s Yang Liuri
S1:How old was he when
he flow into space?
S2:38 years old.
S1:How important was

the successful flight to
China
S2:Make a milestone in
China’s space project

Now we study “Speaking
of Space conquest “.
_Has sts work in pair,
read the following piece
of news, then ask and
answer question(task 1).
_give some new words :
.manned, spacecraft.
.launch(v)
.milestone,
_Has sts made questions
with when, what, how
old, how important, how
many.

While speaking (22’)
_
Has sts talk about the
important events in space


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exploration
_walks around the class,

offer ideas and comments
when sts need help.
_set model with students
Ex:
(1)T: when did Russia
launching its artificial
satellite?
T: What is the name of
Russia’s first artificial.
T How important?

1.S: on October 4,1957
2.S: sputnik
3.S: mask the beginning
of space age.

individual

Post speaking (8’)
Has some students come
form of the class and talk
about the important event
in the space conquest.
Homework (2’)
Prepare “ listening”
_ Rewrite “the important
event in the space
conquest.”

Prepare “ listening”

_ Rewrite “the important
event in the space
conquest.”


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The 93rd period
Date :
Grade 11
Theme: SPACE CONQUEST
Unit 15
LISTENING
Time: 45 minutes
I. Objectives:
1. Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to develop
such listening micro-skills as listening for specific
information and taking notes while listening
2. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: To help Ss practice listening about the 1st human moon
landing.
- To relate the content with real life.
- Language: Use past simple
- New words: Words related to memorable experiences
3. Skills: Listening for specific information and comprehension questions
II. Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aid: Pictures, chalk, cassette tape
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
* Warm- up:

Students’ activities
- Close their book.
- Answer the questions in
Have students close their group.
books then ask some 1. Neil Armstrong & Buzz
questions to lead in
Aldrin.
st
1. Name the 1 men to
land on the moon.
2. American.
2. His nationality.
3. 20 July 1989
3. When
* Before you listen
- Work in pairs.
- Share as.
- Have students work in
1d – 2a – 3c – 4e – 5b
pairs to match the picture - Practice reading.
with the caption.
- Take notes
- Have students read a
loud the words correct.

Notes


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- Supply the stress (or
pronunciation) and the
meaning
* While you listen:
Task 1
- Explain the situation.
- Have students read
through the statements
quickly.
- Supply the meaning of
some words (in need).
- Play the tape thrice, for
the last time, have a pause
after each sentence.
- Play the tape again (in
need) to confirm the
answer.
Task 2
- Ask students have a look
at the questions.
- Have students listen to
the tape again for 3 times
(with a pause

. - Listen.
- Read the statements.
- Take notes.
- Listen twice.
- Give answer after 3rd

times
1F – 2F – 3F – 4F – 5T

- Listen again.
- Read the questions.
- Listen to the tape.
- Work in groups to give
answers.
- Share answers & take
notes.
1. NASA’s Apollo
Program.
2. On 16 July 1969.
3. Controlling the oxygen

* After you listen:

- Work in groups.
- Ask some difficult
words.

- Have students work in
group to discuss the
questions.
- Go round the class to
help students
(In need).
- Call some students to

- Share answer & take

notes.
1. Some reason:
- adventure
- find out another life
outside the earth.
- precious material.


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give answer

Homework
Prepare Unit 15 –
Language focus
ise answer

- other place for human
beings.
2. The three things are:
- camera.
- water / food.
- tent.
Prepare Unit 15 –
Language focus
ise answer


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The 94th period
Date :
Grade 11
Theme: SPACE CONQUEST
Unit 15
WRITING
Time: 45 minutes
I. Objectives:
 1. Educational aim: By the end of this lesson, Students can get to know the
content and structure of one’s person biography.
 Students can write the biography of one identified person, based on the
given information.
2. Knowledge:
 - General knowledge: Students learn about the content and structure of a
biography of a person.
- Language: The Simple Past Tense and Simple Present Tense
3. Skills: Writing a biography
II. Method: Interagrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aids: Chalk, textbook
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Notes
Warm up(3 minutes)
 Show a short
 work in groups
video clip
of four
/picture about
 suggested

Neil Armstrong
answers:
and ask students
- He is Neil
some questions
Armstrong
about him:
- He is an astronaut
- Who is he?
- He is American
- What does he do?
- In 1969
- Is he Russian or
American?
- When did he walk on the
moon?
Pre -writing (12
Work in groups
minutes)
- Brainstorming for
-Divide sts into four


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groups, ask one from each
group to the board to write
down information we
need to write one’s
biography. Others in the

same group can help by
shouting the needed words
or phrases.
- Give feedback and
marks to the group with
correct information.
- Choose five
words/phrases and explain
the meanings (if
necessary): career, place
of birth, date of birth,
quote,
Whilewriting(20minutes)
Task 1:
-Ask sts to read the
information about Neil
Armstrong, the first
human to set foot on the
moon, then put each of the
headings in the box in the
appropriate blank.
- Show some pictures
relating to the career of
Neil Armstrong: NASA,
the moon, space shuttle,
United States Navy.
- Explain the meaning of
some difficult words:
resign, appoint, vice
chairman, committee,

investigate, disaster, leap)

needed words/phrases to
write one’s biography
- Suggested answers: job,
address, hometown,
career, place of birth, date
of birth, quote, marital
status, family,
education…

-Work individually, then
check with their partners.
-Take notes on difficult
words.
- Suggested answers:
1. Birth
2. Place of Birth
3. Known as
4. Career
5. Quote

- Students works in
groups and write the
biography on a piece of
paper card
- Suggested answers:
Neil Armstrong is an
American astronaut. He is
TASK 2

known as the first person
- Teacher divides students to walk on the moon. He


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was born on August 5th,
1930 in Wapakoneta in
Ohio. From 1949 to 1952,
he worked as a pilot in the
United
States
Navy.
Armstrong received his
B.S
from
Purdue
University in 1955. He
joined
the
NASA
astronaut program in
1962. Neil Armstrong
became the first human to
step on the moon’s
surface on July 20th, 1969.
He was joined by Buzz
Aldrin forty minutes later.
Armstrong and Aldrin
spent two and a haft hour

on the moon’s surface.
Armstrong received his
M.S from the University
of Southern California.
He resigned from NASA
a year later and from 1971
- ask sts to exchange their to 1979, he taught at the
paper card to correct
University of Cincinnati.
- ask one group to show
In 1986 Armstrong was
their biography on the
appointed vice chairman
board.
of the committee that
- Give comment and
investigated
the
correct in front of other
Challenger
shuttle
students, ask them to pay disaster. He is also wellattention to some basic
known for what he said
grammatical mistakes
when he stepped on the
moon’s surface:” That’s
one small step for man,
one giant leap for
mankind”
into

groups of four.
- asks sts to write a
biography of Neil
Armstrong from the
information given in task
1
- Ask sts to pay attention
to these points:
+ prepositions: at-on-infrom-to-with
+articles: a-an-the
+ words/phrases used to
write biography: be
known as- work as- resign
from+ Simple past tense
+Simple present tense
- move around to
supervise and give help
when necessary
Post writing (10
minutes)


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- Students pick out the
mistakes then correct
them.
- show their biography on
the board
Homework

Ask sts to write their own
biography

write their own biography


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The 95th period
Date:
Grade 11
Theme: SPACE CONQUEST
Unit 15
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Time: 45 minutes
I. Objectives:
1. Educational aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Distinguish the sounds /nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/
- Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds
correctly
- how to use could/be able to and tag questions
2. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students know how to distinguish sounds nt /, /nd/ /nθ /,
/ns/ and /nz/and use some structures with or without “to”
infinitive
- New words: Words related to pronunciation nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/
3. Skills: : Pronounce the sound nt /, /nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz/ correctly
II. Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aids: Student’s book, textbook
IV. Procedure:

Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Notes
Pronunciation:
(15 - Listen to the tape
minutes)
carefully
Has students listen
and repeat the sounds nt /,
/nd/ /nθ /, /ns/ and /nz
- Practise reading
- Asks students to practice
reading
the
sentences
provided
Grammar
and
vocabulary: (28 minut
Could, was/were able to
1.1. Could:
Ex1: My grandfather was
very clever. He could speak
five languages.
Ex2: We were totally free.


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We could do whatever we

wanted.
1.2. Was/were able to:
Ex: A girl fell into the river,
but fortunately we were
able to rescue her.
COULD NOT or
WAS/WERE NOT ABLE
TO.
Ex: My father couldn’t
swim. (=My father wasn’t
able to swim.)
COULD :khả năng nói
chung
WAS/WERE ABLE TO
;khả năng cụ thể
2) Tag questions
Ex1: You are a student,
aren’t you?
Ex2: The film wasn’t very
interesting, was it?
Ex3: Mary does a lot of
homework every day,
doesn’t she?
Ex4: John didn’t go to
school yesterday, did he?
Ex5: We have seen this film
twice, haven’t we?
Ex5: They can swim very
fast, can’t they?
Exercise 1

- Asks students to do
exercise 1 in pairs
- Checks and gives correct
answers

- Work in pairs
Key:
Exercise 1
1. couldn’t/ wasn’t able
to 4. was able to
2. was able to 5. could/
was able to
3. could/ was able to 6.
couldn’t/ wasn’t able to


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Exercise 2
Exercise 2
1. It’s (very) expensive,
isn’t it?
- Asks students to do 2. The film was great,
exercise 2 in pairs
wasn’t it?
- Checks and gives correct 3. She has/ She has got/
answers
She’s got a lovely voice,
doesn’t she? Or She has a
lovely voice,

doesn’t she?
4. It doesn’t look very
good, doesn’t it?
5. You’ve had your hair
cut, haven’t you?
Exercise 3
Exercise 3
- Asks students to do
exercise 3 in pairs
- Checks and gives correct
answers

1. doesn’t she 4. didn’t
we 6. can’t you
2. haven’t you 5. won’t
we 7. mustn’t it
3. wasn’t it

- Write down exercise 1,
Homework: (2 minutes)
2, 3
- Write down exercise 1, 2, - Prepare to repair test 45
3
minutes
- Prepare to repair test 45
minutes


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The 96th period
Date :
Grade 11
Theme: CORRECT THE TEST
I. Objectives:
After this correction students will be clearer about the test they have just done.
And have to know how to try their best for the next test.
II. Method: Integrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aids: board, the test paper, key for the test
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Warm-up: (5 minutes)
- Greeting
- Ask students some questions on the
previous test
- Tell the aim of the period: correct the
test

Students’ activities
- Greeting
- Listen and understand
the task
- Get ready for the lesson

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently by circling A, B, C or
D:.(1.25points): (5 minutes)

- Repeat the questions
- Get students to read the passage again

carefully
- Call some students to read out their
answers, and the others give remarks if
it is correct or not.
- Finally read the keys out aloud
II. Choose from the four options given
(mark A, B, C or D) one best answer to
complete each sentence. Mark your choice
on the answer sheet.(3.75 points).

(10 minutes)
- Repeat the questions
- Get student to read the test again
carefully
- Call some students to read out their
answers, and the others give remarks if

- Look at their paper
- Compare the resutls
with the others
- Get the correct answers
from the keys

- Look at their paper
- Compare the results
with the others
- Get the correct answers
from the keys

Notes

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it is correct or not
- Finally read the keys out aloud
III. Read the passage and choose the best
answer A, B, C, or D for the following
sentences. Mark your choice on the answer
sheet. (1.25 points). Read the passage again
then choose the correct answer to answer
the following questions by marking the
corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D. Mark
your choice on the answer sheet. (1.25
points). (10 minutes)

- Look at the writing
again and compare it with
the others
- Correct the wrong
sentences base on the key

- Repeat the questions
- Show the passage again several times
- Get students toread the passage again
carefully
- Call some students to write their
answers on the board, and the others
give remarks if it is correct or not
- Finally read the keys out aloud

IV. The sentences in italics below are cues.
Make sentences expressing an imaginary
situation by choosing from the altermatives
A, B, C and D the one best way to make a
meaningful sentence. Identify your answer
by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C
or D. Mark your choice on the answer
sheet. (1.25 points): (10 minutes)

- Repeat the questions
- Get student to read the test again
carefully
- Call some students to read out their
answers, and the others give remarks if
it is correct or not
- Finally read the keys out aloud
Homework: (5 minutes)
Ask students to prepare UNIT 16: THE
WONDER OF THE WORLD
Part A. READING

- Look at their paper
- Compare the results
with the others
- Get the correct answers
from the keys

- Prepare UNIT 16: THE
WONDER OF THE
WORLD

Part A. READING