Lesson plan 12-Unit 5-Speaking

Date of preparation : 18.10.2008. Unit 5 : HIGHER EDUCATION
Date of teaching : 25.10.2008 Period:2 Section: Speaking.

I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES :
 Language content:
- To help Ss to get some knowledge of the higher education system.
- To introduce some useful structures related to the topic
- Vocabulary: tertiary, reference letter, a copy of the originals of school certificate
A copy of records of your performance at school.
Structure : Wh- questions
 Language function:
- Talking about the application process to tertiary institutions in Vietnam
- Educational aim :
To help Ss to express their interests in tertiary study.
1. Skill : Integrated skills : Speaking
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 :
5 Previous exercises:
III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS.
1. Stabilization : (2m)
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 gets Ss to play the game “
clap the board “
- T puts some words they learned
from the previous lessons on the
board. Two representatives of
the two teams come up to the
board, listen to the teacher giving
the words’ definitions and clap
the correct word on the board.
The team that gets more correct
words will win the game ( the
T- whole class
Unit 5 : HIGHER
EDUCATION
Period2: Section : Speaking
5ms
5ms
10ms
words suggested : ( campus,
blame, scary, challenge, amazing)
- T leads to the lesson :
You will practise speaking about
the higher education system in
Vietnam.
2. Pre –speaking
- Introduces new words
+ reference letter
+ a copy of the originals of

school certificate
+ a copy of records of your
performance at school.
+ extrance examination
- Checks understanding.ROR
Teacher introduces the task1:
Task 1
Below are the admission
requirements for tertiary
institutions in some countries.
Work in groups. Tick (ü) those
which are obligatory for you to
be admitted to a university in
Vietnam.
1. an application form
2. an identity card
3. a reference letter
4. a copy of the originals of your
school certificate
5. a birth certificate
6. a copy of the record of your
performance at school scores of
the required entrance
examination
- Call on some Ss to tell their
answers.
- Listen and correct
pronunciation mistakes.
3. While - speaking
Task 2

- Teacher introduces the task
“Work in pairs. Ask and answer
the questions about the
application process to tertiary
Repeat
Copy down
Work in pairs
Take notes
New words
+ reference letter
+ a copy of the originals of
school certificate
+ a copy of records of your
performance at school.
+ extrance examination
Task 1 :
Task 2 Talking about the
Application process to tertiary
study in Vietnam
10ms
3ms
study in Vietnam using the
following cues”.
- Guide Ss to practice:
E.g. A- When do you fill in and
send the application form?
B- In March
- Have Ss to ask and answer in
pairs.
- Go around and provide help if

necessary.
- Correct mistakes.
4 Post speaking.
- Teacher introduces the task:
Task 3. Work in groups.
Discuss the process of
applying to a tertiary
institution in Vietnam.
- Guide Ss to discuss the
process of applying to a
tertiary institution in
Vietnam.
- Go around and provide help
if necessary.
- Correct mistakes.
6. Consolidation
Confirms the content of the
lesson.
Work in pairs

Work in groups

.
E.g. A- When do you fill in
and send the application
form?
B- In March
Answer: In order to be
admitted to a university in
Vietnam, all students have to

following the process of
applying. During March, they
have to fill in the application
form and send it to the
university they choose in
March. After passing the GCSE
examination held in May, all
students are able to sit for the
entrance examination in July.
Successful candidates will be
sent a letter of acceptance from
the university. All students
have to do now is to prepare all
required papers to be officially
accepted of that university.
4. Homework: (2ms)
Asks Ss learn by heart new words
Preparation for the next lesson ()
- Prepare for section : Listening
1. Self – evaluation : …………………………………………………………………………..
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