Unit 10. Writing 11BC

Date: 14 / 01 / 09 Unit: Ten Period: 64
LESSON PLAN
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A. OBJECTIVES
I. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Describe a national park based on given information.
II. Skills: - Writing
B. PROCEDURE:
I. Settlement (1'): Who is absent today?
II. Checking (5'): Call on Ss to give some vocabulary of the previous lesson
III. New lesson: Part D: WRITING
TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
I. Warm up: (5')
- Put Ss in pairs and get them to do the task:
One S will tell about his/her recent visit to a
national park. S/he should describe what s/he
can remember about the park and the other
will draw a picture accordingly.
- After 5 minutes, Ss will show their pictures
to the class, who will choose the most
beautiful picture to be the winning one.
- The topic of the lesson today: writing a
description a national park based on given
information.
- Work in pairs.
- Show their pictures to the class
-Listen and take notes
II. Pre-writing (10')
- Put Ss in groups of 3-4 and get them to
brainstorm what they would like to include in
their description of a national park.

- Elicit the answers from different groups and
write the ideas on the board. Elicit useful
structures and vocab and also write them on
the board.
Where?
(location)
X is located in Y
X is...km north/ south/
east/ west from Y
How big? (Area) X is....square km
What?
(Geographical
features? Scenic
features?
Historic
features?)
There is/ are...
X is characterized by...
It is famous for...
Many species/ kinds/ of
plants live here...
Many rare animals can
be found here...
X is home to many kinds
- Brainstorm what they would like
to include in their description of a
national park.
- Give answers and useful structures
and vocab..
- Look at and take notes

of rare animals
- Get Ss to read the table of information on
page 120.
* New words:
+ tropical forest (n):
+ abundant (a):
+ landscapes (n)
- Remind Ss of the format of a paragraph
- Read the table of information on
page 120.
- Listen at and take notes
+ rừng nhiệt đới
+ phong phú, dồi dào, nhiều
+ phong cảnh
- Listen at and take notes
III. While-writing (13') TASK 2
- Divide the class into small groups and
assign each group to write about an aspect of
Cat Ba National Park.
- Hand each group an A0 sized paper sheet.
- Go around to observe and offer help
- Work in groups in 10 minutes.
- Write their paragraph on that
paper
IV. Post-writing (6')
- Ask Ss to stick their posters on the board
(walls)
- Ask Ss to give comment
- Write Ss' typical errors on the board and
elicit self and peer correction.

- Stick their posters on the board
(walls)
* Cat Ba National Park is located in
Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong. It is 120
km from Hanoi and 20 km east of
Hai Phong city centre. It is 15,200
square hectares in total. The park is
characterized by beautiful tropical
forests and coastal waters. It is
famous for magnificent landscapes
with white sand beaches and
abundant natural resources.
Many kinds of rare and precious
animals and plants live in Cat Ba
National Park. It is home to 300
species of fish, 40 species of
animals, 150 species of birds and
620 kinds of plants.
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- Give comment
- Listen and take notes
IV. Consolidation (3'): - Summarize the main points of the lesson
V. Homework (2'):- Ask Ss to improve their writing.
- Ask Ss to learn by heart the new words and prepare Part
E - Language Focus
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