lesson plan 10_unit6-an excursion(reading and listening for low level)

Unit 6: An excursion
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
- get information about some beautiful places in Vietnam.
- improve reading comprehension skill.
II. Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information
III. Methods: Mainly communicative.
IV. Teaching aids: Textbook, large pictures of Thien Mu Pagoda, The
One-Pillar Pagoda, Dalat, Ha Long Bay and posters.
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Students’
activities
 WARM-UP (4’) Game_Who is quicker?
- Asks Ss to guess and stick each picture with a
suitable name.
Thien Mu One-Pillar pagoda Halong Bay Da lat
- Sticks 4 pictures on the board.
- corrects it
- Introduces new lesson
- Look at the board
- Look at the photos
and discuss.
- Answers:
1Thien Mu
2Dalat
3HaLong Bay
4. One-Pillar pagoda
Group 1: Phuong Linh_Dinh Hang_Hai ha
Unit 6: An excursion
BEFORE YOU READ ( 10 )

* Pair work:
- Hangs four pictures of Thien Mu Pagoda, Dalat, Ha
Long Bay, and The One-Pillar Pagoda.
- Let Ss look at the photos and discuss them.
- Hangs the poster of information about photos:
- Asks Ss to translate the information into Vietnamese
by matching each box with the given translation
- Asks Ss to match the pictures with the information
Look at the pictures
Match information
about the pictures
with given translation
Group 1: Phuong Linh_Dinh Hang_Hai ha
It is the pagoda
which is on the
left bank of
Huong river,
6km from Hue.
It has been
recognized twice
by UNESCO as a
World Heritage
Area. It is a
picturesque site
a wonder of the
world. It belongs
to Quang Ninh
Its a mountain
resort with
various ideal

excursion places:
Xuan Huong
lake, pine
forests,
waterfall
It is the pagoda
which was built
in 1049 in Hanoi
and it is in the
shape of a lotus
Nó là một ngôI
chùa nằm bên
phía tráI của
dòng sông Hư
ơng, cách Huế
6 Km.
Là một ngôI
chùa được xây
dung vào năm
1049 ở Hà nội
và nó có hình
thù như một cáI
cột.
Đó là 1 khu
nghi với nhiều
địa điểm du
lịch lí tưởng
như hồ Xuân
Hương, rừng
thông, thác nư

ớc
được UNESCO
2 lần công
nhận là di sản
thế giới. Đó là
1 kì quan thiên
nhiên của thế
giới. Nằm ở
tỉnh Quảng
Ninh.
Unit 6: An excursion
provided.
* Pre-teach vocabulary:
- a cave (n): Hang ®éng
- an excursion (n): mét cuéc d· ngo¹i
- permission (n) : Sù cho phÐp
- (to) persuade (v): thuyÕt phôc
- a piece of news (n): mét mÈu tin
- day off (n) : ngµy nghØ
- suppose (v) : tin tëng
- share (v) : chia sÎ
- seem to (v) : dêng nh
* Set the scene:
- You are going to read a letter from Lan to her friend,
Minh. She tells Minh about the plan for her class trip.
Read the letter and do the tasks followed.
 WHILE YOU READ
* Task 1:Multiple choice ( 10’ )
- Asks Ss to read the whole text in silence.
- Divides Ss into three groups. Each group read one

passage of text. (That helps Ss find the line contained
information easily).
- Asks Ss to read each passage and choose the best
answer for each sentence.
- Lets Ss compare their answers with their friends
- Asks some Ss to tell their answers.
- Asks Ss:
Where can they find the information?
To translate into Vietnamese
- Feedback.
* Task 2: Answering the questions ( 10’ )
- Asks Ss to work in new group and answer the
Take note
- Read the whole text
- Group 1: read 3 first
lines and answer
question 1
- Group 2: read 2next
lines and answer
question 2
- Group 3: read 3 next
lines and answer
question 3.
- Do as requested.
New group: each
Group 1: Phuong Linh_Dinh Hang_Hai ha
Unit 6: An excursion
questions.
- Goes through these questions and make sure Ss
understand them.

- Asks some pairs to act this activity before class.
- Corrects and gives suggested answers.
 Answers:
1. They are going on a trip when they have some days
off after the first term.
2. They are visiting some caves because they want to
understand their geography lesson better and many of
them have never been inside a cave.
3. It’s only over 20 km.
4. They are going to make a two- day trip and have a
night campfire. They are bringing their own food and
sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip
cheap.
5. Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They
may not want to let her stay the night away from home
.
- Translates the whole text again in order for Ss to
summarize the letter after they read it.
 AFTER YOU READ ( 8’ )
- Requires Ss to explain the mean of the words in the
box.
- Asks Ss fill suitable word in each blank
- Corrects and gives answers.
member from each
previous group will
work in new group to
discuss task 2.
Change information
that they have read
when they were in

previous groups.
Then read the whole
text again and find
the answer for the left
questions.
Explain the mean of
words and do
exercise.
Group 1: Phuong Linh_Dinh Hang_Hai ha
Unit 6: An excursion
1. is going to go on 5. their trip
2. some caves 6. only problem
3. want to s e 7. to persuade them
4. have learnt 8. her classmates
 HOMEWORK ( 3’ )
- Asks Ss to reread Lan’s letter and make sentences
with these words: caves, excursion, permission,
persuade.
 TEACHER’S COMMENTS:
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Group 1: Phuong Linh_Dinh Hang_Hai ha