Unit 3 peoples background

Lesson Plan – Grade 10
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Date :
Period 12
Unit 3
Lesson:

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
READING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Read and understand about Marie Curie
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: Revision
- New words: brilliant, mature, habour, tutor, interrupt, degree, with flying colours, tragic,
obtain, humanitarian.
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures, extra board, transparent sheet, overhead projector, cassette player,
textbook . . .
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(5 minutes)

Pre-reading

10 minutes

Whilereading
15 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
-T prepares some pictures of famous people with
their jobs in jumble.
-T asks Ss to match the people corresponding to
their jobs.
Match the people with their jobs
Column A
Column B
1. Nguyen Du
a. anewspaper reporter
2. Ly Hung
b. a singer
3. Tran Xuan An
c. a writer
4. My Tam
d. an actor
5. Marie Curie
e. a scientist
-T asks Ss to present their finished results in front
of class.
-T leads into the new lesson: Today we’re going
to learn about Marie Curie, a famous scientist.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to make a list of what
they know and of what they don’t know about
Marie Curie.
-Tcalls two pairs of Ss to present their
preparation.
-T introduces some new words.
+ brilliant (a)

+ harbour (v): keep in the mind (v)
+ tutor (n)
+ humanitarian (n)
-T guides Ss to pronounce these new words
-T corrects their mistakes in pronunciation.
Task 1
-T asks Ss to listen to the tape.
-T asks Ss to read the text in silence for the first
time.
-T helps Ss understand meanings of new words.
-Tgoes around the class and helps Ss to Task 1.
-T requires Ss to show their results on the board.
-T get feedbacks from Ss and gives out remarks.
+ be struck (v)

Students’ Activities
-Ss close their books and
listen to the teacher’s
explanation.
-Ss do the matching task in
individual.
-Ss present their result
before the class.

-Ss listen and open the
textbook to enter the new
lesson.
-Ss open their books and
work in pairs.
-Ss make a list about Marie

Curie.
-Ss listen and take notes
new words.

-Ss practise pronouncing
new words.
-Ss listen to the tape.
-Ss read the text in silence.
-Ss take notes new words.
-Ss work individually and
do the task 1.
-Some Ss present the
results on the board, others
listen and remark.

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Postreading
13 minutes

Homework

Task 2
-T introduces Task No. 2 clearly.
-T asks students to read the text in silence.
-T asks S to do Task 2 individually.

* Expected answer:
1. T
2. F – Her dream was to became a scientist.
3. T
4. F – She married Pierre Curie in 1895.
5. T
Task 3
-T asks Ss to scan the text one more time.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs, asking and answering
the questions.
-T goes around the class to helps Ss correct
mistakes.
-T checks the answers of Ss
* Expected answers:
1. She was born in Warsaw on November7, 1867.
2. She was a brilliant and mature student.
3. She worked as a private tutor to save money
for a study tour abroad.
4. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry
for determining the atomic weight of radium.
5. No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was “easing human
suffering”
-T asks Ss to work in groups to find out
evidences from the passage. Each group finds an
evidence for each descriptive adjective about
Marie Cuire.
-T goes around the class to help Ss.
-T invites representative of each group to give
their evidence in front of the class.
* Expected answers:

a. strong willed
b. ambitious
c. hardworking
d. intelligent
e. humane
-T asks Ss to write short paragraphs about Marie
Curie (approxiately 50 words).

-Ss listen to T’s guidance.
-Ss read the text in slience
and then do Task 2.
-Ss present their results.
-Ss take notes the keys.

-Ss work in pairs to ask and
answer the questions in
Task 3.
.
-Ss present their results on
the board.
-Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss work and discuss in
groups to find out the
evidences.
- Ss present their results in
front of the class.
-Ss listen and take note the
correct answers from the T.
- Students listen and take

notes.

2 minutes
Date:
Period 13
Unit 3(cont.)
Lesson

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
SPEAKING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Conduct an interview, using the simple present tense, present continuous and simple past
tense correctly.
II. Language Focus:
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- Grammar: As mentioned above.
- New words:
III. Teaching Aids: Textbooks, pictures
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(7 minutes)

Prespeaking
10 minutes

Whilespeaking
15 minutes

Postspeaking
10 minutes

Homework
3 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
- T asks Ss a question “Do you want to know
about your friend’s background?” – “I think it’s
very interesting.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to conduct a short
interview about their partners.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss.
-T leads into the new lesson “In order to conduct
an effective interview, today we are going to
practise conducting it”.
Task 1
-T introduces the situation clearly.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs.
-T asks Ss to make as many kinds of questions as
possible to know about a person’s background.
-T goes around the classroom and helps students
while they are practising.
-T asks some Ss to read aloud their results.

T gets feedbacks and gives out remarks.

Task 2:
-T uses an extra board to write some expressions
which help necessary information in speaking.
+ Hello! I’m . . .
+ Hi! I’m . . .
+ Could you tell me something about yourself?
+ Let me see
+ Oh! Good! Come on !
+ Thanks a lot / Thank you for giving me such
good information. That’s very interesting.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs and make their own
interview.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss.
Task 3
-T explains the requirements of the task clearly.
-T divides the class into small groups, lets Ss talk
about the person they have learnt about from the
interview.
-T gives a topic to each group and asks them to
make a short conversation.
-T goes around the class and helps them.
-T invites some representatives to present their
talks before the class.
-T asks Ss to prepare a short introduction about
themselves.

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the textbook, and

answer the question.
-Ss work in pairs, making
interviews.
-Ss listen and enter the new
lesson.
-Ss observe and listen to
teacher’s guidance.
-Ss do the exercises as
guided.
-Ss practise individually.
-Ss read their results aloud.
-Ss listen and take notes.
+When/where was you
born?
+Where do you live?
+Who are you living with?
-Ss look at the extra board.
- Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss work in pairs and make
the interview.
-Ss work in groups of four,
talking about their topic
just given by teacher.

-Ss present their talks.
- Ss listen and take notes

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Date:
Period 14
Unit 3(cont.)
Lesson

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
LISTENING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Listen to get some information about Sally, a world’s champion.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: Revision
- New words: champion, diploma, romantic . . .
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures in the textbook, cassette, extra board . . .
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(5 minutes)
Prelistening
8 minutes

Whilelistening
20 minutes

Teacher’s Activities

-T sticks some pictures of sports and their names
on the board.
-T calls Ss to go to the board to stick the right
pictures with their names.
-T gives remarks in front of the class.
-T leads into the new lesson. “Today we will
practise listening to a conversation talking about
Sally, a world’s champion”.
-T explains the requests of listening task clearly.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer the
questions in the textbook.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss.
-T introduces some new words.
+ champion (n)
+ diploma = degree (n)
+ romantic (a)
-T helps Ss practise pronunciation.
Task 1
-T plays the tape three times. Each time has a
short pause for Ss to check their listening.
-T invites some Ss to present their results before
the class.
-T gets feedbacks from Ss and gives out remarks.
* Expected answers:
1 – T; 2 – T; 3 – F; 4 – T; 5 – F
Task 2
-T explains Task 2 clearly so that Ss can
understand how to do it.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to guess and fill in the
missing words before listening.

-T plays the tape three times. Each time has a
short pause to check and get feedbacks from Ss.
-T compares the results of Ss before and after
listening.
* Expected answers:
1. a general education
2. lives, family
3. different - swimming

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the textbook, and
look at the board.
- Ss go to the board and do
the exercise as guided.
-Ss listen to T and enter the
new lesson.
-Ss listen
guidance.

to

teacher’s

- Ss work in individual take
note new words.
-Ss practise
- Ss work in individual to
listen to the tapes three
times.
-Ss give out the results

after listening to the tape
three times.
- Ss present their results on
the board.
-Ss listen to T’s guidance.
-Ss work in pairs, guessing
the missing words.
-Ss listen to the tapes three
time, giving out the
answers,correcting mistake
if having.
-Ss take notes the keys.

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Postlistening
10 minutes

Homework
2 minutes

4. love stories
5. teacher’s diploma
-T asks Ss to work in pairs, asking and answering
about Sally any information they want.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss.

-T invites some pairs to show their conversation
before the class.
-T gives out remarks about Ss’s presentation.

-Ss work in pairs, talking
about the theme just given
by the teacher.
-Ss present their talks.

-Ss listen to T’s remarks.
-T asks Ss to rewrite about Sally by using their
own languages.
- Ss listen and take notes
-T asks Ss to prepare WRITING for the next
period.

Date:
Period 15

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

Unit 3(cont.)
Lesson

WRITING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Know how to write a short paragraph about somebody’s background.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: Revision

- New words: curriculum vitae . . .
III. Teaching Aids: An extra board, textbook, pictures . . .
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time
Warm-up

Teacher’s Activities
-T prepares handouts in advance and delivers
them to Ss.
-T asks Ss to match A with B.

(5 minutes)
A
1. Name
2. Date of birth
3. Place of birth
4. School
attended
5. Exams passed
6. Previous jobs
7. Interests

Pre-writing

B
a. Boston
b.Kensington High School
c. English, French, Math
d. Tourist guide

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the books, doing
the exercise in the handouts
delivered by the teacher
individually.
-Ss present their results on
the board.

e. David Brown
f. 12/11/1969
g. Music and dancing

-T asks Ss to write their result on the board and
helps them correct.
-T leads into the new lesson.
Task 1
-T explains how to do the task 1.
-T introduces clearly about Mr. Brown’s
curriculum vitae and explains necessary
information involved in a curriculum vitae for
applying for a job.
-T asks Ss to work in groups of five to develop
into full sentneces.

-Ss listen to T’s remarks
and enter the new lesson.
-Ss observe and listen to
teacher’s guidance

-Ss practise doing the Ex.

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15minutes

Whilewriting
15 minutes

Postwriting
8 minutes
Homework
2 minutes

-T asks some representatives of groups to write
their sentences on the board.
-T remarks their sentences and gives out the
correct answers.
* Expected answers:
David Brown was born on Nov. 12th, 1969 in
Boston. He attended Kensington High School
and passed exams in English, French and Math.
He worked as a tourist guide from June 1991 to
Dec. 1998 and then worked as a hotel telephonist
from Mar. 1999 to May 2002. He likes music and
dancing.
Task 2

-T explains how to practise Task 2.
-T helps Ss clear some difficult expressions used
to ask for information about someone’s
background.
* About education:
+ Which school did you go to / attend?
+ how many exams did you pass?
+ What were your previous jobs?
+ When did you start / finish them?
-T asks Ss to do the Task 2.
-T goes around the class to help and check their
practice.
Task 3
-T explains the requirements of Task 3 clearly.
-T asks Ss to work individually to write a
paragraph about their partner’s parent.
-T goes around the class to get feedbacks from
them.
-T gets feedbacks from Ss and remarks them.
-T invites Ss to read out their paragraph before
the class.
-T asks other Ss to listen and try to find out their
friend’s mistakes in writing. Then T helps Ss
correct them.
-T asks students to complete all of the exercises
in the textbook.
-T asks students to prepare Language Focus for
next period.

-Ss work in groups, doing

the exercise.

-Ss listen to T’s guidance.

-Ss write
expressions

down

new

-Some Ss present their
results. Others observe and
remark.
-Ss listen to T’s guidance.
-Ss work individually and
write a paragraph.
-Ss give their feedbacks to
teacher.
-Ss read out their writings.
-Ss listen and take notes.
-Ss listen and take notes

Date:
Period 16
Unit 3(cont.)
Lesson

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- pronounce exactly and fluently the sounds / e / and / æ / in words and its sentences.
- use the past prefect correctly and distinguish it with the past simple tense.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: The past perfect tense.
- New words:
III. Teaching Aids: Textbooks
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IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(5 minutes)

Pronunciation
5 minutes

Grammar
Vocabulary
30 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
Table completion
-T asks Ss to work in groups and gives each

groups a table containing 10 verbs.
-T tells Ss to complete the table following the
instruction.
-The group which completes the table first and
has more correct verbs will be the winner.
Verb
Past
Past form
infinitive
participle
take
met
left
come
got
been
do
saw
bought
Activity 1 – Listen and repeat
-T demonstrates the sounds / e / and / æ / by
pronouncing them exactly and clearly.
-T instructs the ways to pronounce:
+ / e / : first pronounce the sound /I/, then open
your mouth a little more.
+ / œ / : first pronounce the sound / e /, then
open your mouth a little more.
-T asks Ss to pronounce the sounds several times.
-T makes sure that Ss are aware of the difference
between the two sounds.

Activity 2 – Practise these sentences
-T plays the tape and asks them to repeat.
-T calls on some Ss to repeat the sounds clearly
and slowly.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs and practise the
sentences.
-T introduces peer correction.
-T goes around the class and provides help if
necessary.
Review the past perfect tense
(+) S + had + PP + O
(-) S + had not (hadn’t) + PP + O
(?) Had + S + PP + O?
Use
The past perfect tense can be used to describe:
+ An action before a point of time in the past
E.g: I had done all my homework before 7pm last
night.
+ An action that had happened before another
past action.
E.g: I had done all my homework before I

Students’ Activities

-Ss work in groups of
four, doing the task given
by teacher.

-Ss observe and listen to
teacher’s guidance.

-Ss listen.
-Ss practise

-Ss listen carefully &
work in pairs to read the
sentences.

- Ss listen to T’s guidance
and take notes.

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watched TV.
Activity 1- Use the verbs in brackets in the
past perfect
-T asks Ss to do the Exercise 1 in individual.
-T has Ss compare their answers with a partner.
-T calls on some Ss to read aloud their answer in
front of the class.
-T feedbacks and gives correct answers.
* Expected answers
1. had broken
2. had done
3. had met
4. hadn’t turned
5. had ever seen

6. had been
7. had left
8. had moved
9. hadn’t seen
10. had broken in
Activity 2 – Put the verbs in brackets in the
past simple or the past perfect
-T asks Ss to do the exercise carefully and
compare the answers with a partner.
-T feedbacks and gives correct answer
1. had just finished/ came
2. had seldom travelled / went
3. went / had already taken it
4. Did you mange / had he gone / got
5. had just got / phoned / had been
Activity 3 – Find mistakes in the story
-T tells Ss to read the story carefully and then
asks them some questions about the story to
make sure that Ss have general understanding.
+ What is the story about?
+ Who are in the story?
....
-T has Ss work in pairs and find five mistakes in
the use of tenses in the story.
-T calls on some Ss to explain their answers in
front of the class.
-T feedbacks and gives correct answers
* Expected answers

Homework

2 minutes

Sentence
Mistake
1
had climbed
3
had turned
5
had called
7
had heard
9
went
- Teacher asks sudents to
remaning exercises.
- Teacher asks students
YOURSELF A

-Ss work individually, do
the
exercise,
then
exchange the results in
pairs
to
take
peer
correction.
.

- Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss work in pairs and do
the exercise.

-Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss work in pairs and do
the exercise.
-Ss present their answers
in front of the class.
-Ss take note the answers.
-Ss present the results
while other listen and
remark.

-Ss write down the correct
Correction
answers.
climbed
turned
called
heard
had already gone
continue doing the
-Ss listen and take notes
to prepare TEST

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