11 unit 12 the asian games reading

Trainee teacher: Phan Nguyễn Thùy Dương
Instructor: Lê Thị Bích Đào
Class: 11
Period:

Date of teaching:
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES
LESSON: READING

I.
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Objectives: After the lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand the passage.
Scan for specific information.
Guess the meaning in context.
Remember some events about Asian games.

II.

Preparation: Textbook, lesson plan, pictures, CD, extra-boards, …

III.

Procedures:

Teacher’s activities
1. Warm up:
Show pictures on the screen, asks Ss to answer the question:
What is the name of the sports in the pictures?

Students’ activities
Raise their hands to answer.

Soccer, Fencing, Tennis, Karatedo
 Introduce the new lesson :
2. Before you read:
 Choose the correct answer:
1. How often are The Asian Games held?
A. every year B. every 2 years C. every 4 years
2. How many countries take part in the 14th Asian Games?
A. 37
B. 44
C. 42
3. What sport did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at
the 14th Asian Games?
A. bodybuilding B. football
C. tennis
4. Where was the 15th Asian Games held?
A. In New Delhi B. In Doha C. In Beijing

Work in pairs.
Go to the board to write the
answer.

Suggested answers: 1C 2B
3A 4B 5B


5z. Where will the next Asian Games be held?
A.

Vietnam
B.
Indonesia
C.
Korea
- Give handouts
- Have Ss read the questions quickly and find the answer
Introduce some new words and asks Ss to give the
Vietnamese meanings
New words

Transcriptions

Meanings

Intercultural
(adj)

/ˌɪntərˈkʌltʃərəl/

understanding
between
countries

solidarity(n)

/ˌsɑːlɪˈdærəti/

unity

enthusiasm (n)

/ɪnˈθuːziæzəm/

a strong
feeling of
excitement

facility(n)

/fəˈsɪləti/

the ability to
learn or do
things easily

aquatic(adj)

/əˈkwætɪk/

growing or
living in, on or
near water

aspect (n)

/ˈæspekt/

a particular
part or feature

of something.

Raise hands to give the
Vietnamese meanings and
take note.

Instruct Ss to pronounce the words.

3. While-reading
Play the CD.
Ask some Ss to stand up and read aloud the reading passage
in the textbook



Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the
passage. Fill each blank with a suitable word.

effort
aquatic

appreciated
enthusiasm

advancing
facilities

1. The hotel has special __________ for disabled

Listen and repeat after the

teacher.
Read along with the CD
individually.


athletes.
2. Swimming and water skiing are both ______
sports.
3. He never lost his _____ for training athletes.
4. I will make every _____ to arrive on time.
5. Our sports performances have been _____
considerably over recent years.
6. Your help was greatly ______
7.
Ask Ss to guess the parts of speech of the missing words.

Volunteer to read in front of
the class
Work in pairs to complete
the task.
Suggested answer:

Ask some Ss to go to the board and write down their answers.
Correct the answer.



Task 2: Scan the passage and complete the following
table:

Year
(1)
………
…….
1954
(3)
………
……..
1998
(5)
………
…

1. facilities
2. aquatic
3. enthusiasm
4. effort
5. advancing
6. appreciated

Events
The 1 Asian Games began in New Delhi,
India.
st

Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added
at (2)……………
Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey
were added at the 3rd Asian Games held in
Tokyo, Japan.

(4) ………………………. were introduced at the
13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan,
Korea.

Divide the class into groups of four and ask them to the task.

Work in groups.
Suggested answer:
(1). 1951
(2). The 2nd Asian Games in
Manila, the Philippines
(3). 1958
(4). Squash, rugby, fencing
and mountain biking
(5). 2002

Go over the answers with the class.



Task 3: Answer the questions

Have Ss work in groups of 5 or 6 to ask and answer the
questions.
1. What is the purpose of the Asian Games?
2. How many participants took part in the 14th Asian
Games?
3. In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes
win gold medals at the Busan Games.

Go arround the class to give help.
Call Ss to show their answers on the blackboard and ask
other Ss stand up and answer these questions
Correct the answers.
4. Post-reading
Ask Ss to work in groups and answer the following questions:

Ss work in groups and write
down the answer on a small
board.
Suggested answers:
1. The purpose of the Asian
Games is to develop
intercultural knowledge and
friendship within Asia.
2. 9919 participants took
part in the 14th Asian
Games.


Name some sports in which Vietnamese athletes win gold
medals at the Asian Games.
Go around the class to listen and help the groups with
vocabulary
Call some representatives to report their groups ideas
5. Homework:
Learn by heart all the vocabulary.
Prepare for the next lesson: Speaking.
IV.

COMMENTS:

3. They won the gold medals
in bodybuilding, billiards and
women’s karatedo at the
Busan Games.
Suggested ideas: