Unit 3-Speaking_Lop 10

Nguyen Thai Binh high school LESSON PLAN
Group of English
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Period 13 Unit 3 : PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND B. Speaking
Date of planning : Sep. 25
th
06
Date of teaching: Sep. 27
th
06
I. Objectives
1. Aim: Help Sts to know how to ask and answer about someone’s background
2. Knowledge: Sts practise using wh-questions and know the way of giving information.
3. Skill: Asking and answering wh-questions
II. Method: Integrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching Aids: textbook, poster, picture, handouts
IV. Procedure
Content T’s activities Sts’ activities
I. Warm-up: Complete the crossword using the
cues underlined below and then find the keyword
1. I was born on Dec.22
nd
1976
2. I was born in Halam town
3. I got married when I was 25 years old
4. I joined all school activities
5. I graduated from Danang University
6. I like playing badminton
The keyword:
II. Pre-speaking (Pre-teach Vocabulary)
- experience (n) (example)

He has taught English for 10 years. He has got a
lot of experience in teaching English.
- greet (v) : (gesture)
- appearance: (example)
The new shirt added to his handsome appearance
III. While-speaking
1. Activity 1: (Work in pairs). Choose the items to
tell you about someone’s background (Task 1)
• Family
• Education
• Experience
2. Activity 2: (Work in groups )Match A with B
to form a conversation between Mai and a
journalist
- use a poster of the
crossword
- guide Sts to do it
Suggested Keys
1. date
1. place
3. age
4. schoolwork
5. education
6. hobby
Keyword: BACKGROUND
- give the keyword and lead
to the lesson
- using techniques to teach
new words in 3 minutes
- read the words and ask Sts

to repeat in chorus and then
individuals
- ask Sts to work in pairs and
choose the items to tell about
someone’s background
- ask Sts to make questions
about someone’s background
- deliver handouts and ask
Sts to work in groups of four
or five matching A with B
- work in groups in
five minutes doing the
crossword
- give the answers.
(The answers may
vary)
- learn the words
- repeat in chorus and
then individuals
- work in pairs and
choose the items to
tell about someone’s
background
- make questions
about someone’s
background
- work in groups and
match A with B
A
1. Hi, Hoa

2. It’s time to stop now. Thanks a lot.
3. Where and when were you born?
4. Could you tell me something about yourself?
5. Where do you live?
6. What primary school did you study ?
7. What are your favourite subjects?
8. What secondary school?
9. Have you ever been your class monitor ?
B
a . Hello.
b. I was born in Halam town on Sep. 27
th
1998.
c. Yes, of course.
d. I studied at Nguyen Van Cu primary school.
e. I’m living in Binh Minh commune.
f. I like learning Math and English.
g. You’re welcome.
h. Yes. I’ve been a class monitor for many
years.
i. I studied at Phan Dinh Phung secondary
school.
3. Activity 3:(Work in pairs ) Practise the
conversation
4. Activity 4: (Work in pairs ) You are a
journalist. Interview your classmate about his/her
background
5. Activity 5 : Talk about the person you have
learnt about from the interview.
V. Post-speaking: (Homework) Write a paragraph

about the friend you’ve just interviewed
- walk around and help Sts to
do
- ask Sts to give their
answers
- check the Sts’ answers
- give the key :
1. a 4. c 3.b 5. e
6. d 8.i 7.f 9. h 2.g
- ask Sts to practise the
conversation in pairs
- ask Sts to play role as a
journalist and interview
his/her classmate about
his/her background. Then
change their roles
- call one of the best Sts to
talk about the person he has
just interviewed before class
- ask Sts to do it at home

- discuss and give the
answers.
- write the answer on
the blackboard. (The
answers may vary)
- practise the
conversation in pairs
- work in pairs . One
plays role as a

journalist. The other
interviewee . Then
change the roles
- talk about the person
he has just
interviewed before
class
- copy down
Homework onto
notebooks and do it at
home