Giáo án Reading unit 8 lớp 11

School: Pedagogical Practice High School
Teacher’s Name: Duong Le Thu
Date of preparing: 3/11/2019
Date of teaching:
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
A - READING
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Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Know more information about Tet’s preparation and celebration.
- Make an interview about your friend’s preparation for Tet.
Language contents and skills:
» Vocabulary: Grand (a), Agrarian (a), Kumquat tree (n), Positive (a) ,etc.
» Grammar: •Past simple tense
• Wh-question?
» Skill: + Describing a place
+ Scanning, Skimming and Active reading
+ Asking and answering an interview.
Method: integrated, mainly communicative approach
Techniques: individual work, pair work, group work, repetition, explanation,
asking-answering, multiple choice, gap filling, etc.
Teaching aids: Textbook, picture, representation, etc.
Procedure:

Contents
I. Warmer : 5 mins
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- Explain the game.
- Divide class into 4
groups.
- Ask Ss to work in
groups
- Start the game.

- Control the class

Ss’ activities
- Listen.
- Play the
game.

→ Fireworks, Spring, Relatives, Begin,
Pagoda, Apricot, Lucky, Peach.

- Ask Ss to find out the - Find out the


→ Topic: Tet holiday.

topic depending on the
words

topic

- Ask Ss to work in
groups.
- Ask Ss for their
answers.
- Get feedback and
check.

- Look at the
board.
- Give the

answers.

II. Pre- reading : 10 mins
* Matching game:
- Match the picture with the right action.
a. making banh chung
b. decorating the house
c. eating special Tet foods
d. going to the flower market
e. going to the pagoda
f. watching fireworks
g. receiving "lucky money"
h. visiting relatives and friends

- Ask Ss to work
individually
- Ask Ss for the
answers.
- Get feedback and
check.

- Work
individually
- Give the
answers.

* Vocabulary :
- grand /ɡrænd/ (adj) = large
- agrarian /əˈɡreəriən/ (adj): connected with
farming

Ex: Vietnam used to be an agrarian economy
country. Now it is an industrial country.
- kumquat /ˈkʌmkwɒt/ (n): a very small fruit
with orange skin, but sourer than orange.
- Plum /plʌm/ (n): a red round fruit with
purple skin, often sweet and sour.
- positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/ (adj): always thinking
about good things

- Show pictures to
illustrate the new
words and ask some
questions.
- Explain the meaning
of the words.
-Say the words and ask
Ss to repeat them.
-Check Ss’
understanding.

- Listen.

Multiple choices:
1) What time of the year is it?
A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter
2. What are the people in the picture doing?
A. Singing and dancing
B. Watching TV together
C. Giving wishes and lucky money
D. Playing cards

3. What else do you see in the picture?
A. Peach blossom B. Sticky rice cake
C. Red envelopes D. All are correct.

- Repeat the
words
- Copy down
the words


Ex: I gave a positive comment on her song to
make her happy.
- banner /ˈbænə(r)/ (n): a long, big piece of
cloth with a message on it.
- pray /preɪ/ (v): speak to God to say thanks
or ask for help.
+ to pray (to somebody) for something
III. While – reading : 20 mins
* Task 1 : Give the meaning of the pictures. (5
mins)
Answer :
1. grand
2. agrarian
3. banner
4. pray
5. sugared apples
6. excitement

- Give instructions.
- Ask Ss do

individually
- Start the game
- Ask Ss for the
answer.
- Get feedback and
check.

- Work
individually.
- Give the
answer.

- Plays the tape one
time.
- Asks Ss to read in
silent.

- Listen to the
tape.
- Read in silent.

* Task 2 : Decide whether the statements are
True (T) or False (F). (10 mins)
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western
calendar
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in
the world the beginning of spring is the start of a
new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4. According to the text, “lucky money’ is given

to everyone at Tet
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North
and in the South of Vietnam.
6. People try to be nice and polite to each other
because they want to have good luck on New
Year’s Day.

- Ask Ss to underline
the key words.

- Underline key
words

- Ask Ss to work in
group.
- Ask Ss to give the
answers.

- Do the task in
group.
- Give the
answers.

- Check and correct

- Copy

Answer :
1. F

- Ask Ss to copy down
the answers


→ It falls sometime between 19 January and 20
February on the Western calendar.
2. F
→ The beginning of spring is the start of a new
year for agrarian people.
3. T
4. F
→ Only children receive lucky money.
5. T
6. F
→ They want to have good luck during the
whole year

-Work
individually.
- Give the
answer.

* Task 3 : Fill in the blanks: (5 mins)
1. Tet is sometimes between ………….and
……….on the Western calendar.
2. Tet’s preparations and celebrations last
………………. than in the past.
3. Streets are decorated with….…... and ………
4. People often buy gifts, …..…. and …… their
houses, and …….traditional foods.

5. Banh chung is one of the most special food on
tet. It is made from …………, ……………., and
……….
6. Mut is candied fruit such as sugared …….,
……… or …………..
7. Visiting ………., exchanging ………., going
to the ………, playing ………. are some popular
activities at Tet
Suggested answers:
1. 19th January/20th February
2. shorter
3. colored lights and red banners
4. clean/ decorate/ cook.
5. sticky rice/green beans/fatty pork
6. apples/plums/tomatoes
7. other family members or friends/New Year’s
wishes/pagoda/games and various forms of
entertainment.
IV. Post – reading : 8 mins

- Give instructions.
- Ask Ss do
individually
- Ask Ss for the
answers.
- Get feedback and
check.
- Ask Ss to copy down
the answers

-Copy down.


* Multiple choice: make an interview about
your friend’s preparation for Tet base on
these sentences.
- How did you prepare for Tet?
a. Cleaned the house, made Tet’s food.
b. Bought Tet’s food, went to flower market.
c. Went out with friends
d.Your opinion…..
- How did you decorate your house ?
a. Decorated the house with red banner.
b. Decorated with flower, apricot, peach
blossom or kumquat tree.
c. Decorated with stickers
d. Your opinion…..
- Who did you visit ?
a. Relatives
b. Friends.
c. Teacher
d. Your opinion…..
- What special foods did you eat?
a. Banh chung, Mut and drank tea.
b. Luxurious foods like beefs, sea foods and
drank beers.
c. Cake and junk foods and drank coca
d. Your opinion…..
- What activities did you enjoy doing most
during Tet?

a. Visited relatives and received lucky money.
b. Traveled famous places.
c. Played cards with friends
d. Your opinion…..
V. Homework : 2 mins
- Learn the lesson and prepare the next period.

- Ask Ss to work in
pairs.
- Ask some pairs go to
the board and
preresent their
answers.
- Get feedback and
check.

- Give assignment.

- Work in pair
- Give the
answers.

- Copy
assignment

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