thpt vĩnh trạch dinh tran hoang tuyen period lesson 4 writing i objectives by the end of the lesson students will be able to write a short paragraph to describe a chart ii preparation pictures poste

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Period:

<b>Lesson 4: Writing </b>

<b>I.OBJECTIVES : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: </b>
write a short paragraph to describe a chart.

<b>II. PREPARATION : Pictures, poster, handout, books…</b>

<b>III.PROCEDUCE: </b>

<b>Time</b> <b>Contents</b> <b>T’s & Ss’ activities</b>

<b>5’</b>

<b>15’</b>

<i><b>I. Warm-up: (Brainstorming questions) </b></i>

Look at the picture and answer the following Qs:
1. What is it?

(Ss: It’s a chart / a pie chart)

2. Have you ever seen a chart like this? Where?
(Ss: Yes, on TV, magazines, books…)

3. Which has the largest population of all?

(Ss: South Asia)

- T introduces the new lesson

<i><b>Writing: Describing charts </b></i>
<b>II. Pre-writing:</b>

 <i><b>Pre-teach new words</b><b> : </b></i>

 a chart: biểu đồ

 to present: giới thiệu, trình bày
 arrival (n): sự tới nơi

 according to: như (ai) đã nói, theo…
 increase (n,v): tăng lên

 <i><b>Checking </b></i>

- Ss work in groups to do
brainstorming questions.

- T gives feedback and
introduces the new
lesson.

- T teaches some new
words

visual
situation
situation
translation

example

<b>Rub-out and remember</b>

<b>UNIT 16</b>

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<b>20’</b>

<b>1.</b> <b> Task 1: Study the chart (textbook, P.174) and then</b>
<b>answer the questions that follow. </b>

<b>2.</b> <i>1. According to the chart, which country had the biggest</i>
<i>number of visitors to Vietnam in 2001?</i>

<b>3.</b> <i>2. How many French visitors arrived in Vietnam in 2001?</i>
<b>4.</b>

<b>5.</b> <i>3. Which country had the smallest number of visitors to</i>
<i>Vietnam in 2002?</i>

<b>6.</b> <i>4. Is the number of Australian visitors coming to Vietnam</i>
<i>in 2001 greater than that in 2002?</i>

<b>7.</b> <i>5. Which country, France or Australia, had more visitors</i>
<i>to Vietnam in 2002? </i>

<b>8.</b> <i>6. How did the number of American visitors to Vietnam in</i>
<i>2002 increase in comparison with that in 2001?</i>

<b>9.</b>

<b> Answer keys: </b>
1. The USA
2. 99,700
3. Australia
4. No, it isn’t
5. France

6. The number of American visitors to Vietnam in 2002
increased by 29,497 in comparison with that in 2001.

<i>_{ Useful expressions:}</i>
<b>•</b> the biggest/smallest number
<b>•</b> bigger than/smaller than
<b>•</b> more/less

<b>•</b> more/fewer/less + noun + than
* Introductory paragraph.

Ex: The chart shows the estimated population of Australia in
2003.

*Body paragraph.

Ex: Generally, the population distribution was not the same
across the country.

_ Describe the chart in detail.
* Concluding paragraph.

_ To summarize the main points or draw a relevant conclusion..
<b>III. While-writing</b>

<i><b>Based on the answers to the Qs above, write a description </b></i>
<i><b>of the chart provided in task 1. </b></i>

Your writing may begin with:

<i> The chart shows the number of visitors arrivals to Vietnam</i>
<i>from the USA, France and Australia in 2001 and 2002. It is</i>
<i>clear from the chart that ……</i>

<b>IV. Post-writing: Correction </b>

- T runs through the Qs
and emphasize key
words.

- Students work in groups
and answer suggested Qs.

- T gives feedback.

- T elicits Ss to find out
useful expressions to
describe a chart and the
body of the paragraph

- Ss works in groups to
write down the
paragraph.

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<b>5’</b>

<i> The chart shows the number of visitors arrivals to Vietnam</i>
<i>from the USA, France and Australia in 2001 and 2002. It is</i>
<i>clear from the chart that the number of visitors to Vietnam from</i>
<i>the USA, France and Australia in 2002 is bigger than that in</i>
<i>2001. According to the chart, the USA has the biggest number of</i>
<i>visitors to Vietnam with 230,479 visitors in 2001 and 259,967 in</i>
<i>2002. France ranks the second with 99,700 visitors in 2001 and</i>
<i>111,546 in 2002. Australia has a bit fewer visitors than France</i>
<i>although the number of Australian visitors to Vietnam increased</i>
<i>from 84,085 in 2001 to 96,924 in 2002. </i>

<b>*Homework: Rewrite the paragraph describing the chart. </b>

- T asks some groups to
erase their results on the
board.

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