LESSON PLAN 2

Unit 12: The Asian Games
Lesson: Reading
Class: 11/7
Time allotted: 45’
Aim: To help students learn and practice sub-skills of reading.
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
- Guess the meaning in context
- Scan for specific information
- Read the passage for comprehension
- Remember some events about Asian games.
Teaching aids and materials: Textbook, blackboard, pictures, handouts, and posters.
Procedure:

Stages/ time
Activities
Work arrangements

I. Warm-up
(5’)
Kim’s Game:
Objective: to involve Ss in the lesson and lead in the topic of the reading.
- T divides class into 2 teams: A & B.
- T gives the instructions:
+ T shows in turn 6 pictures of sports.(Appendix)
+ Ss look at them, find their names and remember them in 30 seconds.
+ Each team’s representatives will go to the blackboard and write as many names as possible.
+ After 2 mins, which group has more correct names will be the winner.
- T allows Ss to play game.
- T checks Ss’ answers by sticking the pictures one by one on the blackboard.
- T declares the winner and gives gift.
Expected names:
- football
- fencing
- boxing
- table tennis
- volleyball
- swimming


Lead in:
- T points to the pictures and asks Ss:
“Are these sports played in Asian Games?”
Ss: Yes
- T introduces: Yes, these are sports in the Asian Games. To understand more about the Asian Games we will study the lesson today.”
Team work


II. Pre- Reading
(5’)
1. Pre-teach Vocabulary:
Objective: to help Ss learn some basic words before doing tasks.
* Effort (n): Sự nỗ lực
- Eliciting technique: synonym
- Eliciting question:
What is another word for “attempt”?
* Appreciate (v): Đánh giá cao
- Eliciting technique: definition
- Eliciting question:
What is the word means “to understand the value of sb/ sth”?
* Advance (v): Nâng cao, thúc đẩy
- Eliciting technique: synonym
- Eliciting question:
What is another word for “to make progress”?
* Facility (n): Trang thiết bị
- Eliciting technique: explanation
- Eliciting question:
“This is the equipment provided for a particular purpose.”
* Enthusiasm (n): Sự nhiệt tình
- Eliciting technique: translation
- Eliciting question:
How do you say “sự nhiệt tình” in English?

Teacher – whole class




















III. While- Reading
(24’)

1. Activity 1: Gap filling
(Task 1 in textbook)
Game: Lucky number
Objective: to check the new words and help Ss read the passages and practice guessing meaning in context.
- T sticks the poster on the blackboard:

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2
3

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5
6

7
8
9


- T divides class into 2 teams: A and B
- T gives the instructions:
+ On the poster, there are 9 numbers (3 lucky numbers: 1, 6, 8)
+ 6 remaining numbers correspond with 6 sentences in task 1
+ Each team in turn chooses the number and gives the answer
+ Each team will get 1 point for each correct answer
+ If they choose the lucky number, they will get 2 points without answering question
+ Which team has more points will be the winner
- T allows Ss to play game
- T declares the winner.
Expected answer:
1. facility
2. aquatic
3. enthusiasm

4-effort
5. advancing
6. appreciated


2. Activity 2: Table completion
(Task 2 in textbook)
Objective: to help Ss practice the skill of scanning for specific information.
- T asks Ss to work individually
- Ask Ss to read the passage and complete the missing information.
- T moves around class and help Ss if necessary.
- T calls on some Ss to give their answers.
- T asks Ss to show where they can find the answers.
- T listens and corrects Ss’ answers.
Expected answer:

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


3. Activity 3: Comprehension questions
(Task 3 in textbook