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UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE Lesson 1: Getting started – The diary of Dang Thuy Tram I. OBJECTIVES By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 1. Knowledge - Gain an overview about the topic Life stories we admire; - Gain vocabulary to talk about famous people’s life stories; - Get to know the language aspects: Past simple vs. Past continuous. 2. Competences - Develop communication skills and creativity; - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork; - Actively join in class activities. 3. Personal qualities - Be proud and respectful of famous people in Viet Nam and in the world; - Develop self-study skills. II. MATERIALS - Grade 12 textbook, Unit 1, Getting started - Computer connected to the Internet - Projector / TV - hoclieu.vn III. PROCEDURES 1. WARM-UP (5 minutes) a. Objectives: - To stir up the atmosphere and activate students’ knowledge on the topic; - To set the context for the listening and reading part; - To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with teammates. b. Content: - Game: Who is this? c. Expected outcomes: - Students can describe and guess the names of some famous people. d. Organisation: TEACHER AND STUDENTS’S ACTIVITIES - CONTENTS Game: Who is this? (PPT slides) - Teacher divides the class into two teams. - Students work in groups. - Teacher prepares the pictures of 7 famous people. - Teacher gives instructions for the game: + One student from each group comes and sees a picture. Students use their own words to describe the person so that their teammates can say the famous person’s name. + If the answer is correct, the team gets one point. + If the answer is incorrect, the chance to answer is transferred to the other team. + The team having more points is the winner of the game. - Students look at the picture that the teacher shows them and give descriptions of the famous figure. - Other students try to guess the name. 7 famous people:
1. Barack Obama 2. Dang Thuy Tram 3. Steve Jobs 4. Nelson Mandela 5. Vo Nguyen Giap 6. Pelé 7. Michael Jackson e. Assessment - T observes and gives feedback. 2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (5 mins) a. Objectives: - To provide students with new words related to the topic; - To help students be well-prepared for the listening and reading tasks. b. Content: - Vocabulary pre-teaching c. Expected outcomes: - Students can identify some new words related to the topic. d. Organization TEACHER AND STUDENTS’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS Vocabulary pre-teaching - Teacher introduces the vocabulary. - Students listen to the teacher’s explanation and guess the words. Teacher explains the meaning of the new vocabulary by pictures. - Students write down the new words in their notebook. - Teacher checks students’ understanding with the “Rub out and remember” technique. - Teacher reveals that these five words will appear in the reading text and asks students to open their textbook to discover further. New words: 1. surgeon (n) 2. resistance (n) 3. enemy (n) 4. soldier (n) 5. devote (sth to sth) e. Assessment - Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback. - Teacher observes students’ writing of vocabulary in their notebooks. 3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (22 mins) a. Objectives: - To help students get to know the topic; - To introduce words and phrases related to life stories of Dang Thuy Tram; - To help Ss identify the Past simple and Past continuous. b. Content: - Task 1: Listen and read. (p.8) - Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct answer to complete each of the sentences. (p.9) - Task 3: Find words and a phrase in Task 1 with the following meanings. (p.9) - Task 4: Complete the sentences based on the conversation. (p.9) c. Expected outcomes: - Students can thoroughly understand the content of the text and complete the tasks successfully. d. Organization TEACHER AND STUDENTS ‘S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS Task 1: Listen and read. (6 mins)- Set the context Questions:
- Allow Ss to share answers before discussing as a class. - Check answers as a class. - Students share and check the answers. - Write the correct answers on the board. Task 4: Complete the sentences based on the conversation. (5 mins ) - Tell Ss to read the summary. Focus attention on the blanks. - Students work individually to complete the sentences - Ask Ss to complete the sentences, using the words and phrases from the conversation in Activity 1. In weaker classes, remind them that they are all verbs and verb phrases. - Check answers as a class. - Students share and check the answers. - Elicit the verb tenses, i.e. Past Simple and Past Continuous Answer key: 1. wrote 2. was working 3. was killed 4. was doing her duty 5. kept e. Assessment - Teacher checks students’ exercises individually and gives feedback. 4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins) a. Objectives: - To help Ss memorize the key information about the life story of Dang Thuy Tram; - To get Ss to speak about the main life events of Dang Thuy Tram. b. Content: - Poster presentation c. Expected outcomes: - Ss can design a poster and make a short presentation about life events of Dang Thuy Tram. d. Organisation TEACHER AND STUDENTS’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS Design a poster to introduce the life events of Dang Thuy Tram. (10 mins )- Teacher lets Ss work in groups of 4. Give each group a big sheet of paper and coloured pencils. - Students work in groups to follow teacher’s instructions. - Give instructions to students. - Ask students to draw a brief timeline of Dang Thuy Tram’s life events. They can use words, icons or images to illustrate. - Teacher asks all groups to stick their works on the blackboard. - Teacher calls on some groups to present their stories. - Students perform in front of the class. - Teacher asks other groups to listen and give comments. - Teacher gives feedback and gives marks to the best group. Students’ own creativity e. Assessment - Teacher’s observation on Ss’ performance. - Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.