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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:
for the listening and reading. - Ask Ss to look at the picture, the heading and the conversation, and ask questions. - Students look at the picture and answer the questions. - Play the recording twice for Ss to listen and read silently along. Have Ss underline words/phrases related to life events (e.g. was born, joined the army, worked as a surgeon). - Students listen to the recording. - Put Ss in pairs and ask them to compare the words and phrases they have underlined and discuss their meaning. Then check comprehension as a class. - Students underline words/phrases related to life events of Dang Thuy Tram. - Call on two or three pairs of Ss to read the conversation aloud. - Students compare the words and phrases with their partners. - Students read the conversation aloud. - In stronger classes, teacher asks Ss to close their books and just listen to the conversation once. Teacher asks some comprehension questions to check understanding. Then have them open their books and listen again, this time following the text and checking if their answers were correct. 1. Who are the speakers? 2. What do you think they are discussing? 3. Who is the person in the picture? 4. Do you know anything about her? Suggested answers: 1. Nam and his friend, Mark. 2. They are talking about the person in the picture. 3. A woman called Dang Thuy Tram. 4. She’s a Vietnamese heroine who wrote a famous diary during the war. Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct answer to complete each of the sentences. 5 mins - Ask Ss to read the conversation again and circle the correct answers. Ask them to identify and underline the key words in the statements first. Then have them read the conversation again and locate the part that contains the information for each statement. Have them compare the information in the conversation with each statement to work out which is the correct answer, and why. - Have Ss work in pairs to discuss and compare their answers. - Students work independently to do the activity. - Students compare the answers in pairs. - Check answers as a class. Encourage Ss to explain where in the conversation they can find the correct answer. Answer key: 1. Hue 2. operated on 3. young 4. more than three decades Task 3: Find words and a phrase in Task 1 with the following meanings. (6 mins ) - Have Ss look at the first letters of the words. Explain that these words are related to life stories and events and they are all in the conversation in Activity 1. - Ask Ss to read the definitions and find the words so that the words on the right match the definitions on the left, and they should start with the letters given. - Students read the conversation again and work independently to do the activity. Answer key: 1. accounts 2. death 3. devoting 4. youth
- 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.