Thiết kế bài dạy môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 8 - Period 47: Celebrations

 Date of teaching: 10 /12/2008 Unit 8
 Period:47	CELEBRATIONS
 Week:16	Part C: LISTENING
Objectives
Help students know some aspects of the Japanese New Year.
Methods
Communicative approach
Teaching aids
Cassette-player, tape, chalks, board, pictures in the text book
Teaching procedures
Stages
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Pre-listening
 6’
While-listening
 30’
Post-listening
 9’
Warm-up:
What do the Vietnamese do on New Year’s Days?
What about the Japanese? 
Read the new words provided.
Explain some new words (similarities, fraction, broadcast )
Task 1
Ask students to read Task 1 silently
Have students listen to the tape twice and do Task 1
They put on special clothes. (ü)
Everyone cleans the house. (ü)
Bells ring 108 times. (ü)
Housewives prepare special foods. (ü)
They decorate their houses with kumquat trees.
They go to a shrine. (ü)
They give each other “lucky money.”
They drink rice wine. (ü)
They play cards.
They watch television. (ü)
They eat a special meal. (ü)
Correct mistakes
Task 2
Ask students to read the questions in Task 2 carefully.
Have students listen to the tape twice, then do Task 2.
Have students write the answers on the board.
Suggested answers:
Because they want to get rid of the old year and welcome the new one.
They hear the bells from television or the radio.
They wear kimonos or special dress.
No, they don’t. New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only.
Correct mistakes
Ask students to work in pairs, comparing the following aspects of the Vietnamese New Year with those of the Japanese one.
preparations
foods and clothes
activities on New Year’s Eve
people to celebrate with
have some pairs of students perform in front of the class.
give feedback
-Work in pairs
Suggested answers:
exchanging gifts and cards
decorating the house with peach flowers
wearing kimonos or special dress
giving or receiving lucky money
going to the pagoda
visiting friends
-Listen and repeat 
-Read Task 1
-Listen to the tape twice and choose the best answers
-Give answers
-Take notes
-Read the questions in Task 2.
-Listen to the passage and answer the questions.
-Work in pairs
-Give their presentation
Homework
Practice listening at home
Prepare Part D - Writing