Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh 11 - Period: 2 Preparation - Unit 1: Lesson: Friendship – Reading (P2)

Lesson Plan 1(grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 2	Preparation date : 05/09/2007
Unit :	1	Lesson : friendship – reading.	(P2)
Aims :
By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information.
By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas.
Lexical items :
- confide	- emotional health 	- guarantee	- prevent
- depression	- anxiety	- pick	- stick together
Structures :
- our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems.
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- picture / drawings
- chalk 	- handouts
Techniques : 
- Skill – based ( reading), communication approach.
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. Warm-up & lead-in 
(4’)
Checking the previous lesson:
- T reads John’s opinions on a Good friend:
a. pack up toys and old stuff; empathize with you in bad times
b. let you copy his / her paper in an exam.
c. be on you side through good and bad times.
- Sts say the grade (eighth, ninth, or tenth) for each opinion.
- T gives feedbacks.
Transition : what do you think about above ideas? To know what is a best friend, today we’ll continue learning paragraph 2.
T write the lesson on the bb:
- Eighth grade
- Tenth grade
- Ninth grade
Period 1 : Unit 1 : Friendship – reading (p2)
Chalk and board.
2. Pre-reading 
(5’)
Teaching Vocabulary
- write new words on the bb. 
- elicit meanings from Sts or give explanations yourself
- leave some minutes for Sts to copy.
- give some practice on pronunciation ( T reads – Sts repeat in chorally, then asks Sts to read individually.)
- Remind Sts of how to use the verb : prevent S.O / S.T from V-ing
- to confide:
- emotional (adj.)
- guarantee (n) :sự đảm bảo
- depression (n)
- anxiety (n) = worry
 Anxious(adj.) = worried
- to pick = to collect
- to stick together : gắn bó
- to evolve = to develop
Our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems.
Chalk and small board
3. while - reading
(15’)
Activity 1: True – False statements(task b, p16)
- Ask Sts to read the statement about close friends in Task b (p16)and say if they are true or false , i.e, Sts agree or disagree with them
- Check with the class and note down on the board Sts’ opinions.
- Tell Sts to read Text B and decide if the statements are true or false.
- go over the answers with the class.
Activity 2: Main ideas
- T writes down on the board three phrases about the main ideas of the paragraphs B and one extra phrase.
- Ask Sts to skim the text again and match the paragraphs with their suitable main ideas.
- When they have finished , tell Sts to compare answers with a partner.
- Go over the answers with the class.
Answers : 
1. c
2. b
3. a
a. Possible reasons for not having a best friend.
b. How best friendship develops
c. John’s opinions on “friendship” during his school years.
Chalk + book + small board
4. Post-reading
(15’)
Activity 1: checking vocabulary : gap-filling
- Give Sts handouts and ask them to work in pairs, completing the sentences, using the words just learned.
- check with the class
Activity 2 : writing: sentence building.
- Give Sts handouts , and ask them to make sentences using the cues.
- Sts do the task
- T correct them.
1. Blue skies are not a . of continuing fine weather.
2. Like friendship, trust .. with time.
3. Ann thinks there’s no one in the class she can 
Answers : 1. guarantee ;2. evolve ; 3. confide in
1. best friends / someone / you can confide
2. your ideas/ good friend/ different/ different grades.
3. best friend/ help you/ avoid/ depression/ anxiety.
- Handouts
Handouts
5. Other activities
(5’)
 - Ask one or two Sts to sing a song telling about friendship
- Sts do the task
6. Homework
(1’)
- Ask Sts to learn new words by heart and review the today’s lesson.
- Prepare the new lessons for the next time
Book and notebook