Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh 11 - Period 22: Preparation - Unit: 3 Lesson: Writing

Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 22	Preparation date : 11/10/2007
Unit :	3	Lesson : 	writing
Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a letter of invitation
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a letter of acceptance or refusal.
Lexical items :
- confirm	
- participate in	
Structures :
- I am very happy to accept your kind invitation.
- I am afraid I can’t come because ..
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- handouts	- Sheets of paper
- chalk and board	
Techniques : 
writing-based 
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. warm-up
(7’)
Games: Flashing the picture and guessing
- flash the picture of a happy- looking person very quickly and ask Ss to say what they see in the picture. 
- If necessary, make questions ( e.g. what about him? How does he feel?) to elicit from Ss the sentence ”He’s happy. / he looks happy.)
- Ask Ss to guess why he is happy.
- Show the picture so that Ss can have the answer.
 - Read the content of the letter and ask Ss what kind of letter it is.
Transition: Lam has received a letter of invitation. What is he going to do? And today we’ll learn how to write a letter of invitation and of reply.
- write down on the board:
Dear Lam, 
I’m going to the Modern Dance this Saturday. Would you like to join me? The performance starts at 8:00 p.m. at the Central Theatre.
Please let me know if you can join me.
 With love,
 Nam.
- Expected answer: because he has received a letter
- Expected answer : a letter of invitation.
Unit3: Writing a Letter of Invitation and of Reply
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2. Pre- writing
(10’)
Activity 1: Teaching new words:
- use pictures and explanations to present some new words
- Read the words one by one and ask Sts to repeat.
Activity2:eliciting the target language
- Ask Ss these question, one by one, to elicit the language used:
1. what do you say when you invite someone to do something?
2. what do you say when you accept an invitation?
3. what do you say when you refuse an invitation?
- Note down Ss’ ideas on the board and then check with the class.
- highly (adv) : cao
- appreciated (adj): cam kich, danh gia cao
- affectionately (adv) : chan thanh
- look forward to : 
- invite (v) : moi
- invitation (n) : loi moi
Chalk and board
Chalk and board
3. while-writing
(20’)
Activity 1: classifying: Invitation, acceptance or refusal?
- divide Ss into small groups. Each group is given a poster with phrases on and a set of faces: neutral (yellow), smiling (pink) and sad (blue)
- Ask Ss to stick a neutral face next to a refusal one.
- Tell Ss to stick the poster on the board when they have finished. The first group to finish with all correct answers will win the game.
- demonstrate using the phrases on the boar and then have Ss start.
- go over the answers and show a poster with the phrases in 3 categories
Activity 2: Recognition: what is what? (task a)
- Ask Ss to read the three letters in Task a, and say what kind of letter each one is.
- Ask Ss to give reasons for their choice.
Activity 3: Rearranging and matching format of a letter of invitation. (task b)
- arrange Ss to work in small groups, give each group a handout and tell them to put the headings into the correct order of a format of a letter of invitation.
- go over the answers the class.
- letter 1: letter of invitation
- letter 2: letter of acceptance
- letter 3: letter of refusal
Expected answer:
1.c opening / greeting
2.a. reason for event
3.f venue, date & time
4.e invitation
5.d request for a reply
6.b closing and ending
Small board
cards
4. Post-writing
(10’)
Peer correction
- Ask Sts to work in group of 5, deliver each group 5 pieces of writings and tell them to read and correct their friends’ narratives.
- Tell each group to choose the best piece of writing, and the most special story.
- Go around to control and give help if necessary.
- Call a St. from each group to read their group’s best writing, and ask Sts to give comments.
Card 1- Jack and card 2 – Sinh are delivered out Sts.
Handouts
+ sheets of paper
5. Homework
(1’)
- Ask Sts to write a letter as guided at home for preparing next time.
textbook