Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh 11 - Period 25: Unit 4: Lesson: Volunteer work and literacy programs (Reading)

Lesson Plan 25(grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 25	Preparation date : 17/10/2007
Unit :	4	Lesson : Volunteer work and literacy programs ( Reading)
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 :
- volunteer	- first – hand	- remedial	- conduct
- literacy	- benefit	- hardship	- interpersonal
Structures :
Our main task was to teach beginners how to read and write
Every morning we conducted remedial courses for weak schoolboys.
Helping the community enables us to develop our interpersonal skills
Teaching aids:
- textbook	- picture / drawings
- chalk 	- handouts
Techniques : 
- Skill – based ( reading, speaking)
Procedures :	
State/time
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Blackboard
Materials
1. Warm-up & lead-in 
(3’)
Games: word search
- Give each St a copy the task below ( prepared on the photocopies)
- Put Ss into groups of four
- set a time limit of 5 minutes
- ask Ss to complete the puzzle using the clues provide, and find out the missing word going down
- as the time is up, get groups to hand in their results
- award a point for each correct word an five points for the missing word going down.
- the group with the most points will be the winner.
- elicit the answers to the following questions from Ss.
+ What does it mean by “volunteer”?
+ have you ever done volunteer work?
+ what kind of volunteer work have you done.?
Transition: In today’s reading section, we’ll learn about the activities that the student volunteers at Hiep Phuoc village, Nha Be District, HCM city did and the benefits they gained from doing so.
- write down on the board:
Expected answers : 1. alive 2. port 3. example 4. amusing 5. nurse 6. let 7. expensive 8. desert 9. underground
The missing word : VOLUNTEER
Period 25 : Unit 4 : Volunteer work & Literacy programs - Reading 
photocopies
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.)
- volunteer (n) tinh nguyen vien
Volunteer (v)
-voluntary (a) 
- first-hand (a): mat thay tai nghe
- remedial (a) : danh cho hs yeu kem
- conduct (v) : teach, organize
- hardship (n) : difficulty
- benefit (n,v)
- interpersonal(a):
Chalk and board
3. while - reading
(15’)
Activity 1: questions and answers (task a, p65,66)
- T ask Ss to read the text and find the answers to the questions.
- Tell Ss to work with a partner, asking ans answering the questions.
- Call on some pairs to ask and answer ans check with the class.
Activity 2: checking vocabulary : gap-filling)
- Ask Ss to choose either a or b to complete the sentences below 
- Ask Ss to work with a partner and compare answers.
- Call on Ss to read the statements and say their choice.
1 . what did student volunteers do at Hiep Phuoc village?
2. Were there any foreign volunteers in groups?
3. how were their taks?
4. what was their main task?
5. what did they do in morning, in afternoon, in evening? What time?
6. what did they do besides their main task?
7. what benefits did they have when volunteering?
Choose a or b ?
1. being a volunteer has enabled me to develop my . Skill and discover my own talents
a. personal b. interpersonal
2. we should spend the money the on something that will .. everyone.
a. gain b. benefit
3. we suffered many  during that winter.
a. hardship b. illiteracy
4. schools need .. to help children to read.
a. volunteer b. volunteers
Chalk + book + small board
4. Post-reading
(15’)
Activity 1: discussion
- put Ss into groups of four , discussing this question: why do people at Hiep Phuoc village suffer from illiteracy? Discuss possible causes and suggest appropriate solutions.
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- Why do people at Hiep Phuoc village suffer from illiteracy? Discuss possible causes and suggest appropriate solutions.
- Handouts
5. Homework
(2’)
- 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