Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh lớp 11 - Unit 15: Space conquest - Lesson 5: Language focus

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Unit 15: space conquest
Lesson 5: Language focus
 A. Aims 
 1. Objectives : By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to:
	- Distinguish the clusters / nt /, / nd /, / p /, / ns/, / nz/.
	- Pronounce the words and the sentences containing these clusters correctly.
	- Tell the difference between “could” and “be able to” to express a past action.
	- Use the tag questions correctly and appropriately in contexts.
 2. Teaching aids:
	- blackboard, chalk, handouts
	- textbook, lesson plan
 B. Procedures
Teacher’s activities
Time
Student’s activities
I. Organization
- T checks the number of students and asks Ss to make some class arrangement.
 II. Checking the old lesson
- T calls on one student and asks him/her some questions relating to the previous lesson.
- T gives comment and marks.
 III. New lesson 
 1. Warm- up
- T divides the class into 2 groups, and lets them play the game: Find out the words from the letter square. Sts can use the given pictures as suggestions.
Keys: went/end/month/chance//phones/..
- T checks sts’ answers.
- T declares the winner (the winner is the one that find out more correct answers)
 2. Pronunciation
* Pronouncing the two sounds
- T models the clusters / nt /, / nd /, / p /, / ns/, / nz/ for a few times and explains the differences in producing them.
- T plays the tape once for sts to hear the words containing these clusters.
- T plays the tape again and asks sts to repeat after the tape.
* Pronouncing words containing the clusters.
- T reads the words in each column all at once.
- T reads the words once again to help sts distinguish the differences between the clusters in the words.
- T reads the words and asks sts to repeat them.
- T asks sts to practise pronouncing the words in pairs.
- T goes around providing help.
- T asks some sts to pronounce the words and gives correction.
* Practise the sentences containing the target clusters.
- T reads the sentences and asks sts to underline the words with the clusters and write / nt /, / nd /, / p /, / ns/, / nz/.
under them.
- T asks sts to practise the sentences in pairs.
- T goes around providing help
- T asks some sts to read the sentences and gives feedback.
 3. Grammar: 
a. Could/be able to
- T sets the situation and explains through the two examples:
Eg:
1. He could run very fast when he was a boy.
2. We were able to get tickets for the match yesterday.
- T elicits the comments from sts and makes clear that: 
+ could is used to express an ability in the past.
+ be able to is used to express any complete success in the past.
b. Tag questions
- T sets the situation and explains through the two examples:
Eg:
1. It is hot today, isn’t it?
2. She doesn’t like beer, does she?
- T elicits the comments from sts and makes clear that: 
+ positive clause, negative clause?
+negative clause, positive clause?
* Practice (Exercise 1,2, 3,)
- T asks to do Exercise 1, 2, 3, individually and then compare their answers with another student.
- T calls on some sts to go to the board and write their sentences.
- T feedbacks and gives correct keys.
*Ex 1:
1. couldn’t / wasn’t able to
2. was able to
3. could/ was able to
4. was able to
5. could/ was able to
6. were able to
7. couldn’t/ wasn’t able to
*Ex 2: 
1. isn’t it 2. wasn’t it 3. doesn’t she
4. does it 5. haven’t you 6. is it
*Ex3: 
1. doesn’t she 2. haven’t you
3. wasn’t it 4. didn’t we
5. won’t we 6. can’t you 7. mustn’t it
 IV. Consolidation
- T summarises the main points of the lesson.
 V. Homework
- T asks sts to do the extra exercises in the workbook.
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10 mins
15 mins
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- The monitor reports the number of students in his/her class to the teacher.
- answer T’s questions
- listen to the T
- play the game.
- show their answers.
- clap their hands for congratulation.
- listen carefully and take note.
- listen the clusters carefully.
- repeat after the tape
- listen the words carefully
- listen the words carefully
- listen and repeat
- practise pronouncing the words in pairs.
- ask for help if necessary.
- pronounce the words.
- listen and underline
- practise the sentences in pairs.
- ask for help if necessary.
- read the sentences aloud.
- copy down and give comments on the changes.
- listen and copy down.
- copy down and give comments on the changes.
- listen and copy down.
- do Exercise 1, 2, 3, individually and then compare their answers with another student.
- write their sentences.
- take note.
- listen
- take note