Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh lớp 11 - Unit 4: Volunteer work - Period 21: Reading

UNIT 4: 	 VOLUNTEER WORK 
	 Period 21: Reading
	Date: ..
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
Understand about the work of the volunteers so that they can share and know the way to do all the work in their ages themselves , and get more information , words and structures to talk about the volunteer work ,
 - Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and skimming for general information.
 - Use the information they have read to discuss the topic.
B. METHODS: Integrated, mainly communicative approaching.
C. TEACHING AIDS: Pictures, poster, handouts and real objects.
D. PROCEDURE: 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
WARM UP
- Explain the word : Volunteer and asks Ss some questions :
* What did you do in your summer vacation?
* Did you take part in a volunteer movement to help the family and the mothers of the war invalids and martyrs?
 * What do you know about the volunteer work? What are the works of it can you numerate?
-> We are reading a passage about volunteer work.
II. PRESENTATION
1. Pre- reading
- Ask Ss to look at the picture on the page 46 and asks them some question:
1. What is the old woman doing in the picture?
2. . What does this mean by "Little Moments Big Magic"?
3. What dose the picture tell you?
Gives s some new words :
- volunteer : noun and verb, 
 ( volunteer for something / to do something) - Overcome : (v) thắng, chiến thắng
 ( to participate in something) 
- remote [ri'mout] (adj) 
- handicapped ( v) ['hændikæpt] (n) - mow : 
VOLUNTEER WORK
Ss answers may vary.
1. the old woman is teaching the boy to read.
2. it means that your little contribution and help may lead to significant results / may greatly change a person's life.
3. all the people are volunteers. 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
 - to participate in (v)
2, While you read: 
Task 1: Fill in blanks with one part .....
- Elicit different parts of speech of the word 
“volunteer” , write on the board :
 *volunteer ( v, n) 
 * voluntary ( adj. )
 * voluntarily ( adv )
- Ask Ss to work individually, then exchange their answers with other Ss.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers.
- Give feedback.
Task 2 Choose the best answers 
 - Ask Ss to read through the exercise and do it in groups.
- Call on some present and another comment.
 - Give the feedback .
Task 3 : Answer the questions 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs.
- Call on some pairs to ask and answer in front of the class.
- Correct and give feedback.
3, Post reading Discussion 
- Ask Ss to work in group to discuss the questions:
1. What kinds of volunteer work do you usually do at school ?
2. What do you usually do in each kind of volunteer 
work ?
- Call on some representatives to report their group’s 
ideas .
Give comments.
III. SUMMARY AND HOMEWORK
 Ask Ss to write a short paragraph, answering the question Why do people do volunteer work ?
Expected answers
1. voluntary.
2. voluntarily.
3. volunteers.
4. volunteered.
Expected answers
1. A (line 1-2, paragraph 2). 
2. D. (line 3-4, paragraph 2)
3. B. (line 3-4, paragraph 4)
4. D. (line 3-4, paragraph 4)
5. B. (last paragraph)
Expected answers
1. They read books to the people there, play games with them or listen to their problems.(line 7 - 10, paragraph 1)
2. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties. (line 2-3, paragraph 3)
3. They volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas. (line 5-6, paragraph 3).
Suggested ideas :
- collecting donation from friends, family and involving them in fundraising activities ( to help the poor students)
- participating in the Green Saturday Movement ( to clean the streets and river banks....)
UNIT 4: 	 VOLUNTEER WORK 
 Period 22: Speaking
 Date: ..
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to talk about different kind of activities related to volunteer work.
B. METHODS: Integrated, mainly communicative approaching.
C. TEACHING AIDS: Pictures, poster, handouts and real objects.
D. PROCEDURE: 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
WARM UP
Clues:
1.You often ....... your friends to a party.
2. The Greek of Love is ........
3. The First Day of May is........
4. The writer of a book , a play is called ......
5. A national song is an ......
6. “ My heart will go on “ is the theme song in the film .......
7. Manchester is United is the richest football.....
8. The moon moves round the .......
9. My father joined the ....... in the war. 
II. PRESENTATION
1. Pre- speaking: 
a, Vocabulary 
- invalid ( n) a person wounded while fighting in the war
- martyr (n) liệt sĩ
- interaction (n ) ngã tư
- disadvantaged(adj.) b, Task 1: Reading and distinguishing
- Have them discuss in groups the way to do this task.
- Let Ss do the task in pairs to decide which the activities in the book are volunteer works.
 - Call on some present their own opinions in front of the class.
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Other volunteer activities;
+ Taking part in environmental conservation activities, 
+ Donating blood,
+ Directing traffic,
+ Guiding foreign sport teams around when they go to Viet Nam to
compete
- Work in pairs, practicing reading the dialogue .
 - Read the list of volunteer activities.
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Task 2: Practise the dialogue and make.....
a, Role – play :
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to practice speaking the dialogue .
- Call on some present their own opinions in front of the class.
b, Dialogue – building : 
- Ask to Match each activity on the left with corresponding activities on the right.
-Call some Ss to give answers and give feedback 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make a similar conversation, using the activities in task 2.
- Call on some present their own opinions in front of the class.
3, Post speaking : Group discussion 
- Put Ss into groups, ask them to discuss the questions “ What should we do to help children in poverty in you hometown? “
- Call on some present their own opinions in front of the class.
- Give feedback 
III. SUMMARY AND HOMEWORK
Reading skill. Preparations for new lesson
Copywrite the reading passage. Find new words.
 Learn by heart all the new words.
 / ? / B. Speaking.
Expected answers
Helping people in mountainous areas.
- teaching the children to read and write.
- giving them money.
Helping old or sick people 
- cleaning up their houses.
- doing their shopping.
- cooking meals.
Helping disadvantaged or handicapped children
- teaching the children to read and write
- listening to their problems 
- playing games with them.
- taking them to places of interest.
Taking care of war invalids and families of martyrs
- listening to their problems 
- cleaning up their houses.
- doing their shopping.
- cooking meals. 
Taking part in directing the traffic
- direct vehicles at the intersections.
- helping old people and young children to across
 the road.
Sample dialogue:
A: What kind of volunteer work are you participating?
B: We are helping old and sick people.
A: What exactly are you doing?
B: We are cleaning up their houses.
UNIT 4: 	 VOLUNTEER WORK
 Period 23: Listening
 Date: ..
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to 
- listen about a man talking about Spring school in Ho Chi Minh City. 
	- develop such listening micro-skills as intensive listening for specific information and taking notes while listening.
B. METHODS: Integrated, mainly communicative approaching.
C. TEACHING AIDS: Pictures, poster, handouts and real objects.
D. PROCEDURE: 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
WARM UP
Jumbled words
1.awr
2. vaindil, 
3.rytamr,
4.tineretnsco
5. fersfeu. 
II. PRESENTATION
1. Pre – listening :
a, Tick the best answers to the questions....
- Ask Ss to read through the questions and choices.
- Have Ss work in pairs then call on some Ss to answer the questions and explain their
b. Vocabulary :
- co – operate (v) : hợp tác
- co- ordinate (v) : sắp xếp; phối hợp
- fundraising (n) : hoạt động gây quỹ 
- sponsor (n) nhà tài trợ
- Play the tape and then ask Ss to repeat after the tape in chorus and individually.
- Correct errors, if necessary 
- Check that Ps know the meaning of the words
2. While you listen: (20mn)
Task 1: Listen and fill in the blanks 
 - Ask Ss to read through all the statements to find out what they might hear, 
 - Ask Ss to do individually then compare the answer with a partner. 
Find the words
1. war 
2. invalid.
3. martyr
4. intersection.
5. suffer
- Work in pairs to answer the questions on page 51. 
feedback: 
1. informal 
2. 30 street children.
3. 250 children (with special difficulties)
4. 1998.
5. volunteers; June.
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
- Play the tape again, have students listen and check the answers
- Call some Ss to give the answers
- Checks and gives feedback
Task 2: Answer the questions 
- Ask Ss to read the questions carefully and discuss the way to do the task in groups. 
- Call on some to present in front of the class. 
- Listen and explain some difficult questions if necessary 
- Have Ss to read the questions again to make sure that they understand the task clearly.
- Ask Ss to compare their answers with a partner.
- Call on some Ss to check their answers.
- Play the tape the third time and stop in the right answers to check the last time. 
- Give feedback .
3, Post – listening : Error Recognition 
- Deliver handouts with the following sentences:
- Ask Ss to listen and underline an error in each sentence and correct it.
 Handouts:
- Call some Ss to write the answers on the black board.
- Correct and give feedback.
III. SUMMARY AND HOMEWORK
- Summarise the story about Spring School
- Prepare for part D 
Expected answers
 1. It provides classes to disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Dance, theatre, singing and folk music classes were set up in 1999.
3. B/c they need money to continue their English and Performance Arts classes.
4. They dance, sing and play music at one of the largest hotels in Ho Chi Minh City.
5. They are needed because the school need help to organise dinner held annually
1. Spring school provides classes to all children in Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Speaking, theatre , singing and circus classes was set up a year later.
3. Spring School requires people to help organize their fundraising dinner.
4. More schools like Quoc Hoc will soon be found in other cities in Viet Nam. 
Expected answers
 1.all -> disadvantaged 
2. Speaking -> Dance
3. people -> volunteers
4. Quoc Hoc -> Spring School
UNIT 4: 	 VOLUNTEER WORK 
Period 24: Writing 
 Date: ..
A. OBJECTIVES:
 1. Educational aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to express their experiences in the past, read and guess meaning in context, Understand the sequence of events in a story.
	2. Knowledge: 
	3. Skill : 
B. METHODS: Integrated, mainly communicative approaching.
C. TEACHING AIDS: Pictures, poster, handouts and real objects.
D. PROCEDURE: 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
WARM UP
Jumbled word 
 stanhk
* Lead – in :
When do you say “ Thanks ? “ 
-> In today’s lesson, you’ll learn how to write a formal letter to express gratitude or thanks.
II. PRESENTATION
1. Pre-writing: 
Task 1: Read and underline the sentences .....
* Discussing the purpose of the letter
- Ask Ss to read the sample letter on page 52 and discuss the purpose of the letter in pairs.
- Call on some Ss to answer the questions and elicit more ideas from the class.
 - Give comments and feedback .
* Underlining the sentences expressing.....
- Ask Ss to work individually.
- Call on some Ss to give the answers.
- Correct and give feedback.
* Eliciting some useful expressions used to express gratitude or thanks ...
+ On behalf of ......., I would like to thank you for your ....... Your contribution makes it possible for us to .....
-> thanks 
Expected answers :
- When someone give a present.
- When someone does me a favor.
- When someone help me with something.
1. the sample letter is written to thank-you a donor for donating money.
2. thank-you letters to a donor serve two important purposes: + they acknowledge the donor's contribution and help cultivate a relationship, making it more likely for the individual/ orgarnization to donate again, and they serve as proof of the donation for income tax purposes. 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
+ Thank you very much for your generous donation of $...... in support of ......
+ As a result of gift, we will be able to continue the care for .......
+ I would like to take this opportunities to thank you for your generosity in donating.....
2. While - writing: 
Task 2: 
- Get Ss to read the instruction carefully.
- Have Ss write their letter individually.
- Ask Ss to use the sample letter in Task 1 to make an outline for their writing individually.
- Walk around the class and provide help when they need.
- Have Ss compare their outline with a partner. 
- Call on some Ss to read their information loudly in front of the class. 
- Listen and provide more information to Ss if necessary.
Ask Ss to practise writing individually.
Walk around the class , offer ideas and comments when Ss need help
III. SUMMARY AND HOMEWORK
- Prepare for part E
Expected answers
 - The opening the letter: sentence 1.
- The donate amount: sentence 2.
- The way (s) the money is used: sentence 2.
- The way the receipt is issued sentence 3.
- The gratitude to the donor : sentence 4.
- The closing of the letter : Yours faithfully.
A sample letter :
HaiDuong , December 15, 2008
42 HungDao Street .
Dear Sir, 
On behalf of New Future School, I would like to thank you for generous donation of VND 500 million. Your contribution will make it possible for us to build our school library. A good library can help the students very much in their studying. 
 I would like to express our faithful thanks for the donation from your organization and hope to get more assistance and cooperation from your organization in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you soon. 
 Your faithfully,
 Secretary, 
 School Building Fund	
UNIT 4: 	 VOLUNTEER WORK 
Period 25: Language Focus 
 Date: ..
A. OBJECTIVES:
 1. Educational aims: the end of the lesson Ss will be able to 
- distinguish the sounds / w / , / j /, pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly.
 	- distinguish the uses of infinitive gerund and present participle, perfect gerund and perfect participle appropriately.
	B. METHODS: Integrated, mainly communicative approaching.
C. TEACHING AIDS: Pictures, poster, handouts and real objects.
D. PROCEDURE: 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
WARM UP
Category 
Put the word in the correct column :
winter, yellow, white, use, why, Junker , university , wine
- Ask Ss to write in the board.
- Correct and give feedback.
-> The sounds / w / , / j / 
II. PRESENTATION
A. Pronunciation 
1 , Listen and repeat 
- Play the tape , ask Ss to pay attention to pronunciation of these sounds.
- Ask Ss to read after the tape.
- Call on some Ss to read and make correction if necessary.
2,Practise reading the sentences.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to practice reading the sentences .
-Call on some Ss to read and make correction if necessary.
* Notes : -> w – silent sound in some cases : wrong ; two ;know; answer , who , whose...
B. Grammar: Gerund and Present Participle
1) Example : Identifying .
- Hang on a poster, concluding the sentences 
1. “ Where is Sally ? “ – She is playing tennis 
 / w / / j /
 winter yellow
 white use
 why Junker
 wine university
Listen to the tape.
- Read after the tape.
-Pair works
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
2. It is a worrying woman.
3. The girl standing there is Alice.
4. Playing tennis is not expensive in England.
5. I enjoy working in the countryside.
6. I heard him coming into the hall.
7. Having finished the work, he went home.
8. He admitted having broken the vase.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to identify what is gerund or present participle, perfect gerund or perfect participle.
- Call Ss to write on the board.
- Correct and give feedback.
- Elicit and give a presentation of grammatical points.
● The gerund is used after some verbs prepositions, as subject , complement 
● The present participle indicates actions , it can be used as an adjective ( worrying woman) ; to reduce a clause ; after verbs of perception see; hear; smell; observe ; notice ; watch ( not completed action ) ; after verbs : catch; find; waste ; spend
● Perfect gerund is used to refer to a past action.
● Perfect participle is used to when one action happens before another action.
2, Practice : Exercises 1, 2,3 
 - Ask Ss to work individually, then compare with the partner. 
- Call some Ss to give their answers.
- Correct and give feedback.
III. SUMMARY AND HOMEWORK
Redo the exercises
- Prepare for lesson 5.
Read and identify the sentences
Expected answers
1. playing -> present participle 
2. worrying -> present participle 
3. standing -> present participle
4. Playing -> gerund
5. working -> gerund
6. coming -> present participle
7. Having finished -> perfect participle
8. having broken
 Exercises 1
1. spending 
2. bending 
3. behaving 
4. meeting 
5. spending 
6. waiting.
7. starting
 Exercises 
1. burning/ rising 
 2. reading 
 3. lying.
4. shopping 
5. preparing 
 6. trying.
7. modernizing.
Exercises 3
1. having 
2. having been 
3. having been.
4. having tired 
5. having read 
6. having taken.