Lesson plan - Unit 12: The asian games – Llistening skill

Teacher: Vũ Thị Quyên
Wednesday, March, 11th, 2009
Class: 11A12 
LESSON PLAN
Unit 12: The Asian Games – Listening Skill
1. Objective: 
The lesson aims at helping students: 
Widening Ss’ vocabulary related to Sports
Listening for specific information and expressing their opinions
Improving communication skill by doing pair and group works
2. Possible difficulties: 
- Class size 
- Class time management
- Motivation 
- Students’ participation
3. Lesson Procedures
Time
Teacher’s Activities
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15 mins
5 mins
5 mins
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5 mins
3 mins
Warm-up(Groupwork)
- Today we will play a small game before starting our lesson. Your task is to listen to 4 pieces of music related to certain sports event. You have to speak aloud the event and the time and the place it happened. There will be two teams A & B. Are you ready to play?
 (Play the CD)
1. Hand in hand, let us join force
For a better world
Eastern sun over SEA Games
Welcome to Viet Nam!
Eager hearts are yearning for
High records and success
2. Dawning of another morning filled with refreshing air
The air has changed, but emotion still scents like tea
My doors are always open, ready to embrace you with a hug
A hug to know you better, for you'll love this place
Wherever you're from, you'll be our quest so just be at home
We have agreed to meet here, we'd like to welcome you
3. This is what we've worked for all our lives 
Reaching for the highest goal we can 
We choose to give it all 
When competition calls
Time records the victory in our hearts
4. I remember that I can still feel you 
Sometimes I’m blind but I see you 
You are here but so far away 
The times when you wanna.. Im missing you 
Makes me feel like I’m spinning 
Sometimes you get what you gain 
Answer: 
SeaGames 22, 2003, Vietnam
Olympic 2008, China
Worldcup 1990, Italia
Euro 2008, Austria and Switzeland
2. Before you listen
- Class, open your book page 141 and look at these pictures. 
Who can give me the names of these sports?
Answer: - High jump, long jump, gymnasium and swimming
- Now, you work in pairs, ask and answer question 2 and 3 in the textbook. 
2. Have you ever watched sports like these on TV?
3. Which sport(s) do you like best? Why?
- Hoang Lan, please!
- Now, class. Look at the black board and listen to me: 
COMING LIVE: truyền hình trực tiếp
FREESTYLE /'fri;staIl:/(n): môn bơi tự do
GYMNASIUM/ dZIm'neIziJm /(n): phòng tập thể dục
BAR/ bA;(r)/ (n): xà
GYMNAST /'dZImn&st/(n): vận động viên thể dục
LAND / l&nd/(v): tiếp đất
- Ok, class. Now, repeat after me in chorus. 
- Ok, Huyen Chi, read aloud the words
3. While you listen
Task 1: Individual
Now, class. Open your book page 142 and read the instruction of task 1 for me. So you will listen to the tape for the first time and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. Are you ready? Now listen carefully. (Play the tape)
- Ok, can I have your answers please?
- Van Anh, what are your answers?
Answer: 
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
- Class, look at the blackboard and check whether V. And’s answers are True or False.
- Ok, now we will listen to the tape again and check her answer. 
Task 2: Pairwork
Based on the information you have heard, complete the following table
Name of athletes
Nationality
Sports 
Results
Yuko
 (1)
freestyle
 (2)
 (3)
Chinese
 (4)
gold medal
 (5)
Korea
 (6)
 (7)
Vichai
 (8)
 (9)
 (10)
 Answer: 
1. Japanese
2. Gold medals
3. Lily
4. Gymnastics
5. Lee Bong Ju
6. long jump 
7.gold medal
 8. Thailand
 9.Highjump
10. No medal
Task 3: Groupwork
- Wow, you’ve done a good job. Now, we will play the game Lucky Number, you will choose randomly a number and answer my questions. 
1. What time was “The Asian Games Report” programme ?
Answer: It was at 10.15 p.m.
2. How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first three days?
Answer: They have won 6 gold medals.
3. How many times has Lee Bong-ju competed in the long jump?
Answer: He has competed in the long jump 2 times.
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
Answer: High jump was the last sports event.
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?
Answer: He was very disappointed. 
6. Lucky Number
7. Unlucky Number
8. How many nations were mentioned in the tape and what are they?
Answer: there are 4 nations: Korea, China, Thailand and Japan
9. According to the report, who got the highest result?
Answer: Yuko and Lily
- Now class, based on what we have done, who can summarize the report for me. 
- Anh, please. 
4. After you listen(Groupwork)
- Ok, class. Now I would like you to play a small game. Each block of table will have a paper in which you write whatever you want on a selected topic. After finishing, one group member will speak aloud the profile for the whole class. 
1. Name
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Favourite sport
5. Favourite Athlete
6. Participated sport event
7. Highest result
8. Dream
- Wow, I see that Hang’s group is ready. Class, pay attention to their performance. 
 5. Homework
At home you will write a paragraph about your favourite athlete(s).