Thanh Loc high school

Week: 16
Period: 46

School year:2014-2015
Date of preparing: November 24th, 2014
Date of teaching: December 2rd, 2014
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
SECTION : reading

I/ OBJECTIVES :

1. Formation of behavior : By the end of the lesson ,sts will be able to develop such micro skills as
scanning for specific ideas and guessing meaning in context and use the information they have read to discuss the
topic
2. Skill: Reading for identifying the main idea and specific information

3. Language focus:
- New words: Words related to celebration
II/ PREPARATION :
1. Teacher : textbook , lesson plan
2. Students : textbook , notebook ,pen
III/ TIME : 45 minutes
IV / PROCEDURE :
1. Class order : Greeting , Checking attendance (1)
2. Checking up (3-5) T asks sts to write the form of conditional sentences and do exercises
3. New lesson : (2)
Teachers activities
Warm-up: (4 minutes)
- Lets students to listen to the song
and ask some questions:
a. What is the title of the song?
b.When do people often sing it?
c.What is it about?
-There are many things about Tet that
we want to say. Today, well study a
new lesson Unit 8- Reading
Pre-reading: (6 minutes)
- Asks students to look at the
picture and discuss the three
questions in pairs
-Goes around to offer help
-Calls on some students to present
their answers and give comments
from other students
-Gives feedback

Students activities

content

- Look at the picture

- Answer the questions
a. Happy New Year
b. to welcome the New Year/it is
often sung on the last days of the
old year and the at the beginning
of the New year
c. Feeling about the old year and
the New Year
- Listen to the teacher look at the I/ Before you read :
picture and answer the questions
Look at the pictures and answer the
-The answers are various
questions
time of the year is it ?
1,It is spring and it should be Tet 1.1. What
It is spring and it should be Tet holiday because we can
holiday because we can se the
see the apricot blossom and a kumquat tree full of ripe
fruits .
apricot blossom and a kumquat 2. what
are the people in the picture doing ?
tree full of ripe fruits
1. The people in the picture may be a family .The
grandmother is giving her niece and nephew some lucky
2,the people in the picture may be
money .The girl ,the boy and their parents may be wishing
a family. the grandmother is giving
their grandparents good health and happiness
else do you see in the picture ?
her niece and nephew some lucky 3.1.what
In the picture we can also see a five fruit tray on the
money. The girl, the boy and their
ancestral altar ( mam ngu qua tren ban th
to tien) ,and a dish of fruits ,a tray of
parents may be wishing their
candied fruits and a banh chung on the table .
grandparents
good health and
happiness

- Lets students work in pairs to tell -work in pair and discuss these
which of the activities in the book activities they enjoy most doing in
they enjoy most at Tet
the Tet
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- Calls on some students to present
their answer and other students
comment
-Asks students to read through the
passage and find some new words
+positive comments
+candied fruit
+spread (v): to extend over a place
+Lunar New Year
-Lets students read and copy in
their notebooks

While-reading: (20 minutes)

You are going to read about the Tet
holiday in Vietnam
-Makes the class read the small
talks, to scan the details and do the
tasks
1. Task 1 :
-Asks students to read a passage
about Tet holiday, and then
underline those words which
match with the definitions on the
right column in the task 1
- Firstly, ask students to study
individually then in pairs
- Walks around the class, offer
ideas and comments when students
need help
-Calls on some students to explain
their answer in front of the class
- Gives suggestions
Task 2
- Work in pairs, read the small
talks again and answer these
questions
- Ask students to work individually
then work in pairs
- Walk round the class and
comments when students need
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-Read individually
-Listen to the teacher and write
down
-Read in chorus

-Listen to the teacher

-Read the passage and underline
new words
-Try to guess the meanings of the
words
-Listen to their friends answers
-Listen to the teacher and
correct

Pre teaching vocabulary :

Agrarian (adj) : thuoc ve
nghe nong ,nong dan
Build up : increase gradually:
tch tu , gom gop
Peach blossom : hoa ao
Apricot blossom : hoa mai
Sticky rice : gao nep
Pork : tht heo
Fatty (adj) : co nhieu m
Pray(for)(v) : cau nguyen
Dress up : an mac ep
Fireworks (n) : phao hoa
Get together: tu tap oan tu
Kumquat tree : cay quat
Longevity (n) : trng tho
Lucky money : tien mng
tuoi
Plum (n) : qua man
Shrine (n) : temple en th
II/ while you read :
+ setting the scene : you are
going to read a passage about
Tet holiday in Vietman .While
you are reading ,do the tasks in
the textbook
Task 1 : Fill the meanings of the
words .You can also use your
dictionary
Keys :
1.
impressive and large
(trong ai ,hoanh trang )
2.
a long piece of cloth with a
message on it (bieu ng
,bang ron)
3.
mt tao
4.
thuoc ve nong dan
5.
cau nguyen
6.
nien vui thch ,s no
nuc ,nhon nhp

Task 2 : you are required to

read the passage and decide
whether the statements are True
-Read passage again
(T) or False(F)
-Work individually
Answer :
1F( it fall between 19thJanuary
-Work individually
and20thFebuary)
2,F( its just for agrarian people)
-Read carefully and give the 3.T
4,F( according to the passage,
answer
2
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-Check the answer in front of the

class as a whole
-Give correct answers
Task 3 :
- Ask students to read all questions
to answer the questions in task 3
- Ask students to work with a
partner
- Walks around the class to help
students whenever they need
-Give correct answer
(the answer is in the passage)

-Work in group and discuss

lucky number tends to be given

to children)
5T
6,T
Task 3 : you are required to
read the passage and answer
the questions
1.

-two students present in front of

the class
-Copy down on the notebooks

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

It sometime between 19th January and

20th February (line 2-3,para 1)
Tets preparations and celebrations used
to be spread over months (line 1-2,para
2)
They are decorated with coloured lights
and red banners (line 3-4,para 2)
They buy gifts ,clean and decorate their
houses and cook traditional foods (line
4-5,para 2)
It is made from sticky rice ,green beans
and fatty pork (line 5-6,para 3)
Mut is candied fruit (line 6-7,para 2)
Visiting friends and other family
members ,exchanging wishes ,going to
the pagoda ,playing games (last para)

Post-reading: (5 minutes)
- work in groups to talk about their last III/ After you read: (5-6)
Tell each other about your last
- Lets students work in groups to talk Tet holiday ,using the following
Tet holiday ,focusing on the
about their last Tet holiday ,using main points
following main points
the following main points
2. How you prepared for Tet
- Has students work in groups and
3. How you decorated your house
discuss
- Walks around the class, listen to
4. Who you visited
students discussions and offer
5. What special foods you are
suggestions when necessary
6. What activities you enjoyed
- Gives comments
- Speak
doing most during Tet
- Calls on some students to speak
and give them feedback
4/ CONSOLIDATION : 2
Summarises the main points of the lesson
5/ HOME WORK: 2
learn by heart new words , reread the passage and answer some questions
prepare speaking of unit 8
* Experience from the period:

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* Supplement:

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Thanh Loc high school

Week: 16
Period: 47

School year:2014-2015
Date of preparing: November 24th, 2014
Date of teaching: December 3rd, 2014
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
SECTION : speaking

I/ OBJECTIVES :

1. Formation of behavior : After the lesson , sts will be able to talk the celebration of Tet and other
festivals activities ; can express their opinions about Tet holiday in Vietnam..
2. Skill: Fluency in expressing opinion and expressions about celebrations in Vietnam

3. Language focus:
- Grammar:
- New words:
II/ PREPARATION :
1. Teacher : textbook , lesson plan
2. Students : textbook , notebook ,pen
III/ TIME : 45 minutes
IV / PROCEDURE :
1. Class order : Greeting , Checking attendance (1)
2. Checking up ( 3-5 ): Tasks sts to read the passage,answer the questions and to write some words
Agrarian (adj) : thuoc ve nghe nong ,nong dan
Build up : increase gradually:tch tu , gom gop
Peach blossom : hoa ao
Apricot blossom : hoa mai
Sticky rice : gao nep
Pork : tht heo
Fatty (adj) : co nhieu m
Pray(for)(v) : cau nguyen
Dress up : an mac ep
3. New lesson : (2)
Teachers activities
Students activities
content
Warm-up:(4 munites)
- Ask students close the book and - Listen to the teacher
find
words
that
go
with -Find out the words
ttraditional in groups
-Suggested answer: food, flowers
clothes ,games , costumes
Today, we will practice speaking
about Tet holiday in Vietnam
Pre-reading: (6 minutes)
Task 1:
-Asks students to read the dialogue
and ask them what points are
mentioned in the dialogue
- Asks student to work individually
then work in groups
-calls on some pairs to act out the
dialogue
- Give suggestions
While speaking :(18 minutes)
Task 2:
-Ask students to look at the three
pictures and work out the name of
eachholiday
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- read individually and then work in

pairs
- listen to the friend and give
comments

-Listen to the teacher

-Answer :
picture 1: Mid-Autumn
4

I/ Task 1 :
You are going to practice the dialogue
on page 93 in pairs
1.when is it exactly?
2.What do people often do at ?
Oh, that sounds really
interesting

II/ TASK 2 : (10-12)

You are going to match the
holidays with its description
and activities
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Picture 1: Mid Autumn festival
is the 15th day of the 8th lunar
month .On this day people
celebrate the largest full moon
in the year .Children wear
masks ,have parties with
special cakes and lots of
fruits ,parade in the street
Picture 2: Thanksgiving falls on
the third Thursday in November
when people celebrate the
harvest .Family members get
together to share a large meal
with roast turkey
Picture 3: Valentines Day is on
February 14th on this day people
express their love to each other
by giving chocolates, flowers or
gifts to the people they love
Key :
1.c
2. a
3. b
III/ TASk 3 : (10-12)
You are going to ask and
- Do the task 3
answer about the holidays in
-Compare the answer with the task 2 ,using the dialogue in
partners
task 1 as the model
- Work in groups
Useful expressions :
-Ask the teacher if necessary
What do you know about .?
-Some groups present their answer
When is it exactly ?
in front of the class
What do people often do at ?
What about the children ?
Oh, that sounds really
interesting

- Ask students to work individually Picture 2: thanksgiving,

then in pairs
picture3 :Valentines Day
- Walk around the class to help
student when necessary
- Check and give suggestions
- Ask student to practice it with a
partner
- Corrects students pronunciation
if necessary

Post-reading: (7 minutes)
Task 3:
- Asks students to read all words in
the task 3
-Gives the meaning of some words
when necessary
- Asks
students
to
work
individually then work in pairs
- Walks around the class to help
students when necessary
- Checks and give suggestions
- Asks students to practice this
conversation
- Corrects their pronunciation when
necessary
- Gives comments
4/ CONSOLIDATION : 2
Summarises the main points of the lesson
5/ HOME WORK: 2
Write about the tet holiday their like
prepare listening of unit 8
* Experience from the period:

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* Supplement:

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Nguyen Van Nam

Englih 11

Thanh Loc high school

Week: 16
Period: 48

School year:2014-2015
Date of preparing: November 24th, 2014
Date of teaching: December 3rd, 2014
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
SECTION : listening

I/ OBJECTIVES :

1. Formation of behavior : By the end of the lesson , sts will be able to develop extensive listening
skills and use the information they have listened to for other communicative tasks
2. Skill: Listening for gist and for specific information.
3. Language focus:
- Grammar:
- New words: Words related to new year.
II/ PREPARATION :
1. Teacher : textbook , lesson plan
2. Students : textbook , notebook ,pen
III/ TIME : 45 minutes
IV / PROCEDURE :
1. Class order : Greeting , Checking attendance (1)
2. Checking up( 3-5) : Tasks sts talk about the holidays
What do you know about .?
When is it exactly ?
What do people often do at ?
What about the children ?
3. New lesson (2)
Teachers activities
Warm-up : (4 minutes)
- Asks the students question :
- What is special about the New
Year holiday in Japan?
- Can you guess what Japanese do
on these days?
=> Leads in: we are going to listen
to the talking about how the New
Year celebrated in Japan
Pre-listening : (6 minutes)
- Lets students work in pairs to
guess which of the activities the
Japanese often do on their New
years Day
-Calls on some students to give
their answers and write them on the
boards

Students activities

content

- Listen and answer

-listen to the teacher

- Work in pairs and each pair works I/ Before you listen

in role
1. Do you think which activities the
- Listen to the teacher
Japanese often do on their New
- Look at the picture in the book
Year s Days ?
and guess before listening
Exchanging gifts and cards
Decorating the house with peach
flowers
Wearing Kimonos or special
-Introduces some new words from
dress
the listening passage
Giving /receiving lucky money
Going to the pagoda
Visiting friends
listen and repeat :
Similarities
housewives
longevity
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While-listening: (20 minutes)

Task 1:
-Ask students to listen to
conversations
- Listen to each pair
- Let students listen for three times
-Check the answer in front of the
class as a whole
-tick in the right column that best
reflect their answer
- Go around and remark
Task 2:
- Ask students to listen again and
answer the questions
- Let students read the questions
first and quickly- work in pairs
- Let students listen again 3 times
and ask them to discuss in groups
to answer the questions
- Listen to each group and remark

After-listening: (5 minutes)
- Have students sit in groups and
compare the following aspects of
the Vietnamese New year with
those of the Japanese one
- Go around and help if necessary
-Call on some students tell the class
again
-Give comments

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constancy
Kimono
shrine
pine trees
represent
II/ While you listen :
TASK1 : You are going to listen
to two people talking about how the New
Year is celebrated in Japan ,Listen and
tick () the things you hear
They put on special clothes
Housewives prepare special
foods
They go to a shrine
They drink rice wine
They watch television
They eat a special meal

-Listen carefully
- Work individually
- Give corrects

-Listen to the dialogues and then

work in groups and give their TASK2 : you are going to listen
answers
to the tape again and answer
-keys :
comprehension questions
1,Because they want to get rid of
Answer s :
the old year and welcome the new
1) Because they want to get
year
rid of the dirt of the old
2,from TV or the radio
year and welcome the
3,Kimonos or special dress
new year
4,No, New year is mostly
2) From television or the
celebrates among family only
radio
3) Kimonos or special dress
4) No. New Year is mostly
- work in group and discuss
celebrated among family
- each group presents their answers
only
III/ After you listen : (6-8)
- Listen and copy in their Compare the following aspects
of the Vietnamese New Year with
notebooks
those of the Japanese one
Preparations
Foods and clothes
Activities on New Years
Eve
People to celebrate with

4/ CONSOLIDATION : 2
Summarises the main points of the lesson
5/ HOME WORK: 2
learnt by heart new words and do these exercises
prepare the writing of unit 8
* Experience from the period:

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* Supplement:
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