UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES

LESSON PLAN
Instructor’s name : Võ Ngọc Kỳ Duyên

Class : 11B9

Time : 45 minutes (period 1 – Wednesday afternoon 07/11/2017)

Lesson : 6C – Masai Rite of Passage (basic edition) - Reading

Abbreviations: T = teacher; Ss = students

I. AIMS:

This lesson aims to help Ss to:

 Knowledge: have general knowledge about Masai Rite of Passage called “Eunoto”
 Language: learn some new words relating to the topic
 Skills: practice reading skills such as guessing meaning in context, scanning for specific information as well as
improve speaking skill through discussion activity in the post-reading part.

II. OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

 Have an overview about “Eunoto”

 Acquire vocabulary used to talk about rituals
 Develop reading skills for guessing meaning in context and scanning for specific information
 Enhance speaking skill via answering and discussing ideas in the post-reading part.

III. APPROACH – TEACHING AIDS – MATERIALS:

 Communicative Approach
 Laptop, television, tablet, textbook, handouts, blackboard, chalks

IV. TEACHING PROCEDURE:

A. Classroom procedure: (1 minute)

 Greeting
 Checking attendance
B. New lesson:

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

I. PRE-READING 9 questions:

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1. Warm-up & Lead-in: (5’) -Ss respond to teacher’s 1. ride a scooter
request.
-Stick pictures of things people do in 2. get married
different stages of life around the class.
3. leave home
- Ss will work in pairs, going to each
picture, discussing “At what age can 4. smoke cigarettes
people (legally) do these things?”. 5. vote
- When they get back to their seats, T 6. open a bank account
elicit answers. If they can answer, they - Listen to teacher
get one key letter for each picture and try
to find out the key phrase: STAGES OF
LIFE.

- T write the number on the board in

chronological order. Later, link. In
Vietnam, from 13 – 18: teenager, from
18+: adulthood. So you are young adults!

2. Contextulize reading text: (1’) GLOSSARY

Do you celebrate when you become an

adult? Imagine you are turning 18
tomorrow. As usual, we only have a
happy party, but now you try st new by
getting a tattoo, or cut your hair, body
hair, and you celebrate for a longer
period of time, not just one day.

The people called “Masai” in Africa do

something like that to celebrate their
becoming adults. Today, we read about
the Masai, a tribe in Afria, and their rite
of passage.

3. Present new vocabulary: (10’)

* rite of passage (n)

- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and the

title, guess the meaning: rite means
festival or celebration, passage means
from one stage of life to another.

- Ask Ss to read question 2 and guess(a)

or (b). Listen to the first paragraph to
choose (a) or (b). (show Ss how to read
with eyes and hand, don’t read every
word)

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- Conduct repetition

* tribe (n)

* nomadic (a)

* warrior (a)

* ritual (n)

* elder (n)

* sacred (a)

* appearance , symbol (n)

- Explain the meaning by giving an oral

definition of the word

- Conduct repetition

- Conduct repetition in choral the whole

list of words.

- Choose some Ss and ask them to repeat

the words.

- Ask Ss if they still want to know any

specific words or phrases. Allow 2
minutes to ask and answer.

II. WHILE-READING

*Task 1: Work in groups of six.

* Task 1: Reading for gist and speed - Listen to the instructions.

reading skills. (9’)
- Ss work in groups of six.
+ T asks Ss to close the text book and
read the cloze text of the first paragraph
on TV in 4 minutes. Then answer the
questions.

+ T calls Ss to give answers to question 1.

+ T ask Ss to read the rest of the article

with speed reading skills and answer * Task 2:
question: What is the name of the
festival in the article and what does it
celebrate?

+ T gives feedback.

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 - Listen to the instructions * Task 3:

* Task 2: (7’) - Ss work individually. - See Appendix B.

+ Ask Ss to scan the passage and Key

complete part 3 (Task 2 – textbook)
- Ss complete the task quickly a/ 5
+ Instruct Ss to underline key words in and hand in to get bonus
the question and find the key words in b/ 1
the paragraphs. c/ 2
+ Have Ss compare their answer with d/ 4
their neighbors.
e/ 3
+ Ask individuals to give answer and - Find out the evidence in the
correct wrong answer f/ 6
passage (line…, paragraph…)
+ Give feedback and show answer

* Task 3: Critical reading & identify key

information

+ T asks Ss to work in groups of 5 (or 6)

and work with board.

III. POST-READING (7’) Quizzes:

Question for a moral lesson:

- Ss listen and answer to T’s
questions.

- Ss discuss with their

neighbours and with T.

C. Consolidation & Homework: (1’)

- Post-reading part is designed as consolidation part.
- Homework:
+ Learn new vocabulary
+ Prepare for next lesson: Unit 12 – Part B: Speaking

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 APPENDIX A

Task 2: General reading. Then answer the questions below:

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