Period :43 (6/12/08) Unit 8: READING Aim: To help ss practise in silent reading about the changes in the country life. Teaching Aids: Textbook, pictures and charts. PROCEDURE I/ Warmer: Brainstorming:(5') Ss find the words related to the village.
Possible answers: buffalo, field, rice, simple life, farmer, farmhouses, fences,… II/Pre- reading: 1.Picture description:(Pairwork)(p.82)(5') - Ss discuss the questions. - T calls some ss to read aloud their answers in front of class. - T gives feedback.
o Suggested answers: 1.The farmers are harvesting the crop. 2.They are working very hard. 3.It’s a good/bumper crop. 4.Good farming methods, good varieties, mordern technology used, people work hard,… 2.Vocabulary:(8') - straw(n): (realia): dry cut stalks of various cereals(rơm) - mud(n):(explanation): wet, soft soil(bùn) - technical high school(n): (translation): trường trung học kỹ thuật dạy nghề. - farming methods(n): (translation): phương pháp canh tác. - brick houses(n): (picture): houses made of bricks. - thanks to(prep): because of, owing to(nhờ có) (example) Ex: My studies become better and better thanks to my teacher’s help. * Checking: ROR. III/ While-reading: Set the scene: You are going to read a passage about life changes in the country. Now read it and do the following tasks. 1.Task 1: Matching:(p.83)(5') - T encourages ss to guess the meaning of the words in the context. - Ss compare their answers with a friend. - T calls on some ss to explain their answers in front of the class. - T makes necessary corrections. * Key: 1.b 2.d 3.a 4.e 5.c 2. Task 2: Table completion.(T shows a chart) (p.84)(5') - Ss scan the passage to get specific information to complete the table. - Ss study the table careffully before doing the task. - T goes around and gives help when necessary. - Ss compare the answers with a friend. - T calls some ss to complete the table. - T and ss correct.
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Areas of change Before Now houses made of straw and mud made of bricks radio and TV few many farming methods old(buffalo, plough) new(machine) crops poor(enough to eat) good/bumper(more to sell) travel on foot/ by bike by motorbike 3. Task 3:Answering questions (pairwork) (p.84)(7') - Have ss read the passage again and underline the information that support the answers. - Ss compare their answers with another pair. - Call on some ss to read their answers aloud in front of the class. - T gives feedback. * Key: 1.It was poor and simple. 2.Because they hope that with an education of science and technology their children could find a way of bettering their lives. 3. They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped grow cash crops for export. 4. He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home. 5. He told his grandchildren: “Study hard so that you can do more for the village than your parents did.” IV/ Post-reading:(8') Discussion (Groupwork) - Ss discuss the question: “How can people with an education help make the life of their community better? - T explains: “people with an education” refers to people with a university study. - Ss look back to the passage to get the ideas for the question. - T goes around and provide help when necessary. * Suggested answers: o Introduce new farming methods. o Grow cash crops for export. o Help local people apply mordern technology in farming. o Help community especially yong people access to ways of intertainment. o Raise people’s awareness about food safety and environment hygiene. o …
❖Homework(2'): -Summarise the main points. - Learn the old lesson. -Prepare for : Speaking : vocabulary and structure( giving plans). -Do Ex on page 85.
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