Lesson Plan 25(grade 11 – advanced) Period : 25 Preparation date : 17/10/2011 Unit : 4 Lesson : Volunteer work and literacy programs ( Reading) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information. - By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas. II. Lexical items : - volunteer - first – hand - remedial - conduct - literacy - benefit - hardship - interpersonal III. Structures : - Our main task was to teach beginners how to read and write - Every morning we conducted remedial courses for weak schoolboys. - Helping the community enables us to develop our interpersonal skills… IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - picture / drawings - chalk - handouts V. Techniques : - Skill – based ( reading, speaking) VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials 1. Warm- up & lead- in (3’) Games: word search - Give each St a copy the task below ( prepared on the photocopies) - Put Ss into groups of four - set a time limit of 5 minutes - ask Ss to complete the puzzle using the clues provide, and find out the missing word going down - as the time is up, get groups to hand in their results - award a point for each correct word an five Expected answers : 1. alive 2. port 3. example 4. amusing 5. nurse 6. let 7. expensive 8. desert 9. underground The missing word : VOLUNTEER photocopies points for the missing word going down. - the group with the most points will be the winner. - elicit the answers to the following questions from Ss. + What does it mean by “volunteer”? + have you ever done volunteer work? + what kind of volunteer work have you done.? Transition: In today’s reading section, we’ll learn about the activities that the student volunteers at Period 25 : Unit 4 : Volunteer work & Literacy programs - Reading Chalk and board. Hiep Phuoc village, Nha Be District, HCM city did and the benefits they gained from doing so. - write down on the board: 2. Pre- reading (5’) Teaching Vocabulary - write new words on the bb. - elicit meanings from Sts or give explanations yourself - leave some minutes for Sts to copy. - give some practice on pronunciation ( T reads – Sts repeat in chorally, - volunteer (n) tinh nguyen vien Volunteer (v) -voluntary (a) - first-hand (a): mat thay tai nghe - remedial (a) : danh cho hs yeu kem Chalk and board then asks Sts to read individually.) - conduct (v) : teach, organize - hardship (n) : difficulty - benefit (n,v) - interpersonal(a): 3. while - reading (15’) Activity 1: questions and answers (task a, p65,66) - T ask Ss to read the text and find the answers to the questions. - Tell Ss to work with a partner, asking ans answering the questions. 1 . what did student volunteers do at Hiep Phuoc village? 2. Were there any foreign volunteers in groups? 3. how were their taks? 4. what was their Chalk + book + small board - Call on some pairs to ask and answer ans check with the class. Activity 2: checking vocabulary : gap- filling) - Ask Ss to choose either a or b to complete the sentences below - Ask Ss to work with a partner and compare answers. main task? 5. what did they do in morning, in afternoon, in evening? What time? 6. what did they do besides their main task? 7. what benefits did they have when volunteering? Choose a or b ? 1. being a volunteer has enabled me to develop my ……. Skill and discover my own talents - Call on Ss to read the statements and say their choice. a. personal b. interpersonal 2. we should spend the money the on something that will … everyone. a. gain b. benefit 3. we suffered many ……… during that winter. a. hardship b. illiteracy 4. schools need …… to help children to read. a. volunteer b. volunteers 4. Post- reading (15’) Activity 1: discussion - put Ss into groups of four , discussing this question: why do people at Hiep Phuoc village suffer from illiteracy? Discuss possible causes and suggest appropriate solutions. . - Why do people at Hiep Phuoc village suffer from illiteracy? Discuss possible causes and suggest appropriate solutions. - Handouts 5. Homework (2’) - Ask Sts to learn new words by heart and review the today’s lesson. - Prepare the new lessons for the next time Book and notebook . Lesson Plan 25( grade 11 – advanced) Period : 25 Preparation date : 17/10/2 011 Unit : 4 Lesson : Volunteer work and literacy programs ( Reading) I. Aims : - By the end of the lesson, . have you done.? Transition: In today’s reading section, we’ll learn about the activities that the student volunteers at Period 25 : Unit 4 : Volunteer work & Literacy. interpersonal skills… IV. Teaching aids: - textbook - picture / drawings - chalk - handouts V. Techniques : - Skill – based ( reading, speaking) VI. Procedures : State/time Teacher’s and students’