Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 4 Volunteer work - Nguyễn Văn Tạo

Lesson Plan – Grade 11

Teacher in-charge: Nguyen Van Tao

Date: September 30th, 2009 Period 20

Unit 4 VOLUNTEER WORK Lesson READING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- Guess meaning in context; understand the sequence of events in the reading related to volunteer activities in America. II. Language Focus:

- Grammar: gerund and present participle. - New words: volunteer, orphan, aged, mow, handicapped, overcome . . . III. Teaching Aids: overhead projector, cassette player, textbook . . . . IV. Procedures:

Stages/

Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Warm – up

(5 minutes)

-T lets Ss have a look at some pictures and tells Ss to answer the questions: a. Who are they? b. Where are they? c. What are they doing? -T asks Ss to work in groups of three to answer the above questions. * Expected answers: a. They are college students / high school students b. They are at a remote village. c. They are giving classes to children/ repairing roads / houses / giving medical services . . . -T leads into the new lesson by giving some more questions + Do they get paid for their work? + No. they are doing something without having any kinds of payment. So we can say that they are doing VOLUNTEER WORK.

-Ss work in groups answer questions about the pictures.

Pre – reading

(8 minutes)

-T asks Ss to work in groups to read the saying and explain what it means. * Suggested explanation: “If someone gives you something to eat, you will not feel hungry but it won’t last long. If someone gives you an apportunity to work or teaches you how to work, you will earn your own living for a long time.” Vocabulary Pre-teach -T elicits or pre-teaches some words related to the reading before T lets Ss read the text. + volunteer (n), voluntary (a), voluntarily (adv) + orphan (n), orphanage (n) + the aged (n) + disadvantaged (a) + handicapped (a): disabled (a) + drought (n) + remote (a): far-away

-Ss work in groups of four.

-Ss listen to the teacher’s explanation.

-S writes down new words in their notebooks.

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Lesson Plan – Grade 11

Teacher in-charge: Nguyen Van Tao

While – reading

(7 minutes)

Task 1 – Using the correct form of “volunteer” -T has Ss work individually to read the task carefully and give the right word forms of “volunteer”. -T tells Ss to compare their answers with each other. -T calls on Ss to read and explain their answers in front of the class. -T gives feedback and correct answers. * Suggested answers: 1. voluntary (adj) 2. voluntarily (adv) 3. volunteers (pln) 4. volunteered (v)

-Ss work individually and do Task 1.

-Ss compare the answers with a partner.

-Some Ss present the answers in front of the class, others listen and remark.

(7 minutes) Task 2 – Choosing the best option. -T has Ss work in pairs to do Task 2. -T gives Ss time to read the whole passage. -T goes around the class and provides help if necessary. -T calls on some pairs to act out the activity in front of the class. -T comments and gives the suggested answers. * Suggested answers:

1 – A; 2 – D; 3 – B; 4 – D; 5 – B

-Ss work in pairs.

-Ss present their answers in front of the class.

-Ss listen T’s comment and write down the correct answers.

(8 minutes) Task 3 – Answering the questions -T requires Ss to work in pairs to read again the passage carefully and do Task 3. -T goes around the class and provides help if necessary. -T calls on some pairs to act out the activity in front of the class. -T comments and gives the suggested answers. * Suggested answers: 1. They usually visit these places. They read books to the people there, play games with them or listen to their problems. 2. They give care and comfort to them. 3. During summer vacations, they volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas.

-Ss work in pairs.

-Ss present their answers in front of the class.

-Ss listen T’s comment and write down the correct answers.

Post – reading

(7 minutes)

Group discussion -T has Ss work in groups and …