Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 15 Cities - Nguyễn Văn Tạo

Teacher in-charge: Nguyễn Văn Tạo

Date: Period

Unit 15 CITIES

Lesson READING

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

- use vocabulary items related to the issue of conservation. - guess the meaning of words based on contexts and components of the words. - scan for specific information about New York city. - skim for general ideas about New York city. II. Language Focus:

- Grammar: Revision - New words: found, golbal finance, to be characterised . . . III. Teaching Aids: cassette player, textbook . . . IV. Procedures:

Stages/

Time

Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Warm – up

(5 minutes)

-T introduces the topic of the lesson (cities) and asks Ss name some big cities in the world that they know. -T gets Ss to work in pairs and match the pictures on page 156 of the textbook with the correct places. -T checks that Ss have the right answers by asking some questions: + What can you see in picture 1? + What about picture 2? + What makes you think it is the UN Headquarters ? etc.

-Ss work in pairs and do the matching.

Pre – reading

10 minutes

-T asks Ss to work in groups of four and write down as much inforamtion about New York that they know as possible. * Suggested information: + Weather: humid continental climate + Population: 7 million people live in the city and 19 million live in the whole metropolitan area. + Area: 946 km2 + Famous places: Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Broadway District, Ground Zero . . . Pre-teaching vocabulary -T elicits or presents the meaning of some important new words that do not appear in task 1. + to be located in/at/on + to found (v) + global finance (n) + to be characterized by (exp.) -T gives some examples to show the use of these words. + My school is located in a quiet street. + The school was founded in 1980 + Hannoi is characterized by numerous lakes, green trees and old, narrow streets.

-Ss work in groups.

-Ss listen to T’s explanation and take notes new vocabulary.

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Teacher in-charge: Nguyễn Văn Tạo

While – reading

8 minutes

Task 1 – Matching the words with their definitions -T asks Ss to read the passage silently and then do Task 1. -T may write the words found in Column A on the board. -T instructs Ss to read the passage quickly and stop at the lines that contain these words to guess their meanings. -T checks that Ss understand the words correctly by asking them to provide the Vietnamese equivalents to the words. -T asks Ss to work individually to do the matching. -T goes around to help Ss when necessary. -T asks Ss for their answers and asks other Ss if they agree with their friend’s answers. -T gives the correct answers. * Expected answers: 1. d 3. e 5. b 2. c d. a

Whole class, individual work and pair work.

6 minutes

Task 2 – True or False -T asks Ss to work individually to do the task. -T asks Ss to discuss their answers with their peers. T calls on some Ss to give their answers and asks them to explain their choices. -T comments and gives the suggested answers. * Suggested answers: 1. T 2. F ( . . .is ice-free all seasons) 3. T (It’s on the Hudson and Passaic rivers) 4. T (It is the home of the UN) 5. T (It’s was founded by the Dutch in 1624 and taken over by the English in 1664)

-Ss work individually and do the task.

-Ss present their answers in front of the class.

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

6 minutes Task 3 – Answering the questions -T checks if Ss can answer the comprehension questions in Task 3 without having to read the passage again. If Ss cannot, T asks them to read the questions carefully and instructs them some tips to do the task. -T gets Ss to answer the questions in pairs. -T goes around and helps if necessary. -T asks some Ss to present their answers in front of the class. T gives feedback and the correct answers. * Suggested answers: 1. It is in the southeastern part of New York State 2. 7 million people in the city and 19 million people in the metropolitan region. …