Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 Unit 13: Hobbies - Reading

LESSON PLAN
Textbook : Tieng Anh 11 (Basic)
Class: 11B2
Date: March, 23th 2015
Unit 13: Hobbies 
Reading
Teacher in charge: Cao Hoai Ngan
Supervisor: Vu Khiem Ai
1. Objectives: by the end of the lesson
- Languages: Ss will be able to 
	+ use certain vocabulary items related to hobbies 
	+ gain more knowledge about some hobbies
- Skills: Ss will be able to: 
+ develop the skill of guessing meaning of the words based on the context
+ improve reading skill such as skimming to get the main idea of each paragraph and scanning for specific information 
2. Assumed knowledge: 
- Ss are familiar with hobbies topic
3. Anticipated problems: 
- Ss may not know many vocabulary items related to hobbies -> T provides Ss necessity vocabulary.
- Ss don’t know how to scan and get specific information -> T should give them instruction
4. Teaching aids: textbook, blackboard, PowerPoint, handouts.
5. Procedures
Stages/ Time
Teacher
Students
Lead –in 
(5 minutes)
T divides Ss into 4 groups. 
T talks about strange hobbies of the famous.
T introduces 5 famous celebrities by giving Ss 3 clues. Ss have to guess who she/ he is or What his/her collection is
Who is he?
This person likes playing with Barbie dolls
This is an actor
His most commercially successful films are the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
Johnny Depp
Who is she?
This person like collecting daggers
This is an actress
Her biggest commercial success came with the Disney fantasy Maleficent (2014).
Angelina Jolie
What is her collection? 
This collection belongs to Penelope Cruz, an actress in Pirates of the Caribbean 
This thing is related to clothes
It can be hung
Show picture.
clothes-hanger
What is her collection?
This collection belongs to Whoopi Goldberg, a talent actress who won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, ect.
This thing is made from plastic
This thing is very cheap.
Show a picture.
Plastic accessories 
Who is he?
This person like collecting Barbie dolls
This person is a man
He is a singer
One of his famous songs is Chờ Ngày Nắng Lên
Đào Bá Lộc
T shows clues one by one. The fastest S stand up to give correct answer will gain 1 point.
Lead –in: 
T: Do you do anything strange like them?
Ss: can raise hand to answer
T: What do you do in your free time? (Call some Ss to answer)
Well, each of us has different things to do in our free time, right? Here are some. (Show a list of hobbies)
T: Who like reading book? Listening to music? Cooking? Playing sport? 
Ss: raise hand
T: Can you guess what our topic today is?
Ss: Hobbies
T: Yes, hobby is an activity that we do in our free time to have pleasure
Today, we will read a short passage of a student talking about his hobbies. 
Listen to T’s clues and guess who she/ he is or What his/her collection is 
Listen and answer T’s questions
Pre-reading
(15 minutes)
Vocabulary: 
Accomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (adj) very good at particular thing, having a lot of skills
E.g: an accomplished guitarist
 (show meaning by picture and giving situation)
Show picture of a skillful guitarist and explain that he is very good at playing guitar. I say: He is an accomplished guitarist.
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of accomplished.
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ (v) to happen or appear with someone else
E.g: The singer was accompanied on the piano by her husband
 (show meaning by picture and giving situation)
Show picture and explain that a man is accompanying a woman with his piano. I say: He is an accomplished guitarist.
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of accompany.
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ (adj) not very large, expensive or important
E.g: a modest fish tank
 (show meaning by picture and giving situation)
Show picture and compare that my fish tank is smaller than Lan’s fish tank. There are a few fishes, so I say: My fish tank is modest.
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of modest.
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Avid /ˈævɪd/ (adj) very enthusiastic about sth
 (show meaning by picture and giving situation)
Show picture and explain that Tom loves stamps. He thinks about stamps all the time and tries to collect stamps all over the world. He is an avid stamp collector.
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of avid
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Discard /dɪsˈkɑːd/ (v) get rid of sth that you no longer want or need = throw away
E.g: I get my stamps from discarded envelopes.
 (show meaning by picture, synonym and giving situation)
Show picture and explain that I have some used envelopes. I don’t need them anymore, so I throw them away. Or I can say: I discard them. 
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of discard
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Indulge in  /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v) to allow yourself to have or do sth that you like
Show the new word and give meaning.
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of indulge in
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Give example
Keep me occupied /ˈɒkjupaɪd/: busy
 (show meaning by picture, synonym and giving situation)
Show picture and explain that Jane is a busy mother. She goes to work and takes care of her children, which keeps her occupied. 
Pronounce it twice and ask Ss to practice
Ask Ss to guess the meaning of keep somebody occupied
Show it on board, give key phonetic symbols and word class
Write explanation and give example
Collect  /kəˈlekt/ 
Collection /kəˈlekʃn/
Collector /kəˈlektə(r)/ 
 (show meaning by picture, synonym and giving situation)
Show a picture and point at it to give explain. The man is a collector. He collects stamps. This is his stamps collection.
Task 1: Match the words and phrases with their definition
Ask Ss to do Task 1 to check their understanding. (2 minutes)
Let Ss volunteer to give the answer. 1 correct answer = 1 point 
Accomplished
Keep me busy
Accompany
Throw away
Modest
Well – trained
Avid
Going with a singer, using a musical instrument
Discard
Let yourself do sth that you enjoy
Indulge in
Eager, crazy
Keep me occupied
Not very big
C 2. D 3. G 4. F 5. B 6. E 7. A
Listen, answer T’s questions and take note.
Ss can ask questions if they don’t understand.
Do task 1 in 2 minutes and write the answers on the board
While reading 
(15 minutes)
Task 2: Questions – answers game
T requires Ss to work in pair, read and answer the questions in textbook. (5 minutes) 
After reading, Ss will play a game. 
There are 12 numbers, each group will take turn to choose a number and answer the question behinds that number.
If Ss have a correct answer, they will receive 2pts; if not, they will receive -1pts and the other group will get the chance. 
There are 10 questions (8 questions in textbook + 2 extra questions), one bad luck number (-1pts) and one lucky number (+2pts)
If Ss can guess background picture +5 points
Clue: Name of a hobby
Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn’t. 
“I have not been very successful at this”
Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
How did he collect his fish ?
 He bought some of them in a shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house. 
What kind of stamp collector is the writer ?
He is not an avid stamp collector.
“However, I would no call myself an avid stamp collector”
What is the writer’s second hobby ?
 His second hobby is keeping fish.
Where does he collect the stamps?
 He collects them from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him.
Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?
He gets more of local stamps.
What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
 He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album and he usually gives the common ones to others or throws them away if no one wants them.
What is Johnny Depp’s unusual hobby?
Playing with Barbie dolls
Show a picture. Ask S s to name the hobby. 
drawing
Background picture: photography
Read the passage and answer questions
Post reading
(10 minutes)
Work in groups: Talk about your hobby.
T asks Ss work in pairs and talk about their hobbies in 5 minutes.
Give Ss some suggestions: 
What is your hobby?
2. Why do you choose it?
3. How much time do you spend on it?
4. How do you keep your hobby?
Ask 1 Ss to talk about his/her hobby in front of class. 
Work in pair and talk about your hobbies basing on suggestions
Homework
Ask Ss to learn vocabulary
Prepare for Speaking section. 
Take note
Supervisor:	Teacher in charge: