Lesson plan grade 8 - Period 70, Unit 11: Traveling around Viet Nam (Read) - School year 2015-2016 - Nguyen Ho Hoang Nhut

WEEK 25 - PERIOD 70	Date of preparing : 17/02/2016
Class :	83	Date of teaching : 23/02/2016
UNIT 11 : TRAVELING AROUND VIET NAM
READ
OBJECTIVES :
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to 
+ express interest
+ get information from simple tourists advertisements 
+ develop reading skill.
LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
Vocabulary : departure, institute, giant, waterfall, tribe, slopes, sunbathe, stream, limestone, UNESCO, world heritage, magnificient
TECHNIQUES : 
Group work, Gap-filling , matching, kim’s game, matching, multiple choice
TEACHING AIDS :
Text book, lesson plan, chalks, extra-board, magnets, monitor, screen, computer, picture,
PROCEDURE :
ACTIVITIES
CONTENT
WARM UP : (3 mins)
To motivate ss before going to the new lesson
T : shows 4 pictures of places in VN and asks ss to recognise which place it is ?
Ss : recognise the place
Key :
Nha Trang - Da Lat – Ha Long Bay – Sa Pa
PRE – READING : Pre-teach vocabulary (10 mins)
To teach vocabulary 
T: Asks ss to read the advertisements in the textbook and find out the new words
Ss : Read
T: Elicits words from Ss and explains the meaning (picture, explianation, translation)
T: asks ss to repeat chorally/ individuallly then copy down
Ss: repeat and copy down 
T : Checks vocabulary : KIM’S GAME 
WHILE – READING : (15 mins)
To help ss understand the reading text
Gist task (main idea) (8 mins)
T: Asks ss to look at their book, listen the questions and find out the answer.
Questions :
How many interesting places in the reading text ?
What are they ?
Is Nha Trang a mountainous resort ? What is it ?
Which place is mountainous resort ? 
What is Da Lat famous for ? 
How about Ha Long Bay ?
Can you go to Nha Trang by plane ? Why ? Instead of going to Nha Trang by plane. How can you get there ?
Can you find out the means of transport to go to Da Lat, Sa Pa, Ha Long Bay ?
Ss : listen, find out the answer and answer
Specific task (detailed idea) (2mins)
Task : Matching
Where can you see these sights ? (individual)
A (places)
B (sights)
Nha Trang
Da Lat
Sa Pa
Ha Long Bay
Tribal villages
Limestone islands
Oceanic Institute
Flower gardens
Key : 	1c	2d	3a	4b	
T : asks ss to do task 1 on page 104 ( 5mins)
T : devides the class into 4 groups (each group one place)
Group 1: Nha Trang
Group 2: Da Lat
Group 3: Sa Pa
Group 4: Ha Long Bay
Ss : do the task in group
T: gets feedback
POST – READING : (10 mins)
To recycle what they have learnt in pre and while stage 
Task : Decide where you should go to (multiple choice)
1. You like swimming and sunbathing on the sand beaches. You have visited Ha Long Bay already. You should go to ..
A. Da Lat 	B. Nha Trang	
C. Sa Pa	D. Ho Chi Minh city
2. You want to see many different kind of beautiful flowers, waterfalls, lakes. You should go to 
A. Da Lat 	B. Nha Rong Harbor 	
C. Ha Long Bay 	D. flower gardens 
3. You want to see magnificent caves and beautiful limestone islands. You should go to .
A. Ha Long Bay	B. Ha Noi	
C. Ho Chi Minh City	D. Hue
Answer key :
B	2. A	3.A
T : shows 5 pictures of 5 people (Andrew, Mary, John, Joanne, Donna) and 5 places (Nha Trang, Da Lat, Sa Pa, Ha Long Bay, Nha Rong Harbor)
T says : They want to spend their coming summer vacation in VN. Help them find a suitable place. Where should these people go ? (task 2 page 105)
CONSOLIDATION : (5 mins)
To help ss consolidate the lesson
Task : Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
institute 	waterfalls	tribal	slopes streams	UNESCO	Heritage limestone	
There is a Tri Nguyen Oceanic (1)in Nha Trang.
There are  , lakes, railway and flower gardens in Da Lat.
There are many (3) . villages, beautiful mountain (4)  and jungle (5) .. in Sa Pa.
Ha Long Bay was recognized by (6)as a World (7)  Site.
There are many beautiful (8) ...........islands in Ha Long Bay.
Key :
institue	2. waterfalls	3. tribal	
4. slopes	5. streams	6. UNESCO	
7. Heritage	8. Limestone
Encourage :
To evaluate strong ss
T: Makes questions 
Which places in Vietnam do you want to travel ? Why
Ss : Answer 
HOMEWORK (2 mins)
Vocabulary
Departure : sự khởi hành
Oceanic Institute (pic): Viện hải dương học 
Giant : very big : khổng lồ
Waterfall : thác nước
Tribe : Bản làng
Mountain slopes (pic, trans) : sườn núi
Sunbathe (pic, trans) : tắm nắng
Stream (pic, trans) : dòng suối
Limestone : đá vôi
UNESCO( united Nations Educaditional Scientific and Cultural organization ): Tổ chức văn hóa, khoa học và giáo dục của LHQ
World heritage site (pic, trans) : di sản văn hóa thế giới
Magnificient : lộng lẫy
Task 1 : page 104
Check the topics mentioned in the brochures about the resorts. 
Nha Trang : flights to HN, railway, hotels, local transport, tourist attractions
Da Lat : hotels, local transport, water falls, tourist attractions
Sa Pa : hotels, local transport, mountain slopes, tourist attractions, villages
Ha Long Bay : World heritage, tourist attractions, sand beaches, railway, hotels, caves, local transport.
No place : restaurants, types of food
Task 2 : page 105
Answer. Where should these people go ?
a/ Andrew – Sapa
b/ Mary – Nha Trang
c/ John – Nha Rong Harbor
d/ Joanne – Ha Long Bay
e/ Donna – Da Lat
-learn by heart the new words
-prepare new lesson
Experience :