Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 (Cơ bản) - Unit 3: People’s background

 Period 12 : Unit 3 : PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
 (20/9/08) Lesson 1: READING
Aims: To help ss know more sth about Marie Curie.
 To teach integrated skills, focus on reading and writing.
Aids: Textbook, pictures and charts.
 PROCEDURE:
I/Warmer: Matching
Match the people with their jobs.
A
B
1.Leonardo Dicarprio
2.Marie Curie
3.Lam Truong
4.Mrs (Huyen)
5.Charles Dickens
a.writer
b.singer
c.teacher
d.actor
e.scientist
* Lead-in:
 - Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
 (T shows a picture of M.C.)
 - Do you know sth about her?
II/ Pre-reading:
1/ Vocabulary:
-tutor (n), (v): (explanation)
 [ Although Mr Chinh teaches me Maths at school, my father invites Mr Si to teach me Maths at home.So Mr Si is my tutor. He tutors me in Maths.]
- interrupt(v) : (example)/(picture)
 Ex: Because of floods, traffic was interrupted.
-PhD = Doctor of philosophy.
- obtain(v): (example)
 Ex : Mai studied hard last year, so she obtained a prize of the best student.
- radium (n) = radi ( the name of an element in Chemistry) : nguyen to kim loai phong xa.
- strong-willed (adj) :(translation) : co y chi manh me.
- ambitious (adj): (explanation)
 [She went to work after graduating from the university, but she continued her studies to get another degree in economics.She keeps moving up in her studies. She is very ambitious.]
* Checking: ROR.
2/ Chart-filling: (Groupwork)
 Marie Curie:
What you already know about her
What you want to know about her
Famous – intelligent – physicist
-When and where was she born?
-Why did she become so famous?
 - Each group writes the information and questions on the chart.
III/While-reading:
1/Activity 1: Chart-filling:
- Have ss open their books and read the text in silence.
- Check and add some more information about M.Curie and answer the above questions.
- T gives feedback.
2/ Activity 2: Matching (Individuals)
- Have ss reread the text quickly and collect the sentences containing the words or phrases in column A.(Task 1/ p.33)
- T guides ss how to guess the meaning of the words/phrases through the context.
- Ss match the words/phrases in A with their meanings in B.
- T gives feedback.
* Key: 1c ; 2e ;3a ; 4d ; 5b.
3/ Activity 3: T/F statements.
 - Ss read the given sentences.
 - Ss reread the text and decide whether the statements are T or F. (Individuals)
 - Ss compare with their partners. (pairs)
 -T checks in front of class and correct the false information.
* Key: 
 1. T ; 3. T ; 5. T 
 2. F (Her dream was to become a scientist) 4. F (She married Pierre Curie in 1895). 
4/ Activity 4: Gap-filling (Pairwork)
 Complete the sentences by using the information from the text:
Lack of money, M. Curie had to .. a private tutor.
 her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
Both M. Curie and her husband .. their research.
She not only educated her two children but also  of her husband at the Sorbonne.
 - T checks in front of class.
 * Key: a. work as c. worked together on
 b. in spite of d. took up the position
IV/ Post-reading:
 Discussion (Group work)
Find the evidence from the passage to prove that M. Curie was:
strong-willed d. intelligent
ambitious e.humane
hard-working
- Each group writes their ideas on a piece of paper, then sticks it on bb.
- T checks in front of class.
* Key:
a. She haboured the dream of a scientific career – which is impossible for a woman at that time.
b. She kept moving up in her career.
c. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked hard.
d. She won the Nobel Prize.
e. Her real joy was “easing human suffering”.
V/ Homework:
 Write a short paragraph under 100 words about M. Curie.
Period 13: Unit3: SPEAKING
(22/9/08)
Aims: - To practise the skill of speaking.
 - To help ss know how to conduct an interview about sb’s background.
Aids: Textbook, pictures and charts.
 PROCEDURE
I/ Warmer: Making questions and answers.
Who?
Where?
What?
When ?
How?
Ss:
- Who’s that?
- When was he born ?
- What did he do ?
* Lead-in:
T: Where can we get information of one famous person?
Ss: in books, magazines, newspapers, from an interview 
T: Today we’re going to learn sth about how to conduct an interview about sb’s background.
I/ Pre-speaking:
1/ Describing the picture (p.35)
T : What do you see in the picture ?
Ss: Students – in class – talking.
T : What are they doing?
Ss : interviewing.
T : How do you know they are conducting an interview?
Ss : They’re holding pad of paper, pens in hand – taking notes.
2/ Task 1 (p.34): (pairwork)
T: When you interview sb about his/her background,what items do you want to mention?
* Key: family,hobby,dislikes, education,experience.
Language function:
(T: Which expressions do you use to conduct an interview?)
T gives some expressions on how to conduct an interview:
- Hi / Hello.
-Nice to meet you! / How nice to see you!
-How do you do?
-Could you tell me sth about?/ Would you mind telling me?
-Let me see
-Oh, good! / Oh, yes!...
-I think it’s time to stop. Thanks a lot./ Thank you for giving me time.
-Thank you very much. That was very interesting.
II/ While-speaking:
Task 2 (p.35)
- Ss practise speaking in group first to discuss the questions for the given cues.
-T goes around and gives help if necessary.
 Possible questions:
Date of birth (What’s your birthday?/ When was you born?)
Place of birth (Where were you born?)
Home (Where do you live?)
Parents (Could you tell me about your parents? What does your father/mother do?)
Brothers/sisters (How many brothers/sisters do you have? What do they do? How old are they?...)
Primary school (Which primary school did you go to?)
Secondary school (Which secondary school did you go to?)
Schoolwork (How do you work at school? What did you do at school? Did you join all activities?)
Favourite subjects (What’s your favourite subject?/ What subject do you like best?)
Roleplay:
- The situation given by the T:
 Imagine you are a journalist. Interview a classmate about his/her background.
- Ss practise in pairs.
- T goes around to give help if necessary.
- T calls some pairs to act out their interview.
- The whole class’s feedback, T’s feedback.
III/ Post-speaking:
(T chooses one of the two ways).
1.Retelling:(Work in group of 4)
Each student talks about his/her friend’s background that he/she has just interviewed.
2.Interviewing:
 A student plays the role of a certain famous person that he/she knows well. The whole class ask him/her questions.
 Sample: S1: What’s your name?
 You: I’m David Beckham.
 S3: Where are you from?
Homework: Write a short paragraph about your background.
Period 14: Umit 3: LISTENING
(22/9/08)
Aim: To help ss listen to an interview and get some information about Sally, an Olympic champion.
Aids: Textbook and pictures.
 PROCEDURE
I/Warmer:Brainstorming.
 Name some athletics you know.
running
 Possible answers: running, high jumping,
* Lead-in:
 Today we’re going to listen to an interview between Bob, a journalist and Sally, a running athlete. Bob wants to know sth about her background.
II/ Pre-listening:
1.Vocabulary:
- gymnast(n): (picture): van dong vien the duc.
- diploma(n): (realia / explanation): van bang (cap sau 1 cap hoc)
[ T: You have just finished secondary school.So you have a diploma, a secondary school diploma.]
 T explains ss some other words to compare:
 - degree(n): van bang (do truong Dai hoc cap).
 -certificate(n): giay chung nhan.
- romantic(adj): (translation) : lãng mạn
* Checking: What and where.
2.Activity 1:Describing the picture (p.36)
T asks some questions:
 - What’s her name ? ( Nellie Kim)
 - What’s her job ? ( an Olympic gymnast)
 - What does she look like ? ( fit – strong – nice)
 - How many times has she gone the Olympic champion? (5 times)
T asks the question in the book:
 - Can you name any Olympic champions? What kind of sports does he/she take up?
 - What would you like to know about these people?
T gives some more information about Olympic Games.
3. Activity 2: Listen and repeat:
 Olympic champion love story
 sports teacher romantic
 teacher’s diploma
III/ While-listening:
1. Task 1: T/F statements:
-Ss read the sentences in task 1 carefully before listening to the tape twice.
-Ss decide whether the statements are T/F after listening.
-Ss compare with their partners.
-Ss listen to the tape one more time, T stops the tape right after the correct answers so that ss can follow more easily.
-T checks the answers in front of class.
* Key: 1.T 2.T 3.F (“I don’t have much free time”)
 4.T 5.F (“I want to be a sports teacher”)
2. Task 2: Gap-filling:
- Ss read the sentences in task 2 and guess the words.
- Ss listen to the tape the first time.
- T checks ss’ answers.
- Ss listen the second time.
- T checks ss’ answers.
- Ss listen the third time, T stops the tape right after the correct answers so that ss can get right information.
* Key: 1. a general education 4. love stories
 2. lives ; family 5. teacher’s diploma
 3. diferrent ; swimming 
IV/ Post-listening:
 Groupwork:
- Ss practise in group of 5, ask and answer about Sally.
Homework: Write a short paragraph about 100 words about Sally.
Period 15: Unit 3: WRITING
(27/9/08)
Aims:- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to write a short paragraph about sb’s background based on a curriculum vitae.
 - To practise the skill of writing.
Aids: Textbook, picture and charts.
 PROCEDURE
I/ Warmer: Matching:
 Match A with B.(Ss’ books must be closed)
A
B
1.Name
2.Date of birth
3.Place of birth
4.School attended
5.Exams passed
6.Previous jobs
7.Interests
a.Boston
b.Kensington High school
c.English, French, Maths
d.Tourist guide
e.David Brown
f. 12/11/69
g.music and dancing
- T checks and gives feedback.
* Key: 1.e 2.f 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.d 7.g
Lead-in:
 T: Where can you find (these details) this information?
 Ss: 
 T: In a form - Today we’re going to learn how to write a short paragraph about sb’s background based on a form with details.
II/ Pre-writing:
1.Vocabulary:
- C.V: curriculum vitae (realia/explanation)
 ( a form with details about sb’s education and jobs.)
 T(shows a C.V): What’s this?
 Ss: a C.V.
 T: OK.People write a C.V for applying for a job or entering a school.
- attend(v):(translation/example)
 T: What school are you learning at?
 Ss: I’m learning at Huong Vinh high school.
 T: Yes,or in another way,you’re attending H.V high school.
 What does “attend” mean? 
- travel agency(n): (picture)
- previous(adj): (explanation) :trước(đây)
 [2000-2004: seller 	Her present job: a worker
 2004-2006 : worker	Her previous job : a seller ]
*Checking: What and where.
III/ While-writing:
1.Task 1(p.37): (Groupwork)
- Ss read Mr Brown’s C.V.
- Ss write a paragraph about Mr Brown. [T reminds ss of the tenses(simple present/simple past)]
- T models the first sentence with the cue “be born”:
 Mr Brown was born on Nov 12th, 1969 in Boston.
- Each group sticks the paper on the bb.
- T and ss correct.
* Key: 
 Mr Brown was born on Nov 12th, 1969 in Boston. He went to Kensington High school and passed exams in English, French and Mathematics. He worked in a travel agency from June 1991 to December 1998.And from 1999 to 2002, he worked as a hotel telephonist. He likes music and dancing.
2.Task 2(p.38): (Pairwork)
- T models with a student:
 T: What’s your father’s name?
 S: 
 T: When was he born?
 S: 
- Ss work in pairs.A student asks, a student answers and complete the form.
3.Task 3:(p.38)
 Write it up.
-Each student writes.
IV/ Post-writing:
- Ss exchange the writing to correct the mistakes.
- T calls some ss to read his/her writing.
- T and ss correct.
Homework: Write the finished paragraphs in the notebooks.
Period 15: Unit3: LANGUAGE FOCUS
(29/9/09)
Aims: -To practise pronouncing 2 sounds / / & / /.
 - To review the past perfect tense and know the differences between the past perfect tense and the simple past tense.
Aids: Textbooks and charts.
 PROCEDURE
I/ Warmer: Odd one out.
 Find the word that has the different pronunciation with the others and circle it.
 1. lend land pet said
 2. man many gather gap
 Key: 1. land 2. many
* Lead-in: Today we’re going to learn how the two sounds / / & / / are pronounced.
II/ Pronunciation:
1.Activity 1:
- T reads the words in the book, ss listen and pay attention to the differences when pronouncing these 2 sounds.
- T explains and ss take notes.
Notes:
 / / : first pronounce the sound /I/ then open your mouth a little more.
 / / : first pronounce the sound /e/ then open your mouth a little more.
- T reads the words on p.38, ss repeat after the T.
- Ss practise pronouncing the words several times.
- Make sure ss are aware of the difference between the two sounds.
2.Activity 2:
-T reads the sentences, ss listen and circle all the vowels pronounced as / /.
- T checks the words pronounced with / /.
- T reads the sentence by sentence – ss repeat (pay attention to sentence stress).
- T calls some ss to read out the sentences (one student – one sentence).
- T corrects ss’ mistakes.
II/ Grammar:
1.Revision: The past perfect tense and the simple past tense.
* Lead-in: T asks questions:
 - What was Marie Curie given at the Sorbornne? ( the position of her husband)
 - When? ( after her husband’s death)
 - Who obtained that position before that? ( her husband)
 So:(T writes on the bb):
 M.Curie took up the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.
T: Which action happened first? Then?
 What tense is used here? 
T explains and asks ss to compare.
Form: Past simple
S + V-ed
 Column 2
* Past Perfect 	
 V-ed
S + had + PP
 Column 3
Use:
-To express an action happening in the past.
Ex: I arrived at the club late yesterday.
-To express an action happening before another action in the past.
Ex: When I arrived at the club, the meeting had started.
-Considered as the past form of present perfect tense.
Ex: I was nervous because I had never spoken before an audience.
2.Practice:
Exercise 1:(p.39)
 - Ss do the drill individually, then check with their partners.
 - T gives feedback.
 Key: 1. had broken 4.had not turn off 7. had left 10. had broken in
 2. had done 5. had ever seen 8. had moved
 3. had met 6. had not learned 9. had not seen
Exercise 2:(p.40)
 - Have ss do the drill through the game Lucky number.
 - T divides the class into 2 groups. 
LN
1
LN
2
LN
3
4
5
LN
 - Each group choose the number. 
 - T shows the sentences.
 - Ss give the correct tenses.
 - T gives marks and explains.
Exercise 3:(p.40)
Deliberate mistakes:
 - T reads the story and ss follow it.
 - If ss find the mistakes, say “stop” and correct.
 - T checks and gives feedback.
* Key: 1.climbed 2. turned 3. called
 4. heard 5. had already gone
Homework:
 1. Find other words pronounced with / / & / /.
 2. Complete the sentences:
 a. When he came back,..
 b. He had already known her before .
 c. I didn’t know what ..
 d. He thanked me for what I ..