Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 3 Preparation date : 6/9/2007
Unit : 1 Lesson : listening
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to listen and pick up specific details.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to listen and understand general ideas.
II. Lexical items :
- social - sensitive - indifferent
- conservative - skinny - stout
III. Structures :
- she looks athletic with her hair cut short and casual clothes.
- it was her rosy plump face …. That attracted me at the first look.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - CD player - Sheet of paper
- chalk - cards -
V. Techniques :
- skill-based ( listening, speaking)
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials

1. warm-
up
(4’)
Games: “ Five little things”
- Ask Sts to work in group of 4
- Tell Sts to listen to instructions and write
down 5 things as required on a piece of
paper
- The group that finishes first and gets all
correct will get one point
- The group that has more points will win

2. Pre-
listening
(5’)

Teaching new words:
- use pictures and explanations to present
some new words
- Read the words one by one and ask Sts
to repeat.
+ sociable (a.) : friendly,
+ conservative (a) :bao thu
+ sensitive (a) : nhay cam
+ skinny (a) : very very thin
+ stout (a) : rather fat
+ indifferent (a) : having no
Activity 1: Listen and tick (Task b, p17)
- Tell Sts they are going to listen to a
letter from Jack, writing about his new
Vietnamese friend, Mai.
- Ask Sts to listen and tick what is true
bout her.
- Let Sts listen for the second time if
necessary
- Go over the answers with the class.
Activity 2: Listen and take notes
- Ask Sts to listen again and note down
the noun phrases used to describe Mai’s
appearance
- call on Sts to read their notes and check

Task b:
1. sociable
2. enthusiastic
3. practical
4. athletic
5. attractive
6. sensitive

Speaking : Role play ( Handouts)
- pair of Sts as A and B and tell A to play
the role of Jack an B the role of Sinh. Sts
imagine they are having a conversation on
the phone
- give each student a role card and ask
them to make a conversation based on the
ideas suggested.
- Move around to control and give help if
necessary.
- If time allows, have 1 or 2 pairs to act
out their conversations in front of the
class.
- Ask for Sts’ comments and then give
feedback.

Card 1- Jack and card 2 –
Sinh are delivered out Sts.

- tell Sts to learn the new words and make
some sentences with them, describing a
certain person.

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textbook