Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period 74: Preparation date : 11/1/2008
Unit : 9 Lesson : Nature in Danger – comprehension
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to scan reading for specific information.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to skim reading for general ideas.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are more aware of the need to protect nature.
II. Lexical items :
-explode - hallucinate - register
- summit - deposit - junkyard
III. Structures :
- Climbers also bring with them canisters containing fuel to cook their meals.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - picture / drawings
- chalk - handouts
V. Techniques :
- Skill – based ( reading)
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials

1. Warm-
up & lead-
in
(5’)
checking vocabulary : gap-filling
- Give SS handouts and ask them to work
in pairs , completing the sentences , using
the words just learned.
Checking Vocabulary:
Gap- filling
1.Living in the wild,
Chalk and
board.
2. Pre-
reading
(8’)
Matching pictures with tourist
attractions
-Tell SS to open their books to pages 126,
and look at the pictures ; they are Mount
Everest, the famous Ayers Rock of
Australia, Yellowstone National Park,
Mount Fuji National Park, Tram Chim
National Park, and Phong Nha Cave ; tell
SS to match them with their names.

-explosion


Activity 1: Identifying the best title
(task a , p.128)
- ask Ss to read the passage and then
choose the best title for the text
- call on some Ss to say what they choose
and give explanations.
- go over the answers with class.
Activity 2:Questions and Answers (task
b, p.128)
- Ask Ss to read the passage and then
choose the best title for the text.
- Go around to monitor and give help if
necessary
-call on pairs of SS to ask and answer ,
and check with the class.
-Go over the answers with the class


5. Summary completing
Book and
Homework

(2’)
-Give SS handouts of a summary of the
reading text and ask them to complete it
by using one word in each space.
notebook