Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 (CTC) Theme: Education Topic: Volunteer work
Week: Period: Date:
Unit 4 : VOLUNTEER WORK
Part A : READING

I Objectives
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
- Develop such reading micro – skills as scanning for specific ideas and skimming for general
information .
- Use the information they have read to discuss the topic .
II . Materials
Text book
III . Anticipated problems
Ss may need help with the discussion task , so T should be ready to help them
IV. Procedure
Time Steps Work
arrangement
6’
WARM UP
Competition game – Hangman
- T divides the class into 2 big groups and draws each of them a gallows on the
board.
Team A Team B
- T explains to Ss that they are going to play a “Hangman” game. The rule is
that T gives a secret word and the groups will take turn to guess it by telling
what letters they think there are in this word. If Ss choose a letter that appears
on oe more times in the secret word, the letters and their positions will be
revealed and Ss can keep on guessing the next letter. On the other hand, if Ss
guess a letter that isn’t in the secret word, them a piece of man being hanged
will be added to the gallows and they will lose their turn to the other groups. Ss
Group work

Pre-teaching vocabulary
- T might elicit or teachthe meanings of the following words.
Volunteer: Ss may have understood the meaning of the word in the previous
activity, so T may introduce its related words quickly.
+ to volunteer to do sth/volunteer for sth: t×nh ngun, tù ngun lµm g×
+ volunteer(n): t×nh ngun viªn
+ voluntary(a): done willingly, not because you are forced(tù ngun); doing a
job without wanting to be paid for it(t×nh ngun)
+ voluntarily(adv)
The aged = the old (ngêi giµ)
Orphanage(n): a place where children without parents live (tr¹i trỴ må c«i)
To overcome: vỵt qua, kh¾c phơc
E.g: She’s overcome the bad habit of talking loudly in public.
To participate in = to take part in (tham gia)
To suffer sth: chÞu ®ùng c¸i g×
Remote = far away(xa x«i)
- If there is some time left, T may ask some Ss to make sentences with the
above words to check their understanding.
Pair work &
whole class
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5’
8’
WHILE YOU READ
Setting the scene
You are going to read a passage about volunteer work. While you are reading,
do the tasks in the textbook.
TASK 1
Instruction: Fill each blank with one part of speech of the word “volunteer”.

search through the list of the titles provided in the task to find the most suitable
one. Ss should make sure the title chosen covers the entire text and not just one
idea within it.
- T asks Ss to work individually to do the task, then discuss their answers with
their peers.
- T calls on somw Ss to give their answers and asks other Ss to say whether they
agree or disagree.
- T gives feedback and the correct answers:
Whole class,
individual work
& pair work
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1. A(line 1-2, para 2)
2. D(line3-4, para 2)
3. B(line 3-4, para 4)
4. D(last para)
5. B(A: too general; C and D do not cover the whole text)
TASK 3
Instruction: You are required to answer the 3 questions in the book.
- T asks Ss how to do this task. If they do not remember, T may instruct them to
use some strategies to do the task:
+ First, skim the 3 Qs to understand them. As Ss do this, they:
* underline the key words. For instance, in Q1 Ss can underline What, high
school, college Ss, hospitals, orphanages, homes for the aged.
* decide what information they need to find in the text
* look for Qs words like “why” which indicates Ss should read for specific
thing like a reason.
+ Go back to the first question and locate the information for the question by
finding the key words in the passage and mark the place.

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Giáo án Tiếng Anh 11 (CTC) Theme: Education Topic: Volunteer work
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Unit 4 : VOLUNTEER WORK
Part B: SPEAKING
I. Objectives
By the end of the lesson,Ss will be able to talk about different kinds of activities related to volunteer
work.
II. Materials
Textbook, pictures, handouts.
III. Anticipated problems
Ss may not have enough vocabulary to talk about the topic, so T should be ready to provide help
IV. Procedure
Time Steps Work
arrangement
8’
WARM UP
Competition game – Describing the pictures
- T divides the class into small groups of 3-4 Ss and gives each group a set of
pictures. Ss are required to describe the activity in each picture in one sentence
only. Which group finishes first and has the most correct and meaningful
sentences will be the winner.
Suggested answers:
1. The student is teaching the poor children.
2. The Ss are taking part in directing the traffic.
Group work
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7’
15’

Martyr: liƯt sü
Intersection : ®êng giao nhau
- T gets across to Ss that one activity in the first column can go with several
activities in the 2
nd
column. T may require Ss to match each activity on the left
with corresponding activities on the right.
Suggested answers:
Helping people in mountainous areas - Teaching the children to read and
write
- Give them money
Help old and sick people - Cleaning up their houses
- Doing their shopping
- Cooking meals
Helping disadvantaged or
handicapped children
- Teaching the children to read and
write
Whole class &
pair work
Whole class &
pair work
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12’
- Listening to their problems
- Playing games with them.
- Taking them to places on interest
Taking care of war invalids and the
families of martyrs

- T elicits feedback from the class and gives final comments.
TASK 3
Instruction: Now you work in groups to talk anout a kind of volunteer work your
partner in the previous task do to help other people.
- Before Ss do the task, T may ask Ss to read through the example in the book. T
encourages Ss to use transition signals such as also, besides, moreover, etc. to
make their talk more coherent.
- Now Ss work in groups to talk about one activity their partner takes part in.
They may say that: Mai usually takes part in directing the traffic. She directs
vehicles at the intersections. Besides, she helps old people and young children
to cross the road. She enjoys the work very much because she likes helping
people.
- T goes around to observe and collect typical errors.
- T calls on some Ss to talk about the activity they take part in
- T elicits feedback from the class and gives final comments. After that, T writes
the errors she has corrected on the board to elicit correction from Ss and offers
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