Le Quy Don Secondary School
Class : 8/14
Date :05/03/2011
Period :1
Week :27
Trainer : Vu Van Xuan
Trainee : Duong Thi Man

LESSON PLAN
UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
LESSON 3: READ

I. Aims and objectives:
-By the end of the lesson, students can obtain some knowledge about some scenic spots in the USA.
II. Language contents:
Vocabulary:
- volcano (n)
- lava (n)
- (to) pour out (v)
- (to) carve (v)
- valley (n)
- wharf (n)
- prison (n)
III. Teaching aids:
Textbook, chalkboard, cardboard, chart, pictures…
IV. Procedure:

STEPS
CONTENTS

I. GREETING - WARM UP:4’










II.PRESENTATION
1.Pre- reading :12’
(Using pictures, magnets)













2. While- reading:19’
(Using cards, chart, poster)


































3. Post- reading:8’
(Using pictures, magnets)

III.HOMEWORK:2’

* Matching:
- Have students match the names of these places with the suitable pictures.
Answer: a) San Francisco b) New York
c) Mount Rushmore d) Chicago e) Hawaii
* Chatting:
- What do people do when traveling?
(Ex: take photos, visit places of interest, eat specialties, go swimming, go fishing, climb mountain, go camping, go shopping, buy souvenirs)


- Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words.
-Lead to new lesson: Do you remember Mrs. Quyen? She had a vacation in San Francisco. Today we read the paragraphs to know: +Which places did she visit?
+What did she do there?
* New words:
volcano (n) : (using picture)
lava (n) :(using picture)
(to) pour out (v)
(to) carve
valley (n) :(using picture)
wharf (n): (using picture)
prison (n)
- Have Ss repeat new words in chorus.

- Ask students to read the postcards from Mrs Quyen to her children and fill in the gaps with the information taken from them.
Place
What she did and saw

a. Hawaii

Went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano

b. New York
Went shopping , bought lots of souvenirs .

c. Chicago
Saw Lake Michigan.

d. Mount Rushmore

Saw the heads of 4 American presidents carved into the rock.

e. San Francisco
Visited Fisherman,s Wharf , the NaPa Valley wine – growing area and the Alcatraz Prison


- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write the information in the grid on the board.

* Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.
- Have Ss read the postcards again. Then fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.
- Have Ss compare their answers with their partner.
* Feedback:
1. You can go swimming and visit Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.
2. The Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine- growing area and the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz are situated in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
3. You can see the heads of 4 American presidents carved into the rock in Mount Rushmore.
4. Chicago situated right on the shore of Lake Michigan is often called “The Windy City”.
5. The Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building are situated in New York.
- Call on Ss to give their answers and have Ss copy.

- Have students look at the pictures and introduce these places to class.


- Learn by heart new words.
- Prepare the next lesson: WRITE.




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