THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG

UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY 3

Lesson plan: READING

Name: Ông Thị Xuân Mai 19SPA01

Hồ Thị Hòa 19SPA01
Class: ETM3 – 1
Group: 6
Danang, 13th September 2022
 Danang, 13th September 2022
UNIT 8: OUR WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Lesson 3: READING
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge:
- Read for main idea and specific information in a text about Ha Long Bay - a World Heritage Sites of Vietnam;
- Use some lexical items related to the topic in meaningful contexts.
2. Core competence:
- Develop communication and collaborative skills in pair work and group work.
- Access and consolidate information from a variety of sources
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities:
- Be aware of the beauty and values of Ha Long Bay which attract tourists around the world.
II. TEACHING AIDS
- Grade 11 textbook (Unit 8 - Reading)
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector
- Handouts
- Board and chalks
- PowerPoint slides
- Video
III. TEACHING METHOD
- Communicative approach

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Assumptions

Anticipated difficulties Solutions

- Ss may lack skill in reading for main idea and specific
information.
- Ss may lack knowledge about some lexical items.
- T provides some techniques for Ss to read for main idea
and specific information.
- Provide them with the meaning and pronunciation of
words and how the words are used in the context of
sentences.

LESSON OUTLINE
● Class stabilization
● Check-up
● New lesson
UNIT 8: OUR WORLD HERITGE SITES
Lesson 3: READING
Ha Long Bay

* Warm-up and lead-in:

Activity 1: Watching a video about Ha Long Bay and answering questions
I. PRE-READING
* Activity 2: You are going to read a text about Ha Long Bay. Tick the reasons why people visit Ha Long Bay. Add other
possible reasons if you can.

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 II. WHILE- READING
* Activity 3: Read the text quickly. What is it about?
* Activity 4: Find the word in the text that have the following meanings.
* Activity 5: Read the text carefully, answer the following questions.
III. POST- READING
* Activity 6: Discussion
Discuss with a partner. Would you like to spend your holiday in Ha Long Bay? Why or why not?
* CONSOLIDATION
* SELF- ASSESSMENT
* HOMEWORK

IV. PROCEDURES

Stage Aim Procedure Interaction Time

WARM-UP - To create a lively Activity 1: Watching a video about Ha Long Bay and answering questions Individual 5
atmosphere to - T shows Ss a video about Ha Long Bay and asks them some questions: work minutes
attract students’ (Link of the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u32-C74OB9l-
attention. WVI4roVQ78Q-G_A3dSFn/view?usp=sharing)
- To introduce the 1. Where is it?
topic of the lesson 2. What do you know about Ha Long Bay?
3. What is it famous for?

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 Suggested answers:
1. Ha Long Bay
2. It is the world heritage site of Vietnam/ It is a tourist destination in
Quang Ninh province.
3. It is famous for its beautiful caves and seafood.
- T gives feedback and introduces the topic of the lesson.

PRE-READING - To activate Ss’ * Activity 2: You are going to read a text about Ha Long Bay. Tick the Individual 5
prior knowledge of reasons why people visit Ha Long Bay. Add other possible reasons if work + Pair minutes
Ha Long Bay – a you can. (Task 1, p.34) work
world heritage site
of Vietnam

- T has Ss tick the reasons why they think people are attracted to Ha Long
Bay.
- Ss do the task individually, and then compare their choice in pairs.
- T elicits answers from Ss, encouraging all possible reasons. Then T asks

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 Ss to explain their choices.
Answer: Ss’ anwser

WHILE-READING To give Ss practice * Activity 3: Read the text quickly. What is it about? (Task 2, p.34) Individual 3
in reading for work + Pair minutes
general idea work
(Skimming skill)

- T asks Ss to go through the three headings. Then, Ss read the text quickly
to choose the heading that best summarises the main idea.
- T sets a time limit for this activity (since skimming is a speed-reading
technique with the purpose of getting a general overview of the content).
- T has Ss work individually then compare their answers with their
partners.
- T checks Ss’ answer as a class.
Answer:
Title C: How Ha Long Bay attracts tourists

- To help Ss * Activity 4: Find the word in the text that have the following Group work 5
practice deducing meanings. (Task 3, p.35) minutes
meaning of words

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from the context

- T asks Ss to look at the meanings provided then read the text again to
locate the words.
- T has Ss write the correct words next to the definitions given on their
book.
- T asks them to compare their answers in group of four.
- T checks Ss’ answers as a class.
Answer:
1. islets
2. breathtaking
3. cuisine

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 4. magnificent
5. abundant
VOCABULARY: 5
- To help Ss - T asks Ss to define these words minutes
understand the (in task 3) in the context and give
meaning of the Vietnamese equivalents of each
lexical words and word.
their pronunciation - T presents the lexical words with
theirs pronunciation, meanings,
Vietnamese equivalents, and
examples in sentences.
- T gives vocabulary handout to Ss.

- To give Ss * Activity 5 : Read the text carefully, answer the following questions. Individual 10
practice in reading (TASK 4, p.35) work+ Group minutes
for details and work

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specific information
(scanning skill)

- T asks Ss to look at the questions quickly and underline key words which
can help them to locate the specific information in the text.
- T requires Ss to read the text individually to find the information, then
compare their answers in pairs.
- T has some Ss give their answers and encourages them to give exactly
information from the text which helped them to answer the questions.
- T gives feedback to Ss, showing the answers, the sentences which
include the evidences and their lines on the passage on the screen.
- T checks the answers as a class.
Answer:
1. In 1994

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Evident: the first sentence line 1,2,3.
2. They can visit different caves and experience the local culture and life
on the water
Evident: Paragraph 3, line 2,3,4
3. It’s famous for its fresh seafood, such as crabs, prawns and sea clams.
4. Yes. Because Ha Long Bay offers lots of things at a reasonable price
Evident: Paragraph 4, line 2,3
5. These people can enjoy the comfort and elegance of five star hotels and
luxury cruise ships.
Evident: Paragraph 5, line 5,6
6. Some may remember wake up to a beautiful sunrise among the rocks,
islets and caves; others may enjoy the cave dinners or the breathtaking
view from a mountain top overlooking the bay.
Evident: Paragraph 6, line 2,3,4

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POST-READING - To enable Ss to * Activity 6: Discussion Pair work 8
personalise the Discuss with a partner. Would you like to spend your holiday in Ha minutes
topic. Long Bay? Why or why not? (Task 5, p.35)
- To give them - T asks Ss to discuss the questions in pairs and give reasons for their
practice on speaking answers.
skill. - T invites several pairs to present their decisions to the rest of the class. T
encourages other Ss to ask follow-up questions.
- T gives feeback.

CONSOLIDATION - To help students WRAP-UP Pair work 2

memorize the target - T ask Ss to do THINK-PAIR-SHARE activity minutes
language and skills + Ss think about what they have learnt in this lesson, then share with their
that they have partners and then the whole class.
learnt. - T summarizes the main points of the lesson.
+ Practice reading for main idea and specific information in a text about
Ha Long Bay
+ Understand the meaning of some words in the context.
+ Practice speaking skill.

SELF- - To give Ss a - T gives Ss handout for self-assessment asks them to circle the number 1
ASSESSMENT chance to reflect the which reflect what they have achieved today. minute

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 knowledge and skill - Ss can do self-assessment in class or at home (if time is up)
they have achieved
in the lesson.

HOMEWORK - To give Ss further Online exercises: Google Form 1

practice on reading https://forms.gle/padaHbXybJ9rJYMg6 minute
for specific 1. Exercise 1: Read a text about Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site in
information. Vietnam and decide if these following sentences are True or False. Correct

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- To provide Ss with the false sentences.
some knowledge
related to Ha Long
Bay.

- To give Ss 2. Exercise 2: Listen to the audio about Ha Long Bay and complete the
practice on listening chart below:
skill for specific
information.

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APPENDICES

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 HANDOUT

1. VOCABULARY

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2. SELF-ASSESSMENT

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