Group 3

Name: 1. Tran Văn A 3. Tran Lan T

2. Nguyen Thi B 4. Le Anh M
LESSON PLAN
ENGLISH 11: UNIT 8: CELEBRATION
PART A: Reading
I. OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the lesson, students will:

- have learnt about 10 new words related to Tet holiday in Vietnam.
- have practiced reading to identify specific information (scanning) by:
 finding the meaning of words in the text.
 basing on the information in the passage to decide whether statements are true
or false.
 answering seven questions related to the passage.
- have talked about their own last Tet holiday.
- have valued the traditional customs of Vietnamese Lunar New Year holiday.
II. TIME: 45’
III. TECHNIQUES: pictures, definition, explanation, examples, real objects, synonyms,
pair/group work, ask and answer.
IV. LEXICAL ITEMS AND STRUCTURE(S):
Lexical items: apricot blossom, kumquat tree, lucky money.
Adjective:grand, agrarian, ripe.
V. TEACHING AIDS: textbook, pictures, real objects, black board
VI. PROCEDURES:

STAGES TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES SUGGESTING ANSWERS

TIMING
Warmer CHINESE WHISPER –WORLD Warmer
(5’) CUP (5’)
- whisper the sentences to the leader. join the activity
- make sure that Ss whisper sentences
to the next Ss and the last student on
the line write them down on the mini-
board.
Suggested sentence:
Children give best wishes for
their grandparents, and the
old give red envelops to them
Before + introduce the topic of the unit:
you read Celebration.
(10’) + Activity 1: Activity 1:
- Present the picture in the + Look at the picture 1. It is the first day in lunar
textbook. and brainstorm. calendar.
- Let students discuss the picture in + Discuss then answer 2. Children give best wishes
pairs. the questions. for their grandparents, and
the old give red envelops to
them.
3. I can see peach blossom,
 kumquat tree, sticky rice cake
and "mut".

- Invite three students to answer the

questions in textbook. +Work in pairs
- Give feed back to the students’
answers.

+ Activity 2:
- Introduce the activity and let
students work in pairs.
- Invite two students to talk about + Listen and repeat
the activities they enjoy doing most at new words
Tet.
+ Present the vocabulary items which
are necessary for the understanding
of the reading text.
+ Use techniques to help students
guess the meaning of the words.
+ Noun:
 apricot blossom / ˈeɪprɪkɒt
ˈblɒsəm/ : (picture)

 kumquat tree /ˈkʌmkwɒt tri:/

: (picture)

 lucky money /ˈlʌkI mʌnI/ :

(real object)
 + Adjective:
 grand/ɡrænd/ : (synonym -
impressive))
 agrarian /əˈɡreəriən/ :
(definition – connect with
farming))
 ripe /raɪp/ : (definition- fully
grown and ready to be eaten)
+ Choral, individual repetition
+ Pronunciation check.
+ Memory check the words by
showing the pictures and objects and
ask sts to say out loud the words.
While you + Introduce the game and rule, group
read (20’) sts.
*Task 1: Find the meaning of words
 Ask the student to re-read the
passage and find the
sentences including the words
 Ask student to define the
meaning of the words in the
text, then write on the group
board.
 Correct the answers of
students.
*Task 2: True/Flase
 Let students re-read the
passage to find out whether
the statements are True or
False.
 Correct the answers.
*Task 3: Answer the questions
 Let students do the task in
groups
 Correct the answers.
+ Re-read the passage Task 1:
+ Find sentences - grand: impressive and large
+ Define the meaning or important
of words - agrarian: related to farming
- banner: a long piece of cloth
with a message on it that is
carried between two poles
or hung in a public place to
show support for
something.
- pray: speak to God,
especially to give thanks or
ask for help
- sugared apples: a kind of
candied fruit which is made
of apples.
- excitement: the state of
feeling excited.
+ Work in groups Task 2:
+ Write the answers on 1. F (…sometimes between
the group board 19th January and 20th
February…)
2. F (…for agrarian people…)
3. T (line 6)
4. F (…given to children…)
5. T (line 13,14)
6. T (line 18-20)
+Work in groups, write Task 3
down the answer on 1. It’s between 19th January
the group board. and 20th February on the
Western calendar.
2. It used to last over months.
3. Streets are decorated with
colored lights and red
 banners.
4. People are busy buying
gifts, cleaning and decorating
their houses and cooking
traditional foods.
5. It is made from sticky rice,
green beans and fatty pork.
6. It is candied fruit such as
sugared apples, plums or
tomatoes.
7. Some popular activities at
Tet are visiting other family
members or friends,
exchanging New Year’s
wishes, receiving lucky
money, going to pagoda, …

After you + Ask students to work in groups to + Talk in group about Suggestions:
read (10) tell one another about their last Tet their last Tet holidays. + Preparations:
holidays. + Give the report. * Go to market to buy food,
+ Call some students to report their flowers, …
ideas in front of class. * Wrap Banh Chung
+ Sum up the points * Cook frozen meat
+ Decorations:
* Clean the house
* Clean the rooms
* Clean the floor
+ Visit:
* Visit grandparents
* Visit relatives
* Visit friends
+ Special foods eaten:
* Eat Banh Chung
* Eat candied fruit
* Eat Vietnamese
ham/sausage
* Eat chicken with sticky rice
+ Activities enjoyed:
* Play chess
* Play on the swings
* Go to the churches,
pagodas, …

VII. HOMEWORK:

Prepare an oral speech about your last Tet holiday

Prepare: Unit 8: Write