DANANG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

THAI PHIEN HIGH SCHOOL

LESSON PLAN
ENGLISH 10
UNIT 8: GENDER EQUALITY

Lesson 3: READING

Supervisor : Ms. Mai Thị Thanh Hằng

Practise teacher : Đỗ Kim Thảo

Danang, March 2023

UNIT 8: NEW WAYS TO LEARN

 Lesson 3: READING

I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Develop reading skills for general ideas and for specific information about online and face-to-face learning.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work;
- Develop presentation skills;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Understand more about advantages and disadvantages of online and face-to-face learning, therefore, students can make use of the strong
points of each method;
- Develop self-study skills.
II. Materials:
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 8, Reading
- Computer connected to the internet
- Projector/ speaker/ posters/ handout

Language Analysis:
 Form Pronunciation Meaning

something that takes your attention away

1. distraction (n) /dɪˈstrækʃən/
from what you are doing.

2. (to) focus on to give a lot of attention to one particular

/ˈfəʊ.kəs ɒn/
(phrasal verb) person, subject, or thing.

to give something to someone

3. (to) exchange (v) /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
and receive something from that person.

4. immediately (adv) /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/ now or without waiting or thinking.

Assumptions:

Anticipated difficulties Solutions

1. Students may lack knowledge about some

Provide students with the meaning and pronunciation of words.
lexical items.

- Let students read the text again (if necessary).

2. Students may have limited reading,
speaking and co-operating skills.
- Create a comfortable and encouraging environment for students to
speak.
- Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so that they can
help each other.
- Provide feedback and help if necessary.
 LESSON OUTLINE
● Class stabilization
● New lesson

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

UNIT 8: NEW WAYS TO LEARN
Lesson 3: READING
*Warm-up
Game: Guessing game
*Pre-reading
Task 1: Look at the photos and answer the questions.
Vocabulary
1. distraction (n) /dɪˈstrækʃən/
2. (to) focus on (phrasal verb) /ˈfəʊ.kəs ɒn/
3. (to) exchange (v) /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
4. immediately (adv) /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/
*While-reading
Task 2: Read the texts. What are the two students talking about? Choose the correct answer.
Task 3: Read the texts again and decide who mentions the following by putting a tick in the correct box.
*Post-reading
Task 4: Make a mind-map and talk about a way of learning
*Wrap-up:
- Consolidation: What have you learnt today?
- Homework
IV. PROCEDURES:

Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time

WARM-UP -To create a GAME: GUESSING GAME Group 5
lively * T divides class into 2 teams and explains the rules of the games: work mins
atmosphere - There are 4 sets of pictures (3 pictures/set) which are about different ways of
to attract learning.
student’s - T shows each set of pictures on the slide, one by one.
attention. - If one team:
- To introduce + gets the correct answer after the 1st picture -> they get 3 points.
the topic of + gets the correct answer after the 2nd picture -> they get 2 points.
reading. + gets the correct answer after the 3rd picture -> they get 1 point.
- The team with more points will be the winner.
** Ss work in groups and guess the key words.
*** Ss share their answers with the whole class.
**** T checks if the answers are correct or incorrect.
Set 1:

Key: Online learning

Set 2:
Key: Self study

Set 3:

Key: Face-to-face learning

Set 4:

Key: Blended learning

Lead-in: We can see that there are many different ways to learn such as online learning,
self-study or face-to-face learning,.. and it’s also what we are going to learn in the
 Reading lesson today.

To lead in the TASK 1: LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. (p.89) Pair work 4
PRE-READING reading skills. * Teacher: mins
- Leads Ss into the lesson by showing the pictures p.89 and asks them some questions:

Questions:

1. How do the students learn in each photo?

2. Are you familiar with these ways of learning?

- Asks Ss to work in pair to discuss and answer the 2 questions.

- Calls some Ss to share the answers with the whole class.
- Give feedback and correction (if necessary)
**Students
- Discuss in pair
- Do as intructed and answer the questions

Suggested answers:
 1. The girl is learning at home, in front of a computer while the students are
To help learning in the classroom.
students use 2. I’m familiar with both ways of learning. Teacher- 4
key language the whole mins
more VOCABULARY: class
appropriately *Teacher:
before they - Shows the words one by one.
read. - Gives the explanation and the photos of new words and has students guess the
meaning of the words in context.
- Checks and corrects Ss’s guessing.
- Opens the audio of the words aloud and asks Ss to repeat them in chorus and
individually.
- Shows a summary of the new words and delivers the handout to Ss.
**Students:
- Do as instructed.

Handout:
WHILE-READING To develop TASK 2: READ THE TEXTS. WHAT ARE THE TWO STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT? CHOOSE Individual 5
reading skills THE CORRECT ANSWER. (p.89 mins
for general )
information.

*Teacher:
- Teacher has students open the book, read through the texts quickly and find the main
idea of the texts.
- Teacher has some students give the answer and explain why they choose this answer.
- Teacher checks if the answer is correct or incorrect and shows the answer.
**Students:
 - Work individually and do as instructed.

A. Ways of helping students

B. Ways of learning
C. How to enjoy learning

Suggested Answer:
B. Ways of learning

Explain: Kim talks about face-to-face learning while Laura talks about online learning
To develop -> These are two ways of learning.
reading skills Pair work 10
for specific TASK 3: READ THE TEXTS AGAIN AND DECIDE WHO MENTIONS THE FOLLOWING BY mins
information. PUTTING A TICK IN THE CORRECT BOX. (p.90)

*Teacher:

- Asks Ss to read through the sentences and underline or highlight the

keywords in each sentence.

- Ask some Ss to give the keywords of each sentence.

- Asks Ss to work in pairs to do the task and compare their answers.

- Calls on some Ss to give their answer to the class, asks them to show the evidences of
their answers as well.

- Checks, corrects the answers and shows the evidence of each sentence on the slides.

**Students:

- Discuss in pair and do as instructed.

Keywords:

1. thinks that online learning is not as good as face-to-face learning.

2. gains the same knowledge in both ways of learning.
3. has more direct conversations and discussions.
4. uses e-mail to contact classmates.
5. can pay more attention in class.
6. needs to have access to high-speed internet.

Suggested answers:

This person:

1. thinks that online learning is not as good as face-to-face learning (Kim)

 2. gains the same knowledge in both ways of learning (Laura)

3. has more direct conversations and discussions (Kim)

4. uses e-mail to contact classmates (Laura)

5. can pay more attention in class (Kim)

6. needs to have access to high-speed internet (Laura)

POST - READING - Check TASK 4: DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND MAKE A MIND-MAP. Group 15
students’ The question: “Which way of learning do you think is better: face-to-face learning or work mins
understandin online learning? Why?
g about the *Teacher:
reading - Divides the class into 4 groups.
passage. - Asks each group to select a way of learning they prefer then make a mind-map about
- To help it.
some - Shows an example mind-map on the slide for Ss to consult.
students - Asks Ss to discuss in group in 10 minutes, list out the main ideas that should be
enhance included in the mind-map ( Asks Ss to decorate the mind-map to make them more lively
presentation if time allowed )
skills - After 10 minutes, T asks 2 groups randomly to stick their mind-map on the board.
- To practise - Calls on the 2 representatives of each group to present their mind-map to the class in
team working. 2 minutes.
- To give **Students:
students - Discuss the questions and work in group in 10 minutes
authentic - Do as instructed.
practice in
using target Sample mind-map:
language
CONSOLIDATION To WRAP-UP: Teacher- 1
consolidate T asks Ss what they have learned in this lesson: the whole min
what students class
have learnt in + Learning new lexical items related to the reading lesson.
the lesson
+ Practising reading skills for general ideas and specific information about face-to-face
and online learning.

+ Practising brainstorming ideas about choosing a suitable way of learning.

+ Practising speaking out the ideas about choosing a suitable way of learning.

HOMEWORK - To give Ss - T assigns the homework: Teacher- 1

the + Review vocabulary related to the reading lesson. the whole min
opportunity + Write a short paragraph about the following question and hand in on the next lesson. class
to What is your favorite subject? For that subject, do you think online learning or face-to-
practice and face learning will bring better results? Why?
revise what Write a short passage of about 100-150 words to answer these questions
they have
learnt at
home.
- To prepare
for
the next
lesson
( Lesson 4:
Speaking )

HANDOUTS
 Da Nang, March 20th , 2023
Supervisor Practice teacher
( Sign and write full name ) ( Sign and write full name )
Đỗ Kim Thảo