UNIT 2.

URBANISATION
LESSON 7. COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
A. Aims and Objectives:
1. Language focus: - To provide learners some communication and cultural items
2. Skills: - To develop their communication skills and cultural understanding
- To help Ss develop the skill of working in pairs and groups
3. Attitudes: - To encourage Ss to work harder
- To provide Ss some motivation
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
+ Understand and communicate.
+ Talk about urbanisation in Bangkok.
B. Preparations: - Teacher: Handouts, textbook, lesson plan and pieces of papers.
- Students: Textbook
C. Methods: - The whole lesson: Integrated, mainly communicative.
D. Procedures:
Time/Stages Activities Interactions
1. Warm up Inform the class of the lesson objectives: Further skill
5 minutes development T <--> Ss
2. New lesson 1. Communication: The urban world in 2050
Activity 1: Listen to a talk about predictions for life in cities
18 minutes in 2050 and choose the correct option in each of the following Pair work
sentences.
- T tells Ss that they are going to listen to a talk.
- T asks Ss to read the statements and underline the key words.
 - Ss listen, answer the questions and take notes.
Activity 2: Discussion T <--> Ss
1. What is sustainable urbanisation?
2. Which of these processes can contribute to sustainable
urbanisation?
a. Better urban planning b. Efficient infrastructure
c. Increased water, air and industrial pollution
d. Lack of exercise e. Equal access to educational resources Group work
3. What do you think the government and local authorities
should do to ensure sustainable urbanisation in Viet Nam?
- T asks Ss to practise asking and answering the questions.
- Ss work in groups.
- Take notes of their partners’ answers, their ideas if necessary.
Key: 1. Sustainable urbanisation is an urbanisation process that
ensures better urban planning, efficient infrastructure, equal T <--> Ss
access to educational resources and other facilities.
2. a, b, e 3. Students’ answers
2. Culture: Urbanised Bangkok
Activity 1: Look at the two photos of Bangkok, Thailand.
19 minutes What aspects of city life do they show? Pair work
- T. asks Ss to look at the two pictures and encourage them to
talk about the aspects of an urbanised Bangkok.
Suggested answers: It is a fast-growing city. The first picture
shows modern Bangkok with its improved infrastructure and
high-rise buildings. The second one shows the other side of
urbanisation, such as the growth of slums and urban poverty.
Activity 2: Read the text about urbanisation in Bangkok. T <--> Ss
Answer the questions:
 - T asks Ss to read the text individually to get an overall idea
about its content, read the questions and underline the key Individually
words.
- Ss compare their answers in pairs or groups
Key: 1. Bangkok plays an important role in Thailand. It has
been a capital city for over 200 years. The growth of Bangkok T <--> Ss
is the world’s window on the growth of Thailand.
2. It has brought about economic, social and cultural benefits.
3. The drawbacks include the growth of slums, social issues
such as drugs and crime, traffic congestion, and environmental Pair work
pollution. or
Activity 2: Discussion: If you had the opportunity, would you Group work
migrate to a city like Bangkok? Why/ Why not?
- Ss work in pairs or groups to express their opinions. T <--> Ss
- T. encourages all Ss to answer the question.
- Ss present their opinions to the class
- T. gives appropriate feedback whenever needed.
3. - Ask Ss to consolidate the main contents.
Consolidation - Ask Ss: What have you learnt today? What can you do T <--> Ss
2 minutes now?
4. Homework - T asks Ss to learn the structures and vocabulary.
1 minute - Prepare for the next lesson. T <--> Ss
E. Evaluation:
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