Planning date: First teaching date: …………………

Period: Class: ………………

UNIT 8: BECOMING INDEPENDENT
LESSON 3: READING
I. OBJECTIVES
- By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Identify the general ideas and specific information by reading the article
- Gain vocabulary to talk about becoming independent
- Develop the language and ideas in the reading
2. Core competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Support to be responsible for being more independent.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 11 textbook, Unit 1, Reading
- Computer connected to the Internet, Projector
B - sachmem.vn
III. ASSUMPTIONS
Anticipated difficulties Solutions
-Students are reluctant to work in - Encourage students to work in pairs and in groups
groups. so that they can help each other.
- Students may lack vocabulary to - Explain expectations for each task in detail.
deliver a speech. - Continue to explain task expectations in small
chunks (before every activity)
- Provide vocabulary and useful language before
assigning tasks.
- Encourage students to work in groups so that they
can help each other.
IV. PROCEDURES
WORK
STEPS
ARRANGEMENT
WARM- UP: (5 mins)
Aims: Activate background knowledge about the topic and interest in
it.
- Introduces the activity and gives the instructions - Individual work,
- Asks Ss work individually or with their partner. pair work and whole
- Gives Ss the scale to evaluate themselves: class
+ 0-5 points: you are dependent
+ 6-10 points: you are not totally independent
+ 11-15 points: you are independent
- Gives Ss 2 minutes to finish this task.
- Monitors the class and offer help if necessary.
 - Calls on some Ss to present in front of the class.
- Gives feedback then lead to new lesson.

PRESENTATION: 28 mins
Activity 1: Vocabulary (5 mins)
Aims: Recognize the meanings of the words through from
teachers’ explanation.
- Gives vocabulary and explains the Vietnamese meaning.
- Requires Ss to read the reading text's sentences that involve the
previously learned vocabulary.
- Calls randomly some Ss to read aloud the new words and gives
feedback.
* New words:
1. Get around: đi lại
2. Come up with: nghĩ ra, nảy ra
3. Carry out: tiến hành - Whole class
4. Get into the habit of: tạo thói quen
5. Make use of: tân dụng
6. Manage (v) quản lý
7. Achieve (v) đạt được, giành được

PRACTICE
Activity 2: Matching heading (8 minutes) - Pair work and
Aims: Identify the general information through reading the article whole class
- Introduces the activity and gives the instructions.
- Requires Ss to work in pair and complete the task.
- Checks Ss’s understanding to make sure they all understand the
task.
- Gives Ss 3 minutes to do this task.
- Monitors the class and offer help if necessary.
- Calls randomly some Ss to answer the questions.
- Asks some Ss to give comments.
- Checks Ss’ answers and gives feedback.
- Asks some Ss to translate the text.
- Gives feedback.
Expected Answers:
A. 5 B. 4 C. 3

Activity 3: Filling in the gaps (7 minutes) - Group work and

Aims: Identify the specific information through reading the article. whole class
- Introduces the activity and gives the instructions.
- Divides the class into 2 teams: the team A and the team B.
- Gives instructions.
- Requires Ss to work in a group and each team completes a
diagram in the textbook:
+ Team A does the Decision-making skills diagram
 + Team B does the Time-management skills diagram.
- Requires Ss read the text again.
- Gives Ss 3 minutes to discuss and do this task.
- Monitors the class and offer help if necessary.
- Gets the representative of each group to present their answer.
- Asks some Ss to give comments.
- Checks Ss’ answers and gives feedback.
Expected Answers:
1. best option 2. choice
3. a to-do-list 4. night’s sleep

PRODUCTION: (15 mins)

Activity 4: Discussing (10 mins)
Aims: Develop the language and ideas in the reading.
- Introduces the activity and gives the instructions.
- Requires Ss to work in groups of four to finish the task.
- Asks and suggests Ss some skills and encourages them to
indicate more skills than those that have already been
mentioned.
*, Expect answer:
 Manage money
 Time-management skills
 Basic life skills
 Decision-making skills
 Communicate effectively
 Clean and organize home
 Control resting mode - Group work and
 … whole class
- Asks Ss to choose one skill that they listed before and do the
diagram.
- Following the sample of Activity 3 in the group: describe the
steps to get the skill.
- Shows Ss the sample.
*, Sample of the diagram

- Gives Ss 5 minutes to discuss and do this task.

- Monitors the class and offer help if necessary.
- Gets the representative of each group to present their answer.
- Asks some Ss in other groups to give comments.
- Checks Ss’ answers and gives feedback.
WRAPPING – UP: (2 mins) - Whole class
- Asks Ss what they have learned in the lesson today
- Asks Ss prepare Lesson 4: Speaking