Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 10 Unit 8: The story of my village - Lesson 1

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

1. Warm-up: (4 mins)

Aims:

- Get used to the topic.

- Sts are required to work in groups of 3 or 4 to make a list of words related to the country in written form.

- The group with the longest list will be the winner.

2. Before you read: (10 mins)

Aims:

- Prepare information and vocabularies for the topic.

- Introduce the topic of the reading passage.

a. Pair work:

- Ask sts to work in pairs to answer the questions given in the part.

- Gather the ideas and help the sts to give correct answers.

b.Vocabulary:

- Provide the sts with new words/phrases.

+ Straw(n): dry cut stalks of various cereals

+ Mud(n) : wet, soft soil

+ Technical high school (n):

+ Farming method (n):.

+ Brick house (n): houses made of bricks

+ Thank to(prep): = owing to = because of

- Read each word/phrase 3 times and ask sts to repeat it.

- Listen and check.

3. While you read: (20 mins)

- Aims: Read the passage for information to do the tasks.

+ Task 1:Vocabulary Matching.

- Ask sts to read the passage and do task 1: Match the words in A which appear in the reading passage with their definitions in B.

- Explain the meaning of these words and phrases if necessary.

+ Task 2:Table Completion.

- Ask sts to scan the passage to get specific information to complete the table.

- Let sts to study the table carefully before doing the task.

- Check the answers in front of the class as a whole.

- Give correct answers.

+ Task 3: Answering Questions:

- Ask sts to work in pairs to read the passage again and answer the questions in task 3.

- Sts are required to compare their answers with another pair.

4. After you read: (10 mins)

- Aims: Give the summary of the topic.

+ Discussion:

- Sts are required to work in groups and discuss the question: How can people with an education help make the life of their community better?

- Clarify some terms if needed:

+ People with an education: people with a university study.

5. Homework: (1 min)

- Ask sts to write a paragraph about the topic they discussed in After you read.

- Give the lists to the teacher

- Work in pairs.

- Do the work orally in front of the class.

Suggested answers:

1. The farmers are harvesting the crop

2. They are working very hard.

3. It’s a good/ bumper crop.

4. Good farming methods, good varieties, modern technology used, people work hard.....

- Listen and then copy down

- Read the passage and then do the task.

- Share their answers with their partners.

- Report their work .

+ 1 – b + 2 – d

+ 3 – a + 4 – e + 5 – c

- Work individually

- Study the table.

- Discuss the answers with a friend.

- Report their answers.

- Work in pairs to ask and answer the questions.

- Ask sts to report their work in pairs.

1. It was poor and simple.

2. Because they hope that with an education of science and technology their children could find a way of bettering their lives.

3. They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped grow crash crops for export.

4. He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.

5. He told his grandchildren: “ Study harder so that you can do more for the village than your parents did.”

- Some representatives are required to report.

- Give suggested answers:

+ Introduce new farming methods.

+ Grow crash crops for export.

+ Help local people apply modern technology in farming.

+ Help community especially young people access to ways of entertainment.

+ Raise people’s awareness about food safety and environmental hygiene.