UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM Lesson 6: Skills 2 I/ OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson, students can: - Read for specific information about Hung Kinh Temple festival and Huong Pagoda festival. - Talk about a festival they prefer to go to.. 1. Knowledge: a. Grammar : present simple, passive voice b. Lexical items : - Vocab: Festivals in Viet Nam c. Pronunciation: -Clusters: 2. Skills: - Listening, Speaking, Reading,Writing and interactive skills 3. Attitude: - Cooperation, respect, having right and friendly attitudes with friends, teachers in the new school 4. Quality and competence: - Be confident and friendly with the new school environment - Develope listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction II/ TEACHING AIDS (MATERIALS) 1.Teacher’s preparation: - Lesson plan, Pictures, posters ,textbook,CD-MP3(Computer-Multi projector/cassette/ “sách mềm”) and other materials 2.Students’ preparation: - Textbook, notebook, school things. III/ WORKING ARRANGEMENTS( WAYS OF WORKING ) - Pair work , individual work, group work, T-WC IV/ TEACHING PROCEDURE: 1- Greeting`and checking students’ adtendence: Total: In: ......... Out: .......... 2- Checking the old lesson 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Student’s activities I. Warm up (5'): Braistorming - Write the word ‘hero’ on the board as the centre of a word web. ? Come up and add any words or phrases to the word web connected with the topic of ‘heroes’. - Accept all ideas and don’t correct anything. -> Today you are going to listen to a passage about a Vietnamese hero. II. Reading - 10' 1. Vocabulary - Teacher use different techniques to teach vocabulary (situation, realia) - Follow the seven steps of teaching vocabulary * Checking vocab: What and where - mythical (adj) : thuộc thần thoại, hoang đường - giant (adj) : khổnglồ, phi thường - invader (n) : kẻ xâmlược - thanksgiving(n) : sự tạ ơn,sự biểu hiện biết ơn - motherland (n) : quê hương, tổ quốc - preservation (n) : sự giữ gìn, sự bảo quản - defeat (v) : đánh bại 1. Work in pairs. Describe the picture ( P55) - Work in pairs, describing the picture and then answer the questions. 2. Listen and circle the correct answer. (p55) -Tell Ss that they are going to listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival. - Read the questions carefully and try to predict the answers based on what you know. - Remind them to pay attention to key words in the options. - Circle the right answers. - Check their answers with the whole class. 1.Key: 1. He is a mythical hero. 2. He defended the country from foreign invaders- the An. 2. Key: 1B 2A 3C 3. Listen to the talk again... (P55) - Underline key words in the questions. - Listen and write answers on a piece of paper. - Elicit any corrections from the class as you write their answers on the board. 3.Key: 1. He is a mythical hero, why grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight. 2. The preparations begin one month before the festival. 3. A religious ceremony 4. There is a cheo performance 5. This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage. Audio script: The Giong Festival is celebrated every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi. This festival commemorates the hero, Saint Giong. He is considered a mythical hero because he grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight. He is worshipped for defending the country from foreign invaders- the An. Although this festival is held from the 6th to the 12th day of the 4th lunar month, people start preparing traditional clothing for the procession and for various performances one month beforehand. During the festival, the procession starts at the Mother Temple and goes to Thuong Temple where a religious ceremony is performed. When night falls, a cheo play is performed. Then the festivities end with a thanksgiving procession on the 12th. This festival shows our love for the motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage. III. Writing (15') 4. Work in pairs... (P55) - Set a time limit for Ss to brainstorm ideas and write their notes. (use the web in 4 P55) - Move around, helping ss with ideas where necessary - Write note 5. Now use a note to write.... (P55) - Refer back to the reading passages in Skills 1 for useful language and ideas, and note some necessary expressions and language as well as connectors they may need on the board. - Work individually to write a first draft. - Display all or some of the articles on the wall/ board. Other Ss and T give comments. Ss edit and revise the articles as homework. - Write an article about the festival IV. Consolidation (3') - Sum up the main content of the lesson V. Homework (2') - Do Ex D2- E1,2 P42-43 - Prepare: Unit 5: Looking back - Answer - Take note