CHUYÊN ĐỀ TỰ CHỌN 8

Week: 29 Class: 10A1

Period 32: Speaking Date of preparation:
Time: 45 minutes Date of teaching:
I. Aim: Practice speaking about Music
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to ask and answer questions about music and enrich their vocabulary about music
III. Teaching materials: Power point lesson plan, chalk, blackboard, handouts
IV. Teaching methods: Communication Approach
V. Anticipated problems: Students may not have sufficient vocabulary to talk about music, so teacher should be ready to provide some.
VI. Procedure
Stages/Timing/Focu Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
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I. Warm-up 1. Greeting (1’) - Greeting
(6ms) 2. Game: Karaoke singing competition (5’)
Teacher-whole class - Dive class into 2 groups - Form 2 groups
- Invite one student from each group to the board - Go to the board
- Give the rules: Teacher plays the tunes of a song, each student - Listen to the rules
will sings accompanying with the tunes. The student sings more
correctly and better will be the winner.
- Play the karaoke video - Sing accompanying with the tunes
- Give comments and declare the winner - Celebrate

II. Pre-speaking 1. Lead-in (1’)

(12ms) - Ask students some questions to lead in to the new lesson. - Answer teacher’s questions
- Say “Today, we are going to talk about Music.” - Listen
- Write the title on the board - Copy down
Teacher-whole class 2. Useful structures and phrases (11’)
Pair work - Elicit vocabulary
Task 1: Matching (Handouts, pair work, 7’)
- Ask students to work in pairs and do the matching task in 4 - Do the matching task in pairs in 4 minutes
minutes - Expected answers:
 background music: music that is played while something else is
happening
 a catchy tune: a song that is easy to remember and makes you
want to sing it
 to download tracks: to obtain music from the Internet
  to have a great voice: to sing well
 to have a huge following: a large number of fans
 live music: music that is listened to while it is performed (not
recorded)
 a massive hit: a record that sells lots of copies
 to be/sing out of tune: to not be in harmony/to sing the wrong
notes
 to play by ear: to play without reading the musical notes
 to sing along to: to join in singing
 a sing-song: singing informally, often with other people
 a slow number: a song with a slow tempo
 to take up a musical instrument: to begin learning a musical
instrument
- Elicit more phrases
* Roles of music  taste in music: the music someone likes
 to soothe one’s minds after a hard day at work  to be tone-deaf: to be unable to distinguish the different notes in
 to lift up one’s bad mood music
 to get s.o in the merry mood
 to keep s.o alert.
* Expressions of likes and dislikes
 I’m a big fan of…
 I’m really into …
 Absolutely, I’m huge music buff.
 I like a mixed variety of music from a whole lot of singers.
 … is my favorite..
 …. is a huge waste of time for s.o to do s.t
- Ask students to listen and repeat chorally
- Ask some students to read aloud individually
- Listen and repeat chorally
- Read aloud individually

IV. While-speaking Task 2: Interview

(15ms) (Handouts, group work, 15’)
Set a scene: You will be a journalist who wants to interview high-
 Group work school students about their music taste. - Listen to the instructions
- Ask students to work in groups of 3, and asking and answering
about music taste in 7 minutes
- Go around observing students working - Work in groups of 3
- Ask some groups to present in front of the class
- Check, give feedback and comments - Present in front of the class
- Listen to teacher and friends’ feedback and comments
Questions
1. Do you like music?
2. What kind of music do you listen to?
3. Where do you usually enjoy listening to music?
4. Describe a song you like to listen to. You should say
 what the piece of music is called
 how long you have liked it
 when you like to listen to it
 why you like it so much.
5. How would you define music?
6. Can you play any instruments?
7. What influence do you think music has on life?
8. Should music be treated as seriously as subjects like Math or
sciences at school?
9. Is the Internet a good or bad thing for the music industry?

V. Post-speaking Task 3: Write it up

(10ms) - Ask students to write a short paragraph (80 words) to describe a - Present in front of the class
Teacher-whole class song they like to listen to.
Individual work - Ask some students to read their writings - Read their writings
- Correct mistakes, give feedback and comments - Listen to teacher feedback and comments

VI. Consolidation - Summarize the main points of the lesson - Answer individually
(1’)
VII. Homework - Review all the vocabulary we’ve learnt today
(1’) - Prepare new words to you in Unit 13, part A (Reading) - Take notes

Teaching reflection
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Task 1: Match the word or phrase in column A with a suitable definition in column B.
A B
1. background music a. to have a large number of fans
2. a catchy tune b. a song that is easy to remember and makes you want to sing it
3. to have a great voice c. to obtain music from the Internet
4. to download tracks d. music that is listened to while it is performed (not recorded)
5. to have a huge following e. music that is played while something else is happening
6. live music f. to sing well
7. a massive hit g. a record that sells lots of copies
8. to be/sing out of tune h. to join in singing
9. to play by ear i. to play without reading the musical notes
10. to sing along to j. to not be in harmony/to sing the wrong notes
11. a sing-song k. singing informally, often with other people
12. a slow number l. to begin learning a musical instrument
13. to take up a musical instrument m. to be unable to distinguish the different notes in music
14. taste in music n. a song with a slow tempo
15. to be tone-deaf o. the music someone likes