CHUYÊN ĐỀ TỰ CHỌN 14

Week: 19 Class: 10A2, 10A1

Period 70: Reading Date of preparation:
Time: 45 minutes Date of teaching:
I. Aims: Practise doing Reading tests
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to do the reading tests well.
III. Teaching materials: Lesson plan, chalk, blackboard, handouts …
IV. Teaching methods: Multi-methods
V. Anticipated problems: Students may have difficulty in doing this type of exercise, so teacher should be ready to help.
VI. Procedure
Stages/Timing/Focus Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm-up 1. Greeting (1’) - Greeting
(2ms) 2. Chatting (2’) - Listen and answer
Teacher-whole class
II. Pre-reading 1. Lead - in (1’)
(10ms) - Say: “Today, we’re going to practice doing Cloze reading tests.” - Listen
- Write the title of the lesson on the board - Copy down

2. Tips on Cloze reading tests (5’)

- Provide students with some tips
Teacher - whole class + Read the text through trying to understanding the general meaning.
+ Look at each missing word gap and try to imagine the correct should be.
+ Decide which part of speech (adjective, noun, gerund, etc.) needs to be
used to fill each gap.
+ Read the text again, trying to fill gap as you come to it by imagining what
the correct answer should be.
+ Read the text another time. This time choose the correct answer from the
four (sometimes three) answers given.
+ If you are unsure of any given answer, try reading the sentence with each of - Listen and take notes
the four possibilities.
+ Try to eliminate two of the obvious false answers (usually two relatively
false answers are given) When stuck between two answers, go with the one
that sounds right.
- Notes:
+ Do not stop to answer questions on your first reading.
+ Always think about the overall meaning of the text (i.e., whether the text is
negative, positive, etc.) to make sure that your answer choice fits the context.
 + Trust your intuition. If you feel a word is right instinctively, it probably is
correct.
- Ask students whether they’d like to ask any questions - Ask questions if necessary
- Give feedback and comments - Listen

3. Tips on doing Multiple choice reading tests (5’)

+ Read the key words in the 4 options - Listen
+ Find it in the passage
+ Read the words around it and try to understand the meaning.
+ Then, go back to the sentence and choose the best option.

III. While-reading - Give handouts to students - Receive handouts

(21ms) - Ask students in each group to work in pairs and do the tasks in the handout - Work in pairs, do the tasks in 10 minutes
in 15 minutes
Pair work - Go around class to help students - Give answers and explanations
Teacher-whole class - Invite students to give the answers and explanations - Listen
- Give feedback and comments * Expected answers: (Attached handouts)

VI. Post-reading - Ask students to work in groups of 3 and take turns to make the sentences - Work in groups of 3, take turns to make the
(10ms) using words they’ve filled in the gaps on the handouts in 5 minutes sentences in 5 minutes
- Go around class to help students - Say their sentences aloud
Group work - Invite students to say their sentences aloud - Listen
Teacher - whole class - Give feedback and comments

V. Consolidation - Summarize the main points of the lesson - Listen

(1’)
VI. Homework - Review the exercises we’ve learnt today. - Take notes
(1’)

Teaching reflection
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 TOPIC 14: READING 5. According to the passage, less serious newspapers are read just for…………
Task 1: Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage A. their review of new books, movies, etc. B. their editorials
Television is an important (1).................of the 20 th century. It has been so C. correspondents around the world D. entertainment
popular that now we can't imagine what life would be if there were no television.
Television is a major mean (2)..................communication. It brings pictures and sounds Task 3: Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage
from around the world into millions of home. T.V viewers can see and learn about The use of computers and the Internet allows people (0) …………. at home instead of
people, places and things in far away lands. T.V widens our (3).................by (1) ………… to work. For example, a journalist who lives in a remote part of the world
introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In still gets in his articles on time for the next day’s newspapers. The Internet allows
addition to the news, T.V provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy every businesses to communicate (2)………… customers and workers in any part of the world
taste. Most people now seem to like (4).............their evenings watching T.V. It is more for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send (3)…………., pictures
(5) ..................for them to sit at home watching T.V than to go out for amusement and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. New computer
elsewhere. programs allow two users in different parts of the world to work on the same document
1. A. invent B. inventive C. invention D. inventor at the same time. The Internet is providing a lot of new business opportunities. Some
2. A. of B. in C. to D. with businesses are (4)……………..their products on the Internet – finding new customers
3. A. know B. knowledge C. knowing D. known and making more job opportunities. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This
4. A. spend B. spent C. spending D. to spend saves a lot of time. (5)…………. is possible to use the Internet for education – students
5. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. convenient D. inconvenient may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e. mail or talk a problem
through “on-line” rather than attend a class.
Task 2: Read the passage carefully and answers the questions 0. A to work B. working C. worked D. have work
A newspaper makes money from the price people pay for it and also from the 1. A traveling B. travel C. travelled D. to travel.
advertisements it carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million a 2. A on B. in C. with D. to
day makes a lot of money. Serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent 3. A programs B. documents C. CPU D. books
to them by their correspondents around the world and by the big news agencies. People 4. A. advertises B. to advertise C. advertising D. advertised
also read these newspapers for their reviews of new books, movies, plays, and for their 5. A. This B. There C. It D. That
editorials, which present the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events
and issues of the moment. Less serious newspapers are probably read just for Task 4: Read the passage carefully and answers the questions
entertainment. They have big headlines above the news stories, funny cartoons to look When robots are widely used in the home, they will probably be used to do the
at and sensational photos of violence. cleaning, table-laying, scrubbing and washing-up, but it is considered unlikely that they
1. With the advertisements, the other way for a newspaper to make money is from……… will be used to do the cooking - at least, not in the near future. In factories, mobile
A. the news B. the advertisements robots ale already used to carry out a large number of the distribution and assembly
C. the price people pay for it D. the correspondents tasks while human beings carry out research and produce plans for new products.
2. A popular newspaper will earn a lot of money if it has a circulation of………a day. Among the numerous jobs on the farm, robots will drive tractors, keeping their eyes on
A. less than 5 million B. 5 million the ground in front of guide the tractor along a straight line. The majority of the robots
C. over 5 billion D. more than 5 million used at present do not look like human beings at all because their design is chiefly
3. According to the passage, the news of serious newspapers is often sent by their functional.
world-wide journalists and the……………………… 1. According to the passage. When used at home, robots will probably do all of the
A. less serious newspapers B. big news agencies following EXCEPT____.
C. entertainment D. important events and issues A. laying the table B. washing the dishes C. washing the clothes D. Scrubbing
4. Big headlines, funny cartoons and sensational photos of violence are often seen in... 2. In factories what are robots used to do?
A. serious newspapers B. less serious newspapers A. carry out assembly tasks B. carry out research
C. correspondents around the world D. big news agencies C. produce plans D. both B and C
3. The word "their" in paragraph 2 refers to_______. Answer keys
A. tractors' B. robots' C. people's Task 1
4. Why don't robots at present look like human beings? 1.C 2.A 3.B 4C. 5C
A. Because they are widely used al home.
B. Because they are mainly used in factories. Task 2
C. Because they are only used to guide tractors. 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.D
D. Because they are mainly produced according to their function.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about robots? Task 3
A. They will be used to do the cleaning. 0.A 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.C
B. In the near future they will be used to cook.
C. They are already used to carry out the distribution tasks. Task 4
D. They will be used to drive the tractor. 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B

Task 5: Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage Task 5

1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C
In 1783, two French brothers built the first balloon to take people (1)_____ the air. One
hundred and twenty years (2) ______, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane
with an engine and (3)___ in it. This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US
Post Office began the first airmail (4)_______. Aeroplanes changed a (5)______ in the
next thirty years. Then, in the 1950s, aeroplanes became much (6) ______ because they
had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was (7)______ in the UK and France. It was the
fastest passenger plane in the world at that time and it (8) ______ fly at 2300 kilometres
an hour, so the journey (9)______ London to New York was only four hours. Today,
millions of people travel (10) ______ aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world
without them.