Nguyen Minh Phi LESSON PLAN

READING
High Tech
Time: 45 minutes
I. Objectives
1. General knowledge: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
- have knowledge about the AI
- learn some new vocabulary related to the topic
2. Knowledge of the language
-Vocabulary: iceberg, physicist, diary entry, rule, mind-boggling,
concerned, common sense, threat, take over.
3. Skills
- Main skill: Reading
- Sub-skills: Listening and Speaking
II. Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative
III. Teaching aids: laptop, projector.
IV. Procedure

Teacher’s Content Students’

activities activities
A. Warm-up
(3mns.) -Ss watch
-What kind of high tech tool in the first video?  the video
T plays a short
smartphone
video about high
-What kind of high tech tool in the second video? 
technology funny
smart TV
commercial to
link to the lesson

B. Pre-reading
-Ss answer
(13mns.) _ Do you know who is she?  Sophia
-T shows the _ What is famous for Sophia – The AI robot?  She is
picture of Sofia the first AI robot to have the citizenship.
and make some  A simple of high technology in industry 4.0
questions to lead
-Ss listen
Ss to the lesson.
Siri: is an intelligent personal assistant and
-T introduces the knowledge navigator that is available on certain
background Apple products. It was initially released in 2011 and
information. it speaks 12 languages.

Stephen Hawking (b.1942 – d.2018) is an English

theoretical physicist (nhà vật lý lý thuyết) and
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 cosmologist (nhà vũ trụ học). He has completed
many scientific works and has won many scientific -Ss answer
awards. He suffers from motor neuron disease (xơ
cứng teo cơ một bên) and is completely paralysed.

-T asks Ss to read Possible answer: I think Mr. Hawking means that if

the dictionary we push technology too far we may not be able to
entry, the title of control it.
-Ss do the
the text and the
matching
Hawking’s quote.
task in
Then asks Ss
pairs.
about the
Answers
Hawking means
Match each word with its definition [a), b), c), or d)]. 1g; 2e; 3a;
-T shows the 1. (the tip of the) iceberg /ˈaɪsbɜːg/ (n) (idiom) 4f; 5c; 6h;
vocabulary and 2. physicist /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ (n) 7b; 8d, 9i.
has Ss do the 3. diary entry / ˈdaɪəri ˈɛntri/ (n)
matching task 4. rule /ruːl/ (v) -Ss read the
5. mind-boggling /maɪnd - ˈbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ (adj) new words
-T conducts the 6. concerned /kənˈsɜːnd/ after T
correction. 7. common sense /ˈkɒmən sɛns/ (n) (chorally);
8. threat /θrɛt/ (n) then
- T read the new 9. Take over /teɪk ˈəʊvə/ (Phr.V) individual
words and has Ss
read the words students
a) something written in a daily journal read the
after T. b) naturally ability to make good judgements new
c) confusing/ incredible words.
d) danger
e) a scientist who studies physics
f) to have control and power over a country
g) only a small part of a very large problem or a
very serious situation.
h) worried
i) to begin to have control of something.
C. While-
reading
(14mns) -Ss give out
-T asks Ss to read Key: 1C, 2B, 3D, 4D their
silently (3mins) answers.

-T asks Ss to do
the task 3
(3mins) in pair. 1. Can you tell me what benefits and possible
-T conducts the dangers of AI ?  (self driving car, robots care
answers and for children and the elderly, robot soldiers/ the
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explains in machine will rule us.)
detailed (4mins)
2. Can you show me the information to prove
your answer?  (Programs like Siri can act
like a personal assistant, giving you reminders
about meeting and birthdays and even giving
you directions to destinations)

3. Can you show me the information to prove

your answer?  (If we share the planet with a
machine that is smarter than us, the machine
will soon rule us)
D. Post-reading
(14mns.)
-T asks Ss to do
the task 4 in a
group of 4
(3mins)

-T invites some Ss
randomly to give
out their opinion
(2mins)

-T does the Task -Ss join in

5 together with the game
Ss. T says the left
column and the
Ss says the right
one.
(1mins)

-T asks Ss to do
the task 6 in -Ss take
group. Some words in game: Artificial Intelligence, notes.
(3mins) physicist, mind-boggling, threat, smartphone,
tablet, iceberg, laptop, facebook. (no need to use all
Game 1: of words here for game)
Pictionary
(4mins)

-T asks 1S to
draw the word
that T gives him
and Other Ss
3
guess the word
until it’s correct

-T assigns
homework
(2mns.)