Dong Nai Department of Education and Training

Dong Nai University

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STUDENT TEACHER : NGUYỄN THỊ HUYỀN TRANG
INSTRUCTOR : NGUYỄN THỊ HÀ PHƯƠNG

Bien Hoa, 12/06/2022

Lesson: Unit 2 – Reading Date: 12/06/2022
Grade: 10 Period: 11

UNIT 2: YOUR BODY AND YOU

LESSON 3: READING
ACUPUNCTURE
(45 minutes)

STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES/ OUTCOMES

A. OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Language competences:
 Cognition:
- Be upgraded their vocabulary.
- Have a knowledge of acupuncture.
 Skills:
- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas, skimming for general
information.
2. General competences:
- Self-control and independent learning: perform individual tasks.
- Communication and collaboration: work in pairs or groups to perform tasks.
3. Attributes:
- Ability of corporation: To encourage Ss to work with each other in pairs or groups,
develop collaborative, problem-solving, and communicative competencies.
- Diligence: complete tasks.
B. READING
 Vocabulary: harmony, ailments, promote, precaution, soreness, alternative.
 Grammar and structure/ sentence pattern: Present Simple, Past Simple, Passive Voice, ...
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
1. Teacher:
- General education program 2018 – Foreign Languages.
- Reference teaching materials: Textbooks, teachers’ books, activity books, …
- Teaching aids: Lesson plan, textbook, laptop, blackboard, (colored) chalks, pictures,
PowerPoint, textbook, handouts, …
- Assignment tools: Observation sheets, …
2. Students:
- Textbooks, pens, pencils, …

STAGE 2: LEARNING PLAN/ LEARNING EXPERIENCES

STAGE/ TIME TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’

ACTIVITIES
Warm – up Activity 1: (books closed)
(8 minutes)
Aim: Generating Ss’ interest in the topic.
Content: Puzzle Game.
Products: Ss’s answers.
Steps:
Lesson: Unit 2 – Reading Date: 12/06/2022
Grade: 10 Period: 11

- T gives each group a different picture about - Ss work in groups.

acupuncture cut into 9 pieces.
- Ss discuss with their
- T asks Ss to work in groups to rearrange these friends and rearrange
pieces in the correct order. pieces into suitable
pictures.
- T asks Ss to stick their products on the board.
- Ss stick their
- T checks and gives Ss feedback. productions on the
board.
* Expected answers:

- T asks Ss some questions based on 4 pictures:

1. How many people are there in each picture? - Ss listen to the T’s
questions.
2. What are these doctors doing?
- Ss give T their
3. Do you know this treatment? answers.

4. Is acupuncture good for our health? - Ss listen to T's

feedback.
- T listens, checks the answers of Ss, and gives them
feedback.

* Expected answers:

1. There are 2 people in each picture. One is a

doctor, the other is his/ her patient.

2. They are pushing special thin needles into the

patients' skin at some particular parts of their
bodies.

3. Yes, it is acupuncture.

4. Yes, it helps people relieve pain.

- T leads into the lesson.

Lesson: Unit 2 – Reading Date: 12/06/2022
Grade: 10 Period: 11

Pre – reading Activity 2:

(8 minutes)
Aim: Widening Ss’ vocabulary.
Content: Introducing new words.
Products: Ss’s answers.
Steps:

- T introduces some new words:

+ harmony /ˈhɑːməni/ (n): a state of peaceful

existence and agreement.

+ ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ (n): an illness that is not very

serious.

+ promote /prəˈməʊt/ (v): to help something to

happen or develop.

+ precaution /prɪˈkɔːʃn/ (n): something that is done in

advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid
danger.

+ soreness /ˈsɔːnəs/ (n): pain and redness in a part of

the body, especially because of infection or because a
muscle has been used too much.

+ alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ (n): a thing that you can

choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities.
- Ss listen and repeat in
- T reads each word and asks all Ss to repeat in the chorus.
chorus.
- Some Ss read the
- T reads each word and calls on some Ss to repeat words individually, the
individually. others listen and self-
correct.
- T listens and helps Ss to read the words correctly.
- Ss write down new
- T asks Ss to write down new words into their words into their
notebook. notebooks.
While – Activity 3: (task 3, p.19)
reading
(20 minutes) Aim: Scanning the passage for details, specific ideas.
Content: Finding the words with the closest
meaning.
Products: Ss’ answers.
Steps:
Lesson: Unit 2 – Reading Date: 12/06/2022
Grade: 10 Period: 11

- T asks Ss to open the book on page 19.

- T asks Ss to work in pairs. - Ss work in pairs.

- T asks Ss to read the passage and scan the passage - Ss read the passage
to find the words which have the closest meaning to and scan the passage for
the words in the table. specific ideas to
- T moves around and helps Ss if necessary. complete the table.

- T calls on some Ss to give their answers. - Ss discuss with their

partners.
- T checks and gives feedback.

* Expected answers:

1.
1. diseases (n) - Ss give T their
2. stop (v) answers.
3. pressure points (n)
4. care (n) - Ss listen to the T’s
5. choice (n) feedback and take note
6. cure (n) if necessary.
7. proof (n)
8. enhance (v)
ailments

2. ease

3. acupoints

4. precaution

5. alternative

6. treatment

7. evidence

8. promote
Activity 4: (task 4, p.19)

Aim: Skimming the passage for main ideas.

Content: Answering the questions.
Products: Ss’ answers.
Steps:

- T asks Ss to work in groups. - Ss work in groups.

Lesson: Unit 2 – Reading Date: 12/06/2022
Grade: 10 Period: 11

- T asks Ss to read 6 questions and identify the - Ss underline keywords

keywords of each question. in each question.

1. What is the basic idea of acupuncture?

2. Why is acupuncture believed to be effective?

3. How many acupoints are there nowadays?

4. What are the most common side effects with

acupuncture?

5. Who should not take acupuncture?

6. Why do more and more people turn to

acupuncture?

- T asks Ss to read the passage again and find out the - Ss reread the passage.
answers.
- Ss skim the passage
- T moves around and helps Ss if necessary. and take note of their
answers.
- T calls on some Ss to give their answers.
- Ss give T their
- T listens, checks, and gives them feedback. answers.

* Expected answers: - Ss listen and write

down the correct
1. It’s promoting harmony between humans and the answers.
world around them and balance between yin and
yang.

2. It is believed to promote the body’s natural

healing capabilities and enhance its functions.

3. There are more than 2000 nowadays.

4. They are soreness, slight bleeding, or discomfort.

5. People who have electronic medical devices inside

their bodies should not take acupuncture.

6. Because acupuncture is considered as a reliable

alternative to mordern medicine.

Activity 5:
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Grade: 10 Period: 11

Aim: Assessing Ss' abilities to determine whether a

statement is correct.
Content: Game “Lucky number”.
Products: Ss’ answers.
Steps:
- Ss work in groups.
- T divides the class into 4 groups to take part in the
game "Lucky number". - Ss listen to the rule of
the game given by T.
- T gives Ss 8 numbers (6 numbers containing
statements, 1 lucky number, and 1 unlucky number).

- T disseminates the rule of the game (10 points for

each correct answer; 20 points for lucky number; -5
points for unlucky number).

- T gives Ss handouts of this task.

1. Acupuncture was invented in India more than

2500 years ago. True or False?

2. According to a survey conducted in the United

States in 2002, there were approximately 8.2 million
American adults had tried acupuncture. True or
False?

3. Acupuncture is suitable for all people. True or

False?

4. Acupuncture can help with a variety of ailments,

from simple to complicated. True or False?

5. There were 2000 acupoints in the beginning. True

or False?

6. When enough precautions are taken, acupuncture

is thought to be extremely safe. True or False?

- T asks Ss to reread the passage to determine if each

sentence is true or false.

- T calls on delegates of each group to choose one - Ss choose 1 number.

number.
- Ss discuss with their
- With the number containing the statement, T asks group if their number
Ss to determine if each true or false. contains the statement.
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Grade: 10 Period: 11

- T asks Ss to find out errors and fix them if the - Ss find out errors and
statement is false. fix them if the sentence
is false.
- T listens and gives them feedback.
- Ss give T their
* Expected answers: answers.

1. False - Ss will get 10 points if

they answer correctly.
2. True
- Ss will get 15 points if
3. False they choose a lucky
number.
4. True
- Ss will get -5 points if
5. False they choose an unlucky
number.
6. True
- Ss listen to the T’s
- T sums up and announces which team is the winner. feedback and write
down the correct
answers to notebooks.

Post – reading Activity 6:

(8 minutes)
Aim: Discovering other alternative therapies besides
acupuncture.
Content: Role-playing.
Products: Ss’ answers.
Steps:
- Ss work in pairs.
- T introduces some alternative therapies besides
acupuncture: yoga, acupressure, head massage, or - Ss share information
aromatherapy. that they know about
these therapies by
- T asks Ss to work in pairs to share the information playing roles in the
that they know about these therapies based on the example conversation
role-play in the handout: in the handouts.

A: Hello, ______.Do you know any thing about

_________?
B: Yes, I know a little bit about ___________.
A: Really? Where was it originated?
B: It was originated in ___________.
A: How does _______ work?
B: __________________.
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A: Is _____ good for our health?

B: Of course. It helps people ________________.
A: What a piece of useful information! Thank you. - Some pairs come to
the board and present
- T calls on some Ss to present their conversations. their conversations.

- T listens, checks, and gives them feedback.

- T asks Ss to learn by heart new words. - Ss listen to T and take

Homework
notes of their
(1 minutes)
- T asks Ss to prepare Speaking for the next lesson. assignment.