Lesson Plan – Grade 10

Date:
Period 2
Unit 1 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .
Lesson: READING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- Read and guess the meaning of words basing on the contexts.
- Scan the reading and take notes the information.
- Summarize the reading by speaking or writing.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar:
- New words: lead the buffalo to the field, plough, harrow, peasant, repair the banks of the
plot of land, pump water, transplant . . .
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures, extra board, transparent sheet, overhead projector, cassette player,
textbook . . .
IV. Procedures:

Stages/Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

- Teacher delivers hanouts to students and asks - Students close their books
students to match the jobs with its working and listen to the teacher’s
places. explanation.
Warm-up 1. teacher a. market
(5 minutes) 2. doctor b. school
3. worker c. hospital
4. seller d. field
5. farmer e. factory
- Teacher ask some questions - Students answer.
Ex: Where does a teacher work? Ex: She/he works at a
(To be continued for the remaining words) school.
- Teacher lead into the new lesson: To undestand - Students continue. (Pair
more about the life of a farmer, today we learn work)
Unit 1.

Describing picture - Students look at the

- Teacher shows a picture about the life of the pictures, give the meaning
farmer in the field and introduces new words and write down new words.
Pre-reading related to the given situation.
10 minutes - New words:
+ peasant: farmer(n)
+ lead the bullafo to the field(v)
+ repare the banks of the plot of land(v)
+ pump water(v)
+ transplant: do the transplanting
+ plough(v,n); harrow(v,n)
+ plot of land(n)
While- Task 1 - Students read the text in
reading - Teacher asks students to read the text in silence silence.
for the first time and helps student some more
difficult words.
20 minutes - Teacher requires students to do the exercise No. - Students do the task 1 and
1 individually and then check with their partners. then check again with a
- Teacher goes around the class and helps them partner.
correct mistakes.
Task 2

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- Teacher asks students to scan the text. - Students scan the reading.
- Teacher asks students to discuss in pairs, asking - Students work in pairs
and answering questions about Mr. Vy and Mrs. and do the exercises as
Tuyet’s daily routine. guided.
- Teacher asks a good student to answer first. (T- - Students answer.
S). Then he requires them to work in pairs for the - Students answer, doing
remainings. the exercise in pairs.
- Teacher observes and corrects mistakes if
necessary.
Task 3
- Teacher asks students to read the text for the - Students scan the text.
third time.
- Teacher asks students to work in groups of 6, - Students discuss in
discussing Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s daily groups of 6
routine.
- Teacher calls 3 groups to present their
preparation in front of the class.
Post- - Teacher asks students to close the books and - Students work and
reading again discuss Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s daily discuss in small groups.
routine in small groups.
7 minutes - Teacher calls a good student to present his - Sdudents present.
topic.
- Teacher asks students to talk about their mother - Students present their
or father’s daily routine if there is still time. parents’ daily routine.

Homework - Teacher asks students to write short paragraphs - Students listen and take
about Vietnamese farmers’ daily routine. notes.
3 minutes

Date:
Period 3
Unit 1(cont.) A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .
Lesson: SPEAKING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- Ask and answer some information about their daily routines.
- Talk about their own daily routines and others’ daily routines.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: The simple present tense.
- New words:
III. Teaching Aids: An extra board, pictures in the textbooks.
IV. Procedures:

Stages/Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Play a game
- Teacher uses an extra board which is written the - Students close the
list of 12 acadamic subjects on. textbook, and work
Warm-up - Teacher asks students to look at only and try to individually.
(5 minutes) remember the list in 2 minutes.
Subjects learnt in school
1. English 7. Chemistry
2. Technology 8. Physical Education
3. Maths 9. English
4. Physics 10. Geography

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5. Literature 11. History

6. Biology 12. Information Tech
- Teacher takes the extra board away and asks - Ss. asnwer individually
students to retell the subjects they have just learnt the subjects they can
in the list. rememer from the list on
- Teacher checks and find out the winner of the the extra board.
game.
- Teacher leads into the new lesson. - Students listen carefylly.
Pre- Task 1 (in the textbook)
speaking - Teacher introduces the situation clearly and - Students observe and
gives the model dialogue. listen to teacher’s guide.
- Teacher and a student practise the dialogue.
10 minutes - Teacher asks students to pratise speaking the - Students practise in pairs.
dialogue in pairs.
- Teacher asks students to follow the above - Students practise in pairs.
dialogue to ask and answer questions in pairs,
using information from Quan’s timetable.
- Teacher goes around the classroom and helps - Students present their
students while they are pratising. dialogue in front of the
- Teacher asks some pairs to present their class and peer correction.
dialogue in front of class.
While- Task 2: Talk about Quan’s activities, using the
speaking Pictures in the textbook.
- Teacher asks students some questions about the - Students answer teacher’s
content of the pictures in Task 2 (using the questions in dividually.
20 minutes present simple tense)
Ex: T: What does Quan do at 2 p.m?
S: At 2pm, Quan get up after taking a short
nap.
- Teacher asks students to sit in groups of four - Students work in groups
and talk about Quan’s activities, using the of four and practise doing
pictures in the textbook. the exercise.
- Teacher goes around and helps students.
- Teacher invites a representative of each group - Students present.
to present their talk in front of the class.
Post- Task 3: Tell your classmates about your daily
speaking routine.
- Teacher asks students to sit in groups of four, - Students work in groups
7 minutes taking turn to tell one another about their daily of four, talking about their
routines. daily routines.
- Teacher goes around the class to help students.
- Teacher asks some students to present their - Students present.
daily routines in front of the class.

Homework - Teacher asks students to write 5 sentences about - Students listen and take
3 minutes what they often do everyday. notes

Date:
Period 4

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Unit 1(cont.) A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .

Lesson: LISTENING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- Listen and understand the activites of a cyclo driver.
- Listen and number the pictures in the correct order.
- Listen and choose the right information.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar:
- New words: Purchase, pedal, drop . . .
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures in the textbook, cassette . . .
IV. Procedures:

Stages/Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Play a game
- Teacher prepares a picture of a cyclo driver. - Students close the
- Teacher gives it to students scretely. The textbook, and work
Warm-up student doesn’t show it to the class. The rest of individually.
(5 minutes) the class guess who is in the picture by asking
“Yes- No questions”
Ex: - Does he have to work outside?
- Does the man usually take passengers to
somewhere? . . . .
- Teacher checks and find out the winner of the
game.
- Teacher leads into the new lesson “Today - Students listen carefylly.
you’re going to listen to the tape about a cyclo
driver’s daily routine.
Pre- - Teacher asks students some questions as below: - Students observe and
listening Are there any cyclos in your hometown? listen to teacher’s guide.
Have you ever seen any cyclo drivers? . . .
- Teacher asks students to work in pairs, asking - Students practise in pairs.
8 minutes and answering the questions
- Teacher explains some new words. - Students listen and take
+ pedal (n) notes.
+ purchase (v)
While- Task 1
listening - Teacher asks students to describe the pictures in - Students go to the board
the textbook. and do the task .
- Teacher calls a student to present. - Students listen carefully.
17 minutes - Teacher asks students to work in groups of two
tables to predict the right order of the pictures.
- Teacher calls 2 students to present their order
on the board.
- Then teacher introduces the situations “You will - Students listen to the
hear Mr. Lam, a cyclo driver in HCM city talking tape, giving out the right
about his daily routine. The pictures in your order of the pictures.
textbook describe his activities but in wrong
order. Now listen to the tape/ my reading, and
then number the pictures in the correct order.
- Teacher plays the tape for the threes times.
Each time, teacher gets feedback from students
and helps them correct mistakes.
* Expected answer:

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1-e; 2-f ; 3-a; 4-c; 5-b;6-d

Task 2
- Teacher introduces the situation clearly, asks - Students listen to T’s
students to read the whole sentences in Task 2. guide and read the
- Teacher asks students to try to guess the sentences.
answer.
- Teacher plays the tape for the threes times. - Situdents listen to the
Each time, teacher gets feedback from students tapes three time, giving out
and helps them correct mistakes. the answers, correcting
* Expected answer: mistakes if having.
1-F; 2-T; 3-F; 4-F; 5-F; 6-F

Post- Task 3: Tell your classmates about your daily

listening routine.
- Teacher introduces the situation clearly ans asks - Students work in groups
13 minutes students to work in pairs, asking and answering of four, talking about their
about Mr. Lam’s activities. daily routines.
Ex: + What is his name? / What is his job? (What
does he do?)/ What time does he start his wok? - Students present.
- Teacher goes around the class to helps students
to work the exercise in groups of four or five.
- Teachers asks each student, in turn, in the - Students listen & practise
group to retell an event in the story, continuing to doing the exercise.
the last event of the story. Then teacher invites a
representative in the group to tell the whole story.

Homework - Teacher asks students to write a short paragraph - Students listen and take
2 minutes (50 words) about Mr. Lam’s activities. notes

Date :
Period 5
Unit 1(cont.) A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .
Lesson: WRITING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- Write a narrative about a certain event.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: The simple past tense and the time relaters (time expressions)
- New words: stare death in the face, air-hostess, shake, fasten seat0belt, dip, scream in panic,
announce, be relieved, climax, choke, fire brigade . . .
III. Teaching Aids: An extra board.
IV. Procedures:

Stages/Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Play a game
- Teacher asks students to close the books and - Students close the
asks them some questions. textbook, listen and answer
Warm-up Ex: - Have you he ever heard/known about a the questions of the
(3 minutes) frightening/terrible story? teacher.
- When did you see it?
- How did you feel about it?
- Teacher leads into the new lesson “Today - Students listen carefylly.
you’re going to read a narrative about a plane’s

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shaking and then write a narrative about a hotel

fire”.
Pre-writing Task 1
- Teacher asks students to open their books and - Students observe and
then read the narrative. listen to teacher’s guide.
10 minutes - Teacher explains some new words.
+ stare death in the face (v) - Students guess the
+ air-hostess(n) meaning of the new words.
+ shake – shook – shaken (v)
+ fasten seat-belts (v) - Students listen and take
+ dip (v) notes.
+ scream in panic (v)
+ be relieved (a)
- Teacher asks students to find out all the verbs - Students work in pairs.
that are used in the past tense and the time
relaters. (first, then, later, after that . . .)
- Teacher goes around the class and helps
students when they need.
* Expected answer:
+ Verb in the simple past tense: stared, was,
arrived, got on, took off, began, thought . . .
+ Time connectors: At first, then . . .
Task 2
- Teacher asks students to work in groups of 2 - Students listen carefully
tables to identify the events, the climax, and the and work in groups to do
conclusion of the story. the exercise.
- Teacher asks students to hang their extra board - Students hang their extra
on the board in order to peer correction. board on the board and
* Expected answer: remark.
+ The events: got on the plane, plane took off,
air-hostess was just beginning to serve lunch
when the plane began seemed to dip, people
screamed in panic.
+ The climax: we thought we had only minutes to
live.
+ The conclusion: The pilot announced that
everything was all right.
While- Task 3
writing - Teacher explains the requirements of Task 3 - Students listen carefully.
And some new words.
+ choke (v) - Students take notes.
15 minutes + fire brigade (n)
- Teacher asks students to work in groups of two - Students work in groups
tables, practising writing on the extra board. and practise writing on the
- Teacher goes around the class and helps extra board.
students correct mistakes.

Post- - Teacher invites the representative of the groups - Students look at the extra
writing to check and correct the mistake. board and find out the
mistakes.
15 minutes - Teacher gives his feedback to students. - Students listen and take
notes.
Homework - Teacher asks students to continue their writing - Students listen and take
2 minutes at home. notes
- Teacher asks students to prepare Language

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Focus.

Date :
Period 6
Unit 1(cont.) A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .
Lesson: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- Pronounce exactly and fluently the sounds / I / and / i: / in words and its sentences.
- Use the simple past and simple present tense, adverbs of frequency correctly in speaking
and writing.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: The simple past tense and the time relaters (time expressions)
- New words:
III. Teaching Aids: Cassette player, textbook.
IV. Procedures:

Stages/Time Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Play a game
- Teacher asks students to close the books and - Students close the
writes some these sentences on the board. textbook, read the sentence
Warm-up + She sits in the kitchen and eat some meat for shown on the black board.
(3 minutes) dinner.
- Teacher asks students to read the sentence and - Students work and find out
idendify what sounds are repeated many times. the repeated sounds in the
- Teacher underlined the sounds repeated and sentence.
leads into the new lesson.
Activity 1 – Listen and repeat
- Teacher writes two sounds / I /, / i: / on the - Students observe and
board, reads twice first. listen to teacher’s guide.
- Teacher explains the differences between the - Students listen.
Pro- two sounds.
nunciation - Teacher guides students to practise - Students practise
pronouncing.

12 minutes Activity 2 – Practise these sentences

- Teacher reads the sentences first as model. - Students listen carefully
- Teacher asks students to pay much more and work in pairs to do the
attention to stressed syllables. exercise.
- Teacher asks students to work in pairs, picking
out the words containing the sounds / I /, / i: /
- Teacher asks them to take peer correction.
- Teacher requires students to answer the
questions given by him. - Students listen & asnwer
Grammar + What time do you often have breakfast? the teacher’s questions.
Vocabulary + Where does she live?
“Which tense is used in these sentences?”
- Teacher calls a student to repeat the usage of - Students take notes.
28minutes the simple present tense.
- Teacher explains more if necessary.
Activity 1 - Students work individually
- Teacher asks students to do the Exercise 1 and then exchange the
- Teacher gives out the feed back. results in pairs to take peer

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1. is 2. finish 3. worry 4. are correction.

5. catch 6. am 7. catch 8. go
9. give up 10. says 11. realise 12. am
Activity 2 - Ss listen and do the Ex.
- Teacher asks students to order these words to
make complete sentences. + He usually goes home on
+ he / on / usually / goes / home / foot foot.
+ we are never late for
+ we / late / never / are / school / for. school.
- Ss listen and take notes.
- Teacher notices the position of adverbs of
frequency in the sentence.
* “As a rule” is put at the beginning at the
sentence. - Ss listen to answer
Activity 3 teacher’s questions.
- Teacher reviews the usage of the simple past + I wached TV.
tense by asking Ss some questions. + I went to the cinema.
+ What did you do last night? - Ss work individually and
+ Where did you do this afternoon? do the Ex. 3.
- Teacher guides Ss to do the Ex. 3 - Ss listen and take notes.
- Teacher goes around the class and helps Ss.
- Teacher gives feedbacks.
Homework - Teacher asks students to continue doing the - Students listen and take
remaning exercises. notes
2 minutes - Teacher asks students to prepare Unit 2 –
READING

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