LESSON PLAN

Instructor’s name: Class: DA21YDKA*

Date: July 05th, 2022 Duration: (period 6) 50 minutes (From 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.)

Unit 8: Let’s celebrate Room: B11.209

Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to

- use new words and phrases related to wedding

- read for main idea (skimming) and specific details (scanning).

Teaching methods: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Techniques: The whole class, individual, pair work, and group work activities

Material: Hashemi, L., & Thomas, B. (2010). Cambridge English: Objective PET. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Procedures: Five stages (warm up, pre-reading, while-reading, post-reading, and consolidation)

Time Contents Teacher’s activities Students’ activities

5 ms Warm-up
Aims:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the
lesson;
- To lead into the new unit.
Organise a short game named Jigsaw Puzzle
Game: Jigsaw Puzzle - Ask the whole class to play - Involve the game.
The rules of the game: the game.
There are six questions. - Divide students into two - Listen and divide into two
- 1 correct answer = 10 points groups (Group A and B). groups.
- KEY picture = 20 points

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 1. Where is it? - Ask students to listen to the - Listen.
- on the beach rules of the game.
2. What is it? - Ask students to open each - Listen and give the answer
- sunscreen puzzle and answer the question. individually.
3. What is it? - Which group has the highest
- a ring point will be the winner.
4. Where is it?
- at the restaurant
5. Where is it?
- at the church
6. Who’re they?
- a music band
KEY picture: A wedding style in the UK
Topic of the reading - Present the topic of the - Listen and take notes (if
Answer key reading and write it on the necessary).
The topic of the reading is “The wedding style in the board.
UK”.
10 ms I. Pre-reading
Vocabulary preparation Present new vocabulary
1. get married /ɡet ˈmærid/: to begin a legal relationship - Present new vocabulary in the - Listen and take notes.
with someone as their husband or wife reading text and write them on
e.g., They will get married next year. the board.
2. sunset (n) /ˈsʌnset/: the time in the evening when you - Give phonetic symbol
last see the sun in the sky - Provide illustration images for
e.g., I like sitting on the beach watching the sunset in the each new word.
evenings. - Let students know word
3. engaged (adj) /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/: having formally agreed to forms.
marry - Provide the meaning of
e.g., Jack and Mary have just got engaged. students’ own language.
4. honeymoon (n) /ˈhʌnimuːn/: a holiday taken by a - Provide examples related to
couple who have just got married words.
e.g., They go to the beach for their honeymoon.

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5. cottage (n) /ˈkɒtɪdʒ/: a small house, usually in the Guide students to read
countryside - Guide the whole class to read - Read the whole class and then
e.g., Anne Frank lives in a beautiful cottage. new words [in chorus] and then read individually.
6. disturb (v) /dɪˈstɜːb/: to interrupt what someone is individual students (at least two
doing students).
e.g., Please don’t disturb your sister-She’s trying to do
her homework.
7. hire (v) /ˈhaɪə(r)/: to pay to use something for a short
period
e.g., When you visit Hue City, you can hire a bicycle
here.

Check the meaning of the

word.
Rub out and remember.
- Rub out the words in turn and - Listen and do as the teacher
then point and ask the whole asks.
class to read aloud.
- Ask two or three students to - Read individually.
read again.
- Ask some students to - Do as the teacher requests.
complete the missing words on
the board.

Look at the four photographs on page 55. They tell us - Ask students to look at the - Look at the four photographs
something about the weddings of four different four photographs and discuss and discuss with their peers.
couples. What can you guess about them? these photographs with their
peers.

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 Suggested question related to the four photographs: - Ask the question and elicit - Listen and answer the
e.g., Where do they celebrate their weddings? suggestions about the four question.
couples.

- Let students write their - Write the answers on the

answers on the board. board individually.

Answer keys - Ask students to look at the - Look at the board.

Photo A shows a wedding ceremony at a traditional board.
church with lots of guests. - Check and give feedback and - Listen and take notes.
Photo B shows a beach in a romantic location where a compliment.
wedding can take place.
Photo C shows a registry office wedding (the most usual
way to get married in the UK nowadays).
Photo D shows a wedding in a licensed wedding venue.
20 ms II. While-reading
Task 1: Read the newspaper article and match the - Let students read individually - Read the newspaper article
photographs to the couples (Page 55). and match the photographs to and match the photographs to
the couples. the couples.

- Ask individuals to give the - Write the answers on the

answers on the board. board.

Answer keys - Check the answers and give - Listen and take notes.
Photo A: Nigel and Fiona feedback.
Photo B: Anna and Jay
Photo C: Dawn and Gary
Photo D: Lorne and Esmerelda

Task 2: Work with a partner. Read the article again

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and answer these questions together (Page 55). - Ask students to work with a - Work with a partner.
partner.
a. Where are Anna and Jay getting married?
in the Caribbean - Ask them to read again in - Listen, read and find the
b. What has Anna bought? detail to answer the questions. answers.
c. Who have they told? - Explain the strategies if
d. When are they having a party? necessary (e.g., reading the
e. Why do Lorne and Esmerelda have problems? questions, underlining the key
f. What have they bought? words, locating the key words
g. Why have they rented a cottage in the mountains? in the text and then reading that
h. Who have Nigel and Fiona invited to the wedding? part and answering the
i. Who has organised a party for them? questions).
j. Who is doing the music? - Set a strict time limit to
k. Why haven’t they told anyone where they’re going for ensure students read the text
their honeymoon? quickly.
l. Why doesn’t Dawn know who is coming to her
wedding?
m. Where are Dawn and Gary going after the wedding?
And then where?
n. Why haven’t they planned their honeymoon?

Answer keys
b. Anna has bought a new bikini and some sunscreen. - Ask the students to give their - Give their answers and show
c. They have told their family and friends. answers. evidence.
d. They are having a party when they come back. - Ask them to show evidence to - Show evidence.
e. Lorne and Esmerelda have problems because they’re support their answers.
both very famous. - Correct and give feedback. - Listen and take notes.
f. They have bought the rings.
g. They have rented a cottage in the mountains because
no one can disturb them there on their honeymoon.
h. Nigel and Fiona have invited all their friends and
their parents and all their relations to the wedding.
i. Fiona’s parents have organised a party for them.

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 j. (They’ve booked) a band.
k. They haven’t told anyone where they’re going for
their honeymoon because they’re keeping that a secret
until their wedding.
l. Dawn doesn’t know who is coming to her wedding
because she doesn’t know who’s accepted and who’s
refused (their secretaries have organized everything).
m. Dawn and Gary are going to a good restaurant after
the wedding and then back to work.
n. They haven’t planned their honeymoon because
they’re too busy to go away (this year).
8 ms III. Post-reading
Discussion
Work in groups of four. Ask and answer these - Divide the whole class into - Work in groups.
questions. six groups of four students and
1. Do you often attend weddings? ask them to discuss the
2. Where do they celebrate their weddings? questions.
3. What do people usually do at weddings in your
country? - Move around the class and
4. What clothes do people usually wear at weddings in give for help if necessary.
your country?
The answers will vary. - Ask some students to give - Answer the questions
Suggested answers their answers. individually.
1. In my hometown, I often attend weddings of my - Give feedback and - Listen.
relatives and close friends. I like them. compliment.
2. They often celebrate their weddings at home and in the
restaurant.
3. In Vietnam, people often organize traditional
ceremonies in their weddings. In addition, they also often
prepare wonderful dishes to treat their guests.
4. In Vietnam, both men and women prefer to wear
formal outfits which are vibrant and colorful.
7 ms IV. Consolidation

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 * Review new words in the class (Jumble words) - Divide the whole class into - Order the letters in correct
1. rihe two big groups and ask students orders in word.
2. tge derrami to order the letters in correct
3. denegag orders in word.
4. nsuest - Which group orders first and
5. sidtrub correctly is winner.
6. ttageco
7. oomnneyho

Answer keys
1. hire
2. get married
3. engaged
4. sunset
5. disturb
6. cottage
7. honeymoon

- Review new words of this lesson through the website - Ask the whole class to review - Listen and take notes.
address: https://quizlet.com/vi. new words at home.

* The students chosen for the teaching demo of the reading lesson are students at pre-intermediate level.