Student’s name: Đinh Ngọc Ngân Student’s ID: DAV217401

Date: October, 10th 2023

Grade: 11 Class: 11A5
Instructor-led: Đinh Thị Thúy Hằng

LESSON PLAN
UNIT 3: CITIES OF THE FUTURE
LESSON 2 – LANGUAGE
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I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson; students will be able to:
- Use vocabulary related to unit 3: Cities of the future;
- Recognize and practice linking final consonants to initial vowels, stative verbs in the continuous
form, linking verbs;
- Develop English skills: speaking, listening that they can present a small paragraph in English
- Be positive in group work, pair work;
- Actively participate in the class activities.
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Key terms/ Vocabulary: city dweller, infrastructure, urban centre, roof garden, skyscraper.
- Structure:
+ Linking final consonants to initial vowels
+ Stative verbs in the continuous form
+ Linking verbs.

III. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

- English textbook (Global success 11, unit 3)
- Computer, projector, audio file (track 18, 19)
IV. PROCEDURES

Expected products and

Contents and techniques for organizing
Stages assessment of students’
students’ learning activities
work
A. WARM-UP KIM’S GAME Students join actively in
ACTIVITY - Teacher shows 5 new words on the screen the warm-up activity.
(5 minutes) 1. city dweller
2. infrastructure
3. urban centre
4. roof garden
5. skyscraper.
and divides the class into 2 teams: A and B
- Teacher presents the rules to play this
game:
+ in 2 minutes of music, members of these
teams will remember all the new words
on the screen.
+ Then, after teacher stop the music, each
member of team will go to the board and
write the word.
+ But, remember, one person one word.
+ Which team has more correct answers
and faster will be the winner.
B. PRONUNCIATION Linking final consonants to initial vowels -Ss positively raise hand
(10 minutes) -T asks Ss to revise vowels (a, o, e, u, i) and to tell their answers.
calls them to answer it.
TASK 1: Listen and repeat. Pay attention -Ss discuss and speak
to the linking (‿) between the words in the out loud the sentences.
sentences. (7 minutes)
1. He lives in the city centre. Answers
1. He lives in the city
2. Cities of the future will be more exciting.
3. The news high-rise building is in the west centre.
of the city. 2. Cities of the future
4. A lot of people come to the city to walk will be more
across the famous bridge. exciting.
3. The news high-rise
-T requires Ss to work in pair in 2 minutes. building is in the
west of the city.
-T invites Ss to speak the sentences. 4. A lot of people come
to the city to walk
-T gives comments for Ss and corrects their across the famous
mistakes if they have. bridge.
TASK 2: Listen and mark (‿) the -Ss raise hand to answer
consonant and vowel sounds that are their results.
linked. Then practise saying the sentences.
(7 minutes) -Ss discuss answer
1. Traffic jams are the city’s biggest problem, correctly consonants and
especially during rush hour. vowels, and speak out
loud the sentences.
2. This is the most beautiful city I’ve ever
visited. Answers
3. Would you like a guided tour of the city this 1. Traffic jams‿are the
afternoon? city’s biggest problem,
especially during
4. The Fine Art Museum was built in the new rush‿hour.
urban area last year. 2. This‿is the most
beautiful city I’ve‿ever
-T asks Ss to work in pair again in 2 minutes. visited.

-T calls Ss to mark the consonant and vowels 3. Would you like‿a

sounds, then they speak the sentences. guided tour of the city
this‿afternoon?
-T repairs their mistakes if they have. 4. The Fine‿Art Museum
was built‿in the new
urban‿area last year.

C. VOCABULARY TASK 1: Match the words and phrases -Ss work in groups and
(6 minutes) with their meanings. (8 minutes) discuss seriously.
1. city dweller (np) a. a garden built on - Ss raise hand to do the
task.
the top of a building

2. traffic jam (n) b. a very tall,

modern building, Answers
usually in a city 1-c 2-d 3-e
 3. urban center (np) c. a person who 4-a 5-b
lives in the city

4. roof garden (n) d. a situation of too

many vehicles on
the road so that they
can move only
slowly are are
stopped completely

5. skyscraper (n) e. an area in a city

where a large
number of people
live.

- T asks Ss to read through the words and

their definitions quickly. Then tells
them to identify and underline the key
words in the statement. By the way, T
explains the difficult words in order to
make Ss easy to comprehend.
- T asks Ss to work in groups and match
numbers with letters.
- T calls some groups to share their
answers with the class.
- T confirms the correct answers.

TASK 2: Complete the sentences using the

correct forms of the words and phrases in
1.
1. ________ is a serious problem in many big - Ss concentrate on the
cities around the world. task and pair work.
2. The new underground has allowed - Ss give right responses.
______________ to get around more easily. Answers
1- 2 - city 3 - roof
3. With the help of technology, people can traffic dweller gardens
now grow vegetables in _____________ of jam s
high-rise buildings. 4- 5-
skysc urban
4. The ____________ attracts people’s raper centers
attention because of its unusual architecture.
5. More people are moving away from the
_____________ of large cities to the suburbs.
- T calls one Ss to read the demand of the task
and make it clear.
- T asks Ss to go in pairs in 3 minutes and fill
the the blanks.
 - T invites Ss to give answers.
- T checks the correct answers.
D. GRAMMAR - T presents the grammar point: Linking final - Ss listen to T and
(12 minutes) consonants to initial vowels. remember the new
Remember in the textbook: grammar point.
Stative verbs describe a state rather than an - Ss participate in
action. building the lesson.
They often refer to thoughts and opinions - Ss volunteer to share
(agree, believe, remember, think understand), their ideas and do the
feelings and emotions (e.g, hate, love, prefer), tasks.
senses (e.g appear, feel, hear, look, see, seem,
smell, taste) and possession (e,g belong, have,
own)
They are not normally used in the continuous
form. However, some stative verbs can be
used in the continuous form to describe
actions, depending on the context.
Ex: My dad has a new car.
He is having a good time.

TASK 1: Choose the correct forms of the

verbs to complete the following sentences. Answers
(5 minutes) 1. think
1. I think / am thinking that living in the city is 2. am thinking
good for young people. 3. don’t see
2. We are thinking / think of moving out of
the city.
3. I don’t see / am not seeing the building. It's
too far away.
- T asks Ss to work individually in 2 minutes.
- T calls Ss to give answers.
- T confirm the correct answers.

- T introduce another grammar point: linking

verbs
 Remember in the textbook:
A linking verb is used to link the subject with
an adjective or a noun that describes or
identifies the subject. Common linking verbs
include be, seem, look, become, appear,
sound, taste, and smell.
Ex: My mom looks very tired.
We became friends.

TASK 2: Find and correct the mistakes Answers

in the following sentences. am thinking 1. excitingly -> exciting
of 2. beauty -> beautiful
1. The urban lifestyle seems more excitingly 3. solve -> solution
to young people.
2. The museum looks beauty from a distance.
3. Widening the road sounds a good solve to
 traffic problems in the area.
- T requires Ss to work in pairs and do the
task.
- T calls Ss to answer.
E. PRODUCTION TASK 3: Work in pairs. Talk about future - Ss discuss in pairs and
(10 minutes) developments in your neighbourhood. actively share their
Use stative verbs in continuous form and speaking.
linking verbs.
- T tells to work in pairs in 5 minutes.
- T invites Ss to present in the class.
F. HOMEWORK - Learn by heart vocabulary, - Ss follow T’s
(2 minutes) - Prepare the next lesson: Reading instruction
- Take note.