Day of preparation: 21nd March 2024

Day of teaching: 22nd March 2024

Time: 45 minutes
Instructor: Phạm Thị Tâm
Practicing teacher: Nguyen Thi Thanh
UNIT 9: SOCIAL ISSUES
Lesson 3: Reading – Peer pressure
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Read for main ideas and specific information in an article about peer pressure.

2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Develop presentation skills;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Acknowledge and understand more about the effect of peer pressure.

- Develop self-study skills.

II. MATERIALS
- Grade 11 textbook, Unit 9, Reading
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Powerpoint/ TV/ pictures and video
Assumption

Anticipated difficulties Solutions

Students may lack knowledge about Provide students with the meaning and
some lexical items. pronunciation of words.

2. Students may have - Let students read the text again (if necessary).
underdeveloped reading, speaking
- Create a comfortable and encouraging
and co-operating skills.
 environment for students to speak.
- Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so
that they can help each other.
- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

Board Plan

Date of teaching
UNIT 9: SOCIAL ISSUES
Lesson 2: Reading – Peer pressure
* Warm-up: watch the video and answer the question.
I. Vocabulary
II. Practice
- Task 1. Discuss the question.

- Task 2. Match the highlighted words and phrases with their meanings.

- Task 3. Which paragraph contains the following information?

- Task 4. Choose the best answers A, B, or C.

- Task 5: Discussion

* Homework
*Consolidation

III. PROCEDURES.
Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction
WARM-UP - To stir up the atmosphere and GAME: Hangman (5mins) T-S
activate students’ knowledge
(5 mins) https://wordwall.net/resource/
on the topic of peer pressure.
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- To set the context for the
- T gives instructions
reading part.
- T divides the class into 2 teams S-S
- T asks Ss to guess the letters
- Clue: Noun and topic social issues
– If Ss have corrected answer, they
will receive 1 point for their team.
 - T leads into the lesson.
Pre-reading To help students use key Task1: DISCUSS THE
language more appropriately QUESTION (3mins)
before they read.

1. What is peer pressure?

2. Have you ever been compared to
your friends?
3. Did it make you feel sad?
- T calls two Ss to share the
answers with the whole class.
VOCABULARY (5 mins)
- Teacher introduces the
vocabulary.
- T explains the meaning of the new
vocabulary by pictures.
- T asks Ss to listen to the
pronunciation and repeat.
1. The odd one out : người
khác biệt / dị biệt

2. hesitate ( v) : do dự , lưỡng
lự
 3. stand up to: đứng lên chống
lại

4. depression (n) =
unhappiness : sự chán nản,
sự trầm cảm

WHILE- -To develop reading skills for

Task 2: Read the article. Match
READING general information
the highlighted words with their
meanings. (6 mins)
- T Ask Ss to focus on the
T-S
highlighted words in the text and
look for context clues.
- T Ask Ss to read the sentences
which contain these words carefully
and try to guess the meanings of
these words.
- Ask Ss to match the words with
their meanings.
- T Check answers as a class.
Answer key:

1. d 2. c 3. b 4. a

To develop reading skills for TASK 3. Read the article again

specific information and choose the best answer A, B,
or C. (p.104) (15mins)
- T gives the instructions
- T asks Ss to read through the texts T-S
quickly and underline keywords of
these sentences.
- T asks Ss do the task individually
in 10 mins.
S-S
- T lets Ss discuss and share the
reading clues/ways of reading to
accomplish the task their answers in
T-S
pairs before checking with the
whole class.
- Teacher checks Student's answers
by playing the game "catching
butterflies". T-S

- 6 butterflies are corresponding to

6 questions. Each correct answer
will receive 1 point.
- T divides the class into 2 groups,
each group nominates a member to
choose a number and answer the
question.
- The group that gets more points is
the winning group.
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B
5. What is the main theme of the
passage?
A. The importance of academic
success in teenage life.
B. The impact of peer pressure on
teenagers' decisions and behaviors.
C. The benefits of spending time
with family during adolescence.
6. Thanh's parents support his
choice of friends and activities.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
Post- Reading - Check student’s
understanding about the
reading passage
- To give students
authentic practice in using
target language
CONSOLIDATION - To help students memorize
(5 mins) what they have learned
Task4. Work in pairs. Discuss
the following question.
-T sets a topic for students to share
their opinions.
Topic: Describe a specific instance
of peer pressure you experienced.
- T gives Ss suggestions to talk
about the topic by asking questions.
- T asks Ss to talk about the topic
based on the question
- T asks Ss to come to the board to
share his story.
1. Have you ever experienced peer
pressure situations? Please share a
specific example.
2. In that situation, how did you
feel?
3. How did you react?
4. How did peer pressure influence
your decision?
WRAP-UP
- T asks Ss to talk about what they
have learned in the lesson.
HOMEWORK T-S
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson –
Language