TIẾNG ANH 11 FRIENDS GLOBAL

UNIT 8: CITIES

LESSON 8F: READING – CITIES IN THE FUTURE

I. Objectives

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

1. Knowledge
- Understand a text about future cities
- Discuss some future means of transportation
- Describe how cities would be different in the future
2. Competences
- Match statements with more than one question.
- Complete a summary of a text
- Make predictions of the future life using vocabulary on technology and energy
3. Personal qualities
- Raise awareness of how to make a city greener in the future
- Improve confidence in expressing ideas in English
- Develop learning autonomy and the ability to work in groups
II. Materials
- Textbook: Friends Global 11 (Unit 8 – lesson F)
- Computer and projector
III. Procedures
1. Activity 1: warm-up and lead-in (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- Draw Ss’ attention to the topic – future cities
- Introduce the lesson
b. Content:

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- Exercise 1
c. Products:
- Oral answers from students
- Students’ discussion
d. Organization

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Discussion (7 mins)

- T asks Ss How would you improve transport in your

town?
- Ss discuss the question in pairs.
- T asks some Ss to share their ideas and asks a further
question Can it be greener?
- T introduces the lesson 8F – Reading.

Exercise 1 ( 3 mins)

- T asks Ss to tell what 3G, 4G, app, IoT means Key: third generation, fourth
- generation, application, the
Internet of things

e. Assessment
- T observes Ss’ performance

2. Activity 2: pre-reading tasks (10 mins)

a. Objectives:

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 - Pre-teach vocabulary
- Help Ss visualize what they are going to read about
b. Content:
- List of vocabulary
c. Products:
- Ss pronounce the new words correctly and use them in appropriate contexts
- Ss take notes of the new words
d. Organization:

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Vocabulary (10 mins)

- T teaches some new words from the reading passage

that may cause any difficulties for Ss while reading.
- T elicits the meaning.
- T conducts choral and individual drills.
- T asks CCQs to check Ss’ understanding.

e. Assessment
- T observes Ss’ notes of vocabulary
- T checks Ss’ pronunciation and gives feedback
- T observes Ss’ discussion
3. Activity 3: while-reading tasks (30 mins)
a. Objectives:
- Ss can use the reading strategy to help them with the task
- Ss can do matching and summary completion activities effectively
- Ss can understand the main ideas and details of a text about green transport.

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 b. Content:
- Exercises 2,3,4,5
c. Products:
- Ss’ answers for exercises
d. Organization:

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Exercise 2 (5 mins)

- T asks Ss to match the statements A – D to the four - Key: 1A 2D 3B 4 C

pictures.
- T asks Ss to guess which of the ideas is discussed in
the reading.

Exercise 3 (10 mins)

- T asks the Ss to go through the Reading strategy. - Key:

- T teaches Ss how to realize and highlight the main 1 BED, 2ACD, 3D 4, the idea
ideas in the statements which are related to the D can match three means of
answers. transport.
- T asks Ss to read the text and match the faces A – E
with the means of transport.
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Exercise 4 (5 mins)

- T asks Ss to read the text again and pay attention to - Key: 1. attain 2.
the context of the highlighted words. Try to guess the mainstream 3.
meaning of the words from the context. extraordinary 4. cost-
- T checks answers as a class. effective 5. alert 6. rollout

Exercise 5 (10 mins)

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 - T asks Ss to read the text again and complete the - Key: 1. Smarter 2.
summary. Autonomous 3.
- Ss compare the answers with their deskmates. Congestion 4. Lift 5. Laws
- T checks answers as a class and asks Ss to explain
their answers.

e. Assessment
- T checks Ss’ answer
- T gives feedback
- Ss give feedback on their peers’ work
4. Activity 4: post-reading tasks (30 mins)
a. Objectives:
- Review word formation of the vocabulary Ss have learnt.
- Encourage Ss to discuss the topic further.
b. Content:
- Exercise 6
- Vocabulary builder 8F
c. Products:
- Ss’ answers for vocabulary builder 8F
- Ss’ discussion
d. Organization:

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Vocabulary builder (5 mins)

- T asks Ss to turn to the Vocabulary builder (p112) and - Key: 1. Innovations 2.

complete the exercise. T collects the answers and checks Convenience – safety
3. Incredible 4.

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 as a class. Autonomously 5.
Effective

Exercise 6 (10 mins)

- T asks Ss to work in pairs giving their own ideas. - Ss’ own answers
- T supplies Ss with some vocabulary if they need help.

Presentation (15 mins)

- T puts Ss in groups to discuss this question Discuss -

some other ways that can make your city greener.
- T walks around to monitor.
- Each group takes turns to present their work.
- T asks the other groups to give feedback.

e. Assessment
- T checks Ss’ answer
- T observes Ss’ discussion
- Ss give feedback on their friends’ performance.
- T gives feedback
5. Consolidation: (10 mins)
a. Wrap – up:
- If you are using the Classroom presentation tool, first do the lesson closer to review what
has been covered in this lesson.
- T asks Ss: What have you learnt today? What can you do now? (I can understand a text
about future cities. I can match statements with more than
one question. I can understand and use vocabulary on technology, energy and make
predictions of the future life.)
b. Homework:
- Prepare for the next lesson.

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