UNIT ONE :

Period 2
Aims : Objectives ; Skills : Lexical items Teaching aids : Anticipated problem :

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF READING

Teaching reading By the end of the lesson, Ss can understand about the daily activities of the peasants. Development for Reading skill and three integrated skills : Listening, Speaking and Writing Lead the buffalo to the field, plough, harrow, plot of land, break, pump, transplant, peasant Handouts, textbook , cassette , flipcharts

PROCEDURE
I/ WARM-UP : ( 5 min )
* Teacher shows Ss some of pictures and asks them to guess the topic of the lesson today. 1 2 3 4 5 A buffalo A farmer / peasant A field of rice A plough A pump

Pictures

II/ PRE- READING: ( 13 min )

A: Words / Phrases lead Words and Phrases Transcription Mood (v)
[li:d]

Technique

Meaning

buffalo ['b f lou] * Lead the buffalo to the field plough [plau] harrow ['hrou] [pl t - va plot of land
lnd]

(n) (phrase) (v/n) (v/n) (phrase)

mime/ word form: led ; led picture con tru picture picture & explanation drawing ci cy, cy ci ba, ba

break

(n)

synonym

[breik]

transplant peasant pump B:

[trns'pl :nt] ['peznt] [p mp]

(v) (n) (v/n)

picture/ translation synonym picture

cy farmer ci bm,bm

Checking vocabulary:

Rubout and Remember

III/ WHILE- READING : ( 15 min )

1. Multiple choice (Task 1) T asks Ss to read the text silently and then do the task 1 in the book. Feedback 1/ C 2/ C 3/ A 4/ A

1 2 3 4 5

2. Answering the questions ( Task 2) T asks Ss reread the text and do the Task 2 in pairs. T calls on some Ss to write down them on the board. T gives feedback. Questions Feedback What is Mr. Vy's occupation ? * He's a peasant / farmer. What time does he get up and what *He gets up at 4.30 and then he goes down does he do after that ? to the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea. What does he do in the morning ? *In the morning, he ploughs and harrows his plot of land, drinks tea and smokes local tobacco during his break. What does Mr. Vy and his wife do in * In the afternoon, they repair the banks of the afternoon ? their land. Mr. Vy pumps the water into while his wife does the transplanting. Are they happy with their lives or Yes, they are. Because they love working not ? Why ? and they love their children.

3. Note Completion T asks Ss to scan the passage and make a brief note about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyets daily routines. T asks Ss to compare their nots with a friend. T gives feedback. In the morning 4:30 The alarm goes off and Mr Vy gets u, drinks tea and has breakfast 5;15 he leaves the house and leads the buffalo to the field 5:30 he ploughs and harrows 7:45 he takes a rest, drinks tea and smokes tobacco with his fellow peasants 10:30 he finishes work and goes home 11:30 he has lunch with his family He has a short rest 2:30 Mr Vy and his wife, Mrs Tuyet go to the field again 2:45 they repair the banks, he pumps water and she does the transplanting 4:45 they take a rest 6:00 they finish work 7:00 they have dinner They watch TV Sometimes they visit neighbours, chat with them 10:00 they go to bed

In the afternoon

After dinner

IV/ POST- READING : ( 10 min )

Activity 1: Use the table above and work in groups to talk about Mr. Vy and Mrs Tuyet's daily routines. Activity 2: Talk to your classmates about your daily routine V/ HOMEWORK: ( 2 min) - Write a short paragraph about your parents daily routines. -Prepare the Language Focus part of unit 1.