LESSON PLAN

UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. READING: PERIOD: 43
I. TEACHING AIMS:
_ To practise students’ speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
_ To help students to guess the meaning of some words and do the task given in order to understand the reading.


II. TEACHING AIDS:

_ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player...

III. TEACHING STAGES:

1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE:

_ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent.

2. PREVIOUS LESSON:
_ Tenses in English.
3. NEW LESSON:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES


_ asks students to look at the pictures then answer the questions provided.



_ asks students some guiding questions.
_ asks students to answer the questions orally.
_ asks students to give comments if possible.
_ explain the pictures and give the suggested answers.








_ presents some new words.
_ gives the brief meaning of the words using various techniques.
_ helps students pronounce the words correctly.

_ asks students to take notes of the words and the example if possible.

_ plays the tape then ask students to do task 1.


_ asks some students to give the answers then correct their answers if necessary.
_ asks students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers to make sure that they understand the reading.
_ asks students to copy the right answers.


_ asks students to read the reading again then do task 2 in pairs orally.
_ asks some students to give the answers.
_ can ask students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers.
_ corrects the students’ answers and give suggested answers.
_ asks students to rewrite the sentences basing on the information given.

_ asks students to read the reading again then do task 2 in pairs orally.
_ asks some students to give the answers.
_ can ask students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers.
_ corrects the students’ answers and give suggested answers.
_ asks students to rewrite the sentences basing on the information given.

A. Before you read
_ observe the pictures then answer the teacher’s question orally.
Guiding questions:
Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/ Why not?
List three things that might happen in the future.
_ students answer the questions orally.
_ students give comments if possible.
New words
pessimistic
optimistic
corporation
threaten
domestic chores
burden
telecommunications
link
progress
contribute


B. While you read
Task 1
_ listen to the tape then read the reading again and do task 1 individually.
_ compare their results with those of their friends.
_ some of them give the answers, others give comments.

_ take notes of the suggested answers if necessary.
Task 2
_ work in pair and ask and answer the questions given.
_ compare their results with those of their friends.
_ some of them give the answers, others give comments.
_ take notes of the suggested answers if necessary.


Task 3
_ work in pair and ask and answer the questions given.
_ compare their results with those of their friends.
_ some of them give the answers, others give comments.
_ take notes of the suggested answers if necessary.


 4. CONSOLIDATION:
_ Students work in groups, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
5. HOMEWORK:

_ Read the reading carefully and translate it into Vietnamese.
_ Learn the vocabulary listed by heart.
_ Prepare B. speaking on pages 82-83 for next class.




UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE

B. SPEAKING PERIOD: 44
I. TEACHING AIMS:
_ To practise students’ speaking and listening skills.
_ To help students to be able to talk about the life in the future( by the end of the 21st century) and use the correct tenses.

II. TEACHING AIDS:

_ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player...

III. TEACHING STAGES:

1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE:

_ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent.

2. PREVIOUS LESSON:
_ Questions and answers about the reading.
3. NEW LESSON:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES


_ Asks students to read the dialogue carefully.
_ Asks students to notice the day in the newspaper cutting.


_ Asks students to read the requirement of the task carefully.
_ explains the requirement