Period 74
Date of preparation: 7/02/09
Date of teaching: 12/ 02/09
Unit 12: The Asian Games
Part A: reading

I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- develop their reading skills such as
- guess the meaning of words in context
- scan for specific information
II. Skills: Reading and speaking
III. Teaching aids: textbook, pictures
IV. Procedure:
Time
Teacher’s activities
Content
Students’ activities


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- ask Ss to do the task





- ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer the given questions in their text book.



- introduce vocabulary







- read new words and ask Ss to repeat word by word.




- ask Ss to read the text individually in 5’.


- ask Ss to do the task individually then compare the answers with a partner.
- ask Ss to give answers and explain the reason of their choice.

- ask Ss to do the task individually then check with a peer.
- ask Ss to give the answers and point out the information in the text.
- comment

- ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer the questions.
- call some couples to present
- gives suggested answers




- ask Ss to find to which paragraph each main idea refers.
- give correct answers.






- ask Ss to work in groups, take turn to talk about the Asian Games











- assign homework

Warm up
List some sports you know:
Volleyball, football, tennis, biking, karate do, Wushu, fencing, weightlifting, boxing…

Pre-reading
I. Answer the questions on page 136
1. Every four years.
2. All the countries in Asia.
3. Wushu, bodybuilding

II. Vocabulary
1. intercultural knowledge Kiến thức liên văn hoá
2. solidarity [,sɔli`dærəti] Tình đoàn kết
3. athlete (n) [`æθli:t] vận động viên điền kinh
4. oficial (n) [ə`fi∫l] quan chức
5. facility (n) [fə`siliti] điều kiện thuận lợi
6. aquatic sports [ə`kwætik] thể thao chơi dưới nước
7. effort (n) [`efət] sự cố gắng
II. Reading the new words



III. Checking vocabulary: rub out and remember.
While-reading
* Reading the text


* Task 1: fill in each blank with a suitable word.
Answers:
1. facilities
2. aquatic
3. enthusiasm
4. effort
5. advancing
6. appreciated
* Task 2: Scan the passage and complete the following table.
1. 1951
2. 2nd Asian games in Manila, The Philippines
3. 1954
4. squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking.
5. 2002
* Task 3:
Answers
1. The purpose of the Asian Games is to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.
2. 9,919 participants did.
3. They won the gold medal in bodybuilding, billiards and in women’s karate do.

Post-reading
1. Paragraph number

Main ideas
Paragraph

The purpose of the Asian games



The 14th Asian Games



The five-decade history of the Asian Games.


2. Summarize the main ideas of the reading passage, basing on the suggested questions
- How often are Asian Games held?
- What is the purpose of the Asian Games?
- What do you know about the first Asian Games?
(year, host country, number of countries, number of sports…)
- What do you know about the 14th Asian games?
(year, host country, number of countries, number of sports…)
- In which sports did Vietnamese win gold medal at the 14th Asian Games?

Homework
- learn by heart vocabulary.
- redo all the tasks


- do the task




- ask and answer the questions in pairs.