Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 1: Life stories - Lesson 1: Getting started

UNIT 1 : Life stories 
Lesson 1: Getting started 
PERIOD : 2nd 
Date of preparation: July,31st 2021 
Teaching date Class Notes 
I. OBJECTIVES: 
1 . Knowledge: At the end of the lesson, sts will be able to 
have some information about some famous people 
use lexical items related to people’s life stories 
talk about some famous people 
Skills: At the end of the lesson, sts can improve Reading, Speaking and Listening skills. 
. Competences: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to develop: 
language skills and communicative skills 
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self-study skills through exploration of knowledge prior to the lesson; 
cooperative skills through dealing with some shared tasks in pairs and groups. 
. Qualities: 
Through reading about famous and successful people, sts can learn from them and get motivated 
to make greater efforts in their studies and their real life. 
II. PREPARATION 
1 . Teacher: 
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Teaching aids: liveworksheet, quizizz, textbook, lesson plan, laptop, video, slideshow presentations, . 
Teaching method: Communicative language teaching 
2 . Students: Do these tasks at home. Deadline: 15/09/2021 
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Study Vocab: 
Listen and read: 
After listen and read the conversation above, decide whether the following statements are T or 
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III. PROCEDURES 
STAGE 1: BEFORE ONLINE LESSON 
Activity 1: 
Aims : 
 to prepare sts with some lexical items and get familiar with the reading text through the 
audio. 
 to check sts’ understanding of the dialogue. 
Contents: 
 Study Vocab: 
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 Listen and read: 
 Decide whether the statements are T or F 
Outcome: 
True -False Statements : 
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. T assigns the tasks to sts on ... Deadline: 15/09/2021 
. Sts do as required - T supervises and supports if necessary. 
. Sts hand in their products. 
. T collects sts’ products, analyzes and takes notes. 
STAGE 2: WHILE ONLINE LESSON 
Activity 2: Warm-up 
a. Aims: 
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to bring class into focus 
to activate Ss’ background knowledge, make connections between what Ss already know and 
what they are going to learn 
- prepare them for the new lesson: THE PERSON I ADMIRE. 
b. Content: 
Watch the video and guess the celebrities from the clues: 
c. Outcome 
1 . Kylie Jenner 2. Ariana Grande 3. Biber 4. Christ Rock 5. Will Smith 6. Kim 
d. Organization 
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Ss watch the video. 
T asks Ss to give their answers as soon as possible to get the most points. 
T give bonus marks for the student with the most points. 
Activity 3: (PRESENTATION) 
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Review the Target Vocabulary related to people’s life stories as a class centered activity. 
Check St’s understanding of the conversation in Getting Started. 
b. Content: 
VOCABULARY : 
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. achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ (n): thành tích, thành tựu 
. anonymous /əˈnɒnɪməs/ (a): ẩn danh, giấu tên 
. dedication /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn/ (n): sự cống hiến, hiến dâng, tận tụy 
. diagnose /ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/ (v): chẩn đoán (bệnh) 
. distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ (a): kiệt xuất, lỗi lạc 
. figure /ˈfɪɡə(r)/ (n): nhân vật 
. generosity /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti/ (n): sự rộng lượng, tính hào phóng 
. hospitalisation /ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ (n): sự nhập viện, đưa vào bệnh viện 
. perseverance /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns/ (n): tính kiên trì, sự bền chí 
0. reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/ (n): danh tiếng 
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1. respectable /rɪˈspektəbl/ (a): đáng kính, đứng đắn 
2. talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ (a): có tài năng, có năng khiếu 
3. waver /ˈweɪvə(r)/ (v): dao động, phân vân 
QUESTIONS: 
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. Can Quang decide who he is going to talk about? (between Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson.) 
. Does Hung like Michael Jackson? Why or why not? 
. What does Quang say about Christine Ha? 
TRUE- FALSE STATEMENTS 
(Textbook page/ Task .) 
c. Outcome: 
TRUE- FALSE STATEMENTS 
ANSWERS: T (Quang says he hasn’t decided between Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson.) 
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. F (Hung thinks Michael Jackson was a great dancer, but not an excellent singer and his singing 
voice became weak and thin in his later years.) 
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. F (Quang says M. Jackson’s music inspired him to learn to play a musical instrument.) 
. T (Quang says Christine Ha won the US Master Chef trophy in 2012. Hung says Christine is a 
blind chef and a gifted writer, very talented and determined, and it was absolutely amazing to 
watch her use all the kitchen tools and prepare the dishes.) 
5 . T (Hung says Christine is a blind chef.) 
d. Organization: 
Report and discussion 
- T asks Ss to report what they do by sending a padlet link and asking them to list at least 10 new 
words or phrases in the clip the teacher already gave them before. 
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T gives feedback about Vocabulary learning. 
T gives questions about the conversation in the school library between two friends: Sam and 
Ann for Ss to discuss. 
- T keeps the discussions going and either hot-correct or collect errors for an error focused 
feedback session after the discussion. 
Conclusion 
- T gives a conclusion. 
Activity 4: What do you know about these people? 
Aim: - Help Ss to become confident to express their knowledge about a famous person. 
Content: Spin the wheel of famous people. Tell me what you know about him or her in just one 
sentence using the words or phrases you have learnt. 
Outcome: Everyone should answer according to their personal opinions so the answers can vary. 
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T designs a wheel of famous people’s photos. : 
Have one s/s spin the wheel and talk about the person. Then switch and repeat to do all. 
Give bonus marks for the Sts. 
- T gives feedback. 
Stage 3: AFTER ONLINE LESSON 
Activity 5: (Homework) 
a. Aims: 
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Revise the vocabulary related to people’s life stories. 
Evaluate whether or not your students met the lesson objectives 
b. Content: 
c. Outcome: 
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Elvis Presley was called the King ò Rock’n Roll 
Lady Gaga wore a raw meat dress 
Michael Schumacher drove a Formula One Racing Car 
Novak Djokovic won the 2008 Australian Open 
Michael Jackson sang a song called Thriller 
Madonna began her singing career in 1983 
Shaquille O’neal played basketball for NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers 
Giuseppe Verdi composed many operas 
Jackie Chan acted in the Karate kick 
Alfred Hitchcock directed many horror films 
d. Organization: 
T shares the link: 
mple/Famous_people_sr496571cn on live worksheet. 
T asks Ss to do the task at home as homework and send an email to the teacher when they finish. 
IV. SELF-EVALUATION: 
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