Giáo án tiếng Anh lớp 11 Tuần 29 sách mới

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T’s and Ss’Activities

Knowledge

- Ask Ss to look at the picture. Ask some questions as warm-up:

+ What do the colours indicate?

+ What energy sources will be used in the future?

+ Why is our planet placed in a hand of a person?

- Have them do the task individually, and then compare their choice in pairs or groups

- Elicit answers from Ss, encouraging all possible reasons. Have Ss explain their choices

- Pre-teach some of the unfamiliar vocabulary items in the text, but not the highlighted ones because Ss will be required to work out their meaning from the context the words are used in.

- Ask Ss to go through the three headings. Ask Ss to read the text quickly to choose the heading that best summarises the main idea.

- Set a time limit for this activity since skimming is a speed-reading technique with the purpose of getting a general overview of the content

- Have Ss work individually, and then compare their answers in pairs or small groups

- Check Ss’ answer as a class.

- Ask Ss to look at the questions quickly and underline key words which can help them to locate the specific information in the text.

- Let them read the text individually to find the information, them compare their answers in pairs or groups. Encourage Ss to explain exactly which information from the text helped them to answer the questions

- Check Ss’ answers as a class.

- Ask Ss to read through the summery about Superstar City and decide which part of speech may fit in each gap.

- Invite several pairs to summarise the discussions and present their decisions to the rest of the class. Encourage other Ss to ask follow-up questions.

- T helps Ss know how to do the task.

- Let SS work in groups to do this task at home.

Activity 1: Use a dictionary to find the meaning of the words in the box. Then complete the sentences with their correct form

1. a warning

2. detect

3. a sensor

4. promote

5. an insoluble

6. dwellers

Activity 2: Read the text about Superstar City and choose the best title for it

The best title of the reading passage is C – A safe and green city

Activity 3: Read the text carefully, answer the following questions

1. Barbara is an engineer and Mark is a city planner

2. It can depict and locate probable disasters by using the sensor installed in every home and public place

3. Its main function is to deal with urban environmental problems to make Superstar City greener, cleaner and more sustainable

4. An example is the people’s use of renewable fuels for cooking , lighting and heating

5. Because they have more time for study , entertainment and relaxation; they can enjoy the highest quality of life

Activity 4: Complete the following summary about Superstar City using the words in the text

1. safe

2. detecting

3. threats

4. energy

5. carry out

6. deal with

7. paradise

Activity 5: Do you think that our cities will all be like Superstar City in the year 2060?

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T’s and Ss’Activities

Knowledge

- Ask Ss to read the conversation quickly to get an overall impression of the text.

-Ask Ss comprehension questions to make sure they understand the text

- Explain any further unfamiliar vocabulary, if necessary

- Have Ss match the sentences with the gap.

- Ask Ss to look at the questions quickly and underline key words which can help them to locate the specific information in the text.

- Let them read the text individually to find the information, them compare their answers in pairs or groups. Encourage Ss to explain exactly which information from the text helped them to answer the questions

- Check Ss’ answers as a class.

- Ask Ss to practice the conversation in pairs.

- Set a time limit for the pair’s preparation and practice

- Invite some pairs to role-play in front of the class.

- Encourage Ss to give feedback on things such as interesting content, original ideas, fluency of speech and good presentation skills.

- Ask Ss to work in pairs. Ss should choose one city and make a similar conversation.

- Encourage Ss to use question tags to check information or ask for agreement.

- Suggest some ideas for Ss’ discussion including current facts such as the environment, people’s quality of life and infrastructure; future plans and predictions about the city.

Activity 1: Choose the sentences to complete the conversation between two Londoners

Suggested answers:

1. c

2. d

3. a

4. b

Activity 2: Answer the questions

1. London is stressful and overcrowded city with lots of traffic jams and pollution

2. They are making plans to improve the transport system and to make London a green city

3. Yes, it will be cleaner and more sustainable

Activity 3: Practice the conversation with a partner

Activity 4: Choose one of the cities below. Use the ideas provided or your own to make a similar conversation

Example: Tokyo’s trains are overcrowded during rush hours, aren’t they?

Activity 5: Work with a partner. Make predictions about a future city

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T’s and Ss’Activities

Knowledge

- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and discuss the questions with a partner.

- Encourage Ss who don’t know anything about the site to make some predictions using the words and phrases in the box.

- Ask Ss to look at the words and phrases that can be heard in the talk.

- Have Ss compare answers in pairs or groups.

- Explain the meaning of any unfamiliar words, if necessary.

- Check Ss’ answers as a class.

- Ask Ss to look at the three options and make their own predictions for the answers.

- Have Ss listen to the recording and choose one of the three options given

- Have them compare their answers in pairs or groups

- Check Ss’ answers as a class

- Let them listen again and pause the recording after the sentences mentioning the word geological

- Ask Ss to read the through the summaries of the two viewpoints in the talk and try to complete the sentences..

- Give Ss sufficient time to listen to the recording so they can extract the information needed and hear the words they have to write down.

- Have Ss compare answers in pairs or groups

- Check Ss’ answers as a class

- Have Ss work in groups and discuss the questions

- Ask Ss some warm-up questions before they start the discussion:

- Ask some groups to report their plans to the class.

- Consider these points: Environmental problems, people’s use of energy sources, achievements in technology and medicine, etc.

A better or worse place to live in?

Activity 1: Discuss with a partner

*Suggested answers:

- All these problems currently exist in big cities in VN like Hanoi and HCM City.

- It’s likely that many of them will be solved in the next twenty years, as local authorities are taking measures to deal with them step by step.

Activity 2: Listen to a talk on predictions about our future cities. Underline the words or phrases that you hear

a b d e h

Activity 3: Listen again. Decide which of the following predictions will come true (T) and which will not (NT)

1. T

2. NT

3. NT

4. T

5. T

6. T

7. NT

Activity 4: Listen again. Complete the summaries of the two viewpoints

1. healthy; effective; overcrowded; heavier

2. medicine; renewable; fossil fuel

Activity 5: Which viewpoint do you agree with, the optimistic or pessimistic?

+ Do you think our cities will be better or worse than they are now?

+ What factors do you need to consider?

+ Are you an optimist or a pessimist?