Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 12 Unit 2 Cultural Diversity

Teacher’s activities

Warm – up (4 mins)

Matching

- Ask Ss to work in groups and match the names of kinds of Vietnamese culture in English in column A with its equivalents in Vietnamese in column B.

Keys: 1. c 2. f 3. a 4. b 5. g 6. e 7. d

Pre-reading (13 mins)

- Ask Ss to discuss the questions: Which of the following factors is the most important for a happy life/marriage life? Why?

- Let them answer naturally and explain their choice

- Introduce the lesson: “You are going to read about American and Asian thoughts on love and marriage. And then do the tasks that follow”.

* Vocabulary

• bride (n): cô dâu
• groom(n): chú rể
• survey (v, n): điều tra, cuộc điều tra
• A/the majority of + N + V (pl): đại đa số
• unwise ≠ wise (a): thông minh, sáng suốt = smart, clever
• partnership of equal: sự bình đẳng trong cuộc sống chung
• contractual (a): thỏa thuận, sắp đặt
• romantic (a): lãng mạn
• value = factor (n): yếu tố

While Reading

Use the textbook: Silent reading (4’)

Task 1: (6 mins)

- Ask Ss to read the statements and find the meaning of the italicized words. Ask them to translate the whole sentences

- Call on Ss to answer

• precede (n): đến trước
• determine (v): xác định, phát hiện
• confide in (v): chia sẽ, tâm tình
• sacrifice (v): hy sinh
• be obliged + to V (v): bị bắt buộc để làm…

Oblige + sb + to V

- Do matching and answer.

- Answer the questions and Ss’ answers may vary.

- Listen and repeat the words.

- Copy down.

- Read the statements and find the words’ meanings.

- Answer.

- Read the words after teacher’s modeling.

- Write the words down.