Date of teaching:
Period : 63


Unit 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
GETTING STARTED

I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss can:
- get to know the topic and vocabulary related to ‘cultural diversity, through the conversation between two students.
- identify some two-syllable words.
- be educated to preserve the culture.
II. Knowledge:
Language: comparative and superlative adjectives; articles.
Vocabulary: diversity, custom, ceremony, reception.
III. Skills:
Main skills : listening, reading
Sub-skills : speaking, writing
IV. Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative
V. Teaching techniques: Eliciting, synonyms, explanation, information, transfer, asking and answering the questions, discussion, pair-work, group-work.
VI. Teaching aids: textbooks, posters, pictures and cassette
VII. Procedures:
1. Checking up : No checking
2. New lesson :

Time
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Content of the lesson

 Warm-up (4’)





Presentation
10’



















Practice
20’





























Production
8’

Have Ss compare the two photos about tradition wedding and a modern one in Vietnam. Elicit more ideas from students’ background knowledge.
( lead into the new lesson.

1. Listen and read
- ask Ss to predict what Kenvin and Maria are talking about
1. Listen and read
Suggested answers:
Wedding in Vietnam

* Vocabulary
- ceremony (n)
+ proposal ceremony
- reception (n)
- bride / groom
- Check their understanding of some new words.
- Have Ss read the new words in chorus and individually.
- Let Ss listen to the dialogue and have them practice it in pairs. Then demonstrate before class.
- Corrects Ss’ intonation and stress if necessary.

2. Main idea
- Have Ss read the conversation again and answer the question: What is the conversation about?
- Collect Ss’answers and ask them to clarify their choices.
3. Answer the questions:
- Let Ss read the dialogue again.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs practicing asking and answering the questions
- Have them report their answers and check if they have any difficulties in understanding the conversation.
- T gives the feedback
Key:
1. Because he is preparing for his presentation about the similarities and differences between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and modern one.
2. They follow the same core procedure which consists of the proposal ceremony and the wedding ceremony.
3. They seem to be less complicated.
4. Yes, they all get certain help either from your parents or the attending guests or both.
5. Students’s answers

Discussion: Have Ss work in a group of 4 to recall what they know about Vietnamese weddings, basing on the conversation and their background knowledge as well.
- Call one or two groups at random to give a short talk to the whole class about Vietnamese weddings.
- Give feedback

Sts should mention: rituals, costumes, decorations.


:
-listen and answer


-listen and answer

Key: a ( The Vietnamese wedding)











-Read the dialogue again and give answers to the following questions.




- read the conversation again and answer the question





- work in pairs and read the dialogue again

report their answers



- listen and answer















- work in a group and tell others what they know about Vietnamese weddings.



- give a short talk about Vietnamese weddings.

- listen and answer


Unit 7: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Getting Started








1. Listen and read
Suggested answers:
Wedding in Vietnam

* Vocabulary
- ceremony (n)
+ proposal ceremony
- reception (n)
- bride / groom









2. Main idea




3. Answer the questions:
Key:
1. Because he is preparing for his presentation about the similarities and differences between a traditional Vietnamese wedding and modern one.
2. They follow the same core procedure which consists of the proposal ceremony and the wedding ceremony.
3. They seem to be less complicated.
4. Yes, they all get certain help either from your parents or the attending guests or both.
5. Students’s answers

Discussion: about Vietnamese