School: Thanh Pho Lai Chau High School
Department: The Department of English...

UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Lesson 3: Reading
Subject: English Language; Classes: ……………………
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Develop reading skills for specific information about teenagers and voluntary
work.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work
- Develop presentation skills
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of helping the community and awareness of voluntary work
- Develop self-study skills
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 4, Reading
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
III. PROCEDURES
1. Organization:
Class
Absent student(s)

Date of teaching

Notes

2. New lesson:
1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 7 mins)
Teacher's activities
Student's activities
1. GAME: Lucky Number
1. GAME: Who's in charge?
- T divides class into 2 teams. T prepares 6
- Ss do as instructed.
numbers which include 5 questions about the
present simple, the present continuous and
volunteering activites, and 1 lucky number.
- Each team takes turns to choose a number
and answer the question behind the number.

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If the team answers the question correctly,
they will get 1 point. If the team chooses the
lucky number, they get 1 point without
answering the question.
- T gives further explanation (if needed).
Suggested questions:
1. When do we use the past simple?

2. When do we use the past continuous?

3. Name 3 words/phrases used as signals of
the past simple.
4. Give the correct form of the verbs in
brackets:
While I (listen) _______to music, my sister
(knock) _______the door.
5. Name 2 volunteering activities.

Suggested answers
1/ We use the past simple to describe actions
that were completed at a specific time in the
past.
2/ We use the past continuous to describe
actions that were in progress at a specific
time in the past or to set the background for
another action.
3/Yesterday, last week, two years ago
4/While I was listening to music, my sister
knocked at the door.

5/ Cleaning up a park – picking up litter,
planting flowers, or helping maintain the
park to make it enjoyable for the community.
Serving food at a shelter – helping prepare
and distribute meals for people in need.
2. Leading to the new lesson

2. Leading to the new lesson
2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON (36 mins)
Teacher's activities
1. pre- reading:
Complete the mind map with popular
volunteering activities for teenagers. (p.46)
Teacher:
- asks Ss to work in pairs
- gives each pair a sheet of paper
- ask them to draw the mind map and
complete it with volunteering activities
suitable for teenagers.

Student's activities
1. Pre- reading
Complete the mind map with popular
volunteering activities for teenagers. (p.46)
Ss listen to the instructions and do the task
individually.
Some Ss show their mind map on the paper
and share the answers with the whole class.

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- encourages Ss to use the pictures as
suggested ideas.
- tells Ss that there are no right or wrong
answers and they can make the guesses freely.
Ss take note in notebook
T gives feedback.
Suggested answers:
Helping at a charity event where people can
donate items or money
Helping old people (e.g. cook meals, shop for
food)
Helping old people with technology (e.g. how
to send emails, use the Internet, or install
apps)
Helping out at an animal shelter
VOCABULARY:

Match the highlighted words in the text
with their meanings. (p.46)
* Teacher:
- asks Ss to read the whole text once to get an
overall idea; asks Ss to go through the two
options for each word and check
understanding; has Ss read the text again; tells
them to pay attention to the context of each
highlighted word, and look for context clues
conveying the meaning of the word.
- asks Ss to work in groups to discuss the
clues for each correct option and compare
their answers.
-Ss discuss in groups to find out the answers
and raise their hands to give the answers.
- T confirms, shows the answers on the screen
and asks Ss to make corrections if they choose
the wrong answers.
Key:
1. c
2. d
3. a
4. e
5. b

VOCABULARY:

Match the highlighted words in the text
with their meanings. (p.46)
- Ss work to read the whole text once to get
an overall idea; asks Ss to go through the two
options for each word and check
understanding; has --- Ss read the text again;
tells them to pay attention to the context of
each highlighted word, and look for context
clues conveying the meaning of the word.
-Ss work in groups to discuss the clues for
each correct option and compare their
answers.
-Ss note down the new words
+ Set up = establish: tạo ra/ hình thành
+ various + Ns nhiều, đa dạng (dùng khi có
nhiều hơn hai loại hoặc hơn hai yếu tố khác
nhau)
+ orphanage (n) trại trẻ mồ côi
Orphan (n) trẻ mồ côi
Orphaned (a) bị mồ côi
+ donation (n) sự quyên góp
Donor (n) người quyên góp/ nhà tài trợ
Donate (v) quyên góp
+ deliver (v) phân phát
+ gain life experiences (phr) thu thập/ tích
lũy những trải nghiệm sống
+hardship (n) sự gian khổ

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2. While- reading
Task 1. Read the text again and choose the
main idea. (p.45)
- T has Ss read the text again paying attention
to the context of each highlighted word, and
looking for clues that they can use to guess
the meaning, e.g. The first word 'various' in
this context must be an adjective to modify
'volunteering activity'. Among the given
options, 'several different' is the best match
for this word.
T checks answers as a class. In stronger
classes, T asks Ss to explain why the other
options do not summarise the main idea.

2. While- reading
Task 1. Read the text again and choose the
main idea. (p.45)
- Ss work in pairs to compare their answers.

e.g. A: This is not mentioned in the text.
B: Helping teens gain work experience is
not the aim of the club.
Key: C
Task 4: Decide whether the following Task 4: Decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).
statements are true (T) or false (F). (p.46)

(p.46)

* T asks Ss to read the questions and
underline the key words in each of them.
e.g.
1. Volunteer Club, set up, long after, school,
opened;
2. All students, join, different, activities;
3. Money, selling handmade items, build,
local centre, orphans, homeless old people;
4. Club members, help, cook, free meals, poor
families;
5. Students, volunteer, orphanage, community
centre.
- T reminds Ss that the statements may
include paraphrased or opposite information
so they should look for synonyms or
antonyms in the text.
- T tells Ss to read through the text looking for
the key words they underlined in the
statements or words with the same or similar
meaning, e.g. was set up (was formed), first
opened (was set up), or words with the
opposite meaning, e.g. long after (shortly
after).

Ss read the questions and underline the key
words in each of them.

- Ss find the information in passage

-Ss work in pairs to compare answers.

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- T checks answers. In stronger classes, T asks Students write in notebook
them to give reasons for their answers.
Key:
1. F (shortly after)
2. T
3. F (to raise money for the local orphanage
and homeless old people)
4. T
5. F (deliver free meals)
3.Post - Reading: WORK IN PAIRS.
3.After- reading :WORK IN PAIRS.
DISCUSS THE QUESTION. (p.12)
DISCUSS THE QUESTION. (p.12)
If you were a member of the Volunteer Club,
If you were a member of the Volunteer Club,
what could you do to help?
what could you do to help?
* Teacher:
- asks Ss to read the text again and underline
- Ss read the text again and underline the the
the volunteering activities.
volunteering activities.
- T calls some Ss to present their answers in
- Ss give comments for their friends and
front of the whole class.
vote for the most interesting and informative
presentation.
- T gives feedback and comments.
- Ss discuss in pairs and prepare for their
presentation. .
3. WRAP-UP & HOMEWORK (2 mins)
Teacher's activities
Student's activities
1. Consolidation:
1. Consolidation:
- T asks Ss to remind the new knowledge that + Vocabulary in the reading text
they have just studied.
+ learn how to master the reading skills.
- T summarizes some main points.
2. Homework:
2. Homework:
- T instructs homework for the Ss.
- Ss listen to the T's instructions and take
notes.