UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Lesson 4: Speaking
I.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Talk about the benefits of volunteering activities
2. Skills
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work
- Develop presentation skills
- Actively join in class activities
3. Attitudes
- Develop a sense of helping the community and awareness of voluntary work
- Develop self-study skills
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 4, Listening
- 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

* GAME: JUMBLED WORDS
- T divides class into 2 teams.
There are 5 jumbled words related to the
topic on the board
1. anitondo (donation)
2. revloetun (volunteer)
3. dnuf (fund)
4. temero (remote)
5. tbosot (boost).
-T asks Ss to discuss in their teams and order
the words. Ss raise their hands when they
finish.
-T confirms, checks the answers from the
fastest team.
-T recaps the vocabulary and leads in the
lesson.

* GAME: JUMBLED WORDS
- Ss work in groups of four. There are 5 words that
unscramble of volunteer.
Ss arrange those words
- Ss raise their hands when they finish.

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2. Leading to the new lesson:
- teacher ask sts the questions:
+ what are benefits of volunteering activities?
-suggested answers:
+ boost our confidence
+ help us learn many usefull skills
+ gain life experiences
+ find sense of purpose in life

2. Leading to the new lesson:
- sts answer the questions:
+ + what are benefits of volunteering activities?
-suggested answers:
+ boost our confidence
+ help us learn many usefull skills
+ gain life experiences
+ find sense of purpose in life
-> leadingto the subject of the lessons:
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
ACTIVITIES

2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON (36 mins)
Teacher's activities

Student's activities

1. Before speaking
TASK 1: LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
ACTIVITIES. CHOOSE THE THREE
MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS. (p.46)
T asks Ss to read the list of benefits individually.
T checks comprehension and explains any
phrases Ss may find hard.
e.g. coming into contact, essential life skills,
management skills, appreciate, be positive, a
sense of purpose in life.

1. Before speaking
TASK 1: LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
ACTIVITIES. CHOOSE THE THREE
MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS. (p.46)
- call out the meaning of some words
Coming into contact: Tiếp xúc, gặp gỡ
Essential life skills: Kỹ năng sống cần thiết
Management skills: Kỹ năng quản lý
Appreciate: Trân trọng, đánh giá cao
Be positive: Suy nghĩ tích cực, lạc quan
A sense of purpose in life: Ý nghĩa, mục đích
sống

- has Ss work in pairs / groups
- T asks Ss to read the task carefully and discuss
three most important benefits.
T gives feedback and checks if Ss have come up
with any new benefits and write best ideas on
the board.

- has Ss work in pairs / groups
Ss choose the three most important benefits.
Some Ss share the answers with the whole
class.

TASK 2: COMPLETE THE DIAGRAM
WITH EXAMPLES AND DETAILS THAT
EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF
VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES. (p.46)
* T asks Ss to study examples in the diagram
and see how each benefit of volunteering
activities is explained with examples and details.
T walks round the class and offer help. T makes
sure Ss have completed at least the first two
benefits before moving on to the next activity.
Answers:

TASK 2: COMPLETE THE DIAGRAM
WITH EXAMPLES AND DETAILS THAT
EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF
VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES. (p.46)
- Ss work in pairs to complete their diagrams.
- Some Ss share the answer with the whole
class.

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2.While speaking:
TASK 3: GIVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT
THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
ACTIVITIES. (p.46)
* Teacher:
- Explains the task and focuses Ss' attention on
the expressions.
- Elicits how we use them in presentations and
reports, e.g. We use the expressions on top to
order points and the expressions on the bottom
to give examples.
Functions

Useful expressions

Order points and
expressions

First of all, …
Second, …
Third, …
Finally, …

Giving examples

For example, …
For instance, …
…such as…

2.While speaking:
TASK 3: GIVE A PRESENTATION
ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF
VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES. (p.46)
- Ss notes in notebook the structure of one
presentation:

Intro:

Some people believe that/ It is the fact that <
TOPIC>
Body:
Firstly/ First/ First of all/ First and foremost,
S + V.
Secondly/ Second, S+ V
Thirdly/ Third/ Last but not least/ Finally, S
+V
Conclusion:
In conclusion,/ To sum up, Paraphrase topic
sentence
- Ss work in groups and decide how they will
present the information in their diagrams, who
is going to introduce and end the presentation,
and how to divide the different points among
group members.
*** Ss practise their presentations in a time
limit of 8 - 10 minutes while teacher walks
round the class to monitor Ss' preparation and
makes sure that shy Ss also have the
opportunity to contribute

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*** T invites some groups of Ss to give their
presentations in front of the whole class. When
Ss finish their presentations, T lets them reflect
on their performance.
e.g. Say what they think they did well and how
they can improve on the content or delivery.
**** Teacher:
- asks other Ss to give further comments.
- praises for good effort, highlights the

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presenters' strong points and makes suggestions
for better organisation and presentation of their
ideas.
3.After- speaking:
3.After-speaking:
T asks sts to talk what benefits of volunteering Ss talk talk what benefits of volunteering
activities
activities
3. WRAP-UP & HOMEWORK (2 mins)
Teacher's activities

Student's activities

1. Consolidation:
- T asks Ss to remind the new knowledge that they
have just studied.
- T summarizes some main points.
2. Homework:
- T instructs homework for the Ss.

1. Consolidation:
- T asks Ss to remind the new knowledge that
they have just studied.
- T summarizes some main points
2. Homework:
- Ss listen to the T's instructions and take
notes.

IV. COMMENTS:
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