Giáo án English 10 - Unit 15: Cities - Lesson 1: A.Reading

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UNIT 15: CITIES
Lesson 1: A. READING
Week: 
Period: 
I/ OBJECTIVES
 After the lesson, the students will be able to develop such reading micro- skills as scanning for specific Ideas and guessing meaning in context. Use the information they have read to talk about New York City.
II/TEACHING METHODS
Communicative method
III/TEACHING AIDS
English book, Blackboard, Handouts/ poster.
IV/ NEW LESSON: 
Contents
Teacher’s & Students’ activities 
I/ WARM-UP
* Answer: New York, Paris, Madrid,
- Asks Ss to name some big cities in the world that they know.
- Calls on one student to tell to the class.
II/ BEFORE YOU READ
1. What can you see in the picture 1?
2. What about picture 2?
3. What makes you think it is the UN Headquarters? ...
* Some information:
The Empire State building: is an office building in Manhattan, New York, It has been the tallest building in the world with a height of 381 m and 102 floors.
Central Park: is a large public in New York City. It is the most visited city park in the United States. 
Times Square: is situated in the central Manhattan in New York City. It is famous for its Broadway theatres, cinemas and super signs.
The UN Headquarters: is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood.
* Suggestion:
Weather: + Winters are cold with rain and snow
 + Summers are hot and humid
Population: 7 million people live in the city and 19 million live in the whole metropolitan area.
Area: 946 km2 
Famous places: Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Broadway district.
History: Founded by the Dutch in 1624, has had several names before like Fort Amsterdam and New Amsterdam.
Location: Southeastern part of New York State.
- Gets Ss to work in pairs and match the pictures on page 156 of the textbook with the correct places.
- Asks Ss some questions
- Gives Ss some information about the places described in the pictures.
- Asks Ss to work in groups of 3 or 4 and write down as much information about New York that they know as possible.
- Uses the network to help Ss generate ideas (Prepares it in the form to stick on the board)
- Weather, population, Famous places, Area, History, Location of New York.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to give the information.
- Calls some Ss to present their information.
- Checks with the whole class.
III/ WHILE YOU READ
* New words:
Be located in/on/at.
To found
Global finance
To be characterized by
Metropolitan region
Take over
Unusual
Ice-free
Mingle with
Task1: 
A
B
1. metropolitan
2. take over
3. unusual
4. ice free
5. mingle with 
a. not cover with ice
b. mix with
c. get control off
d. city and large around it 
e. special
* Answer: 
1. d 
2. c 
3. e 
4. a 
5. b
Task2
* Answer: 
1. T
2. F 
3. T 
4. T 
5. T
Task 3
Name of the city
Total population
Two rivers
Total area
Founded by whom, when
Its name before
Its name now
A special city because it is
Places for visiting
* Answer: 
Name of the city
Total population
Two rivers
Total area
Founded by whom, when
Its name before
Its name now
A special city because it is
Places for visiting
New York
26 million
The Hudson and the Passaic
946 square km
Dutch / 1624
Fort Amsterdam / New Amsterdam
New York
The home of United Nation – The centre of global finance/ communication/ business
The Statue of liberty
The Empire State Building
Broadway Theatre district 
- Asks Ss to read through the passage and point out the new words:
- Asks Ss to read the new words and make some sentences with some words.
- Asks Ss to read the passage silently and then do the task 1.
- Asks Ss to check the answers with a partner.
- Calls on some Ss to give and explain their answers.
- Feedbacks.
- Asks Ss to read through 5 questions in task 2 and identify the key words in each question.
- Asks Ss to do the task individually.
- Goes around and checks Ss.
- Asks Ss to check the answers with a friend.
- Calls on some Ss give and explain the answers.
- Asks Ss to read the questions carefully and do the task.
- Asks Ss to do the task individually and check the answer with a partner.
- Calls on some Ss to give and explain the answers.
- Gives corrective feedback.
IV/ AFTER YOU READ
- Asks Ss to work in groups of 3 or 4 and choose one of the available New York tours to join.
- Goes around to check, help and take note of Ss’ typical errors.
- Calls on some Ss to talk.
- Gives feedback.