Giáo án English 10 - Unit 15: Cities - Lesson 2: B.Speaking

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Tea: 
UNIT 15: CITIES
Lesson 2: B. SPEAKING
Week: 
Period: 
I/ OBJECTIVES
 After the lesson, the students will be able to describe a city, using the vocabulary and structures that they have learnt in the lesson. Compare different cities, using the comparative structures that they have learnt in the lesson. State their preferences and explain the reasons.
II/TEACHING METHODS
Communicative method
III/TEACHING AIDS
English book, Blackboard, Handouts.
IV/ NEW LESSON: 
Contents
Teacher’s & Students’ activities 
I/ WARM- UP
* Questions:
 Which city is larger in area- Hanoi or HCM city?
 Which city has a bigger population- Hanoi or HCM city?
 Which city is older- Hanoi or HCM city?
 Which city was known by more names through history- Hanoi or HCM city?
 Which city has more districts- Hanoi or HCM city?
 Which city is hotter- Hanoi or HCM city?
7. Which city is closer to the sea- Hanoi or HCM city?
Answer:
HCM city: area: 20095 km2 but Hn area: 921 km2
HCM city: 6.2 million but HN 3 million
HN: found in 1010 but HCM city in 1698
HN: Long Bien, Dai La, Thang Long, Dong Do, Dong Quan, Dong Kinh
HCM city: 19 inner districts and 5 outer districts but HN 8 inner districts and 5 outer districts
CHM city
HCM city
- Writes some questions on the board.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions.
- Calls on some Ss to read aloud the answers.
II/ NEW LESSON
TASK 1:
Ask about area 
What is the area of the city?
How large is the city?
What is the area that the city covers?
Ask about the population
What is the population of the city?
How many people live there?
How many habitants are there in the city?
Ask about the history
When/ in what year/ in what century was the city founded?
Who founded the city?
Ask about transport and other characteristics
What is the main means of transport there?
How do people get around?
What is the transport like?
What are the people like?
Are there many parks?...
TASK 2: 
* Questions: 
1. What is the total area of London / New York?
2. What is the population of London / New York?
3. How many high buildings are there in London / New York?
* Answer: 
1. The total area of London is 1610 square km/ of New York is 946 km
2. The population of London is 7,000,000/ of New York is 7,000,000
3. There are many high buildings in New York but there are few high buildings in London 
→ The total area of London is 1610 square km and that of New York is 946 km. So London is large than New York. 
→ New York and London have a population of 7,000,000. So London’s population is as big as the population of New York
→ New York has more high buildings than London.
TASK 3: 
- Which city do you prefer?
- Why do you like it?
* ADJECTIVES:
. As + adj + As
. short adj + er + than
. more + long adj + than
* NOUNS:
. As many/few + countable Nouns + As
. AS much/ little + non countable Nouns + As
. More/ fewer + countable Nouns
. More/ less + non countable Nouns
* TASK4: 
- Gets Ss to do the task individually.
- Calls on one student to read aloud the answer.
- Revises Ss the questions to ask about the area, population and other characteristics of a city.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer questions about two cities New York and London.
- Goes around and observes Ss working.
- Calls on some pairs to perform in front of the class.
- Gives feedback.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to compare the two cities they have just asked and answered questions about.
- Calls some pairs to read aloud the model conversation on page 160.
- Helps Ss to review the comparative forms of adjectives and noun.
- Goes around and offer help.
- Calls on some Ss to perform in front of the class.
- Provides corrective feedback.
Asks Ss to remind the structure with “prefer” which Ss have learnt in the previous lesson.
Asks Ss to work in groups to tell which of the two cities they prefer and give reasons.
Goes around and observes Ss working.
Calls on some Ss to present in front of the class.
* HOMEWORK
- Prepare part C/ Listening
- Do exercises in exercises book