Giáo án English 10 - Unit 15: Cities - Lesson 4: E.Language Focus

Pre : 
Tea: 
UNIT 15: CITIES
Lesson 4: E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Week: 
Period: 
I/ OBJECTIVES
 After the lesson, the students will be able to distinguish the sounds /8/ and /5/. Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly. Distinguish non-defining and defining relative clauses with “which” and use them correctly to connect sentences when speaking and writing. Use structure with “although” to contrast ideas.
II/TEACHING METHODS
Communicative method
III/TEACHING AIDS
English book, Blackboard
IV/ NEW LESSON: 
Contents
Teacher’s & Students’ activities 
I/ PRONUNCIATION
* / 8 / Ss need to replace the tip of their tongue between the teeth.
* / 5 / Ss need to replace the tip of their tongue behind the upper front teeth. 
/ 8 / / 5 /
think they
thought those
mouth clothes
thin then
something another
birthday brother
* Practice reading: 
1. I thought Mr. Smith was thirty- three.
2. But next Thursday will be his thirtieth birthday.
3. Something about him makes me think he is like my brother.
4. The roses that you gave him are beautiful.
5. Look at the clothes on that thin man over there!
PRONUNCIATION
Models the two sounds /8/ and /5/ for a few times.
Explains the differences in producing of these sounds: 
Plays the tape once for Ss to hear the words and asks them to repeat.
Asks Ss to read the words in each column out loud in chorus for a few more times.
Calls on some Ss to read the words out loud.
Asks Ss to work in pairs and take turn to read aloud the given sentences.
Goes around listening and takes notes of the typical errors.
Calls on some Ss to read the sentences again.
Corrects the errors.
II/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
* EXERCISE 1: Non-defining and defining relative clauses with “which”
* Mệnh đề quan hệ không giới hạn là mệnh đề chỉ có tính chất bổ sung không cần thiết, có thể bỏ đi được mà câu vẫn có nghĩa rõ. Nó có thể đứng giữa hoặc cuối câu được ngăn cách bằng dấu phẩi. Mệnh đề quan hệ không giới hạn được dùng khi danh từ trong câu đã được xác định.
* Danh từ xác định gồm:
- Tên người, tên vật.
- Danh từ có chứa SHTT.
- Danh từ có chứa định từ.
- Danh từ có cụm giới từ theo sau.
- Danh từ chỉ một vật duy nhất.
- Note: không dùng “THAT” trong mệnh đề quan hệ không giới hạn.
* Relative clause and adverb clause are put behind the main noun.
E.g: Mexico City is the largest metropolitan area in the world. Mexico City has a population of nearly 20,000,000.
* Mexico City, which has a population of nearly 20,000,000, is the largest metropolitan area in the world.
Exercise 2: Although
* Form: Although + clause, Main clause
* Example: 
+ Although it rained, we went out for dinner instead of having our dinner delivered.
* Meaning: in spite of the fact that.
* Use: We use this conjunction to contrast ideas.
* Note: Don’t use although together with “but”.
- Asks Ss to remind the relative clauses and the adverb clause by telling the use of them.
- Guides Ss to make example:
- Explains Ss that:
- Asks Ss to combine the example by using relative clause.
- Gets Ss to do the exercise 1 individually and then find a partner to check their answers with.
- Checks with the whole class and provides corrective feedback.
- Asks Ss to read the example in the textbook.
- elicits the form, example, meaning, and use of the structure with “although”:
- Gets Ss to do the task 2 individually. And then find a partner to check the answers with.
- Checks with the whole class and provides corrective feedback. 
* HOME WORK