Unit 2 - Speaking

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English 12
Vietnam Teacher Training Program
2010 Summer Institute
Group 3: Hân, Lộc, Ân, Chi, Ái Phương
UNIT 2
SPEAKING
ENGLISH 12
Activity 1:
GAME
Good Luck or Bad Luck
K W L Chart
In group of six, students will do the KWL Chart about the Good Luck & Bad Luck in traditions of these countries: Britain, The USA, China, Vietnam, France.
K W L CHART
Models:
What I already know:
- In Britain, “a black cat runs across” means good luck.
- In China, All the brides find it bad luck to look into a mirror on the Wedding Day.
- In France, a fox brings you good luck.
- In Vietnam, People find it’s good luck when it starts to rain on the Wedding Day because the couple will be rich.
What I want to know:
What creature brings American good luck? And bad luck?
Is it good or bad luck when someone sneeze once in your country? (in Vietnam, in The USA, in France etc……)
* What I learned:
I have learned some typical cultural features from these countries.
I have learned the cultural diversity among countries in the world
Activity 2:
Lead-in
Question: What are we talking about today?
You know, people of different cultures have different belief and concepts of happiness. Today, we’ll get to talk about the differences and the similarities among cultures of some countries in the world.
UNIT 2
SPEAKING
ENGLISH 12
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
BEFORE YOU SPEAK
Activity 1
Useful Expressions
Activity : Some useful expressions to express the points of view.
+ I think / feel / believe……………..
+ In my opinion / In my point of view / As far as I am concerned / For me………………
+ I agree / I don’t agree / It’s not true because……….
+ Perhaps you are right, but………/ I think it’s wrong to………..
+ I don’t really have any strong opinions about……………
+ Shall we come back to that later?
BEFORE YOU SPEAK
Activity 2
Practising useful expressions
In pairs, students make some situations, using useful expressions given above.




WHILE YOU SPEAK
Activity 1:
Presentation Criteria
Develop a class viewpoint presentation about the
following ideas, using useful expressions given
above. (Group work)
In Vietnam, three or even four generations may live in a home.
A happy marriage should be based on love.
In some Asian countries, love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it.
In some countries, a man and a woman may hold hands and kiss each other in public.




WHILE YOU SPEAK
Activity 2
DISCUSSION
(Pairwork)

Activity 2: Below are some typical features of American culture. Work in pairs, discuss and find out the corresponding features of Vietnamese Culture.

Activity 2: Below are some typical features of American culture. Work in pairs, discuss and find out the corresponding features of Vietnamese Culture.




WHILE YOU SPEAK
Activity 3
Comparisons
(Group work)

Talk about the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and American Cultures, using the features discussed in Activity 2
Comparisons
American Culture
Vietnamese Culture
Differences
Differences
Similarities
Suggested ideas:
Differences
Suggested ideas:
Similarities
American and Vietnamese people are multi-culture countries.
Both Americans and Vietnamese are friendly, hospitable and hard-working people who are always proud of their countries.
They both hate war and love peace.
They both like doing charity work.
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AFTER YOU SPEAK
WRITING
Write about the differences and the similarities between the Vietnamese and American Cultures.
Compare and Contrast
Comparison and Contrast
Introduction
Similarities
Conclusions
Brainstorming
Differences
Custom
Character
Lifestyle
Likes,
Dislikes
Values
Traditional
Foods & Drinks
1
2
3
4
5
6
Brainstorming
Similarities
Custom
Character
Lifestyle
Likes,
Dislikes
Values
Traditional
Foods & drinks
1
2
3
4
5
6
HOMEWORK
Write a short paragraph about some typical features of the American Culture.
Prepare the Listening Lesson in advance.
Thanks for joining us!
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