Unit 6. An excursion

Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Lesson: Listening



Lecturer: Dr Jennifer Tan
Teacher: Mr. Dang (Group 1)
Date of Preparation: Saturday, 8th May, 2010

INTRODUCTION

- Lecturer: Dr. Jennifer Tan
Teachers: Nguyen Viet Dang, Ngo Kim Thanh,
Nguyen Manh Cuong ( Group 1)
- Date of preparation: Saturday, 8th May, 2010
- Time : 45’
- Level: Grade 10 (Basic)
- Overall goals: Identification, Detail comprehension
Assumptions about the students’ background knowledge:
They may know about the topic. They may lack of knowledge of vocabulary.
- The students’ anticipated problems: They may have difficulty understanding the main points and guessing the meaning of unfamiliar terms
- The materials and teaching aids : Textbook, recording, worksheet, laptop, projector
I. Pre-listening.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions:
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4
3
5
1
2
Meeting/ gathering at the school gate
Making a tour/ visiting/ walking around the garden/ park
Taking photos
Singing on the bus
Playing the guitar/ dancing/ singing
2. What may these pictures be about?
A picnic
1. What are they doing in these pictures?
II. While-listening.
Task 1. Listen and number the words/ phrases in the order you hear.
piece of grass land
all the way
school gate
a delicious meal
favourite songs
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2
5
1
4
Task 2. Listen and choose the best answers to complete
the following sentences.
1.The weekend picnic I enjoyed the most was just………………….ago.
B. a few months C. a long time
2. My class decided to……………….to the Botanical Garden.
A. visit B. travel
3. We met at the school gate…………………………
A. just in time C. late
4. We made………………….round the garden.
A. a visit B. an investigation
C. a short tour
A. a few weeks
C. pay a visit
C. pay a visit
B. on time
B. on time
C. a short tour
A. a few weeks
Task 3. Listen and answer the questions.
1. How did they travel to Botanical Garden?
…………………………………………………………….
2. How was the garden?
…………………………………………………………….
3. What did they do on a spacious piece of grassland?
……………………………………………………………..
4. When did they all take a rest?
……………………………………………………………..
5. How did they all feel?
………………………………………………………………
They travel there by bus
It was quiet and peaceful
They played a lot of games
They took a short rest after a delicious meal
They all felt happy
III. Post-listening.
Talk about the weekend picnic you enjoyed the most using the following suggestions:

- When
- Where
- Means of transport
- What activities
- Feelings
Thank you for your attendance!