Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 16: People and places - B. Famous people - Lesson 5: B4

- Preparation day : 27-09-2006
- Teaching day : 
- Period : 101
UNIT 16: PEOPLE AND PLACES 
B. FAMOUS PEOPLE 
Lesson 5: B4
Objective:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the texts about famous people and their biographies.
Language content:
Grammar: (review)
Vocabulary: a bulb, an invention, a gramophone , an actor, (to) establish, a motion picture, an author, a fairy tale. 
III. Teaching method: 
Communicative approach
IV. Teaching aids: 
Posters, pictures.
V. Time: 45 minutes
VI. Procedure: 
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Time 
Content 
- T asks students to write the name of famous people on the board. 
- Ss work in groups to write the name of famous people on the board. 
- T declares the winner. 
Pre-reading 
+ Pre-teach vocabulary 
- T uses: 
. realia
. translation
. Picture
. example
. translation
. example
. definition
. example
- Ss listen, repeat and copy.
- T checks: ROR 
+ Pre-reading activity: 
- T sets the scene: “ You are going to read the texts about two famous people, Thomas Edison and Hans Christian Andersen.”
- Ss listen to the situation. 
- T asks students to predict what Thomas Edison and Hans Christian Andersen did through matching exercise. 
- Ss work in pairs to predict what they did, and then say their guesses. 
- T writes their guesses on the board. 
While-reading 
- T asks students to read the texts and check their guesses. 
- Ss read the text and check their guesses, and then give the answers. 
- T gives feedback. 
- T asks students to read the text again and answer the questions. 
- Ss work in pairs to read the text and answer the questions, and then write the answers on the board. 
- T gives feedback. 
Post-reading 
- T guides students to interview
- Ss: play the roles of Thomas Edison ,Han Christian Andersen and a reporter to practice speaking. 
- T controls the activities. 
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Warm up: Brainstorming 
Famous people 
 Ho Chi Minh 
Vocabulary 
a bulb: boùng ñeøn 
an invention: söï phaùt minh 
a gramophone :Maùy haùt 
an actor : nam dieãn vieân 
(to) establish: thaønh laäp 
 a motion picture: phim aûnh 
 an author : taùc giaû 
 a fairy tale : truyeän thaàn tieân 
Open prediction 
1. Thomas Edison
a. An actor 
b. A bulb
c. an invention 
d. an author
e. (to) establish 
f. a fairy tale
g. a gramophone
2. Hans christian Andersen 
Answer key 
1. Thomas Edison : a bulb, an invention, a gramophone, (to) establish.
2. Hans Christian Andersen: an actor, an author, a fairy tale. 
Questions: 
1. Who was Thomas Edison ?
2. What was his famous invention? 
3. What did he establish? 
4. What other inventions did he invent? 
5. Who was Hans Christian Andersen?
6. What did he want to be? 
7. What kind of books did he write ? 
8. What was he most famous for ? 
Answer key
1. He was an inventor.
2. His famous invention was the electric light bulb. 
3. He established the first central power station. 
4. He invented the gramophone and motion pictures. 
5. He was a Danish author. 
6. He wanted to be an actor. 
7. He wrote novels, plays, poetry and travel books. 
8. He was most famous for the fairy tales. 
Role play 
B4 a- b page 160
Example exchange: 
S1: When were you born ?
S2: I was born in 1847
S1: Were you born in America? 
S2: Yes, I was. 
Homework 
 - Learn new words and read the text.
- Prepare Unit 16: B 5
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