Period 2
UNIT 1: A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started – A healthy lifestyle
Class Date of teaching Attendance
11B9 47
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Gain an overview about the topic A long and healthy life;
- Gain vocabulary to talk about a healthy lifestyle;
- Get to know the language aspects: Past simple vs. Present perfect.
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Familiarize with the ways to keep fit and stay healthy;
- Develop self-study skills.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 11 textbook, Unit 1, Getting started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV/ pictures and cards
- hoclieu.vn
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To stir up the atmosphere and activate students’ knowledge on the topic of healthy lifestyle;
- To set the context for the listening and reading part;
- To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with teammates.
b. Content:
- Categorizing game: Classify healthy and unhealthy activities
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can distinguish healthy and unhealthy activities
d. Organization:
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Categorizing game Lists of activities:
- Ss work in groups. Each group is given small - Healthy lifestyle
pieces of paper on which activities of healthy + Eat fruits and vegetables
and unhealthy lifestyle are written. + Drink enough water
- Each group has to classify them into correct + Have a balanced diet
categories. + Get regular exercise
- The first team to complete the task correctly + Avoid tobacco and drugs
is the winner. + Get enough good sleep
- Teacher asks the winner to go to the board - Unhealthy lifestyle
and show the correct answers. + Stay up late
+ Eat late in the evening
+ Eat too much sodium
+ Have excessive screen time
+ Overuse painkillers and sedatives
+ Eat fast food
e. Assessment
- Teacher observes the groups and gives feedback.
2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (7 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To get students to learn vocabulary related to the topic.
b. Content:
- Pre-teach vocabulary related to the content of the dialogue.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can use key language more appropriately before they read.
d. Organization
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Vocabulary pre-teaching New words:
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary. 1. (to) work out
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new 2. (be) full of
vocabulary by pictures. 3. diet (n)
- Teacher checks students’ understanding 4. balanced (adj)
with the “Rub out and remember” technique. 5. fit (adj)
- Teacher reveals that these five words will
appear in the reading text and asks students
to open their textbook to discover further.
e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback.
- Teacher observes students’ writing of vocabulary in their notebooks.
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (20 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help students get to know the topic.
- To introduce words and phrases related to healthy lifestyles.
- To help Ss identify the Past Simple and Present Perfect.
b. Content:
- Task 1: Listen and read. (p.8)
- Task 2: Read the conversation again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or
false (F). (p.9)
- Task 3: Fill in the blanks to make phrases from Task 1 with the following meanings. (p.9)
- Task 4: Complete the text based on the conversation in Task 1. Use the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. (p.9)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can thoroughly understand the content of the text and complete the tasks successfully.
d. Organization
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Task 1. Listen and read. (5 mins)
- Teacher asks Ss to look at the pictures
in the book as well as the dialogue and
answer the questions.
- Ss answer the questions in pairs.
- Teacher plays the recording twice. Ss
listen and read.
- Teacher checks Ss’ prediction. T calls 2
Ss to read the conversation aloud.
Questions:
- What can you see in each picture?
- Who are the speakers?
- What do you think they are discussing?
Suggested answers:
- Water, vegetables, tape measure
- Nam and his friend Mark are the speakers.
- They are discussing a healthy lifestyle.
Task 2. Read the conversation again and decide whether the following statements are true (T)
or false (F). (5 mins)
- Teacher tells Ss to read the Answer key:
conversation again and work 1. F (Nam used to eat a lot of fast food and have bad
independently to find the answers. habits.)
Remind Ss to underline the information 2. T
and correct the false statements. 3. T
- Ss work independently to find the
answers.
- Teacher has Ss compare the answers in
pairs before checking with the whole
class.
- Teacher checks the answers as a class
and gives feedback.
Task 3. Fill in the blanks to make phrases from Task 1 with the following meanings. (5 mins)
- Teacher has Ss look at the box 1-4. Answer key:
Explain that these words are part of 1. energy
phrases related to healthy lifestyles and 2. habits
they are all in the conversation in Task 1. 3. regular
- Teacher asks Ss to read the definitions 4. balanced
and the words in the boxes so that the
phrases on the left match the definitions
on the right. Underline the phrases in the
conversation.
- Check answers as a class.
Task 4. Complete the text based on the conversation in Task 1. Use the correct forms of the
verbs in brackets. (5 mins)
- Teacher tells Ss to read the summary. Answer key:
Focus attention on the verbs in brackets. 1. ate
- Teacher asks Ss to complete the 2. has started
sentences, using the correct verb form. 3. (has) given
In weaker class, teacher may have Ss 4. visited
refer to the conversation in Task 1. 5. has just celebrated
- Check answers as a class.
- Elicit the verb tenses, i.e. Past Simple
and Present Perfect
e. Assessment
- Teacher’s observation on Ss’ performance.
- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.
4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss memorize the basic knowledge on how to stay healthy;
- To get Ss to speak about how to be strong and healthy.
b. Content:
- Role play
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can give a short talk about good habits to stay healthy.
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES
Task 5. Role-play
- Teacher asks Ss to work in groups. Students’ own creativity
- In each group, one student plays the role of
grandpa who is in his 90s and still very
strong and healthy. Others are grandchildren.
- Grandpa is giving advice on how to be
healthy.
- Ss have 3 minutes to prepare for the role-
play.
- Teacher invites 1 or 2 groups to come to the
stage and do the role-play.
- Teacher asks other groups to listen and give
comments.
- Teacher gives feedback and gives marks to
the best group.
e. Assessment
- Teacher’s observation on Ss’ performance.
- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.
5. CONSOLIDATION (3 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks Ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Write a short paragraph about how to keep fit and stay healthy.
- Prepare for the project in Lesson 8
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