LESSON PLAN

TIẾNG ANH 11 FRIENDS GLOBAL

UNIT 6: HIGH-FLYERS

LESSON 6D – GRAMMAR: GERUNDS, PERFECT GERUNDS AND

PERFECT PARTICIPLES

I. OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:

1. Knowledge

- Use gerunds, perfect gerunds and perfect participles.

- Know some biographical information about Thomas Edison.

2. Competences

- Understand a text about Katie’s participation to protect wildlife.

- Discussing a field trip.

- Tell the story of Thomas Edison.

- Develop self-study skills, collaborative skills and creativity.

3. Personal qualities

- Be more aware of protecting the environment.

- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.

- Actively join in class activities.

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 11 textbook, Unit 6, Grammar

- Computer connected to the Internet

- Projector / TV/ mini boards

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 - PowerPoint Unit 6D

III. PROCEDURES

1. ACTIVITY 1: GRAMMA REVIEW / WARM-UP (10 mins)

a. Objectives:

- Get students' attention at the beginning of the class.

- Students can gain more confidence and interest in the lesson.

- Ss can review the grammar of the previous lesson.

b. Content:

- Short video

- Exercise 1. (p.76)

c. Products:

- Students discuss with their friends and answer orally.

d. Organization

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Video (5 mins)

- T tells ss that they’re going to watch a video and A video about man destroying the
answer 2 questions: “What is the man doing to his environment
surroundings?” – “What happen to him in the end?”

- Ss watch and discuss in pairs.

- Some ss volunteer to give their answers.

Exercise 1: Read the passage. Would you like to take part in such a field trip? (5 mins)

- T asks students to read the article and question.

- In pairs, students discuss their ideas.

- T asks a few students to share their ideas with the

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e. Assessment

- Teacher observes the groups and discussion.

- T gives feedback to group answers and individual answers.

2. ACTIVITY 2: PRESENTATION (10 mins)

a. Objectives:

- Ss know the forms and when to use gerunds, perfect gerunds and perfect participles.

b. Content:

- Exercise 2 (p.76)

- Exercise 3 (p.76)

c. Products:

- Students complete exercises in the book.

d. Organization

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Exercise 2: Read the article again. Underline the verbs in the -ing form. (5 mins)

- In pairs, students read the text and do the task. Answers:

- T checks answers as a class. ... Having spent the first few months fitting
in the new school, Katie now has an
interesting school life.

... it involves releasing sea turtles to the sea.

... Having listened to careful instructions

from the scientists,...

... Though it was a short one, participating

in the trip brought Katie a lot of

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... she loved having done something to

protect the wildlife.

Exercise 3: Read the Learn this! box. Can you find examples of a) rules a and b; b) rules c and d
in the article? (5 mins)

- T goes through the Learn this! box together. Answer:

- T points out that in rule a, gerund can be used as a a rule a . . . participating in the trip helped
subject, object or complement in a sentence. Katie make new friends. . ./ . . . it involves
releasing sea turtles to the sea. rule b . . .
- T checks answers as a class.
b rule c . . . she loved having done
something to protect the wildlife.

rule d . . . Having spent the first few months

fitting in the new school . . ./ Having
listened to careful instructions from the
scientists, . . .

e. Assessment

- Teacher checks students’ books.

3. ACTIVITY 3: PRACTICE (15 mins)

a. Objectives:

- Ss get used to the form and use of gerunds, perfect gerunds and perfect participles.

- Ss use gerunds, perfect gerunds and perfect participles in some exercises correctly.

b. Content:

- Exercise 4. (p.76)

- Exercise 5. (p.76)

- Exercise 6. (p.76)

- Grammar builder 6.2 (p.125)

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 c. Products:

- Students complete exercises in their books.

d. Organization

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Exercise 4: Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. (5 mins)

- T goes through the instructions together. Answer key:

- In pairs, students discuss their option. 1a 2a 3a 4c 5b

- T checks answers as a class.

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 mins)

- T goes through the instructions together. Answer key:

- In pairs, students complete the sentences with the 1 communicating 2 having listened 3 buying 4
correct form of the verbs in brackets. studying

- T checks answers as a class.

Exercise 6: Rewrite each pair of sentences as a single sentence, using perfect participle or perfect
gerund. (5 mins)

- T goes through the instructions together. Answers:

1 Having met the violin teacher at a music club, I

- Students rewrite each pair of sentences as a started to have lessons with him once a week.
single sentence, using perfect participle or perfect 2 Having completed the training course, she is
gerund. more confident about doing the job well.

3 Having lived in the countryside for more than

40 years, our grandparents don’t want to leave
their hometown.

4 Having arrived at the training session late, I

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Ss can do Grammar builder 6.2 (p.125) for further practice if there’s time

e. Assessment

- Teacher observation on Ss’ performance.

- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.

4. ACTIVITY 4: PRODUCTION (10 mins)

a. Objectives:

- Ss can use gerunds, perfect gerunds and perfect participles to tell the story of Thomas
Edison.

b. Content:

- Exercise 7. (p.76)

c. Products:

- Students gives a short talk.

d. Organization

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT

Exercise 5: Work in pairs. Tell the story of Thomas Edison from the following cues, using gerund
and perfect participle where it is possible. (10 mins)

- T goes through the instructions together. (Possible answers)

- In pairs, students tell the story of Thomas Edison - Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, in 1847.
from the cues, using perfect participle where it is - He moved to Michigan with his family at the age
possible. of 7. He quit school after 2 months.
- T asks a few students to share their story with the - Having learnt with his mum at home, he loved
class. experimenting with electrical and mechanical
things.

- He had worked as a newsboy on a train for some

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a baggage car while doing experiments.

- Having spent a lot of time experimenting, he got

his first patent in 1868.

- Having made so many inventions to improve the

quality of human life was his great success.

- He died in 1931.

e. Assessment

- Teacher observation on Ss’ performance.

- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.

4. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)

a. Wrap-up

- If T is using the Classroom Presentation Tool, first do the lesson closer to review what has
been covered in this lesson.

- T asks students: What have you learned today? What can you do now? and elicits answers: I
can identify and use gerunds, perfect gerunds and perfect participles correctly. I can use them
tell a story about a person.

b. Homework

- Prepare for the next lesson