Giáo án Tiếng Anh 12 Global Success Unit 9 Reading

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent 

1. specialty (n)

/ˈspeʃəlti/

an area of work or study that somebody gives most of their attention to and knows a lot about

chuyên môn

2. take into account

/teɪk ɪntə əˈkaʊnt/

to consider or remember something when judging a situation

tính đến

3. obsolete (adj)

/ˈɒbsəliːt/

no longer produced or used; out of date

lỗi thời

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

1. Students may lack knowledge about some lexical items.

Provide students with the meaning and pronunciation of words.

2. Students may have underdeveloped reading, speaking and co-operating skills.

- Let students read the text again (if necessary).

- Create a comfortable and encouraging environment for students to speak.

- Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so that they can help each other.

- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Game: Feed the monkey (PPT slides)

- Divide the class into 2 teams.

- Each team picks an apple to choose the question.

- The team look at the description and guess the job.

- Each correct answer is 1 point for the team.

- Students work in groups to do the activity.

- Students raise their hands to answer.

Answer key:

astronaut

butcher

designer

house husband

journalist

librarian

voice actor

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 1. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. (5 mins)

- Ask Ss to look at the picture and name the jobs they see in the thought bubbles, e.g. doctor, chef, engineer. 

- Put Ss in pairs and have them discuss the questions.

- Invite some pairs to share their answers with the class.

- Students look at the questions and discuss them in pairs.

- Students share their answers with the class.

Suggested answers:

I want to become a successful chef and open my own restaurant. First, I need to join a good culinary school, pass my exams there and earn a professional qualification. Then I plan to gain work experience in different restaurants. I also want to work in top restaurants and learn from the best chefs. After that I’ll feel more confident in my culinary skills and will open my own restaurant.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 2: Read the article. Circle the words or phrases with the closest meaning to the highlighted words or phrase. (6 mins)

- Have Ss read the text, paying attention to the context of each highlighted word, and looking for clues that they can use to guess the meaning, e.g. The first word ’passionate’ in this context is used as an adjective to describe a feeling about ‘working with people.’. Among the two given options, option ‘A’ (having strong feelings of enthusiasm for something) is the best match for this word.

- Tell Ss to work in groups to discuss the clues and compare answers.

- Check answers as a class.

- Students listen to the instructions first, then do the exercise in a group.

- Students discuss and check answers with the whole class.

Answer key:

1. A    

2. B    

3. A    

4. B    

5. B    

Task 3: Read the article again. match each section (A–C) with a heading (1–4). There is ONE extra heading. (4 mins)

- Elicit strategies Ss can use to read texts for main ideas, e.g. paying attention to the topic sentence in each paragraph, highlighting key information, or searching for conclusions.

- Tell Ss that they will have to choose the correct heading for each paragraph. In weaker classes, read through the four options first and check understanding. Tell Ss that there is one extra heading.

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to compare their answers.

- Check answers as a class. In stronger classes, ask Ss to explain their choices.

- Students read the text and highlight key information.

- Students work in pairs to compare their answers.

- Students give explanations for their answers.

Answer key:

Paragraph A: 3

Paragraph B: 4

Paragraph C: 1

Task 4: Read the article again and choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (6 mins)

- Tell Ss that in this type of exercise, they will practice recognising why or how the information in the text is organised.

- Have Ss read the questions and the options provided. Ask Ss to tell whether they can answer any of these questions.

- Ask Ss to read the text and choose their answers.

- Have Ss compare answers in pairs or groups.

- Check answers as a class.

- Invite some Ss to give evidence from the text for each of the answers.

- Students read the questions and the answer choices.

- Students compare answers in pairs or groups and with the whole class.

Answer key:

1. C                

2. A                

3. B                

4. C