UNIT 10: LIFELONG LEARNING

Lesson 1: Getting started – Learning for life

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Get an overview of the topic of Lifelong learning.
- Use vocabulary related to learning for life.
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity.
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
3. Personal qualities
- Be aware of the importance of learning for their life.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 12 textbook, Unit 10, Getting Started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- Pictures
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To create a friendly and lively atmosphere in the classroom;
- To lead into the unit.
b. Content:
- Pictures about learning for life
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can find out the different picture about learning and guess the unit’s topic.
d. Organisation:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Finding the differences:
- Have Ss look at the pictures about
Suggested answer:
learning and find out 1 picture which is
Old people are learning
different from the others.
- Lead in the topic.
2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To provide students with new words related to the topic of Lifelong learning
- To help students be well-prepared for the listening and reading tasks.
b. Content:
- Vocabulary pre-teaching
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can identify some vocabulary related to the topic.
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Vocabulary pre-teaching
- Introduces the vocabulary by: Vocabulary:
+ showing the pictures illustrating the 1. trouble (n)
words 2. summary (n)
+ providing the word’s pronunciation 3. report (n):
+ giving explanation 4. attendee (n):
+ asking some elicit questions
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (25 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To introduce some vocabulary and the grammar point to be learnt in the unit.
- To check Ss’ comprehension of the conversation.
- To introduce words and phrases related to lifelong learning.
- To help Ss identify the reported speech with orders, requests, offers, and advice
b. Content:
- Task 1: Listen and read. (p.128-129)
- Task 2: Read the conversation again. Decide whether the following statements are
true (T) or false (F) (p. 129)
- Task 3: Find three words and a phrase in Task 1 with the following meanings. (p.
129)
- Task 4: Match the beginnings with the endings to make complete sentences. (p. 129)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can understand the conversation and know some collocations to describe
jobs.
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 1: Listen and read. (7 mins)
- Set the context for the listening and Question:
reading. What is the woman in the photo doing?
- Have Ss look at the photo and elicit the What problems does Grandma have?
context of the conversation by asking a How does Mark help Grandma solve the
question. problem?
- Play the recording twice for Ss to listen What advice did Grandma’s doctor give
and read along. her?
- Have Ss underline words and phrases
related to the topic while they are listening
and reading.
- Check comprehension as a class.
Task 2: Read the conversation again. Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F) (7 mins)
- Have Ss work in pairs. Ask them to read Answer key:
the sentences carefully. 1. F
- Ask them to identify and underline the 2. T
key words and important information in the 3. F
statements, then read the conversation and 4. T
decide whether each of the statements is
true (T) or false (F).
- Have Ss share their answers with the
class.
- Confirm the correct answers.
Task 3: Find three words and a phrase in 1 with the following meaning. (6 mins)
- Ask Ss to work independently to do the Answer key:
exercise. 1. boost
- Ask Ss to read the definitions, then scan 2. brush up
the conversation looking for words or 3. maintain
phrases matching the meanings. 4. informed
- Encourage students to look at the given
initials of the words and phrases.
- Confirm the correct answers.
Task 4: Match the beginnings with the endings to make complete sentences
(5 mins)
- Run through the task. Answer key:
- Tell Ss that they have to match the 1. b
beginnings with their endings to make 2. c
sentences in reported speech. 3. d
- Ask them to find the information in the 4. a
conversation. Tell Ss that sentence 4 has
been changed from the direct speech in the
conversation (I’ll put your name on the list
of attendees then 🡪 offered)
- Check answers as a class.
- Tell Ss that they will learn more about the
grammar point in the following lesson.
4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To give Ss a chance to discuss the questions related to the topic.
b. Content:
- Discussion
c. Expected outcomes:
- Ss can get some ideas about the topic of lifelong learning.
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Discussion
- Ask Ss to work in groups of 4 Questions:
- Have Ss to think and discuss about the What do you think lifelong learning is?
questions How important do you think lifelong
- Call some students to share the answers. learning is? Why/why not?
- Give feedback.

5. CONSOLIDATION (5 minutes)
a. Wrap-up
- Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.