VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

FACULTY OF TOURISM & FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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LESSON PLAN
Unit: 3 Lesson: 5 Class: 10
Language focus: English
Trainee’s name: Phạm Ngô Thùy Dương
Supervisor: Nguyễn Thị Lan Anh
Planning date:
Teacher date:

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Listen for gist and specific information in an interview about a music festival;
- Talk about the reasons why they want/ don’t want to go to a music festival.
2. Skills:
- Promote students to develop their vocabulary.
3. Attitudes & responsibility: Behaved well with everyone around student.
II. TEACHING METHODOLOGY: Communicative language teaching (CLT)
III. TEACHING MATERIALS:
- Grade 10 textbook, Unit 3, Listening
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
IV. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS:

Potential Challenges Proposed Solutions

Students may not be familiar with some words Teacher pre-teachs key vocabulary using images,
in the recording examples, and definitions
Students may have difficulty catching specific Audio is played more than once; students are guided
information with clear, focused questions
 Potential Challenges Proposed Solutions
Students may hesitate to speak up or share Teacher uses pair/group activities to increase comfort
opinions and encourage collaboration

IV. PROCEDURES
Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
*Game: “Music Genre Wheel”
- Teacher shows 5 numbers on the board,
divides into 2 teams, and lets students choose
one, then reveals a funny description and video
of a music genre.
- Students guess the genre.
- Students listen,
- Teacher confirms the answer, gives feedback,
choose numbers,
and wraps up with a quick follow-up question. - To activate
read or listen to the
- Bonus: students’
clues, and guess the
Winning team: 0.5 points added to midterm background
music genre.
Losing team: dances to a song chosen by the knowledge of
- They answer in
1. Warm-up winning team. music.
English, react to
(5 minutes) - Questions: - To create an
feedback, and share
1. “This music makes your feet move by engaging, fun
their personal
themselves in the club.”- EDM atmosphere at the
favorite genre at the
2. “You feel like a queen or king walking beginning of the
end.
through a castle.”- Classical lesson.
3. “Fast beats, cool moves, street style. Mic
drop!”- Hip Hop
4. “This music has guitar going like 'DANG
DANG DANG' and people shaking their heads
like crazy.”- Rock
5. “Simple, sweet, catchy – it lives in your head
rent-free.”- Pop
 Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
2. Pre- - Ss look at the - To set the context
listening (7 picture carefully and for the listening
minutes) listen to the topic.
recording. - To help students
- Ss receive the understand key
*TASK 1: worksheet and work vocabulary in the
*Play audio and work in pair to circle the in pairs to choose recording.
correct answer: the correct answers
- The teacher begins by showing a picture in 2 minutes.
related to a music festival on the screen then - Ss answer 2
plays an audio recording that describes the questions aloud in
picture (about 1 minute). front of the class.
- Teacher gives Ss a worksheet with a circle-the-
correct-answer task. Ss are asked to work in
pairs and complete the task within 2 minutes.

Choose the correct word to complete each

sentence:

1. The music ___ was held on the beach last

Saturday.
A. centre
B. festival
C. organiser
D. practice
2. A large ___ was built near the sea for the
band.
A. ticket
B. park
C. stage
D. location
3. The ___ was so loud that people were singing
and dancing along.
A. organiser
 Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
B. music
C. advance
D. crowding
4. We bought our ___ early so we didn’t have to
wait in line.
A. bands
B. stages
C. tickets
D. festivals
5. The ___ tried to control the number of people,
but there was still some overcrowding.
A. centre
B. band
C. organiser
D. practice

*Teacher asks a few Ss to answer two follow-

up questions:
1. What kind of event is it?
Answer: It looks like a music festival because
there is a band performing with musical
instruments on the stage.
2. Where does the event usually take place?
Answer: This kind of event usually takes place
outdoors such as in the street, on the beach, or
around the square.
3. While- *Listen and tick the correct answers: - Observe 4 options - To train students
listening – - Introduces the listening task and asks Ss to - Predict what you to listen for
TASK 2 look at four options: Location, Guests, might hear gist/general
(10 minutes) Decoration, Tickets. - Take notes on your understanding.
+ "You’ll listen to a short interview about book/board
preparations for an International Youth Music
Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
Festival. Your task is to tick (✓) the information
that you hear. Look at the four options:
Location, Guests, Decoration, and Tickets."
+ Question: “What do you think might be
mentioned in this kind of interview?”

- Teacher plays the recording for the first time - Check the items Ss
and instructs Ss to just listen and tick the think they heard.
information they hear.
+ "Just listen and try to tick the information you
hear. Don’t worry if you miss something – we’ll
listen again."

- After the first listening, teacher lets Ss - Work in pair and

compare their answers in pairs. compare answers.
+ "Now compare your answers with your
partner. Do you have the same ticks?"

- Next, teacher plays the recording a second time - Confirm or correct

for Ss to check their answers. answer
+ "Listen again and check your answers. You
can correct your ticks if needed."
Finally, teacher checks answers with the whole - Check answers
class, asking Ss to justify their choices and
highlighting the correct ones: “Location” and - Ask again if there
“Tickets” are any unclear
+ Question: “What did you tick and why?” points
+ Script:
Location: “we’ve decided to move the festival
to this country park.”
Tickets: “we have sold the tickets in advance…”
Guests/ Decoration: not mentioned
 Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
4. While- *True or False: Listen to the - To help students
listening – - Teacher reminds students that they will hear instructions and focus on detailed
Task 3 the same recording as before, but this time they skim the 5 information.
(10 minutes) will decide whether each sentence is True (T) questions. - To develop
or False (F). listening accuracy
+ “Now we’re going to listen to the same and collaboration.
interview again. But this time, choose answer
for each sentence True or False.”

- Teacher quickly goes over the five statements, Underline the

checks understanding of key phrases (e.g. "held keywords (held,
on the beach", "park gates", "town centre") tickets, country
+ “Can anyone tell me what ‘held on the beach’ park…).
means?”- Tổ chức ở bãi biển
+ “And what does ‘the park gates’ refer to?”-
Cổng công viên

- Ss listen and tick T or F for each sentence.

+ “You’ll only hear it once, so listen carefully!” Listen to the
recording and mark
- Ss discuss their answers in pairs. T or F.
+ “Now compare your answers with your Compare your
partner. See if you have the same or different answers with your
answers.” partner.

- Teacher elicits answers from the class, one by

one. Present your
answers to the class
- For each answer, teacher asks “Why?” and and explain why
encourages Ss to explain which sentence or chose them.
phrase in the audio helped them decide.
+ “Number 1. Is it True or False? Why?”
Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
+…
Answer:
1. F
This is the first International Youth Music
Festival.
(Đây là Liên hoan Âm nhạc Thiếu niên Quốc tế
đầu tiên.)
=> Hi, this is Tam at the site of the second
International Youth Music Festival.
(Xin chào, đây là Tâm tại địa điểm của Liên
hoan âm nhạc trẻ quốc tế lần thứ hai.)
2. F
The organisers have finished preparations for
the festival.
(Ban tổ chức đã chuẩn bị xong cho lễ hội.)
=> We're still setting up the main stage and
there's still a lot to do, but we want to get it
ready by tomorrow so that the bands can start to
practise.
(Chúng tôi vẫn đang dựng sân khấu chính và
còn nhiều việc phải làm, nhưng chúng tôi muốn
chuẩn bị sẵn sàng vào ngày mai để các ban nhạc
có thể bắt đầu luyện tập.)
3. T
Last year, the festival was held on the beach.
(Năm ngoái, lễ hội được tổ chức trên bãi biển.)
=> Well, last year the festival was on the beach
and it was free of charge.
(À, năm ngoái lễ hội ở trên bãi biển và nó miễn
phí.)
4. F
They are selling tickets for the festival at the
 Step Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Purpose
park gates.
(Họ đang bán vé cho lễ hội ở cổng công viên.)
=> This year we have sold the tickets in
advance so that we know how many people are
coming.
(Năm nay chúng tôi đã bán vé trước để biết có
bao nhiêu người đến.)
5. T
The country park is far from the town centre.
(Công viên nước cách xa trung tâm thị trấn.)
=> Tam: Why the country park? Isn't it a bit too
far from the town centre?
(Tại sao lại là công viên nước? Nó hơi quá xa
trung tâm thị trấn không phải sao?)
Jack: Yeah, that's why we've chosen it.
(Vâng, đó là lý do tại sao chúng tôi đã chọn nó.)
- Ask discussion question: “What kind of music - Talk about - To personalize
do you listen to when you feel personal music the topic and apply
happy/sad/stressed?” preferences in what they've
5. Post-
groups. learned.
listening
- Give students 2–3 minutes to discuss in pairs. - Listen to others’ - To encourage
(8 minutes)
answers. fluency in
- Invite a few students to share ideas with the - Volunteer to share expressing
class. with the class. opinions.
- To reinforce
- Assignment: “Work in group of four, make a - Copy homework
vocabulary and
mindmap about the role of music in your life.” into notebooks.
6. content.
Homework - To practice
- Remind them to use at least 3 new words from - Prepare carefully
(2 minutes) teamwork and
the lesson and present this mindmap in the next before the next
information
lesson. lesson.
searching skills.