Giáo án Tiếng Anh 10 - Unit 3: People’s background - Lesson A: Reading (Period 14)

Teacher: Vo Thi Trinh Date of preparation: 4/10/2015
Unit 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
 Lesson A. Reading (Period 14)
Aims: 
 By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to :
- Read for general ideas and specific information.
- Improve background knowledge about famous scientists especially about Marie Curie
B. Procedure:
Time
Activities
5’
8’
5’
10’
20’
5’
2’
­ Warm up
Networks 
Divide class into 6 groups
List the names of famous scientists.
Monitor
Check group’s answer 
FAMOUS SCIENTIST
Albert Einstein
Thomas A. Edison
Michael Faraday
Lương Thế Vinh 
Lương Định Của
­ Lead in
Ask students some questions:
- Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
- What do you know about her?
 Marie Curie is the world famous scientist. She made great contributions to 
the world’s science. Today, we will learn about her life and her research. 
I. Pre- reading
Vocabulary:
Brilliant (adj): thông minh, nổi bật
Mature (adj) : trưởng thành
Harbour (v): nảy sinh, nuôi dưỡng
 Tutor (n) :gia sư
Tragic (adj): bi thảm 
Atomic(adj): thuộc nguyên tử
Checking vocabulary: rub out and remember
II. While- reading
Activity 1 : Matching ( task 1- textbook)
- Ask Ss to guess the answers before reading the passage
- Work in pairs
- Check their guess
- Give the correct answers
Answer:
1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b
Activity 2: True or False statements
- Ask Ss to read the passages again
- Work in pairs
- Go around to help them .
- Check and ask them to explain the answers
- Give the feedbacks
Answer:
1. T
2. F ( Her dream was to be a scientist)
3. T
4. F ( She married Pierre in 1895)
5. T
Activity 3: Answer the questions ( Task 3- textbook)
 ( Game: Lucky number)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Divide class into two groups
- Work in groups 
- Monitor
- Play the game
- Give the feedbacks
Answer:
1. Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867.
2. She was a brilliant and mature student.
3. She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.
4. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
5. No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was “ easing human suffering”
III. Post-reading
 FinFind the evidence from the passage to prove the adjectives using to describe Marie Curie
Explain the meanings of the adjectives
strong willed : kiên cường, cứng cỏi
ambitious : tham vọng
hard-working : chăm chỉ
intelligent : thông minh
humane : nhân đạo
Work in group of four.
Talk about Marie Curie’s life
Call an some students to check their answers
Give the feedbacks
IV. Homework
- Study the lesson
- Write a paragraph about Marie Curie ( about 120 words)