Period 3 – Class 10D2

Teaching date: 16/02/2019

Unit 7. CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Lesson: Listening Skill

I. Class details:
- Number of students:
- Grade: 10
II. Time alloted: 45 minutes
III. Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

- Understand about the wedding traditions of the Amish community living in

Pennsylvania, the USA.
- Listen to the recording about “…” and answer the questions related to it.
- Discuss about the unusual or interesting features of Amish wedding traditions.
IV. Knowledge:
- Learn words and phrases relating to the wedding traditions of the Amish
community.
- Know the language used to talk about the wedding traditions.
V. Skills:
- Develope and improve listening skills.
- Improve the skill of working by individuals or pairs.
VI. Attitudes:
- Be enthusiastic towards the other wedding traditions.
VII. Competences:
- Develope students’ competence of listening skill.
VIII. Teaching aids: textbooks, a TV, boards, handouts.
IX. Activity description:

Time/stages Activities Work

arrangement
 Lead in Warm-up: Brain-storming Group work
7 minutes - Teacher divides students into groups of
3 people, then, in a limited time, asks
them to list as many Vietnamese
wedding rituals as possible
- Next, students are required to answer
some questions below:
+ At what time of the year people
usually hold their wedding ceremony?
+ How many stages are there in a
wedding?
+ Where is the wedding ceremony
usually held?
+ What kind of gift do the bride and
groom usually receive from their
parents/guests?
+ Do you know any taboos/superstitious
beliefs in the wedding? If you know, tell
us.
 Pre- Activity 1: Pre-listening: True/False Teacher 
listening prediction Students
13 minutes - Teacher informs students about what
they are going to listen to: the wedding
traditions of the Amish community
living in Pennsylvania, the USA.
- The students are required to look at a set
of sentences and try to guess if they are
true or false.

Activity 2: Pre-teaching vocabulary TeacherStudents

- Approval (n): sự đồng thuận
- Newly-wed (n): người mới lập gia đình
- Signify (v): báo hiệu
 While- Activity 3: While-listening: Checking the Pair work
listening answers
13 minutes - Teacher has students listen to the
recording for the first time to check the
answers in activity 1. Students are then
divided into pairs.
- Teacher ask them to compare the
answers to their partners.
- Teacher lets them listen to the recording
again, then elicits answers from them
and ask them to give clues for their
answers.
Key: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
 Activity 4: While-listening: Complete the TeacherStudents
missing information
- Teacher asks students to read through
the text first, then lets them listen to the
recording again.
- Students are required to listen and fill
the gaps. Teacher lets them hear again if
necessary.
- Teacher elicits answers and gives them
the correct ones.
Key: 1. December 2. two or three
3. approval 4. wedding meal
5. visiting relatives
 Post- Activity 5: Discussion Teacher 
listening - Teacher divides students into pairs. Students
11 minutes - Teacher has each pair name three things
they learnt about the Amish wedding
customs, then asks them to discuss
about what they find unsual or
interesting.
- Teacher asks one or two pairs to stand
up and give their answers.
 Homework - Prepare for the next lesson. Teacher 
1 minute Students