Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 11 Global Success Unit 2 Communication: Asking for and giving permission; Culture: The generation gap in Asian American families

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UNIT 2: THE GENERATION GAP

LESSON 7: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

I. OBJECTIVES 

1. Knowledge and skills 

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

• Understand and use expressions for asking for and giving permission.
• Read and understand the generation gap in Asian American families.
• Talk about the generation gap in their own culture/families.

2. Competences 

General competences:

• Self-control and independent learning: read the text to find specific information and complete the notes.
• Communication and collaboration: work in pairs or groups to role-play conversations and discuss cultural topics.

Specific competences:

• Identify and practice the structures used for asking for and giving/refusing permission.
• Relate cultural knowledge about Asian American families to their personal lives.

Digital competences:

• [1.1.NC1a]: Meet information needs.
• [2.1.NC1a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.
• [2.4.NC1a]: Suggest different digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes.
• [3.1.NC1a]: Apply methods for creating and editing content in different formats.
• [6.2.NC1a]: Develop customized AI applications to solve specific problems.

3. Attributes

• Respect: Respect parents, older generations, and traditional cultural values.
• Empathy: Understand the differences in perspectives between generations.

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS 

1. Teacher's aids

• Textbook Global Success 11, Teacher's Book, Lesson Plan.
• Computer, projector/smart TV, audio speakers.
• Interactive platforms (Mentimeter/Padlet), Quizizz/Google Forms, AI Voice Chatbots (ChatGPT Voice/Google Gemini).

2. Students' aids

• Textbook, notebooks, pens.
• Smartphones/Tablets with internet connection.

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP

a. Objective: To create an engaging atmosphere and lead into the topic of asking for permission.

b. Content: Teacher organizes a quick activity called "Situation & Reaction".

c. Product: Students suggest ways to ask their parents for permission in English.

d. Organization:

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher asks the students to watch an AI-generated video designed to support the lesson and answer the questions that appear in the video.

- Teacher projects 2 short situations on the Smart TV using a collaborative platform (e.g., Mentimeter/Padlet):

+ Situation 1: You want to go to your friend's birthday party tonight.

+ Situation 2: You want to dye your hair green.

- Teacher asks: What exactly do you say to your mom or dad to ask for permission?"

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students watch the AI-generated video and answer the questions about it. 

- Students think quickly, use their smartphones to access the digital board, and type their suggested sentences to ask for permission. 

- The teacher observes and supports. 

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher reviews the digital board and calls on a few students to explain their sentences aloud (e.g., "Mom, can I go...", "Dad, please let me..."). 

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher praises good ideas and leads into the new lesson: Today we will learn the exact and polite expressions to ask for and give permission, and then we will discover the generation gap in Asian American families.

[2.1.NC1a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.

[2.4.NC1a]: Students propose and use various digital platforms (e.g., Mentimeter or Padlet via their smartphones) to share ideas and participate in collaborative processes in real-time.

2. PRESENTATION

EVERYDAY ENGLISH– Asking for and giving permission

Activity 1: Listen and complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Then practise it in pairs. 

a. Objective: To provide a model conversation in which speakers ask for and give permission.

b. Content: Students read the incomplete conversation, listen to Track 14, and fill in the blanks with A, B, C, or D.

c. Product: Students' correct answers and accurate role-play of the conversation.

d. Organization:

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Activity 2: Work in pairs. Use the model in 1 to make similar conversations for these situations. 

a. Objective: To help Ss practise asking for and giving permission in different contexts.

b. Content: Students work in pairs, using the prompts and useful expressions box to role-play two situations.

c. Product: Students' successful and fluent role-play conversations.

d. Organization:

CULTURE – The generation gap in Asian American families

Activity 1: Read the text and complete the notes. Use no more than TWO words for each gap. 

a. Objective: To help Ss understand the generation gap in Asian American families.

b. Content: Students read a text about Asian American families and complete a comparison note table.

c. Product: Students' correctly filled notes.

d. Organization:

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Activity 2: Work in groups. Discuss the following questions: Do you think family would experience the same generation gap if you moved to a Western country? Why/Why not?

a. Objective: To help Ss relate what they have learnt in the reading text to their own culture.

b. Content: Students discuss whether their family would experience the same generation gap if they moved to a Western country (from image_c0cda5.png).

c. Product: Students' personal opinions and spoken reasoning.

d. Organization:

3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To consolidate the basic target language (asking for permission) and reading comprehension points in a simple, highly focused manner.

b. Content: Students complete one mission consisting of two basic tasks on a worksheet.

c. Products: Students' correct answers on the worksheet.

d. Organization:

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4. APPLICATION

a. Objective: To help students apply the lesson's theme (generation gap & permission) into an interesting real-life home context.

b. Content: Students carry out a "Family Interview" task at home.

c. Product: A short written paragraph to present in the next lesson.

d. Organization:

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher assigns the homework task: Interview your parents. Ask them about TWO things they were NOT allowed to do when they were teenagers (at your exact age). Then, compare it to yourself today.

- Requirement: use your smartphone to record a short video vlog or an audio podcast of the interview. Edit it using basic apps (like CapCut or Voice Memos) and add English subtitles or a summary text.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students copy the assignment into their notebooks.

- (At home) Students conduct the interview, record the media, edit the content, and format it digitally.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- (In the next lesson) Students upload their digital files to the class's shared cloud folder (e.g., Google Drive) and present their videos/podcasts.

- Example output: When my mom was 16, she was not allowed to go out after 8 p.m. Now, I am allowed to stay out until 9:30 p.m. She also couldn't dye her hair, but my parents let me have brown hair.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher reminds students to complete the task and prepares to check it in the following class.

[3.1.NC1a]: Students apply methods to create and edit digital content in various formats (e.g., recording, editing video/audio, adding text overlays) to present their interview findings.

HOMEWORK

- Review the vocabulary and useful expressions learned in the lesson.

- Complete the "Family Interview" mission in the Application section.

- Prepare for Lesson 8 - Looking Back & Project.