Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 11 Global Success Unit 3 Communication: Expressing certainty and uncertainty; Culture: Smart cities around the world

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UNIT 3: CITIES OF THE FUTURE

LESSON 7: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

I. OBJECTIVES 

1. Knowledge and skills 

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

• Learn and review expressions to express certainty and uncertainty about the future.
• Read and understand specific information about smart cities around the world (Singapore, New York, Copenhagen, London, Toronto).
• Relate the technologies learned in the reading text to their own culture and discuss what technologies they would like to have in their city.

2. Competences 

General competences:

• Self-control and independent learning: listen, read, and share personal opinions with partners and the teacher.
• Communication and collaboration: work in pairs or groups to role-play conversations and discuss smart city technologies. 

Specific competences:

• Express certainty and uncertainty accurately in daily conversations.
• Read for specific information and vocabulary related to smart city features.

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.
• [6.1.NC1a]: Analyze how AI works in specific applications.
• [6.2.NC1a]: Develop customized AI applications to solve specific problems.

3. Attributes

• Hard work: Actively participate in class activities and pair work.
• Open-mindedness: Show interest in future technologies and global smart city developments.

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS 

1. Teacher's aids

• Textbook Global Success 11, Teacher's Book, Lesson Plan.
• Computer, projector/smart TV, audio speakers.
• Visuals or pictures of smart cities and future technologies (driverless buses, flying cars).
• Digital Tools: Mentimeter (live polling), Padlet/Miro (collaborative board), Quizizz/Google Forms (online assessment).
• Visuals generated by AI (Generative AI) showing future cities (flying cars, robot teachers, IoT infrastructure).

2. Students' aids

• Textbook, notebooks, pens.
• Smartphones/Tablets or personal laptops with internet access.

III. PROCEDURES 

1. WARM-UP

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2. PRESENTATION

EVERYDAY ENGLISH - Expressing certainty and uncertainty

Activity 1: Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box. Then practise them in pairs. 

a. Objective: To provide model conversations in which speakers express certainty and uncertainty about the future, and review these expressions.

b. Content: Students listen to track 21, fill in the blanks with A or B, and role-play.

c. Product: Students' correct answers for the gaps and fluent pair practice.

d. Organization:

Activity 2: Work in pairs. Use the models in 1 to make similar conversations about these predictions for the future. One of you is Student A, the other is Student B. Use the expressions below to help you.

a. Objective: To help students practise expressing certainty and uncertainty about the future.

b. Content: Students make new conversations using prompts (driverless buses, AI robots) and useful expressions.

c. Product: Students' own role-plays expressing certainty/uncertainty with reasons.

d. Organization:

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CULTURE - Smart cities around the world

Activity 1: Read the text on page 36 and decide in which city you can do the following. 

a. Objective: To help students learn about smart cities around the world and their specific technologies.

b. Content: Students read the text and match the features (1-5) with the correct cities (Singapore, Toronto, London, New York, Copenhagen).

c. Product: Correct matching of cities and their smart features.

d. Organization:

Activity 2: Work in groups. Discuss the following questions: Which of the technologies in the text would you like to have in your city or neighbourhood? Why?

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

b. Content: Students discuss which of the technologies in the text they would like to have in their city or neighbourhood and why.

c. Product: Students' spoken ideas and opinions about bringing smart technologies to Vietnam.

d. Organization:

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3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To consolidate the expressions of certainty/uncertainty and the vocabulary about smart cities through fundamental and focused written exercises.

b. Content: Students complete one mission consisting of two basic tasks focusing on core lesson content.

c. Products: Students' correct answers for the two tasks.

d. Organization:

Mission 1: Complete the tasks below.

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher distributes the worksheet containing 2 basic tasks.

- Teacher sets a time limit of 5-7 minutes.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually to complete the two tasks.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher invites some students to share their answers with the class.

- Expected answers:

Task 1: 1. I'm not really sure about it. / 2. I have no doubt about it. (or I'm sure about it.)

Task 2: 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - e, 4 - a, 5 - b.

- Other students can comment or correct mistakes.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, corrects mistakes, and ensures students understand the basic concepts thoroughly.

Mission 2: Complete the quiz (optional).

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher sends link the quiz on website kenhhoctap for student to perform.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Pupils receives the link and choose the answer.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher gives pupils 5 minutes to choose the correct answer.

- Teacher calls out pupils to share their answers and explain the correct ones.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, corrects mistakes, and praises good work.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

[2.1.NC1a]: Choose simple digital technologies to interact.

4. APPLICATION

a. Objective: To help students apply the vocabulary, reading knowledge, and speaking structures into a practical and creative real-life context at home.

b. Content: Students carry out a creative writing task: "My City in 2050".

c. Product: A short paragraph (4-5 sentences) expressing predictions about their hometown.

d. Organization:

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