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Tiếng AnhLớp 12Phần 1. Unit 1: Life stories we admire

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I. Objectives

1. Knowledge

  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
    • Identify the parts of a visual life story: timeline panels, original captions, source line, reflection and a two-minute narration.
    • Use the past simple for completed events and the past continuous for background actions in a life story.
    • Pronounce the diphthongs /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ in one smooth glide.
    • Use the key vocabulary: achievement, biography, determination, career, admire, collaboration.
    • Produce a connected timeline with sourced dates and a short oral narration that separates verified facts from personal evaluation.

2. Competences

a) General competences

  • Self-control and independent learning: Ss check their own drafts against a planning checklist and revise dates, captions and source lines without teacher prompting.
  • Communication and collaboration: Ss share roles in a group, give peer feedback on narration and ask genuine questions after each presentation.
  • Problem-solving and creativity: Ss design original symbolic drawings for each panel and find ways to make the presentation vivid without inventing dialogue.

b) Specific competences

  • Communicative competence in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing: Ss read the model product, write a sourced timeline with captions, rehearse a two-minute narration and answer questions from classmates.
  • Language knowledge (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar): Ss pronounce /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ correctly (age, brave, wrote, hero), choose between past simple and past continuous to show the right meaning, and use the six key words in context.

3. Personal qualities

  • Honesty: Ss report only verified dates, label illustrations as illustrations and do not claim unrecorded events or invented conversations.
  • Responsibility: Ss credit every source line, obtain consent when collecting real responses from classmates and keep private identifiers out of the product.
  • Diligence: Ss complete the drafting checklist, rehearse the narration at least twice and revise the product after peer feedback.

II. Teaching aids and materials

1. Teacher

  • Projector and slides showing the model timeline for Walt Disney (1901, 1923, 1928, 1937, 1955, 1966) and the full model narration
  • Printed model product and printed copies of Worksheets 1 to 3
  • Online lesson page for the unit project: neoedu.vn/learn/12/english/unit-1-project (interactive exercises and model text)
  • Markers, sticky notes, A3 paper for group timelines
  • Timer and rubric for the two-minute presentation

2. Students

  • Notebook, pen, pencil, eraser
  • Colored pencils or markers for original symbolic drawings
  • A3 paper or a sheet of cardboard for the timeline
  • Phone or tablet to access the NeoEdu unit project page (optional)

III. Procedures

Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes

Who do we admire?

a) Aims

Ss activate prior knowledge about people whose life stories inspire them and introduce the words achievement and admire.

b) Content

Ss brainstorm in pairs a person they admire (a family member, a teacher, a historical figure or a public figure) and note one achievement of that person.
Guiding questions:

  • Who do you admire most? Why?
  • What was one of their achievements?
  • What qualities helped them succeed?

c) Expected outcomes

Each pair writes two or three names and one sentence per name, for example: 'I admire my grandmother because she worked hard to raise five children.' Ss use the words admire and achievement at least once.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T shows a picture of Walt Disney and asks: 'Who is this? What do you know about him?' T introduces the topic 'Life stories we admire' and writes the title on the board.

    Students

    Ss look at the picture and guess the person's job or field. Some Ss may answer: 'He is a film producer' or 'He created cartoons'.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to work in pairs for two minutes and write their answers in the notebook. T monitors and helps with the words admire and achievement.

    Students

    Pairs discuss and write names, reasons and one achievement for each person. Expected answer: 'I admire Marie Curie because she won two Nobel Prizes.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T calls on three pairs to share. T asks follow-up questions: 'Why is that achievement important?' 'Is your information from a reliable source?'

    Students

    Pairs report orally. Expected answers: 'We admire her determination.' 'We read it in a biography.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T praises the answers and explains that a good life story needs verified facts, a clear achievement and a source. T writes the words achievement, biography and determination on the board.

    Students

    Ss copy the words into their notebooks and repeat them chorally.

Activity 2.1: Knowledge formation · 12 minutes

Analysing the model product (Period 1)

a) Aims

Ss identify the structure and features of a visual life story and understand how the opening, the timeline, the source line and the closing work together.

b) Content

Ss read the model Walt Disney timeline and the six-panel narration, then complete Worksheet 1.
Key vocabulary: achievement (thành tựu), biography (tiểu sử), career (sự nghiệp), admire (ngưỡng mộ).
Tasks:

  • Find the six panels and their dates.
  • Find the source line linking to the D23 biography.
  • Find the final reflection and the statement about collaboration.
  • Identify the difference between the timeline and the narration.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss complete Worksheet 1 with these answers:

  • Six panels: 1901 (born in Chicago), 1923 (moved to Hollywood and worked with Roy), 1928 (Mickey Mouse screen milestone), 1937 (Snow White premiere), 1955 (Disneyland opening), 1966 (death).
  • Source line: the D23 biography.
  • Final reflection: creative leadership depends on collaboration.
  • The product is a connected timeline and a two-minute narration, not a list of unexplained dates.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T distributes Worksheet 1 and projects the model timeline. T says: 'Read the timeline and the narration quickly. Then answer the questions in Worksheet 1.'

    Students

    Ss receive Worksheet 1 and read the model product in silence for two minutes.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to work in pairs and check the answers together. T walks around and asks: 'Why does the source line matter?'

    Students

    Pairs find the six dates and the source line. Expected answer: 'The source line tells the audience where the information comes from.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T calls on individual Ss to read one answer each and asks the class to agree or add details.

    Students

    Ss report. Expected answer: 'The narration starts with the birth in 1901, so it gives the audience a starting point.' Another student may say: 'The reflection says collaboration is important, because Disney worked with Roy.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the answers and explains that a good project product has a title, a clear timeline, original captions, a source line, a reflection and a short narration. T stresses that the timeline is not a list of dates without explanation.

    Students

    Ss copy the key features into their notebooks.

Activity 2.2: Knowledge formation · 12 minutes

Grammar in the narration: past simple and past continuous (Period 1)

a) Aims

Ss recognise when to use the past simple for completed events and the past continuous for background actions, and understand that when and while do not decide the tense automatically.

b) Content

Ss study the grammar points in the model narration and in the example: While the team was testing the design, the director called.
Tasks:

  • Underline the past simple verbs in panels 1 to 6 (for example: was, moved, worked, opened, died).
  • Find one past continuous form in the narration or in your own sentences.
  • Decide whether two simultaneous background actions can both be continuous.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss write a summary of the rule on the board:

  • Past simple: completed events in the life story. Example: Walt Disney moved to Hollywood in 1923.
  • Past continuous: action in progress or background. Example: While Walt Disney was developing his studio, Roy was managing the business.
  • Two simultaneous background actions may both use the past continuous.
  • When and while do not determine the tense automatically. Ss choose the tense by the meaning.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T writes the example sentence on the board: While the team was testing the design, the director called. T asks: 'Which action is in progress? Which action is the completed event?'

    Students

    Ss read the sentence and answer. Expected answer: 'The team was testing is in progress. The director called is the completed event.'

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to complete a short exercise in pairs: write one past simple and one past continuous sentence about Walt Disney's life using the dates on the timeline.

    Students

    Pairs write sentences. Expected examples: 'In 1928, Mickey Mouse appeared on screen.' 'While Walt was working on Snow White, Roy was helping with the business.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks two or three pairs to write their sentences on the board and invites the class to check the tense and the meaning.

    Students

    Pairs present their sentences. The class agrees or corrects the tense.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T summarises the rule and warns Ss not to choose the tense only because of the word when or while. T reminds Ss to keep historical dates sourced.

    Students

    Ss copy the summary into their notebooks.

Activity 2.3: Knowledge formation · 8 minutes

Pronunciation: diphthongs /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ (Period 1)

a) Aims

Ss pronounce the diphthongs /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ as one glide within one syllable and read a sentence smoothly.

b) Content

Ss listen to and repeat these words: age /eɪdʒ/, brave /breɪv/, wrote /roʊt/, hero /ˈhɪroʊ/.
Then Ss read the sentence: The brave hero wrote a page about hope.
Note: /oʊ/ is common in American English; both /əʊ/ and /oʊ/ are accepted, so Ss should not be graded against a single British vowel.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss read the sentence aloud correctly with a smooth glide in each diphthong, and say one sentence with the word age and one with the word hero.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T writes the four words on the board and models each one, pointing to the glide. T says: 'Glide from the first vowel to the second. Do not pronounce two separate vowels.'

    Students

    Ss listen carefully and watch T's mouth.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to repeat chorally, then individually. T monitors and corrects gently.

    Students

    Ss repeat the words and the sentence. Some Ss may split the vowel in wrote; T models /roʊt/ again.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T calls on four Ss to read the sentence aloud and invites the class to comment on the glide.

    Students

    Four Ss read the sentence. The class gives feedback such as: 'Your hero sounds smooth.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms that a smooth glide within one syllable is the target and that accent variation is acceptable if the meaning is clear.

    Students

    Ss practise the sentence once more in pairs.

Activity 3.1: Practice · 15 minutes

Planning the group project product (Period 1)

a) Aims

Ss plan a group visual life story with a connected timeline, original captions, a source line, evidence notes and a reflection, following ethical rules.

b) Content

Each group of four chooses one life story they admire (Walt Disney, General Võ Nguyên Giáp, Võ Thị Sáu or another verified figure). Groups use Worksheet 2 to plan their product.
Group roles: timeline writer, source checker, drawing designer, narrator.
Ethical rules:

  • Use only verified dates and events and show the source for each panel.
  • Label original drawings as illustrations, not historical photographs.
  • Do not invent dialogue between real people.
  • Keep the evaluation (for example, 'I admire courage') separate from the timeline dates.

Sample answers for the model analysis: Audience: classmates and the teacher reviewing the project. Purpose: to present the named project with its actual evidence, product and limits. Opening: the timeline sentence 'Visual life story — completed timeline for Walt Disney…' establishes the particular subject. Closing: 'Together, the panels explain change over time while keeping the boundary between verified events and our interpretation visible.'

c) Expected outcomes

Each group completes Worksheet 2 with:

  • A title, the audience and the purpose of the product.
  • Six panels with dates, original captions and source lines.
  • One sentence of personal evaluation, clearly separate from the timeline.
  • A list of practical limits (for example: 'The drawings are illustrations, not photographs').
  • A draft two-minute narration of about 120 to 150 words.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T divides the class into groups of four and gives each group Worksheet 2. T explains the roles and the ethical rules, and reminds Ss to write the source line for each panel.

    Students

    Ss form groups, choose roles and read the ethical rules.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T circulates and asks guiding questions: 'Where did you find this date?' 'Is this an illustration or a photograph?' 'Is this a fact or your opinion?'

    Students

    Groups draft the timeline on A3 paper and write captions and source lines. Expected answer: 'We label this drawing as an illustration because it is not a real photo.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks each group to hang its timeline on the wall and gives one minute for a gallery walk. T asks: 'Which panel has the clearest source?'

    Students

    Groups explain one panel. Expected answer: 'Our 1928 panel links to the source line, so the audience can check it.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T praises the good practices and corrects any invented dialogue or unsourced date. T reminds Ss that the product is a connected timeline and a narration, not a list of unexplained dates.

    Students

    Ss revise their drafts where needed and keep the corrected versions.

Activity 3.2: Practice · 8 minutes

Peer rehearsal of the narration (Period 2)

a) Aims

Ss rehearse a two-minute narration with correct pronunciation and tenses, and receive peer feedback.

b) Content

Pairs from different groups practise their narrations. Each speaker reads the opening and closing sentences and explains one panel. The listener uses the checklist in Worksheet 3.
Model opening: This visual story follows Walt Disney through six documented stages.
Model closing: Together, the panels explain change over time while keeping the boundary between verified events and our interpretation visible.

c) Expected outcomes

Each speaker reads the opening and closing sentences clearly and explains one panel with the correct tense. The listener completes Worksheet 3 and gives one suggestion for improvement.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T explains the peer rehearsal task and distributes Worksheet 3. T says: 'Speak for about one minute, then your partner gives feedback.'

    Students

    Ss read Worksheet 3 and prepare to listen.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T monitors, listens to some pairs and corrects pronunciation of /eɪ/ and /oʊ/.

    Students

    Pairs rehearse. Each listener notes one example of past simple and one of past continuous.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks two Ss to share one piece of feedback with the class.

    Students

    Ss report. Expected answer: 'My partner used the past continuous for the background action, which is correct.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T summarises the common errors: splitting the vowel in wrote, using the past simple for background actions and placing an unsourced date in the narration.

    Students

    Ss make a final note in their drafts.

Activity 4: Application · 30 minutes

Presenting our life stories with a genuine question period (Period 2)

a) Aims

Ss present their group product in about two minutes, credit their sources and answer genuine questions from classmates and the teacher.

b) Content

Each group presents its timeline and narration in about two minutes, then takes two or three questions.
Guiding questions from T:

  • How would you make the presentation vivid without inventing dialogue? (Expected answer: Use a clear timeline, an attributed source and my own explanation of why a verified event matters.)
  • Which panel did you find most convincing? Why?
  • How does your group separate facts from opinions?
    An optional comparison: General Võ Nguyên Giáp (born in Quảng Bình in 1911, died in Hà Nội in 2013, associated with the victory at Điện Biên Phủ in 1954) and Võ Thị Sáu (born in Bà Rịa Province in 1933, died at Côn Đảo in 1952). Groups explain each person's contribution from verified notes and do not invent conversations.

c) Expected outcomes

Each group delivers a two-minute presentation with a timeline, source credits, a short personal evaluation and at least one answer to a question from the class. A written version of the product is handed in for teacher review.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T explains the rubric: content accuracy, source credit, pronunciation, tenses and interaction. T sets a timer and asks the audience to prepare one question each.

    Students

    Ss read the rubric. Audience Ss prepare questions on paper.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T calls the groups in turn, keeps time and notes accuracy issues on the board.

    Students

    Each group presents for about two minutes. Other groups listen, take notes and ask questions. Expected question: 'What is your source for the 1937 date?'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T leads a short class discussion: 'Which presentation used the sources most clearly?' 'Which product was the most honest about its limits?'

    Students

    Ss give feedback. Expected answer: 'Group 2 said the drawings are illustrations, which makes the product honest.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T praises the strong points and summarises the key lesson: a good life story combines verified dates, original captions, clear sources and the speaker's own evaluation, and it shows that creative leadership depends on collaboration. T tells Ss to write the homework.

    Students

    Ss note the feedback and copy the key lesson into their notebooks.

Worksheets

Worksheet 1: Analysing the model product

Read the model timeline and narration. Answer the questions.

    1. How many panels are in the timeline? List the six dates and what happens in each.
    1. What is the source line in the product? Which biography does it link to?
    1. What is the final reflection about? Quote the key idea.
    1. Why is the timeline not a list of unexplained dates? Give one reason.
    1. Which sentence is the opening? Which sentence is the closing? Explain one difference between their functions.
    1. Why are the drawings labelled as illustrations, not historical photographs?

Vocabulary check: achievement (thành tựu), biography (tiểu sử), career (sự nghiệp), admire (ngưỡng mộ), determination (sự quyết tâm), collaboration (sự cộng tác). Use each word in one sentence about Walt Disney.

Worksheet 2: Group project planning sheet

Group name: ______ Life story chosen: ______
Roles: timeline writer / source checker / drawing designer / narrator

    1. Title of the product: ______
    1. Audience: ______
    1. Purpose: ______
    1. Six panels (date – event – original caption – source line):
    • Panel 1: ______
    • Panel 2: ______
    • Panel 3: ______
    • Panel 4: ______
    • Panel 5: ______
    • Panel 6: ______
    1. One personal evaluation (clearly separate from the timeline): ______
    1. Practical limits (for example: illustrations, not photographs; sources to be checked): ______
    1. Draft narration (120 to 150 words). Use the past simple for completed events and the past continuous for background actions.
    1. Ethical check: Are all dates verified? Is any dialogue invented? Are the drawings labelled? Tick Yes or No for each.

Worksheet 3: Peer rehearsal checklist

Speaker: ______ Listener: ______

    1. Opening sentence read clearly: Yes / No
    1. Closing sentence read clearly: Yes / No
    1. Diphthongs /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ pronounced as one glide (age, brave, wrote, hero): Yes / No
    1. Past simple used for completed events (example: moved, worked, opened): Yes / No
    1. Past continuous used for a background action (example: was developing): Yes / No
    1. Every date has a source line: Yes / No
    1. The personal evaluation is separate from the timeline: Yes / No
    1. One suggestion for improvement: ______

Homework

  • Finish your group's six-panel visual life story. Make sure every date has a source line and every drawing is labelled as an illustration.
  • Write a three-sentence summary of the Walt Disney model using only information from the model. Keep the condition that the drawings are original symbols, not historical photographs.
  • Record your two-minute narration on your phone and listen to it. Check the pronunciation of age, brave, wrote and hero, and check that past simple and past continuous are used correctly.
  • Prepare one final paragraph or spoken conclusion that repeats the message: together, the panels explain change over time while keeping the boundary between verified events and our interpretation visible.
  • Optional: Use the NeoEdu unit project page (neoedu.vn/learn/12/english/unit-1-project) to check the model text and do the interactive exercises before the next lesson.

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