UNIT 9: SOCIAL ISSUES

Lesson 3: Reading- Peer pressure

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Read for main ideas and specific information in an article about peer pressure.
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity;
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Develop presentation skills;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Acknowledge and understand more about the effect of peer pressure.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 11 textbook, Unit 9, Reading
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV/ pictures and cards
Language analysis
Form Pronunciation Meaning
1. depression (n) /dɪˈpreʃən/ the state of feeling very unhappy and without
hope for the future

2. self-confidence (n) /ˌselfˈkɒn.fɪdəns/ the belief that you can do things well and that
other people respect you

3. smoker (n) /ˈsməʊkər/ someone who smokes tobacco regularly

4. hang out /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/ to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties Solutions
1. Students may lack knowledge about Provide students with the meaning and pronunciation
some lexical items. of words.
- Let students read the text again (if necessary).
- Create a comfortable and encouraging environment
2. Students may have underdeveloped
for students to speak.
reading, speaking and co-operating
- Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so
skills.
that they can help each other.
- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
 - To stir up the atmosphere and activate students’ knowledge on the categories of peer pressure.
- To set the context for the reading part;
- To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with teammates.
b. Content:
- Video watching
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can find out all the words as well as the key word based on the definitions given by the
teacher.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS

Video watching Link: https://youtu.be/6ZT0DAmOpWw
- Students work in 4 groups Questions & answers:
- Ss watch the video and decide if the statements 1. Teenagers are considered easily affected by
below are True or False. peer pressure. - F
- Ss raise hands to answer. 2. Positively, peer pressure can motivate us to try
-Teacher leads into the new lesson. and become better. - T
3. Social media always bring stress to us when we
see other peers having success and comfortable
lives. - F
4. To define a clear life goal, respect yourself and
others are effective ways to avoid peer pressure. -
T
e. Assessment
- Teacher observes the groups, collects their answers and gives feedback.
2. ACTIVITY 1: PRE-READING (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To get students learn vocabulary related to the topic;
- To activate prior knowledge about the topic and get Ss involved in the lesson.
b. Content:
- Pre-teach vocabulary related to the content of the reading passage.
- Task 1. Work in pairs. Discuss the question. (p.103)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can use key language more appropriately before they read.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS

Task 1. Work in pairs. Discuss the question. (5 mins)
Student’s performance
- Ask Ss to work in pairs and discuss the questions.
- Have some Ss share their answers with the whole
class.
- Lead in to the topic of the reading text by explaining
that these acts of making friends do things they do not
like are examples of (i.e. Peer pressure).
Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary. New words:
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new vocabulary 1. depression (n)
by pictures. 2. self-confidence (n)
- Teacher checks students’ understanding with the “Rub 3. smoker (n)
out and remember” technique. 4. hang out (v phr.)
- Teacher reveals that these five words will appear in the
reading text and asks students to open their textbook to
discover further.
e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback.
- Teacher observes Ss’ writing of vocabulary in their notebooks.
3. ACTIVITY 2: WHILE-READING (20 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss practise reading for main ideas in an article about peer pressure.
b. Content:
- Task 2. Read the article. match the highlighted words and phrase with their meanings. (p.103)
- Task 3. Read the article again. Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write A, B, or C. (p.103)
- Task 4. Read the article again and choose the best answers A, B, or C. (p.104)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can thoroughly understand the content of the text and complete the tasks successfully
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 2: Read the article. match the highlighted words and phrase with their meanings. (6 mins)

- Ask Ss to locate the words/phrase in the text by focusing

on highlighted words. Answer key:
- Ask Ss to read the sentences which contain these 1. d
words/phrases carefully and try to guess the meanings of 2. c
these words/phrases. 3. b
- Ask Ss to match the words with their meanings. T walks 4. a
round the class and provide help if necessary.
- Check answers as a class. If necessary, check
understanding of the words by asking Ss to make sentences
with them.
Task 3. Read the article again. Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write A, B, or C. (7 mins)

- Ask Ss to read the five statements and underline key

words, e.g., 1. definition, peer pressure 2. peer pressure, Answer key:
cause, social issues. 1. A
- Ask Ss to read each part of the text quicky, then match 2. B
each statement (1-4) with each part [A-C]. Encourage them 3. C
to underline clues in the reading text to explain for their 4. A
answers later.
- Check answers as a class.
Task 4. Read the article again and choose the best answers A, B, or C. (7 mins)
- Ask Ss to read each question and the choices given.
Encourage them to underline key words in each question Answer key:
and choices. 1. C
- Ask Ss to scan through the article to locate the
2. A
information for questions 1, 3 and 4. Draw their attention to
key words in both the questions and the text which help 3. C
them to locate information faster.
4. B
- As for Question 2, ask Ss to identify which part of the text
discusses the consequence of peer pressure. Then ask them
to read the part carefully to identify which consequences
(A-C) is listed as a consequence of peer pressure. Eliminate
those answers.
- Check answers as a class.

e. Assessment
- Teacher’s observation on Ss’ performance.
- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.
4. ACTIVITY 3: POST-READING (7 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To check students’ understanding about the reading passage;
- To help some students enhance presentation skills;
- To practise team working;
- To give students authentic practice in using target language.
b. Content:
- Task 5: Work in pairs. Discuss the following question. (p.104)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Ss can use the language and ideas from the unit to reflect on their own experiences.
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 5. Work in pairs. Discuss the following question.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs. Ask them to list the Suggested answer:
problems of peer pressure mentioned in the text, e.g. I used to wear my hair in a ponytail to school
falling under bad influence from friends, stressful until my friends told me that it was outdated
relationship between parents and children, and some of them even laughed at my hairstyle.
depression, low confidence. I became so ashamed of myself and my
- Discuss if they, or someone they know, have similar hairstyle that I dyed my hair blonde, just to
problems or not. Encourage them to talk about these make myself look ‘cool’ to my friends. But to
experiences. be honest, it cost me a lot of money and time to
- Invite some Ss to share their answers with the whole dye and take care of my hair, and when I
class. Ask questions, when necessary, e.g. When did looked at myself in the mirror every day, I
that happen? Where did that happen? How did you didn’t like it at all. So I stopped colouring my
feel about it? What did you do? hair and started ignoring comments about my
 hairstyle.
e. Assessment
- Teacher’s observation on Ss’ performance.
- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.
4. CONSOLIDATION (3 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks Ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson – Speaking.