Reading Lesson Plan

1. Unit :
TravelTopic : Entertainment
Sub-topic : Roller Coaster
Mattayomsukasa 4

3. What did you see on the
video ?

4. Vocabulary

5. roller coaster (n.)
steep, sharply curving elevated
railway with small open
passenger cars that is operated
at high speeds as a ride, especially
in an amusement park
Ex.: For more than one hundred years, roller coaster have been
a staple of amusement parks.

6. amusement park (n.)
A large outdoor area with fairground
rides, shows, and other
entertainments.
Ex: There in a roller coaster in this amusement park

7. sheer (adj.)
extremely steep; almost vertical
Ex. It’s the sheer excitement.

8. Struct
ure

9. Present Perfect Simple
The present perfect simple expresses an
action that is still going on or that stopped
recently, but has an influence on the
present. It puts emphasis on the result.

10. Form of Present Perfect
Subject Positive Negative Question
I / you / we / they I have spoken. I have not
spoken.
Have I spoken?
he / she / it He has spoken. He has not
spoken.
Has he spoken?
For irregular verbs, use the participle form
For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

11. Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’
Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example
after a final e only add d love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed
vowel
or l as final consonant after a vowel is
doubled
admit – admitted
travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i hurry – hurried

12. Use of Present Perfect
• Puts emphasis on the result
Example: She has written five letters.
• Action that is still going on
Example: School has not started yet.
• Action that stopped recently
Example: She has cooked dinner.

13. Use of Present Perfect
• Finished action that has an influence on the
present
Example: I have lost my key.
• Action that has taken place once, never or
several times before the moment of speaking
Example: I have never been to Australia.

14. Roller Coaste

15. “ For more than one hundred
years, roller coaster have been a staple
of amusement parks throughout
America. Many riders clamor for the
rush of adrenaline, the jolt of fear
found at the bottom of each steep hill. I
remember willing myself to be tall
enough to ride and basking in the sheer
excitement of the dips followed by the
mad dash to get back in line.”

16. “I still feel that rush to this day.
While these glorious machines provide
copious amounts of excitement, they are also
works of arts, a wonderful marriage of physics
and imagination. Infatuated and obsessed,
I’ve been scouring the country for the ride of
a lifetime. Along the way I’ve accumulated a
wealth of photos. The following pages a
photographic tour of the most beautiful roller
coaster I’ve had the privilege of ridding.”

17. BLUE STREAK
OPENING DATE: May 23, 1964
DESINERS: Frank F. Hoover
John C. Allen
BUILDER: Philadelphia Toboggan
MAX HEIGHT: 78 feet (72-foot drop)
LENGTH: 2,558 feet
MAX SPEED: 40 mph
DURATION: 1:45
INVERSIONS: 0
The oldest active coaster in the park,
its distinctive cupola and classic out-and-
design hearkens back to a simpler time. While
many of the older woodies can rattle out
fillings, Blue Streak is smooth and graceful,

19. Raise Me Up!
- Make a group of 3-4.
- Read the article American Roller Coaster.
- Each group sends a representative to answer the
questions by raising the tags True (T), False (F) or Not
mentioned.
- The people who raise up first and answer correctly will
get 2 points.
- The people who answer last but correct will get 1 point.
- The people who answer work will have no point.
Directions

21. Roller Coaster is known since 2013.
Answer

22. Roller Coaster is very popular in Korea .
Answer

23. Blue Streak is smooth and graceful.
Answer

24. Frank F. Hoover is one of designers who
design Blue Streak.
Answer

25. The Opening date of Blue Streak is
March 25, 2015
Answer

26. BLUE STREAK is the newest coaster ever.
Answer

27. True

28. Not
mentioned

29. False

31. I Am a Spy !
- Get in pairs.
- Set the atmosphere of the class as the spy’
- Do the missions by interview your friend th
writing down on your note.
- Present in front of the class.

32. Mission 1 : Ask to clarify the
story
Mission 2 : Ask to get reasons
Mission 3 : Ask to observe the
other idea.