Unit 6 lesson 1 getting started

Date of planning Date of teaching WEEK Period UNIT 6 A VISIT TO SCHOOL Lesson 1 GETTING STARTED A visit to Binh Minh Lower Secondary School I OBJECTIVES * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to[.]

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Period : UNIT 6 : A VISIT TO SCHOOL Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

A visit to Binh Minh Lower Secondary School

I OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain:

- use words related to the topic A visit to a school;

- pronounce the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/correctly;

- use the prepositions of time and place;

- ask for details;

- read for general and specific information about a famous school;

- talk about one's school;

- listen for general and specific information about school activities;

- write a paragraph about an outdoor activity at one's school

1 Knowledge:

- An overview about the topic A visit to a school

- Vocabulary to talk about school facilities

+ Vocabulary: Use the words related to the topic A visit to a school

- New words: lower secondary school, member (n), remind (v)

- ask for details;

- pronounce the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/correctly;

+ Grammar: - Use the prepositions of time and place;

2 Competence:Students will be able to practice listening and reading skills

- Develop communication skills and cultural awareness

- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork

- Actively join in class activities

3 Qualities:

- To educate the love for school, school activities

- Ss have the good attitude to working in groups, individual work, pairwork, cooperative learning

- Develop self-study skills

II TEACHING AIDS:

- Teacher: Grade 7 text book, laptop, projector / TV/ pictures and cards

- Students : Text books, studying equipment…

- Computer connected to the Internet

- Sach mem.vn

III PROCEDURE:

Notes: In each activity, each step will be represented as following:

* Deliver the task.

* Implement the task.

* Discuss.

* Give comments or feedback.

1 WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’) Aims:

- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;

- To lead into the new unit.

* Content: Tohave somewarm-up activities to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new lesson

* Outcome: Having a chance to speak English

* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

+ Greeting

+ Asking questions

+ Review

- Teacher (T) asks Ss some questions about

the previous lessons,

- T may introduce some warm-up activities to

create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to

inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new

class…

- T encourages Ss to talk in English as much

as possible

+ Lead to the unit A visit to a school

- Ask Ss to open their book to page 50 - 51

and introduce what they are going to study…

+ Greeting

+ Asking questions

- T_Ss.

+ Students (Ss) listen and learn how to do the

tasks

-Open the book and write the tittle of the lesson

2 PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON ( 12’- 15’)

ACTIVITY 1:

Aims:

- To set the context for the introductory conversation;

- To introduce the topic of the unit.

* Content : Learn some new words Read the conversation and find out new words Focus on

topic of the lesson, grammar points…

* Outcome: Knowing more new words Understanding the conversation; topic of the lesson, grammar points…

* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

1 Listen and read: (Ex 1, p 60-61)

*Teach vocabulary:

+ Teacher uses different techniques to teach

vocab (situation, realia, translation.)

+ Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:

- providing the pictures

- eliciting the definition of the words

+ Teacher do the “Rub out and remember”

checking technique

+ Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and

gives feedback

- Teacher reveals that these words will appear

in the reading text and asks students to open

1 Listen and read:

- T_Ss

* Listen to the teacher’s instructions carefully and do the tasks

their textbook to discover further.

- Have Ss look at the picture on page 60 Have

them answer some questions, e.g Who are

they? What is Mi doing? What are they

talking about?

- Focus on some main information about the

conversation (e.g They are Phong and Mi Mi

is putting some clothes into her backpack

They are talking about a visit to Binh Minh

Lower Secondary School.).

- Play the recording for Ss to listen to the

whole conversation once

- Play the recording again, sentence by

sentence, for them to listen and repeat

- Have them listen and repeat the conversation

more than once, if necessary, until they feel

confident

- Have Ss read the conversation in pairs Draw

Ss'attention to the main points of the unit E.g.

words with the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ (teacher,

gym, ), prepositions of time (in the

afternoon) and place (in our English class)

- Go around and offer help, if necessary

- Get some pairs to read the conversation in

front of the class

- Check their pronunciation, if necessary

*Vocabulary

- lower secondary school: trường trung học

cơ sở

- member (n): thành viên

- remind (v): nhắc nhở/ gợi nhớ

3 PRACTICE ( 15’)

ACTIVITY 2:

Aim: To help Ss understand the main idea of the conversation.

* Content: Listen and read the conversation.Answer the question

* Outcome: Understanding more the content of the conversation

* Organisation :

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

2 Read the conversation again and answer

the questions by circling A, B, or C.

- Have Ss read the questions in this activity

Draw Ss' attention to the types of the

Wh-questions (e.g Question 1: the topic of the

conversation, Question 2: the student who is

going to visit the school, Question 3: the

place of the school and Question 4: the time

of the visit)

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions by circling A, B, or C.

- T_Ss

- Work individually.

- Give the answers

- Explain that these questions focus on the

main ideas of the conversation

- Work in pairs, have Ss read the conversation

again and circle the correct answers (A, B, or

C)

Work in pairs, one student in each pair asks

the questions, the other gives the answers

Then have a few pairs ask and answer the

questions in front of the class The class

comments

- Check the answers as a class

* Key: 1 B 2.C 3.C 4 B

ACTIVITY 3:

Aim: To help Ss label the correct pictures with the words / phrases provided.

* Content: Write the words and phrases under the pictures

* Outcome: Ss know more the words

* Organisation :

3 Name these places, using the words and

phrases from the box.

- Get Ss to look at the pictures and the words /

phrases Have them read aloud the words /

phrases and briefly describe the pictures

-Explain that Ss have to match the words /

phrases for the school facilities with the

correct pictures

- Have Ss work individually

- Ask them to share their answers in pairs

before telling them to discuss the answers in

groups of four

- Go around and offer help, if necessary

Then call on some Ss to point to the pictures

and say the words / phrases

- Check their answers and explain, if

necessary

- Check the answers as a class

3 Name these places, using the words and phrases from the box.

- T_ Ss

- Listen to the instructions clearly

- Ss to work individually

* Key:

1 gym 2 computer room

3 school garden 4 playground

5 school library

ACTIVITY 4:

Aim: To help Ss use the words/ phrases in 3 to complete the sentences.

* Content: Complete the sentences with words in 3

* Outcome: Ss understand more the use of words

* Organisation :

4 Complete the sentences with the words

and phrases in 3.

- Give time for Ss to read the sentences

4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in 3.

independently and find the words / phrases in

3 to fill in the gaps of the sentences

- Ask them to share their answers in pairs

before discussing the answers in groups

- Select one or two Ss to give the answers in

front of the class

- Praise them when they give the correct

answers

- Check the answers as a class

- T_ Ss Work individually.

- Ss do the tasks

* Key:

1 playground 2 computer room

3 gym 4 school library

5 school garden

4 PRODUCTION/ FURTHER PRACTICE ( 8’)

ACTIVITY 5:

Aims: To help Ss practice asking and answering questions about Nick’s timetable, using when and where.

* Content: Further practice Ask and answer the questions

* Outcome: Ss can ask and answer the questions about Nick’s timetable

* Organisation :

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

5 Work in pairs Ask and answer questions

about Nick’s timetable, using when and

where.

- Have Ss look at the timetable, then ask and

answer questions about times and places

Remind them that the question with when is

used to ask about time and the prepositions of

time, at and on are used in the answer; the

question with where is used to ask about place

and the preposition of place, in, is used in the

answer Check comprehension

- Ask Ss to read the example and explain how

the task is carried out: Ss work in pairs, one

student reads the questions and the other read

the answers

- Ask one pair of Ss to read aloud the example

in front of the class as a model

- Give Ss time to do the task in pairs Then

call on a few pairs to perform the task in front

of the class

- Check their answers and explain, if

necessary

- T goes round to help weaker Ss

5 Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about Nick’s timetable, using when and where.

+ Listen to the instructions carefully and do the tasks

Example:

Example:

A: When does Nick have maths?

B: At 8 a.m on Mondays, Tuesday, and Friday A: And where does he have it?

B: In his classroom, room 302.

5 WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)

- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt

- Ask Ss to say some words / phrases including the prepositions of place and time they remember from the lesson

* HOME WORK

- Do more exercises in workbook

- Prepare new lesson: Lesson 2: A CLOSER LOOK _1

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