Unit 7 - Lesson 4

Objective : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to talk about the shopping mall , its advantages and disadvantages.. Procedure : I/ Warm-up Revision of the old vocabulary : JUMB

Preparation Date :

Period 42 UNIT SEVEN My Neighborhood

Lesson Four READ

A Objective : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to talk about the shopping mall ,

its advantages and disadvantages

B Preparation : Posters

C Procedure :

I/ Warm-up ( Revision of the old vocabulary ):

JUMBLED WORDS

gesanch = changes

mutynimoc = community ropducst = products niveconten = convenient Ask the Ss to give the Vietnamese meaning of these words

II/ Pre-reading :

1 Pre-teach vocab :

+T elicits the following words :

a shopping mall (AmE) = shopping center : a place where there are many shops, either outside or in a building

air-conditioned (adj)

an owner : a person who owns sth

a customer : a person who buys goods or services in a shop , restaurant , …

a resident : a person who lives in a particular place (to) notice

+ Ss repeat the words then copy

2 True/False Prediction : (1/p.68)

Ask the Ss to predict which statements are true , which are false

Ss work in pairs (Books shut)

→ Feedback (1) : Ss call out their predictions

T writes on the board

III/ While-reading :

1 Ss read the text and check their predictions ( Books opened)

→ Feedback (2) : Ss give the correct answers

Answer Key :

a-F , b-F , c-F , d-T , e-T Ask the Ss to correct the false statements

2 Guess the meaning from context :

Ask the Ss to match the English words with the meaning

special discounts giong nhu take their business chiem viec kinh doanh

Ss copy the words with their correct meaning

3 Comprehension questions :

+ Ask the Ss to work in pairs , answering the given questions (poster)

a What is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today ?

b How often is it open ?

c What makes the new shopping mall different from the present

shopping area ?

d How do customers feel when they shop in the shopping mall ?

e Who are not pleased about the mall ?

f Are the products in the mall cheaper ?

g Can children come and play in the new mall ? Why?

→ Feedback : Ss give the correct answers

Ss compare their answers with the suggested answers on the board

 Suggested Answers :

a A new shopping mall

b It is open daily from 8a.m to 10p.m

c Everything under one roof / All the shops are under one roof

d They feel comfortable

e The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street

f Yes, but just some Some of the products in the mall are cheaper

g Yes Because there is a children’s play area

IV/ Post-reading :

+ RECALL

Ss talk about the new shopping mall , using the cues in the advertisement (p.67)

Example :

Tran Phu Shopping Mall is different from the present shopping area All the stores are under one roof It opens daily from 8am to 10pm There are 50 air-conditioned specialty stores …

+ DISCUSSION

Ask the Ss to work in groups of 4 and discuss the questions given :

1 Name all the shopping malls/ supermarkets in Da Nang

2 Name 3 advantages of shopping malls / supermarkets

3 Name 3 disadvantages of shopping malls/ supermarkets

4 There are more and more shopping malls / supermarkets built in the city Can shopping malls / supermarkets gradually replace traditional markets ?

→ Feedback : Ss talk about the problems

V/ Homework :

Answer the questions (a-d)/p.68

Write about Tran Phu Shopping Mall