Unit 8 :

Whole class and group work Say the Vietnamese meaning and Ss have to go to the board and slap on the word which has Contest English speaking contest n: competition Take part in v: partic

Unit 8

Division of the lesson:

Period: 50 getting started listen and read

Period: 51 Speak

Period: 52 Listen

Period: 53 Read

Period: 54 Write

Period: 55 Language Focus

Date: 4 / 2 /08 Lesson 1: Getting started and Listen and read Week: 25

Period: 50

I /Arm: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

- get further information about celebrations in the world

- Practice reading comprehension skill for details to complete a table.Listening and reading for specific information about famous celebrations around the world Skills: reading, writing and listening

II/ Language content:

a/Vocabulary: Sticky rice cake (n): traditional Chungcake;ccur (v): happen, take

place;ive apart (v): far away;srael: (translate); (explained in the passage);assover (n): Jewish spring festival commemorating deliverance of Isrealites from bondage in

Egypt;lavery (a): condition or work of slave;oyful (a): cheerful ;rade (v+n): march with display

b/ Grammar: Rivision

III/ Techniques: Network Jumbled words; asking and answering

IV/ Teaching aids: Laptop & student Palmtop

Match the icons

with the names

the card are in

In the allowed time, group with the longest list will be the winner.Christmas ;Valentine; Easter

Mother's Day Fathers Day Thanksgiving Day Hallo ween ;Valentine's Day;Lunar New Year; Mid-Fall Festival ;Wedding ;Birthday; Teacher's Day; May Day

Give correct answers / Easter 2 Wedding 3 Birthday 4

Birthday 5 Christmas 6, Mid-Fall festival Ask Ss further questions about facts of the above celebrations Ex: In which country, do people celebrate ?

When (At what time of the year) do People celebrate it'.' what do they do?

2/ Presentation : (10’)

Vocabulary :

Sticky rice cake (n): traditional Chungcake

Occur (v): happen, take place Live apart (v): far away

Israel: (translate)Jewish (a): (explained in the passage)

Passover (n): Jewish spring festival commemorating deliverance of Isrealites from bondage in Egypt

Slavery (a): condition or work of slave Joyful (a): cheerful

Parade (v+n): march with display

Checking technique:

Jumbled words

Feedback and give necessary corrections.

Give correct Answers:

Celebra tion

Tet (Lunar new year

I n late January and early February

Cleaning and decoratingHome,wearingNew clothes

Sticky rice cake VN

Passover( quá hảicủa Do Thái)

In the late March

or Early april

Eating special meal

Special meal called Seder

Israel

Easter Around

the sametime as Passover

Watching colourful parades

Chocolate,sugareggs

In many countries

4/ Production : (10’)

Student 1:

"Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam It is in lateJanuary or early February On this occasion, people clean anddecorate their homes, they wear new clothes and family membersenjoy together special food such as sticky rice cake Everyone inVietnam feels happy on Tet Holiday."

Student 2;

"Passover is the festival in Israel and all Jewish people celebrate it Passover occurs in late March or early April On the first or second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder Passover celebrates freedom from slavery

Student 3 :

"Easter is celebrated in many countries It happens in late March or early April On Easter Day, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades They give children chocolates and sugar eggs if they are good."

at the grids and

Give suggested Answers:

Good morning, everybody It's my pleasure to be here today to tell you about one of the biggest celebrations in Viet Nam It is Lunar New Year festival

or Tet This is the most important family gatherings which falls in late January or early February

5/Homework (5’)

Ask students to write about one celebration that they like best

-Learn by heart all the voc and old structures

-Prepare next period Speak-Do exercises in the workbooks

and build the

sentences

-T reminds Ss

the voc and the

structures

-Ss Base on

them and do

the exercises

-Ss May ask T

some difficult

voc and

structures ; T

explains

• Comments:

Advantages: -

*Disadvantages: -

*Solutions: -

Lesson 2: Speak

Week: 26 Period: 51 I /Arm: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Ss will be able to give and respond to a compliment for common situations - Giving and responding to a compliment celebrations around the world Skills: reading, writing and listening

II/ Language content:

a/Vocabulary: Contest (English speaking contest) (n): competition Take part in (v): participate

Charity program/activities (n): voluntary actions given to people in need or distress.

Activist (n): peoson who actively take part in social work

b/ Grammar: Give a compliment

Well done That's a great/an excellent Let me congratulate you

Respond to a compliment

Thanks It's nice of you to say so

That's very kind of you

III/ Techniques: Slap the board; asking and answering

IV/ Teaching aids: Laptop & student Palmtop

Teacher’s and students’ activities:

-T asks Ss some questions

-Ss Answer the questions

Divide class into groups

-Write all the words on the board

-Ask Ss in each groups to stand in a

distance from from the board

Whole class and group work

Say the Vietnamese meaning

and Ss have to go to the board

and slap on the word which has

Contest (English speaking contest) (n):

competition Take part in (v): participate Charity program/activities (n): voluntary actions given to people in need or distress Activist (n): peoson who actively take part

in social work Nominate (v): appoint

Checking technique Slap the board

Give a compliment

Well done That's a great/an excellent Let

me congratulate you

Respond to a compliment

Thanks It's nice of you to say so

That's very kind of you

Demonstrate by the first situation in the book

Trang has just won the first prize in the English speaking contest.

Example:

a compliment

-T.Asks Ss to work in pair

Read the situations in the book and then

give and respond to appropriate

compliments.Call on some pairs to practice

the dialogue before class

-Pair work

Tell Ss to work with another partner:

Think of the situations in which you can

compliment your friends and respond from

him/her or them, then make up dialogues

with your partner

-T lets Ss set the situation:

-Ss Base on the model of the lesson and

do the same conversations

-Ss Go to the board and write the same

conversations

-Ss Crossing-check

-T corrects and gives them marks

T recommends Ss some things Ss listen

Huyen: Thanks, Mom.

c) Friends: Congratulations on your nomination, Tuan.

Tuan: It's nice of you to say so.

d) You: That's excellent drawing, Hoa.

Hoa: That's very nice of you to say so.

4 Post-speaking : (10’) Marks(10’)

Q-It's been a lovely party Thank you very much

R-But you can't go yet! The party's just beginning!

Q-I'm sorry, but I must!

A: It is a wonderful birthday presentI’d love it a lot

B: Do you love that present.CogratulationA: Oh, yes, Thank you

• Mr Em has just get married:

• Mary : Congratulation ,Mr Em

• Mr Em: Thank you

-Ss Base on the structure and build the

sentences

-T reminds Ss the voc and the structures

-Ss Base on them and do the exercises

-Ss May ask T some difficult voc and

structures ; T explains

5 Homework :(5’)

-Learn by heart all the vocabulary and structures

Give a compliment

Well done That's a great/an excellent Let

me congratulate you

Respond to a compliment

Thanks It's nice of you to say so

That's very kind of you

-Prepare next period Listen -Do exercises in the workbook.Unit 8

- *Disadvantages:

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-Date: 11 / 03 /08 Lesson 3: Listen

Week: 26

Period: 52

I /Arm: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

Listening for specific information: Fill in missing words Updating information about Auld

Lang Syne , Ss will be able to complete a song by filling the missing words and update

themselves with the information about one of the best known songs in English-speaking

countries Skills: reading, writing and listening

II/ Language content:

a/Vocabulary: Acquaintance (n): person who knows slightly

Bring to mind (v): remember

Kindness (n): being kind to others

Trusty (a): trustworthy, believable

b/ Grammar: Revision

III/ Techniques: ; Brainstorming; asking and answering

IV/ Teaching aids: Laptop & student Palmtop

Teacher’s and students’activities:

-T.Asks Ss to work in group and make the

list of things people in western countries

do on New Year's Eve

-Ss Gather ideas by calling on some Ss to

say about that

_T sets the scene

-Ss Listen to the teacher and do the

listening to song

-T guides Ss how to listen the song

Whole class and individual work

-T guides Ss how to pronounce some new

words

-Ss Imitate the teacher’s promounce

-Ss Copy the voc

-T let Ss play the games

Content : 1.Warm up (5’):

Brainstorming

Things done on New Year's Eve:

Holding parties Dancing Drinking Exchanging best wishes Giving presents

Singing Making resolutions (setting goals for new

year) 2 Pre-Listening (10')

Set the scene On New Year's Eve, many people in western countries hold parties which last until late into the night It is traditional to greet the new year at midnight and celebrate the first minutes

of the year in the company of friends and family People may dance, sing, and drink

a toast to the year ahead After the celebrations, it is time to make new year resolutions, and these are a list of

decisions about how to live in the coming year Horns are blown at midnight, and people hug and kiss to begin the new year

with much love and happiness Auld Lang

Syne, with words by Robert Burns, is

oftensung at midnight on New Year's Eve

Auld lang Syne is one of the best known songs

Ask Ss to work independently and match

the

new words with the appropriate definitions

Individual work

Call two students from two teams to the

front of the board Call out one of the new

words in Vietnamese in a loud voice, the

two students must run forward and slap the

word on the blackboard The one who slaps

the right word first is the winner Ask two

more students to come forward, etc

Until all the words are slapped

-T.Asks Ss to read the song and guess the

missing words

Play the tape several times if necessary

Tell Ss to compare the answers with a

friend

-T.Calls on some Ss to read /sing the song

aloud in front of class

To make it clear, Ts are suggested to give

the translation of the original Scots version

into standard English (See Supplements for

Tape transcript An Id Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For

auld lang syne, We'll take a cup of kindness

yet, For auld lang syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought

to mind? Should auld acquaintance be

forgot And days of auld lang syne? And

-T guides Ss how to discus

-T.Asks Ss to work in group and discuss:

- Group work

-Ss Go to the board and write them on

-T lets Ss translate into Vietnamese

-T lets Ss listen and give the differences

between Scots and English

-Ss.cosult and sing a song in English

-T correct and give them marks

-Ss Listen to the song 10 times and sing

in front of the class

T recommends Ss some things Ss listen

“Student sing a song”

Scots and English are differences Scots:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days

of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne,

my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take

a cup of kindness yet, For auld lang syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne? And here's a hand, my trusty friend And gie's a hand o'thine We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne

English:

Should old acquaintances be forgotten and

never rememberedShould old acquaintance be forgottenFor old long ago?

For old long ago, my dearFor old long ago

We will take a cup of kindness yetFor old long ago

-T reminds Ss the voc and the structures.

-Ss Base on them and do the exercises

-Ss May ask T some difficult voc and

Week: 27

Period: 53

I /Arm: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get to know about more one of the

important celebrations in Australia and the USA: Father's Day through the readings about opinions, feelings and memories of children about their fathers Reading for main ideas and specific information Skills: reading, writing and listening

II/ Language content:

a/Vocabulary: Lose heart (v): feel discouraged Groom (n): the man on his wedding day

Hug (v): embrace;Considerate (a): thoughfulfor other's feelings and behaviors; Generous (a): open-handed, free to give ;Priority (n): an interest should be given more

attention;Sense of humor (n): quality of being amusing Distinguish (v): identify Terrific (a): horrible, terrible;Proud of (a): feeling or showing pride on smt/smb

b/ Grammar: Revision

III/ Techniques: ; Brainstorming; asking and answering; Sentence moderling,

complete the table

IV/ Teaching aids: Laptop & student Palmtop

Teacher’s and students’ activities:

-T guides Ss how to play the games

Divide Ss into small groups Each

group is given a piece of card

containing 10 important celebrations

in Vietnam and their dates The card is

Content:

1.

Warm up (5’) Table completion

1 1 Lunar New Year

in two columns: celebration and date.

Ss have to complete the table by

filling either the date or

celebration.Group with the completed

table in the shortest time will be the

winner

Whole class

-T supplies Ss some new voc

-Ss Listen and copy

-T explains how to pronounce the voc

-Ss Listen and practice

_T corrects and explains

-T turns on the English talking

dictionary and then ss imitate

Ask Ss to make sentences with the new

words given Make sure Ss understand

the meaning of the words

12 Valentine's Day

13 International Women's Day

14 April Fool's Day

Lose heart (v): feel discouraged Groom (n): the man on his wedding day Hug (v): embrace

Considerate (a): thoughfulfor other's feelings and behaviors

Generous (a): open-handed, free to give Priority (n): an interest should be given more attention

Sense of humor (n): quality of being amusing Distinguish (v): identify Terrific (a): horrible, terrible

Proud of (a): feeling or showing pride on smt/smb

Checking technique

Sentence mode/ing

3.WHILE-READING(15’)

Individual work

-Ss Play the games to check their voc

- Have students say the words in chorus.

- Rub out the words one at a time but

leave the Vietnamese translation

- When all the English words are

rubbed out, go through the

Vietnamese list and get students to call

out the English equivalent

Have students read the opinions,

feelings and memories of children about

their fathers on Father's Day in

Call on representatives from each group

to read the answers aloud

Make any necessary corrections

Call on some Ss to read the passages

aloud

Check Ss' pronunciation and give

necessary correction

Group work

-Ask students to think of the adjectives

that children use to talk about their

fathers

Set the scene

Father's Day is the time when children showthe feelings, respect and great love to theirfathers The folio wings are opinions, feelingsand memories of children about their fathers.Divide class into three groups Each group reads one passage answer questions about it.Rita (from Australia)

Who do you think Rita sends this card to? What does that person teach her? Does she love him/her? Jane (USA)

Is Jane's father alive or dead? How do you know this?

Has Jane got married? If yes, what did her father do on her wedding day?

Bob (Australia)

Can you name some qualities that Bob's father has? Which one makes him different from others?

Is Bob proud of his father?

Give correct Answers:

Yes She is married with some children On her wedding day, her father stood and gave her a hug.

Bob (Australia)

He's considerate, generous, and humorous