unit 1_lesson plan10

OBJECTIVES * Language: - Correctly pronounce /i/ and /i:/ - Sts will be able to use the simple present, simple past and adverbs of frequency * New words: - Adverbs of frequency IV.. Ac

Grade level: Upper-secondary school

Subject: English

Period 5: Language Focus

I Duration:45 minutes

II Description:

- T uses tapes to help Sts to distinguish 2 different clutters / i / and / i: /

Sts repeat several times so that they can identify the sounds and reproduce them later

- T reminds Sts remember - 2 tenses: The present simple and the past

simple

- Adverb of frequency to do exercises

III OBJECTIVES

* Language: - Correctly pronounce /i/ and /i:/

- Sts will be able to use the simple present, simple past

and adverbs of frequency

* New words: - Adverbs of frequency

IV METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative

V TEACHING AIDS: tape, a cassette player, pictures cards

VI PROCEDURE

TIME TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’

ACTI VITI ES (3ms)

(20ms)

I Warm up

- Asks Ss to close their books

- Sticks a picture of 1kg of fish is 2£ and 1kg of meat

is 5£

1£ 5£

- Asks Ss to look at the picture and complete

sentence:

The fish is ……….and the meat is ………

=> the fish is cheap and the meat is expensive.

- writes the description of 4 underlined words

the fish is cheap and the meat is expensive

/ fi∫/ / t∫i:p/ / mi:t/ / iks'pensiv/

II Pronunciation

Lead-in

- Gets Ss pay attention to the pronunciation of

“fish”, “expensive” and “cheap”, “meat”

/i/ /i/ /i:/ /i:/

- Checking

- Leads to the lesson

Presentation Practice

Activity 1

- Close their books

- Look at the picture

- A student reads

loudly

- Listen

- Pronounces two sounds: /i/ & /i:/

/i:/ the front of tongue is raised The mouth is nearly

closed The lips are spread

/i/ the front of tongue is raised The mouth is half

close The lips are spread

- Asks Ss to repeat

- Introduces some words that have the sounds /i/

and /i:/

/i/ /i:/

hit heat

bit beat

meet meat

kick repeat

- Asks Ss to practise pronouncing them

Activity 2

- Asks Ss to open their books and work in pairs

finding the words which have /i/ or /i:/

- Lets them listen to the tape (or the teacher) and

repeat (Pay attention to the sentence stress.)

II Grammar and vocabulary

- Lead-in

-gives an example:

She often eats ice-cream everyday but yesterday she

ate cake because she had a sore throat.

Activity1

-Ask one St to tell the form of the present simple

tense on the board

-Asks one Sts to present the use of the tense in

- Listen and repeat

- Open their books

- Work in pairs

- Listen and repeat

-Some Ss retell the points

Reminds Sts:

+ Form: (+) S+V(s/es)

(-) S + don’t/doesn’t + V

(?) Do/ Does + S + V

+ Use: * Express a fact that is always true

* Express an action that happens again and

again, that is a habit

* Express a fact which stays the same for a

long time

Exercise 1

- Explains how to do the task

- Does some examples and asks Sts to do exercise

- Calls some Sts to read their answers

- Corrects them

Keys:

1 is 2 fish 3 worry 4 are

5 catch 6 am 7 catch 8 go

9 give up 10 says 11 realize 12 Am

Activity 2

Draw a line to show how the adverbs of frequency use

0% 50% 100%

Never Rarely Not often Sometimes Often Usually Always

- - Gives an example:

I often go shopping with friends at weekend

- Listen

Do exercise

Check the answers

Note in their notebooks

Listen and write

on their notebooks

- Expresses and shows the position of adverbs of

frequency:

 Adverbs of frequency stand before ordinary

verbs

Eg He usually goes to bed at 10.30

 Between auxiliary verb and main verb

Eg I don’t often get up early

 Adverbs of frequency stand after “to be”

Eg He is never interested in Maths

- Gives Sts an exercise: Rearrange the position of

adverbs of frequency in these sentences ( if it’s

necessary)

1 I go usually to bed at 12

2 I often don’t go swimming

3 He eats never meat

4 He sometimes is late for school

5 I’m usually in a hurry in the morning

- Asks Sts to do this exercise and checks

Keys:

1 I usually go

2 I don’t often go…

3 He never eats…

4 He’s sometimes late

5 Right

Do exercises

Exercise 2

Explains how to do the exercise 2

Asks Sts to work in pairs then calls some pairs to read

aloud their sentence

Corrects them

Activity 3

Use the example in the activity 1

- - Asks some Sts to write the form of the past simple:

Form: (+) S+V(ed)

(-) S + didn’t +V

(?) Did +S +V?

Use: * Expresses finished action in the past

* Expresses actions which follow each

other in a story

* Expresses a past situation or habit

- Gives Sts a small game: chain game

- Divides Sts into groups of 6: A,B,C,D,E,F

- Asks them to make questions about activities in

the past ( and answers)

- Gives Sts an example:

What did you do last night?

I did the home work.

Goes around annd helps Sts correct mistakes

Work in pairs

- Write the form

on the board

-Sts play the game

One asks and another answers Takes turn

- Asks some pair to practice in front of the class.

Exercise 3

- Explains how to do the exercise 3

- Asks Sts to do exercise 3 at home

Suggested keys:

1 was done 2 cook 3 were

4 smelt 5 told 6 sang

7 began 8 felt 9 put out

10 crept 11 slept 12 Woke

13 was 14 leapt 15 hurried

16 found 17 wound 18 flowed

Practices in front

of class

listen

- Briefly retell the points

- Assign homework:

Supply the correct verbforms:

1 Ann….(watch) TV yesterday

2 I ………( have) a car when I was 30

3 Mr.Ha ………(water) the plants yesterday

4 We ……….(have) dinner at a famous restaurant lastnight

5 Sue… (often/drink) tea in the morning

6 Peter ……….(sometimes/ tobe) late for school

Listen Write their homework

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Thai Nguyen University of Education

Foreign Language

lesson plan

Unit 1: A day in the life of…

Period 5: Language focus

Leading teacher : Nguyễn Châu Loan Student : Đinh thị Hải Hà

Thai Nguyen, 09/2008