After you listen: 9 mins - Ask sts to work in pairs and use the suggested words to ask and answer about the cyclo driver.. -Ask students to work in pairs and discuss this question: "Wh
Trang 1- To introduce the textbook- English 10
- To introduce the way of testing.
- To set up some class regulations.
- To give a fifteen- minute test.
II Procedures:
1 Textbook introduction:
a Contents: - Six themes: + You and me
+ Education + Community + Nature and the environment + Recreation.
+ People and places.
- Sixteen units.
b The Structure of the book: - There are sixteen units In each unit , there are five main parts:
Trang 2+ Reading + Speaking + Listening + Writing + Language focus: - Pronunciation
- Grammar and vocabulary.
2 The system of testing.
3 Class regulations.
4 A fifteen- minute test.
I Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets
1 The sun always (rise) in the east Look, it (rise)
2 I don't think I (go) tonight I'm too tired.
3 Where you ( spend) your summer holiday last year, Tam?
4 Mai ( be) very happy when she (receive) a letter from her sister this morning
5 Would you like (join) my class next Sunday? We( visit) the local museum.
II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1 I haven't been to Portugal since 1990
I last
2 When did you start your course?
How long have
4 I know it belongs to them , because there's a label on it.
III Choose the best answer
1 The boy like ( playing/ play) games but hate ( doing/ do) lessons.
2 Please stop( talking/ to talk/ talk); I'm trying ( to finish/ finishing/ finish) a letter to
the Y& Y Green Group.
3 His doctor advised him( to give/giving) ( to smoke/ smoking).
4 By (working/ to work) day and night he succeeded in ( finishing/ to finish) the job
in time.
5 After filling in the form , please (bring/take) it back to me.
6 The tourist needs ( finding/ to find) the police station because he has lost money.
7 is he able (can join/ to join) the Y & Y Green Group?
8 He doesn't enjoy ( playing/ to play) basketball.
9 Let him (does/ do) what he wants.
10 My mother is busy ( to cook/ cooking)
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- They read and answer questions about the texts.
- They practise scanning specific information in the texts
2 Knowledge:
- General knowledge : A day in the life of a farmer.
- Language: - Words concerning farming.
- The present simple tense.
II Methods: integrated, mainly communicative.
III Anticipated problems: no problems
IV Teaching aids: - picture, board, chalks, textbook, handouts
V Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Warm- up :( 5 mins)
+ Aims: to introduce the topic of the
lesson and to raise sts' interest.
- Ask sts to close their books
- Deliver handouts, and ask sts to match a
noun in column A with a phrase in column
B.
A B
1 a teacher a does homework
2 a doctor b works in the
field
3 a student c delivers letters
4 a postman d looks after
patients
5 a farmer e gives lessons
- Ask sts to match quickly in one minute,
then ask some sts to stand up to answer T's
quetions.
- After the last question, T introduces the
new lesson.
2 Before you read:( 10 mins)
- Aims: to revise the present simple and to
- close their books
- match two columns
T : What does a teacher do?
S1 : He gives lessons
T : What does a doctor do?
S2 : He looks after patients.
.
T : What does a farmer do?
S5 : He works in the field.
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- Ask sts to open their books and look at
"Before you read" , explain what they are
going to do.
- Do the first example.
T: What time do you often get up?
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and
answer about their daily routine, using the
cues in the textbook.
- Ask them to work in 3 minutes,
meanwhile T moves round to help if
necessary.
- Ask some pairs to report.
- Ask sts to look at the picture in the
textbook and guess the man's job.
- Introduce the topic of the reading
passage: " A day in the life of a farmer"
- Introduce some new words:
- plough (v) ( the action of the man in the
picture)
- 'harrow (v) : bõa
- a plot of land (n) ( point at the picture)
- 'peasant (n) : a poor farmer
- pump(v) : b¬m
- trans'plant (v)( use 2 words"plant" and
"trans-" to explain).
do the transplanting
- Ask sts to listen and repeat these words
twice, then ask some sts to read again.
3 While you read:( 20 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise reading
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to read the passage about a
farmer, Mr Vy and his wife, Mrs Tuyet
and do Task1.
- Ask sts to work individually in 5 minutes
to do this task.
- Guide sts to read through the passage ,
then focus on only the sentences
surrounding the italicised words to do the
- Translate number 4 into Vietnamese in
case sts do not know the word " contented
with" and three options.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the passage again and
answer the questions about Mr Vy and
Mrs Tuyet.
- Ask them to work in pairs , one asks and
one answers.
- Move round to make sure that all sts are
working and to help them if necessary.
- Ask some sts to report and give
feedback.
S: I often get up at six S1: What time do you often go to school?
S2: I often go to school at 6.30 S3: What time do you often have breakfast?
S4: I often have breakfast at 6.15.
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- Ask sts to read the passage again , and
explain what they are going to do.
- Ask them to complete the note in 7
minutes, then discuss their answers with
their partners.
- Ask three sts to report their answers
aloud.
- Check and give remarks.
- Work in groups to discuss.
- Ask one member of their groups to report
if possible.
4 After you read:( 9 mins)
- Aims: to help sts to consolidate what
they have read.
- Ask sts to close their books.
- Ask them to work in small groups of
three or four to talk about Mr Vy and Mrs.
Tuyet's daily routines basing on their note
in Task 3.
- Encourage them to use their own words.
- Ask one or two pairs to report.
5 Homework:( 1 min)
- Ask sts to write full passage about Mr
Vy and Mrs Tuyet basing on what they
have discussed in Post- Reading.
down to the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea.
S5: What does he do in the morning?
S6: In the morning he ploughs and harrows his plot of land, drinks tea and smokes local tobacco during his break.
S7: What do Mr Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
S8: They repair the banks of their plot
of land Mr Vy pumps water into it while his wife does the transplanting.
S9: Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
S10: Yes, they are Because they love working and they love their children.
- In the morning:
+ 4.30: The alarm goes off and Mr Vy gets up, goes down to the kitchen, boil water for tea, has a quick breakfast, leads the buffalo to the field.
+ 5.15: he leaves the house + 5.30: he arrives in the field, ploughs and harrows his plot of land.
+7.45: He takes a rest + 10.30: he gose home + 11.30: he has lunch with his family.
- In the afternoon:
+ 2.30: they go to the field again, repair the bank of the plot of land He pumps water into it, she does the transplanting + 6.00: they finish work.
+ 7.00: they have dinner.
- After dinner:
+ They watch TV, sometimes they see their neighbours for a cup of tea and chat with them.
Trang 6- General knowledge: A day in the life of a student.
- Language: - Words concerning school subjects.
- The way to tell clock time.
- The present simple tense.
II Methods: integrated, mainly communicative.
III Anticipated problems:
- Problems: Students may forget the names of school subjects and the way to tell clock time.
- Solutions: teacher should recall these words before they practise speaking.
IV Teaching aids: - picture, board, chalks, textbook, handouts
- Ask sts to close their books.
- Deliver the first handout.
- Ask them to match one item in column
A with one item in column B.
- Ask them to work in groups in 2
minutes, then check this exercise in
chorus.
- Ask sts to read aloud the names of
these subjects in chorus.
2 Presentation:( 9 mins)
- Aims: to introduce the verb tense and
the way to tell clock time.
- Introduce briefly what sts are going to
do in this lesson.
- Ask sts about the verb tense to use in
talking about daily routines.
- Remind sts of some rules of the present
simple tense.
- Recall the way of telling time.
T: ( write on the board) 7.30 ans ask a st
to read it aloud.
- Write some more examples and ask sts
to read aloud.
- Ask sts about the question :
- Ask sts to make question for the
following sentence:
" Mai goes to school at 6.30 a.m"
- Ask sts to give more examples.
3 Controlled- practice:( 20 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise speaking in pairs
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to open their books.
- Introduce the requirement of the task.
- Close their books.
- Work in groups of three or four to match as quickly as possible.
- Speak aloud their answers:
1-f ; 2-i ; 3 - a; 4 - g; 5 - b; 6 - j;
7 - k; 8 - d; 9 - e; 10 - h; 11 - c.
- The present simple tense.
S: seven thirty or half past seven.
S: The question begins with " What time ?"
S: What time does Mai go to school?
- Open the textbook.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Look at the timetable and try to understand it.
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textbook and read through it.
- Do the first example with a student.
T: What time does Quan have a Civic
Education lesson on Monday?
T: What lesson does Quan have at 7.15
a.m on Monday?
- Ask the whole class to read these
sentences again.
- ask two pairs to read again.
- Ask sts to work in pairs in 10 minutes
to ask and answer about Quan basing on
the timetable.
- Move round to hepl sts and to correct
any mistakes if there are.
- Ask five pairs to report because of the
time limit.
- Listen and give remarks.
+ Task 2:
- " Quan is at school in the morning, and
what does he do in the afternoon? Please
look at pictures in task 2"
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and
answer about Quan's activities
- do the first example:
T: ( look at picture 1) What does Quan
do at 2.00 p.m?
- Ask sts to work in the same way,
remind sts to use the present simple tense
with the third person.
- Move round to control the activity and
to help sts if necessary.
- After sts have discussed, T can aks a
student to talk about all Quan's activities
in the afternoon.
4 Free practice:( 10 mins)
- Aims: sts practise speaking freely, they
can express their own ideas.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to think about themselves, and
then work in small groups to tell their
friends about their daily routines -
Remind sts that they are using the
present simple with the first person.
- Move round to check the activities and
to make sure that sts are working
effectively.
- Ask one or two sts to report in front of
the whole class.
- check and give remarks.
5 Homework: ( 1 min)
- Write a paragraph ( about 80 words)
about their daily routines in their
S4: he has a Chemistry lesson.
S5: What time does Quan have a Physics lesson on Wednesday?
S6: He has a Physics lesson at 9.55 a.m S7: What lesson does Quan have at 8.55 on Friday?
S8: He has an English lesson.
S9: What time does Quan have a Class Meeting on Sarturday?
S10: He has a class meeting at 10.40 a.m.
- look at pitures in task 2 and think of the phrases to talk about Quan's
activities.(eg: do his homework, get up,etc)
S: He gets up at 2.00 p.m
" At 2.00 p.m Quan gets up, he starts
to study at 2.15 p.m he studies until 4.30 and then he watches T.V At 5.00
he rides to the football yard At 5.15
he begins playing football He goes home at about 6.30 p.m "
- Think about theit daily activities and talk to their friends.
- Try to use English to talk.
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a General knowledge: A day in the life of a cyclo-driver.
b Language: - The present simple tense.
- Words concerning the cyclo- driver's work.
3 Skills: + Listening comprehension.
- Students listen and number the pictures in their correct order.
- Students listen and decide whether the staments are true or false.
+ Speaking: - Students work in pairs to ask and answer about the information in the listening text.
II Anticipated problems:
+ Problems:
- Students may do not know some works in the listening text.
- They do not know where to focus on the listening text.
+ Solutions:
- Teach new words in advance.
- Guide students to guess the answers before they listen.
III Teaching aids: - Tape, board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher s activities ’ Students activities ’
1 Homework checking:( 5 mins)
Two sts tell the whole class about their
daily routines
2 Before you listen:( 10 mins)
Aims: focus sts on the topic and review/
introduce the words and phrases used to
describe a cyclo driver s daily activities. ’
a T asks sts to work in groups and make a
list of vehicles and the people who operate
them, then compare their list with other
groups’
- Introduce the topic of the listening text:
‘A day in the life of a cyclo driver’ and
asks sts to open their books.
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and
answer the questions in the textbook
Have you ever traveled by cyclo?
When was it?
Is it interesting to travel by cyclo?
Which do you prefer, going by
bicycle or by cyclo? Give reasons.
- Move around to help sts then ask some
pairs to report.
- Give remarks.
b T asks S to look at the words in the book
and read after T
- Introduce some new words
- 'passenger (n): (in the pictures)
- 'district (n): e.g.: Ba Dinh district,
- work in groups and recall the vehicles and their operators then make a list on a sheet of paper
- compare theirs notes
- listen to the T and open their books
- Work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Some pairs stand up and report.
S1: Have you ever traveled by cyclo? S2: Yes, I have.
S3: When was it?
S4: Last summer holiday
S5: Is it interesting to travel by cycle? S6: Yes, it is.
S7: Which do you prefer, going by bicycle or by cyclo?
S8: I prefer traveling by cyclo because I have time to look around and I m not tired ’
- look at the words and read after T
- copy the words and phrases.
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- drop (v): when the passenger gets off
the cyclo.
- 'pedal (v) = cycle (v)
- 'purchases (n) = the shopping: The
things someone has bought
- food stall (n) : (In the picture)
- Read the words aloud and asks sts to
repeat.
- Ask some sts to read the words again.
3 While you listen:( 20 mins)
+ Task 1:
Aims: Practise listening and ordering
pictures.
- Ask sts to work in pairs, look at the
pictures in the textbook and describe each
picture.
- Do the first example:
In the first picture, a cyclo driver is
cycling his cyclo and taking a woman to
somewhere
- Introduce the situation about Mr Lam, a
cyclo driver in Hochiminh city talking
about his daily routines T asks sts to listen
to the tape/ teacher and number the
pictures in the correct order
- play the tape/ read the text twice.
- Ask sts to share their answers in pairs.
- Get sts’ answers.
- play the tape once again, stop where
necessary and conduct the correction.
+ Task 2:
Aims: Practice listening for specific
information by deciding if the given
statements are true or false.
- ask sts to have a look at the statements
and read them in pairs and make sure they
understand the statements.
-Ask sts to listen to the tape/T again and
tick the box to indicate if the statements
are true or false.
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Checks sts’ answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop where
necessary and conduct the correction.
4
After you listen:( 9 mins)
- Ask sts to work in pairs and use the
suggested words to ask and answer about
the cyclo driver.
- Move round to check the activities and to
make sure that sts are working effectively.
- Ask one or two sts to retell the cyclo
driver’s routines in front of the whole
class.
- Check and give remarks
5 Homework: ( 1min)
- Write a short paragraph about Mr Lam's
- listen and repeat.
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- look at the pictures and listen to the T.
- describe the other pictures in pairs.
- listen to the teacher.
- listen to the tape / the teacher and do the task
- Share their answers.
- give feedback.
- check their answers , and then correct their work if they have any wrong answers.
- Listen and do the task.
- Share their answers with their partners.
" What is the man's name?"
" What does he do?"
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a General knowledge: - Writing about a hotel fire.
b Language: - The past simple tense.
- Connectors (time expressions)
3 Skills: + Reading: Students read a passage to find the verbs in the past simple
and the connectors.
+ Writing a narrative using the prompts.
+ Speaking: - Students discuss in groups to share their answers.
II Anticipated problems:
+ Problems:
- Students may not know some expressions in the tasks.
+ Solutions:
- Explain these words/ expresssions in advance.
III Teaching aids: - A picture, board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Warm- up:( 5 mins)
Aims: To raise students' interest.
-Show a picture that teacher prepared
in advance about the explosion in
Twin Towers in 2001.
- Ask some questions:
T: What is happening ?
T: Do you know where it happened?
T: When did it happen?
T: How did it happen?
- Tell sts that they are going to write a
narrative of past events.
2 Before you write:( 20 mins)
- Aims: to provide sts with the
materials ( vocabulary, grammar,
form) to write.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to look at Task 1
- Ask them to read through the
passage in two minutes to get the
main idea.
- Ask one student to report.
- Explain some new words/ phrases in
the passage:
+ stare death in the face ( explain the
meaning of each word ,then let sts
guess the meaning of the whole
phrase)
+ 'fasten(v)( demonstrate)
+ dip (v) : move to a lower level.
- Ask sts to listen and read these
words again.
- Ask them to read the passage again
more carefully and do task 1 in 5
minutes.
- Move round to make sure that all sts
are working.
- Look at the picture.
S: The buildings are on fire.
S: It happened in the U.S.A S: It happened on September 11th , 2001
S: Two planes carrying bombs crashed into two buildings and killed a lot of people.
- Listen and repeat:
+ stare death in the face + fasten
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with their partners.
- Check the task by asking two sts to
report.
- Give remarks.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the passage again
and in groups to do task 2.
- Divide the class into three regions:
one identifies the events, one
identifies the climax and the rest
identifies the conclusion.
- Ask sts to work in only 2 minutes.
- Ask three representatives of three
+ Verb tense: the past simple tense.
+ Connectors: at that time, on that
day,then, after that, a few minutes
later, until, etc.
- Ask sts to do task 3 but before that
explain some new words:
+ 'discotheque (n) : disco
+ choke (v): to be unable to breath
- Ask sts to listen and read these
words again.
3 While you write:( 10 mins)
- Aims: students practise cotrolled-
writing.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to build up a narrative about
a hotel fire using the prompts.
- Ask them to work individually.
- Move round to conduct the activity
and to note down sts' mistakes.
- Ask sts to share their answers with
their partners.
4 After you write:(9 mins)
-Aims: to get feedback.
- Ask sts to report their work sentence
by sentence.
- Remind sts that they should use the
past simple to write.
+ Connectors( expressions of time): on that day, at first, then, a few minutes later.
- work in groups.
- Report the answers:
+ The events: people got on plane, plane took off, hostesses were just beginning to serve lunch when plane began to shake, plane seemed to dip, people screamed in panic.
+ The climax: We thought we had only minutes to live
+ The conclusion: the pilot that everything was all right, we landed safely, it was the most frightening experience of my life.
- Listen and repeat these words.
- Write the passage into their notebooks.
Last year I spent my summer holidays
at a seaside town The hotel was modern and comfortable I had a wonderful holiday until the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everyone was sitting in the discothequeon the ground floor.
It was crowded with people They were dancing and singing happily Suddenly
we smelt smoke Then black smoke began to fill the room Everybody started to scream in panic People ran away toward the fire exits One door was blocked Many people began to cough and to choke.
Then just as we thought we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade
Trang 125 Homework( 1min)
- Ex 1, 2 (page 9)
arrived Firemen fought their way into the room and soon everyone was safely out of the building Luckily, nobody was seriously hurt It was the most frioghtening experience of my life.
Unit 1 Theme: A day in the life of
Perio d 6 D LANGUAGE FOCUS
Time: 45 minutes Date: 5/9/08
1 General knowledge: - a person's hobby and the narrative of a camping trip.
2 Language: - Pronunciation: / / and /i:/
- The present simple tense.
- Adverbs of frequency
- The past simple tense.
3 Skills: + Reading: - Read sentences aloud.
-Read the passages silently to do the exercises.
II Anticipated problems:
+ Problems: - Students may have difficulty in pronounce / / and /i:/ correctly.
+ Solutions: - Explain carefully the diference between two sounds
III Teaching aids: - board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Homework checking.( 7 mins)
- Ask one student to do exercise 1
(page 9) on the board.
- Check Ex 2 with the whole class
Check this exercise sentence by
sentence.
- Give remarks and marks.
2 Pronunciation:( 17 mins)
- Aims: to introduce the two sounds
and to help sts to read these sounds
correctly.
- Introduce two sounds / / and /i:/.
- Read each sound twice and then ask
sts to listen and repeat.
- Ask sts to look at the book, then
listen and repeat.
- Ask sts to practise reading these
2 In the morning 6 At first
3 Once in a while 7 in the end
4 However 8 On the whole
- Look at the board.
- Listen to the teacher and then listen and repeat / / and /i:/
- Listen and repeat.
/ɪ/ / i:/
hit kick heat repeat
bit click beat read
little interested meat eaten
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what they are going to do.
- Do the first example:( read the
sentence aloud and underline the
sounds)
1 Is he coming to the cinema ?
/ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/
- Ask sts to work in pairs to practise
reading and to find the sounds in the
rest sentences.
- Remind them of the intonation of the
questions.
- move round to help if necessary.
- Ask some sts to read these sentences
aloud.
- Give remarks.
3 Grammar and vocabulary:( 20
mins)
- Aims: to revise the present simple
tense and the past simple tense.
- Ask sts to think about the present
simple tense and ask some to tell the
whole class about the form and the
use of the tense
- Ask sts about the position of adverbs
of frequency.
- Ask sts to do Ex 1 individually in 5
minutes, then share their answers with
their partners.
- Explain any new words if necessary.
- Ask some sts to report and give
- Present the past simple tense.
- Ask some students to tell the whole
class about the form and the use of
this tense.
- Ask sts to look at Ex 3 and explain
what sts are going to do.
- Ask sts to do this exercise in 5
minutes , then share their answers
with their partners.
- Ask them to pay attention to the past
form of irregular verbs and some
verbs are put in passive voice.
- Ask 2 sts to do this exercise on the
board.
2 We 'll miss the begining of the film.
3 Is it an interesting film, Jim?
(?) Do/ Does + S + V + ?
+ Use: to talk about present habits or present states.
+ Position:
- after " to be" but before other verbs.
- " As a rule" is placed at the
He always get up early.
She is sometimes late for school Lan normally practises speaking English.
As a rule, Thao is a hard- working student.
+ Form: (+ ) S + V-ed/ V( irregular) +
( - ) S + didn't + V + ( ? ) Did + S + V + ? + Use: to indicate that somthing happen in the past.
1 was done 7 began 13 was
2 cooked 8 felt 14 leapt
3 were 9 put out 15 hurried
4 smelt 10 crept 16 found
5 told 11 slept 17 wound
6 sang 12 woke 18 flowed
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- Check and give remarks.
a General knowledge: - Knowledge about school.
b Language: - The present simple tense.
- V-ing and To-infinitive.
3 Skills: - Speaking : talk in pairs and in groups.
- Reading comprehension: to fill in the blanks and to answer the questions
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may have difficulty in understanding some of the topics like health problems or hobbies.
III Teaching aids: board, textbook, chalk.
IV Procedures:
Teacher s activities ’ Students activities ’
1 Warm-up: ( 5 mins)
- Aims: to raise sts' interest and to
introduce the topic.
-Ask students to work in pairs and
discuss this question:
"When you meet your friends, which of
the following topics do you often talk
- Ask them to work in 2 minutes then ask
some pairs to report.
- Check and give remarks.
- Introduce the topic of this lesson.
2 Before you read:( 10mins)
- Aims: to introduce vocabulary and the
grammatical item relating to the reading
text.
a Vocabulary pre-teach:
- Provide the students with these new
words/phrases in this way:
+ Read and write each word/phrase on
the blackboard then give the meaning of
+ 'attitude(n): what you think about or
behave toward something.
+ mall (n): an area containing a lot of
shops
eg: a shopping mall
- Work in pairs orally.
- some sts report.
S1: When I meet my friends, I often talk about films, our study, and other students.
S2: I often talk about my favourite singers, some film stars, or my hobbies.
S3: I usually talk sports and games
- Copy down
- Listen to the teacher then repeat.
- Practise reading these words with their partners.
- Some sts read these words aloud.
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practise with their partners.
- Ask some sts read all the word/phrases
aloud, listen and help the students to read
the words/phrases correctly.
b Gerund and to- infinitive
introduction:
-Recall the usages of gerund and
to-infinitive to the students.
- Ask sts to tell the teacher the cases to
use gerund and to-infinitive.
- Ask sts to discuss quickly in 1 minute,
then one of them stand up to report.
- Listen and give remarks.
3 While you read:( 20 mins)
- Aims: sts practise reading and then do
the tasks relating to the text.
- Introduce briefly the content of the
reading text.
"You are going to read three talks given
by a student, a teacher and a student s ’
father about school You read them and
do the tasks assigned."
- Ask sts to read through three talks and
tell teacher the main ideas of these talks.
Task 1: Gap-filling.
- Ask the students to read again these
talks, then
work independently and fill each blank
with one of the words in the box There
are more words than the blanks.
- Have sts compare the answer with a
partner.
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
Task 2: Finding who …
- Ask students to work in pairs Read the
small talks again and find out who
- Move round to check sts'work.
- Ask sts to share their answers with
other pairs'.
- 9-10 pairs are required to give answers
in front of the class(1 pair/ 1 time/ 1
answer).
- Listen and check
Task 3: Answering questions.
- Ask students to keep on working in
pairs Read the talks more carefully and
answer the questions.
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask some pairs to report in front of the
class.
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
4 After you read:( 9 mins)
like hope love + V- ing want + to- V enjoy decide
- Listen to the teacher.
- Read through the talks, then discuss their contents.
- Read the text again and do the task.
- Share their ideas with their partners.
- Some sts read their answers aloud.
1 enjoy 2 traffic 3 worry
4 crowded 5 language
- Work in pairs to discuss.
- Share their ideas with other pairs'.
- Some pairs stand up and report.
- S1: enjoys teaching S2: Miss phuong
- S3: has to get up early S4: Phong
- S5: lives far from school S6: Phong
- S7: loves working with children
- S8: Miss Phuong
.
- Discuss in pairs.
- Some pairs report
P1: He studies at Chu Van An high school
P2: He studies many subjects such as Math, Physics, Chemistry
P3: Because it is an international language.
P4: She says that teaching is hard work, but she enjoys it because she loves working with children.
P5: Because his son has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets on the way to school
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themselves.
- Tell students to work in groups: Choose
one of the following topics and talk
about it for about 5 minutes.
a.What subjects you like learning best
and why.
b What you like and dislike doing at
school
c What you worry about at school
- Go round to help students with their
work.
- Ask some sts to talk about their topic in
front of the class.
- check and give remarks.
5 Homework:( 1 min)
- Part A ( page 10- workbook)
- Discuss in groups of three or four one
of three topics.
- Assign one member of each group to
be the secretary to take notes their group's ideas.
- Some sts stand up to present their ideas.
Unit 2 Theme: SCHOOL TALKS
-Sts make a conversation and practise with their classmates
b.Language: - The simple past tense.
- Wh- questions
3 Skills:
- Speaking: - Asking and answering in small talks
- Starting and closing a conversations.
- Reading: - Reading the sentences and then rearranging them into a conversation.
II Anticipated problems:
- Sts may not be familiar with some expressions such as "How is everything at
III Teaching aids:
- board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher s activities ’ Students activities ’
1-Warm - up: ( 5 mins)
- Aims: to focus sts on the topic of the
lesson and to raise their interest.
- Introduce the situation and write a short
dialogue on board:
"Suppose that you meet a friend at the
supermarket You are very busy What will
you say to open and end the
conversation."
A: ( 1)
B: Hi Lan How are you?
A: I m fine Thank you And you? ’
B: I m very well Thanks I haven t seen ’ ’
you for a long time Let s go somewhere ’
for a drink
A: Sorry, ( 2)
- Ask sts to complete the dialogue in pairs.
- Ask some pairs to report.
"Today we will practice speaking
conversation having starting and closing
- Look at the board and listen.
- Work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Some pairs stand up to report.
(1) Hello, Mai/ Hi Mai (2) I m very busy now ’
I really must go now, Perhaps another time.
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Aims: Introduce phrases used to start or to
close a conversation.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to look at the phrases in the book
and to work in pairs to put the expressions
in starting and closing a conversation
- Make sure that sts understand all the
expressions = + How s everything at ’
school?= How 's your studying?
+ Catch you later = See you later.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Ask two sts to give answers.
- Get feedback and give remarks.
- Ask sts to read all the expressions aloud
in chorus.
3 While you speak:( 12 mins)
Aims: Sts can practise making a
conversation using the suggested words.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read through all the sentences
and rearrange them into an appropriate
conversation.
- Ask sts to do the task individually and
then discuss with their partners.
- Go around to help sts
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
- Ask sts practise reading this dialogue in
pairs.
- Ask some pairs to read aloud.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to read all the given expressions
and the incomplete dialogue.
- Ask sts to complete the conversation with
suitable words, phrases or sentences in the
box.
- Ask sts to work individually first and
then work in pairs
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
- Ask some pairs to practise in front of the
class.
- Listen and help sts if necessary.
4- After you speak:( 15 mins)
Aims: Sts can make small talk on
Plans for the next weekend
- Divide the class in to four groups Each
group gets one topic and use the starting
and ending of a conversation to practise.
- Ask sts to work in pairs to make small
- Work in pairs to put the phrases into the correct columns.
- Ask two sts to give feedback
conversation Closing conversation a
Good morning Goodbye See you
later How s everything?’ Well, it s been nice’
talking to you Hello How are
you? Sorry I ve got to go Talk to you’
- Practise reading in pairs.
- Some pairs stand up to read the dialogue aloud.
- Read all the words and phrases as well as the dialogue.
- Work individually ,then work in pairs.
- Some pairs read the dialogue aloud.
A: What s the matter ’
with you?
B: I feel tired .I ve got a ’
headache A: You d better go home ’
and have a rest
- Listen to the teacher and try to brainstorm about the topics.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Work in pairs to make small talks.
- Some of sts act out in front of the class.
1 The weather:
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- Go round to help sts
- Call on some pairs to act out the
dialogues in front of the class.
- Ask others sts to comment on their
conversations.
- Get feedback and correct any mistakes if
there are
5- Homework:( 1 min)
- Write down what they have discussed.
A: Hi, Lan How was your trip to Vung Tau?
B: Hi Hung It was wonderful| I really enjoyed it.
A: What did you like most in Vung Tau?
B: The weather.
A: What was the weather like in Vung Tau?
B: It was warm I prefer the weather
in Vung Tau to Nha Trang.
A: Oh, really? I love it, too.
B: By the way, do you want to see my photos?
- Sts understand small talks about everyday life.
b Language: Sts recall and learn more about:
- The present continuous tense
- Verbs to describe everyday activities
- Vocabulary on school, friends,
3 Skills: Sts develop the following skills:
- Listening and numbering the pictures in the correct order.
- Listening and answering given questions
- Listening and filling in the gaps.
- Speaking : describe the pictures and talk about their problems at school.
II Anticipated problems:
- Sts have difficulty listen to the dialogues read aloud by one people.
- Sts cannot take notes to answer the questions while listening.
III Teaching aids:
- textbook, chalk, board.
IV Procedures:
1 Homework checking:( 5 mins)
Two pairs of sts make small talks
about their daily life
2 Before you listen:( 10 mins)
Aims: focus sts on the topic and review/
introduce the words and sentence models
used in small talks.
- Ask sts to read the questions and answers
in the book and work in pairs to match the
question with the appropriate answer, and
then compare their list with other pairs’.
- Check sts’ work
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and
answer.
- Move around to help sts.
- Ask some pairs to present and gives
remarks
-Work in pairs and do the matching 1-c; 2-e; 3-a; 4-b; 5-d.
- Work in pairs to ask and answer:
- Some pairs stand up and present.
S1:What subjects are you taking this semester?
S2: I m taking maths. ’
S1: How do you like the class?
S2: I really like it
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+ semester (n): e.g.: Semester 1: 5 Sept ->
Jan.
Semester2: January
-> May
+ enjoy oneself (n): somebody does
something and likes it.
+ go for a swim (v): e.g.: go for a walk/ a
drive
- Read the words sts to repeat.
- Ask sts to read the words in pairs.
- Ask some sts to read the words again.
3 While you listen:( 20 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise listening and
numbering pictures, listenning for specific
information by answering questions and
by filling in the blanks with missing words.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to work in pairs, look at the
pictures in the textbook and use the
following suggestions to ask and answer
about each picture.
What/ who/ see?
Who/ they?
Where/ they?
What / think / talk about?
- Give one example:
T: What can you see in picture a?
T: Who do you see?
T: What do you think they are talking
about?
- Ask sts to do the same.
- Move around to help sts.
- Introduce that sts will listen to four short
conversations and ask sts to look at the
pictures and listen to the T.
- Play the tape/ read the conversations
once.
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Check sts’ answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape
after each conversation and conduct the
correction.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the questions in pairs and
make sure they understand the statements
and know what information they need to
answer the questions.
- Ask sts to listen to the tape/T twice and
take short notes to answer the questions.
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Ask some sts to report the answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape
where necessary and conduct the
correction.
.
- Copy the words and phrases.
- Listen and repeat.
- Read the words in pairs and correct each other’s mistakes.
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- Look at the pictures and listen to the T.
S: A hotel S: Two people S: Maybe they are talking about the hotel or the holiday.
- Ask and answer about the pictures in pairs.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Listen to the tape / the teacher and
do the task
- Compare their answers and then correct their work if they have wrong answers.
- Report their answers.
Key: b – c – d – a
- Work in pairs to read the questions.
- Listen and do the task.
- Compare their notes.
- Report their answers.
1 (She is taking) English;
2 (She is) in Miss Lan Phuong s ’
Class;
3 (He is) at a party;
4 (He plans to stay there) for a week.
5 No, she doesn t She travels alone. ’
- Work in pairs to read the conversation and try to fill in the gaps
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- Ask sts to read the conversation in pairs
and see what information they need to fill
in the gaps They may guess the answers
in some gaps.
- Ask sts to listen to the tape/T once and
fill in the gaps.
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Ask some sts to report their answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape
where necessary and conduct the
correction.
4 After you listen:( 9mins)
- Ask sts to work in groups and talk about
the problems they have experienced at
school (difficulties in learning, having bad
marks, being late for school, disobeying
the regulations .) Sts may use the
following suggested questions to ask and
answer.
+What problems have you experienced at
school?
+ What are the reasons?
+ What have you done to solve them?
- Move round to check the activities and to
make sure that sts are working effectively.
- Ask one or two pair to retell theirs
problems in
front of the whole class.
- Check and give remarks
5 Homework( 1min)
Write a short paragraph about their
problems at school
before they listen.
- Listen and do the task.
- Compare their answer in pairs.
- Report the answers.
1: it here 5: travelling 2: very nice 6: No
3: big 7: alone 4: comfortable 8: for a drink
- Listen to the teacher.
-Ask and answer in groups.
- One/ two pairs present.
Unit 2 Theme: SCHOOL TALKS
- Words/expressions used in a form.
3 Skills: - Speaking: discuss in pairs.
- Writing: fill in a form.
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may not know some expressions in a form so teacher should teach them in advance.
III Teaching Aids: - board, textbook, chalk.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Homework checking( 5mins)
- Ask one st to tell the whole class about his
or her problems at school in front of the
whole class.
- Check and give marks.
2 Before you write:( 20 mins)
- Aims: To introduce the topic of this
- Listen to their friend attentively.
Trang 21lesson, and to guide sts to fill in a form.
- Introduce the topic of this lesson:" Filling
in a form" and ask sts to look at the
2 What sort of information do you often
have to provide when you fill in a form?
- Move round to help sts if necessary.
- Ask some pairs to stand up to report their
ideas.
- Add some more ideas.
- Give remarks.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to look at the introduction in task
2 and explain more clearly.
- Ask them to look through column A and
column B.
- Explain the phrase: "'marital 'status"=
Are you married or single?
- Ask sts to listen and repeat this phrase.
- Ask sts to match a line in A with a
question in B individually 2 minutes.
- Ask them to share their answers with their
partners after completing the task.
- Get feedback and check.
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and answer
about the questions in column B.
- Ask them to give short answers.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Ask some pairs to report.
- Give remarks.
+ Task 3:
- Tell sts that forms ask them to do certain
things so they should follow the
requirements.
- Ask sts to read through five points , then
explain some new words:
- de'lete( v) : to omit something.
- 'applicable (adj): suitable.
- Ask sts to listen and read these words
again.
- Ask sts to read the task again and fill in
the blanks as they are required.
- Ask them to work individually in 2
minutes and then compare their answers
with their partners
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask 2 two sts to write their answers on the
board.
- Check and give remarks.
- Ask sts to look at Task 4 and read through
- Open their books and look at the tasks.
1 When you apply for a job or attend
an examination to a high school/ a university.
2 Your address, your job, your date of birth
- Look at task 2 and listen to the teacher.
- Read through the task
- Write this phrase in their notebooks.
- listen and repeat.
- Do the task individually.
S4: At 32 Tran Hung Dao Street.
S5: Are you married or single?
S6: Single.
S7: What 's your first name?
S8: Binh .
- Listen to the teacher.
- write these words into their notebooks.
- Read these words again.
- Do the task silently and the share their answers with their partners.
1 NGUYEN THI NHUNG.
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- Explain some new words:
- en'rol (v): to become a member/ a student
in a course.
en'rolment( n)
- natio'nality( n): eg: Vietnamese, French,
etc
- 'specify (v): tell clearly.
- Ask sts to listen and read these words
again.
3 While you write: ( 10 mins)
- Aims: Sts practse filling in a form.
- Ask sts to read the form again and fill in
it.
- Ask them to work individually in 8
minutes
- Copy the form on the board.
- Go round the classroom to make sure that
all sts are writing and they know how to do.
- Ask them to share their answers with their
partners.
4 After you write: ( 9 minutes)
- Aims: to get feedback.
- Ask one st to fill in the form on the board.
- Ask another st to give remarks.
- Check and correct any mistakes.
- Ask sts to read their forms again and
correct the mistakes if there are.
5 Homework: ( 1 min)
- Part D ( page 27- textbook)
- Write these words in their notebooks.
- Listen and repeat.
- Fill in the form.
- Discuss in pairs
+ Sample :
Mr/ Mrs/ miss Surname: PHAM First name: VAN TUNG Date of birth: FEBRUARY 20th, 1991 Nationality: VIETNAMESE.
.
- Self- correct.
Unit 2 Theme: SCHOOL TALKS
Perio d 11 E LANGUAGE FOCUS
Time: 45 minutes Date: 15/9/08
I Objectives:
1 Education Aims:- Students can distinguish the sound / / from the sound /a:/
and pronounce them correctly.
- Students revise Wh-questions and V-ing and to infinitive.
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: - informal letters.
b Language: - Pronunciation: / / and /a:/
- Wh- questions
- V-ing and to infinitive.
3 Skills: + Speaking: - work in pairs to ask and answer Wh- questions
+ Reading: - Read words and sentences aloud.
-Read the passages and sentences silently to do the exercises.
II Anticipated problems:
+ Problems: - Students may have difficulty in pronounce / / and /a:/ correctly.
+ Solutions: - Explain carefully the diference between two sounds
III Teaching aids: - board, chalk, textbook.
- Write on the boards two sentences:
eg: My cousin is my uncle's son. - Look at the board.
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- Ask one st to read the examples aloud.
- Check whether they pronounce correctly,
then ask the whole class to read the
sentences again.
- Point at underlined words and introduce
the topic;" Today we will practise
pronouncing two sounds / / and /a:/.
2 Pronunciation:( 15 mins)
- Aims: to introduce two sounds // and
/a:/ and help sts to practise these sounds.
a Write two sounds on the board and
pronounce them clearly twice, then ask sts
- Then ask sts to work in pairs to read the
words again so that they can check for
each other.
- Move around to help
- Ask two sts to read again and give
remarks.
b Ask sts to look at sentences in page 29
in the book.
- Ask the to work in pairs to read the
sentences and then find out the words
containing sound // and the words
containing sound /a:/.
- Ask them to work in 4 minutes.
- Move around to conduct the activity.
- Ask one st to report and other sts to give
remarks.
- Check and give remarks.
3 Grammar and vocabulary:( 25 mins)
- Aims: to revise Wh- questions and the
use of gerund and To- infinitive as well as
give sts a chance to practise these
grammar issues by doing some exercises.
a Wh- questions:
- T: What are Wh- questions?
- Ask sts to give examples.
- Ask some sts to say aloud.
- Ask sts to look at Ex 1 in page 29, then
make questions for the answers.
- Ask them to work individually , then
work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Let them work in 4 minutes and then ask
some pairs to report.
- Check and give remarks.
b V-ing and To infinitive:
- Ask some sts to tell the whole class the
- One st read the sentences aloud.
- Listen to the teacher and repeat.
- Write down two sounds.
- Listen to the teacher and repeat.
- Look at the book , listen and repeat study far
subject father cousin marvellous .
- Read these words in pairs and check for their partners.
- Look at the book and work in Answers:
/ / /a:/
love dancing much stars cousin Martha, Charles month dark
lunch garden
- S: They are questions beginning with " what, who, where, how,etc".
- S1: What 's his job?
- S2: How do you go to school?
- S3: Who teach you maths?
.
- Look at the textbook.
- make questions then ask and answer with their partners.
S1: When did you come?
S2: Just a few days ago.
S3: How long did you stay in Quang Ninh?
S4: For a few days.
S5: Who did you come with?
S6: I came with a friend.
.
V-ing:
- After some verbs:
admit, avoid,admit,give up, like, love, enjoy, finish, keep, mind, postpone, practise, suggest, consider, etc.
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- Ask them about the cases to use to
infinitive.
- Check and add any information if
necessary.
- Ask sts to read the letter in Ex 2 and then
give the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
- Ask them to work alone in 5 minutes and
then check it with their partners.
- Ask two sts to write the answers on the
board.
- Check and give remarks.
- Ask sts to do Ex 3 in 3 minutes
- Ask 2 sts to do this exercise on the board.
- Tell sts to work individually , then share
their answers with their parters.
- Ask one st to give remarks on their
- After prepositions.
To infinitive:
- after some verbs: afford, arrange, choose, manage, refuse, promise, want, need, hope, agree, plan, decide, etc.
a General knowledge: - Background knowledge about Marie Curie.
b Language: - the past simple tense.
- vocabulary concerning study.
3 Skills: - Reading: read the text and do Matching and True or False exercise and
answer the questions.
- Speaking: discuss in pairs and in groups.
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may lack of information about Marie Curie.
III Teaching Aids: textbook, chalk, board.
IV Procedures:
Teacher s activities ’ Students activities ’
1 Warm-up: Network ( 5 mins)
+ Aims: to raise sts' interest in the reading
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scientists and their inventions.
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask them to work in 4 minutes and then
get feedback The group which has the
longest list will be the winner
2 Before you read:( 10 mins)
- Aims; to introduce the content of the text
and provide sts with some new words.
- Students are required to work in pairs to
answer the following questions:
+ Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
+ What do you know about her?
- give the correct information.
- Read and write new words on the board.
+ atomic(adj): thuéc vÒ nguyªn tö
- Read each word 3 times and ask the sts
to repeat it.
- Leave sts 1 minute to self-practice.
- Ask 4-5 sts to read all the words aloud in
front of the class
- Listen and help the sts to read the words
correctly.
3 While you read:( 20 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise reading and do the
tasks
+ Task 1: Matching.
- Ask the students to read the passage
independently and match the words or
phrases in A with their meaning in B.
- Tell sts to refer to Vocabulary for help
and encourage them try to guess the
meanings of the words in the context of
the reading.
- Ask them to compare the answers with
their friends.
- Call on some sts to read and explain their
answers aloud in front of the class.
- Give feedback and correct answers:
+ Task 2: True or False.
- Ask the sts to read the passage more
carefully and decide whether the
statements are true(T) or false(F) Correct
the false information.
- Ask the sts to highlight or underline the
information in the passage that helps the
students to find the correct answers.
- Move round to help sts if necessary, then
ask them to share their answers with their
partners.
- Ask some sts to give answers.
- Listen and help the students to do the
exercise correctly
- Discuss in pairs and then answer the questions.
- Some sts stand up to answer.
- Listen to the teacher and Copy down
- Repeat the words.
- Work in pairs to check for each other.
- listen to the teacher.
- Students do the work individually.
- Discuss the answers with their partners.
- some sts do orally while others watch
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- Ask students to work in pairs to answer
the questions
- Tell the students to compare their
answers with other pairs Let them discuss
and correct for one another.
- Call some pairs of students to read aloud
the questions and answers in front of the
class.
- Feedback and give correct answers.
4 After you read:( 9 mins)
- Aims: to check sts' understanding and to
summarize the text.
- Make sure students understand all the
adjectives given in this part.
- Ask sts to describe Marie Curie, basing
on these adjectives Find the evidence
from the passage to prove each of them.
- Ask the students to work in groups and
highlight or underline the evidence that
they find in the passage.
- Go round to help students with their
work.
- Ask presentatives of some groups to
report in front of the whole class.
- Listen andgive remarks.
5 Homework:( 1 min)
- Ask students to write a passage of about
60 words about a famous scientist.
- Self-correct the work
- Work in pairs orally
- Share their ideas.
- 9-10 pairs work orally in front of the class.
Key:
1.Marie Curie was born in Warsaw
on November 7,1867 2.She was a brilliant and mature students
3 She work as a tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.
4.She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
5 No it wasn t her real joy was ’ “
easing human suffering
- work in groups orally and try to find the evidence in the reading text.
- Some sts report in front of the ckass.
- Others listen to their friends and give remarks.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Speaking: - Asking about another person's background
- Talking about a person's background basing on what they have interviewed
II Anticipated problems:
- Sts may not know what is included in the term "background"
III Teaching aids:
- board, chalk, textbook
IV Procedures:
WRITTEN TEST
Time allowed: 15 minutes
I Choose the right answers about Marie Curie.
1 Where was Marie Curie born?
A In the capital city of France B In the capital city of Poland C In Sorbonne
2 Where did Marie Curie go to school?
A At the Sorbonne B In Paris C In Warsaw
3 Why did Marie Curie go to Paris?
A To get university education B To find work for her living C To meet Pierre Curie
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A In 1891 B In 1894 C In 1895
5 What did Marie Curie do in 1914?
A She became a university professor B She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry
C She founded the Radium Institute
II Choose the suitable words/ phrases to fill in the blanks
was appointed when he was 16 years old was born entered
not far from became interested in before his son's birth
was more of had already made at the age of 21
The great English scientist Issac Newton, whose theory of gravitation( định luật vạn vật hấp
dẫn) is well-known throughout the world (1) in the Woolthorpe village, (2) the
town of Cambridge, on December 25th,1642 His father was a farmer who died (3) His mother, uncle and grandmother took care of him
When still young, Newton (4) a mechanic than a scholar His neighbours thought he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he (5) a clock his neighbours had never heard of before It worked by water When he grew older, he (6) mathematics and physics His first physics experiment was carried out in 1658, (7) On June 5th , Newton (8) the University of Cambridge where he sudied maths and soon became famous
(9)
When Newton was 22 years old, he began stidying the theory of gravitation In 1669, he (10) professor and began giving lectures on maths at Cambridge He died in 1727 at the age of 85
Teacher s activities’ Students activities’
2.Before you speak( 10 mins)
Aims: to guide sts how to do and to provide
them with needed vocabulary and grammar.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to think about people's background,
and then read the cues in this task
- Ask them to discuss in pairs to choose which
items to tell about someone's background
- Get feedback and give the correct answers
- Ask sts to continue working in pairs to
discuss what questions they can ask when they
want to know about these things
- Move round to conduct the activity
- Ask some pairs to give answers
- Write the questions on the board and give
remarks
3 While you speak:( 20 mins)
Aims: Sts can practise making an interwiew
and then talking about the person they have
interwiewed.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to imagine they are journalists and
ask them to work in pairs to interview their
partners about his/her background or that of a
person he/ she knows well
- Ask them to follow the stages in the textbook
- Go around to suggest the questions if
necessary
- Ask one pair to report
- Give remarks so that other pairs can correct
their mistakes
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to work in small groups to talk about
the person they have learnt about from the
interview
- Think about people's background
- Work in pairs to choose the correct items
+ family + education
+ experience
- Work in pairs to discuss the questions
- Some pairs stand up to give answers
Family:
- How many people are there in your family?
- What does your father/ mother do?
Education:
- Where did you study at primary school/ junior secondary school?
- What subject do you like best?
- What degree do you have?
Experience:
- How long have you been a member of our school's speaking club?
- Have you ever won any prizes?
- Work in pairs to ask and answer
- One pair stand up and report:
S1: Hello Can you tell me something about yorself?
S2: Oh, of course What do you want to know? S1: When and where were you born?
S2: I was born on September 11 th , 1991 in Hai Duong.
S1: How many people are there in your family? S2: There are four: my parents, my sister and I S1: What do your parents do?
S2: my dad is a doctor and my mum is a nurse.
- Discuss in groups using the information theyhave got from the interview
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- Move around to conduct the activity
4- After you speak:( 9 mins)
Aims: Sts present what they have discussed in
the previous stage.
- Ask two sts to tell the whole class about the
people they interviewed about
- Listen to them attentively and correct the
" Quan's cousin, Minh, was born on November
2 nd , 1985 in Hai Duong City He is the only child
in his family His father is an engineer and his mother is a teacher As a brilliant student, he always got good marks when he was a student at
To Hieu Primary School and then at Le Quy Don Secondary School When he was fifteen , he passed the exam to Nguyen Trai High School He said he liked all subjects at school but among them he liked English best He has attended the English Speaking Contest twice and won the fisrt prize in 2003 At the moment he is studying at a university in Australia and he is very successful "
Date: 20/9/08 LESSON 3 : LISTENING ( Period 14)
I Objectives:
1 General knowledge:
- Sts know about the background of a famous person
2 Language: Sts recall and learn more about:
- The simple past tense
- Verbs to express opinion
- Vocabulary on sports
3 Skills: Sts develop the following skills:
- Listening and marking True/False
- Listening and filling in gaps
- Asking and answering about sb’s background
II Anticipated problems:
- Sts do not know some new words
- Sts have trouble listening to a conversation read by a teacher
III Teaching aids:
- Handouts
IV Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Homework checking:( 5 mins)
- Two sts tell the whole class about two people's
background
- Listen and give remarks and marks
2 Before you listen:( 10 mins)
Aims: focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce
the words and phrases used to describe the
background of a sports star.
+ Ask sts to work in groups and make a list of sports
and the names of the sports competitions, then
compare their list with other groups’
- Introduce the topic of the listening text: ‘A
conversation between a reporter and an Olympic
Champion’ and ask sts to open their books
T asks sts to work in pairs to ask and answer the
questions in the textbook
Can you name any Olympic champions?
What would you like to know about these
people?
- Move around to help sts
- Ask some pairs to present and gives remarks
- Ask sts to work in pairs and recall the forms of
question used to get the information
- Ask some sts to speak aloud
+ Ask sts to look at the words in the book and read
after T / the tape
- Introduce some new words
- Olympic champion (n): (in the picture)
- di'ploma (n): sb receive this when he finishes a
- Two sts stand in front of the class to speak
- Work in groups and recall the names ofsports and the names of the sportscompetitions then make a list on a sheet ofpaper
- Compare theirs notes
- Listen to the T and open the book
- Work in pairs
- Some pairs stand up and report
S1: Can you name any Olympic champions? S2: Tran Hieu Ngan, Sergey Bubka…
S3: What would you like to know about these people?
S4: Date and place of birth, study, family, achievements, hobbies…
- Note down the forms of questions:
When/where were you born?
Where did you get a general education? What achievement have you got?
What do you like doing in your free time?
- Look at the words and read after T /the tape
- Copy the words and phrases
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- ro'mantic (adj): Romeo and Juliet is a romantic
play
- Read the words and ask sts to repeat
- Ask sts to read the words in pairs
3 While you listen:( 20 mins)
+ Task 1:
Aims: Practice listening for specific information by
deciding whether the given statements are true or
false.
- Introduce the conversation between a reporter and
an Olympic champion then ask sts to listen to the
conversation and tick on the box to indicate True or
False statements
- Ask sts to have a look at the statements and read
them in pairs and make sure they understand the
statements
- Ask sts to listen to the tape/T and tick the box to
indicate if the statements are true or false
- Read/ play the tape twice
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs
- Check sts’ answers
- Read/play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction
+ Task 2:
- Aims: sts listen for specific information to fill in the
blanks.
- Ask sts to listen to the conversation again and fill in
the gaps with the suitable words/ phrases
- Read the conversation twice
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs
- Check sts’ answers
- Read/play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction
4 After you listen:( 9 mins)
- Aims: to check sts'comprehension in the previous
stage.
- Ask sts to work in pairs and use the information in
Task 1 and 2 to ask and answer about the Olympic
champion
- Move round to check the activities and to make
sure that sts are working effectively
- Check and give remarks
- T can ask sts to ask and answer about the sports
star(s) they like
5 Homework:( 1 min)
- Write a short paragraph about the Olympic
champion
- Listen and repeat
- Read the words in pairs and correct eachother’s mistakes
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- Work in pairs to read the statements
- Listen and do the task
- discuss their answers in pairs
- Gives their answers:
- compare their answers
- Give their answers
1 a general education 4 love stories
2 lives; family 5 teacher's diploma
3 different; swimming
- Check their answers, and then correct theirwork if they have the wrong answers
- Ask and answer in pairs
- One/ two sts present
Date: 25/9/08 LESSON 4: WRITING ( Period 15)
I Objectives:
1 Education Aims: - Students can write a simple C V( curriculum vitae)
- They can write about a person's background basing on a C V
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: - A curriculum vitae in English
b Language: - The past simple tense
- Words/expressions used in a curriculum vitae
3 Skills: - Reading: read a model curriculum vitae
- Speaking: discuss in pairs
- Writing: fill in a curriculum, write about a person's background
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may not know some expressions in a curriculum vitae so teacher should teach them in advance
III Teaching Aids: - board, textbook, chalk.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Homework checking: ( 5 mins)
- Aks one st to talk about Sally in front of the
whole class
- One st speaks
- Others listen to their friend
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2 Before you write:( 20 mins)
- Aims: to focus sts on the topic and to introduce
the structure of a simple C.V, to guide sts to fill in
the C.V.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to look at the C.V in the textbook and
introduce some new words:
+ C.V( curriculum vitae) : a form with details
about somebody's past education and jobs
+ tourist guide (n): a person who goes with tourists
to point out interesting sights on a journey
+ hotel telephonist (n): a person who answers the
phone in a hotel
+ travel agency ( n) : a business of organising
travelling for people
- Read these words aloud and ask sts to listen and
repeat
- Ask some sts to read again and check
- Ask sts to read the model C.V in the textbook
about Mr Brown and then answer the questions:
T: What is his full name?
T: When and where was he born?
T: What school did he attend?
T: What exams did he pass?
T: What did he do before?
- Ask sts another question:
" What kind of information do you find in the
C.V?"
- Ask sts to discuss this question in pairs then ask
one st to answer
- Give remarks
- Introduce the elements of a C.V:
+Personal information: name, sex, date of birth,
place of birth.
+ Education : name of a high school/ a
university
+ Previous jobs: teacher/ tourist guide/ etc ( time)
+ Interest: dancing/ swimming/ etc
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the incomplete form in the book
- Ask them to work in pairs in 5 minutes to ask and
answer about their partner's father/ mother then
complete the form with suitable information
- Move round to conduct the activity and to help if
necessary
- Ask some sts to read aloud the information they
have collected and ask some other sts to give
remarks
- Check and give remarks
3 While you write:( 10 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise writing about a person's
background using the information in a C.V and the
cues in the textbook.
- Ask sts to look at Task 1 again.
- Ask them to work independently and write a
paragraph about Mr Brown ,using the suggested
words and phrases
- Ask sts to use the past simple to write
- Move around to help if necessary
- Ask sts to write in about 9 minutes, then compare
their paragraph with their partners'
4 After you write:( 9 mins)
- Get feedback by asking some sts to read their
work aloud
- Ask some other sts to give remarks
- Check and give the correct answer
- Give remarks
- look at the C.V
- Copy these words into their notebooks
- Listen to the teacher and read these words again
- Read the C.V in the textbook and answer T's questions
S1: His full name is David Brown.
S2: He was born on November 12th, 1969 in Boston.
S3: He attended Kensington High School S4; He passed exams in English, French and Mathematics.
S5: He was a tourist guide and a hotel telephonist.
- Discuss the question in pairs then one of them will answer
S: We can find some information such as his
name, his date of birth and his place of birth, his education and his previous jobs, etc.
- Copy this part into their notebooks
- Read the form
- Work in pairs to ask and answer
- Complete the form with suitable information
- Some sts stand up and read aloud, other sts listen and give remarks
- Read Mr Brown's C.V again
- Use the suggested words/ phrases to write a paragraph about Mr Brown
- Share their paragraph with their friends'
- Some sts stand up and read their work aloud
- Other sts give remarks
" Mr Brown was born on November 12th,
1969 in Boston He went to Kensington High School and passed examed in English, French and Mathematics He worked as a tourist
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- Because time is not allowed, the writing activity
in Task 3 will be assigned as homework
guide in a travel agency from June 1991 to December 1998 And from 1999 to 2002 , he worked as a hotel telephonist He likes music and dancing."
Date: 2/10/08 LESSON 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS ( Period 16 )
I Objectives:
1 Education Aims:- Students can distinguish the sound / e / from the sound / æ / and
pronounce them correctly
- Students revise the past perfect and distinguish it from the past simple
2 Knowledge:
+ Language: - Pronunciation: / e / and / æ /
- The past perfect tense
- The past simple tense
3 Skills: + Speaking: - Work in pairs to discuss the exercises
+ Reading: - Read words and sentences aloud
- Read the passages and sentences silently to do the exercises
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may have difficulty in pronounce sound / æ / correctly
III Teaching aids: - board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Homework checking: ( 5mins)
- Ask one st to read aloud the paragraph that he/she
wrote about his/ her partner's parent
- Listen to him/her
- Ask one st to give remarks
- check and give a mark
2 Pronunciation:( 10 mins)
- Aims: to introduce two sounds /e/ and /æ/ and help
sts to practise these sounds.
a Write two sounds on the board and pronounce them
clearly twice, then ask sts to repeat
- Tell sts the difference between two sounds
- Ask them to look at the textbook, listen and repeat
- Then ask sts to work in pairs to read the words again
so that they can check for each other
- Move around to help
- Ask two sts to read again and give remarks
b Ask sts to look at sentences in page 39 in the book.
- Ask the to work in pairs to read the sentences and
then find out the words containing sound /e/ and the
words containing sound /æ /
- Ask them to work in 4 minutes
- Move around to conduct the activity
- Ask one st to report and other sts to give remarks
- Check and give the correct answers
- Ask some sts to read these sentences aloud
- Listen and give remarks
3 Grammar: ( 29 mins)
- Aims: To revise the past perfect tense and the past
simple tense as well as to give them some exercises to
do.
- Write an example on the board
"When I arrived at the cinema,the film had started"
- Ask sts to look at the example and identify the verb
in the past perfect
- Ask sts to recall the form of the past perfect tense and
to tell the whole class
- Revise the use of the past perfect by giving some
examples
Eg1:
When the police came , the robbers had escaped.
The train had left when Mary arrived at the station.
- Tell sts about the chronological order between the
- One st read his/ her paragraph aloud
- Listen to their friends
- Give remarks
- Listen to the teacher
- Write down two sounds
- Listen to the teacher and repeat
- Look at the book , listen and repeat men man
said sad met mat
- Read these words in pairs and check for their partners
- Look at the book and work in pairs
- Answers:
/ e / /æ /
red fat pen man sent handbag Helen apples said pans
- Look at the example
- One st stands up and answers:
" had started"
- Form: (+ ) S + had + P II ( - ) S + had + not + P II ( ? ) Had + S + P II .?
- Uses:
+ The past perfect refers to a past activity
or situation that took place before another past activity or situation
- Copy the examples and listen to the teacher
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Eg 2:
I was nervous because I had never spoken before an
audience.( I spoke before an audience yesterday)
The house was dirty We hadn't cleaned it for weeks.
- Ask sts to read these examples again
+ EX1:
- Ask sts to read Ex 1 in page 39, then do the task
- Ask them to work individually to put the verbs into
the past perfect, then compare their answers with their
- Ask sts to read the sentences in Ex 2 and then give the
correct form of the verbs in brackets
- Ask sts to pay attention to the difference between the
past perfect and the past simple
- Ask them to work alone in 3 minutes and then check
it with their partners
- Ask some sts to read the answers aloud
- Check and give remarks
4 Homework: (1 min)
- Because time is not allowed, Ex3 is assigned as
homework
- Part B ( page 19,20- workbook)
+ The past perfect can be used as the past form of the present perfect
- Copy the examples
- Listen and repeat
- Read through all sentences in this exercise
- Do the exercise and then share their answers with their partners
EX 1:
1 had broken 6 had been
2 had done 7 had left
3 had met 8 had moned
4 hadn't turned off 9 hadn't seen
5 had ever seen 10.had broken in.
- Read the sentences carefully and do the exercise individually
- Share their answers with their partners
EX 2:
1 had just finished came.
2 had seldom travelled went.
3 went had already taken.
4 Did you manage had he gone.
5 had just got phoned had been.
Period 17
Date: 3/10/08 TEST YOURSELF A
I Objectives:
1 Aims: - Sts revise what they have learned in unit 1 unit 2 and unit 3.
2 Knowledge: - General knowledge in unit 1, unit 2 and unit 3
- Language: pronunciation and grammar in the above units
3 Skills: listening, speaking and writing.
II Teaching aids: textbook, chalk, board.
III Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Homework checking:( 5 mins)
- Ask one st to do Ex 3 in the textbook on the
board
- Ask one st to give remarks
- Give remarks and marks
2 The new lesson:( 39 minutes)
- Ask sts to do part II, part III and part IV at
home in advance to save time
- Give sts the time duration for each part : part
II: 10 minutes, part III: 10 minutes, part IV: 15
minutes
- Ask sts to do listening in class.
2.1 Listening:
- Ask sts to read the table in the textbook
- Introduce new words:
+ 'minister (n): priest, vicar.
+ black freedom movement (n): phong trµo gi¶i
phãng ngêi da ®en
+ me'morial (n): an institute built to remind
people of a person or an event
- Read the text twice and ask sts to try to
complete the table in the second time
- Ask sts to share their ideas with their partners
- Read the text again so that sts can check their
task for the last time
- Ask 2 sts to write their answers on the board
- Ask other sts to give remarks
- Look at the textbook and try to understand the information in the table
- Copy these words into their notebooks
- Listen and read after the teacher
- Listen carefully and do the task
- Work in pairs to discuss their answers
1 15 th January 1929 6 a minister at a
2 In 1951 7 the black freedom movement
3 for 4 years 8 heard his speech at the
Sentence Mistake Correction
1 had climbed climbed
3 had turned turned
5 had called called
7 had heard heard
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2.2 Reading:
- Ask sts to work in groups to compare their
answers
- Ask one st to report his/ her answers aloud
- listen and check
2.3 Grammar:
- Ask sts to discuss their answers in groups
- Ask 2 sts to write their answers on the board
- Ask two other sts to give remarks
- Check and give the correct answers
2.4 Writing:
- Ask some sts to to read their letters aloud
- Ask some sts to give ramarks
- Listen and give remarks on:
+ form + grammar and vocabulary
+ ideas + style
3 Homework: ( 1 min)
- Part D ( Page 22- workbook)
4 he met 9 In 1986
5 they got married 10 4 th April 1968
- work in groups to share their ideas
- one st stands up to report
- Read their letters aloud
- Listen to the teacher's remarks
5 When he gets up, he first.
A has a bath B has a shower C brushes his teeth
6 He has for breakfast.
A some bread B some tea C some coffee
10 In his free time, he
A plays tennis B plays table tennis C goes out.
II Reading:
Read the text and do the task as directed
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London His father was a comedian and
his mother worked as a dancer and singer Neither of them was very successful,
however, and the family had very little money At one time they were so poor that he
and his brothers had only one pair of shoes between them and they had to take turns
wearing them The first time he himself earned money by dancing and singing, he was
only five years old He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved most was working in
the theatre
When he was about fifteen he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to
America On one of such tours he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood,
where he eventually became both an actor and a film director He was known to be a
perfectionist, and sometimes made the other actors repeat a scene many times before
he was finally satisfied with it.
Many people found him difficult and some accused him of being mean, but it was really
his early experiences of poverty that made him careful with his money He died in
Switzerland in 1977, at the age of 88 There is now a status of him in Leicester Square,
London, the city of his birth and early upbringing His name was Charlie Chaplin.
A Tick to decide whether the statement is true(T), or false(F). T F
1 Charlie Chaplin was an actor
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3 His mother was a singer
4 His parents were very successful in their career
5 He began earning money when he was 5 years old
6 He first went to America in 1904
7 He died in Switzerland in 1877
B Answer the following questions:
1 Was he born in the centre of London?
English Now Magazine
International Penfriend Service
Full name:( in capital letters)
Home address:
First language :
Age: Mr./ Mrs./ Miss * Please give the name of two English - speaking countries where you would be interested in having a penfriend.
.
How long have you been studying English?
Your hobbies:
Signature:
* Delete where not applicable
IV Language focus:
A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
4 A pretty B expensive C bell D telephone
5 A decide B picture C difficult D listen
B Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 She is afraid of ( cross ) the street.
2 Mark Twain ( fall ) in love with Olivia Langdon's picture even before he (meet) her.
3 Would you mind ( open) the window?
4 I promise ( send ) you our new brochure as soon as possible.
B/ 1 No, he wasn't He was born in a very poor part of London.
2 He became famous in Hollywood.
LESSON 1: READING
I Objectives: Period 20
1 Education aims: - Students know more about the study of disabled children
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: - Knowledge about special education and the Braille Alphabet
b Language: - The past simple tense, the present simple tense
- Vocabulary concerning special education
3 Skills: - Speaking : talk in pairs and in groups
- Reading comprehension: to match words in column A with their meaning in column B, to choose the best answers
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may have no ideas about special education and Braille
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IV Procedures:
Teacher s activities’ Students activities’
1 Warm-up:( 2 mins)
- Aims: Sts get used to the topic
- Ask sts to match an adjective in A with its
meaning in B:
A B
1 deaf a unable to see.
2 dumb b unable to hear.
3 blind c unable to use a part of
of their body normally.
4 disabled d unable to speak
- Ask sts to work in groups to match the items
- Ask one st from one group to present the ideas
- Ask other sts to give remarks
- Check and ask sts to read the adjectives in A aloud
2 Before you read( 13 mins)
- Aims: to prepare information and vocabularies for
the topic.
- Ask sts to work in groups of three or four to list out
their daily activities
- Ask some sts from different groups to report their
ideas
- Write the list on the board ask sts to point out what
activities would be difficult for disabled people to
do
- Ask sts to study the Braille Alphabet and then work
in pairs to work out the message below the alphabet
- Introduce some new words:
+ retarded ( adj) : less developed than normal.
+ Proper schooling(phr): enough and good study at
schooling
+ Opposition(n): opposing ideas/ disagreeing
ideas(viewpoints)
Opposed to ( adj)
+ Make efforts (v): try, attempt.
+ To be proud of (phr): = To take pride in
+ add( v) : + ; subtract ( v ) : -
+ finger (n) ( demonstration )
- Ask sts to listen and read the words again then ask
some sts to read again
- Listen and check
3.While you read:( 20 mins)
- Aims: Read the passage for information to do the
tasks.
+ Task 1: Matching.
- Ask the sts to read the passage individually and do
Task 1: the words in A appear in the reading
passage Match them with their definition in B
- Encourage sts to guess the meaning of the words in
the context
- Tell sts to compare their answers with a partner
- Call on some sts to read their answers aloud in
front of the class
- Give correct answers and explain all the words
carefully to make sure the students understand the
meaning of the words
+ Task 2:Multiple choice.
- Ask the students to read the passage more carefully
and complete the sentences by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
- Move around to conduct the activity
- Ask sts to share the answers with their partners
- 5-6 students are required to give answers in front of
the class(1 students/ 1 time/ 1 answer)
- Listen and help the sts to do the exercise correctly
- Give explanation to some words/ phrases or
- Look at the board and listen to the teacher
- Work in groups to match an adjective in
A with its meaning in B
- One st presents the ideas
1 - b; 2 - d; 3 - a; 4 - c
- Listen to the teacher's remarks
- Listen and repeat
- Work in groups to list out
Eg: get up, wash my face, have breakfast,
go to school by bike, listen to the teachers, write the lessons, talk to friends, play soccer, watch TV , etc.
- Point out some activities
Eg: go to school by bike, listen to the
teachers, write the lessons, talk to friends, play soccer, watch TV, etc.
- The message:
" We are the world"
- Copy the words into their notebooks
- listen and repeat
- some sts stand up to read the words again
- Read the passage and do the task individually
- Share their answers with their partners
- Some sts give out their answers
1 – c; 2 – e; 3 – a;4 - b ; 5 - d
-Listen and self-correct the exercise
- Copy down
- Students do the work individually
- Compare their answers with their partners
- 5-6 students do orally while others listen
to them
1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C 5
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4 After you read:( 9 mins)
- Aims: Give the summary of the topic.
- Ask sts to work individually and read the summary
of the passage carefully
- Encourage them to guess the missing words
- Have sts complete the summary
- Note: Sts may not be familiar with this kind of
exercise T should provide help when necessary
- Call on some sts to read the completed summary
aloud in front of the class
- Give feedback and correct answers:
5 Homework:( 1 min)
- Part A ( page 23)
D
- Self-correct the work
- Read the summary passage carefully
- Do the task individually
- 10 students give answers orally
- Making an interview : Matching
- Asking and answering about school life of a student
- Reporting on results
III Anticipated problems
- Sts may find it difficult to work as an interviewer and an interviewee
IV Teaching aids
- textbook, chalk, board
V Procedures
Teacher s activities’ Students activities’
1 Warm-up( 3 mins)
Aims: Sts recall the words on school.
- Asks sts to work in groups and make a list of words
relating to school The words must be correctly
spelled and related to the topic
- Ask some groups to report
- The group with the longest list will be the winner
2.Before you speak:( 15 mins)
Aims: Sts can match the words, give the correct
Sts answer:
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+ Which one don t you like?’
+ How much time do you prepare for your lessons
every day?
+ Task 1: Fill in blanks with the right questions
- Asks sts to study the questions in the interview
carefully and work in pairs
- Ask some sts to give their answers in front of the
class
- Listen and give the correct answers
- Ask sts to work in pairs and carry out the interview
using the right questions
3 While you speak:( 15 mins)
Aims: Sts can ask and answer about school life of
their partner.
+ Task 2
- Write the questions in task 1 on board and ask sts
to work in pairs ,ask and answer about their school
life using the questions on board
- Go round to help sts when necessary T can play
the role of the interviewee to help sts if necessary
- Ask one pair to present in front of the whole class
- Listen and ask other sts to give remarks
- Give remarks
4 After you speak:(10 mins)
Aims: Sts can tell about their partner s school life.’
+ Task 3:
- Ask some sts to tell the whole class what they
know about their partner using the notes from the
interview
- Ask other sts to listen to their classmates and
comment on presenters’ work
- Listen and make necessary corrections
5 Homework: ( 1 min)
Write a paragraph about their partner's study at
school( about 150 words)
- My favourite subjects are Math,
- Two sts read the interview aloud
- Work in pairs , ask and answer thequestions on board using his or her owninformation to answer the questions
- The student in role of the interviewertakes notes the information of the partner
- Sts know about a special photography club
2 Language: Sts recall and learn more about:
- The present continuous tense
- Verbs to describe everyday activities
- Vocabulary on photography
3 Skills: Sts develop the following skills:
- Listening : marking True/false statements, filling in the gaps
- Speaking: retelling the story
II Anticipated problems:
- Sts have difficulty listening to long, similar words
- There are too many new words in the text
III Teaching aids: textbook, chalk, board.
IV Procedures:
Teacher s activities’ Students activities’
1 Homework checking:( 5 mins)
Two sts talk about their school
2 Before you listen:( 15 mins)
Aims: to focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce
the words in the listening text.
a Ask sts to discuss the following questions in
groups:
+ Have you ever taken part in a club? What kind of
club is it?
+ What are the club activities?
+ What do you think of the club activities?
Others listen and give remarks
- Work in groups to discuss the questions
- Some sts present
Trang 38- photo'genic(n): looking more beautiful in photos
- Ask sts to read the words after T and calls on some
sts to read individually
- Ask sts to read the text carefully and use the given
words to fill in the gaps Sts work in pairs
- Ask some sts to give answers and give remarks
* Introduce some new words/ phrases
- sur'roundings (n): everything around you/ the place
where you live
- 'sorrow (n): sadness
- mute (v): = dumb (unable to speak)
- exhi'bition (n) an exhibition of paintings/ photos
ex'hibit (v)
- 'labourer (n): a person who does hard work (with
his hands and body)
- 'stimulate(v): = encourage(v)
- Read the words and ask sts to repeat
- Ask sts to read the words in pairs
- Ask some sts to read the words again
3 While you listen:( 15 mins)
+Task 1
Aims: Practice listening for specific information by
deciding if the given statements are true or false.
- Introduce the talk about a very special photography
club: The Vang Trang Khuyet Club T asks sts to
listen and tick on the box to indicate True or False
statements
- Ask sts to have a look at the statements and read
them in pairs and make sure they understand the
statements
- Ask sts to listen to the tape/T and tick the box to
indicate if the statements are true or false T
reads/plays the tape twice
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs
- Check sts’ answer
- Read/ play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction
+ Task 2
- Ask sts to listen to the talk again and fill in the gaps
with the suitable word
- Encourage sts to fill in / guess the most suitable
words to fill in the gaps
- Read the conversation / play the tape twice
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs
- Check sts’ answers
- Read/ play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction
IV After you listen:( 9 mins)
- Ask sts to work in groups and tell each other about
the photography club Sts may need to use the
following suggested questions:
- Who are the members?
- What are they doing?
- How many photos are on display?
- What are the photos about?
- What does the passion help them?
- Move round to check the activities and to make
sure that sts are working effectively
- Ask one or two sts to present in front of the whole
class
- Give remarks
- Read the words after T and some readindividually
- Work in pairs read the text and do the task
- Some sts give answers and give remarks
- Copy the words and phrases
- Listen and repeat
- Read the words in pairs and correct eachother’s mistakes
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- Listen to the T
- Work in pairs to read the statement
- Listen and do the task
- Compare their answers
- Give their answers
- Compare their answers
- Give their answers
Sts ask and answer in groups
One/ two pairs present
Trang 39IV Homework:( 1 min )
- Write a short paragraph about the Vang Trang
Khuyet Club/ another club
Date: 10/10/08 LESSON 4: WRITING (Period 23)
I Objectives:
1 Education Aims: - Students can write a letter of complaint.
2 Knowledge:
a General knowledge: - A letter of complaint
b Language: - Language used in a formal letter
- Connectors
3 Skills: - Reading: read the advertisement
- Speaking: work in pairs to complete the dialogue
- Writing: complete a letter of complaint using the suggested information
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may not be familiar with complaints in English
III Teaching Aids: - board, textbook, chalk.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Warm-up:( 3 mins)
- Aims: to introduce the topic and to raise sts'
interest in the topic.
- Ask sts: " What kind of letter do you write when
you feel angry about something or unhappy with
something?"
- Suggest: " A letter of complaint or a thank-you
letter?"
- " Have you ever written a complaint letter?"
- " Do you know how to write a complaint letter?"
- Introduce the topic of the lesson.
2 Before you write:( 20 mins)
- Aims: to help sts to prepare vocabulary and
information before they write.
+ Ask sts to work in pairs and read the
advertisement
- Explain some new words:
+ native teacher (n): teacher from English -
speaking counties( England, The USA,
Australia )
+ free (a): cost nothing
+ air-con'ditioned (a): to be equipped with air-
conditioner
- Ask sts to listen and repeat and then some sts
stand up to read again
- Move round to conduct the activity and to help
sts if necessary
- Ask some questions to make sure that sts
understand the advertisement
T: Do Vietnamese teachers teach in this center?
T: How many students are there in a class?
T: Do you have to pay for books and cassette
tapes?
T: Are there air- conditioners in the classrooms.
T: What time do the classes start and finish?
- Give the correct answers
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to read the requirement of this task and
make sure they know what they are going to do
- Ask sts to work in pairs to complete the dialogue
- Give the first example:( ask one st to play A's
role)
T:( reply) No, I'm not happy with it at all.
T: No, not all of them are native speakers.
- Note sts that their answers may vary from one to
another
- Move round to help sts and to encourage them to
speak naturally
- Ask two pairs to report
- Ask other sts give remarks
- Check and give the correct answers
- Listen to the teacher's question
- " a letter of complain"
- "Yes/ No"
- Read the advertisement in pairs
- Copy these words into theit notebooks
- Listen and read after the teacher
- Some sts stand up and read aloud, other sts listen and give remarks
- Answer teacher's questions:
S1: No, there are only native teachers S2: No more than 20 students.
S3: No, they are free.
S4: Yes, all the rooms are air- conditioned S5: They start at 5.30 p.m and finish at 8.30p.m
- one st asks the teacher and other listen carefully
S: Are you happy with your study at English For Today Center?
S: Are all the teachers native speakers?
- Work in pairs to complete the dialogue
- Two pairs report their answers
Trang 40- Ask sts to write the second part of the letter
basing on the dialogue in task 1
- Remind sts that this is a formal letter so they
should not use contractions and that they should
use connectors to make their writing smoother
- Suggest some connectors: first of all, firstly,
secondly, furthermore, in addition, to make the
matter worse, finally
3 While you write:( 15 mins)
- Aims: Sts practise writing the second part of the
letter basing on the information in task 1
- Let sts write the letter
- Move around to conduct the activity
4 After you write:( 5 mins)
- Get feedback by asking one or two sts to read
their work aloud
- Ask some other sts to give remarks
- Check and give the correct answer
5 Homework: ( 1min)
- Part D ( page 16- workbook)
5 only some of them Mine is not.
6 in fact classes often start late and finish early.
- Read the incomplete letter
- Listen to the teacher
- Copy to their notebooks
- Listen to the teacher
- Read the dialogue in task 1 again and prepare to write
- Do the writing task
- Read their writing:
" First of all you say that there are only native teachers, but my class has one Vietnamese teacher and two native teachers You also say that each class has no more than 20 students but there are over 30 students in my class In the advertisement , you say we can have books and cassette tapes free of charge but in fact we had to pay for them To make the matter worse, the classroom is not air-conditioned That is quite different from the advertisement Finally, the class time is not the same as what the advertisement says Classes not only start late but also finish early."
Date: 10/10/08 LESSON 5 : LANGUAGE FOCUS ( Period 24)
3 Skills: + Speaking: - Work in pairs to discuss the exercises
+ Reading: - Read words and sentences aloud
- Read the sentences silently to do the exercises
II Anticipated problems:
- Students may have difficulty in pronounce sound /a/ correctly
III Teaching aids: - board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1 Homework checking: ( 5mins)
- Ask one st to do the homework on the board
- Ask one st to give remarks
- check and give a mark
2 Pronunciation:( 10 mins)
- Aims: to introduce two sound /a/ and / ɔ:/ and help sts
to practise these sounds.
a Write two sounds on the board and pronounce them
clearly twice, then ask sts to repeat
- Tell sts the difference between two sounds
- One does the exercise on the board
- Look at their friend's task
- Give remarks
- Listen to the teacher
- Write down two sounds
- Listen to the teacher and repeat
- Look at the book , listen and repeat