Getting started&Listen and read I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to practice and understand the dialogue about the difference between country life and city l
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Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 unit: 08 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period 49 Getting started&Listen and read
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to practice and understand the dialogue about the difference between country life and city life
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar: present perfect tense
- Vocabulary:peaceful, permanent, accessible , medical facility……
III.TECHNIQUES : elicitation, pairwork , groupwork, brainstorming
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures, tape
V.PROCEDURES :
STAGES CONTENTS NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
2.Presentation:
( 15 minutes )
3.Practice:
( 15 minutes )
I.Getting started:
*Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city
noisy tall building polluted air entertainments kinds of goods traffic jam
quiet small houses fresh air friendly fresh foods beautiful views
II.Listen and read :
*Listen to the tape:
*Vocabulary:
-peaceful(a) : -permanently (adv) : in lasting forever -medical facility(n.phrase):
-accessible (a) : easy to reach
*Notes :
-Things are changing in the courtryside.
-Mary remote areas are getting electricity
get and become in the present progressive
tell about changes of things
1.Practice the dialogue with the partner
2.Answer the questions :
a She has been to Kim Lien village
b.She was there for the weekend
c.She thinks that the countryside is peaceful and quiet and
there is nothing to do
d She means that there are no movies, libraries,
T:show Ss 2 pictures and ask:Where
is it in the first / second picture ?
Ss:It is in the city / country
T:where do you live ? in the country
or in the city ? Ss:work with a partner.Make a list
of the differences between the countryside and the city T:Which do you prefer,the country life or the city life?
Today we are going to listen and read the conversation between Hoa and Na about the life in the country.
Ss:listen to the tape ( twice )
-translation -explanation -picture -explanation
Ss:take notes and chorus / individual practice
Ss:work in pairs:practice the dialogue with their partners
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
Ss:anwer the questions about the dialogue
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4.Production
( 7 minutes )
5.Homework :
( 3 minutes )
theaters, zoos, supermarkets ….to go
e.Many remote areas are getting electricity People now can
have things like refrigerators and TV, and medical
facilities are more accessible
*Talk about the topic”do you prefer the city life
of the country life ? why ? “
Life in the city or country,both has it’s advantages and disadvantages.For me,in many ways I prefer the city life.I think city life offesr us many important benefits all fields:means of communication and transportation is bette, the material life is more comfortable.
Furthermore,there are all kinds of entertainment for us relax like cinemas,theaters,concerts,sport centers Moerover,we have a good chance of improving our mind and broading our knowledge thanks to a wide network of public libraries,museums,art galleries,magazines … Because of the above reasons,many people like to live in a city
-Learn the new words by heart
-Finish all exercises into your exercisebooks
-practice the dialogue with your partners
-Prepare:”SPEAK”
+Find out new words
Ss:work in individual :talk before class
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
T:guide Ss to learn at home Ss:do as directed
Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 Unit :08 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period 50 SPEAK
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to talk about changes by using “ get and become”
in the present progressive tense
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar: The present progressive tense : get / become + adj
- Vocabulary: revision of vocabulary
III.TECHNIQUES : elicitation, pairwork , groupwork, brainstorming
IV.TEACHING AIDS: textbooks,posters
V.PROCEDURES :
STAGES CONTENTS NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes)
*Net works :
*Possible answers : beautiful, cold ,busy ,modern ,
dirty, expensive, noisy , quiet , narrow , simple , clean , big ……
Ss:work in 2 groups : go to the board and write many as adjectives as possible
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
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Adjectives
tall
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*Pre-speaking:
( 6 minutes )
*While-
speaking:
( 15 minutes )
( 10 minutes )
*Post-speaking:
( 6 minutes )
2.Homework :
*Structure to talk about the changes :
am / is / are + getting / becoming + Adj.
the adjectives can be used in comparative form ( short adj-ER / more long adj )
- The weather is getting colder -Lan is becoming more beautiful
1.Work with a partner.Look at two pictures and talk about the changes of the town
houses things streeets traffice town
small cheap dirty, narrow few
simple
modern,big expensive clean,wide busier beautiful
Answer : + The air is getting dirtier
+ The streets are becoming noisier
+ The park is getting more beautiful
+ The things are becoming more expensive
+ The houses are getting more modern
2.Talk about changes in Tuy hoa :
+Tuy Hoa was a town but now it is a city + The beach is becoming more beautiful
+ The streets are getting wider and cleaner + There are more schools
+ The houses are becoming taller and more modern
+ The traffic is getting busier
+ The medical and school facilities are getting better
*Write sentences about changes in your school : -Our school is getting more beautiful
-The students are becoming better
-The school facilities are getting better
-Our teachers are getting more experienced
-Learn the new words by heart
- write sentences about changes in your school
T:remind the structures Ss:take notes and memorize
Ss:look at 2 pictures and the adjectives
in the box to talk with the partner about the changes of the town
(such as: houses/streets/ park/
things/life/traffic …………
*Look at the pictures and answer : -What can you see in the first / second picture ?
-Can you remark about the street/ houses
/ means of transport ? Ss: work in pairs:
Ex:
-I think the traffic is getting busier Oh, I think so and there are more tall buildings
Ss:work in pairs: talk with the partners about the changes of the town
(such as: houses/streets/ things/
life/traffic …………
T-:give some exanples : What are the hotels like? 5 years ago the hotels in Tuy Hoa weren’t
comfortable But now the hotels are getting becoming more comfortable There are a lot of changes in Tuyhoa Let’s talk about these changes
Ss:work in groups and talk about the changes in Tuy Hoa city
Ss:work in groups:write sentences about changes in their school
T:feedback and correct the mistakes T:guide Ss to learn at home
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( 3 minutes )
Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 unit :08 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period 51 LISTEN
I.OBJECTIVES : By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to listen for details to complete the dialogue
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar: simple progressive tense
- Vocabulary: revision of vocabulary
III.TECHNIQUES : elicitation, pairwork , groupwork, brainstorming
IV.TEACHING AIDS: tape,sub-board
V.PROCEDURES :
STAGES CONTENTS NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Pre-listening:
( 7 minutes )
*While-
listening:
( 10 minutes )
( 12 minutes )
*Matching:
1.play a.my homework 2.go b.to my Mum 3.do c.the house 4.watch d.table tennis 5.clean e.to a violin lesson 6.have f.a program
7.phone h.a meeting 8.speak i.my aunt,Miss Hoa
*Lead in :
* Fill in the missing words : 1.that 8.arriving 2.this 9.Thursday 3.its 10.late 4.Where 11.afternoon 5.from 12.speak 6.coming 13.my 7.week 14.get
*Practice the completed dialogue :
*Answer the questions : 1.Where is Aunt Hang now?
2.Who are Mr Chi and Mrs Hang going to visit?
3.When are they going to come to Hanoi?
Ss:work in 2 groups :match a verb with a suitable phrase
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
*Answer keys:
1-d 2-e 3-a 4-f 5-c 6-h 7-i 8-b
T:stick the picture and say: This is Lan and this is Miss Hang
-What are they doing ? -What are they talking about ? -Can you complete the dialogue ? Ss:work in groups:read and guess the missing words to complete the dialogue
T:Aunt Hang is talking to Lan on the phone.She is coming to visit Lan in Hanoi.Now,listen to the conversation between Lan and Miss Hang.Then complete the dialogue.
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to
do the task
Ss:listen to the tape and complete the open-dialogue
Ss:work in pairs:practice the dialogue
in pairs
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
Ss:answer the questions about the dialogue
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*Post-listening:
( 8 minutes )
2.Homework :
( 3 minutes )
4.Who else does Mrs Hang want to speak to ?
*Make a conversation :
A.Hello.
B.Hello.Who’s that ? A.It’s Minh.How are you ? B.I’m fine.Thanks.Where are you now ? A.I am at my house.We’re going to the zoo next week.Would you like to come with us ? B.Oh.That’s sound interesting.
-Learn the new words by heart
-Finish the dialogue into your notebooks
-Prepare:”READ”
+Find out newwords
Ss:work in pairs :make a conversation ( talk on the phone )
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
T:guide Ss to learn at home Ss:do as directed
Date of preparation: ……… unit :08 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Date of teaching: ……… Period :52 READ
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to read for details to know a the reason why a lot of
people are moving to live in the city
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar: present progressive tense -> to talk about future
- Vocabulary: N: struggle, typhoon, flood, drought, strain, tragedy, migrant
Adj : rural, plentiful, urban
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures
V.PROCEDURES :
STAGES CONTENTS NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5minutes )
*Pre-reading:
*Networks :
Get little money
hard work
boring hard weather
But when they move to the city ,they also get a lot of difficulties in the city.Today we’re going to read a text about this problem
Vocabulary : Which word in the box means…?
a) of the countryside b) as many as needed c) become greater or larger d) a great pressure
e) a terrible event
T:most of people, especially young man, like living in the city.Can you tell some reasons?
Ss:work in groups and tell the reason why
*Possible answers : + get little money + hard work + boring + hard weather + not much entertainment + not much work
a) rural b) plenty c) increase d) strain
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Difficulties of farmers ’life
INCREASE - STRAIN-TRAGEDY - RURAL STRUGGLE –URBAN - PLENTY
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( 12 minutes)
reading :
( 18 minutes)
*Post-reading:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
f) of the city or city life
* typhoon (n)
* flood (n)
* struggle (n)
* drought (n)
* migrant (n)
1.Read the text and match 5 sentences with 5 paragraphs in the text.
1.In the country life there are many difficulties
2.Governments haven’t solved facilities for migrants
3.Children must live far away their parents
4.People in the countryside think that there are a lot of good jobs in the city
5 Migrants bring difficulties for the city 2.Complete the summary.Use information from the passage
1 leaving 2 home/ houses
3 city 4 rural
5 city 6.problems 7.schools 8.hospitals 9.problem 10 world
*Questions : a.What do many people from rural areas do to solve their problem ?
b.What happens when they move to the city ?
Students list difficulties people from the countryside can get when they move to the city.
+ not enough schools and hospitals + not enough clean water and electricity + increase pollution
+ children apart from their parents
what should we do to help farmers have a better life in the country?
+ provide good facilities such as : schools, hospitals, streets, …
+ supply clean water, electricity + build a lot of factories to give good jobs + build stadiums, theaters, cinemas, parks …for entertainment
e) tragedy f) urban
- Feedback and explain the rest words
- strong winds, they can blow roofs away
- water covers a place highly
- example without rain for a long time
a person who moves from one place to another especially in order to find work
Ss:take notes and chorus / individual practice
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to
do the task
Ss:work in groups
- Paragraph a - 4
- Paragraph b - 1
- Paragraph c - 5
- Paragraph d - 3
- Paragraph e – 2 T:ask Ss to read the text again and do Ex1 in the book
Ss:work in groups:read the text and fill in the blanks to complete the passage
Ss:answer the questions about the text
T:It’s not good for everyone to move from the country to the city.Make lists of difficulties people from the countryside can get when they move to the city
Ss:discuss what to do to help farmers
in the country
T:-assist subsidaries of variety and fertilizers to the farmers when their crops are damaged by natural disaster -invest infrastructure of road,
electricity,water supply and drainage system
-create more jobs and stable income and improve living standard of people
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( 3 minutes )
-Learn the new words by heart
-finish all the answers into your notebooks
-Prepare:WRITE
T:guide Ss to learn at home Ss:do as directed
Date of preparation: ……… unit :08 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Date of teaching: ……… Period :53 WRITE
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson , students will be able to write a letter to a friend about their
neighborhood
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar: simple present tense
- Vocabulary: about the neighborhood
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,poster
V.PROCEDURES :
STAGES CONTENTS NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Pre-writing:
(15 minutes )
* Word square:
1 S C H O O L
*Questions:
1.Where do you go very morning / afternoon?
2.The place where you can buy food and vegetables.Where is it?
3.What is it ? ( picture :table ) 4.We can study past and present events in Vietnam and around the world
5.Which language do you study ? 6.What is the capital of France ?
Down: LETTER
*Lead in : -Do you often write letters to your friends ? -Who do you usually write ?
-What do you often write about ? -How many parts are there in a letter ?
*The format of a letter : -Heading: +writer’s address +date
+dear -Opening : -Body of the letter ( content of the letter ) -Closing – ( Your friend , regard , love )
*Answer the questions : +I live in Hoa Vinh +My house is small but beautiful
+From my bedroom window I can see a rice paddy and
T:divide class into 2 groups and guide them to play the game
Ss:work in groups:choose the numbers,listen to teacher’s questions and answer the questions
*Answer keys:
1.school 2.market 3.table 4.history 5.English 6.Paris
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
T:ask Ss some questions to introduce the lesson
Ss:listen and answer the questions one
by one
T:we’re going to write a letter to a friend to tell our neighborhood
Before doing it, we try to remember how to form a letter
-What are main parts of a letter ? -What do we write in these parts ?
Ss:work in pairs :ask and answer the questions in textbooks
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writing :
( 15 minutes )
*Post-writing:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
( 3 minutes )
many trees +It’s about one km from my house to my school
+I go to school by bicycle
+In my neighborhood there is a bookstore , a school
+In my neighborhood I like the bookstore best because
there are a lot of interesting books there
*Possible letter :
12 Tran Hung Dao Street Tuyhoa
February10th,200…
Dear Tuan, ………
I am writing to you.I would like to tell you about my neighborhood.I live in a small town.My house is not very big but it is very nice with 4 rooms and a nice garden.From my bed room window,we can see a park with many trees and colorful flowers.It’s not far from my house,there is
a park , a swimming pool , a library , some foodstall.On the weekend,we can go swimming with my friends.But the thing I like best in my neighborhood is the library near my school because I can read many good books and watch videos or learn how to use the computer.Do you have a library like that in your neighborhood ? Is there anything interesting where you live ? write to me
I would like to say goodbye now.I’m looking forwards to hearing from you soon
Sincerely, Hung
*Read the letter :
*Tell somethings about your neighborhood : Hello everybody,my name is Lan.I live in
a house with my family in Hoatan.It’s is not far from my house,there is a river , a ricepaddy and a market.The thing I like best in my neighborhood is the river because I can go swimming when it’s hot
-Rewrite the letter in your notebooks
-Prepare:Language focus
+present progressive:to talk about the future / show changes with get and become
+comparative and superlative adjectives
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
Ss:write a letter ( individual work) two students write their letters on the board The whole class correct their letters
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
T:call some students read the letter aloud
Ss:work in individual : talk before class
T:feedback and correct the mistakes T:guide Ss to learn at home
Ss:do as directed
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Date of preparation: ……… unit :08 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Date of teaching: ……… Period:54 LANGUAGE FOCUS
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson , students will be able to use the present progressive to talk about plans
or intentions and to use comparative and superlative adjectives to compare something with something
- Grammar +present progressive
+comparison
- Vocabulary:revision of vocabulary
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures
V.PROCEDURES :
STAGES CONTENTS NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Activity 1:
( 10 minutes )
*Activity 2:
( 8 minutes )
*.Activity 3:
*Chatting : -Where do you live ? -Do you like living in the country or in the city ? -How was it 5 years ago?(the place where you live) -How is it now ?
Yes,it is more beautiful and comfortable than it was 5 years ago
I.Present progressive tense,talking about the future:
*Form: S + be + V-ing
S + be+ not + V-ing
Be + S + V-ing
*Examples :-I’m meeting Khoa tomorrow
-Is he coming tomorrow ? -No,he isn’t coming tomorrow
*Usage :express an action happening with an
intention / a plan in future
1.Read the dialogue
*Make a similar dialogues.Use the shipping infornation
2.Complete the dialogues.Use the verbs in the present progressive tense
1.are doing 2.am watching 3.am going 4.are cleaning 5.am having
II Present progressive tense,talking about the changes:
*Structure to talk about the changes :
am / is / are + getting / becoming + Adj.
the adjectives can be used in comparative form ( short adj-ER / more long adj )
3.Complete the sentenses Use the verbs and adjectives in the box :
Example :
a.The boys are getting taller
III.Comprative and superlatives
T:ask Ss some questions Ss:listen and answer the questions
T:stick bub-board and remind Ss of the present progressive
Ss:take notes and memorize
Ss:work in pairs:practice the dialogue
in pairs
Ss:work in pairs:replace the details from the shipping information in the dialogue
Ss:complete the dialogues and practice them in pairs
T:remind Ss of the usage of present progressive tense,talking about the changes:
Ss:take notes and memorize
Ss:work in individual:use the words given to complete the sentences
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(15 minutes )
2.Consolidation
( 4 minutes )
3.Homework :
( 3 minutes )
*Comparative : -S1+V +short adj-ER + than +S2
-S1 +V more long adj +than +S2
*Superlatives :
-S +V +the short adj –EST … -S +V +the most long adj …
Irregular adjectives :
+good -better-the best +bad-worse-the worst +many-more-the most +a little/ a few-less-least +far-farther-the farthest
4.Make comparisons between the city and the country about these things :
Example:
-The food in the country is cheaper than in the city
-The food in the city is more expensive than in the country
5.Look at the advertisements.Compare the house, the villa and the apartment :
Example : The house is more expensive than the apartment The apartment is amaller than the villa
The villar is the oldest home
*Make the sentences : 1.Life / city / exciting / than / life / country
Life in the city is more exciting than life in the country.
2.The cost / living / city / becoming / high
The cost of living in the city is becoming higher
3.Many people / rural areas / moving / city
Many people in rural areas are moving to the city.
-Finish all exercises into your exercise books
-Prepare for the first term test
T:stick sub-board and remind Ss of the structure of comprative and
superlatives
Ss:use the adjectives to make sentences such as :
1.The traffic in the city is busier than
in the country
2.The transport in the country is worse than in the city
3.The air in the country is fresher than
in the city
4.The entertainment in the country is poorer than in the city ……
T:show 3 advertisements on the board ask Ss to read them and answer: -Which is the biggest?
-Which is more expensive, the house
or the villa?
Ss:write their sentences on the board
as much as possible
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to
do the task
Ss:work in individual:use the words given to make the sentences
T:guide Ss to learn at home Ss:do as directed
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