Objectives: After the lesson students will be able to: • Write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the course and fees.. Pre – writing 12 minute
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LESSON5: Write
I Objectives: After the lesson students will be able to:
• Write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the course and fees
II Language content
• Vocabulary: request, detail, look forward to, express, exactly, edition …
• Grammar: The simple present and a letter of inquiry
III Method:
• Ask – answer
• Individually
IV Teaching aids:
• Posters
• Students’ books
V.Procedures:
1 Warm up (6 minutes)
- Give the game of “Jumbled words” - Play the game in 2 teams
+ VRESETIMADNET= advertisement + SWNE = news
+ ERSTETNI = interest + ATMORFIOINN= information + EEF = fee
2 Pre – writing (12 minutes)
- Ask some questions:
+ Do you want to take the course in foreign
language council?
+ Do you know this center well?
- Pre – teach new words
synonym = ask for
definition
synonym = expect
definition
situation
translation
- Guide Ss to practice the new words
- Answer T’s questions
I New words
+ request (v/n): đòi hỏi
+ detail (n): chi tiết + express = indicate: bày tỏ + exactly (adv): một cách chính xác + edition(n): văn bản
- Repeat in chorus
- Repeat individually
- Write down
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Tiết 23 Ngày soạn: 29 / 10 / 2010 Ngày dạy : 08 / 11 / 2010
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check new words - Play the game in two teams of four Ss.
3 While – writing (17 minutes)
- Ask Ss to look at the poster of the letter in
Ss’ book (p 37)
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, read the letter and
answer the questions
a Where did John Robinson see the school’s
advertisement?
b What language does he want to learn?
c What aspect of Vietnamese does he want
to improve?
d What does Robinson want to know?
? How many parts of a letter of inquiry are
there?
? What are they? Work in pairs and share
with partners
- Divide the letter into 4 parts and match each
paragraph with a suitable headline:
a Introduction
b Request
c Further information
d Conclusion
- Read the three advertisements on p36;
choose one of the schools you want to attend
to improve your subject
- After finishing, compare with partners,
- Make some correction
- Read Ss’ letters and correct the mistakes
II Writing
1 Reading comprehension
- Look at the poster
- Work in pairs
a He saw the school advertisement in today’s edition of Vietnamese news
b He wants to learn Vietnamese
c He wants to learn to read and write Vietnamese
d He wants to know more details of the courses and fees
+ There are 4
+ They are
- Work individually
a I saw news
b I am school
c I speak necessary
d I look from you
2 Writing comprehension
- Work in groups (Each group use a poster
to write)
- Display on the board Edition Detail Exactly
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I saw the advertisement for a news English course at your institution on today’s TV programs I’m interested in taking this course and would be grateful Would you give me some more information about the course?
I started to learn English 4 months ago I can speak a little English However I read it very slowly and I can’t write very well English grammar is difficult for me so I want to improve my grammar and writing skill as well.
Could you please provide me with more information about the length of the course and fees for beginners? I can supply my record of English study if necessary.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Your faithfully (signature)
4 Post – writing (7 minutes)
- Suppose that you want to attend an English
summer course You need the following
information Please rewrite the sentences
politely
a When does the course start?
b How long does the course last?
c How much is the course?
d How many hours a week is it?
e How many students are there in a class?
+ Can you tell me when the course starts? + Can you tell me how long the course lasts? + I’d like to know how much the course is + Can you tell me how many hours a week it is?
+ I’d like to know how many students there are in a class
5 Homework (3 minutes)
• Write down your letter
• Complete the following letter
Dear sir,
I’d like some about Can you tell me when .and how long ?
I’d like to know how much Can you tell me how many and how many ?
Yours truly
(Your typed name)
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UNIT 4: Learning a foreign language
LESSON5: Listen + language focus 1
I Objectives: After the lesson students will be able to:
• Identify the correct information by listening and to use in modal verb with If
II Language content
• Vocabulary: National bank…
• Grammar: Modal verb + V (bare infinitive), Conditional sentences type 1.
III Method:
• Ask – answer
• Pair work
• Group work
• Individually
IV Teaching aids:
• Posters
• Students’ books
• Flashcards
• Pictures
• Tape and cassette
V.Procedures:
1 Warm up (6 minutes)
- Have Ss play the game “Information
transmitting”
- Choose 6 Ss from 2 teams, they stand in 2
lines The first student in each line receives a
sentence from the teacher Then he / she
whispers the sentence to the second … and so
on The last student shouts out the sentence,
and if it is right, that team wins the game
Two sentences :
+ I want to improve my writing skill
+ English is an interesting language
- Play game in two teams of 6 Ss
2 Pre – listening (7 minutes)
- Set a situation: Today you will listen to a
conversation between Lan and Kate Lan is
talking to Kate about her studying English
- Listen to the teacher
- Show the statements in the exercise on the - Look at the poster of the statements about
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and guess which is true and which is false
- Introduce some new words
Nga
- Work in pair to give their prediction about the statement true or false
I New words:
+ national bank : ng©n hµng nhµ níc + international :
+ skill:
3 While – listening (12 minutes)
- Let Ss listen to the tape twice and find out
which is true and which is false
a) Nga’s studying English for her work
b) She learned English at school and
university
c) She works for a national bank in Ha Noi
d) She needs improve her writing
e) Her listening is excellent
f) She hopes she can talk to people from all
over the world, and understand her favorite
English songs
- Get feedback
- Correct the false statements
- Have Ss listen the last time to check the
answers
Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s
studying English here in London
Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you
Nga: Pleased to meet you, too
Kate: Where are you from, Nga?
Nga: I’m from Viet Nam
Kate: Why are you studying English here?
Nga: I need it for my job?
Kate: Really? So, what do you do?
Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank
in Ha Noi
Kate: Oh I see Did you learn English at
school?
Nga: Yes, and at university, too But I’ve
forget er … forget …
Kate: Forgotten
Nga: Yes, of course I’ve forgotten a lot of it
I want to improve my writing skills You
know … sometimes I have to write letters in
II Listen
- Listen and do exercise individually
- Check their answers
a) T c) F She works for an international bank
b) T
d) T
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Nga: It’s terrible This is my biggest problem
People talk very quickly and I can’t
understand them
Kate: Do you like studying English?
Nga: Oh, yes It’s an interesting language and
it’s very useful; and I can talk to people from
all over the world… and I can understand the
words of my favorite songs, too
Kate: Well That’s very good Good luck to
you, Nga
e) F Her listening is terrible
f) T
4 Post – listening (5 minutes)
- Ask some questions
- Getting feedback
+ Why is Nga studying English in London?
+ Where does she work?
+ What is her biggest problem in learning
English?
- Answer T’s questions
5 Language focus 1 (12 minutes)
* Presentation
- Ask Ss to retell some modal verbs and their
meaning
* Set the scene: What must you do if you
want to get good grades?
- Ask Ss to give the form, use
* Practice
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to complete the
conditional sentences, using the modal verbs
in the brackets and words in the box
- Ask Ss to practice the dialogue in front of
the class
a) Lan: My grades are terrible
III Modal verbs with “If”:
- Some Ss name some modal verbs with their meanings
+ Must / have to : ph¶i + Should/ ought to: nªn + May/ might : cã thÓ
* Form: Modal V+ V(without to)
- If we want to get good grades , we must study hard
If clause Main clause
Simple pre tense Modal V+V(b infini.)
*Usage: We can use a modal verb in a main clause The modal verb gives more information about the outcome relating to ability, certainty, permission, obligation or necessity
*Drill: Language focus 1
- Work in pairs
- Some pairs read their completed dialogues
Mrs Quyen: If you want to get good grades, - Work in groups
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b) Hoa: I’d like to be a doctor
Aunt Thanh: You have to go to university if
you want to study medicine (have to)
c) Ba: Oh, no! I weigh 60 kilos!
Nga: If you want to lose weight, … (should)
d) Tuan: Where’s Ba? He’s very late
Mrs Thoa: If he doesn’t come soon, …
(might)
e) Mr Ha: I feel sick
Mrs Nga: If you want to get well, …… (ought
to)
f) Na: I’d like to go to the movies, Mom
Mrs Kim: …… if you want to go out (must)
* Further practice:
- Ask Ss to work in groups
- Call some Ss to give their answers
- Give the feedback
- Call some Ss read the completed sentences
1+b 2+e 3+d 4+a 5+c
you should do morning exercises every day
we might miss the train
you ought to stay in bed
You must do your homework
- Work in groups
Matching:
A 1.If Lan tries harder, 2.If we all pass the final examination, 3.If Hoa doesn’t tell the teacher about her problem,
4.If the students don’t learn their lesson quite well,
5.If we have a lot of homework to do, B
a they may fail in the last exam
b she can get the scholarship easily
c we should stay home and finish it
d he can’t help her to solve it
e our parents may be very happy and proud
of us
- Some Ss to five their answers
- Some Ss read the completed sentences
6 Homework (3 minutes)
• Write the exercise in the notebooks
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• Prepare Language focus 2, 3, 4