UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS Lesson 1: Getting Started & Listen and read

T asks Ss to compare the sentences with their friends Practice (5’) -T tells Ss to do exercise 4, look at the picture to complete the. sentences by using “though, although, even though[r]

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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS Lesson 1: Getting Started & Listen and read

I/Objectives:

-Ss can talk about the celebrations in a year in Viet Nam and in other countries

II/Techniques:

-Brainstorming

-Questions and answers

-Taking survey

-Matching

-Filling in the gap

-Guessing game

III/Teaching aids:

-Pictures, real objects, cassette recorder

IV/Time and procedures: 45'

Presentation (8’) -T introduces the context by asking students some questions

 What is this man soing?

 When does he write parallel sentences?

 Can you tell me some other celebrations of our country and

in some other countries?

-T explains the ne words

 Passover(n)

 Celebration (n)

 Easter (n) Practice (15’) -T gives Ss some pre- listening questions

 How many celebrations are mentioned in the passage?

 What are they?

-T plays the tape again and asks Ss do the task (page 66 in textbook)

-Ss listen and complete the chart Production (10’) -T has Ss use world nap to ask and answer about the time,

activities, and special food of Lunar New Year, Passover and Easter

-T explains the structure briefly (Relative clause) Homework (3’) -Ss write three sentences about the time, activities and special food

which are used in the special occasions

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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 2: Speak

I/Objectives:

After learning the lesson, ss may:

-develop speaking skill

-give and respond to compliments

II/Language content:

-Structures of giving and responding compliments

II/Techniques:

-Brainstorming

-Questions and answers

-Taking survey

IV/Teaching aids:

-OHP

-Magazines

-Worksheet

V/Time and procedures: 45'

Warm-up and

presentation

(10’)

-T helps Ss to remember two celebrations “Tet” and “Easter” and the way how people celebrate these days

 Task 1 -T gives Ss the chart about two celebrations “Tet” and Easter Celebrations When? Activities Food Easter

Tet -T asks Ss to complete the chart and corrects the mistakes if there are any

While- speaking

(15’)

a/ T corrects the students’ mistake if there are any (reminding ss about the way to give respond to the teacher)

b/ T introduces the situations of the lesson by saying “In life, we should be polite to give responds to compliments”

-T explains expressions

 Well done

 That’s a great/ an exellent… (+noun)

 Let me congratulate you on … (+noun)

 Thanks

 It’s nice of you to say so

 That’s very kind of you -T notices ss of how to give compliments

*Task 1:

-T asks ss to read the first situation “Trang has just won the first prize

in the English speaking contest”

(Ss practice in groups)

*Task 2:

-T asks ss to look at 4 pictures and use these expressions and practice

in groups -T has some pairs of ss practice in front of the class -T corrects the students’ mistakes if there are any Post- speaking

(15’)

-T has two or three pairs of students give their friends responds -T corrects the mistakes if there are any

Homework (5’) -T asks Ss to think about two or three situations which are the same as

the examples in the textbook, then practice writing and speaking to their friends about these situations

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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 3: Listen

I/Objectives:

-Students listen for specific information to fill in the missing words

-Ss will be able to complete the song by filling in the missing words

II/Language content:

-Vocabulary: auld lang syne, gie, thine,

II/Techniques:

-Brainstorming

-Questions and answers

-Predicting

-True – false

-Filling in the table

IV/Teaching aids:

-Pictures, cassette tape, students’ cardboards

V/Time and procedures: 45'

Warm-up (10’) Brainstorming

-Ss work in groups and make a list of things people in western countries do on some celebrations

Pre-listening

(10’)

-T sets the scence (T may tell something about the western celebrations)

-T explains the new words

 Acquaintance (n): person known slightly

 Bring to mind (v): remember

 Trusty (a): believable While- listening

(15’)

-T asks ss to read the song and guess the missig words -T plays the tape twice

-T has ss compare their answers with friends -Ss sing the song aloud

*Answer keys:

1 day

2 take

3 mind

4 hand

5 kindness -T are suggested to give the translation of the original Scots version into standard English

Post- listening

(7’)

-Ss work in group and discuss the questions “What do you and your family usually do on New Year’s Eve?”

Homework (3’) -Ss find the English version for “Auld lang syne”

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Lesson 4: Read

I/Objectives:

-Ss know more about celebrations in some countries

-Ss will be able to express their opinions about someone or something

II/Language content:

-Vocabulary:

 nouns: hug, sense of humor, priority

 verb: distingguish

III/Techniques:

-Brainstorming

-Questions and answers

-Completion

-Scanning

IV/Teaching aids:

- OHP

-Stereo

-A picture of computer

V/Time and procedures: 45'

Warm-up (10’) -T has ss do “table completion”

Each group is given a piece of card containing 10 important celebrations in Vietnam and their dates, each card has two columns: celebrations and dates Ss have to complete the table by filling either the date or the celebration The group with the

completed table in the shortest time will be the winner Pre- reading (7’) -T teaches the cocabulary

 lose heart (v): feel discouraged

 groom (n): the man on his wedding day

 hug (n): embrace

 considerate (a): thoughtful for others feeling and behaviors

 generous (a): open- handed, free to give

 priority (n): an interest should be given more attention

 sense of humour (n): quality of being amusing

 distinguish (v): identify

 terrific (a): horrible, terrible

 proud of (a): feeling or showing pride on something/

somebody -T asks Ss to read make sentences with the new words given While- reading

(15’)

-T sets the scence -T devides the class into 3 groups Each groups reads one passage

answer questions about it -T asks some comprehension questions Post- reading

(10’)

-T tells ss to work in group of three or four and discuss about their fathers

Homework (3’) -T has Ss write their cards to their fathers

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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 5: Write

I/Objectives:

-After learning the lesson, Ss may write a personal letter based on a suggested outline

II/Language content:

-Relative clauses

-Adverb clauses of concession

III/Techniques:

-Questions and answers

-Sentence – building

-Matching

-Rearranging

IV/Teaching aids:

-Pictures of the activities in the countryside, flashcards

-Transparence sheets and OHP

V/Time and procedures: 45'

Warm-up and

pre- writing (5’)

-T introduces the lessons (using pictures) -T asks some questions to lead in the situation -T introduces Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in some countries such as Australia, USA…

-T introduces the new lesson topic -T has Ss sing the song “Mama I love you” (Spice girls) -Ss read the outline silently and then answer 2 questions

1 What are the reasons to write the letter?

2 What do you prepare for the celebrating?

3 Tell your ideas and your hope

-T explains the outline clearly and guides Ss how to write a letter -Ss have to look at the sample letter and find out the different parts of the letter: salutation (greetings), introduction, body (main parts), concluding, comment, ending (closing), signature) While- writing

(20’)

-T has Ss discuss in group of 4 about what to write in their letters, following the format of the sample letter

-T asks Ss to write letters in groups of four Post- writing

(10’)

-T choose two letters to correct in front of the class (using the OHP if necessary), other letters will be collected for later correction

Homework (5’) -T has Ss write a letter to friends about celebrating mother’s

birthday parties

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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS Lesson 6: Language Focus

I/Objectives:

-By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to

 Recognize and distinguish relative clauses

 Know how to use them in various situations

II/Language content:

-Relative clauses

-Adverb clauses of concession

III/Techniques:

-Questions answers

-Sentence – building

-Matching

-Describing

-Filling in the gaps

-Guessing

IV/Teaching aids:

-Pictures (of LF)

V/Time and procedures: 45'

Warm-up

(7’)

*Relative clause completion -T asks Ss to work in groups (Ss say the first clause of a complex sentence, T calls at random on members of the groups to complete the sentences Ss can use their own ideas but they have to make sense Ss with no reaction (no answers) in less than 5 seconds will be the loser

Sentences need to be completed:

1 New Year’s Eve is the night when…

2 April Fool’s Day is the day when…

3 May Day is the day when…

4 Valentine’s Day is the day when…

5 July 4 is the day when…

6 Mother’s Day is the day when…

Presentation

(10’)

-T tells Ss how to identify a relative clause

 Relative clauses without comas are called “defining” or

“identifying clauses” They provide essential information about the subject or object

 Relative clauses with comas are called “non- defining clauses” They provide additional information, which can be omitted/ removed

Practice

(13’)

-T tells Ss to do exercise 1, join 2 sentences, using relative clauses -T asks Ss to study the pictures in the book and use the relative clause

to describe each of the people in the pictures, follow the examples in the book

Presentation

2 (5’)

-Though, although, even though+ clause (these express the opposite ideas)

Practice (5’) -T has Ss do exercise 3, join the sentences, use the words in the

brackets T asks Ss to compare the sentences with their friends Practice (5’) -T tells Ss to do exercise 4, look at the picture to complete the

sentences by using “though, although, even though”

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