Unit 1. Back to school

Students will consolidate Present Continuous tense, make questions with question words and answer (name, address, and distance). II[r]

Period 1+2: A1+3+4+5

I Objectives:

Students will be able to greet people (old friends/ new friends/ teachers) on their first day of school; make self-introduction as well as introduce another person

II Skills:

- Listening: conversations between student – student, student – teacher

- Speaking: greetings and introduction

III Teaching aids:

Textbook, computer, projector

IV Procedure:

5’ Lead-in - Ask Ss to say some ways of saying

hello that they know

- Recall and answer T

30’ Listening - Have Ss listen and answer the

questions in task A1+A3+A4+A5 (p.11-12-13)

- Listen and answer the questions in task A1 (p.11)

- Practice the conversations/

dialogues

30’ Listening

and

Speaking

- Have Ss watch some videos about natural ways of greeting people in the United States

- Present some real-life greeting conversations/ expressions Have Ss work in pairs to create their own conversations and practice

- Watch the videos Take notes and practice the conversations

20’ Listening

and

Speaking

- Have Ss listen to 2 dialogues between native speakers about making new friends

- Have Ss work in pairs to create their own dialogue and practice

- Listen and take notes

- Create the dialogues and practice

5’ Homework Each pair practices 2 dialogues and

shoots a video or records audio (mp3)

Week 1 (Aug 4 – Aug 8) UNIT 1: Back to school

Period 3+4: A2

V Objectives:

Students will be able to develop their reading skills – find the information from the reading text to answer the questions Besides, they can also learn a lot of vocabulary and sentence structures, which contributes to improve their listening and speaking skills

VI Skills:

- Reading: skimming

- Speaking: Talk about thoughts/ feelings

- Writing: short paragraph on thoughts/ feelings and solutions

VII Teaching aids:

Textbook, computer, projector

VIII Procedure:

10’ Warm-up

and lead-in

- Ask new Ss to share with the whole class about their feelings when they first entered this school

- Ask current Ss to talk about their thoughts toward new students and how they can help new students to adapt to new learning environment

- (Give prompts)

- Recall and share feelings/ thoughts with the whole class

5’ Pre-reading - Ask Ss to look at the picture (p.11)

and predict the main content of the text

- Give opinions

50’

While-reading +

Language

Focus

- Have Ss read through the text and underline/ highlight unfamiliar words/ phrases/ structures

Quantifiers: lots of, a lot of, many

The comparatives: one-syllable adj

- Explain the meanings of the quantifiers and how to use them Ask

Ss to think of similar expressions that they learned before

- Explain the use and how to form the comparatives (one-syllable adj) Ask

Ss to give examples

- Have Ss read the text again and find the information/ clue to answer the questions in A2 (p.11)

- Read through the text and underline/ highlight unfamiliar words/ phrases/ structures

- Recall and say some similar quantifiers

- Give some examples of their own experience

comparatives

- Read the text again and find the information/ clue to answer the questions 20’ Practice - Have Ss do exercise V, VI (p 7,8) in - Do exercise V, VI (p

explanation if necessary.

5’ Homework Write a short paragraph (about 100

words) on one of the following topics:

- You are a new student in Doan Thi Diem Ecopark School Write about your thoughts and feelings on your first days of school What do you do

to adapt to the new school?

- You are a current student of Doan Thi Diem Ecopark School There are some new students who just got into your class What do you think/ feel about them? What can you do to help them adapt to the new school?

Week 1 (Aug 4 – Aug 8) UNIT 1: Back to school

Period 7+8: BTBT + KTTN + WS1.1

I Objectives:

Students will review vocabulary and grammar through doing exercises

II Skills:

- Reading: skimming

III Teaching aids:

BTBT, KTTN, WS1.1

25’ Review - Ask some pairs to have the greeting/

introducing new student conversations

- Divide Ss in 3 groups to work on:

quantifiers, the comparative and Simple Present tense

- Perform the conversations

- Work in group to do the task; present in front of the whole class

20’ BTBT - Ask Ss to do the exercises I,II,VIII,IX of

Unit 1

- Give corrections

- Do the exercises I,II,VIII,IX of Unit 1

10’ KTTN - Ask Ss to do part of Test 1+2

- Give corrections

- Do part of Test 1+2

35’ WS1.1 - Have Ss do WS1.1

- Provide correct answers and explanation if necessary

- Do WS1.1 given by T

5’ Homework Prepare for part B (textbook)

Period 1+2: B1+3+4+5+6+7

I Objectives:

Students will be able to ask and give information about name, address and distance

II Skills:

- Listening: conversations between teacher – student, student – student

- Speaking: talk about how to provide/exchange name, address Ask and answer about distance

III Teaching aids:

Textbook, computer, projector

IV Procedure:

45’ Speaking

(B3+5+7)

- Native English-speaking teacher

-5’

Pre-Listening

- Ask Ss parts of someone’s name;

How to ask someone’s address; the measurement unit used for expressing distances between geographical places (m, km, mile)

- Answer T’s questions

30’

While-Listening

- Play the recordings

- Have Ss listen to the recordings and

do Task B1+4+6

- Listen to the recordings and do the Tasks

10’

Post-Listening

- Introduce relevant structures:

How far…?

What is … name?

Where … live?

How old …?

Who/ Why …?

- Contribute to the lesson and take notes

Week 2 (Aug 11 – Aug 15) UNIT 1: Back to school

Period 3+4: Language Focus + Extra learning resource

I Objectives:

Students will consolidate Present Continuous tense, make questions with question words and answer (name, address, and distance)

II Skills:

- Reading and Speaking: talk about name, age, address, distance

III Teaching aids:

Textbook, computer, projector

IV Procedure:

10’ Warm-up - Game: Who wants to win millions?

(make questions for provided answers – review structures)

- Recall previous lessons and play the game

15’ Review - Review Present Continuous tense

(use, form)

- Recall Present Continuous tense and contribute to the lesson

65’ Extra

learning

resource

- Have Ss do exercises in BTBT + KTTN

- Give correction

- Do exercises in BTBT + KTTN

Period 5+6: B2

I Objectives:

Students will be able to write a letter to a friend, introduce oneself and ask for his/her information

II Skills:

- Writing: a letter of getting to know each other, exchange some personal information

III Teaching aids:

Textbook, computer, projector

IV Procedure:

90’ Writing - Native English-speaking teacher

-Week 2 (Aug 11 – Aug 15) UNIT 1: Back to school

Period 7: Review + WS1.2

I Objectives:

Students will review vocabulary and grammar through doing exercises

II Skills:

- Reading: reading comprehension, get information from the text to answer the questions

- Writing: Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning/ make questions for answers given

III Teaching aids:

Textbook, computer, extra learning resource, projector

IV Procedure:

10’ Review - Vocabulary: a lot of, lots of, many;

school description, etc

- Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous

- Structures: Questions with question words (who, what, when, where, why, how old/ far/ many)

- Recall what they already learned in previous lessons

15’ BTBT - Have Ss do exercises in the book

- Give correction and explanations (when necessary)

- Do the exercises

20’ WS1.2 - Guide Ss do WS1.2 (Reading and

Writing)

- Do WS1.2