Unit 7. My neighborhood

- Prepare the lesson carefully: (teaching aids, make lesson plan by power point, book, laptop, sound)a. Students:.[r]

a Grammar: Present perfect tense with since and for

b Vocabulary: wet market, close by, serve, pancake

2 Skills: Listening - Reading

3 Attitude: Sts try to get along well with their classmates and people.

- Learn the previous lesson by heart.

- Prepare the new lesson at home: (write new words; read text; answer questions)

III STEPS FOR TEACHING:

1 Check the previous lesson: (5’)

- T asks Sts to write some new words

2 New lesson: (40’)

Arrangement Warm up

(5’)

- T introduces words and pictures in the textbook

- Sts look at the book-T asks the Sts to match the names of places with the suitablepictures

- T asks for their meanings to make sure Sts know exactly whatthey mean.

Pre-Reading

(10’)

Vocabulary

- T uses techniques to introduce the new words

1 Close by (adv): = nearby: gần bên

2 serve (v) give somebody food or drink : phục vụ

3 pancake (n) a kind of cakes with flour: bánh kếp

4 tasty (adj) = delicious : ngon

5 since (adv) : từ ( mốc thời gian)

6 for (adv) : khoảng ( khoảng thời gian)

Checking: Rub out the meaning in Vietnamese and ask Sts to

fill in again in 2 minutes

Sts go to the board and fill the meaning in

Grammar: The present perfect tense

-T introduces the two sentences in the book and then explainthe use of “since” and “for”

- Dùng để chỉ hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ không xác địnhthời gian

Ex: I have seen that film

- Dùng để diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ và cònkéo dài tới hiện tại, thường dùng với since hoặc for

+ Sau Since + mốc thời gian.

Ex: I have learn English since 2007.

For + khoảng thời gian.

Ex: I have learnt English for 2 years.

1 We have been here since last week

2 We have lived here for about 10 years

True or false statements:

-T asks Sts to work in groups, read the statements on the paperand predict whether they are true or false

- Sts read the statements carefully and try to guess them

1 Na has been in the neighborhood since last year.

2 Nam is new to the neighborhood.

3 Nam knows the neighborhood very well.

4 There is a restaurant near the neighborhood.

5 The food in the restaurant isn’t very good.

-T asks for St’s predictions and then writes on the paper

While-Reading

(10’)

-T plays the stereo (twice) and asks Sts to listen carefully

-T asks some pairs to read the dialogue aloud

-T asks Sts to work in pairs, read the dialogue again and checktheir prediction

-T asks Sts to correct their prediction

Keys for T/F statements

1 How long has Nam lived in the neighborhood?

2 Is Na’s mother too tired to cook?

3 What kind of food does the restaurant serve?

Answers

1

Nam (He) has lived in the neighborhood for (about) ten years

2 Yes, she is.

3 The restaurant serves Hue food.

- T monitors the whole class

- T asks Sts to write the answers on the paper

- T shows students’ answers on screen then correct if necessary.

Post-Reading

(10’)

-T asks Sts to do the exercise 2 on p.64 individually.

a) Na is _to the neighborhood

b) She and her family arrived _

c) Na’s mother is very _

d) There is a _ in the area

e)The restaurant serves food from

f) Nam thinks the _are tasty

- Sts write their answers on transparent paper-T asks Sts to tell the results then show them on screen

-Sts compare their answers-T gives the right answers

Answers:

a) new d) restaurantb) last week e) Huec) tired f) pancakes

-T reminds Sts some information about Na’s new neighbor

- T asks Sts to write a short paragraph about their neighborhoodusing the suggested questions

- Prepare Lesson 2: SPEAK

I OBJECTIVES:

1 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to talk about how to send parcels or

letters and talk about price, quantity and size

a Grammar: Present perfect tense I’ve never been to

Adverbs: already, yet

Comparison of adjectives

b Vocabulary: surface mail, airmail, item, charge, parcel

2 Skills: Speaking – Reading – Writing

3 Attitude: Sts will behave well with people working at the post office.

- Learn the previous lesson by heart.

- Prepare the new lesson at home: (write new words; read text; answer questions)

III STEPS FOR TEACHING:

1 Check the previous lesson: (5’)

- T asks Sts to write some new words

- T uses stamps, envelopes to ask Sts

What are these?

When do you use them?

Where can I post it to my friend? (at the post office) How can I post it? (Stick stamp on it)

How much is it? (800 VN dong)

Is it more expensive when I send a parcel?

(Yes, of course.)

Have you ever sent a letter or a parcel?

- T introduces the new lesson

Whole class

Checking vocabulary: Rub out and remember

T: How did they send these things?

a Does Mrs Kim send surface mail? Why?

b What's the weight of her parcel?

c How much does she pay?

- T asks Sts to read out the answers

- T asks Sts to work in pairs to compare their answers

a Mrs Kim send the parcel surface mail because it is much cheaper

b Her parcel is five kilograms.

c She pays 19,200 dongs.

- T calls some Sts to ask and answer thequestions

- T calls a student to play the role of Mrs

Kim and practice the dialogue with teacher(clerk)

- T calls some pairs of Sts to practice the dialogue Tcorrects Sts’ pronunciation

- T asks Sts to practice the dialogue in pairs

- Set the scene and ask Sts to make the dialogue

1 Mrs Lan wants to post airmail

- T asks Sts to make the dialogue between Lan and theclerk in the post office

- T elicits and encourages Sts to make the dialoguesthemselves.

- Expected dialogue:

Clerk : Can I help |you?

Mrs Lan : I want to send a letter to Kontum

Clerk : Do you want to send it airmail or surface

mail?

Mrs Lan : I send it airmail How much is it?

Clerk : Let me see Mmm, 15 grams, it’s

only1, 200 dongs

Mrs.Lan : Here you are

Clerk : Thank you

- T gets Sts to practice the dialogue in pairs

a Postcard/ HCM City/ airmail/ 15g

b Parcel/ Ca Mau/ airmail/ 2 kgs

c Parcel/ Buon Me Thuot/ surface/ 5 kgs

- T divides class into 3 groups, each prepares a dialogue

- T asks two pairs from each group to practice theirdialogue T corrects their pronunciation

- T gets Sts to work in pairs, practicing three dialogues

T moves around and helps Sts

- T reminds Sts: how to send parcels or letters

how to use the present perfect tense Individually

Homework

(1’)

- Practice making the same dialogue with your friendsand practice making a plan to go somewhere with yourfriends

- Ask Sts to write a dialogue on their notebooks

- Prepare LISTEN

Individually

DRAWING EXPERIENCE

1 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to know what Na is going to do on

the weekend by listening

a Grammar: Present perfect tense I’ve never been to

Adverbs: already, yet

Comparison of adjectives

b Vocabulary: advertisement, English Speaking contest, culture house, sound exciting

2 Skills: Listening - Speaking – Reading

3 Attitude: Sts will know how to use their weekend time effectively.

- Learn the previous lesson by heart.

- Prepare the new lesson at home: (write new words; read text; answer questions)

III STEPS FOR TEACHING:

1 Check the previous lesson: (5’)

- T asks Sts to write some Past Participle of verbs

2 New lesson: (40’)

Arrangement Brainstorming and guessing:

- T asks Sts to look at 4 advertisements of “what’s on this week?” and get Sts to guess what is in the blanks 2-3-4

Whole class

3 Activity drama / play

English Speak Club / ContestDancing

Picture ExhibitionMusic

4 Place Gallery

Culture houseSchool

City Hall

- Set the scene: "Na is new in the neighborhood She istalking to Nam about what she's going to do on theweekend"

sound exciting : Nghe thật thú vị sound + adj

- Sts read the new words

- T helps Sts pronounce the words

Checking: Rub out the meaning in Vietnamese and askSts to fill in again in 2 minutes

b Why won't she go to see the film "The New comer"?

(Because she has seen it before)

c Why won't Na go to the photo exhibition?

(Because it doesn't open during the weekend.)

d Who will Na go to the soccer match with?

(Nam, Ba and Minh)

e What time does the match start?

(At 4 p.m)

- T lets Sts listen again if necessary

Individually

Group work

- T asks Sts to work in groups to talk to their friendsabout what Na is going to do this weekend.

Ex: "Na looks at the advertisements to decide what to doand where to go this weekend She likes movies but shewon't see the film at Millennium Cinema because she hasseen it before She won't go to the photo exhibitionbecause it doesn't open at weekends She cannot go to theEnglish Speaking Contest either because it is onThursday Finally, she decides to go to the soccer matchwith Nam because she thinks it must be fun to watch areal match at the stadium and she wants to visit the TownGround too

I OBJECTIVES:

1 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to understand the passage about a

new shopping mall

a Grammar: 1 Present simple with future meaning

2 Comparison of adjectives

b Vocabulary: mall, roof, convenient, humid, comfort, notice, business, offer, selection,

resident, concern

2 Skills: Reading - Writing –Speaking

3 Attitude: Sts will make smart decision when going shopping at the mall.

- Learn the previous lesson by heart.

- Prepare the new lesson at home: (write new words; read text; answer questions)

III STEPS FOR TEACHING:

1 Check the previous lesson: (5’)

- Write some new words

Guessing the words (revision)

- T gives the definitions and gets Sts to find out the words asquickly as possible

1 A place where you can buy vegetables and fruit (a grocerystore)

2 A place where you can buy everything (a supermarket)

3 A place where you can buy books (a bookstore)

4 A place where you can come to eat (a restaurant)

5 A person who comes to the store and buys something (acustomer)

- T gives Sts good marks if they have correct answers

- T introduces the new lesson

mall (n) trung tâm thương mại

roof (n) mái nhà

convenient (a) thuận tiện, tiện lợi

humid (a) ẩm ướt

comfort (n) sự thoải mái

notice (v) chú ý

(n) thông báo

business (n) việc buôn bán, kinh doanh

offer(v) cung cấp, đưa ra

selection (n) sự lựa chọn

resident(n) công dân

concern (v) quan tâm, bận tâm, lo lắng

Checking: What and where

- Rub out word by word but leave the circles

- Go on until the circles are empty

- Get Sts to write the words again in correct circles

buy many things at the same time

have fun or relax while shopping

- T asks Sts to read the text silently and compare their ideas

or get more information

- T gives feedback

- T has Sts look at the statements in the exercise 1 on p.68

- T makes sure them understand the statements and gets

them to read the text again and decide which statements

Whole class

(15’)

are true, which are false

- T gives feedback

a A mall is open six days a week

b There are more than 50 stores inthe mall

c Everyone in the neighborhood ispleased about the new mall

d It will be more comfortable toshop in the mall than in the presentshopping area

e Some of the stores on Tran PhuStreet may have to close

b There are 50 air-conditioned specialty stores, 4 movie theaters and 10 restaurants There is also a children’s play area.

c They think the mall will take their business.

d The stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products; some goods are at lower prices.

Discussion: T gives a situation and asks Sts to discuss it

“Do you want to have a new mall in your neighborhood? Ifthere is one, what will happen to the residents?”

- T asks some Sts to ask and answer the questions

- T gets all Sts to work in pairs

 take their business

 offer a wider selection

 specialty stores

 have been concerned about

Homework

(2’)

- Revise the new words in this unit

1 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to write a notice and to use some

adjectives to make comparisons

a Grammar: 1 Present simple with future meaning

2 Comparison with like, the same as, different from

b Vocabulary: effect, contact, Hardware store

2 Skills: Writing –Speaking

3 Attitude: Sts will know how to offer their opinion politely

- Learn the previous lesson by heart.

- Prepare the new lesson at home: (write new words; read text; answer questions)

III STEPS FOR TEACHING:

1 Check the previous lesson: (5’)

- Write some new words

2 New lesson: (40’)

Stage Steps/Activities Work

- T divides class into 2 teams and asks them to choose two

numbers, turn the cards over, if they match ex: cheap expensive, that team gets one mark The next team continues.

Sts go on until all cards are turned over The team that hasmore marks the games

Different cheap expensive long same

Possible answers

The red book is the same as the yellow one.

The red book is as big as the yellow book.

The yellow book is different from the brown dictionary.

- Write the form on the board

The same as(not) as… asdifferent from

- T asks Sts to do the exercise 5 on p.p.70-71 (work in pairs)

Possible answers:

1 The red book is the same as the yellow one.

Whole class

Whole class

2 The red book is as big as the yellow one.

3 The yellow book is different from the brown dictionary.

4 The yellow book is not as big as the brown dictionary.

a not as big as f the same as

b different from g as long as

c different from h not as modern as

d the same as i not as cheap as

- T gets Sts to read the notice and answer some questions to

check their understanding

The scene:

“The residents and store owners on Tran Phu street are going

to hold a meeting to discuss the effects of the new mall.”

Questions and answers:

a Why are the residents and storeowners on Tran Phu Street going to hold a meeting?

- In order to discuss the effects of the new hall

b When will they hold a meeting? What time?

- They will hold the meeting on May 20th at 8p.m

c Where will they hold the meeting?

- They will hold the meeting at 13 Hang Dao Street,Binh’s hardware store

- T asks Sts to read passage 2 on p.68

- T asks some questions to check Sts’ understanding and getthem to use short answers

Questions and answers:

a What is the English Speaking Club going to hold?

- T gets Sts to write the notice individually

- T monitors and helps them write

- T asks Sts to share with their partners

- T checks some notices and correct them

- T writes the model notice on the board

*Answers:

The school English Speaking ClubHOLDING SPEAKING CONTEST TO CELEBRATETEACHER’S DAY

Date: November 15 Time: 7.30pm to 10.00pm Place: Hall 204, Building G

Please contact Ms Tran Thi Thu Hang of Class 8H at the aboveaddress for more information

- T asks Sts to write the model notice on the board.

Answer

Class 8A

A class meeting to make plans for the Teacher’s day

Date: November 15 Time: 8.00

- T reminds Sts of the mode to write a notice

- Ask Sts to write a notice in model they learnt

- Prepare Language focus

1 Knowledge: Review the unit 7, practice in Present Perfect Tense

a Grammar: 1 Present simple with future meaning

2 Comparison with like, the same as, different from

b Vocabulary: pocket watch, wristwatch

2 Skills: Listening - Speaking – Reading – Writing

3 Attitude: Sts will know how to use Present Perfect Tense to talk about their experiences.

II PREPARATION: