Unit 4 Our costum and traditions

Procedures: - Class orgnization - The new lesson: Skills 1 ACTIVITIES CONTENTS ACTIVITY 1 WARM UP * Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of the 3 minutes table man[r]

Date of preparing: 04.11.2015

Date of teaching: 05.11.2015

UNIT 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Period: 26 Lesson 1: Getting started

- Individual skills, pairwork skills

2 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson sts will be able to: have the opportunity to

explore the table manners in the UK and compare them with those in Viet Nam

3 Attitude: Educate ss to learn hard and to have knowledge about People of Viet

Review the previous unit before Ss open their books by asking them

to take part in a small game Ss work in two big groups A and B Astudent from group A calls out the name of an ethnic group in VietNam, then points at one student from group b This student has tocall out the name of another ethnic group The game stops when agroup cannot give out the name of any ethnic group or when time is

up The group with more ethnic groups wins

Write this sentences on the board and ask Ss to complete it

-Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and… and……

Tell Ss that this sentence is taken from the conversation in theGetting started of Unit 3 When Ss can give you the two words

‘custom’ and ‘traditions’ If within two minutes Ss cannot completethe sentence, ask them to quickly look at the conversation on page

26 and find the sentence

Write the unit title on the board ‘ Our customs and traditions’ Ask

Ss to call out some customs and traditions they know Now start thelesson

1* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ask Ss to open their books and look at the picture and the phrase

under Getting started Ask them some questions:

Who can you see in the picture?

What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?

Ss answer the questions as a class Play the recording and have Ssfollow along After that, Ss can compare their answers with theinformation in the dialogue and add some more details to theiranswers

a Ss work independently to find the words with the given meanings in the

dialogue Allow them to share answers before discussing as a class Remember

to ask Ss to read out the lines in the dialogue that contain the words Quickly write the correct answers on the board.

Key:

1.accepted 2.generations

3.spot on 4.sharp

5.social 6.table manners

Have Ss look at the Watch out! Box and quickly read theinformation Ask if they know any expressions with the same

meaning as ‘You’re kidding’ Some other expressions are: You must

be kidding!/ You’re joking!/You must be joking!

b Ss read the conversation again to do this exercise Ask for Ss’ answers as

well as the explaination for their choices Write the correct answers on the board.

1.T

2.F( There are also social ones.)

3.T

4.F( There are a lot of customs for table manners in the UK)

c Have Ss read the questions to make sure they understand them.

Ask them firstly to answer the questions without reading thedialogue Ss exchange their answers with a classmate Now askthem to check their answers by reading the dialogue again Callsome Ss to write their answers on the board Confirm the correctanswers

Key:

1.It’s eating dinner at 7 p.m sharp

2.He’s surprised

3.They both refer to doing something that develops over time

4.A custom is something accepted A tradition is something specialand is passed down through the generations

5.They should find information about a custom or tradition

d Ss do this in pairs Ask for Ss’ answers and their explanations.

Summarise the answers

Key:

1.have to: It’s an obiligation – you have no choice

2.should: It’s a suggestion or advice – it would be best tofollow it

2* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

a Have Ss look at the pictures Ask them what they see in each of them Now

tell Ss that in the box are some customs and traditions of VietNamese people.

Ss read these and identify any new words they do not know Explain the new words so that Ss understand the customs and traditions Ss do this activity in pairs Call some Ss to give their answers and write them on the board Confirm the correct answers.

Key: 1.g 2.c 3.f

4.h 5.e 6.a

7.b 8.d

b Individually Ss decide if the pictures show customs or traditions and

compare their answers in pairs Their answers may differ Have some Ss give the answers to the class and explain their choice.

Suggested answers:

1.C 2 C or T

3 C 4.T 5.C 6.C

7 T 8 C or T

3 Game: * Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their

knowledge of the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Organise a competition for this activity Ss work in groups of five or six Set a time limit of five minutes Ss write down as many local customs and traditions as possible The group with the most customs and traditions is the winner The winning group presents their customs and traditions Other groups add more if they can ACTIVITY 8 (2 minutes) Sts Repeat the content of the lesson T: Remarks the students’ study - Learn by heart vocabulary and complete the exercises into notebook - Prepare: A closer look 1 Teacher’s reflection ………

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Date of preparing: 04.11.2015

Date of teaching: 05.11.2015

UNIT 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Period: 27 Lesson 2: A closer look 1

I Aims:

1 Skills:

- Writing skills: Write the sentences with should or shouldn’t and form of have to

- Speaking skills: Work in pairs, discuss and give the advice for partner

- Listening skills: Listen and write true or false for the sentences in 2

- Language practice:

+ Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic "Our customs and traditions"

+ Grammar: Review

- Individual skills, pairwork skills

2 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson sts will be able to: have the opportunity to

explore the table manners in the UK and compare them with those in Viet Nam

3 Attitude: Educate ss to learn hard and to have knowledge about People of Viet

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Draw Ss’ attention to the Watch out! Box Explain to them thewords ‘custom’ and tradition’ can be countable or uncountable.Remember to come back to this point after finishing exercise 1

1 Have Ss look at the table in the book Make sure that they understand what to

do Ss complete the exercise individually and then compare their anwers with a

partner Call some Ss to give the answers Write them on the board Confirm the correct answers.

Key: 1.e 2.d 3.a

4.g 5.b 6.c 7.f

Now have Ss read the sentences again to see if the word ‘custom’ or ‘tradition’

in each sentence is countable (C) or uncountable (U) Ask for Ss’ answers.

Key: 1.C 2 C 3.U

4.C 5.U 6.C 7 C

2* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Have Ss read the sentences in 1 again and complete the expressions Then Ss compare their answers with a partner Call one or two Ss to write the complete expressions on the board.

Key: 1.custom 2.tradition

3.according 4.tradition

5.with 6.of 7.doing

3* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ask Ss to work in groups to do this activity T may prepare somepieces of big-size paper for the groups to write their answers on.When they finish, Ss stick their paper on the board Ss read andcomment on each other’ sentences

4* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ss individually complete the sentences with their own ideas, then share their sentences with a partner Ask for Ss’ answers and write them on the board.

Don’t say if they are right or wrong Then play the recording for them to check the answer and repeat the words Play the recording as many times as necessary.

Key: 1.strictly 2.strangers,spread

3.streets

4.filmstrip 5.offspring ACTIVITY 8 (2 minutes) Sts Repeat the content of the lesson T: Remarks the students’ study - Learn by heart vocabulary and complete the exercises into notebook - Prepare: A closer look 2 Teacher’s reflection ………

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Date of preparing: 04.11.2015 Date of teaching: 05.11.2015 UNIT 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Period: 28 Lesson 3: A closer look 2 I Aims:

1 Skills:

- Writing skills: Write the sentences with should or shouldn’t and form of have to

- Speaking skills: Work in pairs, discuss and give the advice for partner

- Listening skills: Listen and write true or false for the sentences in 2

- Language practice:

+ Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic "Our customs and traditions"

+ Grammar: Review

- Individual skills, pairwork skills

2 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson sts will be able to: have the opportunity to

explore the table manners in the UK and compare them with those in Viet Nam

3 Attitude: Educate ss to learn hard and to have knowledge about People of Viet

Nam

II Resources: notebooks, extra board.

III Procedures:

- Class orgnization

- The new lesson: A closer look 2

1 * Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ask Ss to look at the pictures and quickly describe what they see Have them complete the sentences and then compare the answers with a friend Elicit Ss’s answers Confirm the correct ones.

Key: 1.should 2.shouldn’t

3.should 4.shouldn’t 5.should

2* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Have Ss read the situations in A to make sure they understand them

Ss do this activity in pairs Ask for Ss’s answers

For a more able class, have Ss give some other advice for the situations Ss may write their advice on a big piece and show it to the class.

Key: 1.b 2.c 3.e 4.d 5.a

Have Ss to express obligation or necessarity

Tell Ss that sometimes when they go to a place, it is obligatory thatthey follow its customs and traditions

Have Ss read the information about have to T may want to add thatmust is also used to express obligation One of the differencesbetween have to and must is that must shows internal obligation,i.e., you make a decision about what you must do Give oneexample:

We must clean the house before Tet because we think it will bring luck.

Then have Ss read the Remember! box Answers any questions

from Ss

If time allows, ask Ss to give examples with the grammar pointsdiscussed

3* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ss do this exercise individually, and then compare their answerswith a classmate Check Ss’s answers and confirm the correct ones

Key: 1.have to 2.have to

3.has to 4.had to, don’t have to

5.does…have to 6.didn’t have to

4* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ss do this exercise individually and give T their answers

Key: 1.B 2.A

3.A 4.B

5* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Have Ss quickly read the e-mail Ss do this exercise individually

and then compare the answers with a classmate Ask one or two Ss

to write their answers on the board Have them explain their answers

as well

Key:

1 Shouldn’t give-> should give (reason: There are lots ofconfusing customs and traditions in Japan, so Eri thinks sheshould give Mi advance)

2 Has to->have to (reason: the pronoun ‘you’ goes with ‘have to’)

3 Shouldn’t wear->should wear (reason: Eri says that Mi shouldtake off her shoes when going inside, which means she shouldwear slippers)

4 Didn’t have to-> don’t have to (reason: this sentence is in thepresent time)

5 Have use-> have to use(reason: ‘have to’ is the correct form)

6 Should worry->shouldn’t worry(reason:Eri says she’ll be there

to help Mi, so Mi shouldn’t worry)

6* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of

the table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the customs and traditions

in Viet Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Ss work in pairs to do this task Ask some pairs to write their adviceand obligations on the board Other Ss give comments and vote forthe best advice and obligations Then they can add some more This

is an open activity so encourage Ss to express their ideas as long asthe advice and obligations are appropriate

If time does not allow, T may call a good student to give anexample Then Ss may do this as homework However, remember

to check their answers in the next lesson

ACTIVITY 8

(2 minutes)

Sts Repeat the content of the lesson

T: Remarks the students’ study

- Learn by heart vocabulary and complete the exercises intonotebook

- Prepare: Communication

reflection ………

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Date of preparing: 04.11.2015 Date of teaching: 05.11.2015 UNIT 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Period: 29 Lesson 4: Communication I Aims:

1 Skills:

- Writing skills: Write T or F for the sentences

- Speaking skills: Work in pairs, discuss and say the different of two pictures and say about these table manner

- Listening skills: Listen and write true or false for the sentences in 2

- Language practice:

+ Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic "Our customs and traditions"

+ Grammar: Review

- Individual skills, pairwork skills

2 Knowledge: By the end of the lesson sts will be able to: have the opportunity to

explore the table manners in the UK and compare them with those in Viet Nam

3 Attitude: Educate ss to learn hard and to have knowledge about People of Viet

Nam

II Resources: notebooks, extra board.

III Procedures:

- Class orgnization

- The new lesson: Communication

ACTIVITY 1

(3 minutes)

WARM UP

* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their knowledge of the

table manners

- Instruction: Discuss and free talk about the table manners in Viet

Nam

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

Tell Ss that in this lesson they will have the opportunity to explorethe table manners in the UK and compare them with those in VietNam

ACTIVITY 2

(5 minutes)

* EXTRA VOCABULARY

* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their vocabulary.

- Instruction: Introduce vocabulary

- Task: Form of learning: work individual

Go through the Extra vocabulary with Ss If Ss do not know any word in the box, quickly teach it T can teach the words ‘prong’, ‘cutlery’, ‘tray’ and ‘mat’

by using the pictures provided in 1 To teach the word ‘palm’, point to the T’s palm To teach the word ‘host/hostess’, T can give an explanation When you invite some guests to your hourse, your mother is the hostess and your father is the host.

- prong[prɔη] (n): răng, ngạnh, chĩa, cái chĩa (để đảo rơm)

- cutlery /’kʌtləri/ (n): dao kéo, bộ đồ dùng ăn

- tray[trei] (n): cái khay, cái mâm

- mat /mæt/ (n): chiếu, thảm chùi chân

- palm /pɑ:m/(n): cây cọ, cây họ cau dừa

- host /houst/: (n) hostess /'houstis/ Ong chủ nhà>< bà chủ nhà

ACTIVITY 3

(10 minutes)

1 Look at the pictures below In pairs, discuss the differences between them.

* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their speaking skills.

- Instruction: Look at the picture, in pairs and discuss the

differences between them

- Task: Form of learning: work in pairs

In pairs Ss look at the pictures and discuss the differences betweenthem Encourage them to use the extra vocabulary Some suggesteddifferences are:

* Suggested answer:

- In the first picture, people are sitting on the mat to have the meal

In the second picture, they are sitting around the dinning table

- In the first picture, people are using rice bowls and chopsticks Inthe second picture, they are using cutlery

- In the first picture, people don’t have drink In the second picture,people drink champane

ACTIVITY 4

(5 minutes)

2 Read the following sentences about table manners in Britain Work in pairs Write T (true) or F (false).

* Purpose: This activity focus sts develop on their writing skills.

- Instruction: Read the following sentences about table manners in