Unit 09 Festivals Around the World Lesson 2 A closer look 1

Read the following sentences and mark “ ’ ” the stressed syllable in the underlined words.[r]

Week: 27th

Date of planning: 16/2/2014

Date of teaching: 21/2/2014

Period: 70

Unit 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

Lesson 2: A closer look 1

I Objectives.

- By the end of the lesson, Ss can use adverbial phrases correctly and appropriately The lexical items related to the topic “Festivals around the world” Pronounce two-syllable words with correct stress in isolation and in context

II Teaching aids:

- Projector, cassette player, disc…

III Procedure

1 Class organization.

- Greetings

- Checking attendance: 7A1……… 7A2: …………

2 New lesson.

Ss’ and T’s activities Contents

1 Warm up.

- T asks Ss some questions about

festivals in their home village

2 Activities.

VOCABULARY

T uses some techniques to present some

new words

Checking the understanding by making

sentences with the new words

1 a Ss work individually to complete

the table and compare their answers

with a partner

T plays the recording for Ss to check

their answers

Ss answer:

I- Vocabulary

celebratory (aj) mang tính kỷ niệm parade (n) cuộc diễu hành

carnival (n) ngày hội joyful (aj) vui mừng

adopt (v) kế tục

pumpkin (n) quả bí ngô

1

a Can you complete the table below with appropriate verbs, nouns and adjectives?

Listen and check your answers.

Key:

1 celebration

b Have them read all the sentences and

guess the part of speech of the word to

be filled in each blank

T comments on and confirms the

correct answers

2 Ss work in groups, Ss do the activity

They choose one activity and take turn

to lengthen their sentences by adding

the activities

PRONUNCIATION

3 T explains the rules:

T can give some examples to illustrate

Ss listen and repeat the words

Have Ss read out the words first Then

play the recording

5 Ss do this exercise individually first

then compare their answers with a

2 festive

3 parade

4 culture

5 performance

b Now complete the following sentences with the words from the table.

Key:

1 festival 2 celebrate

3 celebrations 4 culture

5 parade 6 performers

2 In groups, choose a festival Take turns to say the festival.

Example:

A; I am going to Rio Carnival to watch performers dance

B: I am going to Rio Carnival to watch performers dance, and musicians play samba music

…

Look out!

In two-syllable words the mark’

represents the stress syllable.

- Most nouns and adjs have two syllables: Stress falls on the first syllable.

- Most verbs have two syllables: Stress falls on the second syllable

Exceptions: the sound / ə /, / i /,… hardly falling on.

Key:

Stress on 1 st syllable: gather, picture,

artist, lovely, famous

Stress on 2 nd syllable: relax, enjoy,

hotel, describe, rename

4 Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others Then

partner

3 Homework

-Learn new words and phrases

Prepare A closer look 2

listen and check.

Key:

1 balloon 2 complete 3 prepare

4 alone 5 tidy

5 Read the following sentences and mark

“ ’ ” the stressed syllable in the underlined words.

1 ‘project

2 ‘dancers

3 a‘ttend

4 ‘answer

5 ‘music