Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 INTRODUCTION Part A: Everyday English SAYING HELLO I. OBJECTIVES: After this lesson, students will be able to: - introduce themselves II. LANGUAGE CONTENT: 1. Functional English: introduce yourself 2. Listening: short dialogues 3. Vocabulary: letters and numbers 4. Speaking: introduce yourself 5. Topic: people III. TECHNIQUES: - Play role IV. TEACHING AIDS: - Textbooks, chalks, board V. TIME: 90 minutes VI. PROCEDURES: Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Lead-in - Ask ss to work in groups and write down as many English words as they can remember in one minute - Ask ss to read out a word from their list. - Work in groups and write down English words they know - Read out the word. Exercise 1 - Draw ss’ attention to the photo on page 4 - Ask ss: “How old do you think the boy is? How old is the girl?” - Help ss with comprehension if necessary, by saying for example: How old is he / she? Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen or eighteen. - T could write the numbers on the board when speaking - Look at the pictures on page 4 and guess T’s questions - Answer the question Exercise 2 - Ask ss read and listen to the dialogue - Ask ss: “So, how old is Ben? How old is Francesca?” - Ask few ss: “How old are you?” - Read and listen to the dialogue - Answer T’s questions Exercise 3 - Play the alphabet for ss to listen to, then - Repeat chorally and 1 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 model it for them to repeat in group of 2 – 4 letters - Point out the easily confused G and J - Suggest some abbreviations which the ss may know and which may be used as mnemonics: for example DJ or GPS individually Exercise 4 - Ask ss work in groups of 4 - Play the tape twice, pause after each name - Play the tape as many times as ss need - Ask ss to show their worksheet on the board - Ask ss to say each letter aloud Transcript: Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta Jones, Whitney Houston, Roger Federer - Work in groups - Listen to the tape and write the name of the famous people - Read aloud the letter Exercise 5 - Ask ss to work in groups - Ask ss to think the names of up to three famous people - Ask ss to read aloud the names - If the other group can guess this name, they will get one bonus. - Work in groups - Write about three famous names and spell out before the class Exercise 6 - Play the tape for ss to listen to - Model pronunciation for them to repeat in group of 3 – 4 Transcript: 1 – 23, 30, 40, 50. - Listen to the number Exercise 7 - Ask some weaker ss to read aloud the numbers from 1 to 20 and say them in reverse - Ask anyone who makes a mistake has to pay a forfeit, for example, say the name of an English song, say the name of three countries where English is spoken - Say the numbers from 1 to 20 Exercise 8 - Ask ss to work in groups - Play the tape twice - Pause after every name has been spelled - Ask ss to show their answer Key: 1. Name: Siobhan Name: Dafydd Age: 15 Age: 15 2. Name: Abdullah Name: Katharine Age: 17 Age: 16 - Work in groups - Listen to short dialogues - Write the names and ages - Show their answer to the T Exercise 9 - Ask ss to work individually - Ask ss to compare their answers in pairs - Work individually - Check answer with their 2 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 - Check the answers before class Key: 1b, 2d, 3a, 4c friends Exercise 10 - Ask ss to work on the pronunciation of the questions - Play each one several times and ask ss to repeat and pay attention to the following features: Each question is one tone unit, which means it should be pronounced “like one word” without stopping. - In each question, there is a stressed word – the one that carries the key meaning: What’s your name? How old are you? - Ask ss to practice the question intonation - Practice speaking the questions - Repeat chorally and individually Exercise 11 - Ask ss to work in pairs and do the task 11 on page 4 - Encourage ss to try without writing the dialogues out in full - Help ss practice the phrases, not insist if they find it hard to do everything orally - Work in pairs - Practice speaking as required Exercise 12 - Ask some pairs to act out the dialogue - Give feedback: praise good performance and correct a few mistakes (especially concerning pronunciation or the language from this lesson) - Some ss act out the dialogue in front of the class - The others watch their friends’ performance and give some comments. Further practice - Ask ss to say the alphabet around the class backwards - Whoever makes a mistake (gives the wrong letter or pronounces it incorrectly) must pay a forfeit. Here are some ideas for what ss to do for forfeits: 1. Say three English names used by men / women 2. Say the name of a country in English - Do as T required 3 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 3. Say the names of two cities in Britain 4. Say two titles of songs in English 5. Say the title of a film in English Consolidation - Ask ss: “What have we talked about today? - Elicit introductions of saying hello or saying how old you are. - Ask ss to repeat the alphabet and count from 1 to 20. - Draw ss’ attention to the lesson statement: “I can introduce myself.” - Answer T’s question - Say the questions and the answers - Repeat the alphabet and count from 1 to 20 Homework: - Learn by heart new words, numbers from 1 to 20 - Study the structures. - Do workbook on page 4 INTRODUCTION Part B: Grammar BE, POSSESSIVES AND PRONOUNS I. OBJECTIVES: After this lesson, students will be able to: - say someone’s possessive II. LANGUAGE CONTENT: 1. Grammar: be, possessives, pronouns 2. Reading: a short personal profile 3. Speaking: ask and answer about personal information III. TECHNIQUES: - Group works, pair work IV. TEACHING AIDS: - Textbooks, chalks, board V. TIME: 90 minutes VI. PROCEDURES: Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Lead – in - Ask a few ss the question: “How old are you?” - Answer T’s question 4 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 - Introduce the lesson: the today’s lesson will be on the conjugation of the verb to be Exercise 1 - Draw ss’ attention to the photo. Say something like: “See – this is Ben from lesson A” - Ask ss to read the text and answer the questions - Check answers with the whole class Key: 1. T, 2. F, 3. F - Look at the photo - Read the text and do exercise 1 Exercise 2 - Remind ss that be is the infinitive - Ask them to so the tasks - When checking, ask for equivalents of the forms in the ss’ own language. - Point out the short answers and emphasize that they are used a lot. - Contractions (short forms) of the verb to be are presented here and used throughout the book. Point out to ss that contractions are almost always presented in fluent speech and informal writing and that the use of the full form sounds unnatural. - Do the task 2 individually - Check answers with their partners Exercise 3 - Ask ss to do the task individually - Ask them to complete the sentences so that they are true about them - Help with any languages that needs explaining - Go over answers with the whole class, where - Do task 3 individually - Complete the sentences - Encourage ss to ask T when they don’t understand the requirement 5 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 two different answers are possible Key: 1. am / am not 2. are / aren’t 3. are 4. is / isn’t 5. aren’t 6. is / isn’t 7. am / am not 8. is / isn’t Exercise 4 - Ask ss to look at how questions are formed - Ask ss to work in groups and do the task - Model the first question for class - Check answers with the whole class Key: 1. Are you 15 years old? 2. Is Ronaldinho your favorite footballer? 3. Is our teacher in the classroom? 4. Are we from Hungary? 5. Is Julia Roberts your favorite actress? 6. Are you thirsty? 7. Are your friends at home? - Do task 4 in groups - Check answers Exercise 5 - Do the first two or three questions in open pairs (two ss ask and answer and the rest of the group listens) - Insist on answer in the form Yes, I am / No, I’m not + the correct information as opposed to - Watch T do the model - Work in pairs and practice 6 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 just yes and no - Ask ss to do in pairs - Ask some ss circulate and monitor Exercise 6 - Explain what possessive adjectives are - Ask a few ss questions like, “Is this your pen? No, it isn’t. Oh, is it his?” with gestures to indicate your meaning - Work individually - Complete the table - Check answers with their partners Exercise 7 - Demonstrate the meaning of demonstrative pronouns using objects in the classroom, for example: This is my bad. These are chalks. - Check understanding by eliciting some examples from the class - Ask ss why they have used this, that, these, those - Pronunciation /ᵭ/ can be produced by putting the tip of the tongue against or even between the teeth. Key: 1. Are those your books? 2. Are these your trainers? 3. Is that your bike? 4. Is this your CD? 5. Are these your pencils? - Read the Learn this! Box - Look at the pictures and write questions - Check with the whole class - Practice the pronunciation of /ᵭ/ Consolidation - Ask ss: “What have we talked about today?” - Briefly revise the conjugation of to be - Draw ss’ attention to the lesson statement: “I can ask and answer questions. - Answer T’s question - Review the lesson 7 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 Homework: - Learn new structures - Do workbook on page 5 8 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 INTRODUCTION Part C: Grammar and Vocabulary HAVE GOT I. OBJECTIVES: After this lesson, students will be able to: - talk about possession - describe people - write a short description II. LANGUAGE CONTENT: 1. Grammar: have got 2. Vocabulary: personal appearance 3. Listening: short dialogue 4. Speaking: talk about what people have got and what people look like 5. Writing: a short description of a family member 6. Topic: people: III. TECHNIQUES: - Play role - Question - answer IV. TEACHING AIDS: - Textbook, chalks, board, pictures V. TIME: 90 minutes VI. PROCEDURES: Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Lead – in - Show T’s own picture and say: “This is my sister. - Ask ss: “Have you got sisters or brothers?” - Answer T’s question: “Yes / No” 9 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 - Write on the board have got and say this is the topic of the lesson Exercise 1 - Tell ss they are going to hear a conversation between Ben and Francesca - Focus ss’ attention on the picture and ask them to read the task - Play the recording once - Allow a moment for everyone to finish answering - Check answers with the whole class Key: 1. hasn’t 2. has 3. haven’t - Listen to the recording a conversation between Ben and Francesca. - Read the task silently - Choose the correct answers of task 1 Exercise 2 - Ask ss to complete task 2 individually - Ask ss write their answers on the board - Explain that ‘ve and ‘s are short forms of have and has - Point out that nearly all forms are the same, just one different. Which one? Key: 1. has 2. have 3. Have 4. hasn’t 5. haven’t - Complete task 2 - Write answers on the board - Answer (he / she / it has) Exercise 3 - Ask ss to read the example - Do the first two sentences with the whole class as a model - Check any unknown vocabulary first and do a few exam together Key: 1. He’s got a bike. 2. He hasn’t got a computer. - Do task 3 on page 6 - Watch T’s models - Write sentences on their exercise notebooks. - Check answers with the whole class 10 [...]... from the lesson - Draw ss’ attention to the lesson statement: “I can describe people.” Homework: - Write a description at home - Learn new words 12 - Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 - Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Do workbook on page 6 13 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung INTRODUCTION Part D: VOCABULARY TIME, DAYS MONTHS AND SEASONS I OBJECTIVES: After this lesson, students will be able... order - Draw ss’ attention to the lesson statement: “I can ask the time and talk about the month of the year.” Homework: - Learn days, months - Do workbook 17 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung 18 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Unit 1: MY NETWORK Part A: Vocabulary and listening FAMILY and FRIENDS I OBJECTIVES: After this lesson, students will be able to:... T’s network “Who’s…?” - Write the names your family and friends use normally - Practice speaking - After speaking, ask ss to go to Vocabulary - Do exercise on Builder (Part 2): Student’s Book page 128 Vocabulary Builder (Part Key: 2): Student’s Book page 5.1 noses 2 watches 3 boxes 6 stories 4 7 Leaves videos 5 tomatoes 6 foot – feet; tooth – teeth; child – children person – people; man – men; woman... simple tense - Conduct a brief drill, use verbs from the lesson - Draw ss’ attention to the lesson statement: I 28 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung can talk about my family and friends Homework: - Learn new words - Do workbook on page 9 29 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Unit 1: MY NETWORK Part C: Culture THE ROYAL FAMILY I OBJECTIVES: After this lesson,... whole class confident ss to read out the dialogues Key: 1 Excuse 2 time 3 to 4 very 5 Welcome - Language note – Saying the time: To say a time when the minutes are not multiple of five, 15 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung the word minutes must be added E.g.: It’s two Exercise 4 minutes past ten - Ask ss to practice the dialogue from exercise - Work in pairs 3 in open pairs several... special attention to individually the pronunciation of the Au Optional activity: in autumn - Bring four big photos showing the four - Play game seasons (cut out of calendars) and attach them 16 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung to the board with magnets - Ask four ss to come and write the names of - Work in pairs - Ask them to discuss the months and seasons - Discuss in months - Check... hair - Talk about the rest - Ask ss to describe the first photo - Ask ss to talk about the remaining ones in pairs - Circulate and monitor, help with sentence building and pronunciation 11 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung - Ask few ss to describe the photos to the whole class - Give feedback: praise good sentences, correct in target language (has got and the Exercise 6 appearance... saying: “Today’s topic is family.” related to family as possible - Write family on the board - Say word aloud - Ask: “Do you know any words for members of the family / people in the family?” 19 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung - Give some prompt: “For example, ‘mother’ or…” - Write words ss say on the board around the Exercise 1 word family - Ask ss to fill in the chart individually... brother, Exercise 4 grandson - Play the recording once for ss to check their - Listen answers and check the words answers - Play it again and have ss repeat the words individually - Repeat 20 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung - Ask ss to pay attention to the pronunciation individually Exercise 5 of /ᴧ/ - Write on the board: “my uncle’s wife” - Ask: “Who’s my uncle’s wife?” - Answer:... Vocabulary Builder (part - Do exercise in 1): Student’s book page 128 Vocabulary Builder (part Key: 1): Student’s book page 1 1 brother 2 grandmother3 niece 4 husband 5 aunt 128 6 grandson 21 Lesson plan Solution Grade 6 Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung 7 nephew 8 Cousins - Check answers with the 4 3 That’s Jane’s skateboard whole class 4 John is at his cousins’ house 5 Have you got Mark’s MP3 player? 6 The . Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 Homework: - Learn new structures - Do workbook on page 5 8 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 INTRODUCTION. Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 - Do workbook on page 6 13 Lesson plan Teacher: Võ Thụy Ngọc Dung Solution Grade 6 INTRODUCTION Part