Unit 6: AN EXCURSION A. READING Date of preparing: 05/11/2006 Date of teaching: 09/11/2006 I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - Language content: + To introduce the students some new words relating to some famous places . - Language function: + To talk about outdoor activities or activities in an excursion: planning for a trip, preparation, entertainment activities. - Educational aims: + By the end of the lesson, students talk about school outdoor activities. 1. Language: a.Vocabulary: cave, excursion, a piece of news, come to an end, have some days offthe shape of the lotus, picturesque, wonder of the world, permission, persuade b.Structures: The present progressive and be going to 2. Skills: Intergrated skill. 3. Education factor : + Students students will be able to get information about some famous places in Viet Nam . II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method: Communicative approach 2. Techniques: Explaination, Repetition, using pictures, group work, pairwork, multiple choice, gap-filling 3. Materials needed: textbook, pictures of Thien Mu Pagoda, Ha Long Bay, The One-Pillar Pagoda, and Da Lat 4. Students preparation: Prepare some pictures and information about them. III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS: 1. Stabilization: (3mn) - Greeting. - Checking about absence. 2. Checking up the previous knowledge: (7mn) - Asks Students to tell about the usage of “used to” and give an example - Students answer. Teaching steps and time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content I. Presentation of the new materials * Lead-in (5mn) * Pre-reading (10mn) - Asks Ss to work in groups and make a list of famous places in Viet Nam. (The group with the longest list will be winner.) - Gathers ideas and has Ss give some information about them. - Asks the students to work in pairs: match the photos with the information in the book, then tell each other which of the places you would like to visit and give reasons. - Calls some students to answers in front of the class. - Gives feedback and corrects - Teaches some new words + cave (n) + - Work in groups. - Answer. - Work in pairs. Unit 6. AN EXCURSION A. READING 1. New words. + cave (n): hang động + excursion (n) cuộc đi chơi + a piece of news: một vài tin + come to an end: sắp kết thúc + have some days off : nghỉ vài ngày + permission (n):sự cho phép + persuade (v): thuyết phục * The Progressive: S+be+V-ing 2. Reading the passage: * Task 1: Multiple choice: 1C 2D 3A * Task 2: Answer the questions: 1. They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term. 2. They are visiting some caves * While-reading ( 10mn) * Post-reading (5mn) II.Consolidation (3mn) III. Homework (2mn) excursion (n) + a piece of news + come to an end + have some days off + permission + persuade - Explains the meaning of the words - Read the words. - Introduces Ss the present progessive and be going to. - Sets the scene: You are going to read the letter from Lan to her friend, Minh about her recent fantastic excursion to a cave near HaNoi. You read the letter and do the tasks followed. *Task 1: - Asks students to read the letter individually and choose best answer A, B, C or Dto complete each of the sentences. - Tells Ss to share their answers with a friend. - Calls some students to present and explain their answers in front of the class. - Correct mistakes. * Task 2: - Has students to work in pairs and answer the questions -Walks around the class and offers helps if necessary, then call on some pairs to act out the activities in front of the class. - Asks the students to fill in the summary of the letter with a suitable words. - Helps Ss do this exercise, then has them compare their answers with a partner. - Calls some students to answer. - Comments and gives correct answers. - Retells the content of the text. - Asks them to write homework in their notebooks. -Answer. + Number 1 is Thien Mu Pagoda.(d) + Number 2 is Halong Bay. (b) + Number 3 is One-Pillar Pagoda.(a) + Number 4 is Da Lat city. (c) - Listen and take note - Listen and repeat. - Listen - Read the letter and do task 1. - Share the answers. - Present and explain. - Listen. - Work in pairs. - Answer. - Work individually. - Do and compare the answers. - Answer. - Listen. - Listen - Write in the notebooks. because they want to understand their Geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave. 3. It’s only over 20 km. 4. they are going to make a two – day trip and have a night campfire. They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap. 5. Lan an anxious about her parents’s permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home. * Summary: 1. is going to go on 2. some caves 3. want to see 4. have learnt 5. their trip 6. only problem 7. to persuade them 8. her classmates * Homework: + Do all exercises in the notebook. + Learn by hear the summary. + Write a paragraph (100 words) about an excursion you like. Self – evaluation: Should give sts to prepare pictures and present. Spend too much time in leading Unit 6: AN EXCURSION B. SPEAKING I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - Language content: + To help students express agreements and disagreements to an idea and give opinions. - Language function: + To talk about a boat trip abroad. - Educational aims: + To help the students know to choose the suitable seat on a boat trip. 1. Language: a.Vocabulary: sundeck, get sunburnt, travel sickness b.Structures: 2. Skills: Intergrated stills . 3. Education factor : + By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to talk about the seat plan on a boat trip on Lake Michigan in Chicago. II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method: Communicative approach 2. Techniques: Explaination, Repetition, pairwork, giving opions. 3. Materials needed: textbook, chalk, board 4. Students preparation: Prepare the lesson at home. III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS: 1. Stabilization: (3mn) - Greeting. - Checking about absence. 2. Checking up the previous knowledge: (7mn) + Asks students some questions about Lan’s excursion. 1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip? 2. How far Thay Pagoda from their school? 3. What is Lan anxious about? + Suggested answers: 1. When they have some days off after the first term. 2. It’s over 20 kilometres 3. She is anxious about her parents’ permission. 3. The new lesson: Teaching steps and time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content I. Presentation of the new materials * Warm-up (5mn) - Gives a crossword with 7 across words and one down word. - Divides the class into two groups. - Gives information of the words in the across and then find out a key word. 1.Your father’s brother. ( UNCLE) - Work in groups and find the words. * A key word: CHICAGO 1 U N C L E 2 S H I P 3 R I V E R 4 E X C U R S I O N 5 F A R M E R 6 N G U Y E N D U 7 T O O T H A C H E * Pre-practice (5mn) * Cotrolled- practice (10mn) 2. Means of transport on water. (SHIP) 3. Where do we often go fishing? (RIVER) 4. A short journey usually for pleasure. (EXCURSION) 5. A person who works on a farm. (FARMER) 6. The name of our school. (NGUYEN DU) 7.He sees a dentist because he has a ……… (TOOTHACHE) - Leads the students to the new lesson “ Tim’s class is going on a boat trip on Lake Michigan in Chicago. Raed the information about some of the participants to know their problem and their wishes”. - Teaches some new words. + sundesk + get sunburnt + travel sickness + refreshments + occupied - Has Ss make sentences with the words above. * Task 1 - Has Ss read the information about some of the participants in task 1. * Task 2: - Asks Ss to work in groups: Read the seat plan carefully and decide the best seat for each person, using the information in task 1. - Further explains the seat plan. - Suggests some useful structures: + I don’t think so. + To be suitable for + Why / Why not? + What do you think? + What’s your idea? + Had better - Tells Ss to conduct the conversation like the example in the book. - Listen. - Listen and take note. - Make sentences. - Read the information in task 1. - Work in groups and conduct the conversation. - Listen to teacher’s instruction. - Present the Unit 6 AN EXCURSION B . SPEAKING * New words: + sundesk (n): boong tàu + get sunburnt (v): rám nắng + travel sickness (n): say tàu + refreshments (n): phòng ăn trên tàu + occupied (adj): đang có người sử dụng * Task 2: + The conversation: A: I think Mary should sit in section B. B: Yes. Put hre in the seat 19. What do you think, C? C: I think that’s not a good idea beause wants to sit near her. D: So put her in seat 20. What about Sam? A: Put him in seat 5. What’s your idea? B: I think it’s suitable for him because he wants a good view. ………… * Homework: + Do the exercises in the notebook. + Prepare the meaning of the words in Listening. * Fre-practice (10mn) II.Consolidation (3mn) III. Homework (2mn) - Walks around the class and gives help if necessary, then select some groups to present the conversation in front of the class. - Comments and gives suggested answers. * Task 3: - Tells Ss to work in pairs and discuss. Which seat do you think the most suitable for you? Why? Use information in Task 1 as suggestion. - Calls some pairs to talk about their seat preference and give some reason in front of the class. - Comments and makes necessary corrections. - Revises the words and the useful structures using in a conversation . - Asks Ss to write homework in their notebook. conversation in front of the class. - Listen. - Work in pairs - Present. - Listen and correct themselves. - Listen . - Take note. Self-evaluation:well done ! Unit 6: AN EXCURSION C . LISTENING I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - Language content: + To introduce the students some new words and information about a picnic. - Language function: + Listening to a short talk about a picnic. - Educational aims: + By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to improve their listening skill through Ordering, Gap-filling, and Answering questions exercises. . 1. Language: a.Vocabulary: glorious, destination, tour, delicious, spacious, left-overs, sleep soundly b.Structures: The present progressive and Be going to 2. Skills: Intergrated stills . 3. Education factor : + To help Ss know how to plan for an excursion. II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method: Communicative approach 2. Techniques: Explaination, Repetition, group work, pairwork, gap-filling, ordering pictures, comprehension questions. 3. Materials needed: textbook, chalk, board, tape, cassette 4. Students preparation: Prepare the lesson at home. III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS: 1. Stabilization: (3mn) - Greeting. - Checking about absence. 2. The new lesson: Teaching steps and time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content I.Presentation of the new materials * Warm-up (5mn) *Pre-listening (10mn) *While-listening (15mn) - Has Ss play a game ” Find someone who” - Prepares a two column table with Yes/No questions and Name. - Let Ss go around the class and ask others with the information in the table. If the answer Yes, write his/her name in. (The winner is the first one who completes the Name colunm.) -Asks the students to work in pairs and answer the questions in the book. - Calls some students to answer. - Intruduces some important vocabulary in the listening. + glorious + delicious + spacious + destination + left-overs + Botanic Gadern + assemble + sleep soundly - Reads the words and has Ss repeat. - Checks vocabulary by making sentences which contain the new words randomly then read the sentences alound. - Leads to the new lesson”You are going to listen to a short talk by a student about his picnic with his classmates. You listen to the tape and do the tasks followed.” *Task 1: - Asks Ss work in pairs and - Listen and do like the teacher’s instruction. Do you… Name like to go for a picnic? go with your friends? go to the beach? go to the mountain? bring food? - Work in pairs. - Answer. - Listen and take note. - Listen and repeat and pay attention to the stress syllable. - Listen and write down the words they hear in order 1,2,3,4,…. - Listen. - Work in pairs to guess and answer. Unit 6 .AN EXCURSION C. LISTENING + Vocabulary: + glorious (adj): beautiful, shining + delicious (adj) ex: This cake looks delicious. + spacious (adj): large, have a lot of space + destination (n) Ex: This week we’re going for a picnic. Our destination is The Queen Beach. + left-overs (n): the rest food + Botanic Gadern (n): vöôøn Baùch Thaûo + assemble (v): gather + sleep soundly (v): Ex: They worked hard all day. Now they sleep soundly. * Task 1: Numbering the pictures. 1.a 2.e 3.b 4.c 5.f 6.d * Task 2: Gap-filling. 1. most was just a few 2. to pay a visit 3. at the school gate 4. a short tour 5. playing some more * Task 3: Answering the questions. 1. The weather was very nice. 2. Yes, it was. 3. The garden was beautiful. 4. They slept soundly because it was so peaceful and quiet in the garden. * Homework: Write a short passage about your plan for the picnic this weekend. *Post-listening (5mn) guess the ordering of the pictures, then calls them to tell their answers. - Has Ss listen to the tape and number the pictures in the order they hear. Let Ss share their answers each other.(Plays the tape more than two if necessary.) - Calls on some Ss to explain their answers in fromt of the class. - Feedbacks and gives correct answers. * Task 2: - Tells Ss to read the sentences carefully and guess the missing words. - Asks Ss to listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks with exact words they hear.(play the tape twice) - Has them compare their answers with a partner. - Asks the students to give the answers in front of the class. - Comments and gives correct answers. * Task 3: - Has students read the questions carefully, then listen to the tape again and answer. - Asks students to compare the answers with their friends. - Calls students to read their answers before the class. - Listens and corrects. - Asks students to work in groups of eight and plan for the picnic this weekend. - Gives students some suggestion. Destination Means of transport How many people How long What activities - Listen and share the answers. - Present. - Listen and check. - Work individually. - Listen. - Compare the answers. - Give the answer - Listen and check. - Listen and answer the questions. - Share the answers. - Read the answers. - Work in groups. II.Consolidation (4mn) III. Homework (3mn) Bring any food? - Walks around the class and offers help, then selects some groups to present their plan. - Tells students to know how to plan for a picnic. - Asks students to write homework in the notebook. - Present. - Listen. - Take note. Self – evaluation :Give more time in post listening Unit 6: AN EXCURSION D . WRITING I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - Language content: + To provide the students the language used in a confirmation letter and how to write it. - Language function: + Writing a confirmation letter. - Educational aims: + To help the students use the language to write a confirmation letter follwing a suggested model and word cues. 1. Language: Can you go … with me …… ? I will pick you …… Is the time convenient for you? 2. Skills: Intergrated stills . 3. Education factor : - + By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to write a confirmation letter responding to a request and an invitation. II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method: Communicative approach 2. Techniques: Explaination, groupwork, pairwork, using model 3. Materials needed: textbook, chalk, board 4. Students preparation: Prepare the lesson at home. III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS: 1. Stabilization: (3mn) - Greeting. - Checking about absence. 2. Checking up the previous knowledge: (7mn) + Asks students to say how to plan for a picnic. 3. The new lesson: Teaching steps and time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content I. Presentation of the new materials * Warm-up (3mn) - Prepares a two-colunm table with the requests and the confirmation in the letter. - Has students work in groups to place the expressions under the appropriate - Work in groups. + Can you go shopping with me? + I’m glad to hear that…… + I will pick you up… + Is the time convenient for you? + Certainly, I will help you… Unit 6 . AN EXCURSION D. WRITING * The definition of request and confirmation letters. + Reques is the letter that asks for information or help. * Pre-practice (5mn) * Cotrolled- practice (10mn) * Fre-practice (10mn) IIConsolidation (5mn) III. Homework (2mn) heading. - Calls students to answer. - Leads to the lesson: “Today, we’re going to write a confirmation letter” - Explains the definition of request and confirmation letters. * Task 1: - Asks students to read the two letters and find the requests in Nga’s letter and the confirmation in Hoa’s. - Calls students to tell their answers before the class. - Comments. - Calls on two students to read the letters aloud. - Gives further the format and strutures used in the letters. * Task 2: - Asks students to read the situations carefully and find the requests in both of them. - Tells students to choose one of these situations to write a confirmation letter. - Asks them to exchange their writing with a partner. - Picks up some writing to check in front of the class. - Gives suggested answers. - Has students work in pairs to complete the letter. (See supplement below) - Has students retell some structures used in a confirmation letter. - Asks students to write homework in the notebook. + Please let me know… + I’ll be waiting for you… The requests The confirma- tion Listen and write in the notebook. - Work in pairs. - Give the answers. - Write in the notebook. - Answer. 1. Lan asks you to buy some fruits and bring them to her house. 2. Minh wants to borrow you a book about wildlife. - Work individually. - Work in pairs. - Exchange the writing. - Work in pairs. - Answer. - Listen. - Copy homework in the notebook. - Some structures: + Can you go shopping with me? + I will pick you up… + Is the time convenient for you? + Please let me know… + Confirmation is the letter that responds to the request. It confirms whether the help is provided or the information is available or not. - Some structures: + I’m glad to hear that …… + Certainly, I will help you…… + I’m free … + I will be waiting for you… * Task 1: Finding requests and Confirmation. . Request: Can you go shopping with me to buy the things we need for the trip? . Confirmation: Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the trip. * Task 2: Writing confirmation. Dear Lan, Firstly, I congratulate you on your birthday. Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the party. I will go to the market to buy fruits and bring them to your house on Sarturday. Luckily, Saturday is a day off, so I’m free all day. I will be at your house at 7:00p.m on Saturday. Love, Hong * Homework Read the situation 2 in task 2 and write a confirmation letter in the notebook. Self – evaluation :write personal letters at home Unit 6: AN EXCURSION E . LANGUAGE FOCUS I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - Language content: + To help the students distinguish the difference between two sounds / / and / / in words and sentences. + To revise the students the present progressive (with a future meaning) and be going to - Language function: + To help the students pronounce the sounds in English correctly. + To help the students use the language in communication correctly. - Educational aims: + To help the students be aware of using language in sentences. 1. Language: a.Vocabulary: review the previous vocabulary b.Structures: the present progressive (with a future meaning) and be going to 2. Skills: Integrated skills. 3. Education factor: + By the end of the lesson, the students can use the grammatical structures appropriately II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method: Communicative approach 2. Techniques: Explaination, pairwork, completing sentences, multiple choice. 3. Materials needed: textbook, chalk, board 4. Students preparation: Prepare the lesson at home. III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS: 1. Stabilization: (3mn) - Greeting. - Checking about absence. 2. Checking up the previous knowledge: (5mn) + Asks students to present the structures of a confirmation letter. 3. The new lesson: Teaching steps and time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities The lesson content I.Presentation of the new materials * Warm-up (2mn) *Pre-practice (3mn) A.PRONUNCIATION - Gives some pictures and has students name these pictures: tiger telephone church worker - Reads the words and introduces the two sounds / / , / /. - Name the pictures. tiger , telephone, church, worker - Listen. - Listen and repeat. - Listen and recognize Unit 6 . AN EXCURSION E. LANGUAGE FOCUS 1. Pronunciation: / / / / teacher bird other term pagoda church about shirt 2. Grammar: . Be + V-ing: dùng để diễn tả một kế hoạch trong tương lai đã được sắp xếp. Thường dùng với các động từ see, go, come, meet, visit, leave, have (a party) Ex: We’re visiting our grandparents this weekend. . Be + going to + V-inf: diễn đạt một ý đònh trong tương lai hoặc một sự kiện, hiện tượng sắp xảy ra với những dấu hiệu rõ [...]... her homework 3 Look! It’s windy and cloudy It is going to rain./ It will rain - Asks them to look at the examples and give remarks - Leads to the content of the lesson - Listen and answer (without books) - Helps students distinguish the usage of Will, Be going to and Be+ V-ing - Listen and take note + Exercise 1: - Correct - Answer - Present - Listen - Answer +Suggested answers: 1 Really?I will see her... to present in front of the class - Has students make sentences with the structures they’ve learnt - Work individually and in pairs - Answer - Work individually - Write the answers on the board - Listen -Do the exercise share the answers - Present - Asks them to retell the language they’ve learnt - Make sentences in pairs - Asks them to write homework in the notebook - Write in the notebook Self – evaluation:Give... bracket - Has them compare the answers with a partner - Calls some students to answer in front of the class - Gives feedback * Exercise 2: - Has students put the verbs in brackets in the present progressive or be going to - Calls students to write the answers on the board - Gives the correct answers * Exercise 3: - Asks students to complete the exchanges, using the present progressive or be going to - Calls... Cotrolledpractice (3mn) * Fre-practice (2mn) * Lead-in *Pre- Practice *Controlledpractice - Reads and asks the students to repeat - Helps the students the difference between two sounds - Calls some students to read the words again - Corrects students’ pronunciation mistakes the difference between two sounds - Read the words - Asks students to work in pairs and practice the sentences - Has them to tell the... Has them to tell the words pronounced the two sounds / / , / / - Calls some students to present - Corrects mistakes - Work in pairs -Asks them to close the book and listen to the teacher to tell the sounds of the words - Gives remarks B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY - Gives some situations and has students choose the right answer 1.A: I hear Lan is in hospital now B: Really? I’m going to see her tomorrow./... Complete the exchanges, using the presenr progressive or be going to 1.Are you going to watch it? I’m doing my homework 2 we’re visiting our grandparents 3 is he going to do with it he’s going to buy a new car 4 It’s going to rain 5 I’m going to clean them * HOMEWORK - Do the exrcises again - Learn the structures - Answer - Listen (8mn) * Free-practice II.Consolidation (3mn) III Homework (2mn) - Asks students... Present - Listen - Answer +Suggested answers: 1 Really?I will see her tomorrow 2 Sorry, I’m helping my sister with her homework 3 It is going to rain ràng ở lúc nói Ex: I’m going to buy this fish Will + V-inf: khác với hai cấu trúc trên, được dùng để chỉ một quyết đònh tức thì sẽ làm việc gì ngay lúc nói hoặc chỉ một phỏng đoán về tương lai và thường được dùng với những cụm từ như I think, I believe, I... the language they’ve learnt - Make sentences in pairs - Asks them to write homework in the notebook - Write in the notebook Self – evaluation:Give the differences between “will”, to be going to,to be V-ing . answers. - Present and explain. - Listen. - Work in pairs. - Answer. - Work individually. - Do and compare the answers. - Answer. - Listen. - Listen - Write. Compare the answers. - Give the answer - Listen and check. - Listen and answer the questions. - Share the answers. - Read the answers. - Work in groups.