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Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English Week Period Theme 1: Me & my friends UNIT 1: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Lesson (1, 2) I Objectives: * By the end of the period, Sts will be able to: + know how to greet someone formally - Good sts : apply these expressions well - Weak sts : read these ones or remember two or three of them + use the words and phrases related to the topic Introduction + use Good morning /afternoon/ Good evening I’m + (name)/ Nice to meet you * Language focus: - Vocabulary: Good morning /afternoon/ Good evening, nice to meet you, I’m very well - Strucrure: - How are you? – I’m very well, Thank you II Materials: - Teacher’s: books, pictures, flashcards, CD - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching, Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: * Warm up: (informal greeting) Shark attack - H-e-l-l-o - T divides the class into 2groups  In turn, st stands up & says out letter randomly if there is that letter in the key word, that group doesn’t go down & if there isn’t that letter, that group will go down step (weak sts are prioritized) - The winner is the group find out the key word first or go down least Activity 1: Presentation: Look, listen and repeat  Pre-Teach vocabulary: + Good morning ( situation ) + Good afternoon (visual) + Good evening ( explanation) b Set the sence: Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English - T asks good sts to introduce the characters in the picture and what they are doing - T plays the recording and asks Sts to listen & point to the lines, then listen & repeat * Target item: - Good morning, … - Good afternoon , … - Good evening , +) Dùng chào hỏi gặp (theo buổi) - T & good sts find out the form & use in each dialogue - T & good sts run through the pictures Activity 2: Practice (Picture cue drill) - Point and say (Page 6) Teacher - Class /Group A –Group B / good St1 - good St2 (open – pairs) - Sts practice in pairs; call on some pairs to perform in front of the class  Production: (Close – pairs) * Consolidation: - Content: Review vocabulary and form + Vocabulary: Good morning /afternoon/ Good evening I’m + (name)/ Nice to meet you + Give feedback * Homework: - Learn by heart the pattern / Write the expressions times Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English Week Period UNIT 1: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Lesson (3, 4, 5) I Objectives: * By the end of this lesson, Sts will be able to: + listen to someone use formal greetings in real dialogues - Good sts : listen & understand well these expressions - Weak sts : listen & tick correctly + listen and use the pattern in listening and writing + sing the song: “ Good morning to you” * Language focus: - Structure: How are you? – I’m very well, Thank you - Differentiated teaching: + Incomplete Ss: can hear the key words + Well-completed Ss: can hear the whole sentences II Materials: - Teacher’s: books, pictures, flashcards, CD - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: - Communicative Language Teaching/Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up Who (good morning is faster? good afternoo good evening good bye) - T shows & runs through the time, then he asks Ss in teams to look at and tell the time, who says correctly & faster will win => lead – in Activity 2: - Listen and tick * Procedure: - T shows the pictures on board - T & good ss run through the pictures  sts practice in groups, open pairs, closed pairs  Some weak pairs represent in front of class Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English - Sts ‘ prediction ( weak sts guess the number, the better ones guess the words they can hear) Activity 3: (Let’s write) * Procedure: - Let Sts look at these pictures & practice in pairs  write individually  correct on the board - let weak or average sts correct on board / (let good sts tell the words they can hear) - T’s feedback => correction Activity 4: => Let’s sing * Procedure: - T runs through the song first  sts listen to the recording time  listen the 2nd time and follow  sing each sentence  sts A sing first + sts B sing the next ones - Let sts practice in pairs  some good sts represent in front of class  Consolidation: - Content: Review the song / rewrite the writing  Homework: - Do Ex B on + E1/p / Rewrite the writing / Review the song Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English UNIT 1: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Week Period Lesson (1, 2, 3) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to: +) speak fluently to greet each other formally - Good sts : greet fluently ahund exactly - Weak sts : greet correctly +) use the words and phrases related to the topic Introduction +) use Goodbye See you later Goodbye See you tomorrow Good night * Language focus: - Structure: Goodbye See you later Goodbye See you tomorrow Good night II Materials: - Teacher’s: books, pictures, flashcards, CD - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching/Total Physical Response/Natural Approach Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up => Jumbled words oodg  good ningmor  morning ternoonaf  afternoon 4.veninge  evening - sts (2 weak + good sts) in teams go to board, discuss & rewrite the correct words - T’s feedback / reread the words - lead – in Activity 2: Presentation => Look, listen and repeat Set the sence: Hi - T sets the scene  sts answer who they are Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English - T plays the recording , sts listen & repeat  play roles - Write the pattern on the board (T & good Sts find out the form and use.) Goodbye See you later / Goodbye See you tomorrow / Good night  Lời chào tạm biệt Activity 3: Practice => Point and say * Procedure: - T models  T – whole class - Whole class – T Group A – G B => good St1 – good St2 - Pair works  some weak pairs represent in front of class => real practice - Good pairs exchange the names Activity 4: Production => Let’s talk ( Lucky number) Good morning, Mrs Brown Good afternoon, boys & girls a Hi, Mr Loc a Hi, Miss Hien b Good morning, Mr Loc b Hi, Miss Hien Hi, Quan Bye, Quan a Hi, Tom a Bye, Phong b Good afternoon, Tom b Good evening, Phong Good night, Mei Mei a good bye, daddy b good night, daddy - T explains how to play this game  calls a st to retell the rule  divides the class into teams  which team can get more marks will win - T & good sts’ feedback after each option (weak sts number 2, 4) - T & sts correct exercise => T asks average sts to consolidate  Consolidation: - Content: Review form Goodbye See you later / Goodbye See you tomorrow / Good night - Summary of the period - Give feedback  Homework: - Write the greetings times Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English UNIT 1: NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN Week Period Lesson 2: (4, 5, 6) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to: +) listen & write the short dialogues to greet each other formally - Good sts : apply in real dialogues - Weak sts : retell the dialogues by looking at the pictures * Language focus: - Write the short dialogues II Materials: - Teacher’s: Textbook – workbook, poster of warmer, pictures on p.9 - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching / Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up => Matching Hello, Mai Good morning, Mrs Green Good afternoon, Mr Loc How are you? a I’m well Thanks b Hi, Nam c good afternoon Mai d Good morning, Mr Brown - T calls Gs (4 sts: weak & better) in front of the class  they discuss to match the sentences  reread these sentences (weak pairs) - T’s feedback Activity 2: Listen and number ( p.9)  Set the scene (picture) * Procedure: - T shows the pictures on board - T & good sts run through the pictures - Sts‘ prediction (weak sts guess the number, the better ones guess the words they can hear) Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English - T plays recording 3times, sts listen & tick the Ps they hear (individually) - Sts share with their partner - let weak or average sts correct on board (let good sts tell the words they can hear) - T’s feedback - Let Sts practice the tapescript in pairs - Call on some pairs to perform in front of the class to lead in part Activity 3: Look and write * Procedure: - Set the scene ( a, Mai + Tom / b, Mr Loc + Tom / c, mum + Tom) +) Show the pictures on board (who are they? what are they going to talk about?) +) Let sts play roles to guess the scenes - Sts discuss with partner & write individually  share with their friends - good sts ( in teams) write on the board with the name of the characters - weak sts write correctly the greetings only - T’s feedback Activity 4: Let’s play : Bingo * Procedure: - T explains how to play this game  asks a good st retell the rule  sts play individually  Consolidation: - What we learn today ….? => T reviews the lesson +) Give feedback  Homework:  Ex C on p.5 Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English Week Period UNIT : NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Lesson 3: (1, 2, 3) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to read correctly the sounds of the letters /l - n/ & practice listening – chanting these sounds - Good sts: read and chant well - Weak sts: know the sounds to read and chant * Language focus: - Sound: “l, n” - Chant: “Hello,friends!” II Materials: - Teacher’s: textbook, workbook, recording - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Audio Lingual Method / Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up => Follow me - /l/ Linda, Lili, later, late, look, let,… - /n/ night, nice, number, … - If T says the words with phonic /l/ or /n/, sts repeat - If T says the words with the other phonics, sts keep silent  sts follow incorrectly, they will be punished - Lead – in Activity 2: Listen and repeat * Procedure: - T emphasizes the sound of these phonics  let sts practice these sounds  call some weak sts to repeat them Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English - Listen and circle Then write and say aloud Game: (slap the board) Linda – Nam - VN – England – Hi - hello – night - afternoon - Let sts run through the words & play this game in teams (weak sts) - T uses the game to set the scene Activity 3: Listen and circle  Procedure: - Sts’ prediction (weak sts guess the word they can hear) - Sts listen to the recording times, sts listen & number the pictures (individually) - Weak or average sts correct on board (call good sts to tell the words they hear) - T shows the characters on board / T’s feedback Activity 4: Let’s chant * Procedure: - T & sts run through the picture  T plays the recording & sts follow  repeat & chant with clapping  sts play roles & chant in pairs - Some sts represent in front of class  Consolidation - Review the sounds and chant / Correct exercises sts did at home => What we learn today ? ………………………………… - Give feedback  Homework: - Practice the chant at home Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English - Exercise F Week Period UNIT 1: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN Lesson (4, 5, 6) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson Sts will be able to read & apply the form of student’s card to write about themselves - Good sts: apply well in listening & writing - Weak sts: know how to introduce themselves simply * Language focus: - Reading skill / Writing skill II Materials: - Teacher’s: textbook, recording, word cards in pre - writing, poster in chant - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching / Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up Kim’s game (Boy, Name, where, girl’s, Australia, hometown) - teams (weak sts are prioritized) rewrite the words that they remember in the poster  T’s feedback  which team has more correct answers will win  lead – in Activity 2: Read and answer * Set the scene: what are they? / who ? - Sts’ prediction: circle the information about them: + Hoa /Hanoi / Nguyen Du/ 4A Tony / Australia / Nguyen D / 4A Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English  Procedure: - T shows the pictures on board  elicits weak sts to run through the pictures - weak sts (2 teams) go to board & circle to show their prediction - sts & T’s feedback when opening the books - sts open their book & read silently to find out the answers in groups of - Good Sts answer orally ( asks - answers ) & then the worse write on the board - T’s feedback Activity 3: Write about you: Interview a good student - What’s your name? - where are you from? - what is your school’s name? => T interviews some good sts to lead – in Pro  cedure: - sts write individually  share with their friend - good sts ( in teams) write on the board  correction / feedback Activity 4: Project  Procedure: - sts create their sts’ card - Good sts show their card - T’s feedback  Consolidation: - Review how to writing, reading text well - What have you learnt from the lesson today? - What are the core values of the lesson? ( if the teacher can take from the lesson) Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English - Praise some ss who are hard working/active/good as well as encourage others to try more + Give feedback  Homework: - Do ex E in workbook/ or make the project again - Review vocabulary and structures of Unit Theme 1: Me & my friends UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Week Period Lesson (1, 2) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to talk about their homeland - Goood sts: apply well these countries in speaking - Weak sts: tell about their own homeland only * Language focus: - Vocabulary: America / England / Australia / Malaysia - Strucrure: - Where are you from ?  I’m from Vietnam Hỏi – đáp xem bạn từ đâu đến II Materials: - Teacher’s: CD, Textbook, poster in warmer, Maps of countries - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching, Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: * Warm up: Matching A ( persons) B ( countries) Tony, Phong ,Mai , Akio VN, Australia, Japan - T divides the class into groups, 3sts (weak sts are prioritized) go to the board & match  The winner is the group finish matching first Activity 1: Look, listen and repeat  Pre-Teach vocabulary: - America : nước Mỹ ( expla) - England : nước Anh ( expla) - Australia : nước Úc ( visual) - Malaysia : nước Ma lay ( transla) => T uses explanation,visuals to elicit the words  models one by one word Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English => Ss listen and repeat (Choral- group and individually)  some weak sts reread them  Set the sence: - T asks good sts to introduce the characters in the picture and what they are doing - T plays the recording and asks Sts to listen & point to the lines, then listen & repeat - Where are you from ? * Target item:  I’m from Vietnam Hỏi – đáp xem bạn từ đâu đến - T & good sts find out the form & use Activity 2: Practice (Picture cue drill) * Point and say (page 12) - T & good sts run through the pictures - Teacher - Class / Group A – Group B / good St1- good St2 - Sts practice in pairs; call on some pairs to perform in front of the class - sts play roles to practice the dialogues above - Resume the lesson  Production: (Close – pairs) * Consolidation: - Content: Review vocabulary and form + Vocabulary: America / England / Australia / Malaysia + Give feedback * Homework: - Learn by heart the pattern / Write the expressions times Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English Week Period UNIT 1: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (3, 4, 5) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to write about sts’ homeland and improve their listening skill as well - Good sts : learn by heart these countries & apply well in listening& writing - Weak sts : listen & recognize the sound of words & write about sts’ homeland * Language focus: + Incomplete Ss: can hear the key words + Well-completed Ss: can hear the whole sentences II Materials: - Teacher’s: CD, textbook, poster in warmer, maps - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: - Communicative Language Teaching/Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up Jumbled words panJa  Japan landEng  England alaysiaM  Malaysia traliaAus  Australia cameriA  America - 3sts in teams (a weak st& better ones) go to board, discuss & rewrite the correct words - T & good sts’feedback  reread these words Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English => lead – in Activity 2: - Listen and tick * Procedure: - T shows the pictures on board - T & good ss run through the pictures  retell the form & use in the previous period - Sts ‘ prediction (weak sts guess the picture, the better ones guess the words they can hear) - T plays recording 3ts, sts listen & tick the Ps they hear (individually) - Let weak or average sts correct on board / (let good sts tell the words they can hear) - T’s feedback Activity 3: Let’s write * Procedure: - T asks sts to play roles & write about their homeland  share with partners - Call on some pairs to perform in front of the class I’m from Australia I’m from Malaysia I’m from America I’m from Japan - T’s feedback => correction Activity 4: => Let’s sing Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English * Procedure: - T runs through the song first  sts listen to the recording time  listen the 2nd time and follow  sing each sentence  sts A sing first + sts B sing the next ones - Let sts practice in pairs  some good sts represent in front of class  Consolidation: - Content: Review the song / rewrite the writing  Homework: - Do Ex A + B in WB / Rewrite the writing / Review the song Week Period UNIT 1: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (1, 2, 3) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to speak more about their friends’ homeland and state their own nationality - Good sts: tell about the nationalities well - Weak sts: tell about their own nationality * Language focus: What nationality are you? - Structure:  I’m Japanese Hỏi - đáp quốc tịch - Vocabulary: - Vietnamese/Japanese/Autralian/American/Malaysian/English II Materials: - Teacher’s: CD, textbook, workbook, recording & cards of nationality - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching/Total Physical Response/Natural Approach Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up => Sentence race  I am from (4 words) - T calls sts (a weak & better sts) in Gs (in front of the class) => discuss & write a sentence with words  Each st writes word only - lead – in Activity 2: Presentation => New lesson Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English New words - Vietnamese: người V.Nam ( explanation) - Japanese : người Nhật ( expla) - Autralian : người Úc ( situation) - American : người Mỹ ( situation) - Malaysian : người Ma lay ( visual) - English : người Anh ( #) => T uses teacherself to explain the word  uses another character to teach other words  T models  whole class repeat  individuals  weak sts * Look, listen and repeat => Set the sence - T sets the scene  sts answer who they are? - T plays the recording, sts listen & repeat  play roles - Write the pattern on the board (T & good Sts find out the form and use) What nationality are you ?  I’m Japanese Hỏi - đáp quốc tịch Activity 3: Practice => Word cues drill * Procedure: - T models  T – whole class - Whole class – T Group A – G B => good St1 – good St2 - Pair works  some weak pairs represent in front of class => real practice - Good pairs exchange the names Activity 4: Production Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English A, what’s your name ? My name’s … B, where are you from ? I’m … C, what nationality are you ? I’m …  real practice  Consolidation: - Review form - Summary of the period => T asks average sts to consolidate - Give feedback  Homework: - Write the vocabulary / form times Week Period 10 UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson 2: (4, 5, 6) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to listen and write information about the homeland of someone - Good sts: listen & write well  retell about themselves - Weak sts: listen & write the correct information * Language focus: - Listening skill/Write information about the homeland II Materials: - Teacher’s: Textbook – workbook, poster of warmer, pictures on p.15 - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching / Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up => Slap the board Australia, VN, Japan, Malaysia - T sticks the words on board  runs through them - individuals in2 teams play listen & slap the correct word they hear => weak sts in priority - T’s feedback & gives marks - Lead in Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English Activity 2: Listen and number ( p.15)  Set the scene (picture) * Procedure: - T shows the pictures on board - T & good sts run through the pictures - Sts ‘ prediction (weak sts guess the number, the better ones guess the words they can hear) - T plays recording 3ts, sts listen & tick the Ps they hear (individually) - Sts share with their partner - Let weak or average sts correct on board./ Let good sts tell the words they can hear) - T’s feedback - Let sts practice in pairs - Call on some pairs to perform in front of the class to lead in part Activity 3: Look and write * Procedure: - Show the pictures on board (who are they? what are they going to talk about?) - Let sts play roles to guess the scenes - sts discuss with partner & write individually  share with their friend - good sts (in teams) write on the board with the name of the characters - Weak sts write correctly the greetings only - T’s feedback Activity 4: Let’s play (Sts’ perform on board) Who can interview friends first will get a gift Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English - Ex 1on p.15 (Look and write) * Procedure: - T explains how to play this game  asks a good st retell the rule  sts play individually  Consolidation: - What we learn today ….? => T reviews the lesson +) Give feedback  Homework:  - Ex C + D in WB Week Period 11 UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson 3: (1, 2, 3) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to practice pronunciation & listening carefully the sounds of the letters / j, v / in English - Good sts: read correctly and chant well - Weak sts: review reading and chanting * Language focus: - Sound: / j, v / - Chant: What nationality are you? II Materials: - Teacher’s: textbook, workbook, recording, flags of VN and England - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Audio Lingual Method / Work individually, pairwork, groupwork III Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up => Whisper VN, VNese, Japan, Japanese - sts ( weak & good sts) in teams listen to T’s word, go to the board and circle the words they hear T or their friend whisper Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English  who can circle more correct words and faster will win - Lead – in Activity 2: Listen and repeat * Procedure: - T emphasizes the sound of these phonics  let sts practice these sounds  call some weak sts to repeat them Activity 3: Listen and tick Then say aloud - Set the scene Procedure: - Sts’ prediction (weak sts guess the word they can hear) - Sts listen to the recording times, sts listen & tick the sentences (individually) - Weak or average sts correct on board (call good sts to tell the words they hear) - T shows the characters on board / T’s feedback Activity 4: Let’s chant  * Procedure: - T & sts run through the picture  T plays the recording & sts follow  repeat & chant with clapping  sts play roles & chant in pairs - Some sts represent in front of class  Consolidation - Review the sounds and chant / Correct exercises sts did at home => What we learn today ? ………………………………… - Give feedback Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English  Homework: - Practice the chant at home Week Period 12 UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (4, 5, 6) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson Sts will be able to read comprehension the passage & apply the information of the passage to write about themselves - Good sts: apply well in writing - Weak sts: answer correctly the questions * Language focus: - Reading skill / Writing skill II Materials: - Teacher’s: textbook, recording, word cards in pre - writing, poster in chant - Students’: books, notebooks, crayons, pens, boards III Method: Communicative Language Teaching / Work individually, pairwork, groupwork II Teaching activities: Activity 1: Warm up Lucky numbers What is your name ? Where are you from? lucky How old are you ? What nationality are you ? Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dòng English - teams (weak sts are prioritized) choose a number to answer the question of T  T’s feedback  which team has more correct answers will win  lead – in Activity 2: Read and complete - Set the scene : who are they? - Sts’ prediction: circle the information about them Akio is from Tokyo/ Hanoi She’s Japanese/ Vietnamese Tony is from Tokyo / Sydney Linda is from London / Paris Tom is English / American  Procedure: - T shows the pictures on board  elicits weak sts to run through the pictures - weak sts (2 teams) go to board & circle to show their prediction - sts & T’s feedback when opening the books - sts open their book & read silently to find out the answers in groups of - Good Sts answer orally ( asks - answers ) & then the worse write on the board - T’s feedback Activity 3: Let’s write Interview a good student - What’s your name ? - where are you from ? - what nationality are you ? => T interviews some good sts to lead – in  Procedure: - sts write individually  share with their friend Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English - good sts ( in teams) write on the board  correction / feedback Activity 4: Project  Procedure: - sts create their sts’ card - Good sts show their card - T’s feedback  Consolidation: - Review how to writing, reading text well - What have you learnt from the lesson today? - What are the core values of the lesson? ( if the teacher can take from the lesson) - Praise some ss who are hard working/active/good as well as encourage others to try more + Give feedback  Homework: - Do ex E&F in workbook / or make the project again - Review vocabulary and structures of Unit  ... and say aloud Game: (slap the board) Linda – Nam - VN – England – Hi - hello – night - afternoon - Let sts run through the words & play this game in teams (weak sts) - T uses the game to set the... play this game  calls a st to retell the rule  divides the class into teams  which team can get more marks will win - T & good sts’ feedback after each option (weak sts number 2, 4) - T & sts... times Chu Van An Primary School TrÇn Hïng Dịng English UNIT 1: NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN Week Period Lesson 2: (4, 5, 6) I Objectives: * By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to: +) listen