unit 1: Home life

unit 1 Home life unit 1 Home life Period 1 Reading(P3)  Date August 22nd  Objectives 1 Educational aim Students should appreciate their families, know how hard their parents are trying to do to brin[.]

unit 1: Home life Period 1: Reading(P3)  Date: August 22nd  Objectives Educational aim: Students should appreciate their families, know how hard their parents are trying to to bring them up,and be willing to help their Mums and Dads with the household chores Knowledge General knowledge: Students learn about the life of a current family in Vietnam Language: Words and phrases related to home life Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information  Method: Integrated, mainly communicative  Teaching aids: Textbook, posters, handouts  Procedure Teacher's activities I Warm-up (5 min) Game: Help in the home (page 139- Play games with English) - Prepare handouts on which there are pictures of various kinds of housework Ask Ss to work in groups of to tell the daughter in the picture what to do, using imperative sentences (Eg: Please fill the kettlePicture 1) - Call on quickest groups to show their answers on the board The group that has more correct answers will be the winner - Ask Ss to guess what they are going to learn about, then lead to the reading lesson II Before you read(10 min) *Activity 1: Describing the picture - Ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer the following questions: Q1: How many people are there in the family? Q2: Where is the family? Q3: What is each member of the family doing? Q4: Is the family happy? Why(not)? - Call on pairs to perform - Give comments on Ss'doing *Activity 2: Vocabulary preteaching - Provide Ss with some words and Students' activities - Work in groups of to (3 min) - Two quickest groups show their answers on the board, others give comments together with the teacher - Work in pairs to ask and answer the given questions(3 min) - pairs perform respectively - Listen to the teacher, write the words and phrases and guess the Vietnamese meanings phrases that appear in the reading passage + work on a night shift: work at night at an office/a hospital + take the responsibility for : be responsible for + willing(adj): + household chore(n): + pressure (n): under pressure + come up: appear + attempt(v): - Read the above words and phrases and ask Ss to repeat - Call on Ss to read again - Correct Ss' pronuciation - Ask Ss to give some examples with the above words III While you read (20 min) Reading(5 min) - Ask Ss to read the text in minutes then answer the questions: Q1: By whom was this text written? Q2: what does she now? - Ask Ss to compare their ansers with their partners - Call on S to answer the questions, the rest comment Tasks(15 min) *Task 1: Multiple choices(7 min) - Read the task demand - Ask Ss to read the task carefully, pay attention to the italicized words and phrases, read the passage again quickly , stop at the lines that contain these ones to guess their meanings based on the contexts in the sentences - Check that Ss understand the words, phrases correctly by asking them to provide the Vietnamese equivalents to the words - Have Ss to work individually to the task - Call on S to write the answers on the board, ask the rest to share the answers with their partners - Correct the doing on the board - Listen and repeat (twice) - Ss read again - Correct themselves - Give some examples - Read the text silently in then answer the given questions individually - Compare the answers with their partners - S answers the two questions Expected answers This text was written by the daughter of the family She is a secondary student - Read the passage quickly then guess the meaning of the italicized words and phrases - Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the words, phrases and the saying - Work individually to the task(3min) - student writes his/her answers on the board, the rest share their answers with their partners - Correct themseves - Ss are expected to as follow: B C A B A - Listen to the teacher to understand what to *Task 2: Questions and answers(8 min) - Read the task demand - Have Ss work in pairs to ask and answer the given questions - Go round to check and offer help when necessary - Call on pairs to ask and answer respectively - Correct Ss' - Work in pairs in to ask and answer - pairs perform respectively - Ss are expected to as follow: Very busy They have to work long hours and sometimes they have to work at night She is always the first one to get up in the morning to make sure that her children leave home for school having eaten breakfast and dressed in suitable clothes She always makes dinner ready before her husband comes home The daughter helps with household chores: she washes the dishes and takes out the garbage She also looks after the boys/her younger brothers The father sometimes cooks or mends things around the house at wekends She attempts to win a place at university Because they are very close-knit and supportive of one another They often share their feelings and whenever problems come up, they discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly IV After you read(8 min) - Ask Ss to work in groups of to this part - T may give some suggestions: - Work in groups to (5 min) * Similarities and diffrences +The size of the family + Both parents work/only father works + All the members of the familyshare/only mother does the household chores + Yours is a close-knit family or - Two representatives from two groups not - Call on two representatives from speak in front of the class groups to speak in front of the class - Give comments and marks The whole V Homework(2 min) Learn new words and phrases by assignments heart Write task again Do Part A at pages 4-6 in the workbook class: Write their Prepare part B: Speaking in advance(guide Ss to prepare this) Period 2: Speaking(P4)  Date: August 24th  Objectives Educational aim: Students should realize their role in their family, take the responsibility for some chores to help their parents Knowledge: General knowledge: Asking and answering about home life, their relationship and responsibilities of each member in the family Language: Words, phrases and expressions related to the topic Skills: Fluency in speaking and making conversations  Method: Integrated, mainly communicative  Teaching aids: Textbook, posters  Procedure Teacher's activities I Warm-up *Questions about family - How many people are there in your family? Who are they? - Do both your father and mother go to work? - What’s your responsibilities in the family II Task - Read the task demand - Explain some words and phrases + work(v) + share the household chores (with sb) + personal secret - Ask Ss to work individually to this - Ask Ss to share their answers with partners - Call on Ss to give their answers(read aloud the things that apply to their families) - Have Ss add some more things about their families II Task - Read the task demand - Guide Ss to find out appropriate Whwords to make questions - Ask Ss to work in pairs to prepare a list of questions to ask their friends - Call on Ss to read aloud their questions respectively/each S reads one question Students' activities - Answer the teacher's questions - Listen to the teacher - Listen and write down - Work individually to task - Share the answers with partners - Ss read aloud their answers - Work in pairs to add some more - Listen to the teacher - Listen and take note - Work in pairs to - Ss read aloud their questions - Correct themselves - Ss are expected to as follow Who works in your family? Who does the household chores in your family? - Correct Ss What are your responsibilities in your family? - Listen to the teacher to understand what to - Work in pairs to ask and take notes(3 min) III Task - Read the task demand - Ask Ss to work with a different partner to ask him/her about his/her family life and note down the answers in the table - Draw the table on the board - Call on S to write his/her answers on the board - Call on another student to comment on his/her friend's notes - Correct Ss' IV Task - Read the task demand - Ask Ss to go back to their original pairs to talk about their friends' families - Go round to check and offer help when necessary - Call on Ss to present in front of the class - Comment and give marks V Homework - Write a paragraph about 120 words on your family life - Prepare "Listening' in advance( T guide Ss) - student write his/her answers on the board - S give comments on the doing on the board - Listen to the teacher - Work in pairs again to (3 min) - Ss present in front of the class respectively The whole assignments class write Period 3: Listening(P5)  Date: August 25th  Objectives Educational aim: Students should always think of their families when they go far away Knowledge General knowledge: Students learn about two people's family life and its impacts on them Language: Words and phrases related to the topic Skills: Listening for gist and for specific information  Method: Integrated, mainly communicative  Teaching aids: Textbook, cassette tape  Procedure Teacher's activities Students'activities the I Warm-up Play a game II Before you listen Activity 1: Describing the picture - Ask Ss to look at the picture and describe it, basing on the guiding questions: Q1: What is the family doing? Q2: How many people are there ? Q3: How they look? - Call on Ss to give their answers - Lead to the lesson Activity 2: Vocabulary pre-teaching - Explain the meaning of the given words in the textbook - Play the tape twice, ask Ss to listen and repeat - Call on Ss to read again - Correct Ss' pronunciation III While you listen Task - Read the task demand - Ask Ss to read the whole task, make sure that they understand all the sentences - Play the tape once - Ask Ss if they had the answers - Play the tape once again for them to complete the task - Call on Ss to on board - Check with the whole class - Correct Ss'doings Task - Read the task demand - Play the tape once again for Ss to this task - Call on Ss to write the answers on the board - Play the tape for the last time and check the answers with the whole class - Take part in the game - Work in pairs to describe the picture(2 min) - Ss give their answers - Listen to the teacher and write down their meanings - Listen and repeat(twice) - Ss read again - Correct themselves - Listen to the teacher - Read the task to understand all the sentences - Listen to the tape and the task - Listen again and complete task - Ss write their answers on the board - Check the answers( the whole class) - Ss are expected to as follow F F F T 5.T - Listen to the teacher - Listen to the tape and task - Ss write their answers on the board( S1 writes about Paul, S2 writes about Andrea) - Check the answers - Ss are expected to as follow Paul His family members are not very close The family often eat the meal the mother cooks at home Andrea His family is very close-knit The family often go out to eat when they get together IV After you listen - Have Ss to work in groups of to discuss - Work in groups of to (5 min) the importance of family in a person's life - Go round to check and offer help if necessary - Call on Ss to speak in front of the class - representatives from groups speak in front of - Give comments and marks the class V Homework - Write a paragraph (about 100 words) about - The whole class write the assigments the importance of family in a person's life - Guide Ss to prepare Writing in advance Period 4: Writing(P6)  Date: August 27th  Objectives Educational aim: Students should show their politeness while writing letters to penpals and be obedient to their parents when they are at home Knowledge General knowledge: Writing about family rules Language: Words and phrases related to the topic( let, be allowed to, have to, permit ) Skills: Writing an informal letter  Method: Integrated, mainly communicative  Teaching aids: Textbook, posters  Procedure Teacher's activities I Warm-up Play a game: Matching II Task - Read the task demand - Ask Ss to work in groups of to discuss the topic( write the full sentences on posters) - Call on Ss to show their groups' doing on the board - Give comments on Ss' doings III Task - Read the task demand - Guide Ss to revise the structure of an informal letter - Ask Ss to work individually to write the letter - Call on Ss to write on the board - Ask the rest to correct the doings on the board - Give feedbacks and marks to Ss Suggested answer Dear Peter, I'm writing to tell you about my family rules First, I have to prepare meals because my mother is very busy with her work, Next, I am Student's activities - Take part in the game - Listen to the teacher to understand what to - Work in groups of to do(5min) - Ss shoe their groups' doing on the board - Comment on their friends' work - Listen to T - Revise the structure of an informal letter - Work individually to write the letter - Ss write their letters on the board - Correct their friends' doing permitted to watch TV after I have finished my homework My mother also lets me talk on the phone with friends provided that I don't use it too long As a girl, I am not allowed to come home late except for some special reasons My parent don't allow me to use the family motorbike for fear that I may have an accident Despite the rules, we all feel comfortable and safe because we know that our parents always want the best things for us What about you? What rules you have in your family? Please write to tell me soon I am looking forward to hearing from you Yours, Lan IV Homework - Complete the letter at home - Do Ex in the workbook - Guide Ss to prepare Language Focus - The whole class write the assignments Period 5: Language Focus(P7)  Date: August 30th  Objectives  By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Pronounce the ending 's' correctly - Use the past simple, past progressive and present perfect tenses perfectly  Method: Integrated, mainly communicative  Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts  Procedure Teacher's activities Students' activities I Warm-up Play a game II Pronunciation: The pronunciation of the endind 's' *Activity 1: Identifying the sounds /s/ and /z/ - Model the sounds twice - Read the sounds and ask Ss to repeat - Call on S to read the sounds again - Correct Ss' *Activity 2: Pronuncing the words - Read the words in the textbook twice - Read again and ask Ss to repeat - Call on Ss to read again - Correct Ss' pronunciation *Activity 3: Practising reading the sentences - Ask Ss to read silently once and underline the ending 's' Take part in the game - Look at the teacher and listen - Listen and repeat (twice) - s reads the sound again - Listen to T and recognize the souds /s/ and /z/ - Listen and repeat( twice) - Ss read again - Work in pairs to - Ask Ss to practise reading in pairs - Work in pairs to read the sentences - Call on Ss to read aloud the five sentences - Ss read aloud the five sentences respectively respectively, pay attention to /s/ and /z/ - Correct Ss' III Grammar *Activity 1: Presentation - Ask Ss to work in pairs to revise the uses and - Work in pairs to revise the uses and forms of forms of the past simple, past progressive and these three tenses present perfect tenses - Ss represent - Call on Ss to represent - Correct Ss *Activity 2: Practice Excercise 1: - Work in pairs to this - Have Ss work in pairs to this excercise - Ss give their answers - Call on Ss to give their answers - Correct themselves - Correct Ss' - Ss are expected to as follow Have you seen did you enjoy was Did you give/saw didn't listen Have you two met Did you meet Excercise 2: - Ask Ss to work individually to - Go round to check and offer help if necessary - Call on s to on the board - Correct S's doing and give mark Extra-excercise: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses What she (do) when you (come) yesterday? She (write) a letter Yesterday, at p.m I (type) a report He (not learn) much since the term (begin) She (not speak) a word since she (come) in Mr Ba (teach) in this school for 20 years Last Sunday I(see) you in front of the cinema but you (not see) me - Ask Ss to work individually to - Call on Ss to on the board - Correct and give marks - Work individually to (5 min) - s write his/her answers on the board - Correct S's doing - Ss are expected to as follow B C A A B B B C B 10 C 11 B 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B - Write the excercise - Work individually to (3 min) - Ss on the board - Correct the doings on the board and correct themselves - Ss are expected to as follow was she doing/ came/was writing was typing hasn't learned/began hasn't spoken/ came has taught saw/ didn't see IV Homework - Do excercises in the workbook - Prepare Reading- Unit in advance - The whole class write the assignments ... questions: Q1: By whom was this text written? Q2: what does she now? - Ask Ss to compare their ansers with their partners - Call on S to answer the questions, the rest comment Tasks(15 min) *Task 1: Multiple... make sure that her children leave home for school having eaten breakfast and dressed in suitable clothes She always makes dinner ready before her husband comes home The daughter helps with household... for some chores to help their parents Knowledge: General knowledge: Asking and answering about home life, their relationship and responsibilities of each member in the family Language: Words, phrases