Unit 4 skill 1

Week 11 - Date of preparing: Period 31 - Date of teaching: UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 5: SKILLS (page 44) A Aims: Knowledge: - To teach reading for general and specific information about school Students get acquainted with a reading skills To learn how to predict the meaning of new vocabulary using the context from Khang’s blog and answer the questions To practice asking and answering about what they like and dislike about their neighbourhood + Vocabulary: - Use the words related to the topic My neighbourhood + Grammar: - Compare two people or things using comparative adjectives - Asking for directions Objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to pratice reading and speaking skills To practice asking and answering about what they like and dislike about their neighbourhood Behavior: The love of the neighbourhood, the hometown and the country The likes and dislikes their neighbourhoods Having the serious attitude to asking and giving the directions; cooperative learning; sharing B Teaching aids: - Teacher: Text book, laptop, louspeaker, projector… - Students: Text books, … - Method: T-WC; group works; individual …… C Procedure:  Warm-up: Shark attack (5 minutes) - “ The word has seven letters It tells about one of skills you always study each unit.” R E A D I N G I Pre-reading: (10 minutes) * Pre-teach vocabulary: - Teacher uses different techniques to teach vocabulary(explanation, mime, visual, realia, synonym, etc.) - sandy (adj): phủ đầy cát, có cát ['sỉndi] - suburb (n): vùng ngoại ô ['sʌbə:b] - incredibly (adv): ngạc nhiên [in'kredəbli] - outdoor (adj): trời - dislike (v) = hate (v): khơng thích - backyard (n): sân sau - beach (n): bãi biển + Follow the steps to teach vocabulary + Check vocabulary: Rub out and remember  Set the scene: - Teacher asks Ss some questions about Da Nang + Do you know Da Nang city? + What is Da Nang famous for? + Where you think Khang's neighbourhood is? + What you think about it? + Is it a good place to live? Why?/Why not? - Ask Ss to look at the pictures of Khang's neighbourhood - Ask Ss the questions: (Encourage Ss to give their answers, but not confirm whether their answers right or wrong) - Ask Ss to open their book and introduce what they are going to read Khang’s blog and answer the questions II During-reading: (12 minutes) Task 1: Read Khang’s blog Look at the words in the box, then find them in the text and underline them What they mean? (page 44) - Ask Ss to scan the passage to find where the words suburbs, dislike, and outdoor are in the passage - Teacher may help Ss work out the meanings of these words in the context For weak classes, teacher may ask for a translation to check understanding - Observe and help when and where necessary - Check the answer Task 2: Read Khang’s blog again and fill the table with the information (page 44) - Ask Ss to scan the passage again and find the information to complete the table - Ask Ss to note where they found the information When finishing, Ss can compare their answers before discussing them as a class - Ask ss to show the evidence to support their answers - Check and confirm the correct answers Task 3: Read Khang’s blog again Then answer the questions (page 44) - Teacher runs through the questions in Task - Teacher asks Ss to work in pairs to find the answer to the questions - Teacher gets feedback and gives Ss the key * Key: It is in the suburbs of Da Nang City Because it has beautiful parks, sandy beaches and fine weather They are very friendly They are busy and crowded III Post-reading:( Pre-speaking) (5 minutes) Task 4: Make notes about your neighbourhood Think about what you like / dislike about it (page 44) - Tell each student to make notes Set a time limit for Ss to complete it - Ask Ss to think about what they like and dislike about their neighbourhood - Have them quickly note down these ideas - Check and confirm the correct answers * Key: Likes : scenery-beautiful, modern shops, people-kind/ friendly… Dislikes: high buildings, offices, streets-busy, crowded … IV During-speaking: (7 minutes) Task 5: Work in pairs Ask and answer about what you like and dislike about your neighbourhood (page 44) - While Ss are practising their dialogues, Teacher circulates and monitors - Teacher notes some common errors and discusses them with the whole class - Select some strong pairs to act out their dialogues in front of the class - Then give feedback: comment on their strengths and correct a few errors in the target language - Teacher helps if necessary * Example: A Where you live? B I live in the suburbs of Da Nang City A What you like about it? B The weather is f‡ne The people are friendly and the food is good A What you dislike about it? B The streets are busy and crowded V Post-speaking: (4 minutes) - Ask Ss to think about what they like and dislike about their school.(work in groups of 8) - Have Ss summarise what they have learnt in the lesson with two skills - Teacher can instruct them to draw a mind map to summarise the main points of the lesson  Homework: (2 minutes) - Practice reading comprehension to a blog - Learn the directions - Prepare for Unit 4- Lesson 6: Skills * Self-Evaluation: _