BETTER THAN A LESSON PLAN II

LE QUY DON LOWER-SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 – HO CHI MINH CITY ENGLISH 9 LESSON PLAN TERM I – COURSE 2 CONTENT: UNIT 3 – UNIT 4 – REVISION 2 – MID TERM TEST 2 BY: VANXUAN VU 2013 – 2014 1 WEEK 8 - PERIOD 16 UNIT 3 A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED + LISTEN & READ: A/ GETTING STARTED Work in pairs, look at the picture of activities in the countryside, ask and answer by using these questions: What is he/ she doing? (What are they doing?) - Have you ever ? B/ LISTEN AND READ ACTIVITY 1: with books closed Listen individually, then make an arrangement of what Liz's and Ba's family did during the trip. reached the entrance to the village crossed a bamboo forest visited Ba's uncle visited a shrine of a hero went boating and picnicking started in Ha Noi 1- They _________________________________________________. 2- They _________________________________________________. 3- They _________________________________________________. 4- They _________________________________________________. 5- They _________________________________________________. 6- They _________________________________________________. ACTIVITY 2: with books opened Read in pairs, then say if the statements below are true or false. 1- Many people spend their weekends in Ba's home village. ____ 2- Liz and Ba's family had a snack at the entrance to the village. ____ 3- Liz and Ba's family went picnicking, then visited Ba's uncle. ____ 4- Liz regretted wasting a day visiting Ba's home village. ____ 5- Ba said that he would hardly ever take Liz to his home village again. ____ ACTIVITY 3: with books opened Read the text carefully, then use ONE word to fill in each blank of the following passage. 1- Liz was _______________ to Ba's home village. 2- Liz and Ba's family travelled _______ a bamboo forest before reaching the village. 3- Liz _______________ Ba's family in various activities in the village. 4- Liz _______________ a lot of photos during the trip. 5- Liz wishes she could _______________ a visit to that village again. 2 ACTIVITY 4: WORD MAP Work in groups and complete this word map. WORD MAP USAGE Join (V) At the end of this verse, we'd like everyone to join in ___________ the chorus. The island is joined ______ the mainland by a bridge. I'm sure everyone will join me ______ wishing you a very happy birthday. I felt so unfit that I decided to join a gym. the weekend/ weekends They usually go windsurfing _____ weekends. (UK) They usually go windsurfing _____ weekends. (US) Enter (V) The police entered the building _______ the side door. At the ______________ to the zoo, he was dancing. All _____________ complete two three-hour papers. The burglars gained ____________ by a top window. Cross (V) It's not a good place to _________________ the road. They're building a new bridge ___________ the river. Reach (V) _____________ a decision/an agreement/a conclusion. We won't reach _______ Miami till five or six o'clock. Tired (Adj) We were tired ______ doing the same thing every day. I am tired _______ walking all day. Hungry (Adj) Swimming is a _____________ work. Journalists were hungry __________ details. Village (N) Thousands of ___________ have left the __________. River (N) Let’s swim ____________ the river. Let’s go boating ________ the river. Snack (N/ V) Fresh or dried fruit makes an ideal ______________. I've been ___________________ all day. 3 WEEK 9 - PERIOD 17 UNIT 3 A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE LANGUAGE FOCUS A/ WISHES AND RELATED FORMS. 1. Fill in the blanks with “would/ wouldn’t/ could/ couldn’t” a. I wish Andreas ________ help me sometimes. b. If only I ______ have a holiday! c. Gavin wishes he ______ visit his uncle in Paris. d. I wish I ______ win the prize. e. I wish they _______ stop shouting. f. Judith wishes she _____go to London. g. If only the baby ______ be quiet for a moment. h. If only you _____ get the job you want! i. If only you _______ be so lazy. j. I wish you _______ look at me like that.  Remember: + WISH (THAT) Sb COULD DO St. (a wish about the future) + WISH (THAT) Sb WOULD DO St. (a complaint/ St we would like to happen) (from “First Certificate Language Practice” by MACMILLAN, 2009) 2. Other related forms: - If only Sb would do/ could do/ did/ had done St. (for emphasis) - It’s time/ It’s high time Sb did St. (similar to a second conditional) - I’d rather Sb did St. (similar to a second conditional) Let’s practice: 0- It would be nice to be able to play the piano.  I wish I could play the piano. 1- Please stop eating in the classroom.  I’d _______________________________ in the classroom. 2- I think we should leave now.  I think it’s _______________________________. 3- What a pity my husband isn’t at home now.  If _______________________________ at home now. 4- It’s a shame that we cannot speak French.  We wish _______________________________. 5- Don’t shout all the time.  I wish you _______________________________ shouting. 4 B- PREPOSITIONS OF TIME at in on PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS DAYS and DATES LET’S PRACTICE: ______ 3 o'clock ______ Sunday ______ May ______ noon ______ Mar 6 ______ sunset ______ the Ice Age ______ Chritmas ______ Christmas Eve ______ bedtime ______ the past ______ the 1990s ______ May, 1990 ______ midnight ______ the first night ______ Sun morning ______ present ______ the same time ______ next Tuesday ______ last Saturday ______ this morning ______ the morning ______ the following day ______ the previous night. C/ EXPRESSING CAUSE AND EFFECT WITH "SO - BECAUSE - BECAUSE OF" 1) We drove very slowly because the roads were icy. Because of The roads 2) We decided to leave early because the party was boring. Because of The party 3) The match was postponed until next Saturday because of the bad weather. Because The weather 4) We couldn’t cross the road because of the heavy traffic. Because The traffic 5) They didn’t buy the house because of its high price. Because The price 6) Because of the cold weather she wore a coat. because The weather 7) She felt sleepy because of the long performance. Because The performance ………………………………………………………… 8) He carried the bed on to the roof of his house because of the hot weather. because The weather 9) We couldn’t stop laughing because of the funny play. because The play 10) Because it rained heavily, they stayed at home. because of It rained 5 WEEK 9 - PERIOD 18 UNIT 3 A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE LISTEN Task 1: Listen and circle the 12 words you will hear. Then work in groups and put out the items. Task 2: Listen and choose the correct answer. 1- The bus collected everyone _____ (in the morning / in the afternoon/ in the evening). 2- On the bus route, it crossed _____ (1 – 2 – 3) bridge(s). 3- Everyone could see a lot of _____ (cats and dogs/ cows and buffaloes/ hens and cocks) on their way to the village. 4- The bus dropped everyone off at a _____ (banyan tree – parking lot – bamboo forest) 5- The distance between the parking lot and the banyan tree is _____ (100 – 15 – 10) meters. 6- When people came back late _______ (in the afternoon – at night – in the evening), the bus took them home. Task 3: Listen and match the places on the bus route with the letters on the map (textbook) Task 4: At home, listen to the tape or CD again and copy down what you hear. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 6 arsenal – dragon – police station – pond – pool – bamboo tree – lemon tree – 6: 30 PM – banyan tree – parkway – forest – crop – paddy – gas station – eastward – dropped – evening – westward – highway – selected – WEEK 9 - OPTIONAL PERIOD 9 WORD FORM PRACTICE 1- At the ___________________ to the village, we saw the accident. (enter) 2- There were __________________________ in that competition. (enter) 3- They had an ___________________ day by the river. (enjoy) 4- Our ______________________ are friendly to visitors. (village) 5- Please go along the road ___________________ and you’ll see the pagoda. (north) 6- It is located in ______________________ Viet Nam. (south) 7- Ba Na is a famous ______________________ resort. (mountain) 8- She fell asleep after a ______________________ night, tossing and turning. (rest) 9- You must ______________________ yourself with the new timetable. (family) 10-This street isn’t ______________________ to me. We seem to be lost. (family) 11-Look at the ___________________. Rain Bi looks handsome. (advertise) 12-It is an ___________________ program which attracts a lot of teenagers. (interest) 13-The song was ________________ to me, so I stopped playing the CD. (interest) 14-We felt ________________ in the show. (interest) 15-Justice Bao was a(n) _______________ judge who acted absolutely fairly. (interest) 16-They seemed to be ___________ in the match, so they left the stadium soon. (interest) 17-He himself swam ______________________ this river. (cross) 18-English is his ___________________ . (nation) 19-It was an _________________________ day. (enjoy) 20-The performance brought us a lot of _________________________. (enjoy) 21-The _________________________ team played better today. (visit) 22-Hundreds of _________________________ enter this mosque everyday. (visit) 23-_________________________ is described very impressively in this poem. (hero) 24-She fought __________________________ against her AIDS. (hero) 25-Goods are _____________ as long as they are returned in good condition. (exchange) 26-Due to innovations in _______________________, farmers have better lives. (farm) 27-Mrs Parkers works at a store in a _______________________ town. (near) 28-We enjoy _______________________ in Cat Tien National Park. (picnic) 29-Thousands of _______________________ will take part in this activity. (picnic) 30-On Friday, Mr Bean has _______________________ till 8:00 PM. (appoint) 7 WEEK 10 - PERIOD 19 UNIT 3 A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE READ ACTIVITY 1 – WARMING UP Work in groups of 3 or 4, play “Stop the bus”. Bus 1: find out one country, one fruit, one animal and one sport, whose first letter is _ Bus 2: find out one country, one fruit, one animal and one sport, whose first letter is _ Bus 3: find out one country, one fruit, one animal and one sport, whose first letter is _ Bus 4: find out one country, one fruit, one animal and one sport, whose first letter is _ Bus 5: find out one country, one fruit, one animal and one sport, whose first letter is _ ACTIVITY 2 – SCAN AND SAY Work in pairs, read the text about Van (page 25/ textbook) quickly and follow these two steps: 1/ Answer these three short questions: - Who is Van? ______________________ (3 words) - Which country is he in? ______________________ (3 words) - Does he live in an urban area or a rural one? ______________________ (3 words) 2/ Fill in each blank with ONE word: - The ________ where Van lives with the Parkers is 100 km outside Columbus, Ohio. - Mr Parker earns living by ________ corn. - Mrs Parker’s ________ job is selling goods at a grocery store. - Van often ________ feed the chickens and collect their eggs. - Van ________ like staying with the Parkers as they are nice to him. ACTIVITY 3 – READ AND CHOOSE Work by yourself, read the text carefully, then read the questions below and choose the right answers. 1- Van is ________. a/ studying on a farm b/ studying with the Pikes c/ studying abroad d/ studying in Ho Chi Minh City. 2- Mr Parker is ________ a/ a peasant b/ a student c/ a baseball player d/ a seller 8 3- Peter, Sam and Van ________ a/ study in the same class b/ are exchange students c/ play baseball well d/ sometimes help do farming. 4- Van often enjoys ________ while he watches Peter play baseball. a/ feeding chickens b/ collecting eggs c/ hamburgers or hot dogs d/ growing maize. ACTIVITY 4 – GAP FILLING. Work in groups of 3 or 4, complete this summary, choose the phrases A-F to fill in the blanks. A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the Parker family (1) ________. Mr Parker (2) ________ in a nearby town. Their two children, Peter and Sam, go to school on weekdays and help Mr Parker (3) ________. Sometimes, the Parkers and Van have a chance to relax on Sat afternoons and (4) ________. Van (5) ________ of the Parkers. A- on the farm. B- in the American State of Ohio. C- selling goods at a grocery store. D- does farming and Mrs Parker works. E- likes to stay with the Parkers and enjoys being a member. F- watch Peter play baseball. +++_____+++ WEEK 10 - OPTIONAL PERIOD 10 Work in groups of 3 or 4, complete this WORD MAP. WORD MAP USAGE Exchange (n) Van is an _____________ student in the USA. They were given food ____ exchange ______ work. I exchanged those trousers _____ a larger size. Goods are __________ as long as they are returned in good condition. Live (v) M. Jackson lived _____ pop music. Little Pea had to live _____ her cruel stepmother. You must live _____ flood this season. She lives _____ a farm/ _____ the moutains/ _____ the seaside. Nowadays many young people live _____________ before they get married. Part-time ≠ ________________ (adj/ adv) She works __________ so that she has time for her young children. Near (adj/ adv/ prep) Which bus stop is nearest _______ your house? Is there any post-office ________ here? It's been ______ three months since my last haircut. She works in a _______ town. The same age as = as ________ as She is the ________ age ________ my brother. Help (v) Let’s help the flood victims _________ money. 9 She often helps me ________ tests. (do) When Sb arrive(s/d) = _______ Sb’s __________ _____ _________ at the hotel, I received my key. Sense Verbs + Sb + _________/ __________ Van often watch Peter _________ baseball. (play) I saw Truyen ________ while I was jogging. (dance) I smell something ________ there. (burn) Feel lik Van feels ________ a member of the family. She feels like ________ now. (swim) +++_____+++ WEEK 10 - PERIOD 20 UNIT 3 A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE WRITE Quick Tips for Writing Your Descriptive Essay Writing a descriptive essay can be a rich and rewarding experience, but it can also feel a bit complicated. It's helpful, therefore, to keep a quick checklist of the essential questions to keep in mind as you plan, draft, and revise your essay. Planning your descriptive essay: • What or who do you want to describe? • What is your reason for writing your description? • What are the particular qualities that you want to focus on? Drafting your descriptive essay: • What sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures are important for developing your description? • Which details can you include to ensure that your readers gain a vivid impression imbued with your emotion or perspective? Revising your descriptive essay: • Have you provided enough details and descriptions to enable your readers to gain a complete and vivid perception? • Have you left out any minor but important details? • Have you used words that convey your emotion or perspective? • Are there any unnecessary details in your description? • Does each paragraph of your essay focus on one aspect of your description? • Are you paragraphs ordered in the most affective way? Practice 6/p26-txtb: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 10 [...]... work hard and practice speaking English as much as (11) You will take a short test in English as soon as you arrive In this way, we can put you in a class at the most suitable level The emphasis is (12) oral communication practice in a great number of situations at the advanced level You will learn how to use the language correctly and appropriately when you speak to native speakers In addition,... recent research into tears has shown that they (19) _ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin By (20) _ sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you produce 13 A world B place C earth D space 14 .A communicate B persuade C inform D demonstrate 15 A evolve B change C develop D alter 16 A doing B making C getting D having 17 A better B fine... doesn't b hadn't c rather d wouldn't c falling d fallen 4 The car hit a lamppost, causing it over a fall b to fall 5 You should clean the cut thoroughly prevent any infection a so that b so as to c or d in order for c has eaten d have eaten c they all d all them c her d whose c living d am living 6 My dog as well as my cats twice a day a eat b eats 7 When I come into the class I realized I... librarian said to the students The librarian told the students 12.”Have you travelled abroad much?”he asked me He 19 WEEK 12 - PERIOD 23 UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE @@@@@@@@@@ READ ACTIVITY 1 – FOCUS ON VOCAB WORD MAP - Academy (n): an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school which teaches a particular subject or trains... UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE @@@@@@@@@@ LISTEN ACTIVITY 1 – LISTEN AND COPY Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: Nga: Kate: ACTIVITY 2 – LISTEN AND SAY (Part 4/ page 35-textbook) 23 WEEK 13 - PERIOD 25 LISTEN AND READ ACTIVITY 1 – SPEAK Work in pairs, show each other 5 activities you often do to learn English _ ... finest food a. repute b.reputation c.reputed d.reputable 3.What …………… of learning English do you find most difficult? “ pronunciation” a. section b.aspect c.area d.hobby 4.They couldn’t pass the final ………………… a. exam b.examine c.examining d.examination 5.We have many well ………………………teachers here a. qualify b.quality c.qualified d.qualification 6.If you study at the Brighton Language Center – UK, you can live... speech was broadcast _ on TV yesterday A live B alive C lively D immediately C water supply D pub C left D hurried up 7 He had a drink with his friend in the _ A theatre B drugstore 8 The police _ to the scene when they heard the news A rushed B reached 9 The plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean but they were all _ by a ship A carried B rescued C saved D taken 10 They _ a PANAM flight and... heavily a. rained b.rains c.rain d.raining 20.I disagree because we can’t practice …………….English with native speakers a. speak b.to speak c.speaking 26 d.to speaking WEEK 13 - PERIOD 26 WRITE A letter of inquiry (see p.37/ textbook) FURTHER PRACTICE: Make a meaningful passage from the words given - I/ just read/ your ad./ “Sai Gon Giai Phong” - I/ find/ your course/ “Bartender”/ very interesting - I want/ attend... examines 7- but or and so 8- knowledge information advertising advertisement 9 – 13: Fill in each blank with one suitable word Our classes take (9) for three hours every morning from Monday to Friday The maximum class size is twelve and the average is ten We use modern methods of teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorder You will only be successful... he was probably just repeating a common belief For 2,000 years, everybody thought that Aristotle was right However, in the 16th century scientists began to (15) a large number of old beliefs, and the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei carried out various experiments on the dynamics of falling bodies He is said to have dropped a cannon-ball and a pebble from the top of the leaning tower of Pisa to . floor. Available (adj): able to be bought, used, or reached . Is this dress available ______ a larger size? There's no money available ______ this party. It is vital that food is made available. LANGUAGE @@@@@@@@@@ READ ACTIVITY 1 – FOCUS ON VOCAB WORD MAP USAGE - Academy (n): an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school which teaches a particular subject. family had a snack at the entrance to the village. ____ 3- Liz and Ba's family went picnicking, then visited Ba's uncle. ____ 4- Liz regretted wasting a day visiting Ba's home village.