Unit 7: My neighborhood

Week : 14 Date of planning : Nov. 30 th 2006 Period : 40 Date of teaching : Dec. 2 nd 2006 A. A. Aims : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know more about Na’s new neighbor. B. Preparations : Poster , pictures C. Procedure : I. Warm up : * Getting Started  Ask Ss to match the names of places with the suitable pictures.  Ask for their meanings to make sure Ss know exactly what they mean .  Answer Key : a. grocery store b. stadium c. wet market d. drug store e. hairdresser’s f. swimming pool II. Pre - Reading : 1. Pre - teach : - close by (adv) (explanation) = next to - (to) serve (explanation) - a pancake ( real) : bánh xèo - tasty (adj) ( synonym) = delicious *Checking Vocab : What & Where 2. Pre - Questions : B. shut  Set the scene : Nam and Na are talking about the place where they live. But Na is new there .  Give 2 questions and ask Ss to work in pairs to guess the answers: a) How long has Nam lived in that neighborhood ? ( He has lived there for ten years. ) b) Where does Na want to go ? ( Na wants to go a restaurant. ) III. While - Reading : Poster B. opened 1. Feedback :  Ask Ss to listen and read silently the dialogue between Nam and Na then ask them if their answers are correct or not .  Answer Key : 2. Answers given : *LUCKY NUMBER Poster  Give Ss some answers and ask them to make questions. Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 Lesson 1 :Listen and Read  Answers : a. Nam has lived here for 10 years. b. Yes. My mother is too tired to cook . c. The restaurant serves Hue food . d. Hue food is very good .  LUCKY NUMBER :  Ask some Ss to ask and answer the questions. T. can correct their pronunciation.  Get Ss to work in pairs.  Answer Key : Questions a. How long has Nam lived here? b. Is Na’s mother tired? c. What kind of food does the restaurant serve? d. What is the food like? IV. Post - Reading : Poster 1. Complete the sentences :  Ask Ss to do the exercise 2 on page 64.They work individually then compare with their partners.  Answers ; a. Na is new to the neighborhood. b. She and her family arrived last week. c. Na’s mother is very tired. d. There is a restaurant in the area. e. The restaurant serves food from Hue. f. Nam thinks the pancakes are tasty. 2. Write - it - up : Poster  Ask Ss to write a passage about their neighborhood by answering the following questions . a. How long have you lived in your neighborhood? b. .Do you like it? Why? (people are friendly, the environment is good / safe .) c. Is there a restaurant / post office / market / bank / shop in your neighborhood? d. How do you do to keep your neighborhood clean?  Ss write, T. moves around the class and help Ss V. Homework : Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 LN LN b c d a  Ask Ss to complete their writing.  Do the exercise 1,2 (workbook-page 44) Week : 14 Date of planning : Nov. 30 th 2006 Period : 41 Date of teaching : Dec. 4 th 2006 B. A. Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about how to send parcels or letters. B. Preparations : Poster , pictures C. Procedure : I. Warm up : * Chatting  Show a letter and ask Ss some questions : - What is this ? (a letter) - Where can I post it to my friend ? (at the post office) - How can I post it ? (stick stamp on it) - How much ? (800 VN dong) - Is it more expensive when I send a parcel ? ( yes. Of course) - Have you ever sent a letter or a parcel ? II. Presentation : 1. Pre - teach : - Air - mail (explanation) : letter or parcel sent by air. - Surface mail ( explanation) : letter or parcel sent by bus, train or ship . - Charge (v) & (n) *Checking Vocab : R O & R 2. Reading Comprehension :  Set the scene : Mrs. Kim wants to send a parcel to Qui Nhon , so she has to go to the post office. Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 Lesson 2 : Speak Mrs. Kim Clerk I want to send this parcel to Quy Nhon Do you want to send it air mail or surface mail ?  Give Ss some questions : a. Does Mrs Kim send the parcel air mail or surface mail ? Why ? ( Mrs Kim sends the parcel surface because it is much cheaper.) b. What’s the weight of her parcel ? ( Her parcel is five kilograms. ) c. How much does she pay ? ( She pays 19,200 dongs. ) III. Practice :  Call on some Ss to ask and answer the questions  Call on a student to play the role of Mrs. Kim and practice the dialogue with T.( clerk)  Call on some pairs of Ss to practice the dialogue. T. corrects their pronunciation.  Ask Ss to practice the dialogue in pairs. IV. Further Practice : Poster  Set the scene and ask Ss to make the dialogue : “Mrs Lan wants to post a letter air mail”  Ask Ss to make the dialogue between Mrs Lan and the clerk in the post office.  Elicit and encourage Ss to make the dialogues themselves.  Get Ss to practice the dialogue in pairs.  Expected Dialogue : o Clerk : Can I help you? o Mrs Lan : I want to send a letter to Kontum. o Clerk : Do you want to send it airmail or surface mail ? o Mrs Lan : I send it airmail. How much is it? o Clerk : Let me see. Mmm,15 grams, it’s only 1200 dongs. o Mrs Lan : Here you are. o Ckerk : Thank you.  Give other situations and ask Ss to make similar dialogues. The box on page 65 will help Ss know the price. ( words cues ) 2. postcard / Ho Chi Minh City / airmail/ 15g 3. parcel / Ca Mau / airmail / 2kg 4. parcel / Buon Ma Thuot / surface mail / 5k  Divide class into 3 groups, each group prepare a dialogue.  Ask 2 pairs from each group to practice their dialogue. T. correct their pronunciation.  Get Ss to work in pairs, practicing 3 dialogues. T. moves around and help Ss. V. Homework :  Ask Ss to write a dialogue on their notebook . Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8  Do the exercise 3 (workbook - page 44, 45 ) Week : 14 Date of planning : Nov. 30 th 2006 Period : 42 Date of teaching : Dec. 8 th 2006 C. A. Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know what Na is going to do on the weekend by listening. B. Preparations : Poster , pictures C. Procedure : I. Warm up : * Chatting  Ask Ss some questions : What are you going to do on the weekend ? Would you like to go to the movies ? Where are you going to go on the weekend ? Have you ever read an advertisement of “what’s on this week” ? III. Pre – Listening : * Guessing Poster Groups of 4 B. shut  Set the scene : Na is talking to Nam about what she’s going to do on the weekend. Before you listen to the tape , looking at 4 advertisements of “What’s on this week?” and get Ss to guess what is in the blanks 2, 3, 4 . Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 Lesson 3 : Listen WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK ? MILLENNUM CINEMA 1. The Newcomer Two performances Monday – Saturday 5pm – 8pm FOOTBALL Le Do School VS Quang Trung School _____2______ kick off 4pm Saturday , 24 th March _______3_______ Nguyen Khuyen School Thursday , 22 nd March 7.30pm – 9.30pm PHOTO EXHIBITION Hundreds of photos taken by young photographers ________4_________ Monday – Friday Open : 9:00am - 9.00pm  Feedback 1 : Three groups go to the BB to write their prediction by choosing the cues given : 1. MOVIES : The new comer (has been done) 2. PLACE : stadium , school ground , Town Ground . 3. ACTIVITY : play, English Speak Contest , picture Exhibition . 4. PLACE : gallery, cultural house, City Hall. IV. While – Listening : 1. Listening task 1:  Ask Ss to listen to the tape twice and fill in the blanks in each advertisement.  Answer Key : 1) MOVIES : The new comer (has been done) 2) PLACE : Town Ground . 3) ACTIVITY : English Speak Contest . 4) PLACE : Cultural house . 2. Listening task 2: Poster  Ask Ss to read the statements on poster .  Get Ss to guess which is true, which is false and which has no information.  Ask them to share their ideas with their friends  Give feedback. a. Na does not know the neighborhood very well. b. Na doesn’t like movies. c. Na will go to the photo exhibition this weekend. d. Na won’t go to the English speaking contest. e. Na will go to the soccer math with Nam. f. Nam is a soccer fan. a b c d e f T F F T T N V. Post – Listening : 1. Comprehension Questions : Poster  Ask Ss some questions to check their understanding of the conversation. a. Does Na like movies? ( Yes ) b. Why won’t she go to see the film “The Newcomer”? (Because she has seen it before. ) c. Why won’t Na go to the photo exhibition ? (Because it doesn’t open during the weekend. d. Who will Na go to the soccer with? (Nam, Ba and Minh. ) e. What time does the match start? (at 4 p.m. ) Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 2. Conversation : VI. Homework :  Ask Ss to write a short paragraph / passage about what Na is going to do.  Do the exercise 4 (workbook -page 44, 45) Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 Na : Hi , Nam Nam : Hello Na . What are you going to do this weekend ? Na : I’m not sure . I just don’t know what to do and where to go in this new neighborhood . Nam : Why don’t we look at “ what’s on this weekend ?” in the newspaper ? Na : Good idea . Can you suggest what I should do ? Nam : Do you like movies ? There ‘s a new film at the Millennium Cinema . Na : What’s that ? “ The New comer” , an Australia film . I’ve seen this film before . I saw it on Star Movies channel . Nam : You did ? Na : Yes . Here , the photo exhibition at the Culture House sounds exciting ! Nam : But it doesn’t open during the weekend . And you can’t go to the E. S. C either . It is at NK School , and it is on Thursday . Ah , yes . Here , the soccer , a match between LD school and QT School - the best U15 teams in our province . I will go and see it because my brother plays in the match . Na : Where do they play ? Nam : At the Town Ground . Would you like to join us ? Na : Oh, Yes . I’d love to . I’ve never been to a soccer match before . It must be fun to watch a real match at the stadium . And I ‘d like to visit the TG, too . Nam : Great . I’ll tell Ba and Minh to come to your home and we all go together . Remember : The match starts at 4pm, but we must be there by 3.30 if we don’t want to miss the opening show . Week : 15 Date of planning : Nov. 30 th 2006 Period : 43 Date of teaching : Dec. 9 th 2006 D. A. Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know what Na is going to do on the weekend by listening. B. Preparations : Poster , pictures C. Procedure : I. Warm up : * Puzzle Handout groups of four • Give the definitions and get Ss to find out the words as quickly as possible in limited time . 1. A place where you can buy everything. 2. A place where you can buy vegetables and fruit. 3. A place where you can buy books. 4. A place where you can come to eat. 5. A place where you can come to see the films. 6. A person who comes to the store and buys something. • Answer Key : 1. Supermarket 2. Grocery 3. Bookstore 4. Restaurant 5. Movie Theater 6.Customer • Give Ss good marks if they have correct answers. II. Pre – Reading : 1. Pre – teach : - A resident ; - a selection (explanation) - available (adj) (translation) - a mall ( example) - a resident (translation) - (to) offer - discount (n) : giảm giá • Checking Vocab : What & Where 2. True / False statements Prediction : B . shut a. Set the scene : Poster • T. uses the advertisement in text to set the scene : Nam’s neighborhood , there is a new shopping mall. What do you know about this mall ? Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 E G K T E S Lesson 4 : Read • T : Before you read the advertisement , you can guess the information are True or False . • There are seven sentences : a) The mall is open six days a week . b) There are more than 50 stores in the mall . c) Everyone in the neighborhood is pleased about the new mall . d) It will be more comfortable to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area . e) Some of the stores no Tran Phu street may have to close . f) Special discounts during the first two month . g) There is a place for children to play . • Feedback 1 : Some Ss go to the BB to write their prediction . III. While – Reading : 1 . Feedback 2 : B. opened • Ask Ss to read the text silently and compare their ideas or get more information . • Give feedback : F F F T T F T • Correct the false statements : a) The mall is open daily . b) There are 50 stores in the mall . c) Not everyone is pleased. The owner of the small stores on TP street are not happy. f) Special discounts during the first two weeks . 2. Comprehension Questions : * LUCKY NUMBER Poster • Ask Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions on poster . a. What is special about the new shopping mall? ( All the shops are under one roof ) . b. What facilities are available in the shopping mall? ( 50air . play area ) . c. What do the small store owners think about the new shopping mall? (the mall will take their business ) d. What kinds of goods will the stores in the mall offer? ( will be the same as the . cheaper prices ) . V. Homework : • Ask Ss to write the meanings of these phrases into their notebooks : + under the roof + shop in comfort + take their business + offer a wider selection + specialty stores + have been concerned about • Do the exercise 5 (workbook -page 46) Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 Tran Phu Shopping Mail Everything under one roof 50 air – conditioned specialty stores 4 movie theaters 10restaurants children’s play area Special discounts during the fist two week ! Come and bring your friends ! Opening today ! Open daily 8 am - 10pm Open daily 8 am - 10pm Week : 15 Date of planning : Dec. 5 th 2006 Period : 44 Date of teaching : Dec. 10 th 2006 E. A. Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write a notice . B. Preparations : Poster , pictures C. Procedure : I. Pre – Writing : Poster 1. Set the scene : • Get Ss to read the notice and answer some questions to check their understanding. • T. has Ss read the notice and answer the questions . 2. Questions : Poster a. Why are the residents and store owners on Tran Phu street going to hold a meeting ? b. When will they hold a meeting ? c. What time? d. Where will they hold a meeting ? e. What is PVT’s address ? II. While – Writing : Poster • Let Ss know the way to write a notice, not write full sentences. • Ask Ss to read the passage 2 on poster . • . 1. Questions : • Ask some questions to check Ss’understanding and get them to use short answers Hoa Phat Junior School Nguyen Thi Xuan Teaching Plan 8 Lesson 5 : Write Tran Phu Street Residents and Store Owners MEETING TO DISCUSS EFFECTS OF NEW MALL . Date : May 20 Time : 8.00 pm Place : Binh’s Hardware Store , 12 Hang Da Street . Please contact Pham Van Tai at the above address for more information . [...]... scene : Give Ss an open dialogue between Nam and Na then ask them to complete it Na : How long .you in this neighborhood? Nam : I here 10 years Na : Really It’s a long time o Ask Ss to repeat the dialogue and ask some Ss to practice in pairs o Model sentences : How long have you lived in this neighborhood? I have lived here for 10 years o Concept check :  Form : have / has + past participle  Use... cards and ask Ss to make full sentences USING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE with FOR and SINCE a I / live / here / last week b We / not eat / in that restaurant / 2 years c I / not see / her / yesterday d My Dad / work / for his company / 20 years e Ba / collect / stamps / 2000 LANGUAGE FOCUS 5 : 1 Set the scene : o Show Ss 3 books, a red book and a yellow one which have the same size and a bigger brown . Ss to write a passage about their neighborhood by answering the following questions . a. How long have you lived in your neighborhood? b. .Do you like it?. restaurant / post office / market / bank / shop in your neighborhood? d. How do you do to keep your neighborhood clean?  Ss write, T. moves around the class