TiÕt theo PPCT: 77. Unit 12 a vacation abroad. Lessson 5: - Writing. - Language focus 3. I. The aims. - To get Ss to practice in writing postcard II. The objectives. - By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write postcards to their friends about their trip. III. The ways of working. T-whole class, pair work, group work, individual, less controlled . IV. The materials. T-book, text book, pictures, . V. Anticipated problems. VI. Procedures. Teacher’s activities Students’ activities 1. Warm up. * Lucky numbers. - Write the numbers on the board. - Tell Ss each number is for a question but four of them are lucky numbers. For a lucky number, Ss will get 2 points. - Ask Ss to answer briefly. * Questions: 1. Where did Mrs Quyen and her husband spend their holiday? 2. LK. 3. What did they see on Mount Rushmore? 4. Who did they visit when they were in the USA? 5. LK. 6. What did Mrs Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty? 7. LK. 8. What did Mrs Quyen buy? 9. What did she send to her children from the USA? 10. LK. 2. Pre-writing. 1. Gap fill. - Set the scene: From the USA, Mrs Quyen sent a postcard to her friend, Sally to tell her about the trip. - Ask Ss to look at the postcard on page 118 and complete the gaps with the appropriate words. - Call on some Ss to go to the board and write the words they guess. - Give feedback and correct. * Lucky numbers. * Answers: 1. In the USA. 2. LK. 3. The heads of four American Presidents carved into the rock. 4. The Smith. 5. LK. 6. She went shopping. 7. LK. 8. Lots of souvenirs. 9. Postcards. 10. LK. - Look at the postcard on page 118 and complete the gaps with the appropriate words. - Go to the board and write the words they guess. * Answers: 1. in 2. people 3. weather 4. visited 2. Grid. - Write the topic on the board: “Information needed to write a postcard”. - Ask Ss to look at part 2 (P.118). - Go through the instructions by using questions: a. What do you write about the place? b. What do you write about the weather? - Draw the grid on the board. - Let Ss copy the grid. - Ask Ss to read the postcard again and fill in the gaps with the sentences showing the information on the left. - Call on some Ss to go to the board and write their answers in the grid. - Give feedback and correct. - Ask Ss to write the grid in their notebooks. 3. While-writing. 1. Set the scene: Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a certain place/ city in VN. Write a postcard to a friend about your trip, using the information in the grid. 2. Writing. - Tell Ss to write the postcard on a piece of paper (to be collected if necessary). - Monitor and assist Ss with their writing. 4. Post-writing. 4. Language focus 3. 1. Set the scene. - Elicit the model from Ss, using Vietnamese. - Have Ss repeat and write the sentence on the board. * Model sentences: Bao is always forgetting his homework. * Concept check: Form: am/is/ are + always + V-ing. Use: to express a complaint. 2. Picture drill. - Ask Ss to look at the pictures. - Model the first picture and have Ss 5. her 6. nice/ lovely 7. bought 8. for 9. heaviness 10. soon - look at part 2 (P.118). - copy the grid. - read the postcard again and fill in the gaps with the sentences showing the information on the left. - go to the board and write their answers in the grid. - write the grid in their notebooks. * Answer: Necessary information for a postcard Place (We are having a wonderful time in the USA). How do you feel about the people. (The people are frienly). Weather (The weather has been warm and sunny). Who you meet/ visit. (In Sanfrancisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith). What you see. (No information) What you buy. (I bought lots of souvenirs) - write the postcard on a piece of paper (to be collected if necessary). - repeat and write the sentence on the board. - work through the rest of the pictures. - go to the board to write the sentences. repeat. - Ask Ss to work through the rest of the pictures. - Call on some Ss to go to the board to write the sentences. VII. Homework. - Write your postcard in your notebooks. - Do the exercises in the workbook. . TiÕt theo PPCT: 77. Unit 12 a vacation abroad. Lessson 5: - Writing. - Language focus 3. I. The