Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal

Period : 2 Date of teaching : September 13 th , 2007 UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL LESSON 1 : GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ LANGUAGE FOCUS 3 I. Objectives : _ To introduce the topic and new material _ By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know about places Lan went to with her foreign friends and activities they took part in. II. Language contents : 1. Grammar : + The past simple + The past simple with wish 2. Vocabulary : Verbs Nouns Correspond mosque Impress friendliness pray III. Techniques : Eliciting questions, asks and answers IV. Teaching aids : Textbook, pictures V. Procedures : Steps Contents and techniques Students’activities Warm up Presentation Practice + Teacher’s questions • Do you have any pen pal ? • Where does she / he live ? • What activities would you do during the visit ? + Possible answers : I’ll take him / her to …… + Introduce the new words and explain - to correspond - a mosque - to be impressed by - to pray - friendliness + Checking vocabulary: Rub out and Remember + Call some students go to the board and write down. + Lan’s Malaysian pen pal came to visit her in Hanoi . Can you guess where she went and what she did during her stay ? + Ask students to read the text to check Try to answer the questions Listen and practice before the class Notice and copy Play the game Go to the board and write down Listen and guess Read and check Period : 2 Date of teaching : September 13 th , 2007 Production: Presentation: Practice: Homework : their prediction and add some more information. + Ask them to choose the correct option to complete the sentences. + Call some students practice before the class. + Give the correct answers : • 1/ C • 2/ B • 3 / D • 4 / B + Ask students to recommend places of interest in the city they’ve visited. * Cues : - Lang Biang Mountain / blimbing - Xuan Huong Lake / walk around - Valley of Love / sightseeing A : I think I’ll take my friends to ………….We can …… B : Good ideas ! I believe they will be interested in it. The past simple with wish + Give example and explain the way to use Ex : a. You are a student ( I wish I were a teacher ) b. You live in a bike. ( I wish I lived in a car ) Form : I wish + S + Past subjunctive + Ask students to look at the real situations and make wishes • Sample answers : a) I wish I were in the swimming pool now . b) I wish I had a computer now . c) I wish I lived close to school. d) I wish I drew well. + Let students make three wishes of their own. - Lern by heart the new words - Do exercises prediction Work in pairs Individual Work in pairs Individual Practice Individual Copy __________________________________________________________________________ 2 Period : 2 Date of teaching : September 13 th , 2007 3 . Checking vocabulary: Rub out and Remember + Call some students go to the board and write down. + Lan’s Malaysian pen pal came to visit her in Hanoi . Can you. Period : 2 Date of teaching : September 13 th , 2007 UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL LESSON 1 : GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ LANGUAGE FOCUS 3