SPEAKING - UNIT 1

A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will: - Understand more about home life, the relationship and responsibilities of family's members. - Develop speaking skills: discuss home life, the relationship and responsibilities of family's members. B. TEACHING AIDS: - Textbook, pictures, cassette, tape, handouts and real objects C. PROCEDURE: - Method: mainly communicative and learner-centered approach; T - T, T- S, S - S Teacher’s activities Students’ activities I. Warm up: ( 5') Network - Ask Ss to find out as many as possible words related to household chores. - Call some Ss to write on the board. - Give comments. II. Pre speaking (10'): Task 1: Read the following statements and tick the ones that apply to you and your family. - Ask Ss to work individually, then exchange the ideas with another - Walk around and help them. - Call some Ss to talk about their families in front of the class, using the information in task 1. - Give feedback Expected words: - Cleaning the floor - Cooking - Doing the washing up - Washing clothes - Tidying the kitchen - Ironing clothes - Hanging dry the clothes - Repairing/ mending things - Taking care of the baby - Taking out/ empty the garbage - Work individually then share the ideas with a friend. - Present in front of the class Feedback: In my family both my father and mother go to work. Almost all members of my family share the household chores. Washing the dishes and cleaning the house are what I often do help my parents. We all like watching Household chores III. WHILE-SPEAKING (15'): Task 2: - Guide students how to practice. - Ask students to work in pairs. - Help the students with new structures. Give some special expressions * Could you tell me who / what … ? * By the way who in your family ……. ? * What about your …. ? . - Walk around and help them. - Call some pairs of student to stand up and report in front of the class. - Correct their mistakes. Task 3 : Ask about your partner’s family. - Ask Ss to study the table carefully. - Have Ss to work in pairs, asking about the partner's family life, noting down the answers in the table. - Call some pairs to act out in front of the class. - Give comments. Sample dialogue : A: Hi,…Could you tell me a bit about your family life? B: - Sure, no problem. A: - Who works in your family? B: - Both my parents do. My father is an engineer and my mother is a teacher. They work 8 hours a day. A: Do you help them with the household chores? B:- Of course. I help my mother in the kitchen and wash the dishes. films on TV when we have free time at weekends. The person I often share my secrets with is my sister. I always ask my parents for advice before making an important decision. - Work in pairs. Expected questions : 1. Could you tell me who works in your family? 2. By the way who in your family does the washing up? 3. What about your brother ? Does he share the household chores? 4. What’s your responsibility in the family? 5. What exactly do you have to do? 6. How do you share the household chores? 7. What interests do your family members share together? 8. What do your family members often do together in your free time? 9. Who do you often share your secrets with? 10. Who do you often talk to before making an important decision? Pair work A: What about your father? B: -He cleans the floor and sometimes when my mom is out of on business he cooks for us. A: What interests do your family members share closely? B: - Watching films. We often watch films on TV on Saturday evening when everybody is free. A: Who do you often share your secret with? B: - Mother. I think she understands me well. A: So she is the person you often talk to before making an important decision? B:- No, in fact both my parents help me a lot when I have problems. A: You must be very happy in such a family. Thanks for giving me the time. Bye. B: - Bye. V. POST- SPEAKING (10): Report the information - Have Ss to work in pairs to tell each other the in formation collected . - Call some Ss to report in front of the class. - Correct and give comments. V. Revision and homework (3'): - Revise the maint point of the lesson. - More practice the main topics at home. - Prepare the section C (The Listening part of Unit one). Expected answer: I’ve just talked with B about her family life. She told me that both her parents go to work, so they are very busy. So she has to share the household chores .She often helps her mother in the kitchen and washes the dishes after meals. His father is also willing to help with the housework. He cleans the house and sometimes when B’s mom is out on business, he goes to the market to buy food, too. All the members of her family enjoy watching films together on Saturday evening. She shares her secret with her mother because she thinks that her mother understands her well. However, both parents help her make important decisions - Practice the main topic at home. - Prepare the section C (The Listening part of Unit one). . task 1. - Give feedback Expected words: - Cleaning the floor - Cooking - Doing the washing up - Washing clothes - Tidying the kitchen - Ironing clothes -. Household chores III. WHILE -SPEAKING (15 '): Task 2: - Guide students how to practice. - Ask students to work in pairs. - Help the students with new