UNIT 1: FRIENDSHIP ____________________________________________________________ Lesson 2: SPEAKING Aims: - provide vocabulary relating to physical characteristics -describe physical characteristics and discuss personalities Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to : - Talk about a famous friend. - Enhance the amount of vocabulary concerning to appearance and the shape of man Anticipated problem: Some Ss may be too shy to share ideas with others. Solution: Teacher encourages Ss to talk and he can give them extra marks as reward Teaching aids and materials: books, pictures, blackboard, cards Estimated time 45 minutes Time Content Teacher and Ss’ activities 4 mins 10 mins I. Warm-up : Description of the pictures : - Lead-in questions: Hang up 2 pictures and ask Ss some questions -T guides the ways to play Elicit pictures Use WH-questions to elicit 2 pictures. Show 2 pictures and demonstrate with one student Lead in: Today I’ll help you how to describe someone’s physical appearance - T writes the title of the new lesson on the black board -Ss answer T’s questions -Ss can stand up and describe Unit 1: SPEAKING DESCRIBING PHYSICAL APPEARANCE - Ask Ss to think of the adjectives used to describe people’s appearance. 15 mins Who is she?/ What does she look like? This is . She is very beautiful, isn’t she? Does she has a long hair? . One is foreigner and another is Vietnamese II. Pre-Speaking *Brainstorming: * Match the words from the box with the parts of the body you can be used to describe. short broad straight tall tallish oval round flat overweight plump medium height young brown slim large wide wavy dyed long curly glossy shoulder-length sleek thin parts of the body adjectives face height forehead nose hair III. While-Speaking TASK 1: - Ex: - She has long blond hair. - (S)he is pretty tall with - Game: Guessing WHO IS (S)HE? * Example: S1: This person is short and thin. She has long blond hair. Ss: Is this ? S1: Yes/ No TASK 2: - Setting situation: - Ask Ss fill in the table, then read aloud them. - Explain the meanings if Ss do not understand. - T gives a sample Tina is very tall, and she has long black hair. She’s about 20. Oh, and she’s very slim. She looks like a film star. -Show Ss pictures in the textbook and ask them to describe his/ her hair/ body build. - Call on a S to describe a friend in class, the others have to guess who (s)he is. - Go on until Ss guess right. - T and Ss read these words in chorus and make sure that Ss know the meanings and the use of theses words. - Game: Rub out and remember. - Get Ss to work in pairs to number the personalities above in order of importance in friendship, then compare with the other pairs. - Give feedback - Questionnaire: Ask Ss to complete the following table. - Feedback: Check the questions - Ask Ss to make a list of questions that are used to describe people’s physical characteristics and personalities 15 mins T: Who is good at English in our class? S: T: (S)he is good at EL. (S)he is willing to help friends. And (s)he never tells about himself/ herself. (S)he is a .student. * If Ss cannot answer, T can elicit some words and Ss choose the correct answer. IV. Post-Speaking TASK 3: Name Date of birth Physical characteristics What does (s)he look like? Hobbies personalities What is (s)he like? Ex: Why .is interested in ? How much time do(es) .spend on everyday? - Setting situation: Lan is a good student in our class. She has just won the first prize in EL. Imagine you are a journalist. Interview one of your friends about her. IV: Homework: - Write a paragraph about one of your best friend. - Prepare section 3: LISTENING - T introduces more difficult questions and some useful language in the text book. - Role play: Ask Ss to work in pairs and then compare the information with the other pairs. - Choose some Ss to present their reports in front of class. Ss write down caring hospitable modest sincere generous helpful pleasant understandings honest friendly humorous quick-witted