Paying attention the sound /i:/ and /i/ -Putting the words in the correct column -Working individually first then compare their answers with their partners -Correcting. -Listening [r]
(1)Week: 10 - Period: 28 UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Preparing date: Lesson 2: A Closer Look 1
I Aims: Presenting vocabulary related to the topic “My neighborhood” and practising the sounds /i:/ and /i/
II Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students can pronounce correctly the sounds /i:/ and /i/ in isolation and in context; use vocabulary related to the topic “My neighborhood” exactly
III Skills: Listening, speaking.
IV Teaching aids: Course book, CD player, pictures and posters, Promethean screen V Procedures:
Time CONTENT TEACHER’S
ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIESSTUDENTS’
10’ I WARM-UP
1 Match the adjectives in column A with their opposites in column B
Adjectives Opposites Keys exciting
2 peaceful modern 4.inconvenient wide
6 unpolluted terrible
a noisy b.convenient c historic d.fantastic e.boring f.narrow g.polluted
1+ e 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 6+ 7+ Ex: 1+ e: exciting – boring
Key:
1+e : exciting – boring 2+ a: peaceful – noisy 3+ c: modern – historic
4+ b: inconvenient – convenient 5+ f: wide – narrow
6+ g: unpolluted – polluted 7+ d: terrible – fantastic
- Explaining the task - Asking Ss to match the adjectives in column A with their opposites in column B - Giving Ss an
example
- Monitoring /Assisting - Asking Ss to write the answers on the board in minutes (The winner is the group who has more words)
- Correcting
- Asking Ss to repeat the words
- Listening to the teacher’s explanation carefully to master the way to the task
-Taking part in doing the task
-Working in groups, match the adjectives with their opposites in 3minutes
- Correcting - Repeating the adjectives
15’ II ACTIVITY 1
1 Fill in each blank with one word from the box:
(2)Key:
1 fantastic convenient boring polluted historic narrow noisy
2 Listen and repeat
3 Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about your neighborhood Use the words in and to help you. Example:
A: Is our neighborhood polluted? B: No, it isn’t
A: Is it peaceful? B: Yes, it is
adjectives with Ss -Using some examples to work the meaning out of the context - With difficult
adjectives, translating them or asking Ss to translate
- Asking Ss to write the correct adjectives in the blanks
- Playing the recording as many times as required to allow Ss to check their answers and support their pronunciation
- Playing the recording and asking Ss to listen and repeating the words
- Explaining the exercise
- Having Ss ask and answer questions about their neighborhood with their partners - Giving an example - Observing and assisting
- Checking some pairs
adjectives in chorus
- Translating the difficult adjectives -Filling in each blank with one word from the box
individually pairs groups
-Listening, checking and repeating the words.
-Listening and repeating the words. (orally/ in chorus)
- Listening to the teacher’s explanation -Asking and
answering questions about their
neighborhood - Working in pairs (close pairs open pairs)
18’ III ACTIVITY 2
Pronunciation /i:/ and /i/
1.Listen and repeat the words, pay attention the sound /i:/ and /i/ and
- Explaining the task
- Asking Ss to listen -Listening and exciting historic boring
(3)put them in the correct column Key:
/i:/ /i/
cheap, sleep, peaceful, convenient,
police
historic, exciting, expensive, noisy, friendly
2 Listen to the sentences and circle the words you hear.
Key:
1 Living Heat Seats Sheep Tins Mill Teams Chip
3 Listen and practice the chant Notice the sounds /i:/ and /i/. MY NEIGHBOURHOOD (page 40)
while playing the recording
- Playing the recording again and asking Ss to this exercise
individually first then compare their answers with a partner
- Checking Ss’ answers
- Asking Ss to listen to the sentences and circle the words they hear -Dividing the class into two groups, asking them to the task - Correcting
-Playing the recording again and asking Ss to chant along
repeating the words Paying attention the sound /i:/ and /i/ -Putting the words in the correct column -Working individually first then compare their answers with their partners -Correcting
-Listening to the sentences and circling the words they hear - Writing the answers on the board
- Groupwork -Correcting -Listening and practising the chant Noticing the sounds /i:/ and /i/
- Group-work / orally
2’ IV.HOMEWORK:
- Do the exercises again
- Learning vocabulary by heart - Preparing the next lesson (A closer look 2)