Unit 2: My new friends

-Tell pupils that they are going to listen to the recording, tick the correct words.. - Give pupils a few seconds to read the words in silence before playing the recording.[r]

Date of planning: 22/8/2015

Period 7: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (1-2)

Date of teaching:

Class/Attendance: 4A: 4B: 4C:

I Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to ask and answer questions about where someone is from

II Language focus:

- Vocabulary: America, Australia, Malaysia, England, Japan, Viet Nam - Structures: Where are you from? - I’m from…

III Resources:

- Teacher’s: Pictures, recording - Students’: Book, notebook IV Procedure:

Activities Interactions

1 Warm up.

- Greet pupils and get their responses, using the words and phrases they learnt in Unit like Hi/ Hello Nice to see you again Then revise the previous lesson by having them say the chant on page 10 of the Pupils’ Book

- Get Pupils to open their books on page 12 and read the title I’m from Japan Check their comprehension by using a world map on which Japan is circle

Look, listen and repeat.

-Tell pupils that they are going to learn to read a story in which the characters ask and answer questions about where they are from

- Have them look at the four pictures to discuss the content in which the language is used Ask them questions such as Who is this? Where are they? And What does he/ she say?

- Play the recording a few times for pupils to listen and repeat Do choral and individual repetition, pointing to the characters speaking - Play the recording again for them to listen and repeat

3 Point and say

- Whole class

- Whole class

-Tell pupils that they are going to practice asking and answering questions about where someone is from, using Where are you from? I’m from…

- Have them look at the pictures to understand how the language is used in different contexts Point to the first picture and the task with one pupil, using the expressions in the bubbles and the words under the picture Ask them to say the phrase chorally and individually

- Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the pictures

- Call a few pairs to act out the dialogue in front of the class Check as a class and correct pronunciation, if necessary

* Work in pairs Imagine you are Hakim/ Tom/ Tony/ Linda/ Akiko Introduce yourself and ask where your partner is from. - Tell pupils that they are going to play the roles of the five characters and introduce themselves

- Invite two pupils as Hakim and Akiko to act out this dialogue: Hakim: Hi I’m Hakim I’m from Malaysia Where are you from? Akiko; Hi, Hakim I’m Akiko I’m from Japan

- Ask pupils to work in pairs.

- Invite a few pairs to perform in front of the class 4 Reinforcement:

- Repeat the way to ask and answer questions about where someone is from

5 Homelink:

- Prepare the next period

- Whole class

- Individual, Pair work

- Whole class

- Whole class

- Pair work

- Whole class

- Whole class

Date of planning: 22/8/2015

Period 8: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (3-4-5)

Date of teaching:

Class/Attendance: 4A: 4B: 4C:

I Objectives:

II Language focus:

- Vocabulary: America, Australia, Malaysia, England, Japan, Viet Nam - Structures: Where are you from? - I’m from…

III Resources:

- Teacher’s: Pictures, recording - Students’: Book, notebook IV Procedure:

Activities Interactions

1 Warm up.

Play Bingo, using the names of the countries and characters 2 Listen and tick.

- Have pupils look at the pictures to identify the similarities and differences Check understanding

- Play the recording a few times Ask pupils to listen to the recording and tick the correct pictures

- Get pupils to swap their answers before you check as a class Monitor the activity and offer help, if necessary

Key: b a a 3 Look and write.

-Tell pupils that they are going to fill the gaps with the appropriate names of countries

- Give a few seconds for pupils to look at the pictures and find appropriate words to complete the phrases If necessary, get them to work in pairs Go around and offer help, if necessary

- Get pupils to swap their answers before checking as a class If there is enough time, call a few pupils to read aloud complete sentences

Key: Australia Malaysia America Japan 4 Let’s sing.

- Tell pupils that they are going to sing the song Where are you from? - Have choral and individual repetition of each line of the lyrics When pupils are familiar with the tune, give a demonstration of the song and actions

- Get groups of pupils to sit face to face and practise singing and doing

- Whole class - Whole class - Individual - Pair work

- Whole class

- Individual/ Pair work

the actions

- Call a group of six to the front of the class The group sings the first two lines in every stanza and the rest of the class sings the last two lines

- Have the whole class sing the song to reinforce learning 4 Reinforcement:

- Recall the main content 5 Homelink:

- Prepare the next period

- Whole class - Whole class - Whole class WEEK 3

Date of planning: 22/8/2015

Period 9: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (1-2-3)

Date of teaching:

Class/Attendance: 4A: 4B: 4C:

I Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to ask and answer questions about one’s nationality

II Language focus:

- Vocabulary: American, Australian, Malaysian, English, Japanese, Vietnamese - Structures: What nationality are you? - I’m…

III Resources:

- Teacher’s: Pictures, recording - Students’: Book, notebook IV Procedure:

Activities Interactions

1 Warm up.

Spend a few minutes revising the previous lesson by calling some pupils to the front of the class to sing the song Where are you from? Then explain the word nationality in Vietnamese before introducing the new lesson

2 Look, listen and repeat.

-Tell pupils that they are going to learn to read a story in which the

- Whole class

characters ask and answer questions about one’s nationality

- Have them look at the three pictures to discuss the content in which the language is used Ask them questions such as Who is this? What is she doing? And What does she say?

- Play the recording a few times for pupils to listen and repeat Do choral and individual repetition, pointing to the characters speaking - Play the recording again for them to listen and repeat

3 Point and say

-Tell pupils that they are going to practice the question and answer What nationality are you? - I’m…

- Have them look at the pictures to understand how the language is used in different contexts Point to the first picture and get one pupil to ask What nationality are you? and other to answer I’m Vietnamese Ask them to say the phrase chorally and individually Then tell them to practice asking and answering in pairs, using the prompts in the bubbles

- Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the pictures

- Call a few pairs to act out the dialogue in front of the class Check as a class and correct pronunciation, if necessary

4 Let’s talk.

- Tell pupils that they are going to practise more with the questions Where are you from?

What nationality are you?

- Have pupils select the characters they would like to role- play and ask and answer the three questions in the Pupil’s book in pairs

- Expand the activity by asking pupils to use their genuine names and those of the local cities or town

4 Reinforcement:

- Repeat the way to ask and answer questions about one’s nationality 5 Homelink:

- Prepare the next period

- Individual

- Whole class - Whole class

- Individual, Pair work

- Whole class

- Pair work

- Whole class

Period 10: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (4-5-6)

Date of teaching:

Class/Attendance: 4A: 4B: 4C:

I Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to ask and answer questions about one’s nationality

II Language focus:

- Vocabulary and structures: Review III Resources:

- Teacher’s: Pictures, recording - Students’: Book, notebook IV Procedure:

Activities Interactions

1 Warm up.

Spend a few minutes revising the previous lesson by having the class play Tic- Tac- Toe, using the questions: Who is this? Where is she/ he from? What nationality is he/ she? (She Games in Introduction.) 2 Listen and number

-Tell pupils that they are going to listen to four dialogues and number the pictures

- Have them look at the pictures to understand how the language is used in different contexts Help them to identify the similarities and

differences by explaining who the characters are, where they are from and what nationalities they are Check understanding

- Play the recording more than once, if necessary Ask pupils to listen to the recording and number the pictures Tell them that they should focus on who the characters are what they say to each other

- Get pupils to swap their answers before checking as a class Monitor the activity and offer help, if necessary

Key: a3 b1 c4 d2 3 Look and write

-Tell pupils that they are going to look at the pictures and fill the gaps, using the picture cues

- Whole class

- Individual,

- Pair work

- Use the first picture as an example and check comprehension by asking: Who’s in this picture? Where is she from? What nationality is she?

- Then guide pupils to fill the gaps before setting a time limit for pupils to the task independently Go around and offer help, if necessary - Get pupils to swap their answers before checking as a class

Key: America, American England, English Japan, Japanese 4 Let’s play.

- Prepare equal numbers of cards with the following words: America, Australia, Malaysia, England, Japan and Viet Nam The total number of cards shoul be equal to or more than the number of pupils The mix the cards up and deliver one to every individual in the class The cards represent where the pupils are from

- Tell pupils to choose a country They should talk to their classmates and try to find one who is from the country they have chosen

- When everyone has found a classmate from the country of their choice, call a few to introduce themshelves and their partners 4 Reinforcement: - Recall the main content

5 Homelink: Prepare the next period

- Individual, - Pair work

- Whole class - Pair work

- Whole class

Date of planning: 22/8/2015

Period 11: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (1-2-3)

Date of teaching:

Class/Attendance: 4A: 4B: 4C:

I Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to pronounce the sounds of the letters j and v in the words Japan and Vietnamese respectively

II Language focus:

- Vocabulary and structures: review - Phonics: Japan and Vietnamese III Resources:

Activities Interactions 1 Warm up.

Spend a few minutes revising the previous lessons by asking six pupils to point and introduce Mai, Linda, Tony, Peter, Hakim and Akiko, e.g This is Mai She’s from Viet Nam She’s Vietnamese Use flashcards of the characters if possible

2 Listen and repeat.

-Tell pupils that they are going to practise saying the letters, words and sentences in the book Put the phonics letters J and v on the board and say them a few times Ask pupils to repeat after you Prompt pupils to say the words and sentences, paying attention to the target phonics letters Do choral repetition of the words and sentences until pupils feel confident

3 Listen and tick Then write and say aloud.

-Tell pupils that they are going to listen to the recording, tick the correct words

- Give pupils a few seconds to read the words in silence before playing the recording

- Get pupils to swap and check their answers before checking as a class Write the correct answers on the board for pupils to copy down into their notebooks

- Get pupils to read the words aloud Key: b a

4 Let’s chant

- Tell pupils that they are going to say the What nationality are you? Chant Teach the chant, following the procedure in the Teaching the unit components in the Introduction Read each line of the chant and have pupils repeat it a few times Show them how to say the chant and the actions

- Get groups of pupils to sit face to face and practise chanting and doing the actions Go around to offer help, if necessary

- Call two groups of six to the front of the class to chant and the actions The rest of the class claps along to the rhythm

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- Whole class - Individual - Pair work

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4 Reinforcement:

- Recall the main content 5 Homelink:

- Prepare the next period

- Whole class - Whole class Date of planning: 22/8/2015

Period 12: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN Lesson (4-5-6)

Date of teaching:

Class/Attendance: 4A: 4B: 4C:

I Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to read and write about one’s country and nationality

II Language focus:

- Vocabulary and structures: review III Resources:

- Teacher’s: Pictures

- Students’: Book, notebook IV Procedure:

Activities Interactions

1 Warm up.

Spend a few minutes revising the previous lesson by asking the class to say the chant What nationality are you? Divide the class into two groups, each group saying one verse of the chant

2 Read and complete

-Tell pupils that they are going to read the text and complete the table - Give a few seconds for pupils to look at the picture Point to the picture and ask: Who’s in the picture? Where are they? Where’s he/ she from? What’s his/ her nationality?

- Tell pupils that the text will tell them more about the children They will know which cities they are from

- Get pupils time to the task Go around to offer help, if necessary - Get pupils to swap and check their answers before checking as a class If there is enough time, a choral repetition of the text

- Whole class

- Whole class

Key:

Tony Sydney Australia Australian Linda London England English Tom New York America American 3 Let’s write.

- Tell pupils that they are going to write the answers to Quan’s questions

- Have them work in pairs to discuss what they are going to write Check comprehension and give feedback

- Give pupils time to the task Remind pupils to give genuine facts about themselves Go around to offer help, if necessary

- Get pupils to swap and check their answers before checking as a class Write the correct answers on the board for pupils to copy down into their notebooks

4 Project

- Tell pupils that they are going to a project They should select a country and make a name card for themselves They should also draw a small flag of the country

- Ask pupils to look at the sample name card in their books, and tell them to draw a rectangular box of 9cm (width) x 5cm (height) on a card Have them copy down the text onto the box and complete the details before drawing the flag and trimming the card

- Have a display of all the name cards and select a few pupils to present theirs orally before removing all the cards to keep in pupils’ portfolios Key: Pupils’ own answers

4 Reinforcement:

- Recall the main content

5 Homelink: Prepare the next period

- Whole class - Pair work - Individual - Pair work

- Whole class - Individual