Unit 7. My neighborhood

I Aims : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the passage about a new shopping Mall and use present perfect tense with “for” and “since”. II[r]

UNIT 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD Division of lessons:

Getting started and Listen & read Speak

Listen

Read + focus 1,2 Write + focus 3,4,5 Date :

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UNIT 7: LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED LISTEN AND READ

I Aims :By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know more about Na’s new neighbor II Language contents:

1 Vocabulary: close by (adv), serve (v), pancake (n), tasty (a) Grammar: Present Perfect tense

III Techniques: What and Where, Role - play IV Teaching aids: pictures, cassette

V Procedures:

Teacher’s and students’ activities Contents Teacher asks Ss to match the names of places

with the suitables pictures Ss practice individually

Teacher can ask for their meanings to make sure students know exactly what they mean Teacher gives students marks

Teacher presents new words Ss repeat and say meaning Then Ss copy

Ss join the game “ What and Where” to check the vocabulary

T presents the model sentence of present perfect tense

Teacher sets the scene: Nam and Na are talking about the place where they live But Na is new there

Before listening, T gives two questions

1 Warm up / Marks (5’) Answers

a grocery store b.stadium c wet market d drugstore e hairdresser’s f swimming pool Presentation (10’) *Pre- teach vocabulary

Close-by (adv): gaàn ( at the short distance) Serve (v) ( give somebody food or drink ) Pancake (n)

Tasty (a)=delicious ( What means the same as “delicous” ? )

**What and Where @ Model sentence

We’ve been here since last week We’ve lived here for about 10 years

3 Pracice (15’) ÏGuiding questions :

Ask Ss to listen and read the dial at the same time

Teacher asks Ss to answer the questions given Then they work in pairs and complete the sentences

T goes around the class and helps them

Teacher gives students some answers and asks them to make questions Students works in pairs

Teacher asks some Ss to ask and answer the questions

T can correct their pronunciation

T gives the situation “ Na is a newcomer in Hue She wants to know more information about this city Now act as Na and Nam Ask and answer about Hue , using pictures and words from

“ getting started”

neighborhood ? (for 10 years) + Where does Na want to go ? (a restaurant)

.Answers a) new

b) last week e) Hue c) tired f) pancakes d) restaurant

4 Production : (13’) * Answers

a Nam has lived here for 10 years b Yes My mother is too tired to cook c The restaurant serves Hue food d Hue food is very good

* Questions:

a/ How long has Nam lived here ? b/ Is Na’s mother tired ?

c/ What kind of food does the restaurant serve ?

d/ What is the food like ? a Role – play

T : Hi ! My name is Na I’m new here S : Hello ! Nice to meet you , Na , I’m Nam T : Is there a wet market near here ?

S : Yes , there is one on Au Co street Homework (2’)

- Learn by heart new words

- Write a short paragraph about their neighborhood

- Do exercise on page 45 in workbook - Prepare : Lesson Speak

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UNIT 7: LESSON 2 SPEAK

I Aims : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about how to send parcels or letters II Language contents:

1 Vocabulary: parcel (n), airmail (n), surface mail (n), charge (n) Grammar: none

III Techniques: Rub out and Remember, realia IV Teaching aids: sub-board, textbook

V Procedures:

Teacher’s and students’ activities Contents

Teacher shows a letter and asks Ss some questions Students listen and answer

T remarks and corrects

Teacher presents new words Ss say meaning and copy

Ss join the game in order to remember the vocabulary

T sets the scene: Mrs Kim wants to send a parcel to Qui Nhon so she has to go to the post office

Students listen

Teacher asks Ss some questions

Teacher asks Ss to read the dialogue and find out the answers

Ss practice in pairs

T calls some pairs to answer before class T corrects

1 Warm up (5’)

 What is this ? (a letter)

 Where can I post it to my friend ? (at the post office)

 How can I post it ? (stick stamp on it)

 How much ? (800 VN dong)

 Is it more expensive when I post a parcel ? (Yes, of course)

 Have you ever sent a letter or a parcel? Pre-speaking (15’)

½ New words:

Air-mail (letter or parcel sent by air)

Surface mail (letter or parcel sent by bus, ship) Parcel (n) (realia)

Charge (n)

**Rub out and remember

a Does Mrs Kim send the parcel airmail or surface mail ? Why ?

b What’s the weight of her parcel ? c How much does she pay ?

3 While- speaking (13’)

* Answers a/

Teacher calls on students to play the role of Mrs Kim and practice the dialogue with teacher (clerk) then asks Ss to practice the dial with a partner Students work in pairs

Teacher asks Ss to read the information in the box T makes the dialogue with a good student first

Teacher divides the class into groups ,each prepares a dialogue

Each group writes a dialogue on the sub-board T corrects and gives marks

b/ Her parcel is five kilograms c/ She pays 19,200 dong

Expected dialogue:

T: I’d like to send a letter to Kontum

S: Do you want to send it airmail or surface mail ? T: Surface mail, please

S: Let me weight the letter first, oh, 20g T: How much is it ?

S: 800 dong T: Here you are S: Thank you

4 Post / Marks (10’) *** Write it up

Group 1: postcard/ HCM city/ airmail/ 15g/ 1.200 dong

Group 2: parcel/ Ca Mau/ airmail/ 2kg/ 13.000 dong

Group 3: parcel/ Buon Me Thuot/ surface/ 5kg/ 19.200 dong

4 Homework (2’) - Learn new words - Prepare: Lesson Listen Comments

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UNIT 7: LESSON 3 LISTEN

I Aims : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know about what Na is going to on the weekend by listening

II Language contents:

1 Vocabulary: Millenlium Cinema, Start Movies Channel, sound exciting, the newcomer, town Ground, Culture House

2 Grammar: none

III Techniques: Brainstorming and guessing, Rub out and remember IV Teaching aids: textbook, stereo, tape, sub-board

V Procedures:

Teacher and students’ activities Contents

Teacher asks Ss some questions Ss answer

Teacher presents some words Ss repeat and say the meaning

Ss join the game“Rub out and Remember”

T asks Ss to look at advertisements of “What’s on this week ?” and get Ss to guess what is in the blanks 2-3-4

Ss work in groups

Teacher sets the scene: “ Na is new in the neighborhood She is talking to Nam about what she’s going to on the weekend”

Teacher asks Ss to listen to the tape and fill in the

1 Warm up / Marks (3’)

 What you often on the weekend ? (go to the movie theater / swimming / shopping)  Do you like watching a football match ?

2 Pre-listening (15’) *** New words

Millenlium Cinema: Rạp thiên niên kỷ Start Movies Channel

sound exciting newcomer (n) Town Ground Culture House

dRub out and Remember

*** Brainstorming and guessing

1 Movies - The newcomer Place - stadium

- school ground - City / Town Ground Activity - drama / play

- English speak club / contest - Dancing

- Picture Exhibition - Music

4 Place - Gallery: phòng trưng bày tranh tượng

- Culture house: nhà văn hóa - school

- City Hall While- listening (15')

blanks in each advertisement

Ss work individually and then compare with their partners

Ss listen to the tape twice and give the answers

Ask Ss to read the statements in the exercises page 66

Ss guess which is true, which is false and which has no information

Ss work in pairs

T lets Ss listen to the conversation again and stick in the correct boxes

True / False or no information T calls Ss to give the key

Teacher asks Ss some questions to check their understanding of the conversation

T can let students listen again if necessary

T gives marks if they answer well

ÑKey

a The newcomer b Town Ground

c English Speaking Contest d Culture House

* Listening 2

ÑKey

4 Post (10’)

* Comprehension questions a/ Does Na like movies ? (Yes)

b/ Why won’t she go to see the film “The newcomer” ? (Because she has seen it before) c/ Why won’t Na go to the photo exhibition ? (Because it doesn’t open during the weekend) d/ Who will Na go to the soccer match with ? (Nam, Na and Minh)

e/ What time does the match start ? (At p.m) Homework (2’)

- Learn the words

- Write a short passage about what Na is going to

- Prepare: Read

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True False No information a

b c d e f

P P P

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UNIT 7: LESSON 4

READ , LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,2

I Aims : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the passage about a new shopping Mall and use present perfect tense with “for” and “since”

II Language contents:

Grammar: Present perfect with for and since

Vocabulary: roof, convenient, selection, available, small, resident,be concerned about III Techniques: Guessing, what and where, Brainstorming

IV Teaching aids: pictures, sub-board V Procedures:

Teacher and students’ activities Contents

Teacher gives the definitions and gets

Ss to find out the words as quickly as possible

Give Ss good marks if they have correct answers

Teacher presents new words by using different ways

 Simple English  Picture

 Synonym

Students join the game “What & Where”

T sets the scene: In Nam’s neighborhood, there is a new shopping mall

Ask students to think about the convenience of the mall

Ss practice in groups

1 Warm up Marks (5’) ½ Guessing the words (Revision)

1/ A place where you can buy something (supermarket)

2/ A place where you can buy vegetables and fruit (Grocery store)

3/ A place where you can buy books (bookstore) 4/ A place where you can come to eat (restaurant) 5/ A place where you can come to see the movies (Movies Theater)

6/ A person who comes to the stores and buy something (customer)

2 Pre-reading (8’) *Pre-teach vocabulary

Roof (n) Convenient (a) Selection (n) Available (a)

Mall (n): many stores, restaurants even movies theaters are under one roof

Resident (n) people to live in the area

What and wherre

kBrainstorming

Shop in comfort

Customers don’t care of the weather + Possible answers:

- wide selection of goods - lower prices

- buy many things at the same time

T asks Ss to read the text silently and compare their ideas or get more information

Give feedback

Then have Ss look at the statements in exercise page 68

Get them to read the text again and decide which are true, which are false

Ss practice in pairs

Ss correct false statements

After that Ss work in pairs to answer the questions in exercise page 68

T corrects

Teacher gives a situation and asks Ss to discuss it

“ Do you want to have a new mall in your

neighborhood ? If there is one, what will happen to the residents ?”

T can make the model with a good student

Students work in pairs

T sticks a poster of infinitives and participles on the board

Divide class into teams and asks them to write each pairs of inf- past participle

The team which writes more pairs wins the game Ex: be- been

- have fun or relax while shopping While- reading (10’)

ÑKeys

a F d T

b F e.T

c F

a/ The mall is open daily

b/ There are 50 stores in the mall

c/ Not everyone is pleased about the new mall *Answers:

a) It is different from the present shopping area All the shops are under one roof So customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather, especially during the hot and humid summer months

b) There are 50 air-conditioned especially stores, movie theaters and 10 reataurants There is also a children’s play area

c) They think the mall will take their business d) The stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some goods are at lower prices

4 Post-reading (7’) bDiscussion

T: Have you ever been to the new shopping mall ? S: No, I haven’t

T: I’ve been there twice

S: What are the prices in the shopping mall ? T: Oh, the prices are cheaper than at the small store near by

S: Oh, that’s good I’ll go shopping there next * Focus (5’)

be- been write- written go- gone live- lived do- done collect- collected eat- eaten attend- attended

T gets Ss to repeat in chorus and remember the past participles of irregular verbs

Give Ss an open dialogue between Nam and Na then ask them to complete it

T presents the form and usage Ss listen and copy

Then Ss practice exer on page 69 and decide which is the length of time and which is starting point

* Focus (8’)

Open- dialogues:

Na: How long (1) you (2) in this neighborhood ? Nam: I (3) (4) there (5) 10 years

Na: Really It’s a long time ÑAnswers

(1) have (3) have (5) for (2) lived (4) lived

t Form: have/ has +V (past-participle )

¬ Usage: to talk about something which started in the past and continues to the present

- We often use “For” and “Since” with the present perfect tense

*For + length of time *Since + starting point Ñ Answers

- for minutes –For

- since – since

- since – for

- for

5 Homework (2’)

- Learn the new words, the grammar - Do exer in workbook 1,2 on page 44 - Prepare: Write + focus 3,4,5

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UNIT 7: LESSON 5

WRITE , LANGUAGE FOCUS 3,4,5

I Aims: By the end of the lesson, students wil be able to write a notice and to use some adjectives to make comparisions

II Language contents:

1 Grammar: Comparision with like, (not) as as not the same as, different from Vocabulary: effect (n), contact, hardware store III Techniques: Pelmanism, group work

IV Teching aids: cards, sub-board V Procedures:

Teacher and students’ activities Contents

Teacher prepares 10 cards with numbers (from to 10) on one side and adjectives with their opposites on the board

Stick 10 cards on the board so Ss can only see the number

Divide class into teams and ask them to choose numbers, turn the cards over if they match eg: cheap – expensive that team gets marks Show students books, a red book and a yelow one which have the same size and a bigger brown dictionary then ask Ss to make comparisions

Teacher writes the form on the board

Teacher asks Ss to exercise on page 70 / 71 Ss work in pairs

1 Warm up / Marks (3’) **Pelmanism (focus 5)

different cheap expensive long same

modern short big small

2 Pre-teach (5’) * Possible answers:

 The red book is the same as the yellow one  The red book is as big as the yelow book  The yellow book is different from the brown dictionary

 The yellow is not as / so big as the brown dictionary

Form:

The same as different from (not) as as

3 While (10’) * Answers

T presents new words Ss repeat and say meaning

T sets the scene: “The residents and store owners on Tran Phu street are going to hold a meeting to discuss the effects of the new mall”

T asks Ss to read the notice One student reads aloud T gives some questions

Get Ss work in pairs to answer

Let Ss know the way to write a notice not write full sentences

Ask Ss to read passage / p68 Then answer some questions

Get Ss to write the notice Ss work in pairs

T corrects and gives the answers

T asks Ss to complete the sentences Use the present perfect tense Ss work individually

T gives marks to Ss

* Write

1) Pre-writing (10’)

Pre-teach

Effect (n): ảnh hưởng To contact sb: liên lạc với

Hardware store: cửa hàng bán đồ ngũ kim

a/ Why are the residents and store owners on Tran Phu street going to hold a meeting?

b/ When will they hold a meeting? What time? c/ Where will they hold the meeting?

*Answers

a To discuss the effects of the new mall

b They will hold the meeting on May 20 at 8p.m c They will hold the meeting at 12 Hang Dao street, Binh’s hardware store

a) What is the English speaking club going to hold? (a speaking contest)

b) Where and When will it be held? (At hall 204 on November 15th)

c) What time? (From 7.30 p.m to10.00 pm) d) Who is the person to contact?)

(Tran Thi Thu Hang of class 8H) 2) While (8’)

Answers

The school English Speaking club

Holding a speaking contest to celebrate Teacher’s day

Date: November 15

Time: 7.30 p.m to 10.00 p.m Place: Hall 204, Building G

Please contact Ms Tran Thi Thu Hang of class 8H at the above address for more information

3) Post (Focus 3.4) (7’)

Focus 3/ Marks

Keys

Ask Ss to exercise on page 70 Ss work in pairs

T corrects and gives the answers

e/ has worked f/ as collected

Focus 4

Answers

(1) have been 5) want

(2) hope 6) looks

(3) have lived 7) have been

(4) is 8) have seen

4 Homework (2’) - Learn the words

- Do exercises in workbook - prepare: Correct the test Comments :

CORRECTION 2 I Aim :

This lesson helps Ss have a chance to recognize their mistakes and can use the grammar in the right way Teacher can give exercises to help Ss remember the structures having been learnt

II Answer keys I/ Listen

1 farmer food gold cut II/ 1F D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.E III/

1 Mrs Lien asked Minh to carry her bags Why did Nga fail her English exam ?

3.We are going to collect used glass, paper, cans and send them for recycling In

5 underline / to learn

6 A good way to improve English is to practice listening to tapes or programs on the radio and on TV IV/

1/ to smoke 2/ to have 3/ moving 4/ angrily 5/ Could 6/ to take/ not to 7/ to get 8/ but

III Remarks about Students’ answers

1/ Statistics

8 “ %

8 “ %

8) “ %

2/ Advantages

- - - -

3/ Disadvantages

- - - - IV Consolidation

Teacher’s and Ss’ activities Contents

Teacher asks students some questions Students answer the questions

Teacher writes some exercises on the board Students observe the structures and exercises Teacher helps students to change directed speech to reported speech

Ask Ss to repeat the structure “S + tell/ ask + O + To-inf” Ss write in their notebook T corrects

.How you go to school ? Which subject are you good at ? How long have you learnt English ?

I Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first

Ex: “ Could you buy me an English exercise book , Ha ? “

-> Nam asked Ha to buy him an English exercise book

Teacher asks Ss to remind the forms of verbs Then they practice

Teacher asks them to give a key and gives marks In order to review vocabulary

T asks Ss to find the suitable word to complete the sentences

Students review the sentences They write on the board Teacher corrects

-> Phuong told Tuan “Can you help my son with his English ?”

-> Mai asked her friend

3 “Get up early to learn your lesson, Toan”, his father said

-> Toan ‘s father told her

II Give the correct forms of the verbs / marks Mr Brown used ( play ) football when he ( be ) young

2 It’s difficult ( climb ) this mountain

3.You must( take) an umbrella It (rain ) now 4.Hoa’s teacher wants her ( spend ) more time on Math

5 My sister hates ( ) the ironing

III Find suitable words to complete the sentences A doctor usually works in the h A man working in business is a b A person is travelling or visitting a place for pleasure is a t

4 He is unable to see He is a b man IV Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses

1 They plan to invite him for dinner tonight (Rewrite the sentence, using “be going to”)

2 Driving too fast is dangerous (It’s ) He will be back on Monday

(Review the sentence, using “until”) She can’t speak She can’t hear (neither nor)

V.Homework

- Rewrite the sentences into notebook - Consolidate the grammar from until 4’6

- Prepare: Unit 8: Listen and read