-“ can/could/be able to” are used express one’s ability to do something. -“can” in used for present situations -“could” is used for past situations[r]
(1)Unit 14: SPACE CONQUEST(NC) Lesson: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I Objectives :
1.Aims: Ss will be able to:
- form and use compound nouns (N+N=comp.N)
-understand and use “can, could, be able to” in different situations 2.Lexical items:
-words in word study part -disturb, escape
3.structures: can/could/be able to + bare inf
4.Teaching aids: pictures, posters, text books, chalk… II.Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Ss’ activities
A.Word-study: (15’) 1.Warm-up(3’)
space line air plane bed sick man walk suit
-ask Ss to close the books -hangs the poster on the board
-asks them to look at these words carefully in 1’, then pick it out, and asks them to rewrite these words on the board
-Gives feedback and congratulate the winner 2 Presentation: (5’)
Gives an example:
My uncle is a spaceman N N
-asks Ss to remark and give the formation to form this compound N
-asks them to work in group to match the work “ space/air” in column A with a work in column B to make a meaningful comp N
A B 1.space a.line 2.air b plane c man d shuttle e bed f sick g suit h walk 2 practice(7’):
Exercise in the text book
spaceman 3.spaceshuttle 5.an air bed 2.airsick 4.spacesuit
- teams play a game
Team1 Team2 (1’)
-rewrite ( each member only write one word)
N + N=> Comp.N
-group work
=> 1.-soaceman: phi hành gia
-space shuttle: phi thuyền, thoi
-spacesuit: quần áo vũ trụ
spacewalk:lối 2.airline: đường hàng không
airplane: máy bay airbed: giường thống gió
(2)give feedback B Grammar (20’)
1.presentation (7’):
-hangs a poster with examples about can/could/be able to
-gives feedback can
could + bare inf be able to
use:
-“ can/could/be able to” are used express one’s ability to something
-“can” in used for present situations -“could” is used for past situations
-“ be able to” is used to express one’s ability to something in a particular situation
2.practice(13’):
-ask Ss to the exercise in the text book.( group work)
-give feedback Answer key:
1.was able to escape from it ( managed to escape from it)
2.were able to find your house
3.I was able to finish my work this afternoon 4.could
5.could 6.could’t
7.could’t sleep, could hear 8.was able to put
8.could’t take off
10.haven’t been able to come, can walk, could go, to be able to go out
3.Free production(8’):
-Ask Ss to make sentences about themselves using the compound nouns; and the grammar structures they’ve just learnt
-correct and give them marks if they well 4.Homework(2’):
-learn the grammar structures -learn compound nouns -Prepare unit 15(reading)
gió(máy bay)
airman: phi công
pair work
-write on the posters and tick on the board
-copy down
-look at the examples and find out the structures and uses of can/could/be able to -copy
-work in groups of to the task
-Write on the board -Check each other -Copy down
-individually
-share with their partners -tell the class their sentences -write on the board
Remarks: