GRADE 5 LESSONPLAN FAMILY AND FRIEND SPECIAL EDITION UNIT1 WEEK 2 WEEK 4 (PERIOD 2 14)updated on 2021Week: 2Period:5Date: 30916Lesson One Words Objectives To identify different countries To understand a short story Language Language focus: listening, reading Vocabulary: Korea, Viet Nam, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, the U.S.A., Brazil Recycled vocabulary: family words Extra vocabulary: our, know, from Resources and materials Student Book p. 8 Workbook p. 8 Audio Tracks 04, 06–07 Flashcards 1–17 Colored pencils Worksheet 1: Matching game – Countries, one copy for each child Culture note: The U.S.A. The U.S.A. is an abbreviated form of The United States of America. The U.S.A. is also sometimes shortened to The U.S., America, or The States. Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about todays weather. Song: Play the song Twelve months a year (Track 04) for children to sing along to. Warmer Hold up Flashcards 7–10 of Max, Holly, Amy, and Leo and ask Who is he she? Draw a family tree on the board, and put the flashcards in the correct places at the bottom of the family tree. Hold up Flashcards 3–6 of the parents and ask questions, e.g., Is he Holly’s dad uncle? Put them into the family tree. Repeat for Flashcards 1–2 of Grandma and Grandpa. Point to the flashcards and say all of the family words for children to repeat. Point to the flashcards at random and ask children to call out the family words. Go faster and faster until children can’t keep up with you. Leadin Tell children that they are going to learn the names of some countries. Use the Countries Flashcards 11–17 to introduce the vocabulary for the lesson. Hold them up one at a time and ask What country is this? Try to elicit the names, but model any country names the children don’t know. Say all the words for children to repeat. Hold the flashcards up in a different order and repeat. Presentation Listen, point, and repeat. (Exercise 1) Ask children to open their Student Books and look at the pictures of the flags for the different countries. Play the first part of the recording (Track 06) for children to listen and point to the appropriate picture. Repeat if necessary. Play the second part of the recording for children to repeat. Play the recording all the way through again for children to listen and point and then repeat the words in chorus. Transcript (Track 06) Listen and point. Korea, Viet Nam, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, the U.S.A., Brazil Brazil, the U.S.A., Mexico, Australia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Korea Listen and repeat. Korea, Viet Nam, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, the U.S.A., Brazil Quick flash With the Countries Flashcards, quickly flash one card at a time. Ask the child who calls out the country name first to come to the front of the class and flash the next card. Pointing game Ask children to work in pairs. Tell one child to say the name of a country and the second child to point to the correct flag in their books. After a few minutes, tell the children to change roles. Monitor and help with pronunciation where needed. Development Listen and read. (Exercise 2) Focus children’s attention on the story. Talk about each frame of the story. Ask Who are the children? Are they at home? Where are they? Elicit or remind children of the word airport. Ask What do Mom Holly Max have? Encourage predictions about the story. Play the recording (Track 07) for children to listen and follow the words of the story in their books. Ask questions to check comprehension, e.g., Who do Holly and Max meet? Where are their cousins from? Where are the other children from? Where are Max and Holly from? (the U.S.A.) Play the recording a second time for children to follow. Ask children to find the words from Exercise 1 that appear in the story (Viet Nam, Australia, Mexico). Practice the dialogue. Ask children to close their books. Write the dialogue from frame 2 on the board and ask children to read the dialogue aloud as a group. Pay attention to the intonation of the sentences. Erase the children’s names (except the names of the speakers) and ask children to read out the dialogue again, saying the missing words. Now erase the countries and repeat. Continue to erase words until children have memorized the whole dialogue for frame 2.
Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week: Period:5 Date: 3/09/16 Lesson One Words Objectives To identify different countries To understand a short story Language Language focus: listening, reading Vocabulary: Korea, Viet Nam, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, the U.S.A., Brazil Recycled vocabulary: family words Extra vocabulary: our, know, from Resources and materials Student Book p Workbook p Audio Tracks 04, 06–07 Flashcards 1–17 Colored pencils Worksheet 1: Matching game – Countries, one copy for each child Culture note: The U.S.A The U.S.A is an abbreviated form of The United States of America The U.S.A is also sometimes shortened to The U.S., America, or The States Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about today's weather Song: Play the song Twelve months a year (Track 04) for children to sing along to Warmer Hold up Flashcards 7–10 of Max, Holly, Amy, and Leo and ask Who is he / she? Draw a family tree on the board, and put the flashcards in the correct places at the bottom of the family tree Hold up Flashcards 3–6 of the parents and ask questions, e.g., Is he Holly’s dad / uncle? Put them into the family tree Repeat for Flashcards 1–2 of Grandma and Grandpa Point to the flashcards and say all of the family words for children to repeat Point to the flashcards at random and ask children to call out the family words Go faster and faster until children can’t keep up with you Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Lead-in Tell children that they are going to learn the names of some countries Use the Countries Flashcards 11–17 to introduce the vocabulary for the lesson Hold them up one at a time and ask What country is this? Try to elicit the names, but model any country names the children don’t know Say all the words for children to repeat Hold the flashcards up in a different order and repeat Presentation Listen, point, and repeat (Exercise 1) Ask children to open their Student Books and look at the pictures of the flags for the different countries Play the first part of the recording (Track 06) for children to listen and point to the appropriate picture Repeat if necessary Play the second part of the recording for children to repeat Play the recording all the way through again for children to listen and point and then repeat the words in chorus Transcript (Track 06) Listen and point Korea, Viet Nam, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, the U.S.A., Brazil Brazil, the U.S.A., Mexico, Australia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Korea Listen and repeat Korea, Viet Nam, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, the U.S.A., Brazil Quick flash With the Countries Flashcards, quickly flash one card at a time Ask the child who calls out the country name first to come to the front of the class and flash the next card Pointing game Ask children to work in pairs Tell one child to say the name of a country and the second child to point to the correct flag in their books After a few minutes, tell the children to change roles Monitor and help with pronunciation where needed Development Listen and read (Exercise 2) Focus children’s attention on the story Talk about each frame of the story Ask Who are the children? Are they at home? Where are they? Elicit or remind children of the word airport Ask What Mom / Holly / Max have? Encourage predictions about the story Play the recording (Track 07) for children to listen and follow the words of the story in their books Ask questions to check comprehension, e.g., Who Holly and Max meet? Where are their cousins from? Where are the other children from? Where are Max and Holly from? (the U.S.A.) Play the recording a second time for children to follow Ask children to find the words from Exercise that appear in the story (Viet Nam, Australia, Mexico) Practice the dialogue Ask children to close their books Write the dialogue from frame on the board and ask children to read the dialogue aloud as a group Pay attention to the intonation of the sentences Erase the children’s names (except the names of the speakers) and ask children to read out the dialogue again, saying the missing words Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Now erase the countries and repeat Continue to erase words until children have memorized the whole dialogue for frame Consolidation Worksheet 2: Matching game – Countries Have children close their books and work individually Give each student a copy of the worksheet and some colored pencils Ask them to color the flags with the correct colors and then draw a line to connect the flag with the name of the country Tell the children to try to color the flags from memory (but allow them to look in the Student Book if needed) Extension Ask children to work in pairs Ask them to use the dialogue from frame and change the names of the countries using the countries on Worksheet 2, e.g., They aren’t from Thailand They’re from Australia Continue until they have practiced with all the country names Exercises: Workbook p Story time: A reader of your choice Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week: Period: Date: 03/09/16 Lesson Two Grammar Objectives To review and use the short form of be in affirmative sentences and questions To review personal pronouns To act out a story Language Vocabulary: Where are you from? I’m from Korea Where is he from? He’s from Brazil Where are they from? They’re from Viet Nam Extra vocabulary: friend Resources and materials Student Book p 8–9 Workbook p Audio Tracks 07–08 Flashcards 9–17 Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about today's weather Warmer Play a game of Snap to review the vocabulary from the last lesson Write one of the country names on the board, e.g., Mexico Put the flashcards in a pile and hold them up so that only the children can see the facing card Reveal the cards one at a time by putting the front card to the back When children see the card for Mexico, they shout Snap! Repeat with the rest of the word cards in the set Lead-in With books closed, ask children to tell you the names of the four children in the story Ask children questions about what happened in the story, e.g., Who Max and Holly meet? Where are Leo and Amy from? Ask children to open their Student Books to p and find three countries mentioned in the story (Australia, Viet Nam, Mexico) Presentation Listen to the story and repeat Act (Exercise 1) Play the recording (Track 07), pausing for children to repeat Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Divide the class into groups of five to play the parts of Holly, Max, Mom, Amy, and Leo If the class doesn’t divide exactly, children can act twice, or you can give non-speaking parts, e.g., Dad As a class, decide on the actions for the story (see suggestions below) Play the recording a second time for children to mime the actions as they listen and say their character’s lines Children practice acting out the story in groups Monitor the activity, helping where necessary and checking for correct pronunciation If you wish, ask one or two groups to come to the front of the class and act out the story Story actions Picture 1: Holly holds her toy cat Max holds a book (Dad or Mom could look at a watch – not illustrated) Picture 2: Holly looks at some children Max points to the flag on the plane and gestures “no” Picture 3: Mom shows Holly and Max a photo Holly points at two more children Max looks at their bags and gestures “no” Picture 4: Amy and Leo (and their parents) arrive Amy points to the photo Listen and repeat (Exercise 2) Ask children to look at the picture in the Let’s learn! box Ask Where are the children from? Elicit (They’re from) Viet Nam, and ask a child to read out the speech bubble Say I’m from (your country) Ask individual children Where are you from? Listen to the questions and sentences in the Let’s learn! chart (Track 08), pausing after each one for children to repeat Focus attention on the sentences on the right of the chart Ask what ‘m, ‘s, and ‘re are short for (am, is, and are) Write the words separately on the board and then together, e.g., I am, I’m, to check that children understand Ask children to close their books Copy the questions and sentences onto the board, leaving the pronouns but not the verbs Ask children to read aloud the sentences on the board, completing them with the missing letters or words Listen to the recording again to check answers Write I’m from… on the board and hold up different Countries Flashcards to elicit new sentences Repeat with He’s from… and They’re from… Development Read and check () (Exercise 3) Write She’s from Australia / He’s from Australia on the board Hold up Flashcard of Amy, and ask children to tell you the correct sentence Repeat with Flashcard 10 of Leo Look at the example with children and check that they understand the exercise Children the rest of the exercise individually Go through the answers with the class Answers She’s from Korea They’re from Viet Nam He’s from Mexico They’re from the U.S.A Write (Exercise 4) Write the first sentence from the Student Book on the board and ask the class what word should go in the blank Check that children understand Children the rest of the exercise individually Go through the answers with the class Answers He’s She’s We’re Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! They’re Where are they from? Give out the Countries Flashcards to seven children Now ask children to hide their flashcards so that the class has to remember where those children are “from” Ask, e.g., Where is (Duy) from? Children say (Duy) is from (Mexico) Ask the child to show his / her flashcard Give the flashcards to different children and repeat Consolidation Let’s Practice! Ask students to look at the picture and speech bubble Say I’m from Viet Nam Have a student read the sentence Have students work in pairs and take turns saying the sentence Tell them to use other vocabulary words on the page Categories Put the children into small groups Ask them to write the names of the seven countries studied in the lesson across the top of a piece of paper Ask them to write the following categories down the left side of the paper: Capital city, Famous landmark, Famous person, Famous food Tell them that you will give them ten minutes to fill in as many of the categories as they can for each country At the end of the ten minutes, the group with the most categories filled in is the winner The winning group should read out their entries for the class to check that they are correct Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Example answer: Viet Nam The U.S.A Brazil Mexico Thailand Australia (South)Korea Ha Noi Washington D.C Brasilia Mexico City Bangkok Canberra Seoul Famous landmark Hoan Kiem lake Golden Gate Bridge Christ the Redeemer Chichen Itza Grand Palace Sydney Opera House N Seoul tower Famous person Ho Chi Minh (Uncle Ho) Barak Obama Ronaldo Salma Hayek Tatchakorn Yeerum Kylie Minogue Psy Hamburger Brazilian BBQ Burrito Pad Thai Meat pie Kim chi Capital city Famous Pho food Exercises: Workbook p Story time: A reader of your choice Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week:2 Period:6,7 Date: 03/09/16 Lesson Three Grammar and Song Objectives To ask and answer simple questions with be To write sentences with be To use be and countries in the context of a song Language Language focus: listening, writing, speaking Extra vocabulary: It’s nice to meet you, How are you?, today Resources and materials Student Book p 10 Workbook p 10 Audio Track 09 Blank paper Colored pencils Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about today's weather Warmer Play a game of Freeze to warm up the class Ask the children to stand at their desks Give a series of instructions, e.g., swim, waterski, jump Children mime the actions When you say Freeze!, the children have to stop what they are doing and stand still The children who are the last to stop are out and have to sit down Continue the game until there is one winner left standing or a group of winners if you prefer Lead-in Ask children to open their Student Books and look at the pictures in Exercise Ask a child Where is Ellie from? (Australia) Ask the child to choose another picture and ask a friend in the class Where is (Jack) from? Repeat round the class Presentation Choose a boy or a girl Ask and answer (Exercise 1) Ask children to look at the pictures and find the girls Children call out the girls’ names (Linh, Ellie, Thu, Mi-rae) Ask Which girl is from Australia? (Ellie) Cross out Ellie in your book (in pencil) and point to Linh and Thu Ask Who is eight years old, Linh or Thu? (Linh) Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Ask two children to read aloud the speech bubbles to the class Ask children to work in pairs and the exercise Children should choose four pictures each Monitor and help where necessary Ask some pairs to ask and answer their questions for the class Alternatively, you may wish to the whole activity with the class Write about three people (Exercise 2) Read the example with the children, and check that they understand the exercise Ask children to write about three more people, using the example to help them Monitor and help where necessary Ask some children to read aloud their sentences for the class Mystery sentence Ask children to look at p in their Student Books and write a mystery sentence about one of the four children, Max, Holly, Amy, or Leo Children should write He or She instead of the name and write about the character’s age or country or brother / sister (Note that we don’t know Max or Amy’s age) Tell children to close their books and work in small groups Ask one child in each group to read out his/her sentence The other children try to guess the story character Repeat until all the children have read out one sentence and the characters have been used several times Development Listen and sing (Exercise 3) Point to the song pictures and ask questions, e.g., Are the children talking? Are they friends? Are they meeting a new boy? Are they saying “hello”? Play the recording (Track 09) for children to listen and look at the pictures in their books Play the recording again for children to follow the words Recite the words of the song with the class, without the recording Say each line and ask children to repeat Play the recording for children to sing along Repeat (more than once if you wish) Sing and (Exercise 4) As a class decide on the actions for the song (see below) Practice the actions with the class Play the recording for children to listen and the actions Song actions Where are you from? / How are you today? – draw a question mark in the air I’m from the U.S.A / Brazil – point to yourself Hello, hello – wave This is my friend – point to classmate He’s from the U.S.A – point to a (male) classmate It’s nice to meet you! / Nice to meet you, too – shake hands with a classmate (or wave if you prefer) Consolidation Class song Tell children they are going to make up their own version of the song Ask children to tell you different countries from the unit to replace the ones in the song Agree on new words for your class song Sing the new song in class, doing the actions from Exercise Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Meet my new friend Give each child a blank piece of paper and some colored pencils Tell them they are going to draw a picture of their new friend They should imagine their friend is from a different country Tell them to give their new friend a name and write on the picture My name is (Eun-hee) I’m (nine) years old I’m from (Korea) Give them time to complete their pictures and writing Monitor and help where needed When the pictures are finished, children should mingle and introduce their new “friends” to their classmates If you like, the pictures can be displayed in the classroom on a noticeboard Exercises: Workbook p 10 Story time: A reader of your choice 10 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week: Period: 9-10 Date: 12/09/16 Lesson Four Phonics Objectives To review pronunciation of the consonant blends cr, br, sp, sn, dr, and pl To differentiate between the sounds /kr/, /br/, /sp/, /sn/, /dr/, and /pl/ produced by these consonant blends To use these sounds in the context of a chant Language Language focus: speaking Vocabulary: crayon, brush, spoon, snake, drink, play Extra vocabulary: cup, eat Resources and materials Student Book p 11 Workbook p 11 Audio Tracks 09–12 Phonics Cards 1–6, Grade Phonics cards 7, 9, 12, 14, and 16 (drum, crayon, frog, plum, cloud) Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about today's weather Warmer Ask children to look at the song Where are you from? on p 10 of their Student Books Play the song (Track 09) Children listen and the actions Play the song again for children to sing along Lead-in Hold up the phonics cards for brush, spoon, and snake, one at a time, saying the words for children to repeat Give three children the phonics cards Ask them to come to the front or stay at their desks and hold the cards up so that everyone in the class can see them Point to each child and ask the class to say the word on that child’s card Point to the cards at random, and go faster and faster until the children can’t keep up with you Presentation Listen, point, and repeat (Exercise 1) Ask children to look at the words and pictures in their Student Books Tell them that they are going to hear a recording of the different sounds and words Play the first part of the recording (Track 10) for children to listen and point to the appropriate pictures Play the second part of the recording for children to repeat the sounds and words in chorus 11 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Play the recording all the way through (more than once if necessary) for children to point and repeat again Transcript (Track 10) Listen and point /kr/ crayon, /br/ brush, /sp/ spoon, /sn/ snake, /dr/ drink, /pl/ play /dr/ drink, /sn/ snake, /pl/ play, /sp/ spoon, /br/ brush, /kr/ crayon Listen and repeat /kr/ crayon, /br/ brush, /sp/ spoon, /sn/ snake, /dr/ drink, /pl/ play Listen and chant (Exercise 2) Ask children to look at the picture Point to each child and ask What does the boy / girl have? What is he / she doing? Play the recording (Track 11) for children to listen to the chant Play the chant again for children to follow in their books Stop the recording after each line for children to repeat Play the chant once more for children to join in Look at the pictures with the class and ask them to find the children to match each line of the chant Miming game Play a miming game with the class Tell children they are going to mime the actions in the chant Mime drinking from a cup for children to call out the words drink from a cup Ask a child to mime another action from the chant The class must guess what the action is Put the children in small groups to take turns miming the actions for the other children to guess Development Read the chant again Circle the words from (Exercise 3) Focus attention on the circled word drink, and ask children to find it in the pictures in Exercise Ask children to find and circle three more words from Exercise in the chant Go through the answers with the class Answers drink, spoon, crayon, play Circle the beginning letters Listen and check (Exercise 4) Ask children to look at the first picture Ask What’s the word? Elicit the word drink Write the letters br, dr, cl, and tr on the board Say drink, read aloud the options, and ask children to clap when they hear the correct one Check that children understand the exercise Ask them to look at the pictures and circle the beginning letters Play the recording (Track 12) for children to listen and check Go through the answers with the class Transcript (Track 12) /dr/ drink /kl/ cloud /sp/ spoon /pl/ play /fr/ frog /br/ brush /kr/ crab /sn/ snake Answers dr cl sp 12 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! pl fr br cr sn Consolidation Let’s Practice! Ask students to look at the picture and speech bubble Have a student demonstrate the sentence for the class Have students work in pairs to take turns saying the sentence Tell them to use other vocabulary words on the page Whispers Use the phonics Flashcards brush, spoon, snake, frog, drum, crayon, plum, cloud Organize children into groups of at least six Show a flashcard to the first child in each group This child whispers the word to the child next to him / her Children continue whispering the word to the next child until the word reaches the final child The final child says the word aloud (or writes it on the board), and the first child holds up the flashcard to see whether the word and the flashcard are the same Guess the word 13 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Write words from the unit on the board, showing only the first two letters and the number of missing letters, e.g., fr_ _ (frog) Divide the class into two teams A child from Team A chooses a word and tries to guess the correct answer If he / she gets the correct answer, complete the word on the board and give the team a point If the child guesses incorrectly, Team B gets a point Then it’s Team B’s turn to guess the next word The winner of the game is the team with the most points Put the children into small groups to play the game again Exercises: Workbook p 11 Story time: A reader of your choice 14 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week: Periods: 11-12 Date: 12/09/16 Lesson Five Skills Time! Objectives Reading: read and understand a text Language Language focus: reading Vocabulary: spring, summer, fall, winter, seasons Extra vocabulary: dry, rainy, brown, picnic, raincoats, lose, leaves, noodle soup Structures: Revision Resources and materials Student Book p 12 Workbook p 12 Audio Tracks 13, 14 Seasons Flashcards 18–22 Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about today's weather Warmer Write these words from Lesson on the board: crayon, brush, spoon, snake, drink, and play As a class, decide on an action for each word Call out the words in random order Children the actions Go faster until children can’t keep up with you Lead-in Tell children they are going to learn about different times of the year Use Flashcards 18–22 to elicit the vocabulary for the four seasons Model any words the children don’t know Hold the flashcards up in a different order and repeat Hold up a flashcard and ask What’s your favorite season? Ask different children to tell you their favorite season Hold up Flashcard 22 for seasons and ask What’s this? Hold up the flashcards at random again and ask children to call out the words Presentation Listen, point, and repeat (Exercise 1) Ask the children to open their Student Books and look at the pictures in Exercise Play the first part of the recording (Track 13) for children to listen and point to the appropriate picture Play the second part of the recording for children to repeat 15 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Play the recording all the way through again for children to listen and point, and then repeat the words in chorus Transcript (Track 13) Listen and point spring, summer, fall, winter, seasons winter, summer, seasons, fall, spring Listen and repeat spring, summer, fall, winter, seasons Listen, point, and say Place the flashcards for the key vocabulary around the classroom Call out a vocabulary word, e.g., summer The children point to the correct flashcard Now point to the flashcard, and children say the word Put children into small groups to play the game on their own Option: Describe the location of the flashcard, e.g., It’s next to the door What is it? The children then say the word Look at the pictures below What are they wearing? (Exercise 2) Ask children to work in pairs Tell them to look at the two pictures above the texts and discuss what they are wearing and what color they are (pink raincoat, orange jacket) Tell them to read the text quickly to find out why they are wearing those clothes Development Listen and read (Exercise 3) Play the recording (Track 14) for children to listen and follow the texts silently in their books Check understanding of the words raincoats, picnics, lose their leaves, and noodle soup Play the recording a second time Answer any questions the children have Ask questions to check comprehension, e.g., How many seasons are there in Ho Chi Minh City? Is this the same in Ha Noi? What happens to the trees in Ho Chi Minh City in the dry season? Why people take raincoats when they go out? What people in Ha Noi in winter? What happens in spring? Read again and write a or b (Exercise 4) Write on the board a Ho Chi Minh City and b Ha Noi Write the first sentence on the board There are four seasons, and elicit which city this refers to (Ha Noi) Write b next to the sentence Ask children to work individually to complete the rest of the sentences Allow them to check their answers in pairs before feeding back with the full class Answers 1b 2b 3a 4b 5a 6a Consolidation Extension Ask children to work in pairs Tell them to write four more sentences using the model in Exercise 4, e.g., People take raincoats when they go out People go for picnics Give them time to complete the sentences, and then ask them to swap sentences with another pair who must write the answer a for Ho Chi Minh City or b for Ha Noi When children have completed their answers, swap the papers back to check Slap Game 16 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Elicit the months of the year from children and drill pronunciation Discuss which months of the year are in the rainy / dry seasons in Ho Chi Minh City, and which months make up the seasons in Ha Noi Children stand in small circles (of at least twelve) and say the names of months in order As they say the name of the month, the students must slap the hand of the next person The object of the game is to not be slapped with December If the child that says December can slap the next person, that person is out If the next person can pull their hand away, the student saying December is out Repeat the game until more students are eliminated Exercises: Workbook p 12 Story time: A reader of your choice 17 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week: Periods: 13-14 Date:19/09/16 Lesson Six Skills Time! Objectives Listening: understand specific information to identify the correct picture Speaking: ask and answer questions about you and your favorite season Writing: identify and use capital letters in sentences: write about yourself (Workbook) Language Vocabulary: Revision Extra vocabulary: favorite Structures: Revision Resources and materials Student Book p 13 Workbook p 13 Audio Tracks 04, 15 Seasons Flashcards 18–22 Worksheet 2: Interview (one copy for each child) Culture note Birthdays are very important celebrations in the U.S.A Both children and adults celebrate them and receive birthday presents A typical child’s birthday is celebrated at home with family or with children they know Some children have birthday parties at fast-food restaurants, bowling alleys, or community centers as well Introduction Weather report: Ask the class about today's weather Warmer Ask children to open their Student Books to p Say My birthday is in (month) Ask a few children When’s your birthday? around the class Tell children you are going to play them the months song again Children must stand up when they hear their birthday month Play the song Twelve months in a year from p (Track 04) Children stand up when they hear their birthday month 18 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Lead-in Tell children to close their books and put children into small groups Write Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi on the board Ask children to discuss in their groups what they can remember from the reading on p 12 about the two cities Groups take turns to say one thing they can remember about either of the cities from the reading Make a note on the board under the correct city Continue going around the groups until they can’t remember anything else Tell children they can open their books and look at p 12 to check that they remembered everything Presentation Seasons Put up the Seasons Flashcards around the room Tell children you are going to call out the names of the seasons and also some months in the year If children hear a season, they point to the correct flashcard If they hear a month, they tap their desks Call out months and seasons randomly, going faster and faster until children can’t keep up Listen and check () (Exercise 1) Tell children they are going to hear a recording of a girl talking about the things in the pictures They must listen and check the correct picture Play the recording (Track 15) the whole way through for children to point to the correct picture Play the recording again, pausing after each dialogue for children to check the correct picture Play the recording the whole way through again for children to check their answers Go through the answers with the class Transcript (Track 15) Boy: Hello What’s your name? Nga: My name’s Nga Boy: How old are you, Nga? Nga: I’m eight Boy: When’s your birthday? Nga: It’s in the dry season Boy: Which month? Nga: My birthday is in June Boy: Where is your friend from, Nga? Nga: She’s from the U.S.A Boy: OK! Where are you from? Nga: I’m from Viet Nam Boy: What’s your favorite season? Nga: Well, I don’t like the rainy season It’s too wet in the rainy season! My favorite season is the dry season It’s hot in the dry season Answers eight (picture 2) June (picture 2) the U.S.A (picture 3) dry season (picture 1) 19 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Development Ask and answer about you (Exercise 2) Ask two children to read the speech bubbles for the class Check that the children understand the exercise, and then ask them to work in pairs Children take turns asking and answering the questions You can ask a few pairs to ask and answer the questions in front of the class Worksheet 2: Interview Write the headings from Worksheet on the board Elicit the questions that the children will need to ask their classmates to complete the worksheet Tell the children to ask you the questions and fill in the answers on the board as an example Leave these answers on the board for a later activity Give each child one copy of the worksheet and tell them to mingle and interview eight different classmates They should fill in their answers on the worksheet Monitor and help where needed Tell the children to keep their worksheet for a later activity Write sentences about your classmates (Exercise 3) Ask children to look at the pictures in Exercise again Ask Who is the girl? When is her birthday? Where is she from? Write the answers on the board without capital letters (nga, june, viet nam) Ask Are the words correct? Elicit that they have no capital letters, and correct the words with the class Focus attention on the examples in the Writing box Ask children to call out one or more countries, months, and names, and write these on the board Focus attention on the example sentences in the book and highlight the capital letters Tell children to write four sentences about their classmates using the example sentence as a model Children the exercise individually, copying the sentences into their notebooks Invite a few children to come to the board and write a sentence Ask the class to check that the capital letters are in the correct places Answers Children’s own answers Consolidation My friends Refer children back to the headings you wrote on the board for the Interview activity, and your answers Elicit how you can write these answers as full sentences, e.g., Miss Tam is from Viet Nam She’s thirty Her birthday is in August Her favorite season is summer Ask the children to use the information from their interviews on Worksheet to write about their classmates Monitor and help where needed After the activity, allow children to share their work with a partner and compare their sentences Exercises: Workbook p 13 Story time: A reader of your choice 20 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! 21 Worksheet1: Matching game– Countries Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Korea Australia Thailand The U.S.A Viet Nam Grade Worksheet 2: Interview 22 Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Family and Friends Special Edition Name 23 From Age Birthday – Favorite season ... choice 14 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Week: Periods: 11- 12 Date: 12/ 09/16 Lesson Five Skills Time! Objectives Reading: read and understand a text... reader of your choice 20 Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re from Australia! 21 Worksheet1: Matching game– Countries Family and Friends Special Edition Grade – Unit 1: They’re... Australia! Korea Australia Thailand The U.S.A Viet Nam Grade Worksheet 2: Interview 22 Unit 1: They’re from Australia! Family and Friends Special Edition Name 23 From Age Birthday – Favorite