Unit 4 Learning a foreign language

Group 3 read “Brisbane Institute of English - Australia” WHILE * Speak P.34 SPEAKING - Students work in group of three each 20 in each group, trying to persuade minutes one their partner[r]

Planning date: 24 - 10 - 2011 Week 10 Period 20 Unit 4: learning a foreign language Lesson 1: getting started + listen and read P.32 - 33 I Aims: - To check students how to learn English - To present reported questions in reported speech - To help students develop their skills II Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know some more ways to learn English from their friends; to understand the dialogue in details; to know how to report questions III Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, team work, individual work IV Materials: Textbook, picture in the textbook, tape, poster V Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time VI Teaching steps: Warm up: ( minutes) - Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance - Brain storming: * Getting started P.32 Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio Use the dictionary for reading how you learn english? Learn 10 words by Watch English TV programs heart everyday New lesson: STAGES ACTIVITIES ON BOARD PRESEN * Preteach vocabulary: I New words: TATION Teacher uses techniques to teach - aspect (n): lĩnh vùc, khÝa c¹nh, (18 students new words an examiner: gi¸m kh¶o minutes) - Checking understanding: - written Rubout and remember examination: cuéc thi viÕt -oral examination: thi nói, vấn đáp * Set the scene: - Teacher uses the picture in the - the candidate: thÝ sinh textbook to set the scene: Lan is talking to Paola, a foreign student about the oral examination that she has just taken * Open prediction: (poster) Teacher asks students to look at the 14 II Prediction: questions and predict which ones the examiner asked Lan by ticking () in the boxes * Listen and read: P.32 - 33 III Listen and read P 32 - 33: - Teacher plays the tape, then asks Checking the predictions: students to pratice the dialogue in pair * Key: - Students check their predictions - - - - - - 10 - 14 - Teacher elicits the model sentences: Model sentences: - She asked me what my name was and where I came from - She asked me if I spoke any other - Concept checking: languages + What these sentences mean? * Note: + When we use this kind of - Têng thuËt mét c©u hái b»ng c¸ch sö sentence? (dùng để tờng thuật lại ý dụng động từ ASK, WANT TO KNOW ngêi nãi, kh«ng nh©t thiÕt ph¶i dïng - Trong câu tờng thuật có từ để hỏi, đúng từ ngời nói) + How to change a direct sentence into a trËt tù tõ cña c©u gièng nh trËt tù tõ indirect one? c©u trÇn thuËt - §Ó têng thuËt c©u hái d¹ng YES / NO question ta dïng IF / WHETHER - Khi động từ tờng thuật thì quá khứ ta thờng đổi thì câu tờng thuật từ th× hiÖn t¹i sang th× qu¸ khø PRACTICE * Practice:(Word cue drill) (13 (Use the questions in the list of part b minutes) P.33) Students change the 14 questions into the reported questions, beginning: She asked me Practice Part b P.33 Example: What is your name? She asked me what my name was Where you come from? Do you live with your family? She asked me if I lived with my family Do you speak any other languages? PRODUC *Role play: Role play: TION Teacher asks students to work in pair, Example: (7 one is an examiner and the other is the What is your name? minutes) candidate, practise asking and answering S1: S2: My name is Thu all the questions at the page 33 (If there is time, the student playing the role candidate reports the questions the examiner asked) Summary: ( minute): - Repeat the lesson Homework: - Learn by heart the new words and model sentences - Read the dialogue again - Do exercises: 2, P.28 - 29 (workbook) - Prepare" Speak" (textbook) Planning date: 28 - 10 - 2011 Week: 11 Period 21 Unit 4: learning a foreign language Lesson 2: speak P.34 - 35 I Aims: - To help students know how to persuade someone to something - To develop students’ skills II Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know some expressions that are used to persuade someone to something, persuade their friends to attend the school they like III Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, group work, individual work IV Materials: Textbook, pictures V Anticipated problems: VI Teaching steps: 1Warm up: ( minutes): - Teacher greets and check the students’ attendance - Revision: + Students the exercise P.28 (workbook) on board + Teacher corrects * Key: a) I asked her what sort of heating there was b) She asked me what I thought of the flat c) I asked her how far it was to the school d) She asked me how I went to school e) I asked her how much the rent was f) She asked me what sort of carpet I wanted to replace g) I asked her how often she wanted the rent h) She asked me when I was moving New lesson: STAGES ACTIVITIES PRE * Preteach vocabulary: SPEAKING - Teacher uses techniques to teach (10 students new words minutes) - Checking understanding: Rubout and remember * Presentation expressions: ON BOARD I New words: - a dormitory: ký tóc x¸, nhµ ë tËp thÓ - campus: khu trêng häc - reputation: danh tiÕng - Western culture: v¨n hãa ph¬ng T©y II Expressions to persuade others: I think What you think ? I agree / disagree because I don’t understand Why don’t we ? * Reading: - Teacher divides the class into groups If we go to ., we can and asks each group to read each school We should Group read “The Brighton Language Let’s center - UK” Group read “Seattle School of English USA” Group read “Brisbane Institute of English - Australia” WHILE * Speak P.34 SPEAKING - Students work in group of three (each (20 in each group), trying to persuade minutes) one their partner to attend the school they read and would like to go to * Answer key: The Brighton Language Center - UK: - If we live in a dormitory on campus, we can not have much privacy - If we live in a dormitory on campus, we may have to obey a lot of regulations there - The time is a bit too short The course lasts only weeks - But the school has excellent reputation Seattle School of English: - If we stay with Vietnamese friends, we won’t feel lonely but we may not have much chance to speak English with native speakers - If we go to Seattle School of English in the USA, we can have a chance to experience the Western culture Brisbane Institute of English Australia: - If we stay with an Australian family, we will understand more about Australian ways of life - The school has beautiful scenery - The course is quite reasonable It costs only US$1,200 POST * Write it up: SPEAKING - Students use the information in the grid (7 and write about the school they minutes) (P.34) like (one of the three school) III Speak P.34 Example: S1: I think we should go to the Seattle School of English in the USA You can stay with Vietnamese friends S2: I disagree because we can’t practise speaking English with native speakers S3: Why don’t we go to the Brighton Language Center in the United Kingdom? If we go there, we can live in a dormitory on campus S1: But the course is too expensive It costs US$2,000 S2: What you think about the Brisbane Institute of English in Australia? IV Write: Example passage: Hello everybody I am Thu Let me introduce the Brighton Language Center, one of the best schools in England If you attend this school, you can live in dormitory on campus You have a chance to The course lasts only weeks and costs US$ 2,000 Summary: ( minute) - Repeat the lesson Homework ( minte): - Learn by heart the new words - Do exercise 4, P 29 - 30 (workbook) - Prepare: Listen -P35 Planning date: 30 - 10 - 2011 Week 11 Period 22 Unit 4: learning a foreign language Lesson 3: listen P.35 I Aims: - To help students practise listening and identifying the true / false information - To develop students’ skills II Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the true / false information III Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, pair work, individual work IV Materials: Textbook, tape, cards V Anticipated problems: Listening may be difficult for some students VI Teaching steps: Warm up: ( minutes) - Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance * Test 15' ( No2).( At the end of the lesson) - T asks Ss some questions to elicit new lesson: + What language are you studying now? + Do you like English? + When you usually your homework? + Are you good at listening / speaking / reading / writing? + What you think you should to improve your listening/speaking/reading / writing skill? New lesson: STAGES ACTIVITIES * Preteach vocabulary: - Teacher uses techniques to teach (8 new words minutes) students * Set the scene: Nga and Kate is talking to each other They are talking about Nga’s studying English * True / False prediction: - Students predict if these statements are true or false PRE LISTENING WHILE LISTENING * The first listening task: - Students listen and check their (12 minutes) predictions * The second listening: - Students listen again and correct the false sentences THE CONTENT ON BOARD I New words: - international (adj): quèc tÕ - university (n): trờng đại học II True / False prediction: Nga is studying English for her work She learned English at school and university She works for a national bank in Ha Noi She needs to improve her writing Her listening is excellent She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world, and understand her favorite English songs III Listen P.35: Checking the predictions: * Answer key: T T F T F T Correct the false sentences: * Answer key: She works for an international bank in Ha Noi Her listening is terrible (This is * Comprehension questions: - Students listen again and ask answer the comprehensions (in pair) questions * Answer key: a Nga is studying English because she nedds it for her job b She needs to improve her writing c No, she isn’t d She thinks English is interesting and useful her biggest problems People talk very quickly and she can’t understand them) Comprehension questions: a Why is Nga studying English? b What does Nga need to improve? c Is Nga good at listening? d What does Nga think about English? POST LISTENING * Discussion: Discussions: (6 - In group of 8, students discuss about What should we to learn English minutes) the question: well? E.g: - Learn by heart the new words and make example with them - Listen to English programs on radio Summary: ( minute) - Repeat the lesson Homework: ( minute) - Do exercise P.33 - 34 (workbook) - Prepare Read * Tapescript: Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you Nga: Pleased to meet you, too Kate: Where are you from, Nga? Nga: I’m from Viet Nam Kate: Why are you studying English here? Nga: I need it for my job Kate: Really? So, what you do? Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Ha Noi Kate: Oh, I see Did you learn English at school? Nga: Yes, and at a university, too But I’ve forgot er forget Kate: Forgotten Nga: Yes, of course I’ve forgotten a lot of it I want to improve my writing skills You know sometimes I have to write letters in English Kate: What about listening, Nga? Nga: It’s terrible This is my biggest problems People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them Kate: Do you like studying English? Nga: Oh yes It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful; and I can talk to people from all over the world and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too Kate: Well That’s very good Good luck to you Nga Planning date: - 11 - 2011 ¦Week 12 Period 23 Unit 4: learning a foreign language Lesson 4: read p.36 I Aims: - To help students read and understand the advertisements in details - To develop students’ skills II Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the advertisements about the English classes III Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, individual work IV Materials: Textbook, pictures, posters V Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time VI Teaching steps: Warm up ( minutes): * Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance New lesson: STAGES ACTIVITIES * Pre-teach vocabulary: - Teacher uses techniques to teach (12 minutes) students new words - Checking understanding: Rubout and remember * Set the scene: Mr Lam wants to attend a foreign language course He is finding a suitable school to attend * Pre-questions: - Students predict the answers to the pre-questions THE CONTENT ON BOARD I New words: intermediate: (trình độ) trung cấp advanced: (trình độ) cao cấp well - qualified(adj): có trình độ cao tuition (n): sù d¹y kÌm an academy: trêng chuyªn ngµnh Council (n): Hội đồng WHILE READING III Read P.36 Check the predictions: * Answer key: He wants to learn English He wants to reach the intermediate level Fill information in the grid: PRE READING * The first reading task: - Students read the text and check (18 minutes) their predictions * The second reading task: - Students read the three advertisements and fill in the grid * The third reading task: - Students read the note Mr Lam made Then look at the advertisements and choose a suitable language school for him POST READING II Pre-questions: Which language does he want to learn? Which level does he want to reach? (With answer key) School Class time Language Time to level start Academy morning, advanced First week of afternoon, of language evening November Foreign morning beginner / 3rd language and intermediate November Council evening New morning, beginner (today) English evening, Institute weekend * Foreign Language Council is the most suitable school for Mr Lam because it meets all the requirements set out * Write it up: Write: Get students to read three E.g: I want to attend Academy of Language (10 advertisements again, imagine that minutes) they want to improve their English School because and choose a suitable language school for them - Ask students to give reasons for their choice Summary: ( minute) - Repeat the lesson Homework: ( minute) - Learn by heart the new words - Do exercise P.31 - 32 (workbook) - Prepare: Write (Textbook) Planning date: - 11 - 2011 Week 12 Period 24 Unit 4: learning a foreign language Lesson 5: write- P 37 I Aims: - To help students write a letter of inquiry in a formal way - To develop students' skills II Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting more information about the courses and fees III Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, individual work IV Materials: Textbook, color chalk V Anticipated problems: Some students may not fulfill the task VI Teaching steps: Warm up : ( minutes) - Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance - Students talk about the Language School they choose New lesson: STAGES ACTIVITIES * Pre-teach vocabulary: - Teacher uses techniques to teach (15 new words minutes) students - Checking understanding: Rub out and remember * Read: write a) P 37 - Students read the letter written by PRE WRITING THE CONTENT ON BOARD I New words: - (to) look forward to doing st/ st: tr«ng mong, mong chê - edition: Ên b¶n, b¶n in - fee (n): häc phÝ II Read: How we organize a formal letter? John Robinson on page 37 to The writer's address recognize the organization of a formal Date letter in English The receiver's address * Presentation a formal letter of Dear Sir / Madam, inquiry: Note: - A letter of inquiry is a request for information or action - In all formal letters, you must include the address of the writer and Yours faithfully, the recipient - You can't write contractions (I've , (signature) I'd ) in a formal letter - You can end a formal letter with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" * Discussion: Discuss: - Students look at the organization of - Is it the same as in Vietnamese language? the formal letter above and discuss - Can we write the contractions in a formal and think about: letter? (E.g: I've ; I'd ) * Students read the advertisements in Read again then choose one of the school they want to attend to improve their English WHILE * Write b P.37: III Write: WRTING - Students write a letter of inquiry to Write: (14 the institution requesting for more Answer key: minutes) information about the courses and fees Questions - answers: a How you come to know about Dear Sir, the Institution? I saw your Institute's advertisement on b What more information you today's TV program I am very interested in want to know? learning English and I would like some more c How good is your English? information about your Institute d What kind of information you I can speak a little English, but I read it very want exactly? slowly and my writing is bad So I want to d Saying you are ready to supply improve my reading and writing more information about your English / Could you please provide more information study if necessary about the length of the courses and fees for beginners? I can supply my record of English study if necessary I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully, Nguyen Minh Hang POST * Correction: WRITING - Students exchange their writing and (9 minutes) check - Teacher corrects the students' writings Summary: ( minute) - Repeat the lesson Homework: ( minute) - You want to attend a Math course because your Math is terrible Write a letter to the Headmaster and ask him more information about the course * Prepare Language focus Planning date: 13 - 11- 2011 Week 13 Period 25 Unit 4: learning a foreign language Lesson 6: Language focus P.38-39 I Aims: - To help students further practice in Modal verbs with IF - To help students further practice in reported speech - To develop students' skills II Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to all the task III Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, team work, group work, individual work IV Materials: Textbook, pictute in the textbook, cards V Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time VI Teaching steps: Warm up: ( minutes)- Teacher greets and check the students’ attendance - Call on Ss to go to the board and LF 2.P38 New lesson: STAGES ACTIVITIES ON BOARD FURTHER * Language focus P.38 I Language focus P.38: PRACTICE - T present the dialogue and elicits * Model sentences: (36 model sentences: If you want to get good grades, you must minutes) the Note: study hard + Sau model verbs: must, can, could, should, may, might là động từ nguyªn thÓ kh«ng TO + C©u bªn cã dïng IF: ®©y lµ c©u điều kiện loại 1, dùng để đa giả định chắn có khả x¶y ë hiÖn t¹i hoÆc t¬ng lai M§ IF cã thÓ ë ®Çu c©u hoÆc cuèi c©u * Answer key: + Sau IF là động từ thì c) ., you should a lot of exercises - Students complete the sentences of d) , he might miss the train exercise 1, using the model verbs in e) ., you ought to stay in bed brackets and the information in the f) You must your home work box II Language focus P.39 *Language focus P.39 * Answer key: Retell story: Set the scene: a/ Uncle Hung said that the birthday cake was Lan's father held a party to celebrate his delicious mother's birthday Unfortunately, Mrs b/ Mrs Nga said that she loved the roses Thu, her grandmother, has a hearing c/ Cousin Mai said she was having a problems and she couldn't hear what wonderful time there people were saying After the party, Lan d/ Mr Chi said he would go to Hue the reported everything to her following day grandmother e/ Mrs Hoa said she might have a new job f/ Mr Quang said he had to leave then - In group of 4, in turn students report what happened at the party II Language focus P.39 * Language focus P.39 Reported questions: Set the scene: * Model sentences: This morning, Nga has an interview She ask me if/whether I like pop music for her summer job When she She asked me where I lived arrived home, she told her mother about the interview * Answer key: Transformation drill: a/ She asked me how old I was - Students report the questions a) - b/ She asked me if / whether my school was h) P.39 near there c/ She aked me what the name of my school was d/ She asked me if / whether I went to school by bicycle e/ She asked me which grade I was in f/ She asked me if / whether I could use a computer g/ She asked me why I wanted that job h/ She asked me when my school vacation started Summary: ( minutes) - Repeat all the knowledge of the lesson Homework: (1 minute) - Review unit 3,4 to prepare for test Planning date:15 - 11- 2011 Week 13 Period 26 Written test - N02 A Aims: - To check students' progress - To appreciate students and have the suitable solutions to teach students in the next lessons B Objectives: By the end of the test, teacher can know how students improve their English and find out the better way to teach them C Ma tr©n: nhËn biÕt th«ng hiÓu vËn dông chủ đề tæng kq I Listening tl kq tl 10 kq 2,5 tl 10 2,5 II Language 12 focus III Reading 12 4 IV Writing Tæng 12 14 4,5 2,5 2,5 34 2,5 10 D The test: Full name:……………………… Class 9… Test 45' ( No 2) I Listening: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words (2.5 pts) Every year many people, young and old, men and women in the (1)……… learn English Why (2)………… these people want to learn English? It is not easy to answer this (3) ………… Young children learn English(4)………… school, because it is one of their school(5)………… More over, they learn it(6)…………… their higher studies, as some of their books are (7)…………… English at college and university Adults (8)…………… English, as it is quite useful (9)……………… their work Besides, they learn English, because they want to (10)…………… English newspapers and magazines II Phonetics: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1 pts) A like B lively C live D life A need B it C meet D meat A tourism B crowdC pronounce D sound A last B taken C ate D late III Language focus: Choose the best options (2 pts) My friend, Ba likes sports very much He …………… soccer every day A is playing B plays C played D play Long wishes he _ have to clean all the windows A don’t B doesn’tC wan’t D didn’t I cannot visit him because I don't know where………………… A does he live B he livesC did he live D he will live She is very kind to everybody……………… all of us love her A so B becauseC in order D so that _ Saturday night I went to bed at 11 o’clock A In B On C At D As If you want to…………… The course, you must pass the written exam A apply B learn C study D attend Mary took a lot of …………… to show the trip to her friends A photos B sights C cards D sites What …………… yesterday? I did my homework A you did B did you doC.do you D will you IV Reading: Read the following passage then answer the questions (2 pts) Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language Then Britain became very powerful in the world England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century By 1900, England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and South Pacific The people in the colonies had to use English Slowly it became more important than French internationally After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English English is the native or offical language on one- fifth of the land area of the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages More people study English than any other language In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English Which language was the international language in the middle of the nineteenth cencury? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Since when has English been spoken in Asia, Africa and South Pacific? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Where is English used as the native language? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… In which language are many university classes in many countries taught? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… V Writing: Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of worlds and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter (2.5pts) 23 Dear / Sir 24 I / see / school's advertisement / TV / last night 25 I / interested / learn English 26 I / like / information / school 27 I / study / English / four years / but / want / to / improve / speaking and listening skills 28 I / be / very grateful / if / you / send / details / courses and fees 29 Look / forward / hear / you / soon 30 Yours / sincerely ……………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… - The end- Planning date:16 - 11- 2011 Week14 Period 27 check the test N02 A Aims: - To correct the forty five minute test (Period 26) - To help students appreciate their knowledge and know how to the next test better B Teaching steps: Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the students' attendance Presentation the tests: - Teacher gets students to look at their tests - Teacher present the aims of the test, how to the exercises of the test, how to get marks for each part of the exercises Comment the result of the test: * Good points: - Most students how to the test - Most students did the test well - The test papers are clear and clean * Can improve: - The hand writing of some students were rather bad - Some students did the exercise V not very well Giving the answer key to the test: (T - WC) I Listening: (2.5 pts) world all question4.at subjects for in learn for 10.read II Phonetics: (1 pt) Each correct answer agains 0.25 pts 1C 2D 3A 4A III Language focus: (2 pts) Each correct answer agains 0.25 pts 1B, 2D, 3B, 4A, 5B, 6D, 7A, 8B IV Reading: pts Each correct answer agains 0.5 pts French was the international language in the middle of the nineteenth cencury By 1900 English has been spoken in Asia, Africa and South Pacific English is used as the native language in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand English is taught in many university classes in many countries V Writing: 2.5pts Suggested letter: 23 Dear Sir, 24 I saw your school advertisement on TV last night 25 I am interested in learning English 26 I would like some information about your school 27 I have studied / have been studying English for four years, but I want to improve my speaking and listening skills 28 I would be very grateful if you could send me details of the courses and fees 29 I look / am looking forward to hearing from you soon 30 Yours sincerely, Hoa Homework:(2 minutes) - At home, students make a list of some different types of media