I. Objectives
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- Use the present simple to talk about future activities
- Read for specific information about the attractions of a country -Talk about interesting facts of a country
II. Teaching aids - Flashcards/ Pictures - Student’s book III. Procedures
Teacher Students Board/Content
1.Warm up(5)
*Matching: The counries with their capitals
Ss match
*Matching
The USA Washington
England London
Scotland Edinburgh
Canada Ottawa
Singapore Singapore
Australia Adelaide
New Zealand Wellington
Wales Cardiff
Ireland Belfast 2.Pre-reading(10’)
Act1.
Allow Ss two or three minutes to discuss the questions. Draw a map of Great Britain and highlight Scotland on the map.
Leave it on the board while the class reads the passage silently.
- T may ask Ss to underline the things that Scotland is famous for.
- Have Ss call out their answers and say where they found the information in the passage.
*Present some new words:
-Ss draw a map of Great Britain and highlight Scotland on the map
-Ss underline the things that Scotland is famous for.
- Ss remember and copy
Key 1:
1. It's in the north of Great Britain.
2. Any or all of the following: It's famous for its rich and unique culture as well as its amazing natural beauty, its historic castles, its traditional festivals, and its whisky. It is also famous for various inventions.
*New words:
- endless(a): vô số, vô hạn - to be aware: hãy cẩn thận - haunt(v): lai vãng
- pipe(v) thổi sáo - brigade : đội cứu hỏa
3.While-reading(10’) Act 2.
*Ask Ss to read the passage again.
- Ask them to scan the place first.
Read carefully the information about each place and choose the two features related to it.
- Have Ss work individually, then check their work in pairs.
- Ask Ss to call out their answers and show where the information appears.
Act 3.
* Have Ss read the passage again and write out the answers independently.
- T may invite two Ss to write their answers on the board.
- Confirm the correct answers.
For a more able class, T may ask Ss to answer the questions without reading the passage again.
-Ss read the passage again.
-Scan the place first
-Ss work individually, then check their work in pairs -Give the answer before the class
-Ss read the passage again and write out the answers
independently -Ss write their answers on the board
Key 2:
1. Edinburgh: d, f 2. castles: a, c
3. Highland Games: b, h 4. lochs: e, g
Key 3:
1. Yes, it is.
2. a ghost
3. piping, drumming, dancing 4.the telephone, television, penicillin, the rain coat 5. In 1824
4.Post-reading-Speaking(15’) Speaking
Act4.
* Give Ss a minute to think about the thing they like most about Scotland, and prepare their reasons.
-Have Ss work in pairs, asking and answering about their choice.
- If time allows, call on some pairs to share with the class.
- Encourage Ss to come up with more questions about Scotland.
Ss think about the thing they like most about Scotland
SS ask and answer about their choice.
S1.What do you like about Scotland?
S2. I like castles.
S1. Why?
*Suggesstion 5
Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere which comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Act 5.
* Have Ss work in small groups.
- Ask Ss to look through the interesting facts, and discuss if there is any piece of information they are not clear about.
- Check as a class to make sure that the information is understood correctly. Only then can Ss start working on preparation for their presentation.
- Tell Ss that they can add some facts they know, or delete some facts they do not like from the provided notes.
- Call on some groups to present.
- The class may then vote for the best presentation.
S2. Because I want to see a ghost.
Ss work in small groups
-Ss look through the interesting facts, and discuss
-Check as a class
-Some groups to present as a class.
-Ss vote the best
Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caaledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast. Australia has six states, and two major mainland territories.
The capital city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it is Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australia city overall. The largest city in Australia and Oceania is Sydney, with a population of over 4,700,000.
It is also the state capital of New South Wales, and its located on Australia’s southeast coast along the Tasman Sea. Other large cities are the mainland state capitals: Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
5.Homework(5’)
-Give Ss some exercises in the workbook:
D1, D2(Page 15,16,17)
Write down
*Guideline
D1: Read the passage:
D1a. Find three words in red from the passage and write them under their right pictures.
D1b. Choose the correct answer A,B, or C for the questions.
D1c. Read the passage again and write short answer to the questions.
D2.Read the passage
D2a. Decide if the statement are T(true) or F(false)
D2b. Choose the correct
answer A,B, or C to complete each sentence
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