Unit 4 My Neighborhood

25th Period

UNIT 4 MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Lesson 1 GETTING STARTED

Preparing date: 12/10/14

Teaching date: 17/10/14

Grade: 6

School: DongTanLower Secondary School.

I. Aims:

1. Skills: To make suggestions and give directions.

-Listening skills

-Speaking skills

-Groupwork, pairwork

2. Knowledge:By the end of the lesson sts Ss will be able to know how to make suggestions and show the directions

* Language content:

- Vocabulary:statue, square, cathedral, memorial, temple, palace

- Grammar: Shall we, let’s

3. Attitude towards: Students pay much attention to the lesson.

4. Resources:

T: Lesson plan, Textbook, computer, CD.

Sts: text book, pictures.

II. Procedures:

Activities / Contents
Activity 1-
Part 1,2
( 20’) / . Warm up
- Check the old lesson.
- Ask ss to tell about their personalities
- Feedback.
* Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their speaking skills about making suggestions.
* Instruction
1. Listen and read:
- T introduces the new words.
- Guide Ss to read the new words.
- T asks sts to look at the picture and guess what the picture might show or what the conversation might be.
- Asks to read the dialogue and do part a-P39.
a/ Put the actions in order .
- Asks sts to read the dialogue again to put the actions in order .
- Ask sts to compare with others then read aloud.
b/ Make suggestions:
Put the words in the correct order.
- Ask SS to practise saying them together.
- Listen and check
2. Making suggestions:
T explains the way to make suggestions:
What/ where shall+ we + V...?
Let’s + V.
Shall + we + V....?
Ex:
A: What shall we do this afternoon?
B: Shall we play football?
A: Ok. Sure.
* Word cues/ picture cues:
a. play chess.
b. play football.
c. have an ice- cream.
Make suggestions using these words.
*Task
- Listen to the teacher.
- Write new words into notebooks
historic(adj)
direction(n):
to get lost
to decide
to cross
shall
- Read the new words.
- Look at the picture and guess what the picture might show or what the conversation might be.
- Read the dialogue and do part a-P39.
- Ask sts to compare with others then read aloud.
- Practise saying them together.
- Listen and check
- Listen to the way to make suggestions:
- Use word cues to practice in groups of 3 to make suggestions
a. play chess.
b. play football.
c. have an ice- cream.
* Suggested answers
a/ 2 5 3 4 1 6
b/
1. a. Where shall we go first?.
b. Let's go to " Chua cau"
2. a. Shall we go there first?
b. OK, sure.
3. a. Shall we go by bicycle?
b. No, let's walk there.
Activity 2-
Part 3,4
( 10’) / * Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their listening and speaking skills about place they live
* Instruction
3. Match the places below with the pictures.
- Ask sts to run through picture and words then match .
- T gets feedback then helps sts to read aloud.
- Play the tape
- Asks sts to listen to the recording then check
4. Think about where you live. Work in pairs ask and answer questions about it.
- Explain the task
Ex: A: Is there a bookstore in your…?
B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Explain the request of part 4
- Asks sts to practice
* Task
- Run through picture and words then match .
- Read aloud.
- Listen to the tape and repeat
- Listen to the teacher then work in pairs to practice.
* Suggested answers
1- E, 2- H, 3- F, 4- C,
5- G, 6- A, 7- B, 8- D
Activities 3
Part 5,6
( 10’) / * Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their speaking skills about giving directions.
* Instruction
5. Match the instructions in the box with the pictures.
- Ask sts to look at the instruction then say loudly in English.
Eg: go straight ahead.

Turn left
6. Game:
- Guide Ss how to play.
Ex: A: Go to the end of the road. It’s on your right.
B: Is that the railway station?
A: Yes, it is.
* Task
- Look at the instruction then say loudly in English.
- Listen to the teacher then play
* Suggested answers
1. Go straight on.
2. turn left at the traffic lights.
3. go past the stop bus.
4. take the first turning on the left.
5. go to the end of the road.
6. go long the street.
7. cross the street.
Consolidation + Homework
( 5’) / Consolidation: - How to make suggestions?
- Look at the instructions then say in E:

Homework:
Asks sts to learn Voc by heart.
Write 5 sentences using suggestions.
Do ex A in workbook
Teacher’s remarks

26th Period

UNIT 4 MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Lesson 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

Preparing date: 15/10/14

Teaching date: 21/10/14

Grade: 6

School: DongTanLower Secondary School.

I. Aims:

1. Skills: To talk about neighborhood.

-Listening skills

-Speaking skills

-Groupwork, pairwork

2. Knowledge:By the end of the lesson sts Ss will be able to sts know how to decribe a place using some adj ; use the present simple.

- Vocabulary: narrow, fantastic < terrible boring < exciting, convenient.< inconvenient, pollutted , peaceful….

- Grammar: - Pronunciaion /i:/, /i/.

3. Attitude towards: Students pay much attention to the lesson.

4. Resources:

T: Lesson plan, Textbook, computer, CD.

Sts: text book, pictures.

II. Procedures:

Activities / Contents
Activity 1-
Part 1,2,3
( 20’) / . Warm up
- Check the old lesson.
- Ask ss to ask and answer about their neighborhood.
- Feedback.
* Purpose :
These activities focus students some adjectives describing their neighborhood..
* Instruction
1/ Fill in the blank with 1 word from the box. Listen, check and repeat the words.
- Ask: Do you like living in the country or in the city? Why?
- Ask ss to look at the picture and introduce new words:
convenient (a)
pollutted (a)
noisy (a) .
boring (a)
narrow (a)
historic (a)
fantastic (a)
terrible (a)
- Lead ss to read.
- Call some ss to read before the class.
- Play the tape and ask ss to repeat
- Ask sts to fill in the blank.
- Ask sts to listen, check and repeat the words.
- Have some read aloud.
-Check their pronunciation.
2/ Now match the adj from the box in 1 with…
Ex: exciting < boring
- Have sts work in pairs.
- Have sts write answers on the board.
- Check sts’ answers.
3/ Work in pairs. Ask and answer q about your neighborhood.
- Ask ss to work in pairs to ask and answer about their neighborhood, using the adjectives given.
Ex:
A: Is your neighborhood noisy?
B: Yes, it is because there is a market and shops there.
A: Is it polluted?
B: Yes, it is.
*Task
- Anawer the questions
- Listen to the teacher then write the new words into notebooks.
- Read after the teacher
- Listen to the tape.
- Work in pairs to fill in the blank.
- Listen, check and repeat the words.
- Work in groups to match.
- Write answers on the board.
- Work in pairs to ask and answer about their neighborhood, using the adjectives given.
* Suggested answers
Key:1/

fantastic.
convenient
boring 4. polluted

5. historic 6. narrow
7. noisy.
2/
- convenient.< inconvenient
- pollutted < unpolluted
- noisy < quiet/ peaceful.
- boring < exciting
- narrow < wide
- histiric < modern
- fantastic < terrible
Activity 2-
Part 4,5,6
( 20’) / * Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their listening and pronouncing skills /i:/, /i/.
* Instruction
4. Listen and repeat:
- Have Ss listen then practise.
- Ask sts to listen to the tape
- Have sts read individually.
+ Notice the pronunciaion / i: /, /i /
- Play the tape again then ask ss to put the words in the correct column
- Check sts’ answers.
5. Listen and circle the words you hear.
- Play the tape twice.
- Ask ss to work individually to do the exercise
- Check sts’ answers.
6. Listen and practise the chant.
- Ask sts to listen and practise reading.
* Task
- Listen then practise.
- Listen to the tape
- Read individually.
+ Notice the pronunciaion / i: /, /i /
- Work in groups to put the words in the correct column
- Give feedback
- Listen to the tape
- Work individually to do the exercise
- Listen and practise reading.
* Suggested answers
/ i: / / /I /
Cheap, sleep, peaceful, police,
convenient / Historic, nosiy exciting, friendly, expensive
Key:
1. living 2. heat
3. seats 4. sheep
5. tins 6. mill
7. teams 8. chip
Consolidation + Homework
( 5’) / - Learn the new words by heart.
- Do the exercise in the workbook; prepare Closer Look 2.
Teacher’s remarks

27th Period

UNIT 4 MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Lesson 3 A CLOSER LOOK 2

Preparing date: 15/10/14

Teaching date: 23/10/14

Grade: 6

School: DongTanLower Secondary School.

I. Aims:

1. Skills: To make comparison.

-Speaking skills

-Groupwork, pairwork

2. Knowledge:By the end of the lesson sts Ss will be able to know how to use comparative adjectives.

* Language content:

- Vocabulary: cheap, expensive, heavy, fast, modern, slim,

- Grammar: A house in the city is more expensive than a house in the country.

This building is taller than that one.

S1 + be + adj + er .than. + S2, S1 + be + more + adj + than .. + S2

3. Attitude towards: Students pay much attention to the lesson.

4. Resources:

T: Lesson plan, Textbook

Sts: text book, pictures.

II. Procedures:

Activities / Contents
Activity 1-
Part 1,2,3
( 20’) / . Warm up
- Check the old lesson.
- Ask ss to talk about their neighborhood
- Feedback.
* Purpose :
These activities focus students on using comparative adjectives
* Instruction
A/ Grammar
Comparative adjectives.
- Explain
+ Short Adj:
S1 + be + adj + er .than. + S2.
Rule:
- Adj + er : - Adj + r
Fast – faster wide - wider
Cheap – cheaper large - larger
-y – ier
happy - happier
nosiy – noisier.
+ Long Adj
S1 + be + more + adj + than .. + S2
Ex: He is more talkative than his friend.
I’m more curious than him.
- Ask sts to make sentences
Ex: This house is more modern than that house.
1. Complete the sentences
- Ask sts to read and do.
Ex: An is slimmer than Laura.
- Ask sts to read again.
2. Complete the following sentences … with long Adj
- Check sts’ answers.
3. Read and complete Vy’s letter.
- Have sts do this exercise individually.
*Task
- Listen to the teacher then write into notebooks.
- Work individually to do the ex 1,2,3
- Give feedback
* Suggested answers
EX 1
2. taller 3. bigger
4. noisier 5. cheaper.
Ex2
2. more beautiful
3. more convenient
4. more interesting
5. more expensive.
Ex 3
1.drier 2. smaller
3. older 4. wider
5. more delicious 6. cheaper
Activity 2-
Part 4,5,6,7
( 20’) / * Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their speaking skills about place using comparative adjectives
* Instruction
4. Look at the 2 pictures talk about the differences using comparative adj.
- Ask ss to look at the two pictures and tell some adjectives using describe these places
Ex: tall, crowded, noisy, peaceful…
Binh Yen is more crowded than Long Son.
The houses in Binh Yen are more modern than the ones in Long Son.
- Ask ss to work invidually to do the ex4
5. Complete the following sentences … with long and short Adj
- Ask ss to work individually to do ex 5
6. Work in pairs ask and answer the qs.
- Ask ss to use the adjectives in ex 4 to ask and answer about those two places.
7. Work in pairs ask and answer the qs about the place you know.
- Present in front of the class.
* Task
- Look at the two pictures and tell some adjectives using describe these places
- Work invidually to do the ex4, 5
- Look at the ex 4 again then use the adjectives in ex 4 to ask and answer about those two places.
- Work in pairs to do ex 7
- Present in front of the class.
* Suggested answers
EX 5:
2-more expensive
3- more comfortable
4- more historic
5- more narrow
Consolidation + Homework
( 5’) / -Learn the new words by heart.
Make sentences with long and short Adj
- Prepare Communication
Teacher’s remarks

PERIOD 28

CORRECT WRITTEN TEST 1

DP: 15/10/14

DT: 24 /10/14

Grade : 6

School : Dongtan lower secondary school

I . Aims and objectives

-Correct the written test, emphasize the difficult questions and give the answer

key.

-Help Ss know their mistakes, so they will do the next better

II . Answer key

Question I

Question II

Question III

Question IV

is
are – am
are
are

Question V

Question VI

there are 4
he is 45 years old
he is a doctor
no, she isn’t

29th Period

UNIT 4 MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Lesson 4 COMMUNICATION

Preparing date: 20/10/14

Teaching date: 28/10/14

Grade: 6

School: DongTanLower Secondary School.

I. Aims:

1. Skills: To create an audio guide.

- Listening skills

-Speaking skills

-Groupwork, pairwork

2. Knowledge:By the end of the lesson sts Ss will be able to create an audio guide for their city to others.

* Language content:

- Vocabulary:T provides Sts with extra words related to the topic " my neighbourhood" : wokkshop ,present, our , first/ second/ after that..../ finally, be famous for..

- Grammar: how to create an audio guide for your city.

3. Attitude towards: Students pay much attention to the lesson.

4. Resources:

T: Lesson plan, Textbook

Sts: text book, pictures.

II. Procedures:

Activities / Contents
Activity 1-
Part 1
( 15’) / . Warm up
- Check the old lesson.
- Ask ss to use comparative adjectives to talk about their friends
- Feedback.
* Purpose :
This activity focuses students on developing their listening skills about an audio guide.
* Instruction
-T asks sts some questions Hoi An:
What do you know about Hoi An?
Can you remember anything about Hoi An?
- T gives time then gets feedback.
- Introduce some new words
1 wokkshop (n)
2. present (n)
3. tour (n)
4. be famous for:
5. first/ second/ after that..../ finally
- Lead ss to read new words
- Introduces an audio guide to Hoi An that Nick is listening, asks sts to listen to the tape then fill one word in the gap.
- T gets feedback.
*Task
- Answer the questions.
- Write new words into notebooks
- Read after the teacher
- Listen to the tape then fill in the gaps.
* Suggested answers
Keys:
1. historic, 2. convenient, 3. straight, 4. second
5. left, 6. right, 7. second, 8. next to.
Activity 2-
Part 2,3
( 25’) / * Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their speaking skills about creating an audio guide about a city.
* Instruction
Asks sts to look at the map about Ho Chi Minh city and answer the questions:
1. Is Ho Chi Minh city the largest city in Vietnam?
2. Is it historic?
3. Are there many motorbikes on its streets?
4. Which places can we visit in HCM?
- Ask sts work in groups to find the answers.
- Explainss how to create an audio guide:
Place.
Famous places.
How to do.
- Ask ss to work in groups to create an audio guide to Ho Chi Minh city.
Eg:
Well come to HCM! HCM is the largest city in South Vietnam. It's a historic city . There are many beautiful places and restaurants here.
OK. Let's start our tour. First go toNguyen Du street, Duc Ba cathedral is on your left.....
- Ask ss to present their guide to class.
- Ask sts to retell their guide .
- T gives comments
* Task
- Look at the map about Ho Chi Minh city and answer the questions:
- Work in groups to find the answers.
- Listen and write into notebooks how to create an audio guide:
Place.
Famous places.
How to do.
- Work in groups to create an audio guide to Ho Chi Minh city.
- Present their guide to class.
- Retell their guide .
* Suggested answers
Consolidation + Homework
( 5’) / - How to create an audio guide ?
- Create an audio guide for LangSonCity and do EX C.
- Prepare skills 1.
Teacher’s remarks

30th Period

UNIT 4 MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Lesson 5 SKILL 1

Preparing date: 20/10/14

Teaching date: 30/10/14

Grade: 6

School: DongTanLower Secondary School.

I. Aims:

1. Skills: To talk about things they like and dislike.

- Reading skills

-Speaking skills

-Groupwork, pairwork

2. Knowledge:By the end of the lesson sts Ss will be able to create a blog about their neighbourhood and know how to ask and answer the way.

* Language content:

- Vocabulary: backyard, outdoor activity, incredibly, beach.

- Grammar: Ask and aswer about the way.

3. Attitude towards: Students pay much attention to the lesson.

4. Resources:

T: Lesson plan, Textbook

Sts: text book, pictures.

II. Procedures:

Activities / Contents
Activity 1-
Part 1,2,3
( 25’) / . Warm up
- Check the old lesson.
- Ask ss to present their audio guide
- Feedback.
* Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their reading skills about Khang’s blog..
* Instruction
- T introduces the new words.
1. suburbs(n)
2. backyard(n)
3. outdoor activity(n)
4.beach(n)
5. incredibly
- T checks voc by what and where,
- GiveT/ F prediction:
T sets the scene : We'll read about Khang's blog, ask sts to look at the poster quickly to predict.
1. Da Nang doesn't have any parks.
2. Every house has a backyard and a front yard.
3.The people here aren't friendly.
4.There aren't any modern buildings here.
- Get feed back.
- Ask ss to read the blog and check prediction.
- T gets feed back.
- T gives comments and ask Sts to copy.
- Sets a long time limit for sts to reread the text and find the answers.
- Asks sts to note where they found the information that helped them complete the sentences.
- Allow sts to read in chorus once
- Call some individual to read aloud to the class.
- Check their pronunciation and intonation
- Ask sts to do individually to find fill in the table.
Like / Dislike
- T gives times and gets feed back
*Task
- Listen to the teacher then write the new words into notebooks.
- Work in groups to do T/ F prediction:
- Get feed back.
- Read the blog and check prediction.
- Copy.
- Reread the text and find the answers.
- Note where they found the information that helped them complete the sentences.
- Sts can compare answers before discussing them as a class.
- Read in chorus once
- Some read aloud to the class.
- Note their pronunciation and intonation
- Do individually to find fill in the table.
Like / Dislike
- Give feedback
* Suggested answers
The key:
1. F, 2. T, 3. F , 4. F
Key:
1. It's in the sububs of DaNang.
2. Because it has beautiful parks and sandy beaches and fine weather.
3. They are very friedly.
4. Because there are many modern buildings and office in the city.
Dislike
- the streets are busy, crowded and noisy during the day.
Activity 2-
Part 4,5
( 15’) / * Purpose :
These activities focus students on developing their speaking skills about how to get to the place on the map.
* Instruction
- Revise ss some expressions to show the way.
- T gives model:
A: Can you tell me the way to the beach?
B: First, go straight then turn right. After that go straightagain. It's in front of you.
A: Thank you very much.
- T calls sts to talk out and does direct correction( content, pronuciaton, fluency, language
* Task
- Listen and tell some expressions to show the way.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Work in pairs to do the ex 4,5
* Suggested answers
Consolidation + Homework
( 5’) / - Can you retell how to make a blog?
- Can you tell me the way to your neighbourhood?
- Turn left/ right/ go straight....
- learn Vocbulary by heart and do EX D.
Teacher’s remarks

31st Period