Giáo án Tiếng Anh 6 - Unit 4: My Neighbourhood - Lesson 1: Getting started

Week/Period 9/26
Date: 8/10/2014
UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
Lesson 1: Getting started 
1. Objectives: -By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use about the lexical items related to the topic “My neighbourhood” and give directions.
2. Language contents:
 - Grammar: The simple present, Comparative adjectives.
 - Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic “My neighborhood”.
3. Techniques: Group-work, Listen and answer, Chatting, Individual , Pair work ,Mapped dialogue , Communicative approach
4. Teaching aids: -Textbook, extra board, pictures, textbook, CD player
5. Time: Allotted 45 minutes
6. Procedures: 
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Teacher’s Activities
Ss’ Activities
Content
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-Ask Ss some questions about “Hoi An” Thu Bồn
Write the Unit title on the board “Lost in the old town!” Explain the meaning of “surprise”.
- Ask Ss to guess what the picture might show or what the conversation might be about.
- Ask Ss questions about the picture.
Answer in Vietnamese
- T-Whole class
I.WARM UP:
Greeting.
+New lesson:
II.GETTING STARTED: 
Lost in the old town!
* Presentation:
Guess what the picture might show or what the conversation might be about.
Ex:
- Where are Nick, Khang and Phong?
- What might be happening to them? What are they doing?
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- Play the recording (twice)
- Ask Ss to read the conversation and check their answers. Confirm the correct answers.
- Ask Ss to read and put the action in order.
- Tell Ss to refer back to the conversation to find the phrases. Practice saying them together.
- First, model the role-play with a more able St. Then ask pairs to role-play the short conversations before demonstrating for the class.
- Have Ss quickly match each place (in the picture) with its name. Then play it again , pausing after each item and asking them to repeat chorally and individually. Correct their pronunciation.
- First, model this activity with a more able St. Ask Ss to work in pairs . Call some pairs to practice in front of the class.
- Have Ss quickly match instruction with the diagram. Check their answers. If Ss do not understand the sentences, use the diagrams to work the meaning out from the context.
- Listen and read
- Individual work
- Pair-work
- Pair-work
- Pair-work
- Individual work
* Practice:
Task 1. Listen and read
a. Read and put the action in order.
Key: 
 2 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 6 
b. Making suggestions.
Key: 
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.
Task 2. Work in pairs. Role-play making suggestions. 
Task 3. Match the places below with the pictures. Then listen, check and repeat the words.
Key:
 1. E 2. H 3. F 4. C 5. G 6. A 7. B 8. D
Task 4. Think about where you live. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about it.
Example:
A: Is there a theatre in your neighborhood?
B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Task 5. Match the instructions in the box with the pictures.
Key:
Go straight on.
Turn left at the traffic lights.
Go past the bus stop.
Take the first turning on the left.
Go to the end of the road.
Go along the street.
Cross the street.
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- Ask Ss to give their partner the directions to one of the places on the map, and they try to guess. Then swap.
- Pair-work 
* Production:
Task 6. Game
Example:
A: Go straight. Take the second turning on the left. It’s on your right.
B: Is that the art gallery?
A: Yes, it is./ No, try again.
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-Guide Ss to do their homework.
-Listen and write the homework.
*Homework:
- Practice giving directions to your house.
- Prepare the next lesson 
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