Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 9 - Unit 4: Learning a foreign language

te, practise asking and answering all the questions at the page 33.
(If there is time, the student playing the role candidate reports the questions the examiner asked)
2. Role play:
Example:
S1: What is your name?
S2: My name is Thu.
3. Summary: ( 1 minute):
- Repeat the lesson.
4 . Homework:
- Learn by heart the new words and model sentences.
- Read the dialogue again.
- Do exercises: 2, 3. 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 do 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 do 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: ( 6 minutes): - Teacher greets and check the students’ attendance.
 - Revision: + Students do the exercise 2. 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.
2. New lesson: 
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
PRE SPEAKING
(10 minutes)
* Preteach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words.
- Checking understanding:
Rubout and remember
* Presentation expressions:
* Reading:
- Teacher divides the class into 3 groups and asks each group to read each school.
Group 1 read “The Brighton Language center - UK”.
Group 2 read “Seattle School of English - USA”.
Group 3 read “Brisbane Institute of English - Australia” 
I. New words:
- a dormitory:
- campus:
- reputation:
- Western culture:
ký tóc x¸, nhµ ë tËp thÓ
khu tr­êng häc
danh tiÕng
v¨n hãa ph­¬ng T©y
II. Expressions to persuade others:
I think.............................
What do you think............................?
I agree / disagree because..................
I don’t understand.
Why don’t we..................................?
If we go to ..............., we can.............
We should.......................................
Let’s................................................
WHILE SPEAKING
(20 minutes)
* Speak P.34
- Students work in group of three (each one in each group), trying to persuade 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 6 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.
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$2,000.
S2: What do you think about the Brisbane Institute of English in Australia?
POST SPEAKING
(7 minutes)
* Write it up:
- Students use the information in the grid (P.34) and write about the school they like (one of the three school)
IV. Write:
Example passage:
 Hello everybody. I am Thu. Let me introduce the Brighton Language Center, one of the best schools in England. If you attend this school, you can live in dormitory on campus. You have a chance to ..........The course lasts only 6 weeks and costs US$ 2,000.
3. Summary: ( 1 minute). - Repeat the lesson
4. Homework ( 1 minte): - Learn by heart the new words
 - Do exercise 4, 5 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:
1. Warm up: ( 2 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 do you usually do your homework?
+ Are you good at listening / speaking / reading / writing?
+ What do you think you should to improve your listening/speaking/reading / writing skill?
 2. New lesson: 
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
THE CONTENT ON BOARD
PRE 
LISTENING
(8 minutes)
* Preteach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words.
* 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.
I. New words:
- international (adj): quèc tÕ
- university (n): tr­êng ®¹i häc
II. True / False prediction:
1. Nga is studying English for her work.
2. She learned English at school and university.
3. She works for a national bank in Ha Noi.
4. She needs to improve her writing.
5. Her listening is excellent.
6. She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world, and understand her favorite English songs.
WHILE LISTENING
(12 minutes)
* The first listening task:
- Students listen and check their predictions.
* The second listening:
- Students listen again and correct the false sentences.
* 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.
III. Listen P.35:
1. Checking the predictions:
* Answer key:
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
2. Correct the false sentences:
* Answer key:
3. She works for an international bank in Ha Noi.
5. Her listening is terrible. (This is her biggest problems. People talk very quickly and she can’t understand them).
3. 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
(6 minutes)
* Discussion:
- In group of 8, students discuss about the question:
4. Discussions:
What should we do to learn English well?
E.g: - Learn by heart the new words and make example with them.
- Listen to English programs on radio.
3. Summary: ( 1 minute) - Repeat the lesson.
4. Homework: ( 1 minute).
- Do exercise 7. 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 do 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: 6 - 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:
1. Warm up ( 2 minutes): * Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance.
2. New lesson: 
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
THE CONTENT ON BOARD
PRE READING
(12 minutes)
* Pre-teach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach 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.
I. New words:
intermediate:
advanced:
well - qualified(adj):
tuition (n):
an academy:
Council (n):
(tr×nh ®é) trung cÊp
(tr×nh ®é) cao cÊp
cã tr×nh ®é cao
sù d¹y kÌm
tr­êng chuyªn ngµnh
Héi ®ång
II. Pre-questions:
1. Which language does he want to learn?
2. Which level does he want to reach?
WHILE READING
(18 minutes)
* The first reading task:
- Students read the text and check 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.
III. Read. P.36
1. Check the predictions:
* Answer key:
1. He wants to learn English.
2. He wants to reach the intermediate level.
2. Fill information in the grid:
(With answer key)
School
Class time
Language level
Time to start 
Academy of language
morning, afternoon, evening
advanced
First week of November
Foreign language Council
morning and evening
beginner / intermediate
3rd November
New English Institute
morning, evening, weekend
beginner
(today)
* Foreign Language Council is the most suitable school for Mr. Lam because it meets all the requirements set out.
POST READING
(10 minutes)
* Write it up:
- Get students to read three advertisements again, imagine that they want to improve their English and choose a suitable language school for them.
- Ask students to give reasons for their choice.
3. Write:
E.g: I want to attend Academy of Language School because........................................
3. Summary: ( 2 minute)
- Repeat the lesson.
4. Homework: ( 1 minute).
- Learn by heart the new words.
- Do exercise 6. P.31 - 32 (workbook)
- Prepare: Write (Textbook)
Planning date: 8 - 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:
1 Warm up : ( 5 minutes) - Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance
	 - Students talk about the Language School they choose. 
2. New lesson: 
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
THE CONTENT ON BOARD
PRE WRITING
(15 minutes)
* Pre-teach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words
- Checking understanding: 
Rub out and remember
* Read: write a) P. 37
- Students read the letter written by John Robinson on page 37 to recognize the organization of a formal letter in English.
* Presentation a formal letter of 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 the recipient.
- You can't write contractions (I've..., I'd....) in a formal letter.
- You can end a formal letter with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"
* Discussion:
- Students look at the organization of the formal letter above and discuss and think about:
* Students read the advertisements in 5. Read again then choose one of the school they want to attend to improve their English.
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:
1. How do we organize a formal letter?
The writer's address
Date...................
The receiver's address
Dear Sir / Madam,
.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Yours faithfully, 
..........(signature)..............
2. Discuss:
 - Is it the same as in Vietnamese language?
 - Can we write the contractions in a formal letter? (E.g: I've..........; I'd...........)
WHILE WRTING
(14 minutes)
* Write b. P.37:
- Students write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the courses and fees.
Questions - answers:
a. How do you come to know about the Institution?
b. What more information do you want to know?
c. How good is your English?
d. What kind of information do you want exactly?
d. Saying you are ready to supply more information about your English / study if necessary.
III. Write:
 Write:
Answer key:
 .................................
 ....................................
...........................
Dear Sir, 
I saw your Institute's advertisement on today's TV program. I am very interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your Institute.
I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad. So I want to improve my reading and writing.
Could you please provide more information 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 WRITING
(9 minutes)
* Correction:
- Students exchange their writing and check.
- Teacher corrects the students' writings.
3. Summary: ( 1 minute).
- Repeat the lesson.
4. Homework: ( 1 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 do 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:
1. Warm up: ( 6 minutes)- Teacher greets and check the students’ attendance.
	 - Call on 2 Ss to go to the board and do LF 2.P38.
2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
FURTHER PRACTICE
(36 minutes)
* Language focus 1. P.38
- T. present the dialogue and elicits the model sentences:
Note: 
+ Sau model verbs: must, can, could, should, may, might....... lµ ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ kh«ng TO.
+ C©u bªn cã dïng IF: ®©y lµ c©u ®iÒu kiÖn lo¹i 1, dïng ®Ó ®­a ra gi¶ ®Þnh ch¾c ch¾n hoÆc cã kh¶ n¨ng x¶y ra ë hiÖn t¹i hoÆc t­¬ng lai. M§ IF cã thÓ ë ®Çu c©u hoÆc cuèi c©u.
+ Sau IF lµ ®éng tõ ë th× hiÖn t¹i
- Students complete the sentences of exercise 1, using the model verbs in brackets and the information in the box. 
*Language focus 3. P.39
Retell story:
Set the scene:
Lan's father held a party to celebrate his mother's birthday. Unfortunately, Mrs. Thu, her grandmother, has a hearing problems and she couldn't hear what people were saying. After the party, Lan reported everything to her grandmother
- In group of 4, in turn students report what happened at the party
* Language focus 4. P.39
Set the scene:
This morning, Nga has an interview for her summer job. When she arrived home, she told her mother about the interview.
Transformation drill:
- Students report the questions a) - h). P.39
I. Language focus 1. P.38:
* Model sentences:
If you want to get good grades, you must study hard.
* Answer key:
c) ............., you should do a lot of exercises.
d) ............, he might miss the train.
e) ............., you ought to stay in bed.
f) You must do your home work.............
II. Language focus 3. P.39
* Answer key:
a/ Uncle Hung said that the birthday cake was delicious.
b/ Mrs. Nga said that she loved the roses.
c/ Cousin Mai said she was having a wonderful time there.
d/ Mr. Chi said he would go to Hue the following day.
e/ Mrs. Hoa said she might have a new job
f/ Mr. Quang said he had to leave then.
II. Language focus 4. P.39
Reported questions:
* Model sentences:
She ask me if/whether I like pop music.
She asked me where I lived.
* Answer key:
a/ She asked me how old I was.
b/ She asked me if / whether my school was 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.
3. Summary: ( 2 minutes)
- Repeat all the knowledge of the lesson
4. 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:
chñ ®Ò
nhËn biÕt
th«ng hiÓu
vËn dông
tæng
kq
tl
kq
tl
kq
tl
I. Listening
10
 2,5
10
 2,5
II. Language focus
12
 3
12
 3
III. Reading
4
 2
4
 2
IV. Writing
8
 2,5
8
 2,5
Tæng
12
 3
14
 4,5
8
 2,5
34
 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 do (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)
1.	A. like	B. lively	C. live	D. life
2. 	A. need	B. it	C. meet	D. meat
3. 	A. tourism	B. crowd	C. pronounce	D. sound
4. 	A. last	B. taken	C. ate	D. late
III. Language focus: Choose the best options (2 pts)
1. My friend, Ba likes sports very much. He .. soccer every day.
	A. is playing	B. plays	C. played	D. play
2. Long wishes he _______ have to clean all the windows.
	A. don’t	B. doesn’t	C. wan’t	D. didn’t
3. I cannot visit him because I don't know where. .
	A. does he live	B. he lives	C. did he live	D. he will live
4. She is very kind to everybody all of us love her.
	A. so	B. because	C. in order	D. so that
5. _________ Saturday night I went to bed at 11 o’clock.
	A. In	B. On	C. At	D. As
6. If you want to. The course, you must pass the written exam.
	A. apply	B. learn	C. study	D. attend
7. Mary took a lot of .. to show the trip to her friends.
	A. photos	B. sights	C. cards	D. sites
8. What  yesterday? I did my homework.
A. you did	B. did you do	C.do you do	D. will you do
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 o