Sách giáo viên Tiếng Anh 6 thí điểm - Unit 8: Sports and games

Unit8: Sports and games
Objectives:
By the end of this unit, students can:
Pronounce the sounds/ e/ and/ i/correctly in isolation and in context
Use the lexical items related to the topic “Sports and Games”
Use the combinations: go, play, do + N/V-ing
Use the past simple
Use imperatives to tell Sb to do Sth or to give a direct order
Read for specific information about famous sportspeople
Talk about the activities/ sport(s)/ game(s) they do in their spare time
Listen to get information about the sport(s)/ game(s) people play
Write a paragraph about the sport/ game they like
 GETTING STARTED
 Lesson 1: At the gym
 Introduction
T may begin by asking Ss what sports and games they like to play and watch, what they do in their spare time  Then ask them to look at the picture and guess what it shows or what the conversation between Duong and Mai might be about.
1. Ask Ss questions about the picture:
E.g. Who do you see in the picture?...
 Where are they? What do you think they’re talking about?
 Play the recording. Ss listen and read.
Ss work independently or in pairs to answer the questions. Then, T may let them discuss in groups or as a class (they may refer to the conversation). T then checks their answers and gives explanations if necessary.
Key:
Duong can play table tennis and do karate.
Mai is (going to learn karate).
Because the equipment (there) is modern and the people are friendly.
Duong played with Duy and won (for the first time).
At the karate club.
Colloquial expressions 
Refer Ss to the conversation to find the phrases. Practice saying them together (play the recording again if necessary). Explain the meanings (or give synonyms/ Vietnamese equivalent) to the Ss, then give some examples.
Key:
Wow: used to express surprise
Congratulations: used to congratulate Sb/ to tell Sb that you are pleased about their success
Great: used to show admiration
See you: used when you say goodbye
Ask Ss to practise the short conversations in pairs before creating their short role-plays. More able students can try to extend the conversation.
2. Play the recording. Let Ss listen and repeat. Check and correct their pronunciation. Give them the meaning of the words. T may also ask them if these sports and games are played in Viet Nam.
3. Ask Ss to write the correct words in the spaces. Let Ss check their answers (in pairs or in groups).
 Key:
1. cycling 2.table tennis 3. running
4. swimming 5. chess 6. skiing
 Watch out!
Help Ss differentiate between a sport and a game:
A sport: an activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical exercise
A game: an activity or a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other
4. Let Ss work in pairs and put the words in the correct group. Then, check their answers.
 Key:
Play: chess, table tennis, volleyball, tennis
Do: boxing. Aerobics, karate, 
Go: fishing, cycling, swimming, running, skiing
5. Allow Ss time to do the task individually. Some Ss may write the answer on the board. Then let the class comment and give them the correct answer. T may call some Ss to read the sentences.
 Key:
1. do 2. is watching 3. goes 4. likes 5. played
6. Let Ss work in pairs (or in groups) asking and answering the questions. Encourage Ss who finish early to think of more questions that could be on the quiz (they can share with the class later). Some/all groups may report their results to the class. T may want to find out how sporty the class is by writing the results on the board.
A Closer look 1
Vocabulary
Play the recording and let Ss listen. Play it again with pauses for them to repeat each word. Correct their pronunciation.
Let Ss work individually, putting the words in 1 under the right pictures. Then check their answers. Then check their answers. Explain the meanings to them if necessary.
Key:
1. A bicycle 2. A ball 3. Sports shoes 4. Skis
5. a boat 6. A racquet 7. A skateboard 8. Goggles
Tell Ss to do the task independently first. Call some Ss to write their answers on the board, then check the answers as a class.
Key:
1.c 2.d 3.a 4.e
5.g 6.h 7.b 8.f
Pronunciation
Let Ss practice the sounds /e / and /I / together. Ask Ss to observe T for the correct pronunciation of these two sounds.
Play the recording and ask Ss to listen and repeat. Play the recording as many times as necessary.
Allow Ss to work individually. Then let them check their answers in groups. T may call some Ss to write their answers on the board. Correct their mistakes. Let them read together as a class once or twice.
Key:
1.A 2.C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A
Play the recording. Let Ss repeat sentence by sentence. Help them recognize the two sounds, then underline the words in the sentences. Play the recording again if necessary.
Key:
Fair 2. Hear 3. Idea 4. Square 5. Nearly 6. cheered
A closer look 2
Grammar
The past simple
Introduction
The past simple was already in Tieng Anh 5, so T asks Ss to recall and give examples.
T may ask them questions: What did you do last Sunday? Etc.
Then, encourage Ss to talk about past actions.
T ask Ss to give the rule and use of the past simple themselves.
Let them study the grammar box. T can give more examples(if necessary).Remind them to say when something happened(e.g: last Sunday, yesterday, last month)
Remember! 
Explain to Ss that many English words have an irregular past form.
Give them examples. Help them write the past form of the verbs they have leant down in their notebooks so they can remember them.
1. Let Ss work in pains to give the answers. T observes/helps when necessary and Ss’ mistakes.
Key:
1. were 2. was 3. was-did-was 4. Did-were-did-was
2. Let Ss do the task individually. T corrects their answers and may call on some Ss separately to say their answers for the class. T gives explanation if necessary.
Then call some pairs to read the conversation with the correct verb forms. Correct their pronunciation and intonation.
Key: 
1. was 2. didn’t do 3. sat 4. watched 5. sent
6. had 7. did 8. visited 9. ate 10. scored
3. Divide Ss into groups of 4 or 5. Ss take turns asking and answering about their last weekend. Some more able Ss can report to the class about one of their friends.
T can ask Ss to give the rule for using each of the tenses they have learnt(the present simple, present continuous, and past simple).T write Ss’ rules down on the board. Then T tell Ss that they are going to learn one more tense, the imperatives. T writes the word’ imperative’ on the board and asks Ss what they know about tense.
Imperatives
T tells Ss the form and use of imperatives and give some examples.
4. Ss word independently, writing down the answers. Then let them word in groups to check and say the sentences aloud. T goes round and correct mistakes/gives help when and where necessary.
Key:
1. Take your umbrella. 2. Please don’t litter. 3. Please hurry up.
4 don’t train too hard. 5. Put on your coat.
5. Let Ss word in pairs or in groups. Take turns telling their friends what to do and not to do at the gym.
T gives help and lets them gives as many sentences as possible.
Some possible sentences:
Pay your fee first.
Put on your trainers/sports shoes.
Listen to the instructor carefully.
Don’t litter.
Don’t eat or drink at the gym.
.....
Further practice:
 If there is time, let Ss take turns giving an order or telling their friends to do an activity. T may want Ss to act out the orders.
 T asks Ss to draw a picture illustrating one of the gym rules in the blank space at the bottom of the page. Make sure that Ss write the rules somewhere in the picture.(This may be done for homework or in Ss’ notebook.)
 UNIT 8: Lesson 7:
LOOKING BACK
As usual, this is the review and drill section of the unit, so encourage Ss not to refer back to the unit pages. Instead , they can use what they have learnt during the unit to help answer the question. Ss need to see how far they have progressed and which areas need further practice.
Vocabulary
1. Ss do this task individually. T corrects their mistakes and lets them read the words correctly.
Key:
1.C                         2.A                       3.D                         4.C                             5.B
2. Let Ss repeat the words. Check their pronunciation. Tell Ss to write the answer in their notebooks. T corrects the mistakes.
Key:
1. cycling                  2. football               3. boxing                 4. table tennis                5. basketball
Grammar
3. Have Ss write their answers in their notebooks. T checks their answers.
Key:
1. are                   2. took           3. started            4. are playing       5. did you do-cycled-watched
4. Ss work in pairs or groups to finish or write the sentences. T gives correction.
Key:
1. Please stop making noise                            3. Don't feed the animals
2. Go out to play with your friends.                4. stand in line , boys!
5. Don't tease the dog.
5. Ss do the task individually first. Then they can check their answers with a partner before discussing the answers as a class. T gives corrections. Have some Ss read the whole passage aloud (maybe sentence by sentence). The rest of the class should track the text with their fingers as the other Ss read.
Key:
1. play           2. hear              3. game(s)           4. sports            5. famous
Communication
6. Ss read the questions and answers once or twice (they can read aloud). Then match them.
Key:
1.a                   2.e                  3.b                    4.c                      5.d
Ss work in pairs and role-play the questions and answers. If there is time , have them write al sentences in their notebooks.
Finished!
Ask Ss to complete the self-assessment. Identify any difficulties/weak areas and provide further practice as needed.
PROJECT
1. Have Ss read the passage carefully. Explain new words and anything difficult for Ss. Make sure they understand everything thoroughly.
2. Let Ss work in groups. Each group chooses a game or sport. Let them talk, then write about it.
If T is short of time, let Ss complete the project as homework with T's guidance.