Unit 1: Back to school - Năm học 2012-2013

Planning date: 14- 8- 2012 
Period 1. Revision
I. Aims: To help ss review some main knowledge in English 6.
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to be ready to learn English 7.
III. Ways of working: T-WC.
IV. Materials: Colour chalk.
V. Anticipated problems: Some weak students may not remember the knowledge in
 English 6
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the ss’attendance.
2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
Further practice
(43 minutes)
- Ss do exercises to consolidate their knowledge:
* Exercise 1:
- X¸c ®Þnh xem c©u ®ã ë th× nµo? Chñ ng÷ lµ ng«i nµo? C©u ®ã lµ c©u kh¼ng ®Þnh hay c©u phñ ®Þnh.
* Exercise 2:
- CÇn x¸c ®Þnh xem c©u ë d¹ng so s¸nh nµo? (so s¸nh h¬n / so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt) ®Ó ®Æt c©u hái cho phï hîp. 
* Speaking:
- Ss speak freely about their summer holidays.
I. Exercises:
1. Exercise 1:
Fill in the correct verb form:
a) We...................in a house. (live)
b) Their house........... a big yard. (have)
c) Nhung...........in the country. (live)
d) Nam’s father ........in a factory. (work)
e) Their fathers........in a factory. (work)
f) I........soccer in the stadium. (play)
g) She............her lunch..........in the factory. (eat)
h) They..........to bed at 11.00 p.m. (go)
* Answer key:
a) live
e) work
b) has
f) play
c) lives
g) eats
d) works
h) go
2. Exercise 2:
Make questions for these answers:
a) Yes, The Mekong river is longer than the Red river.
b) The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia is the tallest building in the world.
c) Tokyo is bigger (than London).
* Answer key:
a) Is the Mekong River longer than the Red river?
b) Which is the tallest building in the world?
c) Which city is bigger, Tokyo or London.
3. Exercise 3: Rearrange the words to make meaningfull sentences.
a) do / how / you / much/ want / meat/ ? /
b) What / drink / to / would / like / you/ ?/
c) milk / there / any / in / is / bottle / the /?/
d) are / playing / Tuan and Nam / volleyball / . /
* Answer key:
a) How much meat do you want?
b) What would you like to drink?
c) Is there any milk in the bottle?
d) Tuan and Nam are playing football.
3. Summary: ( 1 minute)
- Repeat the lesson.
4. Homework: (1 minute)
- Prepare unit 1 (A1 - 5)
Planning date: 15-8-2012
Period 2. Unit 1: Back to school
 Lesson 1:A- Friends( A1,3,4,5). P.10, 12, 13.
I. Aims: 
- To help ss know how to greet and response others’ greetings.
- To develop ss’skills.
II. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to greet and response others’ greeting with “Nice to meet you.”, “How is everything?”, “Just fine”, “Not bad”, and “Pretty good”
III. Ways of working:
- T - WC, team work, group work, pair work, individual work.
IV. Materials:
- Text book, pictures, tape.
V. Anticipated problems:
- Ss may have difficulty in completing part A4 with limitted time.
- The lesson may take time.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (6 minutes) * Greet and check the ss’attendance.
 *Revision: Slap the board:
Good bye
Class 7(B)
Yes, I am
My name’s Hoa
Very well, thanks.
Ss listen and slap the suitable response.
T. reads:
1) What’s your name?
2) How are you today?
3) What class are you in?
4) Good bye.
5) Are you a student in class 7 (B)?
2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
presentation
(7 minutes)
practice
(22 minutes)
* Set the scene:
- T. uses pictures on page 10 to set the scene.
- Ss read the dialogue A1 and answer the questions:
- Ss read the dialogue A1 + 3 and then do the matching.
* Gap fill: A4. P.12, 13:
- Ss work on their own first, completing these dialogues with the provided words / phrases. Then they compare with their partners.
- Ss listen to the tape and check.
* Picture cue drill:
- T. goes through the pictures by asking ss some questions:
E.g: Who are they in the picture a? b? c?.....
What are they doing?
- Ss listen and write the letter of the dialogue in the order they hear.
* Tapesript:
c) 
Ba: Good evening, Mr Tan.
Mr Tan: Good evening, Ba. How are you?
Ba: Fine, thanks.
Mr Tan: Are you going home now?
Ba: Yes. My dinner will be ready.
b)
Nga: Good morning, Miss Lien.
Miss Lien: Good mornig. Nice to see you again, Nga.
Nga: Nice to see you, too.
Miss Lien: Class will begin soon. You must hurry.
Nga: OK.
d) 
Miss Lien: Good morning, Tan.
Mr Tan: Good morning, Lien. 
Miss Lien: Do you have the time, please?
Mr Tan: Yes, it’s 6.30.
Miss Lien: Thank you.
a)
Nga: Good afternoon, Ba.
Ba: Good afternoon. How are you, Nga?
Nga: I’m fine, thanks. How about you?
Ba: Not bad.
I. Comprehension questions. P.11:
* Answer key:
a) Her name’s Hoa.
b) She’s in class 7A.
c) Nam is also in class 7A.
II. Matching:
How is everything?
Kh«ng tåi
Pretty good
T«i còng vËy
Nice to see you.
Kh¸ tèt
So am I. / Me, too.
Mäi viÖc nh­ 
thÕ nµo?
Just fine.
RÊt vui ®­îc
 gÆp b¹n
Not bad.
B×nh th­êng th«i.
III. Listen:
1. A4. P.12 - 13:
* Answer key:
a)- Hello, Lien. How are you?
 - Pretty good, thank you.How about you, Tan?
 - Not bad, but I’m very busy.
 - Me, too.
b) Nam: Good afternoon, Nga. How is everything?
 Nga: OK, thanks. How are you today, Nam?
 Nam: Just fine, thanks. 
 Nga: I’m going to the lunch room.
 Nam: So am I. 
2. A5. P.13
Matching:
* Answer key: c, b, d, a.
Production
(8 minutes)
* Mapped dialogue:
Example exchange:
Ba: Good morning, Nam.
Nam: Good morning, Ba. Nice to see you again.
Ba: Me, too. How is everything?
Nam: Not bad, thanks. How about you?
Ba: Pretty good, thank you. Good bye. See you later.
Nam: Bye.
Ba
Nam
.....morning....
....morning...Nice to see you again.
....too. How......?
......, thanks....about...?
.....thank you.Good bye. See.......
Bye.
3. Mapped dialogue:
3. Summary: (1 minute)
- Repeat the the lesson
4. Homework: (1 minute) -Do exercises: 1, 2, 3. P.3 (workbook)
 - Prepare: A2-P11
Planning date: 16-8-2012
Period 3. Unit 1: Back to school
 Lesson 2: A- friends(A2). P.11.
I. Aims: 
- To help ss read a text about Hoa, a new student in class 7 A.
- To help ss revise the present simple tense, comparison, a lot of, many.
- To develop ss’skills.
II. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to understand the text in details.
III. Ways of working:
- T - WC, pair work, individual work.
IV. Materials:
Text book, pictures, additional board.
V. Anticipated problems:
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (6minutes) *Greet and check the ss’attendance.
 * Revision: Wordsquare:
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* Key:
ž school, big, uncle, old
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 # aunt, friend
$student, happy, live.
2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
pre reading
(10 minutes)
* Preteach:
- T. uses techniques to teach ss new words:
- Checking understanding:
Rubout and remember.
* T. stes the scene (use pictures on page 11)
- This is Hoa. She’s in grade 7. You are going to read a text about Hoa. Look at this. I have 5 statements about Hoa. Some of them are true, Some are false. Now predict which ones are T, which ones are F.
I. New words:
different (adj): kh¸c, kh¸c nhau
unhappy (adj) >< happy (adj)
(to)miss: nhí, nhí nhung
II. True/ False pridiction:
1) Hoa is from Hue.
2) She lives with her parents in Hanoi.
3) She has a lot of friends in Hanoi.
4) She misses her friends in Hue.
5) She is happy now.
while reading
(14 minutes)
* A2. P.11:
- Ss read the text for the first time and check their prediction.
- Ss read again and answer the comprehension questions: A2. P.11.
III. Reading: A2. P.11:
1. Checking the prediction:
* Key:
1) T
3) F
5) F
2) F
4) T
2. Answer the comprehension questions:
a) She’s from Hue.
b) She’s staying with her uncle and aunt in Hanoi.
c) No, she doesn’t have any friends in Hanoi.
d) Her new school is bigger than her old school.
e) She’s unhappy because she misses her parents and her friends.
post reading
(13 minutes)
* Transformation writing:
From the text A2. P.11:
- For the weak ss: ss change “Hoa” to “I”
- For the better ss: ss change “Hoa” to “I” and change the information.
3. Writing:
Example 1:
I am a new student in class 7A. I am from Hue and my parents still live there. I live with my uncle and aunt in Hanoi...................
Example 2:
I am a new student in class 7.......... I am from........................ and my parents.............................. I live with................................ in............etc.
3. Summary: (2 minutes)
- Repeat the lesson
4. Homework: (1 minute)
- Learn by heart the new words.
- Do exercise: A4. P.4. (workbook)
- Prepare B1 - 3.
Planning date:18 - 8- 2012
Period 4. Unit 1: Back to school
 Lesson 3:b-Names and addresses(B1,2,3). P.15 -16.
I. Aims: 
- To help ss know how to ask and give personal information. (name, age, address)
- To develop ss’skills.
II. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to ask and answer about name, age, address.
III. Ways of working:
T-WC, team work, pair work, individual work.
IV. Materials:
Text book, additional board, cards.
V. Anticipated problems:
- Ss may be noisy because of the activities of the lesson.
VI. Teaching steps:
 1. Warm up: (7 minutes)* Greet and check the ss’attendance.
 *Revision: Noughts and crosses:
- Ss ask and answer about the information given in the grid.
E.g: S1: How old are you?
 S2: I’m 13.
you / 13
54 Quang Trung Street
Hoa
her mother / Linh
your father / 41
Le Loi Street
19 Hung Vuong
Nam
grand mother / 60
 2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
Presenta-tion
(15 minutes)
* Preteach:
- T. uses techniques to teach ss new words:
Q: What’s your full name?
- My name is Nguyen thi Hoa.
(Nguyen: family name)
(Thi: Middle name)
(Hoa: name)
- Checking understanding: Slap the board.
* Presentation dialogue. B1. P.15:
- T. plays the tape, ss listen and then repeat.
- Ss practice with their partners.
- Ss answer the comprehension questions:
I. New words:
family name: (tªn) hä
middle name: tªn ®Öm
an address: ®Þa chØ
Slap the board:
hä
tªn ®Öm
®Þa chØ
II. Answer the question: B1. P.15:
a) She’s talking to Miss Lien.
b) Her family name is “Pham”.
c)Her middle name is “Thi”.
d) She lives at 12 Tran Hung Dao Street.
PRACTICE
(14 minutes)
Word cue drill:
Example:
S1: What’s Nam’s family name?
S2: His family name is “Nguyen”
S1: How old is he?
S2: He’s fifteen.
S1: Where does she live?
S2: 32 Nguyen Du Street.
* B2. P.16:
- Ss complete the dialogue:
II. Practice:
Nam / Nguyen / 15 / 32 Nguyen Du Street.
Minh / Tran/ 13 / Tran Hung Dao
Thuy / Bui / 14 / 37 Le Hong / Phong 
Hoa / Pham / 12 / Tran Hung Dao Street
Huong / Phan / 16 / 64 Nguyen Nghiem Street.
* Answer key to B2. P.16:
- Who, Who, What (Which)
 Where, Where, How
PRODUCTION
(7 minutes)
* B3. P.16:
- Ss ask their partner questions and fill in the form:
* B3. P.16:
Name:............................................
Age:...............................................
Grade:............................................
School:...........................................
Home address:...............................
3. Summary: ( 1 minute)
- Repeat the lesson: The questions with question words: What, Where, Who, Why,
 How.
4. Homework: ( 1 minute)
- Learn by heart the new words.
- Do exercises: B1, B2. P.5, 6. (workbook)
- Prepare B4, 5. (text book)
Planning date: 20 - 8-2012
Period 5. Unit 1: Back to school
 Lesson 4: b-Names and addresses (b4, 5). P.16 - 17.
I. Aims: 
- To help ss know the way to ask and answer about the distance with “How far....? / ................kilometers / meters”
- To develop ss’skills.
II. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to ask answer about distance.
III. Ways of working:
- T-WC, team work, pair work, individual work.
IV. Materials:
Text book, pictures, tape, additional board.
V. Anticipated problems:
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (7 minutes) *Greet and check the ss’attendance.
 *Revision: Wordsquare:
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* Key:
" when, why, on, to, from
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 $ what, where, at. by
 & on, to
2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
presentation
(15 minutes)
* Preteach:
- T. uses techniques to teach ss new words
* Presentation dialogue: B4. P.17:
- Set the scene: (use pictures B4. P.17)
Who are they?
where are they?
What are they doing?
Where are they going to?
- T. plays the tape, ss listen and then repeat.
- T. elicits the model sentences:
- Concept checking:
+What do these sentences mean in VNese?
+ When do we use these structures?
+ The question word? In the question, we have the prepositions “from............to”
+ The subject of the answer?
+ The intonation of the two sentences?
- T. ask ss to answer the comprehension questions:
I. New words:
far (adj): xa
distance (n): kho¶ng c¸ch 
II. Model sentences:
S1: How far is it from your house to school?
S2: It’s about 1 kilometers / 700 meters.
III. Answer these questions:
1) Where does Hoa live?
2) Is it far from school?
3) How does she get there?
* Answer key:
a) She lives at 12 Tran Hung Dao Street.
b) No, she isn’t.
c) She goes there by bike.
practice
(12 minutes)
PRODUC-TION
(8 minutes)
* Word and picture cue drill. B5. P.17:
- Students look at the pictures and words given to ask and answer about the distance.
Example:
S1: How far is it from your house to school?
S2: (It’s) about 1 kilometer.
* Free talk:
- Ss ask and answer about the distance from their own house to some public places.
IV. Practice:
school / 1 kilometer.
the market / 2 kilometers.
the post office / 700 meters.
the movie theater / 3 kilometers.
the bus stop / 500 meters.
3. Summary: (2 minutes)
- Repeat the lesson: Ask about the distance:
 How far is it from.. to..?
 It's kilometer(s)/ meter(s).
4. Homework: (1 minute)
- Learn by heart the new words and model sentences.
- Do exercise B5. P.7. (work book)
- Prepare: B6,7.
Planning date: 22 - 8-2012
Period 6. Unit 1: Back to school
 Lesson 5: b-Names and addresses (b6 ,7). P.18.
I. Aims: 
- To help ss listen to the dialogue to find out the distance.
- To develop ss’skills.
II. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to find out the 4 distances after listening.
III. Ways of working:
T-WC, individual work.
IV. Materials:
- Text book, pictures, tape.
V. Anticipated problems:
- Listening may be difficult for some ss.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (5 minutes) * Greet and check the ss’attendance. 
 * Revision: SS answer the T’s questions:
How far is it from your house to school?
2. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
PRE LISTENING
(7 minutes)
* T. sets the scene: (use pictures P 18)
Use “Near / Far”
I. Prediction:
1. From school to Lan’s house:....................
2. From Lan’s house to the post office:.............................
3. From school to the movie theater:..................................
4. From the movie theatre to the post office:....................
WHILE LISTENING
(20 minutes)
- Ss listen and check their predictions:
- Ss listen again, T. corrects listening:
* Tapescript:
Lan: My English book is still at home.
Hoa: How far is it from school to your house, Lan?
Lan: It’s about 300 meters. I can go home at recess.
Hoa: I need some stamps. Where is the post office, Lan?
Lan: It’s not far from my house.Come with me.
Hoa: How far is it from your house?
Lan: Only 700 meters.
Lan: Let’s go to the movie theatre.
Hoa: OK. Where is the movie theatre?
Lan: It’s in the center of Hanoi.
Hoa: How far is it from school?
Lan: It’s three kilometers. We can take the number two bus,
Hoa: Oh! My letter is in my pocket.
Lan: We can post it after the movie.
Hoa: How far is it from the movie theatre to the post office?
Lan: About 2 kilometers.
II. Listening: B6. P.18:
* Answer Key:
1. From school to Lan’s house: 300 meters.
2. From Lan’s house to the post office: 700 meters.
3. From school to the movie theater: 3 kilometers.
4. From the movie theatre to the post office: 2 kilometers.
POST LISTENING
(10 minutes)
* Survey. B7. P.18:
- Ss ask their partner to fill in the form
- Ss orally report back:
E.g: My friend’s name is Dung. She lives at 15 Tran Hung Dao Street. It’s about 2 kms from her house to school. She goes to school by bike.
III. B7. P.18: Survey:
Name:............(Dung).............
Address:.....(15 THD Street)....
Distance:.......(2 kms)...........
Means of transport:.(by bike)..
3. Summary: (2 minutes)- Ask about distance and means of transport.
4. Homework: (1 minute)
- Do exercises: B3, B4. P.6, 7. (workbook)
- Prepare: A1 - 3 (unit 2)