UNIT 2 : CITY LIFE .
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I/ OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students can:
- Use the lexical items related to city life
- Identify in which situations to stress pronouns in sentences and say these sentences correctly
- Knowledge:
- Grammar : comparison of adjectives and adverbs, review phrase verbs .
- Lexical items : vocabulary relating to city life ...
- Skills:
- Listening, Speaking, Reading,Writing and interactive skills
- Attitude:
- Cooperation, respect, having right and friendly attitudes with friends, teachers in the new school
- Quality and competence:
- Be confident and friendly with the new school environment
- Develope listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction
II/ TEACHING AIDS (MATERIALS)
1.Teacher’s preparation:
- Lesson plan, Pictures, posters ,textbook,CD-MP3(Computer-Multi projector/cassette/ “sách mềm”) and other materials
- Students’ preparation:
- Textbook, notebook, school things.
III/ WORKING ARRANGEMENTS( WAYS OF WORKING )
- Pair work , individual work, group work, T-WC
IV/ TEACHING PROCEDURE :
1-Greeting`and checking students’ adtendence: Total: In: ......... Out: .......... .
2-Checking the old lesson
3-New lesson:
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Teacher's activities |
Student’s activities |
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I- Warm up : Introduction - Explain to the Ss the normal position of adjectives in sentences. - Then let Ss brainstorm all adjectives they have learnt, especially adjectives connected cities and city life. - Encourage them to call out as many words as possible.
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- Listen to the teacher - Work in groups - Write on the board.
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II. Vocabulary : 1a. Put one of the adjectives... (p18) - Have S read through the letter so that they can understand the general idea. - Ask them what the purpose of the letter is ( Jack is writing the letter to Oggy to tell about his trip to Hoi An ). - Have Ss read the adjectives in the box and quickly elicit the meaning of each adjective. Have some Ss read their answer. - Correct their pronunciation if needed and confirm the correct answers.
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- Ss work in pairs to do the task. 1a.Key: 1. ancient/historic 2. Warm 3. Comfortable 4. Helpful 5. fascinating 6. Historic/ancient 7. Local 8. Delicious
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1b. Now underline all the other... (p18) - Ask Ss read the letter again and underline all the other adjectives. Have them give the meanings of these adjectives in the context of the letter. Correct their answers.
2. Which of the following adjectives... (P18) - Have Ss read through the given adjective adjectives. - Have some Ss read aloud all the adjectives to make sure they pronounce the adjectives correctly. - Ask them which adjectives they know. Quickly teach Ss the adjectives they do not know. (cosmopolitan/ forbidden populous / easy-going)
3.Put a suitable adjective from... (P18) - Ss work individually, then compare their answers with a partner’s. ask some to write their answers on the board. - Check their answers as a class. |
- Individual work 1b.Key: fabulous, sunny, small, friendly, affordable, good
- Ss work in groups and discuss which adjectives describe, or are related to, city life. - Encourage them to talk about their choice. 2.Sample answer: Ss may have different answers providing that they can explain) Stressful (a): căng thẳng busy frightening cosmopolitan cheerful - rural Exciting - populous (a) :đông dân Delicious exhausted (a): kiệt sức annoying (a): quấy rầy downtown (n): khu buôn bán forbidden (v) cản trở ,ngăn cản frightening (a): đáng sợ Historic modern polluted pleased fashionable (a) : hợp thời trang Unemploy (a): thất nghiệp Easy –going (a) : ung dung - Ss work individually
3.Key: 1. fashionable 2. Annoying 3. Forbidden 4. cosmopolitan 5. Modern 6. Polluted
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III. Pronunciation Stress on pronoun in sentences - Explain to Ss that pronouns in general, and personal pronouns in particular, are normally unstressed ( weak ) in sentences, but when they are especially important, or when we want to show a contrast, they are stressed ( strong ). Give some examples. - Have Ss read the yellow box in the book to fully understand the rule. 4. Listen and repeat... (P19) - T plays the recording and Ss repeat. Play the recording as many times as necessary. - Correct their pronounciation, especially the stressed words. - Have them circle the stressed pronouns.
5a. Listen and mark the underlined... (P19) - Play the recording. Ss listen and mark the underlined words as W ( weak ) or S (strong ). - Elicit their answers and correct their mistakes.
5b. Work in pair... (p19) - Ss work in pairs to practice the mini-talks above. - Go around and give support if necessary. |
- Listen to the teacher - Do as requested
4.Key: 1. A: Can you come and give me a hand? ( me is weak ) B: Ok. Wait for me! ( me is strong ) 2. A: Did you come to the party last night? ( you is weak ) B: Yes. But I didn’t see you. ( you is strong ) 3. A: Look-it’s him! ( him is weak ) B: where? I can’t see him. ( him is weak ) 4. A: They told us to go this way. (us is weak) B: Well, they didn’t tell us. ( us is strong ) 5.Key: 1. A: Is he ( W ) there? B: No. everybody else is, but he’s (S ) gone home! 2. A: Do you know that woman? B: Her ( S ) Er…No. I don’t recognize her (W ). 3. A: I’m afraid we ( W ) can’t stay any longer. B: What do you mean ‘we’ (S )? I’ve got plenty of time. 4. A: Look! Everybody’s leaving. B: What about us ( S )? Shall we (W) go, too? 1. - Ss work in pairs to practice the mini-talks above |
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IV. Consolidation - Retell the whole lesson V. Homework - Learn by heart all the new words. - Do Ex in workbook - Prepare: Unit 1: Closer Look 2 |
- Answer teacher's questions - Say out the words
- Take note |