Lesson plan - English 9 Page Schoolyear: 2008-2009
Monday,August,25
th
,2008
UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
Lesson2: SPEAK and LISTEN
I. Objectives : By the end of the lesson , students will be able to:
- Introduce themselves, get acquainted with a friend and talk about the city where
they live throught words and structures: let me introduce my self; pleased to meet
you.
II. Language contents :
1. Vocabulary : Nem
2. Structure :
3. Skills : Listening, speaking, reading, writing
III. Techniques: answer given
IV. Teaching aids : Textbook, cards, pictures
V. Procedure :
STUDENTS’ & TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
* Warm up : Intruduce oneself
- T. divides class in groups of four
- S1: My name is Tam. I am 15 years old.
There are five people in my family. I like
reading and outdoor activities.
- S2: Her name is Tam. She is 15 years old.
There are five people in her family. She
likes reading and outdoor activities.
- S3: I am Nam. I am fourteen years old.
There are three people in my family. I like
sports such as: volleyball, football…
- S4: He is Nam. He is 14 yers old. There are
three people in his family. He likes sports

in Viet Nam?
 Oh, yes, very much. Vietnamese
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b) Now you are talking …
T : Sets the scene : You are talking to Maryam’s
friends. Introduce yourself.
T : Asks students to take turns tobe one of
Maryam’s friends and practice speaking.
- First ask some pairs to present their dialogues.
Then asks them to practice with their partners.
* Post Speaking :
- Calls three pairs to practice speaking the three
dialogues in front of the class.
T : Corrects their mistakes and asks students to
rewrite one dialogue they like into their notebooks.
* Pre – Listening :
T : Sets the scene : Tim Jones’s Mexican pen pal,
Carlo is visiting the USA. He is hungry and Tim
will take him to a restauant
- T. Asks students to look at the pictures and
tell the class what differs between pic
-S. answer
A1: don’t walk on the grass
A2: don’t pick up flowers.
B1: the bus number 103
B2: the bus number 130
C1: a Mexican food restaurant.
C2: a American food restaurant.

- Yes, I am. Are you from Japan.
Which city in Japan do you live in?
- I live in Tokyo- a busy big capital
city.
- Do you like Viet Nam?
- Yes. The people are friendly and
the beaches are very beautiful.
* New words :
- Nem : spring roll : chaû gioø
Tape Transcript.
Tim: are you hungry, Carlo?
Carlo: Yes.
Tim: Okay. Let’s go to a restaurant
downtown. If we go through the park, we
can catch a bus on Ocean Drive.
Carlo: That’s fine. I really like walking in
the park. You’re lucky to have a place like
this close to your home. It’s so beautiful
with trees and flowers and a pond in the
middle.
Tim: Carlo! Be careful! You’re walkng on
the grass. The park keeper is growing
some more- you will kill new grass!
Carlo: Oh, sorry. I didn’t see the sign.
Tim: Come on. It’s time to catch the bus
Carlo: Is that our bus, Tim?
* Answers :
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3
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-T introduces the reading by using the map
and picture about Malaysia.
- Asks students what they know about
Malaysia.
- Makes students to recognize the two regions
East, West and its capital on the map of
Malaysia.
- Lets students look at the information box and
ask them if they know some information in the
box.
- Asks students to make questions for what
they want to know.
?1. Where is it ?
?2. What is it's capital ?
?3. What is it's population ?
?4. How big is it ?
?5. What language is spoken in this country ?

* New words :
- climate (n) : khí hậu, thời tiết
- official (adj) : chính thức
- unit of currency : đơn vò tiền tệ
- compulsory (adj) : bắt buộc
- sq = square (sq km = km
2
)
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- Teacher explains some new words and more

1. 329,758 sq km 2. over 22 million
3. tropical 4. ringgit
5. Kuala Lumpur 6. Islam
7. Bahasa Malaysia 8. English
* Answer : b)
1. T
2. F ( There are more than two religions.)
3. F ( English, Chinese, and Tamil are also
widely spoken.)
4. F ( One of the three : Malay, Chinese,
Tamil
5. F ( English is a compulsory second
language, not primary language of
instruction.)
* Expected interview :
A : Hi, Maryam. I’m going to visit Malaysia on
my summer holiday. I’d like to know
something about your country. Can you help
me ?
B : Yes, certainly.
A : What language is spoken in your
country ?
B : Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and
Tamil are also widely spoken.
A : Do children have to study any foreign
language in school ?
B : Yes. English is a compulsory second
language in secondary school.
A : Ah, I see. What about the people ? What
are they like ?

* Warm up : answer given
-T. Asks students :
Questions :
?1. Have you ever visited any other places in
Vietnam ?
?2. When did you go ?
?3. How did you get there ?
?4. Did you visit any places of interest ?
?5. Did you buy anything ?
?6. When you are from home, do you keep in
touch ? How ?
* Pre- writing :
- Set the scene : Imagine you are visiting your
relatives or friends in another part of Vietnam
or a different country.
-T. Asks students on their own answer the
questions
Questions :
?1. When did you arrive in…? How did you get
there ?
?2. Who met you at the bus stop/ the train
station/ the air port ?
?3. What have you done?
- Which places did have you visit?
- Who did you meet during the visit?
- What kinds of food did you try?
- What did you buy?
?4. How do you feel about the visit?
?5. What do you think interest you most ?
?6. When did you return home? Who take

* Note :
1. The simple past tense :
S + V1 + O
2. The present perfect tense :
S + have / has + PP
II
+O
3. The simple future tense :
S + will / shall +V( inf.) + O
* Homework :
-T. Asks students :
- Write their letters on their notebooks.
- Learn their lessons.
- Prepare lesson for the next period :
Language focus – Unit 1
* Suggested letter:
- First paragraph :
I arrived at Hue train station at 2 pm on
Saturday. My uncle Tuan met me there,
then took me home by motor bike.
- Second paragraph :
I’ve visited many places: the citadel, Tu
Duc monument, Khai Dinh monment. I
also went to Dong Ba market where I
bought a lot of souvenirs. I went across
Trang Tien Bridge and walked along Le
Loi Street. I enjoyed many kinds of food
such as: Hue beef noodle, corn sweet
soup . They are very spicy.
- Third paragraph :

conversation between A and B. They are
talking about what Ba did on the
weekend.
- T.asks students to read the model
dialogue.
* Model dialogue :
A : What did Ba do on the weekend ?
B : He went to see a movie called “
Ghosts and Monsters ”.
A : When did he see it ?
B : He saw it on Saturday afternoon at
two o’clock.
-T. Asks S to look at the activities and
times of Ba, Nga, Lan, Nam, Hoa in the
table.
- T.Gets S to note the word vs (versus)
-T. Asks S to work in pairs to ask and
answer questions about what they did on
the weekend.
-T. Tells students that the activities
happened in definite time in the past.
-T. Gets some pairs of S to practice the
dialogue before class.
- T. corrects
* Activity 2 :
- Sets the scene : Lan and her friends
are holding a farewell party for Maryam.
Write the things they did to prepare for
the party.
-T. Asks S to look at the pictures and the

-T. Corrects if necessary, then let
students write into their notebooks.
-T. Reminds the formation of the simple
past tense and its usage.
-T. Asks students talk the same about
their birthday parties in pairs, then in front
of the class individually.
* Activity 3 :
- T.asks S what thing you want most but
you can’t get it
- S. answer: I want to have a computer
but I don’t have it
-T. you don’t have a computer.
You wish you had a computer you say:
I wish I had acomputer
-T. who remark which tense is used
-T.introduces the formation and the usage
of the clause after wish.
T. gets S to look at the example in the
textbook
Questions :
?1. Is he tall ? ( No.)
?2. Is he happy with it ? ( No.)
?3. What does he have in his mind ? ( “ I
wish I were taller ”.)
-T Asks students to read the next
situations and make wishes.
-T. Checks and correct, then ask students
to write all correct sentences into their
notebooks

simple past
)
Ex : I wish I could fly as a bird ( I can’t fly)
- With tobe, we use were for all subjects.
* Suggested answers :
a. I wish I were taller.
b. I wish I were in the swimming pool now.
c. I wish I had a computer.
d. I wish I lived close to school.
e. I wish I had a sister.
f. I wish I drew well.
g. I wish I had my friends’ phone number.
h. I wish I knew many friends.
i. I wish there were rivers and lakes in my
hometown.
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- Prepare for the next period :
Getting started + Listen and read (U2 )
Friday,September,12
th
,2008
PERIOD:7
UNIT 2 : Clothing
Lesson1: Getting started
Listen and read
I. Objectives : Students will know some more about ao dai, the traditional dress of
Vietnamese women
II. Language contents :

- sari : vải quấn quanh thân người thay cho
quần áo của phụ nữ n Độ
- veil : mạng che mặt
- T. call S to answer
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CONTENTS
a. GETTINGSTARTED
Lesson plan - English 9 Page Schoolyear: 2008-2009
* Answers :
a. She comes from Japan.
b. She comes from Viet Nam.
c. He comes from Scotland.
d. She comes from India.
e. He comes from the USA.
f. She comes from (Saudi) Arabia.
-T. check and correc
- Set the scene : You are going to listen and
read a text about the traditional dress of Viet
Nam, ao dai (T. use pictures of some different ao
dai to introduce and introduce new words in the
text.
- Checking vocabulary : Rub out and
remember.
-T. ask students to listen and do the exercise a)
- S. listen to the text twice, then read the
sentences that have dificult intonation and new
words or new phrases.
- 5 students called to give the 5 answers.
- T. correct

- poet (n) : Ex : Nguyen Du, To Huu, Huy
Can … are poets.
- long silk tunic (n) : áo lụa dài và
rộng
- (to) slit (v / n) : (to make) a long thin cut in
something : xẻ / đường xẻ
- inspiration (n) : cảm hứng, hứng
khỡi
 to take inspiration from something : lấy
cảm hứng từ …
- ethnic minority (n) : Ex : Thai, Muong,
Ede, H’ mong … are ethnic minorities.
b) answer these questions a) Complete the
sentences. Use the information from the
passage.
* Answers :
1. … poems, novels and songs.
2. … long silk tunic with slits up the sides
worn over loose pants.
3. … to wear modern clothing at work.
4. … lines of poetry on it.
5. … symbols such as suns, stars, crosses
and tripes.
* Answers :
1. Traditionally, men and women used to
wear the ao dai.
2. Because it is more convenient.
3. They have printed lines of poetry on it or
have added symbols such as suns, stars,
crosses, and stripes to the ao dai.

many words as they can. Group with the most
words wins the game.
b) Interview members of another group.
- Asks students to work in groups 8 or 10 students
each to read and write to more questions for the
last section of the survey about students’ wearing.
- Explains and guides students to pay attention to
the phrases in exercise a) before they interview.
- Calls some groups to interview again in front of
the class.
- Corrects students ‘ mistakes if necessary.
c) Report the results of the survey :
- Explains the requirement of the task.
- Lets students read the examples in the textbook.
- Asks students to report the results of their survey.
UNIT 2 : CLOTHING
Period 8. SPEAk
* Answers :
a. a colorful T – shirt
b. a sleeveless sweater
c. a striped shirt
d. a plain suit
e. faded jeans
f. a short – sleeved blouse
g. baggy pants
h. a plaid skirt
i. blue shorts.
* Two more questions :
- What type of clothing do you wear on
Tet holiday ?

S. write on the board.
T. lets Ss listen sentence by sentence to check the
result
Homework :
Asks students :
- To write a short passage to describe clothes they
like.
- Learn their lessons.
- Prepare for the next period : Read -Unit 2
Listen
You will hear a public announcement
about a lost little girl called Mary.
Listen and check ( ) the letter of the
correct picture to show what Mary is
wearing.
a) A: floral pants; B: blue shorts; C: polka
dot skirt
b) A: long-sleeved white blouse; B: short-
sleeved pink blouse; C: short-sleeved
white blouse.
c) A:sandals; B: boots; C: shoes with
flowers
The answers:
a) B: She is wearing blue short.
b) A: She is wearing a long -sleeved
blouse
c) C: she is wearing brown shoes
The tape transcript
Attention pleasse. Here is a special
announcement a little girl is reported

T. get S to look at some pictures that T shows and
ask What they are wearing.
S. answer:
Pre-
T. show S the picture in page 17 and asks what
they are wearing.
S. answer: They are wearing jeans with….
T. do you want to know when jeans were made
from, what they were named after… we are going
to listen the text and then read it to know more
S. pick out some new words and T help S learn
them
T. have S read the text again and then fill in the
missing date and words in exercise a)
While-
S. practice with their partners in 7’ t
Post-
S.fill in the missing dates and words in the board
after comparing with their partner’s result
T. remark and give feedback exercise a) a
T. then gets S to practice asking and answering
with their partner exercise b) after reading the text
again
T. explain the questions
T. get S to give the answers (each pair)
S. write on the board.
Contents
UNIT 2 : CLOTHING
Period 10. READ
a) Fill in the missing dates and words.

b) Answer. Then write the answers in
your exercise books.
The answers:
d) The word “ jeans) comes from a kind
of material that was made in Europe.
e) The 1960s’ fashions were
embroidered jeans, painted jeans and
so on.
f) Because jeans became cheaper.
g) Jeans at last became high fashion in
the 1980s.
h) The sale of jeans stopped growing up
because worldwide economic situation
got worse in the 1990s.
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Tuesday,September,23
rd
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PERIOD:11
UNIT 2 : Clothing
Lesson2: Write

I. Objectives : Helping Ss how to present one side of an arguments, especially about wearing
uniform in school.
II. Language contents :
1. Vocabulary : my opinion is…; I think…; firstly; secondly…; therefore; in clusion,
2. Structures : Review the simple present tense
3. Skills : writing

Theo quan
điểm của
UNIT 2 : CLOTHING
Period 11. WRITE
This is how to present one side of an
argument.

Organization Language
Introduction Lets the reader
know the
writer’s point of
My opinion
is…
I think…
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gngười
viết( đồng ý
hoặc không
đồng ý)
tô…
Thân
bài( các
ý tranh
luận.).
Trình bày
những ý tranh
luận theo một
cách logic

Ss. write on the board
T. remarks and gives feedback exercise b)
Consolidation
Ss. asked report their writing
Homework :
T. emphasizes main points of the lesson and
view
Series of
arguments
Presents
arguments in a
logical way,
give example
where possible
Firstly,…
Secondly,…
Finally,…
Conclusion Sums up the
argument
Therefore,…
In conclusion
a)Read the topic and Outline A. Then read
the passage
• Bear their school’s name
• Feel equal
• Practical
b) b)Now write a paragraph of 100-150 words.
But this time you support the argument
that secondary school students should
wear casual clothes. Outline B may help

ask students :
- To write a paragraph. The topic is” why
shouldn’t secondary school students wear
casual clothes?”
- Learn their lessons.
- Prepare for the next period : Language focus
-Unit 2
Sunday,September,28
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PERIOD:12
UNIT 2 : Clothing
Lesson6: Language focus
I. Objectives : Review the present perfect, the passive
II. Language contents :
1. Vocabulary : review
2. Structures : Review
3. Skills : reading
III. Techniques: answer given
IV. Teaching aids : Textbook, pictures
V. Procedures :
ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Warm – up
T. divides class into groups.and do this exercise.
Since for

List: last month, a long time, two hours,
September, 2 o’clock , several days, 2005,
yesterday, Sunday, ten years, one minute,
T. remarks and gets Ss to give the usage of since

January
2) Work with a partner. Imagine you and
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S. asked to practice in front the class.
Activity 2
T. " Work with a partner. Imagine you and your
partner are visiting Ho Chi Minh City. Ask and
answer questions about the things you have done.
Use the present perfect tense of the verb in the
box."
do visit see go eat
Example:Have you seen Giac Lam pagoda yet?
- Yes, I’ve already seen it.
- Have you eaten Vietnamese food yet?
- No, I haven’t
Ss. do the same and then practice in front of
class.( in pairs)
Activity 3
T. "Work with a partner. Ask and answer questios
about each items in the box"
Comic computer supermarket
Volleyball Singapore movies
Elephant Hue durian
Example:
- Have you ever read a comic?
- Yes, I have.
- When did you last read one?
- This morning.

- Have you seen Reunification Palace
yet?
- Yes, I’ve already seen it.
- Have you eaten vegetarian food yet?
- No, I haven’t
3) Work with a partner. Ask and answer
questios about each items in the box
- Have you ever seen an elephant?
- Yes, I have.
- When did you last see one?
- Last week.
- Have you ever eaten durian?
- No, I haven’t.
4) Read the first sentence and then
complete the second sentence with the
same meaning. Use the passive form.
a. Jeans cloth was made completely
from cotton in the 18
th
century.
b. Rice is gromn in tropical countries.
c. Five million bottles of champagne
will be produced in France next year.
d. A new style of jeans has just been
introduced in the USA.
e. Two department stores have been
built this years.
5) change the sentences from the active
into the passive.
a. The problem can be solved.

- Prepositions of time. (review)
3. Skills : Listening, speaking, reading and writing.
III. Teaching aids : Textbook, pictures, cassette
IV. Procedure :
TEACHER’S & STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT
Warm – up : Chatting
- Asks students some questions about the
countryside :
* Getting started :
- Asks students to look at the pictures and
describe what the people are doing.
* Listen and read :
Questions for chatting :
?1. Do you live in the city or in the countryside ?
( in the countryside )
?2. What’s there in your place ? ( river,
mountain, paddy field, lake, buffalo …)
?3. What is the weather like in the countryside ?
( cool, fresh …)
?4. How is the life in the countryside ?
( peaceful, quiet …)
* Answers :
1. A woman is watering the vegetables.
2. The boys are swimming.
3. A woman is feeding the chickens.
4. The farmers are harvesting.
5. A man is feeding the pigs.
6. A man is plowing with his buffalo.
7. A buffalo boy is flying his kite.
8. The boys are playing soccer.

We use the past simple to talk about definite
time in the past.
Form : S + V(-ed/v
2
)
- Some prepositions of time : after, at, on, in
+ After : sau khi
+ At : luc ( chỉ giờ, phút, giây )
+ On : lúc ( chỉ ngày, buổi )
+ In : chỉ tháng, mùa, năm, thời gian dài.
* Homework :
Asks students :
- home village (n) :
- bamboo forest (n) :
- banyan tree (n) :
- shrine (n) :
- riverbank (n) :
Answers :
1. They visited Ba’s uncle, walked up the
mountain to visit a shrine, went boating in the
river and had a picnic on the riverbank.
2. Liz enjoyed the trip very much; she took a lot
of photos.
* Answers :
1. F. Ba and his family had a day trip to their
home village.
2. T
3. F. There is a big old banyan tree at the
entrance to the village.
4. F. People had a snack under the banyan tree.

Unit3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson2: Listen and Speak
I. Aims : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
- Ask for and give information about their own village.
- Listen and understand the information.
II. Language contents :
1. Vocabulary : route (n), pond (n), parking lot (n), to pick somebody up (v).
2. Structure : Review.
3. Skills : Listening, speaking, reading and writing.
III. Teaching aids : Textbook, cassette, cards, pictures, small board
IV. Procedure :
TEACHER’S & STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENT
• Warm – up :
Noughts and crosses : Questions and
answers about a place.
- Divides the class into teams.
- Draws a nine – square grid on the board.
- Each square is numbered from 1 to 9.
- Makes nine word cards : Who, Where, What,
When, How, How many, Which, Is, Are.
- The teams will take turn to choose the number
and make a question using the word give on the
card. If they can make a correct question, put a Í
in the box.
- The first teams that has three Ís in a line wins.
* While – speaking :
a. Role play :
- Has students read the questions in exercise a),
work in pairs, ask and answer about their partner’s
home village, using the information in the box.

- Gives teacher’s opinion and correct if necessary.
Pre – listening :
- Teach vocabulary :
- Sets the scene : You’ll listen to the trip to Ba’s
village.
- Prediction :
+ Asks students to look at the map, guess where
the places on the map are and compare with their
partners.
+ Writes students’ guesses on the board.
* While listening : Matching
- Gets students to listen to the tape and check their
predictions.
- Match the places on the bus route with the letter
on the map.
- Gives feedback and answer key.
* Post listening :
- Asks students to show each other the bus route
they have just listened to.
- Has students draw a sample map of their
neighborhood show their partner the way to their
house.
* Homework :
Asks students :
- Practice ask and answer about their home village.
- Learn words.
- Do the exercises 5 page 22 in the workbook.
- Prepare the lesson for the next period : Read
( Unit 3
B : It’s about 15 kilometers.

G. pond H. bamboo forest
I. parking lot
Tape transcript
At 6.30 in the morning, the bus collected Ba
and his family from their home. After picking
everyone up, the bus continued the north on
Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon
Brigde and stopped at the gas station to get
some more fuel. Then, it left the highway and
turned left onto a small road westward. This
road ran between green paddy fields, so the
people on the could see a lot od cows and
buffaloes. The road ended before a big store
beside a ond. Instead of turning left toward a
small airport, the bus went in the opposite
direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very
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long, but turned left onto a road which went
through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the
bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot
ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It
parked there and waited for people to come
back in the evening.
Period17 Friday, October,17
th
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Unit3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson3: Read

?2. How do they relax ?
- Gives feedback.
a. Matching :
- Asks students to work in pairs, read the text and
UNIT 3 : A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
Period 17: READ
a. Matching the words in column A
with the words or groups of words in
column B having the same meaning
* Answers for matching :
- maize  corn
- feed  give food to eat
- grocery store  where people buy food
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match the words in column A with the explaination in
column B.
- Gives feedback and answer key.
b. Complete the summary :
- Asks students to read the summary, and then the
text, complete the summary, using the information
from the passage.
- Asks some students to read the completed summary
in front of the class.
- Gives feedback and answer key.
* Post reading :
Comprehension questions :
?1. How long will Van stay there ?
?2. What do Mr and Mrs Parker do ?

with the Parker family in the American
state of Ohio. Mr. Parker is a farmer and
Mrs. Parker works part-time at a
grocery store in a nearby town. They
have two children, Peter and Sam. Van
often does chores after school.
Sometimes, he also helps on the farm.
The family relases on Saturday
afternoons and they watch Peter play
baseball. Van likes the Parkers, and he
enjoys being a member of their family.
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