Vinh phuc’s education & training station
- doi can HIGH SCHOOL -
LESSON PLAN
GRADE: 10
Teacher: DO THI LIEN
2009 -2010
Period:01 Introduction
Date of planning
Date of teaching:
* Objective
1. Aims of the lesson:
- To introduce the textbook- English 10
- To introduce the way of testing.
- To set up some class regulations.
- To give a fifteen- minute test.
2. Lexical items:
3. Teaching aids: handouts, textbook
4. Skills:
* Method: Intergrated , mainly communicative.
Procedure
A fifteen- minute test.
I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. The sun always (rise) in the east. Look, it (rise)
2. I don't think I (go) tonight. I'm too tired.
3. Where you ( spend) your summer holiday last year, Tam?
4. Mai ( be ) very happy when she (receive) a letter from her sister this morning.
5. Would you like (join) my class next Sunday? We ( visit) the local museum.
II Complete the second setence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. I haven't been to Portugal since 1990. I last
2. When did you start your course? How long have
4. I know it belongs to them , because there's a label on it. I know it's

IV. Teaching aids: - picture, board, chalks, textbook, handouts
V. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. Warm- up :( 5 mins)
+ Aims: to introduce the topic of the lesson and
to raise sts' interest.
- Ask sts to close their books
- Deliver handouts, and ask sts to match a noun in
column A with a phrase in column B.
A B
1. a teacher a. does homework
2. a doctor b. works in the field
3. a student c. delivers letters
4. a postman d. looks after patients
5. a farmer e. gives lessons
- Ask sts to match quickly in one minute, then ask
some sts to stand up to answer T's quetions.
- close their books
- match two columns
T : What does a teacher do?
S1 : He gives lessons
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- After the last question, T introduces the new
lesson.
2. Before you read:( 10 mins)
- Aims: to revise the present simple and to
provide sts with some new words.
- Ask sts to open their books and look at "Before
you read" , explain what they are going to do.
- Do the first example.

focus on only the sentences surrounding the
italicised words to do the task effectively.
- Ask them to share their ideas with their parners.
- Ask 4 sts to stand up to answer , then give
remarks.
- Translate number 4 into Vietnamese in case sts
do not know the word " contented with" and
three options.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the passage again and answer the
questions about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet.
- Ask them to work in pairs , one asks and one
answers.
- Move round to make sure that all sts are
working and to help them if necessary.
- Ask some sts to report and give feedback.
T : What does a doctor do?
S2 : He looks after patients.

T : What does a farmer do?
S5 : He works in the field.
S: I often get up at six
S1: What time do you often go to school?
S2: I often go to school at 6.30
S3: What time do you often have breakfast?
S4: I often have breakfast at 6.15.

S11: What do you often do in the evening?
S12: I often do my homework.
S: I think he is a farmer.

possible.
4. After you read:( 9 mins)
- Aims: to help sts to consolidate what they have
read.
- Ask sts to close their books.
- Ask them to work in small groups of three or
four to talk about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet's daily
routines basing on their note in Task 3.
- Encourage them to use their own words.
- Ask one or two pairs to report.
5. Homework:( 1 min)
- Ask sts to write full passage about Mr. Vy and
Mrs. Tuyet basing on what they have discussed in
Post- Reading.
afternoon?
S8: They repair the banks of their plot of land.
Mr. Vy pumps water into it while his wife
does the transplanting.
S9: Are they happy with their lives or not?
Why?
S10: Yes, they are. Because they love working
and they love their children.
- In the morning:
+ 4.30: The alrm goes off and Mr. Vy gets up,
goes down to the kitchen, boil water for tea,
has a quick breakfast, leads the buffalo to the
field.
+ 5.15: he leaves the house
+ 5.30: he arrives in the field, ploughs and
harrows his plot of land.

III. Anticipated problems:
- Problems: Students may forget the names of school subjects and the way to tell clock time.
- Solutions: teacher should recall these words before they practise speaking.
IV. Teaching aids: - picture, board, chalks, textbook, handouts
V. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
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1. Warm-up:( 5 mins)
- Aims: to revise the names of school subjects .
- Ask sts to close their books.
- Deliver the first handout.
A B
1. Civic education a. to¸n häc
2. Technology b. vËt lý
3. Maths c. tin häc
4. Literature d. thÓ dôc
5. Physics e. ®Þa lý
6. Biology f. gi¸o dôc c«ng d©n
7. Chemistry g. v©n häc
8. Physical education h. lÞch sö
9. Geography i. C«ng nghÖ
10. History j. sinh häc
11. Informatics k. ho¸ häc
- Ask them to match one item in column A with
one item in column B.
- Ask them to work in groups in 2 minutes, then
check this exercise in chorus.
- Ask sts to read aloud the names of these
subjects in chorus.
2. Presentation:( 9 mins)

- Ask the whole class to read these sentences
again.
- ask two pairs to read again.
- Ask sts to work in pairs in 10 minutes to ask
and answer about Quan basing on the timetable.
- Move round to hepl sts and to correct any
mistakes if there are.
- Ask five pairs to report because of the time
limit.
- Listen and give remarks.
- Close their books.
- Work in groups of three or four to match as
quickly as possible.
- Speak aloud their answers:
1-f ; 2-i ; 3 - a; 4 - g; 5 - b; 6 - j;
7 - k; 8 - d; 9 - e; 10 - h; 11 - c.
- The present simple tense.
S: seven thirty or half past seven.
S: The question begins with " What
time ?"
S: What time does Mai go to school?
- Open the textbook.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Look at the timetable and try to understand
it.
S: He has a Civic Education lesson at
7.15a.m
S: At 7.15 on Monday he has a Civic
Education lesson.
S1: What time does Quan have a Literature

talk about all Quan's activities in the afternoon.
4. Free practice:( 10 mins)
- Aims: sts practise speaking freely, they can
express their own ideas.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to think about themselves, and then
work in small groups to tell their friends about
their daily routines. - Remind sts that they are
using the present simple with the first person.
- Move round to check the activities and to
make sure that sts are working effectively.
- Ask one or two sts to report in front of the
whole class.
- check and give remarks.
5. Homework: ( 1 min)
- Write a paragraph ( about 80 words) about
their daily routines in your workbook.
- look at pitures in task 2 and think of the
phrases to talk about Quan's activities.(eg: do
his homework, get up,etc)
S: He gets up at 2.00 p.m
" At 2.00 p.m Quan gets up, he starts to study
at 2.15 p.m. he studies until 4.30 and then he
watches T.V. At 5.00 he rides to the football
yard. At 5.15 he begins playing football. He
goes home at about 6.30 p.m "
- Think about theit daily activities and talk to
their friends.
- Try to use English to talk.
Period:04

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the words and phrases used to describe a cyclo
driver s daily activities.’
a. T asks sts to work in groups and make a list of
vehicles and the people who operate them, then
compare their list with other groups’

- Introduce the topic of the listening text: ‘A day
in the life of a cyclo driver’ and asks sts to open
their books.
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and answer the
questions in the textbook
Have you ever traveled by cyclo?
When was it?
Is it interesting to travel by cyclo?
Which do you prefer, going by bicycle or by
cyclo? Give reasons.
- Move around to help sts then ask some pairs to
report.
- Give remarks.
b. T asks S to look at the words in the book and
read after T .
- Introduce some new words
- 'passenger (n): (in the pictures)
- 'district (n): e.g.: Ba Dinh district, Thanh
Mien district
- drop (v): when the passenger gets off the
cyclo.
- 'pedal (v) = cycle (v)
- 'purchases (n) = the shopping: The things

- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Checks sts’ answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop where necessary
and conduct the correction.
4 . After you listen:( 9 mins)
- Ask sts to work in pairs and use the suggested
words to ask and answer about the cyclo driver.
- Move round to check the activities and to make
sure that sts are working effectively.
- work in groups and recall the vehicles and
their operators then make a list on a sheet of
paper
- compare theirs notes.
- listen to the T and open their books
- Work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Some pairs stand up and report.
S1: Have you ever traveled by cyclo?
S2: Yes, I have.
S3: When was it?
S4: Last summer holiday
S5: Is it interesting to travel by cycle?
S6: Yes, it is.
S7: Which do you prefer, going by bicycle
or by cyclo?
S8: I prefer traveling by cyclo because I
have time to look around and I m not tired’ .
- look at the words and read after T .
- copy the words and phrases.
- listen and repeat.
- Some individuals read the words aloud

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Date of planning
Date of teaching:
Unit 1: A day in the life of
Lesson 4: Writing
I. Objectives:
1. Education aims: Students write a narrative.
2. Knowledge:
a. General knowledge: - Writing about a hotel fire.
b. Language: - The past simple tense.
- Connectors (time expressions)
3. Skills: + Reading: Students read a passage to find the verbs in the past simple and the
connectors.
+ Writing a narrative using the prompts.
+ Speaking: - Students discuss in groups to share their answers.
II. Anticipated problems:
+ Problems:
- Students may not know some expressions in the tasks.
+ Solutions:
- Explain these words/ expresssions in advance.
III. Teaching aids: - A picture, board, chalk, textbook.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. Warm- up:( 5 mins)
Aims: To raise students' interest.
-Show a picture that teacher prepared in
advance about the explosion in Twin Towers
in 2001.
- Ask some questions:

+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the passage again and in
- Look at the picture.
S: The buildings are on fire.
S: It happened in the U.S.A
S: It happened on September 11th , 2001
S: Two planes carrying bombs crashed into two
buildings and killed a lot of people.
- Look at Task 1.
- Read through the passage individually .
- S: The most frightening experience of the
writer's life when he(she) travelled on a plane
on 14th July 1995.
- Listen and repeat:
+ stare death in the face
+ fasten
+ dip
- Read the passage again and do task 1.
+ Verbs used in the past simple: stared, was,
arrived, got, took off, began,thought, were told,
seemed, realised, were, screamed, thought,
had, felt, gained, announced, landed.
+ Connectors( expressions of time): on that
day, at first, then, a few minutes later.
- work in groups.
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groups to do task 2.
- Divide the class into three regions: one
identifies the events, one identifies the climax
and the rest identifies the conclusion.

- Remind sts that they should use the past
simple to write.
5. Homework( 1min)
- Ex 1, 2 (page 9)
- Report the answers:
+ The events: people got on plane, plane took
off, hostesses were just beginning to serve
lunch when plane began to shake, plane
seemed to dip, people screamed in panic.
+ The climax: We thought we had only minutes
to live.
+ The conclusion: the pilot that everything was
all right, we landed safely, it was the most
frightening experience of my life.
- Listen and repeat these words.
- Write the passage into their notebooks.
Last year I spent my summer holidays at a
seaside town. The hotel was modern and
comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until
the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everyone was
sitting in the discothequeon the ground floor.
It was crowded with people. They were
dancing and singing happily. Suddenly we
smelt smoke. Then black smoke began to fill
the room. Everybody started to scream in
panic. People ran away toward the fire exits.
One door was blocked. Many people began to
cough and to choke.
Then just as we thought we had only minutes to

1. Homework checking.( 7 mins)
- Ask one student to do exercise 1 (page 9) on
the board.
- Check Ex 2 with the whole class. Check this
exercise sentence by sentence.
- Give remarks and marks.
2. Pronunciation:( 17 mins)
- Aims: to introduce the two sounds and to
help sts to read these sounds correctly.
- Introduce two sounds / i / and /i:/.
- Read each sound twice and then ask sts to
listen and repeat.
- Ask sts to look at the book, then listen and
repeat.
- Ask sts to practise reading these words in
groups.
- Ask some sts to read aloud and give
remarks.
- Ask sts to look at part 2 and tell sts what
they are going to do.
- Do the first example:( read the sentence
aloud and underline the sounds)
1. Is he coming to the cinema ?
/ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/
- Ask sts to work in pairs to practise reading
and to find the sounds in the rest sentences.
- Remind them of the intonation of the
questions.
- move round to help if necessary.
- Ask some sts to read these sentences aloud.

3. Is it an interesting film, Jim?
( sound /ɪ/)
4. The beans and the meat were quite cheap.
5. He's going to leave here for the Green
Mountains.
6. Would you like to have meat, peas and
cheese?
( sound / i:/)
+ Form: (+) S + V/ Vs/ Ves +
(- ) S + don't/ doesn't + V +
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about the form and the use of the tense.
- Ask sts about the position of adverbs of
frequency.
- Ask sts to do Ex 1 individually in 5 minutes,
then share their answers with their partners.
- Explain any new words if necessary.
- Ask some sts to report and give remarks.
- Ask sts to do Ex 2 orally in pairs in 2
minutes.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Ask 2 sts to report.
- Present the past simple tense.
- Ask some students to tell the whole class
about the form and the use of this tense.
- Ask sts to look at Ex 3 and explain what sts
are going to do.
- Ask sts to do this exercise in 5 minutes ,
then share their answers with their partners.
- Ask them to pay attention to the past form of

1. was done 7. began 13. was
2. cooked 8. felt 14. leapt
3. were 9 put out 15. hurried
4. smelt 10. crept 16. found
5. told 11. slept 17. wound
6. sang 12. woke 18. flowed
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Date of planning
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Period:07
Unit 2: school talks
Lesson 1: reading
I. Objectives:
1. Education aims: - Students know more about school and related problems.
2. Knowledge:
a. General knowledge: - Knowledge about school.
b. Language: - The present simple tense.
- V-ing and To-infinitive.
3. Skills: - Speaking : talk in pairs and in groups.
- Reading comprehension: to fill in the blanks and to answer the questions
II. Anticipated problems:
- Students may have difficulty in understanding some of the topics like health problems or
hobbies.
III. Teaching aids: board, textbook, chalk.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Warm-up: ( 5 mins)
- Aims: to raise sts' interest and to introduce
the topic.
-Ask students to work in pairs and discuss this

listen and help the students to read the
words/phrases correctly.
b. Gerund and to- infinitive introduction:
-Recall the usages of gerund and to-infinitive to
the students.
- Ask sts to tell the teacher the cases to use
gerund and to-infinitive.
- Ask sts to discuss quickly in 1 minute, then
one of them stand up to report.
- Listen and give remarks.
3. While you read:( 20 mins)
- Aims: sts practise reading and then do the
tasks relating to the text.
- Introduce briefly the content of the reading
text.
"You are going to read three talks given by a
student, a teacher and a student s father about ’
school. You read them and do the tasks
assigned."
- Ask sts to read through three talks and tell
teacher the main ideas of these talks.
Task 1: Gap-filling.
- Ask the students to read again these talks, then
work independently and fill each blank with
one of the words in the box. There are more
words than the blanks.
- Have sts compare the answer with a partner.
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
Task 2: Finding who ’
- Ask students to work in pairs. Read the small

- Some sts read their answers aloud.
1. enjoy 2. traffic 3. worry
4. crowded 5. language
- Work in pairs to discuss.
- Share their ideas with other pairs'.
- Some pairs stand up and report.
- S1: enjoys teaching S2: Miss phuong
- S3: has to get up early S4: Phong
- S5: lives far from school S6: Phong
- S7: loves working with children
- S8: Miss Phuong

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Read the talks more carefully and answer the
questions.
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask some pairs to report in front of the class.
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
4. After you read:( 9 mins)
- Aims; to give sts a chance to talk about
themselves.
- Tell students to work in groups: Choose one of
the following topics and talk about it for about 5
minutes.
a.What subjects you like learning best and why.
b. What you like and dislike doing at school .
c. What you worry about at school .
- Go round to help students with their work.
- Ask some sts to talk about their topic in front
of the class.

a.General knowledge:
-Sts make a conversation and practise with their classmates
b.Language: - The simple past tense.
- Wh- questions
3. Skills:
- Speaking: - Asking and answering in small talks
- Starting and closing a conversations.
- Reading: - Reading the sentences and then rearranging them into a conversation.
II. Anticipated problems:
- Sts may not be familiar with some expressions such as "How is everything at school? Catch
you later "
III. Teaching aids:
- board, chalk, textbook.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1-Warm - up: ( 5 mins)
- Aims: to focus sts on the topic of the lesson and
to raise their interest.
- Introduce the situation and write a short
dialogue on board:
"Suppose that you meet a friend at the
supermarket. You are very busy .What will you
say to open and end the conversation."
A: ( 1)
B: Hi Lan. How are you?
A: I m fine. Thank you. And you?’
B: I m very well. Thanks. I haven t seen you for’ ’
a long time. Let s go somewhere for a drink’
A: Sorry, ( 2)
- Look at the board and listen.

discuss with their partners.
- Go around to help sts
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
- Ask sts practise reading this dialogue in pairs.
- Ask some pairs to read aloud.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to read all the given expressions and the
incomplete dialogue.
- Ask sts to complete the conversation with
suitable words, phrases or sentences in the box.
- Ask sts to work individually first and then work
in pairs
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
- Ask some pairs to practise in front of the class.
- Listen and help sts if necessary.
4- After you speak:( 15 mins)
Aims: Sts can make small talk on suggested
topics.
+ Task 4:
- Introduce the topics:
The weather
Last night s TV programmes’
Football
Plans for the next weekend
- Divide the class in to four groups. Each group
gets one topic and use the starting and ending of a
conversation to practise.
- Ask sts to work in pairs to make small talks
about the topic they are assigned.
- Go round to help sts.

later.
- Read and rearrange the sentences into a
conversation.
- Share their ideas with their partners.
Answers : D - F - B - H - E - C - G - A.
- Practise reading in pairs.
- Some pairs stand up to read the dialogue
aloud.
- Read all the words and phrases as well as
the dialogue.
- Work individually ,then work in pairs.
- Some pairs read the dialogue aloud.
A: What s the matter with’
you?
B: I feel tired .I ve got a headache’
A: You d better go home and’
have a rest
- Listen to the teacher and try to brainstorm
about the topics.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Work in pairs to make small talks.
- Some of sts act out in front of the class.
1. The weather:
A: Hi, Lan. How was your trip to Vung
Tau?
B: Hi Hung. It was wonderful|. I really
enjoyed it.
A: What did you like most in Vung Tau?
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are

- Listening and filling in the gaps.
- Speaking : describe the pictures and talk about their problems at school.
II. Anticipated problems:
- Sts have difficulty listen to the dialogues read aloud by one people.
- Sts cannot take notes to answer the questions while listening.
III. Teaching aids:
- textbook, chalk, board.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Homework checking:( 5 mins)
Two pairs of sts make small talks about their
daily life
2. Before you listen:( 10 mins)
Aims: focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce
the words and sentence models used in small
talks.
- Ask sts to read the questions and answers in the
book and work in pairs to match the question with
the appropriate answer, and then compare their
list with other pairs’.
- Check sts’ work
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Move around to help sts.
- Ask some pairs to present and gives remarks
- Introduce some new words/ phrases
+ semester (n): e.g.: Semester 1: 5 Sept -> Jan.
Semester2: January -> May
+ enjoy oneself (n): somebody does something
and likes it.
+ go for a swim (v): e.g.: go for a walk/ a drive

Where/ they?
What / think / talk about?
- Give one example:
T: What can you see in picture a?
T: Who do you see?
T: What do you think they are talking about?
- Ask sts to do the same.
- Move around to help sts.
- Introduce that sts will listen to four short
conversations and ask sts to look at the pictures
and listen to the T.
- Play the tape/ read the conversations once.
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Check sts’ answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape after each
conversation and conduct the correction.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the questions in pairs and make
sure they understand the statements and know
what information they need to answer the
questions.
- Ask sts to listen to the tape/T twice and take
short notes to answer the questions.
- Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs.
- Ask some sts to report the answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to read the conversation in pairs and see
what information they need to fill in the gaps.

task
- Compare their answers and then correct
their work if they have wrong answers.
- Report their answers.
Key: b c d a– – –
- Work in pairs to read the questions.
- Listen and do the task.
- Compare their notes.
- Report their answers.
1. (She is taking) English;
2. (She is) in Miss Lan Phuong s Class; ’
3. (He is) at a party;
4. (He plans to stay there) for a week.
5. No, she doesn t. She travels alone.’
- Work in pairs to read the conversation and
try to fill in the gaps before they listen.
- Listen and do the task.
- Compare their answer in pairs.
- Report the answers.
1: it here 5: travelling
2: very nice 6: No
3: big 7: alone
4: comfortable 8: for a drink
- Listen to the teacher.
-Ask and answer in groups.
- One/ two pairs present.
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- Check and give remarks
5. Homework( 1min)
Write a short paragraph about their problems at

- Ask sts to work in pairs to discuss two questions
in 2 minutes.
1. On what occasions do you have to fill in a form?
2. What sort of information do you often have to
provide when you fill in a form?
- Move round to help sts if necessary.
- Ask some pairs to stand up to report their ideas.
- Add some more ideas.
- Give remarks.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to look at the introduction in task 2 and
explain more clearly.
- Ask them to look through column A and column
B.
- Explain the phrase: "'marital 'status"= Are you
married or single?
- Ask sts to listen and repeat this phrase.
- Ask sts to match a line in A with a question in B
individually 2 minutes.
- Ask them to share their answers with their
partners after completing the task.
- Get feedback and check.
- Ask sts to work in pairs to ask and answer about
the questions in column B.
- Ask them to give short answers.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Ask some pairs to report.
- Give remarks.
- Listen to their friend attentively.
- Open their books and look at the tasks.

some new words:
- de'lete( v) : to omit something.
- 'applicable (adj): suitable.
- Ask sts to listen and read these words again.
- Ask sts to read the task again and fill in the blanks
as they are required.
- Ask them to work individually in 2 minutes and
then compare their answers with their partners.
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask 2 two sts to write their answers on the board.
- Check and give remarks.
- Ask sts to look at Task 4 and read through this
task.
- Explain some new words:
- en'rol (v): to become a member/ a student in a
course.
en'rolment( n)
- natio'nality( n): eg: Vietnamese, French, etc
- 'specify (v): tell clearly.
- Ask sts to listen and read these words again.
3. While you write: ( 10 mins)
- Aims: Sts practse filling in a form.
- Ask sts to read the form again and fill in it.
- Ask them to work individually in 8 minutes .
- Copy the form on the board.
- Go round the classroom to make sure that all sts
are writing and they know how to do.
- Ask them to share their answers with their
partners.
4. After you write: ( 9 minutes)

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Date of planning
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Unit 2: school talks
Lesson 5: language focus
I. Objectives:
1. Education Aims:- Students can distinguish the sound / ∧ / from the sound /a:/ and pronounce
them correctly.
- Students revise Wh-questions and V-ing and to infinitive.
2. Knowledge:
a. General knowledge: - informal letters.
b. Language: - Pronunciation: / ∧ / and /a:/
- Wh- questions
- V-ing and to infinitive.
3. Skills: + Speaking: - work in pairs to ask and answer Wh- questions.
+ Reading: - Read words and sentences aloud.
-Read the passages and sentences silently to do the exercises.
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II. Anticipated problems:
+ Problems: - Students may have difficulty in pronounce / ∧ / and /a:/ correctly.
+ Solutions: - Explain carefully the diference between two sounds .
III. Teaching aids: - board, chalk, textbook.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. Warm-up: ( 3mins)
- Aims: to introduce the topic and to raise sts'
interest.
- Write on the boards two sentences:
eg: My cousin is my uncle's son.

- Check and give remarks.
3. Grammar and vocabulary:( 25 mins)
- Aims: to revise Wh- questions and the use of
gerund and To- infinitive as well as give sts a
chance to practise these grammar issues by doing
some exercises.
a. Wh- questions:
- T: What are Wh- questions?
- Ask sts to give examples.
- Ask some sts to say aloud.
- Ask sts to look at Ex 1 in page 29, then make
questions for the answers.
- Ask them to work individually , then work in
pairs to ask and answer.
- Let them work in 4 minutes and then ask some
pairs to report.
- Check and give remarks.
b. V-ing and To infinitive:
- Ask some sts to tell the whole class the cases to
use V-ing:
- Look at the board.
- One st read the sentences aloud.
- Listen to the teacher and repeat.
- Write down two sounds.
- Listen to the teacher and repeat.
- Look at the book , listen and repeat.
study far
subject father
cousin marvellous


- Ask them about the cases to use to infinitive.
- Check and add any information if necessary.
- Ask sts to read the letter in Ex 2 and then give
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- Ask them to work alone in 5 minutes and then
check it with their partners.
- Ask two sts to write the answers on the board.
- Check and give remarks.
- Ask sts to do Ex 3 in 3 minutes .
- Ask 2 sts to do this exercise on the board.
- Tell sts to work individually , then share their
answers with their parters.
- Ask one st to give remarks on their friends ' task.
- Check and give remarks.
4. Homework: (1 min)
- Part B ( page 11- workbook)
finish, keep, mind, postpone, practise,
suggest, consider, etc.
- Go + V-ing: go camping
go dancing, go shopping, go swimming, etc.
- After prepositions.
To infinitive:
- after some verbs: afford, arrange,
choose, manage, refuse, promise, want,
need, hope, agree, plan, decide, etc.
- V + O + to infinitive:
want, advise, tell, request, order, etc.
EX 2:
1. to hear 6. to pay
2. going 7. to go

1. Warm-up: Network ( 5 mins)
+ Aims: to raise sts' interest in the reading text.
- Ask students to work in groups of 3-4 students .
- Ask the students to give a list of famous
scientists and their inventions.
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask them to work in 4 minutes and then get
feedback. The group which has the longest list
will be the winner
2. Before you read:( 10 mins)
- Aims; to introduce the content of the text and
provide sts with some new words.
- Students are required to work in pairs to answer
the following questions:
- Work in groups
- Some Students report orally.
- Discuss in pairs and then answer the
questions.
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+ Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
+ What do you know about her?
- give the correct information.
- Read and write new words on the board.
+ background (n): lai lịch
+ ease (v): làm dịu
+ mature (adj): full-grown
+ interrupt (v): Đứt quãng
+ humanitarian (adj): Nhân đạo
humane (adj): Nhân đức
+ tragic(adj): bi thơng

- Move round to help sts if necessary, then ask
them to share their answers with their partners.
- Ask some sts to give answers.
- Listen and help the students to do the exercise
correctly
+ Task 3: Answering questions.
- Ask students to work in pairs to answer the
questions.
- Tell the students to compare their answers with
other pairs. Let them discuss and correct for one
another.
- Call some pairs of students to read aloud the
questions and answers in front of the class.
- Feedback and give correct answers.
4. After you read:( 9 mins)
- Aims: to check sts' understanding and to
summarize the text.
- Make sure students understand all the adjectives
given in this part.
- Ask sts to describe Marie Curie, basing on these
adjectives . Find the evidence from the passage to
- Some sts stand up to answer.
- Listen to the teacher and Copy down
- Repeat the words.
- Work in pairs to check for each other.
- 1 student/ 1 time
- Work individually.
- Discuss in pairs to share their ideas.
-Listen and self-correct the exercise.
- Copy down

prove each of them.
- Ask the students to work in groups and highlight
or underline the evidence that they find in the
passage.
- Go round to help students with their work.
- Ask presentatives of some groups to report in
front of the whole class.
- Listen andgive remarks.
5. Homework:( 1 min)
- Ask students to write a passage of about 60
words about a famous scientist.
- Some sts report in front of the ckass.
- Others listen to their friends and give
remarks.
- Listen to the teacher.
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Period:13
Date of planning
Date of teaching:
Unit 3: people’s background
Lesson 2: speaking
I.Objectives:
1. Education aims:
- Sts know how to interview a person and talk about a person's background.
2. Knowledge:
a.General knowledge:
- A person's background.
b.Language: - The simple past tense.
- Wh- questions
3. Skills:

uncle and grandmother took care of him.
When still young, Newton (4) a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbours thought he
would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he (5) a clock his neighbours
had never heard of before. It worked by water. When he grew older, he (6) mathematics and
physics. His first physics experiment was carried out in 1658, (7) On June 5
th
, Newton
(8) the University of Cambridge where he sudied maths and soon became famous
(9)
When Newton was 22 years old, he began stidying the theory of gravitation. In 1669, he
(10) professor and began giving lectures on maths at Cambridge. He died in 1727 at the
age of 85.
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Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
2.Before you speak( 10 mins)
Aims: to guide sts how to do and to provide
them with needed vocabulary and grammar.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to think about people's background,
and then read the cues in this task.
- Ask them to discuss in pairs to choose which
items to tell about someone's background.
- Get feedback and give the correct answers.
- Ask sts to continue working in pairs to discuss
what questions they can ask when they want to
know about these things.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Ask some pairs to give answers.
- Write the questions on the board and give

5- Homework:( 1 min)
- Write about the people they have interviewed
about.
- Think about people's background.
- Work in pairs to choose the correct items.
+ family + education
+ experience
- Work in pairs to discuss the questions.
- Some pairs stand up to give answers.
Family:
- How many people are there in your family?
- What does your father/ mother do?
Education:
- Where did you study at primary school/ junior
secondary school?
- What subject do you like best?
- What degree do you have?
Experience:
- How long have you been a member of our
school's speaking club?
- Have you ever won any prizes?
- Work in pairs to ask and answer.
- One pair stand up and report:
S1: Hello. Can you tell me something about
yorself?
S2: Oh, of course. What do you want to know?
S1: When and where were you born?
S2: I was born on September 11
th
, 1991 in Hai

Unit 3: people’s background
Lesson 3: Listening
I. Objectives:
1. General knowledge:
- Sts know about the background of a famous person.
2. Language: Sts recall and learn more about:
- The simple past tense
- Verbs to express opinion
- Vocabulary on sports.
3. Skills: Sts develop the following skills:
- Listening and marking True/False
- Listening and filling in gaps
- Asking and answering about sb’s background.
II. Anticipated problems:
- Sts do not know some new words.
- Sts have trouble listening to a conversation read by a teacher.
III. Teaching aids:
- Handouts
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Homework checking:( 5 mins)
- Two sts tell the whole class about two people's
background.
- Listen and give remarks and marks.
2. Before you listen:( 10 mins)
Aims: focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce
the words and phrases used to describe the
background of a sports star.
+ Ask sts to work in groups and make a list of sports
and the names of the sports competitions, then

- Listen to the T and open the book
- Work in pairs.
- Some pairs stand up and report.
S1: Can you name any Olympic champions?
S2: Tran Hieu Ngan, Sergey Bubka…
S3: What would you like to know about
these people?
S4: Date and place of birth, study, family,
achievements, hobbies…
- Note down the forms of questions:
When/where were you born?
Where did you get a general education?
What achievement have you got?
What do you like doing in your free time?
- Look at the words and read after T /the
tape.
- Copy the words and phrases.
- Listen and repeat.
- Read the words in pairs and correct each
other’s mistakes.
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- Ask sts to read the words in pairs.
3. While you listen:( 20 mins)
+ Task 1:
Aims: Practice listening for specific information by
deciding whether the given statements are true or
false.
- Introduce the conversation between a reporter and
an Olympic champion then ask sts to listen to the
conversation and tick on the box to indicate True or

- T can ask sts to ask and answer about the sports
star(s) they like
5. Homework:( 1 min)
- Write a short paragraph about the Olympic
champion .
- Some individuals read the words aloud.
- Work in pairs to read the statements.
- Listen and do the task.
- discuss their answers in pairs.
- Gives their answers:
1T; 2T; 3F; 4T; 5F.
- Say their answers aloud, and then correct
their work if they have the wrong answer.
- Listen to the tape / the teacher and do the
task
- compare their answers.
- Give their answers.
1. a general education 4. love stories
2. lives; family 5. teacher's
diploma
3. different; swimming
- Check their answers, and then correct their
work if they have the wrong answers.
- Ask and answer in pairs.
- One/ two sts present.
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Period:15
Date of planning
Date of teaching:
Unit 3: people’s background