Unit 7
traffic
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getting started

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I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to listen and read for specific
information then practice listening and speaking with the lexical items related to
the topic "Traffic".
II. Objectives
- Vocab: Means of transport, road signs.
- Grammar: IT indicating distance, Used to.
III. Materials
- Text book
- Board, chalk,...
- A cassette and an audio compact disk.
IV. Anticipated problems
There may not be enough time for all the activities.
V. Procedure
1. Warmer
- Greeting.
- Checking attendance.
- Asking for the teaching date.
2. Introduction
- T introduces the topic “Traffic” then asks Ss
questions:
- On foot, by bike
How do you go to school everyday?


2. Listen and read
* Set the sences:
? Look at the picture on page 6
? Who are Mai and Oanh?
? What might they talk about?
- Play the recording twice.
? Listen and read then check your
answer for the last question.
II. Practice
1. Comprehension questions (1a)
? Work individually.
? Share answers with your
partner.
- Teacher gives feedback.
2. Comprehension questions (1b
P.7)
- Pair work
Remember:
We use “How” or “By what
means” to ask about means of
transport.
3. Find the expressions (1c P.7)
- Tell Ss to refer back to the
conversation
to
find
the
word/phrases.
- T explains the meaning.

3. can’t wait: very excited and keen to do
something.
Example:
- How about cycling to school with me
tomorrow?
- Great idea!
1. bike/bicycle
2. bus
3. plane
4. boat
5. ship
6. Train
7. motorbike
8. car

6. Matching (3 P7)
- Ss stand up and go round the class to ask
Individual work - Compare in
other Ss the questions to get information.
pairs. T gives feedback.

III. Production 4. (P7)
Find someone who

4. Consolidation
- Teacher gets students to retell the aims of the lesson.
5. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 7: Closer look 1.
- Practise reading the dialogue correctly and fluently.
2

- Teacher checks students’ homework:
+ Write new words
+ Read the dialogue
3. New lesson
Teacher’s activities
I. Vocabulary
1. Teaching vocab
- Teacher uses different
techniques to teach vocab
(situation, realia)
- Follow the seven steps of
teaching vacab.

Students’ activities
- traffic rules (n): luật giao thông
- safe (adj): an toàn
- safety (n) /ˈseɪf.ti/:
- prohibitive (adj) /prəˈhɪb.ɪ.tɪv/ : ngăn cấm
- triangle (n) /ˈtraɪ.æŋ.ɡl̩/: tam giác
3


* Checking vocab: R0R
2. Gap fill (1 P8)
- Pair works.
- Ss work in pairs to talk about the
meaning of the road signs.
Key:
3. Matching (2. P8)
1. Traffic lights

? Listen and repeat. Pay attentiion
to the sounds / e / and / ei /
2. Listen and underline the
words (5 P8)
- Do the task individually
- Play the tape twice
? Work individually.
? Check your answers in groups.
- Have two students write on the
board.

III. Production
? Ss do task 6 P9

Refer back to the page 8, find all the words
having sounds /e/ and /ei/ in section 1-3.

4. Consolidation
Teacher gets students to retell how to make sound / e / and / ei /.
5. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 7: Closer look 2.
- Learn by heart all the new words
- Do Ex A1,2 P3, B1,3 P4,5 (WB)

Unit 7
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TRAFFIC


Ss work by themselves and write down the
sentences.
1. It’s about 700 metres from my house to the
Youth Club.
2. It’s about five km from my home village to
the nearest town.
…..
2. Work in pairs
- Get Ss work in pairs asking and EX: A: How far is it from your house to
answering
question
about school?
distances in their neighbourhood. B: It’s about a kilometre.
Teacher’s activities
Remember!
- Explain the use of it indicating
distance.
Ex: It is about 300 metres from
my house to the bus stop.
1. Write sentences with it
- T observes and helps when and
where necessary.

- Explain to Ss that used to is the
same form for all persons. It is II. Used to

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used to describe an action, a habit - Ss study the grammar box on page 10.

2. There didn’t many vehicles on the roads.
3……

4. Consolidation
Teacher gets students to retell the aims of the lesson.
5. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 7: Communication.
- Do Ex B2, B4, B5, B6 (WB)

Unit 7
television
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communication

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I. Aims
Practise talking about traffic rules in some countries.
II. Objectives
- Vocab: Traffic rules.
- Practise speaking skills.
III. Materials
- Text book
- Board, chalk,...
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IV. Anticipated problems
Students may find it difficult to use English to express their idea.

- Repeat in chorus and individually
board
- Copy all the words
Key: 1. The UK
2. Australia
3. India
4. Thailand
5. Malaysia
* Gap fill: Ex1 P. 11
- Ss work in groups.

1. some countries used the same system as
the UK
2. many people are right-handed

* Listen and write the answers
“Why do these countries drive
on the left?
- Ss work in pairs discussing which law is
false.
II. While speaking
Key: “In France, you can only reverse your
* Pair work:
car on Sundays”. This law is false.
- T observes Ss working.

III. Post speaking

- groups work of 4 each discussing the laws
in 3 and put them in order from the strangest

II. Objectives
- Vocab: Road signs and traffic rules.
- Practise reading and speaking skills.
III. Materials
- Text book
- Board, chalk,...
IV. Anticipated problems
Weak students may find it difficult to catch up with whole class.
V. Procedure
1. Warmer
- Greeting.
- Checking attendance.
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- Asking for the teaching date.
2. Revision
Checking the old lesson
- Write vocabulary.
3. New lesson
Teacher’s activities
1. Presentation
T explains the new words
- Ss read all new words
- Have some Ss read in front of the class.
- T asks Ss to read the part one.

Students’ activities
I. Reading
* New words


- Can you see any of these things in the
3. Answer the questions
picture in 1?
Ss make a list to compare with other
- Ss work in group. Tell them to answer the groups.
question: “When you are a road user, what
should you NOT do?”.
2. Practice
- Tell Ss to read the text then answer the
questions.
- Ss do this task in pairs
- Check in pairs
- Have some pairs of Ss ask and answer
before the class.
- T corrects
- Have two Ss write the answer on the board
again
- Another Ss copy in notebook

4-5. Comprehension questions:
1. We should cross the street at the
zebra crossing.
2. He/She must always fasten the
seatbelt.
3. No, he/she shouldn’t. Because it’s
very dangerous.
4. We must give a signal.
5. Because the other road users can see
them clearly and avoid crashing into


skills 2

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I. Aims
To help students develope writing skill, listening skill.
II. Objectives
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
- Listen to get information about traffic problems in big cities.
- Write a paragraph about traffic problems in a city/an area.
III. Materials
- Text book
- Board, chalk,...
- A cassette and an audio compact disc.
IV. Anticipated problems
It is rather difficult for weak Ss to express their ideas.
V. Procedure
1. Warmer
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- Greeting.
- Checking attendance.
- Asking for the teaching date.
2. Revision
Brainstorming:
-Have Ss work in 2 teams.
-Ss write as many words as
possible

answer the two questions.
2. Check the answer
Key: - In Brazil
- Long traffic jam (very long line of vehicle)
3. Multiple choice questions:
Key:
1B
2C
3A
4C

- Tell Ss to look at the
newspaper headline and check
their answers.
- Ss read the questions and
guess the answers.
- T plays the recording twice,
Ss listen carefully then circle III. Writing
- T – Students.
the correct answers.
Writing.
- T: “What are the biggest
traffic problems in Viet Nam?” 4. Tick the traffic problems
- Suggested answer: pictures 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- There are too many vehicles on the road.
- Have Ss look at the pictures, - Many roads are narrow and bumpy.

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problems, we must strictly obey all the traffic
rules.

4. Consolidation
-Summarize the main point of the lesson.
5. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 7: Looking back & Project.
- Do Ex E1, 2 (WB)

Unit 7
traffic
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Looking back & project

I. Aims
To help students produce the language from the previous sections and link
with the topics.
II. Objectives
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
- Revise and make the use of all the target knowledge in unit 7.
- Do a project about road signs display.
III. Materials
- Text book
- Board, chalk,...
IV. Anticipated problems
It is rather difficult for Ss to make use of all the content of this unit.
V. Procedure

Warning signs: 1, 2, 7
Information signs: 3, 4, 5
2. Matching.
Ss match the given verbs with the - Ss work in pairs.
means of transport they have
found in the Brainstorming above.
II. Grammar.

II. Grammar.
3. Write sentences as prompts given.
- Ss work individually and 1. Did you use to go to school on foot?
compare in pairs.
2. Mr Van didn’t use to ride hos bike
-Give feedback and the correct
dangerously.
answers.
3. Did the streets use to be cleaner and more
peaceful?
………..
4. Write sentences.
-Ss do Ex individually.
1. It’s over 100 km from my hometown to HCM
- call some Ss to do it on the city.
board.
2. It’s about 25 km to my grandparents’ house.
- Correct.
3. I used to ride a small bike in the yard outside
my flat.
4. There used to be a bus station in the city
center, but it was/has been moved to the suburbs.

5. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 8: Getting started.

Unit 8
films
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getting started

I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to listen and read for specific
information then practice listening and speaking with the lexical items related to
the topic "Films".
II. Objectives
- Vocab: Types of films
- Grammar: Connectors: Although, despite/ in spite of, however, nevertheless.
III. Materials
- Text book
- Board, chalk,...
- A cassette and an audio compact disk.
IV. Anticipated problems
There may not be enough time for all the activities.
V. Procedure
1. Warmer
- Greeting.
- Checking attendance.
- Asking for the teaching date.
2. Revision

I. Presentation

- T plays recording
- Ss listen to the tape and find out
new words
- Teacher uses different techniques
to teach vocab (situation, realia)
- Follow the seven steps of teaching
vacab.
* Checking vocab: R0R

II. Practice

Students’ activities
I. New words
- frightening
- horror film
- romantic comedy
- animation
- get shipwrecked
- fall in love with
- critic
- science fiction
- thriller
- review
- deserted island

(adj)
(n)
(n)

work 1b
2a
3a
4c
5c
independently. Then allow them
to
share
answers
before
discussing as a class.
1b. Find questions in the conversation that
ask about Coconut Crazy.
- First ask Ss not to look at the Key:
book and try to remember what
a. What kind of film is it?
questions Mai asks Duong about
b. Who does it star?
the film they are going to see.
c. What is it about?
Then let Ss open their books and
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check their answers.

d. What have critics said about it?

- Have Ss quickly match the type
of films with their definitions.

3a. Gap fill.
3b. Pair work
Ss work in pairs interviewing each other and
try to guess the film.
“B”, do more sport and try to be more
attractive.

4. Consolidation
- Teacher gets students to retell the aims of the lesson.
5. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 8: Closer look 1.
- Learn by heart all new words

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Unit 8
films
A closer look 1

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I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to pronouce correctly the
pronunciation of the “ED” forms; Use the lexical items related to the topic “Films”.
II. Objectives
- Vocab: Types of films
- Grammar: Connectors: Although, despite/ in spite of, however, nevertheless .
- Pronunciation: / t, d, id /.
III. Materials
- Text book

techniques to teach vocab
(situation, realia)
- Follow the seven steps of
teaching vacab.
* Checking vocab: R0R

I. Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary

- violent (adj) /ˈvaɪə.lənt/: hung dữ, mạnh mẽ
- hilarious (adj) /hɪˈleə.ri.əs/: vui nhộn
- scary (adj): rùng rợn
- entertaining (adj) /en.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ/: thú vị
- disappointed (adj) /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/: thất vọng
- embarrassed (adj) /ɪmˈbær.əst/: lúng túng,
bối rối
- gripping (adj): hấp dẫn, thú vị
- exhausting (adj) /ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪŋ/: kiệt sức
- Repeat in chorus and individually
- Copy all the words

2. Gap fill (Act 1 P.18)
- Key: 1. Hilarious
2. Moving
3. boring
4. Gripping
5. Shocking
- Ss work individually then 6. scary
7. Violent
8. entertaining

whole class. When checking, ask Ss

2. frightening
4. Amazed

to refer to Remember box to make
the meanings of the adectives 5. Work in pairs ( Act 4ab P.18)
clearer to them.
- First, model this activity with some
more able Ss. Then, ask Ss to work II. Pronunciation
thetoword
different
/t, d/aand
/id/ stress pattern from the others. (Act 4 P.28)
in pairs. T may5.goCircle
around
help with
1. balloon
2. complete
Practise sounding out the sounds /t, d/
weaker Ss.

3.way
prepare
future
continuous
_ed
and
T noticesThethe
to _ing

3. Natural
at'tend
gas is 'limited and ittypes
is harmful
of filmto the en'vironment.
Possessive pronouns 3. 'answer; 'music 4. Solar energy is 'plentiful and it can be replaced 'easily.
Tag question 5. Nuclear power is ex'pensive and 'dangerous.
connectors


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