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Week: 4
Period: 11

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Date of preparation: 31/08/15
Date of teaching: 08/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Getting Started
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic of life in the countryside
- Listen and read for specific information about a conversation about life in the countryside
(Scanning, skimming) & talk about the things that children do in the countryside.
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: None
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Content

- Listen and correct. 1. He’s in the countryside.
2. Right on his first day there
conversation again for
3. It’s a big and colourful
the correct answers.
4. His grandfather.
- Correct the answer as
5. He means that he wishes he were in the
a class.
countryside too.
c. Complete the sentences with……
- Ask Ss to look at the
- In pairs to do the
Key:
words in the box and do exercise.
1. colourful
2. move slowly
the exercise. When they
3. harvest time 4. paddy field
finish, ask them to
5. herding
6. buffalo-drawn cart
check their answers
with their partner.

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‘horses’ and the
‘buffaloes’.

d. In groups, discuss and find how …… .
Suggested answers:
He likes it.
‘…it’s more exciting than I expected.’
“It (the kite) looks great up there in the
sky”.
‘It live more happily here, and there’s still
a lot more to explore’.
- Work individually. 2. Use the words and phrases …… .
Then check their
Key: 1. e
3. f
3. a
answers.
4. c
5. d
6. b

- Work in pairs to do 3. Can you think of some more ..…
the task.

- Work in teams to
play the game.

Production:
4. Game Countryside charades
Play charades with the countryside activity

I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic of life in the countryside
- Pronounce correctly words containing the clusters /bl/ and /cl/ correctly in isolation and in
context
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss practice “Getting started”
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s act
Students’ act
Content
- Have Ss play - Play game.
Warm up Ss name as many “countryside
Brainstorm
activities” as possible.
- Give comment
Presentation
Vocabulary
- Have Ss listen to - Listen to the
1. Listen and repeat the words.

partner and then
answers.
peaceful, nomadic, colourful
discuss as a class.
Scenery: Colourful, vast, peaceful
- Make sure Ss
- Work individually 3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases……
understand the
then in pairs to do Key:
meanings of the
the task.
ride: a horse, a camel
verbs first. Then
put up” a tent, a pole
ask them to work
collect: hay, water
independently or in
herd: the buffaloes, the cattle

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pairs. Let them
exchange their
answers with a
partner/ another
pair. Then T elicits

Production:
PRONUNCIATION Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
5. Listen and repeat……..

6. Listen and circle the words you hear.
Key:
1. blame
2. blast
3. blue
4. clock
5. close
7. Listen to the sentences and repeat.

- Play the recording
and let Ss listen
and repeat as many
times as required.
4. Homework
- Learn by heart all the new words. Practice saying about “Life in the countryside”
- Prepare: Closer Look 2

Experience
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- Have Ss play a - Whole class play
Warm up:
game
game.
Give 9 words about “activities in the
countryside” on the board and let Ss play game
“Bingo”
Presentation:
Grammar: Comparative forms of Adjs: review
- Remind Ss of
- Work individually 1. Complete the passage below…..
comparative forms
then in pairs to do the Key:
of adjectives learnt
task.
1. higher
2. easier
in previous lessons
3. better
4. more exciting
and ask them to do
5. more convenient 6. happier
exercise 1. Check as
7. more friendly
8. fast
a class and write the
9. safer
10. best
answers on the
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exercise
then in pairs to do Key
independently. Then this exercise.
1 .more optimistically
check the answers as
2 .more popularly
a class
3. less densely populated
4. more quickly
5. more easily
6 .bette
Production:
- Have Ss do this
- Work individually 5. Write the answers to the questions below.
exercise
then in pairs to do Key:
individually. Then
this exercise.
1. The countryside is more peaceful(than the city)
check their answers

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Date of preparation: 06/09/15
Date of teaching: 15/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Communication
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Read and get some information then talk about the topic of life in the countryside
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss practice 2, 3 and 5 in “A Closer Look 2”
3. New lesson:

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Teacher’s activities

1. Read the posts on “Holiday…..”
going to read some
groups to do the task. Elicit from the Ss where these people live.
online posts from
Establish that they all live in big cities. They
people all over the
are talking about their experiences of staying in
world. Now ask Ss to
the countryside. They all have very defferent
read the posts.
opinions of the experience.
- Have Ss do this
- Individual work
2. What are the attitudes of these people….
exercise individually. then compare and
Key:
- Ask them to look
discuss.
Pos Neu Neg
for expressions which

Dennis from London
help them decide

Julie from Paris
their answers. Then

Phirun from Phnom Penh
Ss can compare their


it as a class.
apiece of blank paper their right. They read
for each post. Have
the reply and then
the groups write the
add their own.
name of each post at Continue passing the
the top, e.g. Bob
papers around until
from London.
everyone has replied
to every post.
4. Homework

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- Learn by heart all the new words
- Practice writing and talking about “Your opinion on lifestyle in the countryside”.
- Prepare: Skills 1
Experience
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………


3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
- Have Ss talk about
the picture

Students’ activities
- Talk about the
picture

- Ask Ss to read the
headings first and
make sure they
understand their
meanings. They then
read each part of the
passage and choose
the correct heading
for it.

- Read each part of
the passage and
choose the correct
heading for it

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Content
Warm up: Chatting:
T writes the phrase ‘Gobi Highlands’ on the
board and asks Ss if they know what and
where it is. Then write the word Mongolia

questions and do the
exercise individually.
Then help them find
the part of the
passage where the
information for the
answers is given.

- Work individually
to do the task and
then compare their
answers with a
partner.

- Work individually
to do the task and
then explain.

3. Read the passage again and choose….
Key:
1.A
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.C

- Ask some pairs to
report on their likes
and dislikes. T can
make two lists of

nomadic life to the
countryside in Viet
Nam. Ss work in
pairs, discussing
which two things
they both like and
which two things
they both dislike.
They can make a list
in order to report to
the class later.
4. Homework
- Learn by heart all the new words
- Practice talking about nomadic life in Viet Nam
- Prepare: Skills 2
Experience
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

Week: 6
Period: 16

Date of preparation: 13/09/15
Date of teaching: 22/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Skills 2
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Practice listening for specific information about the topic of life in a mountainous village

answer the
- Do you like city life or country life?
questions.
- Why?
Presentation: Listening
- Give Ss time to
- Work individually 1. Listen to a boy talking about changes….
look at the changes
then compare
Key:
(A-F). Then play the answers with their
A…..…The roads in the village
recording and Ss
partner.
B……Electrical applicances in the homes
tick the changes
C……Means of transport
which are
D….......Entertainment
mentioned.
E……School
F……Visitors
Practice:
- Have Ss read the
- Work individually 2. Listen again and say if ……T or F.
sentences. Then
then compare
Key:
listen to the
answers with their

Writing
- 4 and 5, first,
- Work in small
4. What do you think?
remind Ss of the
groups to take notes (Text book- page 23)
changes in the
the changes in two
5. Work in groups. Discuss and find ……..
village from the
pictures.
For example:
listening passage.
- earthen houses → brick houses
Then use the
- oil lamps → electric lights
information and the
…….
example given in 4
to write their
opinions about the
changes.

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UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Looking Back and Project
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to review and do
exercises about the vocabulary and the grammar notes they have learnt during this unit.
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss to practice 5 and 6 in “Skills 2”

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3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
- Have Ss complete
this
exercise
individually or in


Content
Warm up: Vocabulary
- Complete the task 1. Use the words and phrases in the box….
individually or in
Key:
pairs.
Picture a: peaceful, vast, quiet, pasture,
paddy field
Picture b: quiet, colourful, paddy field,
harvest time, rice
Picture c: peaceful, vast, quiet, nomadic life,
inconvenient, ger, pasture, cattle, horses
a. Presentation:
- Complete the task 2. Look at the pictures and write..….
individually or in
Suggested answers:
pairs. Then compare 1. A boy is riding a horse
with others.
2. A man is herding his cattle/sheep.
3. A girl is picking apples.
4. A boy is flying a kite.
5. The children are running around in the
fields/countryside.
6. A woman is collecting water from the river.
b. Practice: Grammar
3. Look at the pictures and complete..…
Key:
- Complete these
1. faster than


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the self-assessment.
Discuss as a class
what difficulties
remain and what areas
Ss have mastered.

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to complete the selfassessment.

4. Homework:
- Learn by heart new words.
- Review for the next period “A 45-minute test”
Experience
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