Period : 2 Date of teaching : September 13
th
, 2007
UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
LESSON 1 : GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ
LANGUAGE FOCUS 3
I. Objectives :
_ To introduce the topic and new material
_ By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know about places
Lan went to with her foreign friends and activities they took part in.
II. Language contents :
1. Grammar :
+ The past simple
+ The past simple with wish
2. Vocabulary :
Verbs Nouns
Correspond mosque
Impress friendliness
pray
III. Techniques : Eliciting questions, asks and answers
IV. Teaching aids : Textbook, pictures
V. Procedures :
Steps Contents and techniques Students’activities
Warm up
Presentation
Practice
+ Teacher’s questions
• Do you have any pen pal ?
• Where does she / he live ?
• What activities would you do
during the visit ?

Production:
Presentation:
Practice:
Homework :
their prediction and add some more
information.
+ Ask them to choose the correct option
to complete the sentences.
+ Call some students practice before the
class.
+ Give the correct answers :
• 1/ C
• 2/ B
• 3 / D
• 4 / B
+ Ask students to recommend places of
interest in the city they’ve visited.
* Cues :
- Lang Biang Mountain / blimbing
- Xuan Huong Lake / walk around
- Valley of Love / sightseeing
A : I think I’ll take my friends to
………….We can ……
B : Good ideas ! I believe they will be
interested in it.
The past simple with wish
+ Give example and explain the way to
use
Ex : a. You are a student ( I wish I were
a teacher )