Minh Khai secondary school – Plan 8 (08 – 09)
Date: Wednesday, August 27
th
2008
Period: 2
nd
Unit 1 – My friends
Lesson: 1 - Getting Started
- Listen and Read
I. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, Ss’ll be able to understand the details of the conversation and
describe people, using “enough to V”
II. Language content:
- Some vocab
- Structure: S + be (not)+ adj + enough + to V…
III. Teaching aids:
Picture, tape, cassette, worksheet
IV. Teaching procedure:
Teacher Students
1. Warm up: (10 )’ Getting Started
- T. asks Ss to look at the pictures a, b, c, d on page 10
to describe the four groups of friends and favorite
activities.
- T. gives some suggested questions:
a. Are the boys / girls the same age?
b. What are they doing?
c. What do they like doing in their free time?
- T. asks Ss to look at the pictures and answer the
questions in pairs in 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, T. calls some pairs to check the
answers.

answer 3 pre-questions
* Pre-questions:
a. Is Nien younger than Hoa?
b. Where does Nien live?
c. Is she a beautiful girl?
- T. has Ss give the feed back.
- T. has Ss open their books, read the dialogue and
check their answers if false.
* Answer key:
a. Yes, she is.
b. She lives in Hue.
c. Yes, she is beautiful.
- T. has Ss look at the dialogue, listen to the tape and
repeat to check the pronunciation.
- Then T. has Ss read the dialogue in pairs in 2
minutes.
- T. calls some pairs to read out in front of class.
- T. has Ss do Ex2.
Ex2: Answer the following questions P.11–
a. How does Hoa feel? Why?
b. Where does Nien live?
c. Does Lan know Nien?
d. What does Nien look like?
e. Is Hoa older than Nien? Which sentence tells
you that Hoa is older than Nien?
f. How old is Nien?
g. When is Nien going to visit Hoa?
- The first, T. has Ss prepare in 2 minutes, next
practice in pairs in 2 minutes, and then call some pairs
to check again.

* Model sentences:
She wasn t old enough to be in my class.
- T. explains: (Mẫu câu trên dùng để miêu tả ai đó có
đủ (không đủ) khả năng để làm vọêc gì đó
- T. gives the form:
S + be (not) + adj + enough + to V
3. Practice:
- T. has Ss practice the model, using Repetion drill,
using some world cue.
Ex3: Complete the sentences, using word cue with
enough to + V
* For weak students:
a. He / join the police.
b. Nga / see that movie.
c. He / drive a car.
d. They / go to school.
* For stronger students:
a. He / tall / join the police.
b. I / not strong / push the door open
c. Minh / intelligent / finish the work
d. My friend / not old / drive a car.
- T. does the first a, as an example:
Eg: He is old enough to join the police.
He is tall enough to join the police.
- T. has Ss do invidually first and then compare with
their partners.
- After that, T. has Ss read out their answers and
correct.
4. Further practice: Language focus 4 P.17
- T. has Ss complete the dialogue

- Decribe someone.
- Listen for specific information.
III. Teaching aids:
- T’s book, text book, picture.
- Tape, cassette.
IV. Teaching procedure:
Teacher Students
1. Warm up: (7 ) Brainstorming’
- T. asks Ss to write down the adjectives used to
describe body build and hair in groups of 4 in 2
minutes.
- After 2 minutes, T. collects and writes on the board,
and then ask Ss to write on their notebooks.
2. Speak (22 )’
a. Pre speaking:–
* Pre teach:–
T. uses some pictures to introduce some new words.
New words:
Slim (adj): thanh m¶nh, m¶nh dÎ.
Curly (adj): qu¨n, xo¨n (tãc)
Bold (adj): hãi (tãc), t¸o b¹o, liÒu lÜnh.
Straight (adj): th¼ng
Blond (adj): vµng hoe (tãc)
Fair (adj): tr¾ng (da), vµng nh¹t (tãc)
- T. asks Ss to read vocab in chorus and individually.
- Ss write adjectives to
describe body build and hair.
- Ss listen, correct and writte
on notebook.
- Ss listen, repeat and write

- T. has Ss look at six pictures in speak 2 and adjectives
in the box, elicit: Who is this? / Is this Mr. Lai?
- T. uses the game “Guessing game” to help Ss practice.
- T. has Ss work in pairs to describe the people in the
pictures in Speak 2 on page 11.
Example exchange:
S1: This person is short and thin. She has short
fair hair.
S2: Is this Miss Lien?
If false,S1: No, she isn’t.
S2: (Ss must guess other)
If true, S1: Yes, she is.
- Lets Ss practice in pairs in 5 minutes, then call some
pairs to speak out.
c. Post reading:–
- T. has Ss describe their partners.
- T. has Ss write the description of the people in speak 2
on page 11 in their notebooks and compare with their
partner.
- T. calls some Ss to speak out, and correct.
3. Listen (15 )’
a. Pre listening:–
- T. asks Ss some questions to lead Ss in the lesson
“Slap the board”.
- Ss look at the pictures and
listen to the tape and answer
the questions: They are
describing about Mary.
- Ss listen and repeat after the
tape, and read the dialogue in

complete them in pairs.
- T. has feed back form Ss.
b. While listening:
- T. has Ss listen to all 4 dialogues to the tape
- T. has Ss listen twice and stop the teacher and then
correct their predictions.
- T. has Ss listen again and give the correct answers.
c. Post listening:
- T. asks Ss to practice their dialogue a, b, c, d with their
partners in some minutes, call some pairs to read out in
front of class. (Can devide whole class into four groups)
Homework: (1 )’
- Learn newwords, structure describing a person’s
appearance.
- Describe about 3 your relatives.
- Prepare “Read on page 13”.

- Ss answer T’s questions
+ “I’d like to meet ”…
+ “How do you do?”
+ Nice to / Pleased to / Good
to / Glad to meet (see) you!
- Ss read all 4 dialogues and
guess the missing
informations.
- Ss give the feed back.
- Ss listen to all 4 dialogues.
- Ss listen and correct their
predictions.
- Ss give the correct answers.

New words:
a character: tính cách, tính nết.
Shy (adj): xấu hổ
Sociable (adj): dễ gần gũi, chan hoà, hoà đồng.
Out going (adj): cởi mở, thân thiện
Generous (adj): rộng lợng, rộng rãi, hào phóng.
Reserved (adj): kín đáo, dè dặt.
Humor (n) sự hài ớc, hóm hỉnh
Humorous (adj): hài ớc, hóm hỉnh.
(to) tell jokes: nói đùa (The person tells a story which
makes people laugh)
(to) annoy: làm khó chịu, làm bực mình.
(to) affect: ảnh hởng.
Extrambly (adv) = very very : vô cùng, tột bực
- T. has Ss read vocab in chorus and invidually.
- Then T. checks vocab, using R.O.R.
- T. asks Ss to close their books, look at the picture
and introduces: This is Ba. He is talking about his
friends, Bao, Song, Khai. Do you think these are his
friends?
- T. has Ss do Ex1 in 2 minutes, by guessing first.
- T. has Ss get feed back.
Ex1: True / False statement prediction
The informations Guess Correct
a. Ba only has three friends
Bao, Song, Khai.
F
- Ss answer the questions
+ Yes, I have.
+ Free.

a. Ba has a lot of friends but he spends most of his
time with Bao, Song and Khai.
b. They have different characters.
c. Only Song and Khai are quite reserved.
- T. has Ss read the text again and guess the meaning
of the words and phrases below.
Ex2: Matching
Peace Công việc tình nguyện
In public Trại trẻ mồ côi
Volunteer work Hoà bình, thanh bình
A sense of humor Giữa (trớc) công chúng
An orphanage Tính khôi hài
- T. has Ss match, correct and read out in chorus and
individually.
- After that, T. has Ss listen to the tape to check their
pronunciation.
- T. can call 2 or 3 Ss to read out in front of class.
Multiple choice (Read 1 on page 14)
Ex3: Choose the best answer and write (Read 1 on
page 14)
- T. has Ss do Ex3, compare with their partners and
give their answers
Answer key:
a. A three.
b. C does not affect his school work.
c. B dont talk much in public.
d. D get tired of.
* T. can explain the meaning of the public:
+ doesnt affect his school work: không ảnh hởng tới
việc học.

c e LN b a f LN d
* Answer key:
a. He feels lucky having a lot of friends.
b. Ba is the most sociable.
c. Khai likes reading.
d. His jokes sometimes annoy his friends.
e. Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at a
local orphanage.
f. Ss answer theirselves.
4. Post reading (6 )’
- T. has Ss to work in groups of 4 to talk to one
another about their friends, using adjectives they have
learned to describe them.
- T. can supply Ss some adjectives: friendly, smart,
honest (thËt thµ), reliable (®¸ng tin cËy), confident (tù
tin).
Homework:
- Learn by heart new words.
- Read the text a lot.
- Redo Ex4: Answer the questions
- Prepare Write on page 15.
- Ss read the text and answer the
questions, then practice in pair in
3 minutes.
- Ss take part in the game
“Lucky numbers” to check their
answers.
- Ss work in groups of 4 to talk
to one another about their
friends.

(four)
+ What is each person wearing?
(about the woman, the man is standing beside the car,
the man is standing on the paverment and the boy).
- The Woman is wearing a red shirt and a green skirt.
- The man who is standing beside the car is wearing
brown trousers and a yellow shirt.
- The man who is standing on the pavement is wearing
a pink shirt and blue trousers.
- The boy is wearing blue shorts and a white shirt.
2. Pre-writing:
Write1 - P.45: Read the information about Tam
- T. has Ss read the information about Tam, then calls
some Ss to read out in front of the class and answer
some questions.
a. What is his name?
b. How old is he?
c. What does he look like?
d. What is he like?
e. Where does he live?
f. Whom does he live with?
g. Who is his friend?
- T. has Ss practice asking and answering the
questions above.
- T. has Ss give feed back and corrects answers.
a. Le Van Tam.
b. He is 14.
- Ss look at the picture quickly
and remember to describe people
in picture.

with ........... He / she is .............. . He / she
has ...................hair . He / she is ...............helpful .
He / she has ..................... friends , but his / her
close friends are ............ and ............... .
- T. has Ss share with their partners and correct if
necessary.
- T. corrects some lessons with whole class.
4. Post writing:–
- T. has Ss to write a similar paragraph about himself /
her self
- T. can go around the class and help Ss , then ask
some Ss to speak in front of class a bout himself /
herself
Homework :
- Write a paragraph about one of their relatives.
- Prepare Language focus 1, 2, 4 on page 16, 17.
- Ss practice asking and
answering the questions in pairs
about their closed friend and fill
the information on the table.
- Ss practice speaking invidually
And read out in front of class.
- Ss write a paragraph about her /
him for example.
- Ss share with their partner and
correct if necessary.
- Ss write a similar paragraph
about himself / herself.
- Ss write homework.


IV. Teaching procedure:
Teacher Students
1. Warm up: (7 )’
- T. has Ss to tell about their close friend, using
writing on page15.
2. Presentation :(10’)
* Grammar:
a. Present simple:
- The present simple to talk about general truths - It is
used to express an action which is always true.
b. Past simple:
- The past simple to talk about action which happened
in the past with yesterday, last, ago, at the first time.
c. be (not) + adjective + enough + to V
Example : She is old enough to see that film.
She is not clever enough to this thing.
3. Practice:(22 )’
* Language focus 1 P.16–
- T. has Ss revise the simple past tense, by matching
Ex1: Matching
- Ss tells about their close friend.
- Ss revise the tenses: simple
present and past simple.
- Ss do Ex1: Matching
- Ss do Ex2 individually and
share with their a partner.
- Ss give feed back.
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