Unit 1 : FRIENDSHIP
Period 01
READING
I . Objectives
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
- understand the passage about friendship
- identify the main idea
- guess the meaning in context
- express their ideas about friendship
II. Preparations :
1. Teacher : Textbook , lesson-plan , cassette.
2. Students : Textbook , schoolthings.
III. Teaching steps :
1. Class order : greeting and checking attendance.
2. Old lesson : No
3. New lesson :
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson
T: Ask Ss work in groups .
Stick the pictures of 6 things on
the board. Ask Ss to name them and
find out What the pictures talk by
collecting the first letters of each
name from the pictures.
Ss: Work in groups and do following
the teacher’s requirement.
• The group that can first
find out the word will be
the winner.
T: Checking Ss’ understanding the
instruction
T: Ask Ss to answer some questions .

find the main idea
Call out their answers.
T: Ask Ss to read through the
questions .
Ask them to work in pairs. In turn to
ask and answer the questions in task
3

Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Move around to give help.
T: Call on some Ss to answer the
questions and write them on the
board.
Ss: write the answers on the board.
T: Give comments on Ss’ answers.
- sympathy (n)
While – Reading
Activity 1 : Read and check
Ss’ answers
Activity 2 : Gap-fill
Answers :
a. mutual
b. incapable of
c. unselfish
d. acquaintance – friend
e. give and take
f. loyal to
g. suspicion
Activity 3 :

T: Move around to give help if
necessary.
Ask a representative of each group
reports their group’s ideas in front of
the class.
Give comments on their presentations
6. The last quality for true friendship is
sympathy. It tells us that to be a true friend
you must sympathize with your
friend.Where there’s no mutual sympathy
between friends there’s no true friendship.
Post – Reading
Discussion
Why do we need to have close friends ?
“ A friend in need is a friend in deed” What
do you think about this proverb ?
What quanlity of friendship is the most
important to you ? Why ?
4. Homework : Ask Ss to translate the poem You’ve got a friend into Vietnamese
5. Comments :
Unit 1 : FRIENDSHIP
Period 02
SPEAKING
I . Objectives
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
- describe physical characteristics.
- Discuss personalities
- Talk about a famous / close friend
II. Preparations :
Teacher : Textbook , lesson-plan, pictures.

3. ERECNIS
4. TSENOH
5. LUFITUAEB
6. SUOROMUH
Pre-speaking
Vocabulary
- nose : straight, crooked
- hair : blond, long, wavy.
- Face: oval, large, round.
- Forehead: broad, high.
While-speaking
Activity 1: Describing people
A: Can you describe a person in the picture ?
B: Yes, this person has a crooked nose and a
square face. He or she is good- looking, too.
A: Oh, he must be the third person from the left.
requirement in pairs.
T: Ask S A to thinks of his close
friend and draws his face on face 1, S
B will ask S A about A’s close
friend’s appearance and S A has to
describe him/her. B listens and draws
A’s friend on face 2
The Ss hace to compare the faces to
know if they are the same after three
minutes.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Ask Ss to work in pairs, asking and
answering the following questions

your friends ?
7. Which characters do you share
in common ?
4. Homework : Ask Ss to write a short paragraph (100 words) about one of their best
friends.
5. Comments :
Unit 1 : FRIENDSHIP
Period 03
LISTENING
I . Objectives
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
- Identify specific details
- Take notes
II. Preparations :
Teacher : Textbook , lesson-plan, pictures, cassette.
Students : Textbook , schoolthings.
III. Teaching steps :
Class order : greeting and checking attendance.
Old lesson : Ask Ss to talk about their close friend.
New lesson :
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson
T: Ask Ss to list the characteristics
that they expect in their best
friends
Write down all vocabulary on the
board.
Let Ss take out a piece of paper
and copy down 5 characteristics
that they like best.
Read out 5 characteristics that T

While-speaking
Activity 1 : True/False statements
Expected answers :
Talk A : 1F . 2F . 3T . 4F . 5T . 6F
necessary
T: Let Ss listen again and circle the
correct answers
Ss: Listen and circle the correct
answers
T: Ask Ss to compare their answers
with a partner
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Go over the answers with the
class.
T: Ask Ss to listen again and note
the ideas in the table in task2 p.18.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Call on some Ss to read their
notes .
Ss: Read the notes
T: Give feedback and correct
answers
Talk B : 1F . 2F . 3T . 4T . 5T . 6F
Activity 2 : Multiple choice ( worksheet)
1. Ha’s family moved to Hai Phong in
(a.1983 b.1995 c.1985)
2. People think that Hai Phong people are
(a. cordial b.friendly c.friend)

She’s got many
friends in Do Son
and she introduced
Lan around.
Long They met in college
Minh played the
guitar, Long was a
singer
They worked
together
Minh has a sense
of humour
Minh likes to go to
plays and movies
Minh is a good
listener
Minh is friendly
and helpful
T: Have Ss interview their partners
about their best friends
Ss: Interview the best friends
T: Move around to control and give
help if necessary
Call on some Ss to report what they
have known from their partners’
friend.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Ask for Ss’ comments
Give comments on what Ss have

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,2007
Unit 3 : A PARTY
Period 16
Lesson 4 : WRITING
I/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to :
- Define the format and structure of an informal letter of invitation.
- Write an informal letter of invitation.
II/ Materials
Textbook , handouts , extraboard.
III/ Teaching steps
1. Class order : Greeting and checking attendance
2. Old lesson : Ask a st to go to the board and describe Mai’s birthday party.
3. New lesson : Unit 3 – lesson 4
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson
T: Divide the class into groups of
four or five.Deliver handouts with
sentences and phrasrs.Ask ss to read
and find the correct word to fill in
the numbered rows.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement
T: Ask them to make three words
with the underlined letters.
Ss: make three words .
T: Correct Ss’ words.
T: Introduce the lesson by asking Ss
some questions.
Ss: Answer the questions and listen

Lead-in :
- Have you ever invited your friend to a party?
- How do you say to invite a friend of yours to
the party?
Today , you will learn how to write an informal letter
of invitation to invite a person to a party.
• Pre- writing
“You are going to write a friendly letter to invite your
classmates to a party that you hold.”
- Occasions for giving parties: birthday,
graduation, wedding anniversary, Christmas,
……
- Dressing codes:
. Formal : dresses, suits,…
. Informal: jeans,T-shirt,skirt..
- Presents to give: books,CDs, flowers,pens,
hats,bags….
Answers:
1. at my house
2. to come
3. refreshments
4. to cook
5. winners
6. by Monday
• While- writing
A sample letter:
Dear……….,
It’ll be my birthday next ………….
I’d like to invite you to come to the party. It will be at
my house at probably 4 p.m. I intend to invite about

anxious to hear how things are with you.
d. Let me know if this is convenient for you.
e. I shall be in London for a couple of two days next
week and I was wondering if you could have lunch
with me.
f. What about Friday , 16
th
February?
g. If this would suit you , I suggest we meet in the
bar of the International Hotel at 12.30.
h. Pierre.
4. Homework: Ask Ss to revise their letters according to their peer’s suggestions and
submit for marking in the next lesson.
Ask Ss to prepare for the next lesson : Unit 3-Lesson : Language Focus.
5. Comments: Monday October 15
th
,2007
Unit 3: PARTY
Period 17:
Lesson : LANGUAGE FOCUS
I/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson.Ss will be able to :
- Distinguish the sounds /l/ , /r/ , /h/
- Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly.
- Distinguish the uses of infinitive and gerund in active and passive voices
- Use these structures to solve communicative tasks.
II/ Materials

glass restaurant husband

salad library helicopter
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson
Individual.
T: Ask Ss to work in pairs and take
turn to read aloud the given
sentences.
Ss: Work in pairs
T: Go around to listen and take notes
of the typical errors.
Call on some Ss to read the
sentences again and provide
corrective feedback.
Ss: Read the sentences again.
T: Review the verbs that are
followed by an infinitive, a gerund,
and both.
Ss: Listen to the teacher.
T: Get Ss to do exercise 1
individually and then find a partner
to check their answers with.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Check with the whole class and
provide corrective feedback.
T: Review the forms of passive
infinitive and gerund and emphasises
their uses.
Ss: Listen to the teacher.

+ Use: To emphasise the action/event
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
The content of the lesson
T: Ask Ss to do exercise 2
individually and then fine a partner
to check their answers with .
Ss: Do following the teacher’s
requirement.
T: Check with the whole class and
provide corrective feedback.
T: Get Ss to do Exercise 3 in pairs .
Ss: Work in pairs to complete the
sentences
T: Check with the whole class and
provide corrective feedback.
rather than the agent.
Answers:
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
* Passive infinitive and gerund
Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
4. Homework

4. A. teacher B. camera C. together D. term
II/ Pick out the word that has the stress parttern different from that of the other words.
1. A. usually B. afternoon C. family D. buffalo
2. A. announce B. typical C. harrow D. alternate
3. A. profession B. semester C. ambitious D. background
4. A. develop B. exactly C. determine D. interest
III/ Choose the sest answer to complete the sentences.
1. There is so …………….on the road nowadays.
A. many cars B. many bikes C. much traffic D. many motorbikes
2. How many lessons do you ………….at school a day?
A. read B. write C. have D. do
3. Big C supermarket is always ……………..with shoppers.
A. crowd B. crowded C. crowding D. to crowd
4. If two people speak the same language , they usually have …………..attitudes and opinions
A. similarity B. similar C. similarly D. different
5. I like …………..best because I enjoy working with numbers
A. maths B. literature C. biology D. geography
6. ……………do you like learning best at school?
A. How B. Where C. What D. Why
7. Could you please stop ………………..so much noise?
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
8. I tried ………………..to him but he refused to listen .
A. explain B. explaining C. to explain D. explained
9. John often goes to bed early and ………………up late.
A. gets B. get C. got D. to get
10. He often has breakfast ……………..7.30 in the morning.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
11. After lunch I usually take………………short rest.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article
12. I ………….. to school late because the clock didn’t go off.

3. I ( go ) ……………..on holiday twice a year.
V/ Read the passage and answer the questions below it .
Amelia Earhart was a famous aeroplane pilot . She was born in Atchison , Kansas in 1898 . When she was 22
, she stopped her studies at Columbia University , New York , to learn to pilot a plane . Flying lessons were
expensive and she took several jobs to pay for them: once she worked as a lorry driver because the pay was
good. In 1932 she was the first woman to fly her own plan across the Atlantic , from Newfoundland to
Ireland.
1. Who was Amelia Earhart ?
2. When and where was she born ?
3. Why did she stop her studies at Columbia University ?
4. What did she do to pay for her flying lessons ?
Monday October 22th , 2007.
Period 19 :
Unit 4 : VOLUNTEER WORK
I/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
- Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas and skimming for general
information.
- Use the information they have to discuss the topic.
II/ Preparations:
1. Teacher: Textbook, lesson-plan .
2. Students : Textbook , schoolthings
Studying and preparing the lesson at home.
III/ Teaching steps :
1. Class order : greeting and checking attendance.
2. Preview of the previous lesson: no
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson

T: Show Ss some pictures and ask them question:

T: May ask some Ss to make sentences with the
above words to check their understanding .
T: Set the scene:
Ss: Listen to the teacher.
person’s life.
- The pictures tells me that everybody , no
matter what they are young or old, can do
volunteer work.
Pre-teaching vocabulary :
- volunteer (n)
- orphanage (n)
- The aged (n)
- To over come (v)
- To participate in (n)
- To suffer sth
II/ While you read
“ You are going to read a passage about volunteer
work.”
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson
T: Elicit different parts of speech of the word “
volunteer” and write these words on the board.
Then T instructs Ss to read through the sentences
provided in the task to identify the part of the
word to fill in each blank.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s requirement.
T: Ask Ss to work individually to do the task and
exchange their answers with others.
Ss: Work individually and exchange their answers
with others.
T: Ask Ss for their answers ans give the correct.

3. B. ( line 3 – 4 , paragraph 4 )
4. D. ( last paragraph
5. B. ( A : too general; C and D : do not cover the
whole text )
TASK 3 :
Instruction : You are required to answer the three
questions in the book.
Answers
Ss: Do the task individually and discuss.
T: Call on some Ss to write their answers on the
board and ask them to explain their choices.
Ss: Write the answers on the board and explain.
T: Give the correct answers.
1. They read books to the people there,play games with
them or listen to their problems.
2. They give care and comfor to them and help them to
overcome their difficulties
3. They volunteer to work in remote or mountainous
areas.

Teacher’s and Ss’ activities The content of the lesson
T: Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss the questions
in the book.
Ss: Discuss the question.
T: Go around to help Ss when necessary. Ask
every two pairs to share ideas.
Ss: Share the ideas.
T: Call on some Ss to report their ideasto the class.
III/ After you read
Why do people do volunteer work ?

T: Ask Ss to work in pairs to decide which of the
activities in the book are volunteer works.Ss
should also explain why a certain activities is not
volunteer work.
Ss: Do following the teacher’s requirement .
T: Call some Ss to give their answers and asks for
comments from other Ss .
T: Elicit other volunteer activities from Ss.
WARM- UP :
Competition game – Describing the pictures
1. The St is teaching the poor children.
2. The Ss are taking part in directing the traffic.
3. The medical Ss are examing the old people.
4. The Ss are taking care of the disadvantaged children.
5. The Ss are taking part in a Blood Donation activity.
6. The Ss are collecting the rubbish.
TASK 1 :
Suggested answers
1. The activities which are not volunteer work : taking
part in an excursion and participating in an English
speaking club.
Reason: You take part in these activities for yourself , not
to help other people.
2. Some other volunteer activities : taking part in
environmental conversation activities , donating blood
, directing traffic , guiding foreign sports teams
around when they go to Vietnam to complete…
TASK 2 :
Instruction : You are going to make conversations based
on the given suggestions.

- Listening to their problems.
- Playing games with them.
- Taking them to places of interest.
+ Taking care of war invalids and the families of martyrs.
- Listening to their problems
- Cleaning up their houses
- Doing their shopping.
- Cooking meals
+ Taking part in directing the traffic.
- Directing vehicles at the intersections.
- Helping old people and young children to cross
the road.

comments.
T: Ask Ss to read through the example in the
book.EncourageSs to use transition signals such as
also , besides , moreover, ect. To make their talk
more coherent.
Ss: Work in group to talk about one activity their
partner takes part in.
T: Call on some Ss to talk about the activity they
take part in.
Correct Ss’ talk if necessary.
TASK 3
Instruction : You work in groups to talk about a kind of
volunteer work your partner in the previous task do to
help other people.
“ Mai usually takes part in directing the traffic . She
directs vehicles at the intersections . Besides , she helps
old people and young children to cross the road. She

T: Call on some Ss to report on their partner’s
answers.
T: Help Ss to pronounce the words given in the
book. Read aloud first or play the tape and ask Ss
WARM – UP : Matching
Supporting money
Helping charities
Making the poor
Raising donations
Helping the elderly
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Discussing the questions
1. How often do you support charities ?
2. What ‘s the best way of raising money to support
charities ?
3. Which of these kinds of volunteer work do you
prefer ?
Vocabulary Pre- teaching
- Fund-raising activities
- Donation
to repeat in chorus and individually.
Ss: Listen to the tape and repeat.
T: Teach some of these words and those taken
from the listening passage.
Ss: Listen to the teacher and repeat.
T: Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
T: Instruct Ss how to do the task 1
Ss: Listen to the teacher.
T: Play the tape once for Ss to do the task.
Ss: Ss: Listen to the tape .

WHILE YOU LISTEN
TASK 1 :
Instruction : You are going to listen to the passage and
fill in the missing information in each sentence.
Answers :
1. Informal
2. 30 street children
3. 250 children
4. 1998
5. volunteer , June.
TASK 2
Instruction : You are going to listen to the tape again and
answer the questions.
Suggested answers :
1. It provides classes to disadvantaged children in Ho
Chi Minh City.
2. Dance,theatre , singing and circus classes were set up
in 1999.
3. Because they need money to continue their English
and Performance Arts classes.
4. They dance , sing and play music at one of the largest
hotels in Ho Chi Minh City.
5. Because they need help to contact sponsors and
expand the school activities.
AFTER YOU LISTEN
- The aim of Spring School.
- The number of children who live and study at the
school or attend classes.
- The activities the children at the school take part
in .

quickly as possible .
Ss: Work in group and complete the
statements.
T: Correct Ss’ answers. The group with the
quickest and most correct answers will be the
winner.
T: Ask Ss to read the sample letter on page
52 and discuss the purpose of the letter in
pairs.
Ss: Read the letter and discuss.
T: Call on some Ss to give the answers.
Ss: answers.
T: Ask Ss to read the letter again and do
TASK 1 individually. When they finish , Ss
exchange their answer with another st.
Ss: read the letter again and do task 1.
T: T: Check Ss ‘ answers by asking some Ss
to read their answers out loud.
Ss: Do following the teacher ‘s requirement.
T: Elicit corrective feedback from other Ss
and give the correct answers when necessary.
T: Can introduce some other expressions that
can be used in this kind of letter .
T: Ask Ss to read the instruction carefully.
Get Ss to write the letter in 15 minutes.
Go around to observe and offer help.
Ss: Do following the teacher’ s requirement.
T: Ask Ss to exchange their writing
withanother St for peer correction.
Ss: Exchange the writing for correction.

Ca Mau City
29 October 2007.
Dear………..,
On behalf of New Future School, I would like to thank you
for your generous donation of VND 1 million . Your
contribution will make it possible for us to build our school
library.A good library can help the Ss very much in their
studying. We will issue a receipt as soon as possible.
Once again thank you very much for your kindness . We
T: Write Ss ‘ typical errors on the board and
elicit self and peer correction . Provide
correction only when Ss are not able to
correct the errors.
T: Collect some writing for quick feedback.
Provide general comments on the letter.
hope to receive more assistance and cooperation from your
company in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your faithfully,
………………
Principal of New Future School.
POST-WRITING
Ss’ writing.
4. Homework :
Ask Ss to improve their writing,taking into consideration their friends’ and T’s suggestions and
correction and do the extra exercise.Prepare for the next lesson : Unit 4 – Language Focus.
5. Comments:
.Week 8 Sunday October 28
th
, 2007.

T: Ask some Ss to read the sentences and
give feedback.
T: Review the form and uses of gerunds.
Ss: Listen to the teacher carefully.
T: Ask Ss to give example .
Ss: Try to give example.
T: Ask Ss to do exercise 1 individually and
then compare their answers with another st.
Ss: do following the teacher ‘ requirement
T: Call on some Ss to read out their
answers.
/w/ /j/
we yes
west year
wine yellow
wheel use
wet young
whale York
• Practise reading aloud these sentences.
1. We went for a walk in the woods near the railway.
2. We wore warm clothes and walked quickly to keep
warm.
3. At about twelve , we had veal sandwiches and sweet
white wine , and we watched TV.
4. Excuse me . Did you use to live in York?
5. Did you use to be a tutor at the university?
6. I raed about Hugh in the newspaper yesterday.
GRAMMAR
1. Gerund.
a. Presentation.