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Date: 05/1/09
Period: 55
Unit 9-At home and away
Lesson 1:A1
I/The aims of the lesson: to help students talk about vacation activities using
“was, were, wasn’t, weren’t and some past regular verbs
*Vocabulary: words ralated to vacation activities
*Grammar:Talking about vacation activities using “was, were, wasn’t, weren’t
and some past regular verbs
*Skills:
-Main skill: speaking,
-Other skills: reading, writing, listening
II/The objective of the lesson:
-By the end of the lesson , students will be able to talk about vacation activities
using “was, were, wasn’t, weren’t and some past regular verbs
III/Teaching aids: Text book, posters, pictures,…
IV/Procedure:
1)Check up:
-Check students’ books and notebooks to make sure they have enough.
2)Warm up: *Slap the board

3)Preteach vocabulary.
-an aquarium (picture)
-a souvenir (example)
-a gift (realia)
-(to) be –was/were (translation)
-(to) have-had (translation)

? Do you ever go to Nha Trang? What do you know about N.T?
? What is Nha Trang famous for?
Liz just came back from N.T and now she is talking to Ba about her trip.
- T reads the dialogue once.
- Get 2 pairs to practice the dialogue.
- Have Ss answer some T 's questions:
? Who is Liz talking to?
? How was her vacation in Nha Trang?
? What places did she visit?
? Who took Liz to see Cham Temples?
? What did she buy for her friends?
? How was she after the trip?
c. Number the sentences. (page 87)
- Have the Ss read the text again and number the five
given sentences.
- Give feedback.
Key:
1. Liz went to Nha Trang.
2. Liz visited Tri Nguyen aquarium.
3. Liz bought some souvenirs.
4. Liz returned to Ha Noi.
5. She talked to Ba about her vacation.
5)Controlled Practice
.*Word cues drill.
a. Where / go? - Ha Noi.
b. What / visit? - Hoan Kiem Lake.
c. what / buy? - souvenirs.
Example exchange:
S1: Where did you go last summer?
S2: I went to Ha Noi.

-Learn by heart the new words
-Learn by heart the past form of the verb “to be” and some verbs.
-Prepare the next lesson.
Date:06/1/09 Unit 9-At home and away
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Period: 56 Lesson 2:A2
I/The aims of the lesson:
-To help students read and understand the text about The Robinsons’ vacation
-To help them practice Wh-Questions in the past simple tense.
*Skills:
-Main skill: reading
-Other skills: writing, listening, speaking
II/The objective of the lessons:
-By the end of the lesson , students will be able to understand the text about
The Robinsons’ vacation .They will have chance to practice Wh-Questions in the
past simple tense.
III/Teaching aids: Text book, posters, pictures, cassette,
IV/Procedures:
1)Check up:
*Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb “to be”: am /is /are /was
/were.
1.The homework………..very difficult yesterday.
2.The children………..in the park five minutes ago.
3.Nha Trang ………...a very beautiful place.
4.I………late for school yesterday.
5.Where……….she yesterday?-She……..at home.

b. They saw many different kinds of fish there.
c. Mrs Robinson bought Liz a cap .
d. The cap has the picture of a shark on it.
e. The Robinsons went to a food stall for dinner.
f. Liz ate fish and crab.
- Have Ss read the statements carefully and predict if they are T or F.
-Give feedback
5)While- reading
*Reading and checking.
- Get Ss to read the text silently and correct their prediction.
- feedback Ss' answers.
- Have them correct the false sentences.
Key: 1. T
2. T
3. F : Mrs Robinson => Mr Robinson
4. F : shark => dolphin
5. F : dinner => lunch
6. F : crab and fish => noodles instead
* Comprehension questions. (page 88)
- Let Ss read the text again to find the As for the Qs
- Have them play "LN game" to check.
Key: a. Liz' s parents went to Tri Nguyen aquarium
with her.
b. They saw sharks, dolphins, turtles and many beautiful types of fish there.
c. They bought a cap for Liz and a poster for their family.
d. Yes, she did. She wore the cap all day.
e. Yes, they did. They ate crabs and fish for lunch.
f. Because she remembered the beautiful fish at the aquarium.
6)Post-reading
*Picture story (A2-P.88)

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Date:08/1/09
Period: 57
Unit 9-At home and away
Lesson 3:A3-4
I/The aims of the lesson:
-To help students listen for details about the Robinsons and read Ba’s diary.
-To help them practice the past simple tense.
*Skills:
-Main skill: reading, listening
-Other skills: speaking, writing
II/The objective of the lesson:
-By the end of the lesson , students will be able to listen for details about the
Robinsons and understand Ba’s diary
-They will know how to use the past simple tense.
III/Teaching aids: Text book, posters, pictures,cassette,..
IV/Procedure:
1)Check up:
Call all two Ss to retell the story about Liz family's trip to Tri Nguyen aquarium
2)Warm up:
*Kim's game.
received; talked; arrived; played; missed; visited; collected; taught; sent; gave
* Listening: (A3- page 89)
Listen and write the letter of the sentences you hear.
- Set the scence: Get Ss answer some T's questions.
? Who are Mr. and Mrs. Robinson?

6. Liz will visit Ba tomorrow.
- Have Ss read the statements and predict if they are true or false.
- Feed back Ss' prediction.
5)While-reading
* Reading and checking T/F.
- Have Ss read the text (page 89) silently and check their prediction.
Key:
1. T
2. F : 2 years ago => this year
3. T
4. T
5. F : his homework => stamp collection 6.
F : tomorrow => next week
*Correct the false sentences./P90
- Have Ss read the text again to get information in order to correct the false
sentences.
- Let them to play " lucky number" to check.
Key:
a. Liz lived next door to Ba 's.
b. Liz learned Vietnamese in Viet Nam.
c. Ba collects stamps.
d. Liz's aunt lives in New York.
e. The Robinsons moved to the other side of Ha Noi.
f. Now Ba is sad / unhappy.
g. Ba will see Liz next week.
6)Post-reading
*Recall the story.
- Have Ss recall the story about Ba's diary, using the corrected sentences as
guiding, beginning with:
Liz is Ba's American friend. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year.

2.I went to Nha Trang last summer vacation. (When)
3.Mrs.Robinson put the poster on the wall. (Where)
4.The dress looked very nice. (How)
5.We arrived home at 7.30 (What time)
6.Ba spoke about his vacation. (Who)
Answer key:
1.What did her mother give her?
2.When did you go to Nha Trang?
3.Where did Mrs.Robinson put the poster?
4.How did the dress look?
5.What time did you/we arrive home?
6.Who spoke about his vacation?
2)Warm up:
*Pelmanism:
come improve wear receive take
came improved wore received took
-Ask students to work in teams to turn the cards to find the correct pairs of verbs
(inf-past)
3)Preteach vocabulary.
- a neighbor : ngêi hµng xãm (explanation)
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- a hairdresser: thợ uốn tóc ( definition)
- a dressmaker : thợ may (definition)
- material: (realia)
- (to) cut - cut : (mime)
- clever : (translation)

5)Controlled Practice
*Picture cues drill:
a. Lan / homework ( T uses 2 faces for practice:
b. Ba & Nga / T.V The happy face for "Yes"
c. you / swimming the unhappy face for "No")
d. they / soccer
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e. Nam / music
Example exchange:
Did Lan do her homework yesterday?
- Yes, she did. / No, she didn't
* Chain drill.
- Have Ss work in two groups.
- One student in group A asks a question beginning with: "Did you........
yesterday?", another student in group B answers and then make another question for
group A and so on.
6)Production
*Guessing game.
- Have Ss write a sentence to tell what they did yesterday and keep it secret.
Example: I "went to the market" yesterday.
Get Ss to make the question: " Did you..... yesterday?" to guess their friend's
activity.
7)Homework
-Learn by heart the new words
-Do exercises:1,2,3/P55,56-Workbook
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8.Nam left home at 7 o’clock yesterday.
Answer key:
1.When did you see her?
2.What did her neighbor give her?
3.When did they return to America?
4. Who bought a poster?
5.Where was your father last month.
6.How did he travel to Nha Trang?
7.Why did she go to the doctor?
8.When did Nam leave home yesterday?
2)Warm up:
* Pelmanism:
think - thought fit - fitted
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make - made use - used
wear - wore cut - cut
learn - learned
3)Preteach vocabulary.
• (to) sew : may, kh©u (mime/ realia)
• a sewing machine: m¸y kh©u/may (explanation)
• (to) try... on : thö, ím thö (explanation)
• (to) fit : võa vÆn, võa khÝt (translation)
• (to) decide : quyÕt ®Þnh (translation)
• a hobby : së thÝch (explanation)
=> Checking vocabulary: Slap the board.
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g. It didn't fit Hoa.
h. Hoa's neighbor helped her.
i. Finally, it fitted very well.
6)Post-reading
*Further exercise(exercise B4- page 94)
- Have Ss put the verbs in the past simple tense to complete the passage.
- Get Ss to do the exercise individually.
- Have them to swap their work and do pair correction
- Feed back Ss' answers.
- Get some Ss to read the completed passage.
Key: 1. watched 2. bought 3. cut
4. used 5. decided 6. was
7. made 8. was 9. wasn't
9. helped 10. fitted
- Ask Ss to see "Remember of the past simple tense" in order to review the
structure.
Form: S + V-ed/ column 2 + O....
S + didn't + V(inf) + O...
(Wh-q) + did +S + V....?
- Yes, S + did./ No, S + didn 't
7)Homework
-Learn by heart the new words
-Do ex 4/P57,58-workbook.
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c.I’ll visit Halong Bay.
d.Ten thousand dong
e.About twenty minutes.
f.I went to the movies
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3)Preteach vocabulary (Review)
*What and Where

4)Presentation
- Get Ss to review the structure of the distance:
How far is it from ..... to .......?
It is about .........
- Let Ss ask and answer in chain, using the table in the textbook - page 96 like
this:
A => B => C => D .....
ask answer/ask answer/ask answer/ask
3. How much is it?
- Have Ss review the structure of telling the price.
• How much +BE + S(things)? - S +BE +( price).
• How much + do/does + cost? - S + cost(s) +.... .
1. Prepositions of possition.( For revision)
In on at near Next to


35,000d
black shoes/
50,000d
blue jeans/
75,000d
yellow hat/
12,000d
pink shirt/
35,000d
white hat/
9,000d
red skirt/
32,000d
blue dress/
60,000d
white shoes/
37,000d
4. The past simple tense.
- Have Ss review the form and the use of the past simple tense.
Form : S + V-ed/ column 2 + O...
S +didn't + V( inf) +O ....
(Wh-q) + did + S + V .....?
- Yes, S + did. / No, S + didn't.
Use : Diễn tả một hành động đã xảy ra tại một điểm thời gian xác định trong
quá khứ.
Adv. of time: this morning, yesterday, last, ago, first, before ...
5)Controlled Practice
1. Change the sentences into the negative and the interrogative ones.
a. Nam listened to music yesterday.
b. There were 40 students in my class last year.

-Nam didn’t listen to music yesterday
?Did Nam listen to music yesterday
b. There were 40 students in my class last year.
- There weren’t 40 students in my class last year.
? Were there 40 students in your class last year.
c. My father took me to the zoo last Sunday.
- My father didn’t take me to the zoo last Sunday.
? Did your father take you to the zoo last Sunday.
2. Complete the sentences, using the verbs in the past.
a. My mother ...bought......me a new bike.
b. Yesterday, Lan ...did...her homework first, then she
....played........ badminton
c. We ..visited..Phong Nha Cave last week.
d. My father ....worked...for this company 10 years ago.
e. I ...met...my old teacher on the street last Sunday.
3.Complete the dialogue:
a)Customer: How much is the bag?/How much does the bag cost?
Salesgirl: That bag is 40,000 dong
b)Customer:How much is all together?
Salesgirl: That is 156,000 dong all together.
c)Customer:How much is it to mail this letter?
Clerk:: 15,000 dong
4.Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
a)Liz went …to.. Nha Trang…on….summer vacation.
b)What are you thinking…of…?
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3)Preteach vocabulary.
• a harvest : vô mïa, vô thu ho¹ch ( translation)
• helpful (adj) : cã Ých, gióp Ých ( situation)
• (to) take / do morning exercise : tËp thÓ dôc buæi s¸ng (explanation)
•(to) iron : lµ, ñi ( picture)
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• (to) stay up late ≠ (to) go to bed early: ( antonym)
* Checking vocabulary: R.O.R
4)Pre-reading
*Set the scence : Have Ss answer some T's questions about Hoa.( full name,
from, address, phone number...)
? Do you remember Hoa?
? What do you know about her?
? Hoa's parents live in Hue but she lives in Ha Noi with her uncle and aunt. You
are going to read a letter from Hoa's mother.
*T/ F statements.
1. Hoa's parents are very busy in the harvest time.
2. Hoa's grandfather never helps them on the farm.
3. In Ha Noi ,Hoa doesn't take morning exercise
4. Hoa's mother wants her not to eat much candy.
5. Her mother wants her aunt to wash and iron the clothes for Hoa.
6. Hoa's parents will visit her after the harvest.
- Have Ss read the statements and predict if they are T or F
- Feed back Ss' prediction.
5)While- reading

3.LN
4. Question a)Why are Hoa’s parents busy?
5.LN
6. Question e)What does Hoa’s mother want her to do? What does she want
Hoa not to do? Write two lists
7. LN
8. Question d)How is Hoa different now?
Key:
a. Because it is nearly the harvest time.
b. Hoa's grandfather does.
c. They will go to Ha Noi soon, after the harvest.
d. Hoa gets up early and takes morning exercise everyday.
e, Hoa's mother wants her to wash and iron her own clothes. She doesn't want
Hoa eat too much candy or stay up late.
7)Homework
-Learn by heart the new words
-Read the letter again and practice answering the questions
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Date:
Period: 62
Unit 10-Health and hygiene
Lesson 2: A2-3
I/The aims of the lesson:
-To help students improve their listening skill by listening to a text about routine
- To help students consolidate the past simple tense with the topic of personal
hygiene

4. Go to bed
5. Get dressed
6. Change clothes
3)Preteach vocabulary.
-(to) polish (mime)
-(to) put on (mime)
-pants (n) (picture)
-sandals (n) (realia)
-(to) comb-a comb (realia) + (mime)
-(to) drink-drank (mime)
-(to) get-got (translation)
Check: What and Where
4)Pre-Listening
* Ordering the pictures:
- Set the sence:
? Do you remember the advice of Hoa's
mother?
? What did she want Hoa to do in order to
take care of herself?
? What did she want Hoa not to do?
- Let Ss study the pictures given on page 100
and go through vocab.
-Have them guess the order of the pictures about what Nga did yesterday.
- Feed back Ss' prediction.
5)While-Listening
*Listen and check:
- Play the tape twice.
- Ss listen to the tape carefullyand check their prediction.
- Play the tape again if they are not sure about the orders.
- Feed back Ss' listening.

mom and talk about routine and hygiene
III/Teaching aids: Text book, posters, pictures,…
IV/Procedure:
1)Check up:
*Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.She never (stay) up late at night.
2.My mother (plant) flowers in the garden at the moment.
3.Why you (leave) the party early last night?
4.Minh (go) to the dentist tomorrow morning.
5.Mozart (play) the piano when he (be) three.
6.I (brush) my teeth every night, but last night I (forget)
Answer key:
1.stays 2.is planting
3.did….leave 4.will go
5.palyed/was 6.brush/forgot
2)Warm up:
-Ask students to work in pairs to make up questions for the underlined words.
*Lucky numbers.
1.We met her at the City’s Theater last night.
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2.LN
3.Nga brushes her teeth three times a day.
4.LN
5.She went to the doctor because she had a headache.
6.The students are practicing their English at the moment.
3)Preteach vocabulary.(Review)

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