Lesson plan - English 7
Sunday, January 14th, 2007
Period: 55
Unit 9 AT HOME AND AWAY
A. A HOLIDAY IN NHA TRANG
LESSON ONE: A.1 (P. 86)
I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to practice talking about
last vacation activities using the past simple tense of to be: was, were, wasnt ,
werent and some ordinary verbs.
- Teaching aids: tape , pictures
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up
- Greetings
- Net works: Vacation activities
2. Vocabulary
- aquarium (n) (picture/sit) bể, hồ cá
- gift (n) (synonym) present quà tặng
- recent (adj) ( explanation/tran) gần đây
- tired (adj) ( synonym) mệt
- is / am -> was (dạng quá khứ của động từ bất quy tắc )
- are -> were
- do -> did
- (to) have -> had
- (to) take -> took
- (to) buy -> bought
- (to) go -> went
- Checking Ordering. Listen and number the verb you hear.
T. reads: Liz went to Nha trang with her parents. They took her to Tri Nguyen
aquarium. Liz bought alot of gifts. The Robinsons had a great time.

No, I wasn’t.
- Form: (+) S + was / were + Adj / N.
(-) S + wasn t / weren t + .......’ ’
(?) Was / Were + S + ..............?
Yes, S + was / were. / No, S + wasn t / weren t.’ ’
- Usage: Express the action happened in the past of “ to be”
- Meaning: in Viet Namese?
- Pronunciation: was not = wasn’t, were not = weren’t
4. Practice
Run through word cue drill.
- Vacation / wonderful v - Things / expensive x
- Nha Trang / beautiful v - People / friendly v
- Food / delicious x - You / tired x
- T. models . Ss listen and reapeat
- Ss practice in pairs.
- Free practice.
5. Production
- Guessing game: S1: Last vacation , I was in Da Lat. Were you in Da Lat ?
S2: Yes , I was. / No, I wasn’t.
6. Home work
- Learn vocabulary and patterns by heart. Read , translate A1
- Make 10 sentences
- Work book: A1 - P. 53
- Prepare lesson 2 A2
III. Teacher’s self - evaluation and remark
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see thought look remembered
wear ate remember put
think saw
3. Pre-reading
- In todays lesson,we will read the text about one of the most interesting and
memorable activities which Liz and her family did during the vacation. Can you
guess what Liz and her family did during the vacation to Tri Nguyen aquarium?
- True / False prediction
1. The Robinsons went to Tri Nguyen Aquarium.
2. They saw many types of fish.
3. Liz bought a little turtle.
4. They had lunch at a food stall.
5. Liz ate fish and crab.
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4. While reading
- 1
st
reading : Ask Ss to read and check their prediction.
- 2
nd
reading: Ask Ss to read again and give answer keys.
T: 1,2,4 F: 3,5
- Comprehension questions.
LUCKY NUMBERS.
1. Who went to the Aquarium with Liz?
2. What did the Robinsons see there?
3. LN!

- Prepare for lesson 3 - A3,5
III. Teacher’s self - evaluation and remark
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Period: 57
Unit 9 AT HOME AND AWAY
A. A HOLIDAY IN NHA TRANG
LESSON 3: A.3,5 (P. 89 - 90)
I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to practice listening for
details and practice the past simple tense.
- Teaching aids: Tape, board
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up
- Greetings
- Bingo: T. reads
went , bought , had , looked , talked , returned , visited , wore , ate , saw ,
thought.
2. Vocabulary
- roard side restaurant (n) ( sit/trans) nhà hàng bên đờng
- peanut (n) (realia) lạc , đậu phụng
- calm (adj) (sit/trans) bình tĩnh
- peaceful (adj) (sit/trans) hoà bình, yên bình
- This was the first time (trans) đây là lần đầu tiên
- unfortunately (adv) không may mắn
- drive -> drove
- stop -> stopped - arrive -> arrived

listening: Ss listen again and give the correct answer key: b, d, e, h, j
- Gap-fill: Ss listen and complete the following paragraph.
Liz was excited as the bus .....(1)..through the country side. Every thing(2)
calm and peaceful. At four oclock, the bus ..(3) at a small roard side restaurant.
Mrs Robinson ...(4)... some peanuts and an ice cream for Liz. The bus ...(5) in
Ha Noi at about 7 P.M.
1. drove 2. looked 3. stopped 4. bought 5. arrived
* Pronunciation: How to read the sounds ed:
/-t/ p, k, f ,s, tS , S. ( ped , ked , ched , shed , ghed , xed , sed )
/-id/ t, d
/-d/ các âm còn lại
*How to write regular Verbs:
live - lived, play- played, study - studies, stop- stopped
Động từ 2 vần, vần thứ 2 đợc nhấn, mà tận cùng là 1 phụ âm, trớc là 1 ng/âm thì
ta gấp đôi phụ âm cuối trớc khi thêm ed permit - permitted, omit - omitted,
prefer - preferred
5. Post listening
- Role- play: Ss work in pairs, interview Liz about her familys trip back to HN.
Suggested questions:
1. How did you travel back to Ha Noi? - by bus
2. What did you see on the way back? - rice paddies for the first time
3. How did every thing look? - calm and peaceful
4. Were you tired? - Yes, I was
5. When did you arrive in Ha Noi? - At about 7 p.m (in the evening)
- Tapescript: The Robinsons had a great holiday in Nha Trang. Unfortunately,
the holiday soon ended and it was time to return home. They took a bus to Ha Noi.
Liz was excited as the bus drove through the country side. She saw the rice
paddies for the first time. Every thing looked calm and peaceful. At four oclock,
the bus stopped at a small road side restaurant for ten minutes. Mr Robinson was
asleep, so Mrs Robinson bought some peanuts and an ice-cream for Liz. The bus

wear, talk, get, look, receive, remember, move.
2. Vocabulary
- diary (n) : nhËt ký
- (to) keep in touch (translation) : (gi÷) liªn l¹c
- age (n) (from “old” ) : tuæi
- (to) improve – improved : c¶i tiÕn, trau dåi, lµm cho tèt lªn
- teach – taught rent – rented
- come – came move – moved
- receive – received speak – spoke
- give – gave help – helped
Checking What are where
3. Pre – reading
- Do you write a diary ?
- What do you always write in your diary?
- Liz and Ba are friends. This morning they met each other in HaNoi.
- Can you guess what they talked about?
* T/F prediction:
a- The Robinsons are American
b- Mr Robinsons works at a hospital in Hanoi
c- They rented a house next door to Ba’s
d- They moved to a new apartment last week
e- Liz and Ba are the same age.
4. While reading .
- 1
st
reading: Ask Ss to read silently and check their predictions
- 2
st
reading : Ss read again and give answer key.
True: a, d , e False: b, c

6. Homework
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Reread, translate and do A.4.
- Workbook: A.4 (P.54 – 55)
- Prepare lesson 5 – B.1,2.
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Period: 59
Unit 9 AT HOME AND AWAY
b. neighbors
LESSON 5 b.1,2 (P.92 - 93)
I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to practice the simple past
tense in negative and interrogative forms and give short answers to talk about past
activities.
- Teaching aids: tape, pictures
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up
- Greetings
- Pelmanism:
come improve wear receive take
improved wore came took received
2. Vocabulary
- hair dresser >< barber (example) thî uèn tãc/c¨t tãc n÷. >< nam

S2: No, he didn't.
- Concept check.
- Form:
- Usage: the simple past tense with Yes - No questions.
- Meaning: In Viet namese?
- Pronunciation: didn't = did not.
4. Practice
- Using the information in the grid to practice speaking.
- Ss do in pairs
- Example exchange:
- S1: Did her neighbor make the dress?
- S2: Yes, she did.
- Free practice
- Revision: There is one grammar point this conversation you have learned
- Do you remember what it is?(What a/an + adj + N!) and make sentences.
- Comprehension questions: (B.1,2)
a. What does Hoa's aunt do? - She's a hair dresser.
b. What does Mrs. Mai do? - She's adress maker.
c. Did Hoa buy the dress? - No, she didn't.
d. Did her aunt make Hoa's dress? - No, she didn't.
e. Did her aunt cut Hoa's hair? - Yes, she did.
- Teacher's questions: Are your neighbors friendly? Do you sometimes help
them? Do they help you? What do you do for them? What do they do for you?
5. Production
- Guessing game:
- Yesterday, I went to …….. and I bought (a/some) …… Did you go to ……..
(name of place or shop)? Did you buy ……. (thing).
- Ss go around the class to ask your classmates.
- Some Ss retell a dialogue.
* Consolidation: Ss repeat the patterns.And linking Verbs: look,feel, seem…

look through it . Finally, teacher asks questions in the sheet paper, Ss only
answer: Yes,he/she did OR No, he/ she didn’t.
2. Vocabulary
- hobby (n) (transl) së thÝch
- sewing machine (n) (picture) m¸y kh©u/may.
- cushion (n) realia/ picture) tÊm ®Öm gèi
- useful (adj) (trans) cã Ých , bæ Ých.
- finnally (adv) (synonym)=at last / last of all cuèi cïng
- sew - sewed (v) (mime) may, v¸, kh©u
- decide - decided (v) quyÕt ®Þnh
- try - tried (v) thö, cè g¾ng
- use - used (v) dïng, sö dông
- fit - fitted (v) võa hîp (vÒ kÝch thíc)
Checking: What and Where.
3. Prereading
- T. asks: What do you learn in Home Electronics?
- Do you like it?
- What do you like to do most in Home Economics?- sewing, knitting, cooking
* Ordering:
a. First, she made a cushion.
b. Next she made a skirt.
c. Hoa bought some material.
d. Hoa's neighbor helped her.
e. She tried it on.
f. It fitted well.
g. It was too big.
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neighbor (help) her, so finally it (fit) her.
- Ss retell a text. Ss retell how Hoa did the sewing work using the information
in the prereading.
- Call some good Ss to retell.
• Consolidation: retell the text.
5. Homework .
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Reread, translate, answer B.3 and redo B.4
- Workbook: Do B.3 (P.56)
- Prepare lesson 7 Language focus.
III. Teacher's self - evaluation and remark.
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
Period: 61 Language focus 3
(P. 95 98)

I. Aims:
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to revise the simple past tense
about structures, usage and some prepositions of places, comparatives with :
more, less, and fewer, some questions such as : How much, How far to talk about
the price and the distance.
- Teaching aids: board
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up.
- Greetings
- Brainstorm regulary Verbs and irregulary Verbs
2. Vocabulary

= How much + do/ does + S + cost? S + cost(s) ….. dong.
= What’s the price of the + N(s) ?
Ss practice in pairs. With the words in the box . (P.95)
c. Prepositions.
*Repeat the prepositions we’ve learnt.
Do exercises. Write the locations of each store.Listen and name each store
1 Library 2 3
Le Loi Street ->
4 5 6

Key: 1 . shoestore. 2. bookstore 3. hairdresser’s 5. clothingstore
5. restaurant 6. mini – mart
Eg: The clothing store is on Hai Ba Trung street
It’s near the shoe store to the right.
Teacher reads: There’s a library on Le Loi Street. To the left of the library,
there’s a shoe store. To the right of the library, there’s a bookstore on the right.
There’s a clothing store opposite the shoestore. The restaurant is between the
clothing store and the mini-mart.
*Repeat: How far is it from …. to …..?
Ss practice in pairs ,using the information in 2b P. 96
Eg: S1: How far is it from the bookstore to the mini – mart?
S2: It’s 500 meters.
d. Comparatives : more ,less and fewer.
Repeat how to use them with countable nouns and uncountable noun.
- More + Ns/ N(un)
- Less + N (un)
- Fewer + Ns
- Make 6 -> 10 sentences.
Eg: Before there was a lot of meat . Now there is …….. (less).
Before there was half a litter of orange juice . Now there is …….. (more).

- helpful (n) (sit / trans) giúp ích
- probably (adv) (translation) có lẽ
- own (adj) = private cá nhân, riêng t
- (to) take care of oneself tự chăm sóc bản thân
- (to) iron (mime) là, ủi
- (to) stay up late (situation) thức khuya
- (to) take morning exercises (mime) tập thể dục
- write -> wrote
Checking What and Where
3. Pre reading
-T. asks some questions:
Do you remember Hoa? What do you remember about her? Where does she
come from? Which school does she study in? Wher does she live now? Who does
she live with? Where do her parents live?
-Hoas parents live in Hue and she lives and studies in Ha Noi. You are going to
read the letter which Hoas mother sent her . Can you guess what her moyher
wrote in the letter?
* Ordering these state ments.
1. Your Dad and I hope youre fine.
2. I hope youre taking care of your self.
3. I received a letter from your aunt last week.
4. I miss you a lot.
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5. Don’t forget to write.
6. Your grand dad talks about you a lot.
4. While reading
- 1

- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Read, translate, answer A1.
- Workbook: A.1 (P.61)
- Prepare lesson 2 A.2,4
III. Teacher’s self – evaluation and remark.
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Wednesday, January31st, 2007
Period: 63
Unit 10 : healthy and hygiene
A. personal hygiene
Lesson 2: a2,4. ( P.100 - 1002)
I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to practice listening to a text to
revise past simple tense and practice writing a letter to reply and talk about routine
and hygiene.
- Teaching aids: tape, board
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up
- Greetings
- Matching: 1. receive a. kẹo
2. get up b. là, ủi
3. iron c. nhận
4. candy d. ngủ dậy
* Wordsquares: Ss find the past simple tense of 14 irregular verbs.
<- went d z s e n t e x
\ came I k a j c b a g
| ate, saw, gave, did d o w c k a a a

Tapescrip: Yesterday,Hoa got up and took a shower . She put on clean clothes.
She polished her shoes and put them on . She had breakfast and then brushed her
teeth. She put a sandwich in herlunch box and a bottle of water in her bag.She
went to school. At recess she ate her sandwich. Then she drank some water and
talked with her friends. At home, she changed in to red pants and a shirt, and put
on her sandals. After dinner, she washed and ironed her clothes. Then she did her
homework. She brushed her teeth and had a bath. Then she went to bed at 11
o’clock.
6. Pre writing
- In the last period, you read the letter from Mom to Hoa. Do you remember
What Hoa’s Mom asked her to do?
- You are going to read the letter from Hoa to Mom. Can you guess what she
wrote in the letter? -> Ss guess
7. While reading
- Gap – fill. Ss complete the letter to Mom . ( A4 – P.102)
- Answer key: was/looked, having, show/take, take, get, go, wash, iron, eating,
told, see/meet, go.
- How to write a letter in English:
* Address of the sender and date, month at the right of the corner on the top.
* Salutation: Dear...
* Complimentary close: Love, / lots of love, / with much love, / with all my
love, / your loving daughter/son... .
8. Post writing
- Write the things Hoa do or not do in the letter.
Things Hoa do Things hoa not do
- get up early - eat too much
- take morning exercises ... - go to bed late...
9. Home work
- Read, translate , retell A.2
- Write a letter to your friend (like Hoa’s letter)

Nams diary routines .
- What does Nam do at 6.30? - > get up
- What time does he get up? -> at 6.30
* Complete a dialouge
Hoa: What ...........(1)................. do at 6.30?
Nam: I get ..........(2).........
Hoa: What ....(3).....you .....(4).... morning exercises?
Nam: ......(5)......... do .........(6).............. at 6.35.
Key:
1. do you 2. up 3. time do 4. do/take 5. I 6. morning exercises
Concept check:
- Form:
S1: What time + do / does + S + V ...?
S2: S + V / Ves ................
- Usage: Wh-questions in simple present tenes.
- Meaning : in Viet names?
4. Practice
- Run through cuecards to talk about Nams rountines.
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- get up 6.30
- do morning exercises 6.35
- wash face and brush teeth 6.55
- comb hair 7.00
- eat breakfast 7.05
- eat lunch 11.30
- eat dinner 6.30
- watch TV 7.00
- do homework 7.30

b. a bad toothache
Lesson 4: b.1. ( P.103)
I. Aims
By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to practice reading a dialouge
about a visit to the dentist.
- Teaching aids: tape ,board
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up.
- Greetings
- Hang man: matter, worry, tooth, feel
2. Vocabulary
- dentist (n) (example) nha sĩ, bác sĩ khoa răng
- appointment (sit/trans) cuộc hẹn, sự hẹn gặp
- scared (adj) (mime) = be afraid sợ hãi
- (to) fill (explanation) hàn (răng), lấp chỗ trống
- (to) hate (antonym) ghét
- (to) hurt - hurt (mime) đau, làm đau
- (to) feel - felt cảm thấy
- (to) understand understood hiểu
Checking What and Where
3. Pre-reading
- Using picture to ask questions.
- Whats the matter with Minh?/ the boy in the picture? ... has a toothache
- If you have a toothache like Minh/the boy in the picture.What will you do?
- When you go to the dentist what will the dentist do?
- Ss predict these T / F statements.
a. Minh has a toothache.
b. Hoa never goes to the dentist.
c. Minh likes to go to the dentist.

e. What did the dentist do? -> She filled the cavity in her tooth
Or: How did the doctor help hoa?
f. What did you do the last time you had a bad toothache?
g. Are you scared of seeing the dentist?
5. Post reading
* Find some one who ......
Find some one who Name
..... has a toothache
... likes going to the dentist
..... is scared of seeing a dentist
- Example:
S1: Do you have a toothache?
S2: Yes / No, ......
- Ss do in pairs.
- Practice speaking
- Free practice
- Retell a dialouge
5. Homework
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Read, translate, answer B.1
- Workbook: B.1 P. 63.
- Prepare lesson 5 B.2,3.
III. Teachers self- evaluation and remark.
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Period: 66
Unit 10 : healthy and hygiene
b. a bad toothache

nd
listening: Ask Ss to listen again and then give answer key
a. Dr.Lai is a dentist (at Quang Trung school).
b. She wears a uniform to work.
c. Most children feel scared when they come to see Dr.Lai
d. She tells them how to look after their teeth and reminds them to
clean their teeth regularly and eat sensibly.
- Tape scrip: Dr. Lai is a dentist at Quang Trung school. She looks after the
studentstooth . Dr. Lais office is clean and so is her uniform. She always
washes her hands after each child leaves. Many children are scared when they
come to see Dr.Lai, but she is a kind woman. She explains what will
happen so they are not afraid. Dr.Lai gives the children advice. She tells
them how to clean their teeth regularly and eat sensibly.
6. Pre reading
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• Pre - questions:
- How does Dr.Lai help Minh ?
- How does Minh feel?
- Can you guess what Dr.Lai will say and do?
7. While reading
Ss read the text and then answer the pre – questions
• Answer given.
A. He has one small cavity
B. She fills the cavity in his tooth
C. He is very pleased
D. She advises minh to brush his teeth regularly.
* Key : Questions
a. What’s wrong with Minh?

- Teaching aids: tape, pictures, cue words
- Anticipated problems:
II. Procedures
1. Warm up
- Greetings
- Jumpled words:
Ruth = hurt, tayvic = cavity, rosvune = nervous, rusesio = serious.
2. Vocabulary
- unhealthy food (n)(explanation) thức ăn có hại cho sức khoẻ/không bổ dỡng
- (to) neglect sao lãng, không chú ý tới
- tooth brush (n) (realia) bàn chải răng
- gum (n) (guesture) lợi răng
- (to) keep sb away (trans) ngăn cản ai đến gần
- to be in alot of pain (trans) đau đớn nhiều
Checking: Slap the board
3. Presentation
- Teacher uses B.1,3 to set the scense of the text.
* Open dialouge.
Hoa: Whats the ....... ........ you?
Minh: My tooth ...........
Hoa: Why ......... your ............. hurt?
Minh: Because I ........ a ......... in my .......
Hoa: Did ........... dentist ......... it?
Minh: No, ......... didnt.
Key: matter, with, hurts, does, tooth, have, cavity, tooth, the, fill, he/she.
- Give model sentences.
Form:
S1: Why + do/ does + S + V .....?
S2: Because + S + V (s/es) + ....
+ S + be + .........