Unit 1: My friends
I/ OBJECTIVES: By the end of this unit, Ss can:
+ Introduce people
+ Respond to introductions
+ Describe people
+ Write about one’s self and other people.
II/ TEACHING AIDS:
Lesson plan, text book, picture, chart, cues.
III/ PROCEDUCE:
- Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
- Lesson 2: Speak
- Lesson 3: Listen
- Lesson 4: Read
- Lesson 5: Write
- Lesson 6: Language focus 1, 2, 3
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Date of preparing:14/ 8/ 2010
Unit 1: My friends
Lesson 1 : Getting Started,
Listen and read
A. Objective : Reading for details a conversation and revision of simple present
and simple past and the use of the structure :
“ S + tobe + Adj + enough + to + V ”
B. Teaching aids: textbooks, cassette, tape, poster, pictures, realias
C.Teaching methods: T/WhC; T/Ss; Team; Pairs
D.Contents
I. Organization:sent
Class : 8A Date of teaching: … … … … … Aug 2010 Absent Ss:
II . Warm up : Pelmanism
Meet come live think send thought
Receive met lived received came sent

- Collect Ss’ prediction and write on the
board
. Step 2 : Practice
- Have Ss open their books at page 10, read
the dialogue again to check their prediction.
.-Correct: KEY:
a. Hoa’s frien b. 12 c.
Hue
* Comprehension Questions:
- Ask Ss to read the dialoguage again to
answer the questions on P.11.
- Have Ss work in pairs.
- Call some pairs to give their answers.
- Correct
KEY:
a. She lives in Hue.
b. No, she doesn’t.
c. She wasn’t old enough to be in my
class.
d. She is going to visit Hoa at Christmas.
* Model sentences:
Look at the pictures, listen to
T’Qs and answer
Answer the Qs in pairs
Some Ss give the prediction
WhC read the dialouge ad check
the prediction
Correct
Read the dialouge again and
answer the Qs in pairs

d.Lan/show/ around/introduce new friends.
- Ask Ss to complete the sentences with
cues
.Notice: The verb in the past tense
- Model
- Call some Ss go to board
to write
Check and correct
Copy the concept check
Individually
Do the exercise individually
Some Ss go to board to write
the As
Correct
Work in groups
Some groups read out the
complete sentences
Correct
IV / Summary:
Repeat the simple past tense
V / Homework:
- Practice reading the dialogue
-Revise the useage of the simple past and the simple present
E/ Evaluation
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Date of preparing 15/ 8/ 2010
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Unit 1 : My friends
Period 3 Lesson 2 : Speak

T’elicit and
find
out the words
- Read out the
words
chorally
and individually
- Copy individually
Look at the pictures, listen to
T’Qs and answer
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Period 2
+ This person is short and thin.
+ She has long blond hair.
- Concept check:
+ Form:
S + tobe + adj
S + have/ has + adj + N
+ Use: to discribe body and hair.
+ Meaning: in Vietnamese
Step 2: While Speaking: Word cues drill:
- Give the cues and explains how to do.
- Run through all the cues.
- Model the first one.
- Let Ss repeat in choral and individual.
- Have Ss do the rest in choral and individual.
- Call someone speak out the complete sentences
CUES:
+ Van / tall / thin. He / short / black hair.
+ Mr. Lai / short / fat. He / a round face.

WC play the game
IV / Summary:
- Some adjs to describe people
- How to describe people ( hair and body)
V / Homework:
+ Vocabulary
5
+ Exercise 3 (6)
E/ Evaluation
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Date of preparing 16/ 8/ 2010
Unit 1 : My friends
Lesson 3 : Listen
A. Objective : Listen for specific information to complete the dialogue.
B. Teaching aids: textbooks, poster, pictures, realias, cassettte, tape
C.Teaching methods: T/WhC; T/Ss; Team; Pairs
D.Contents
I . Organization:
Class : 8A2 Date of teaching: … … … … Aug 2010 Absent Ss:
II. Revision:
- T gives the topic and explain how to do.
What do you say when you meet old friends or new friends?
- Ss work in groups of 6 – 7 in 4 minutes.
- T collects Ss’ answers and writes on the board, then checks.
III / New lesson

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities

4. It’s a pleasure to meet you
5. Come and meet
6. How do you do
Step 3. Post listening: Role play
- Call on some ss to play the roles of Nam- Hoa – Thu
– Khai ………to retell the dialogues.
.- Model
- Let Ss work in pairs
- Call some pairsto exhibite in front of the class.
- Give feedback and correct
Work in pairs
Some pairs read out the
dialouge
IV / Summary:
V / Homework:
+ Exercise 4 (8)
+.Practice reading the dialogue at home
E .Evaluation
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Date of preparing: 22/ 8/ 2010
Unit 1 : My Friends
Lesson 4 : Read
A.Objective :. Reading for details a text about Ba’s friends
B. Teaching aids: textbooks, poster, pictures, realias
C.Teaching methods: T/WhC; T/Ss; Team; Pairs
D.Contents:
I . Organization:

+ How many close friends does Ba have?
+ Who are they?
Guess Read
A F
B F
C F
D T
E F
- Hang the chart on the board and run through
all statements.
-Let Ss guess in 3 minutes.
- Collect and write the prediction on the board.
POSTER:
a. Ba has only three friends: Bao, Song,
and Khai
b. They have the same character.
c. Bao, Khai, Song are quite reserved in
public.
d. They all enjoy school and study hard.
e. Bao does volunteer work at a local
post – office.
Step 2: While reading
- Ask Ss to read the text again to check their
prediction, then compare with their partners.
- T calls some Ss to give their answers and find
- Listen to T’elicit
and find out the
words
- Read out the words
chorally

friends.
e) He does volunteer work at a local
orphanage.
( Ss’ answers
Step 3: Post reading (Discussion)
.-Ask Ss to work in groups of 3 – 4 to talk
about one of their friends, use similar
sentences:
+ I have ( 4 ) close friends.
+ Mai is the most friendly and sociable.She
likes reading comics in her free time.
- Call some groups talk in front of the class
- Give feedback and correct
prediction
Correct
Read the text again and do the
exercise in groups
Someone answer
Correct
Run through Qs
Read the text again and answer the Qs
in pairs
Some pairs answer
Correct
Work in group to talk to one another
about their friends using the adj they
have just learnt to describe.
Work in groups
Some groups display in front of the
Class

1.New words
.+ generous (adj): ®é lîng , phãng kho¸ng (antonym)
.+ strict (adj) : kh¾t khe , nghiªm kh¾c (antonym)
+ humorous (adj) : hµi híc , kh«i hµi (synonym)
.+ helpful (adj) : cã tÝnh gióp ®ì (explaination)
Check: Slap the board
2. Reading Comprehension
Act 1: Wh-Qs
- Set the scene:
You are going to read some information and
- Listen to
T’elicit and
find out the
words
- Read out the
words chorally
and individually
- Copy individually
H U M O R O U S G
G N I O G T U O E
R E S E R V D N
B G N I C E W I E
O N K N X A R
L O S L I M O L O
D L U F P L E H U
S E L F I S H Q S
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Period 5
the text about Tam. Please read and answer the
questions: CHART:

some other to read aloud.
- T and Ss correct together.
- Ss write on their notebooks.
Run through the Qs
Read the text ans answer the Qs
in pairs
Some pairs answer
Correct and copy the As
Write another paragraph about
one friend the same as Tam’s
Write individually
Someone goes to board to write
Correct
IV/ Summary:
How to write about a friend
V/ Homework:
+ Vocabulary
+ Write a paragraph about your closest friend.
+ Exercise 7 ( 11 )
E . Evaluation
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Date of preparing:24/8/2009
Unit 1 : My Friends
Lesson 6: Language Focus
A.Objective : Further practice in the present simple and past simple tenses..
B. Teaching aids: textbooks, poster, pictures, realias

Hue.
Lan: Was she your classmate?
Hoa: No. She wasn’t old enough to be in my
class.
- Listen to
T’elicit and
find out the
words
- Read out the
words chorally
and individually
- Copy individually
WhC listen to T’s elicit
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Period 6
Lan: What is this?
Hoa: It’s Sun systom.
Lan: What do you know about the Sun, Hoa?
Hoa: The Sun rises in the east and sets in the
west.
- Ss practice the dialogue in H – H, pairs.
- T underlines some words and asks Ss to say out the
tense of the sentences.
- Concept check:
+ Form: Past : S + V_ed / P
1
+ O
Present: S + V(s, es) + O
+ Meaning: Is Nien Hoa’s neighbor now?
Where will the Sun rise and set tomorrow?

+ The Earth moves around the Sun.
+ Mercury is near the Sun.
Practice the dialouge in half and
pairs
Point out the tense of the
sentence from the underlined
words
Copy the concept check
individually
Practice individually then
compare with the partners
Someoen gives the As
Correct
WhC run through the cues
Practice in groups
Some Ss answer
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+ Mars is near the Sun.
Step 3 :. Production: Language focus 3
- T asks Ss to look at the picture on P.17 and use
present simple tense to discribe all the people.
- Ss have 5 minutes to prepare.
- T calls some Ss to exhibite.
- T let Ss correct them selves.
Correct
Practice in groups then give the
describtion
Correct each other
IV/ Summary: How to use the simple past and smple present
V/ Homework:

D.Contents:
I . Organization:
Class : 8A2 Date of teaching: Mon 7
th
Sep 2009 Absent Ss:
II . Warmer: Getting started
1. Network:
- T gives the topic and asks Ss to write out all things relate the topic.
- Ss work individually.
- T corrects.
2. Matching:
- T asks Ss to look at the pictures
and runs through all the phrases
- T draws some pictures on the
board.
- Ss go to the board to match
pictures with the right phrases.
+ to find someone telephone number.
+ to write address and telephone number.
+ to make phone calls any where you like.
+ to leave and take messages.
+ to send fax.
+ to make a phone call in a street phone box.
III / New lesson :
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Step 1:Presentation
1. Vocab
+ downstairs (adv) :díi tÇng ( realia)
+ (to) introduce: giíi thiÖu ( mime)
+ (to) hold on: chê m¸y ( mime)

- Ss read in their mind, correct their prediction , then
compare with their partners.
- T collects Ss’ answers and writes on the board.
Step 2: Practice
- T and Ss correct together.
Act1: Comprehension questions:
- T hangs the chart on the board and runs through all
of them.
- T gives Ss some minutes to prepare.
- T writes numbers on the board and asks:
+ How many numbers / questions are there ?
+ What’s the name of the game?
+ How to play it?
- T calls one S to say out.
- Ss play in 2 teams, choose number and answer the
question if it isn’t a lucky number.
- T corrects and gives marks.
- T praises the winner.
1. c 2. e 3. Lucky number 4. b
5. Lucky number 6. a 7. d
QUESTIONS:
a. What’s Hoa telephone number?
b. Which movie are they going to see?
c. How is Hoa going to see?
d. Where are they going to meet?
ANSWERS:
a. ………. 3 847 329.
b. ………. “ Dream City ” ….
c. ……….. her cousin’s bike.
d. ……….. outside the theater.

Lesson 2 : Speak
A.Objective : Further practice in Speaking on the phone to invite and
confirm somebody doing something.
B. Teaching aids: textbooks, poster, pictures, realias
C.Teaching methods: T/WhC; T/Ss; Team; Pairs
D.Contents:
I . Organization:
Class : 8A2 Date of teaching: Tues 8
th
Sep 2009 Absent Ss:
II . Warmer: Chatting
- T gives some questions and calls some Ss to answer orally.
+ Have you got a telephone ?
+ What’s your telephone number ?
+ Do you often make a phone call ?
+ What do you say at the beginning of each conversation ?
III / New lesson :
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Step1: Pre-Speaking: Ordering
- T asks Ss to look at all sentences in speak 1:
+ Is it a conversation or a paragraph?
Period: 8
17
+ When do you say “ Bye ” with your friend?
+ Where can you find the word “ Bye ” from
the conversation?
+ What do you have to do now?
- T gives Ss 5 minutes to order.
- T collects Ss’ answers and corrects.
KEY:

A: Are they going to see a movie?
B: Yes, they are
Step3: Post-Speaking: Role play
*Set the scence: Use the picture at page 20.Ba & Bao
like playing chess.
At the moment,Bao is free so he makes a phone
- T calls some pairs to act out.
- T calls other Ss to correct mistakes.
Answer T’s Qs
Do the ordering individually
then compare with the partners
Give the As
Correct
Some pairs read out the
Conversation
Take out the model sentences
Copy the concept check
Make a phone call in pairs
Some pairs read out
WhC run through the cues
Practice in pairs
Make a phone call in pairs
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IV/ Summary: The near future tense
V/ Homework:
-Complete the conversation in speak 2 thn practice fluently.
-Learn target item: be going to & make eg
-Rewite the dialogue to invite your friend to do …
E /Evaluation
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* Check: Matching
- Listen to
T’elicit and
find
out the words
- Read out
the words
chorally
and individually
- Copy
Period : 9
19
What is the
telephone used

for?
2. T/F statements Prediction
* Set the scence: picture on page
21.
- T shows the picture P-21 and asks:
+ What is this?
+ Who invented it?
+ When was it invented?
This is Alexander Graham Bell who invented
telephone.Now you are going to read a text about his
biography.
- T draws the table on the board and asks:
+ How many columns are there?
+ How many statements are there?
+ What do you do in the Guess column?

1. d 2. e 3. a 4. g
individually
Look at the picture and
answer T’s Qsw
Copy the table individually
Predict individually then
compare with the partners
Someone gives the prediction
WhC read the text and check
the prediction
Correct the False ones
Run through the statements
Do the ordering in groups
Some groups give the As
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5. c 6. b 7.f
Step3: Post -Reading: Write it up
- T asks Ss to use their own words to write about
Alexander.
- If the time is enough, T calls Ss to write on the board
and corrects
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh on
March 3
rd
.He was a Scotsman
He moved to Canada and then to USA in 1870s.In USA
he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University He
experimented with ways of trasmitting speech over a
long distance that is a telephone .His invention was first
introduced in 1876 and it was used in comercial in 1877

Step1: Pre-Writing
1.New words
+ a customer : kh¸ch hµng
+ delivery (n): sù ph©n ph¸t
+ stationary (n): v¨n phßng phÈm
+ midday (n): gi÷a tra
- Listen to
T’elicit and
find
out the words
Period:10
21
+ a message: tin nh¾n
+a service : dÞch vô
+to pick somebody up : ®ãn (ai)
* Check: ROR
2. Gap fill: Gap – fill: Write 1 P. 22
- Let Ss read the message in 2 minutes.
- T runs through the passage.
+ Is the passage completed?
+ How many gaps are there?
- T models the first one.
- Ss have 4 minutes to prepare.
- T asks Ss to read the passage in Write 2 to compare
with their answers.
- T collects Ss’ answers and corrects.
KEY:
1.telephoned 5.name
2.May 12 6.delevery
3.speak 7.Mr Ha

individually
WhC read the messge and run
Through
Do the gap fill individually then
compare with the partners
Some Ss give the ideas
Work in groups
Some groups go to board to
write the message
Correct
Write in pairs
Some Ss reads out the writing
Correct
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Date : this afternoon
Time : 1.30
For : Nancy
Message : Tom call about playing tennis this
afternoon.he’ll pick you up at 1.30.
Taken by : Lisa
IV/ Summary: How to write a message
V/ Homework:
+ Vocabulary
+Complete Write 3.
E /Evaluation
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4
to S
5
, S
5
writes the
phone number on the board.
- T corrects and praises the winner.
III / New lesson :
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Step1: Pre-Listening
- Set the scene: This dialogue is between a woman and a
secretary .She phones to Kingston Junior High School but
Period: 11
23
the principle inn’t at work .So she has to make an
appoitment with him in another day with the secretary .
- T asks Ss to look at the message and read the Write 3
again;
+ Is it a passage or conversation?
+ What do you have to do in this exercise/
+ What do you fill in the lines “Date” and “ Time ”?
+ Is there definited information in the conversation for
you to fill?
+ So what do you do in this exercise in the lesson?
- T explains how to do: you have to
guess & help the secretary to fill in the
message with the information from the
woman
- Let Ss guess and collect their ideas

WhC look at the message
and run through
Predict individually then
compare with the parters
Some Ss give the prediction
WhC listen to the dialouge
And check the prediction
Correct
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Wo: Yes, that right. Mrs. Nguyen.
Sec: And your address, please?
Wo: Number 23, 51
st
Street. My telephone number
is 646 8372 0942.
Sec: Thank you, Mrs. Nguyen.
Wo: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Sec: Goodbye.
* Comprehension questions:
- T hangs the chart on the board and runs through all the
questions.
- Ss listen the dialogue again to answer.
- T calls some Ss to write their answers on the board.
- T let Ss correct themselves.
CHART:
a.When did Mrs. Nguyen call to the school?
b.Did she meet the principal? Why?
c.When did she want to meet him?
KEY:
a) In the afternoon.

Listen again and correct
Practice the dialouge with T
then half and pairs
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