Week:… The date of preparing:…./…./2009
Period:… The teaching:…/…./2009

UNIT 12 : VACATION ABROAD
Lesson : 1
Section: - Getting started (page 111)
- Listen and read (page 112,113)
I. Aim
Reading for details about making plans for a vacation abroad.
II. Objective
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to aware of how to make accept and decline invitations .
III. Teaching aids:
Pictures , cassette , chart ( true / false )

PRODUCEDURE
I / Warm up :
1. Guessing game ( Getting started )
- Show the pictures to Ss , one by one , and ask Ss to guess what country it is .
- Feedback :
a) The USA b) Australia c) Thailand
d) Statue e) Canada f ) Japan
2. Chatting :
T :Where do you want to visit among these countries?
Ss: ……………………..
T : Why ?
Ss : ……………………
II / Pre- reading : Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words .
1. Pre – teach Vocabulary :
- to include : bao gom , gom co
- to come over : to come to Someone,s house to visit for a short time
- to pick so up : to come and get so in your car to drive him / her to a place
- abroad (adv ) = in a foreign country
-> to be / go / travel / live abroad
* Checking Vocabulary : Rub out and remember
2 . True / False Prediction
- Set the scene “ Mrs Quyen is going to the USA for a vacation . She is ringing her friend , Mrs Smith , to tell her about the trip . “
- Put the chart on the board and ask Ss to read the statements
a. Mrs Quyen is calling Mrs Smith from the airport in San Francisco .
b. Mrs Smith invite Mrs Quyen and her husband to stay with her while they are in town .
c. Mrs Quyen does not accept Mrs smith,s invitation because she wants to stay with a Vietnamese friend of hers .
d. Mrs Quyen and her husband will be in the USA for 3 days .
e. Mrs Quyen and her husband will come over to Mrs Smith,s place for dinner one night .
f. Mr Thanh ; Mrs Quyen,s husband , goes abroad for a business meeting .
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to decide if the statements are true or false .
- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write them on the board .
III / While – reading
1. Checking predictions :
- Have Ss open their books , listen to the tape while reading the dialogue .
- Call on some Ss to correct the false statements .
1. False -> Mrs Quyen is calling Mrs Smith from Ha Noi
2. True
3. False -> … because her accommodation is included in her tickets price .
4. True
5. False -> Only Mrs Quyen will come over to Mrs Smith ,s .
6. True
2. Grid : Complete Mrs Quyen ,s schedule
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and work in pairs to complete the grid with the information taken from the dialogue .
- Call on some Ss to go to the board to write the information in the grid on the board .
Date
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28

Schedule
coming to San Francisco
Going out
Having dinner with the Smiths
Leaving San Francisco

- Have Ss copy
3. Comprehension Questions
- Ask Ss to look at their books and answer the questions .
- Let Ss compare their answers with their partner.
- Call on some Ss to answer
- Give feedback and correct
Answer key :
a) No , they won’t . Because they are coming on a tour , and their accommodation is included in the ticket price , so they will stay at the hotel .
b) No , he won’t . Because he will have a business meeting in the evening that day .
c) Mrs Smith will pick her up at her hotel .
- Get Ss to copy .
IV / Post – reading :
Grammar Awareness
- Tell Ss to read the dialogue again and pick out the statements indicating the following situations
1. Making an invitation
2. Accepting an invitation
3. Declining an invitation
4. Making a complaint
- Call on Ss to give their answers and have Ss copy .
1. Would you like to come and stay with us … ?
.. you must come over for dinner one night .
2. Ye , we’d love to but we will only be in town for three nights .
3. That is very kind of you but we are coming on a tour ..
4. Oh . dear . He is always