Lesson plan: English 6

School Year: 2024- 2025

Preparing date:21/11/ 2024
UNIT 5 : NATURAL WONDERS OF VIETNAM
Period 36: Lesson 3 – A Closer Look 2 ( Pages 51, 52)
STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES
A. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Use countable and uncountable nouns.
2. Use quantifiers some, many, much, a few, a little with countable nouns and
uncountable nouns.
3. Use modal verbs must and mustn't.
4. Develop communication skills.
5. Develop presentation skill.
6. Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Key terms/ Vocabulary:
Key grammatical structure(s):
- Countable and uncountable nouns.
- Modal verb: must /mustn't.
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Grade 6 textbook, A closer look 2 , Unit 5
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks
1.Is the underline noun countable
or uncountable? Write C
( uncountable) or U
( uncountable).
2.Choose the correct option for
each sentence.

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3.Fill each blank with a, any,some,
much or many.

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4.Fill each blank with must or
musn't.

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5.Read the classroom rules
below.Write some more rules for
you and your classmates.

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Lesson plan: English 6

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STAGE 3: TEACHING PROCRDURE / LEARNING EXPERIENCE
ACTIVITY 1: (5 mins)
Game: Unscrambled words (group work) (5')
-Teacher divides the class into groups of 3-6 students.
-Teacher deliver a set of unscrambled words which are some countable and
uncountable nouns to each group.
-Students will have to work in groups to solve the quiz.
-The group with more correct sentences will be the winner.
-Teacher provides or confirms the answers and lead in the grammar focus of the
lesson
1. cream
5. juice
2. rock
6. butter
3. island
7.backpack
4. rice
8. plaster

Answer key:
The words “cream, rice, juice, butter” are uncountable nouns.
The words “rock, island, backpack, plaster” are countable nouns.
ACTIVITY 2: PRESENTATION 1 (7 mins)
Grammar point presentation
-Teacher draw students' attention to the underlined words and confirm the use of
countable and uncountable nouns
- Have Ss read the Grammar box. Elicit the rules or / and explain to them the rules.
-Teacher then asks students to give some more examples of uncountable nouns that
they know
Form

Use

some, many, a few +
countable noun

Countable nouns are for the people and things we can
count using numbers. Countable nouns can be
singular: a rock, an island ..., or plural: rocks,
islands ...

some, much, a little +
uncountable nouns

some, much, a little + uncountable nouns

ACTIVITY 3: PRACTICE (12 mins)
Task 1: Is the underlined noun countable or uncountable? Write C(countable)
or U (uncountable).
-Have Ss pronounce the words countable and uncountable (to count → countable –
uncountable). Have Ss read the sentences first and make sure they know all the
underlined words. Then ask Ss to work independently. Check their answers as a
class. Have Ss read the sentences.
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- Have Ss study the Remember! box. Ask Ss to say the nouns in sentences 1 - 5
using some, many, much, a few, a little. (For a better class, T may ask Ss to give
more examples.)
Answer key:
1. C
2. U
3. U
4. C
5. U
Task 2: Choose the correct option for each sentence.
- Ss do the task individually or in pairs. Remind Ss to look at the noun after each
blank to see if it is a countable or uncountable noun so that they can choose the
correct option. Check Ss' answers as a class. Give further explanations or more
examples if necessary.
Answer key:
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
Task 3: Fill each blank with a, any, some, much or many.
- Explain to Ss the meaning and use of a, any, some, much, or many.
- Tell them to read the sentences carefully and find the right words to complete the
sentences. Check the answers as a class.
QUANTIFIER

USE

1. many

countable nouns

2. much

uncountable nouns

3. a few

countable nouns

4. a little

uncountable nouns

5. some 

countable nouns, uncountable nouns

Answer key:
1. many
2. any
3. much
4. some
5. a
ACTIVITY 4: PRESENTATION 2 (7 mins)
Grammar point presentation
- Ask Ss to recall the conversation from GETTING STARTED: Alice – the leader
of the Geography Club tells Elena: But remember you must always be on time.
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- Alternatively, T may show Ss a video and ask questions: Are you sometimes late
for class? What does your teacher say? What school rules are there in the video?
- Then encourage Ss to answer, using must / mustn't.
- For a weaker class, T may call on some Ss to give the Vietnamese equivalent of
must / mustn't.
- Tell Ss to study the Remember! box, then give the rules of the modal verb must /
mustn't. T may give some examples to clarify the use of must / mustn't to Ss.
S + must + V (infinitive) We use must to say that something is very necessary
or very important.
E.g: I must walk the dog when I get home.
E.g: You must answer all of the questions.
S + mustn't + V
(infinitive)

We use mustn't to say that doing something is not
allowed.
E.g: Students mustn't take mobile phones into the
exam room.
ACTIVITY 5: PRACTICE (12 mins)
Task 4: Fill each blank with must or mustn't.
- Tell Ss to study the meaning and context of each sentence carefully and choose
must or mustn't for each blank. Check Ss' answers as a class. Provide more
explanations or more examples if necessary.
Answer key:
1. must
2. mustn't
3. must
4. mustn't
5. must
Task 5: Read the classroom rules below. Write some more rules for you and
your classmates.
- Ask Ss to study sentence 1 (positive), and sentence 2 (negative). Then ask them
to think of the classroom rules (what they must do and what they mustn't do) and
complete the sentences 3 and 4, and write their own sentences for 5. Ss can share
their ideas in pairs, and give as many sentences as possible. Call on some Ss to
read their sentences in front of the class. Discuss answers as a class.
- For weaker Ss, T can give hints by saying some verbs / phrases such as: listen to
the teachers' lessons / fight in class / speak Vietnamese in the English class, etc.
- As an extension, Ss can act out the sentences among themselves.
ACTIVITY 6: WRAP- UP AND ASSIGNMENT (2')
1. What did you learn from the lesson today?
(Use countable and uncountable nouns, use quantifiers some, many, much, a few,
a little with countable nouns and uncountable nouns, use modal verbs must and
mustn't.)
2. What are the core values of the lesson?
(Actively join in class activities, love practicing countable and uncountable nouns,
quatifiers and modal verb must and mustn't.)
-Prepare the next lesson.(Unit 5, Communication)
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Ham Tri secondary school

Lesson plan: English 6

School Year: 2024- 2025

Preparing date:21/11/ 2024
UNIT 5 : NATURAL WONDERS OF VIETNAM
Period 37: Lesson 4 – Communication ( Page 53)

STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES
A. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Make and accept appointments.
2. Gain knowledge about a travel guide.
3. Develop communication skills.
4. Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work.
5. Actively join in class activities.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Key terms/ Vocabulary:
1. Mountain range (n) dãy núi
2. Litter (v) vứt rác
3. Neccesary (a) : cần thiết
4. Bright color (n) màu sáng
Key grammatical structure(s):
*Making appointments:
- Let's + V
- How about + N/V-ing?
- What about + N/V-ing?
*Accepting appointments:
- That's fine.
- Sure.
- Great idea.
- Fantastic.
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Grade 6 textbook, Communication , Unit 5
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
-Audio track 35 (English 6 – Unit 5 - Communication – Page 53)
STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks
1. Listen and read the short
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conversation below, paying
attention to the highlighted parts.
2. Work in pairs. Make a short
conversation, following the
example in 1.
3. Read the travel guide entry.
4. Now make a list of the things
you must bring to the
Himalayas.Then add things your
mustn't bring.
5.Role- play being a tour guide and
a tourist. Tell your partner what to
prepare for their trip to the
Himalayas, and give reasons.

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STAGE 3: TEACHING PROCRDURE / LEARNING EXPERIENCE
ACTIVITY 1: (5 mins)
Game: Pass the ball
- Teacher plays the music. When music is on, students pass the ball as fast as they
can. When music is off, the student holding the ball has to make a sentence with
must/ mustn't.
Suggested answer:
- We must go to school on time.
- We mustn't pick flowers in the park.
- The bus is leaving. We must hurry up!
ACTIVITY 2: EVERYDAY ENGLISH (10 mins)
Task 1: Listen and read the short conversation below, paying attention to the
highlighted parts.
- Have Ss listen and read the conversation. Tell them to pay attention to the
highlighted parts. Elicit from Ss structures used for making an appointment
structures used for accepting an appointment Ask if they know some other ways.
-Ask Ss to work in pairs and practise the conversation.
*Making appointments:
- Let's + V
- How about + N/V-ing?
- What about + N/V-ing?
*Accepting appointments:
- That's fine.
- Sure.
- Great idea.
- Fantastic.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make a short conversation, following the example in 1.

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- Allow Ss to work in pairs and make similar conversations. More able Ss can
practise with other expressions. Call on some pairs to practise in front of the class.
T and other Ss give comments.
ACTIVITY 3: A TRAVEL GUIDE (28 mins)
Task 3: Read the travel guide entry.
Vocabulary teaching
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:
+ providing the synonyms or
antonyms of the words.
+ providing the pictures of the words.
+ providing the definition of the words.
+ providing the Vietnamese meaning
1. Mountain range (n) dãy núi
2. Litter (v) vứt rác
3. Neccesary (a) : cần thiết
4. Bright color (n) màu sáng
- Show Ss a travel guide. Ask them what information it contains. Discuss the
contents. Then ask who uses travel guides and why people use them. T gives an
explanation or / and an example of how travel guides are used.
- Then ask them to work in pairs. Tell them to look at the photo of Mount Everest,
ask and answer questions to find out what objects are useful for going to Mount
Everest. Encourage them to use must to ask and answer. E.g. Must we take a heavy
coat to Mount Everest?
- Ask Ss to read the text quickly and check their ideas.
- Ask them to read the text again and ask some follow-up questions. E.g. Have you
had any unforgettable experiences? If yes, where did you go? What happened?
Task 4: Now make a list of the things you must bring to the Himalayas. Then
add things you mustn't bring.
- Ask Ss to use information in the text in task 3 and their own ideas to fill the must
and mustn't columns. Encourage Ss to name as many objects as possible, and then
decide if these things must or mustn't be taken there.
- Check their lists as a class.
Suggested answer:
- Must: compass, warm clothes, ice axe, hiking boots, climbing helmets, …
- Mustn't: bicycle, high heels, dresses, lipsticks,…
Task 5: Role-play being a tour guide and a tourist. Tell your partner what to
prepare for their trip to the Himalayas, and give reasons.
- Create your own list of the necessary things for the trip to the Himalayas, and
then demonstrate the activity with a more able student. Swap roles. Then ask Ss to
work in pairs to do their own role-play. T goes round to give assistance where and
when needed. Ask some pairs to demonstrate before the class.
Suggested answer:
A: I'd like to go to the Himalayas next month.
B: OK. I think you must bring a waterproof coat. It's cold and rainy there!
A: Yes. Anything else?

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B: You must wear hiking boots and climbing helmets, and you mustn't wear high
heels.
ACTIVITY 4: WRAP- UP AND ASSIGNMENT (2')
1. What did you learn from the lesson today?
(Make and accept appointments, gain knowledge about a travel guide..)
2. What are the core values of the lesson?
(Actively join in class activities, love practising structures to make and accept an
appointment, practising asking and answering about travel preparation to a place.)
-Prepare the next lesson.(Unit 5, Skills 1)

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** Group: English **

Ham Tri secondary school

Lesson plan: English 6

School Year: 2024- 2025

Preparing date:21/11/

2024

UNIT 5 : NATURAL WONDERS OF VIETNAM
Period 38: Lesson 5 – Skills 1( Page 54)

STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES
A. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Read for general and specific information about natural wonders of Viet Nam.
2. Talk about famous places and what one must / mustn't do there.
3. Develop communication skills and creativity.
4. Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work.
5. Actively join in class activities.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Key terms/ Vocabulary:
1. Tourist attraction (n) : địa điểm du lịch
2. Slope (n) : con dốc
3. Sand dune (n) : cồn cát
Key grammatical structure(s):
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Grade 6 textbook, Skills 1 , Unit 5
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks
1. Look at the pictures below.
Make predictions about the
reading.Then read and check your
ideas.
2. Complete the sentences, using
the words from the box.
3. Read the text again. Answer the
following questions.
4. Working in paris. Make notes
about one of the places in the
reading.You can add your own
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ideas.Then tell your partner about
the place
5. Some foreign visitors are
visiting your city/ town/ area. You
are their tour guide. Tell them
some interesting things about the
places as well as what they must
and mustn't do there.

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STAGE 3: TEACHING PROCRDURE / LEARNING EXPERIENCE
ACTIVITY 1: (5 mins)
Video watching
- Teacher plays 2 videos of Mui Ne and Ha Long Bay.
- Teacher has students note down some information about the 2 famous
destinations and compare them.
- Teacher leads in the lesson.
ACTIVITY 2: READING (20 mins)
Vocabulary teaching
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:
+ providing the synonyms or
antonyms of the words.
+ providing the pictures of the words.
+ providing the definition of the words.
+ providing the Vietnamese meaning
1. Tourist attraction (n) : địa điểm du lịch
2. Slope (n) : con dốc
3. Sand dune (n) : cồn cát
Task 1: Before you read, look at the pictures below. Make predictions about
the reading. Then read and check your ideas.
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and guess what the texts are about and what they
know about the places. Ask Ss to read the texts quickly to answer the questions and
check their ideas from the introduction. Allow pairs to discuss ideas before
conducting a class feedback session. Ask some Ss to give their answers.
Suggested answer:
1. The reading texts talk about two popular attractions in Viet Nam, Ha Long Bay
and Mui Ne.
2. Ha Long Bay is famous for being a UNESCO world heritage. Mui Ne is a wellknown beach city located in Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan.
Task 2: Complete the sentences, using the words from the box.
- Have Ss read the words first. These words all appear in the texts, but now they
are in different contexts. Ss then read the sentences and fill the blanks. T checks as
a class. T may call on some Ss to read the sentences.
Answer key:
1. islands
2. wonder
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3. desert
4. Remember
5. visit
Task 3: Read the text again. Answer the following questions.
- Set a longer time limit for Ss to re-read the texts and answer the questions. Again
ask Ss to note where they found the information that helped them complete the
activity. Ss can compare answers before discussing them as a class. Encourage Ss
to support their answers with reasons.
- Ask Ss what to include when they talk about a tourist attraction. Here are some
points:
• Name of the attraction
• Its special features / beauty / interesting things
• What you can do there
- Write these points on the board to prepare for the next activities.
Answer key:
1. It is in Quang Ninh.
2. We can enjoy (great) seafood and join in exciting activities.
3. No, there isn't.
4. By the beach.
5. Early morning or late afternoon.
ACTIVITY 3: SPEAKING (18 mins)
Task 4: Work in pairs. Make notes about one of the places in the reading. You
can add your own ideas.
- Discuss with Ss which things they find special about Ha Long Bay and Mui Ne.
Brainstorm ideas onto the board. Ask Ss to close their books.
- Divide Ss into group A and group B. Tell group A to describe Ha Long Bay. Tell
group B to describe Mui Ne. Ss use the notes only to help them tell their partner
about their place.
- Ask them to practise their description together before they rejoin their partner. Go
around and offer help if necessary.
Task 5: Some foreign visitors are visiting your city / town / area. You are their
tour guide. Tell them some interesting things about the place as well as what
they must and mustn't do there.
- Tell Ss to review interesting features of their city / town / area. Then ask them to
think of the things tourists must / mustn't do. Encourage them to give as many
ideas as possible. Ask them to share their ideas in pairs before calling on some Ss
to present in front of the class.
Suggested answer:
- You must follow all the rules.
- You mustn't take photos when you are in the City Museum.
ACTIVITY 4: WRAP- UP AND ASSIGNMENT (2')
1. What did you learn from the lesson today?
(Read for general and specific information about natural wonders of Viet Nam, talk
about famous places and what one must / mustn't do there)
2. What are the core values of the lesson?

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(Actively join in class activities, love reading for general and specific information
about natural wonders of Viet Nam and talking about famous places and what one
must / mustn't do there.)
-Prepare the next lesson.(Unit 5, Skills 2 )

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