English Lesson plan 7
Date of planning: 30/04/2025
Week: 34

Period 97: UNIT 12: ENGLISH – SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Lesson 4: Communication
STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Gain vocabulary on the topic English-speaking countries; Develop self-study skills.
- Use the structures to express amazement; Get interesting facts about English-speaking countries; Raise
students' awareness of the need to learn languages.
- Develop communication skills and creativity; Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
Actively join in class activities.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Key terms/ Vocabulary: Vocabulary about english speaking countries.
2. Key grammatical structure(s):
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Grade 7 textbook, Unit 12, Communication
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn

STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks

Performance products

Task 1: Listen and read the conversations,
paying attention to the highlighted parts.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar
dialogues.
Task 3: Discuss and write the name of the
country next to the fact.
Task 4: Read some facts about Englishspeaking countries and tick the column true
for you.
Task 5: Share with your group some
interesting facts you know about Englishspeaking countries.

Assessment tools

Student's answer

Observation
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Student's answer

Observation
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Student's presentation

Observation
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STAGE 3: LEARNING PLAN/ LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Teacher's Activities
A. Warm-up (5')
- Give greetings
- Check attendance
* Game: Guessing the remaining of the picture
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Students' Activities
- Greet T

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* Teacher asks students to guess the remaining of the picture:
- Who is wearing these skirts?
- Do you know the name of this kind of skirt?
*** Teacher and students discuss the answers.
**** Teacher confirms the answers, reveals the remaining of the
picture and provide more information on the Scottish kilts.

** Students answer the questions.

2 ways to express amazement:
- Wow ... I didn't know that!
- Amazing!
B. New lesson: (35')
I. ACTIVITY 1 – PRESENTATION (5')
Task 1: Listen and read the conversations, paying attention to
the highlighted parts.
** Students pay attention to the
* Teacher plays the recording for students to listen and read the
highlighted parts.
conversations
and asks students to pay attention to the highlighted parts.
*** Teacher elicits expressions of amazement.
**** Teacher confirms the answers and gives feedback.
II. ACTIVITY 2 – PRACTICE (20')
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar dialogues.
** Students work in pairs to make
* Teacher has students work in pairs to make similar dialogues.
similar dialogues, using the contexts
*** Teacher asks some pairs to practise the dialogue so that the
given:
whole class can give comments.
- New Zealand has the cleanest and
**** Teacher gives feedback as a class.
safest air on the planet.
- There are no snakes in New Zealand.
- More than half of all the lakes in the
world are in Canada.
Task 3: Discuss and write the name of the country next to the
fact.
* Teacher has students work in groups to read the facts, discuss,
and do the matching.
*** Teacher has the groups cross check and discuss.
**** Teacher gives feedback and correction (if needed).
Answer key:
1. Australia
2. the USA
3. Canada
4. the UK
5. New Zealand

** Students work in groups to complete
the task.

Task 4: Read some facts about English-speaking countries
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and tick the column true for you.
* Teacher asks students to read the instructions, then the example ** Students work in pairs, read the facts
to know what they have to do.
and tick the column true for them, then
*** Teacher calls on 2 - 3 pairs to role-play in front of the class.
take turns with one saying a fact aloud
**** Teacher corrects any grammar or pronunciation mistakes if and the other responding with his/ her
necessary.
answer.
Example:
A: New York is the biggest city but not the capital of the USA.
B: I know this.
A: The state of Alaska in the USA has over 2,600 islands.
B: This is new to me
III. ACTIVITY 3 - PRODUCTION (10')
Task 5: Share with your group some interesting facts you
know about English-speaking countries.
** Students share the facts in the group.
* Teacher asks students to work in groups and allows them time
The group leader takes notes of the
to think about a fact they know and how to say it.
facts. Some Ss may repeat facts which
*** Teacher calls on group representatives to share the facts with have previously appeared in the unit.
the class.
This is also a revision activity.
**** Teacher gives feedback on their reports.
C. Wrap-up & homework: (5')
⁂ Wrap-up
- Ss answers
Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the
lesson.
- Ss do homework.
⁂ Homework.
Do exercises in the workbook.

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Date of planning: 30/04/2025
Week: 34

Period 98: UNIT 12: ENGLISH – SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Lesson 5: Skills 1
STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Develop reading skill for specific information about New Zealand; Be collaborative and supportive in pair
work and teamwork; Develop self-study skills; Raise students' awareness of the need to learn languages.
- Develop speaking skill: talk about Scotland; Develop communication skills and creativity; Develop
presentation skill; Actively join in class activities.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Key terms/ Vocabulary:
1. shining (adj)
2. historic (adj)
3. rich (adj)
2. Key grammatical structure(s): future simple tense
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Grade 7 textbook, Unit 12, Skills 1
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn

STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks

Performance products

Task 1: Discuss and choose the correct
answer.
Task 2: Read the passage and match the
Student's answer
words with their meanings.
Task 3: Read the passage again and
choose the correct answer.
Task 4: Note two things you like about
New Zealand. Share them with your
partner.
Students' answer
Task 5: Prepare a short introduction of
Scotland and present it to the class.

Assessment tools

Observation
Questions & answers

Observation
Questions & answers

STAGE 3: LEARNING EXPERIENCE
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Teacher's activities

Ss'activities
A. Warm-up (5')

* Guessing: What country is it?
* Teacher asks students to watch a video introducing a country
and ask them to guess the name of the country.
*** Teacher and students discuss the answers.
**** Teacher confirms the answers and gives feedback.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP3x7pcKIPY

** Students watch the video and raise
hands to answer the question.

B. New lesson (38')
I. ACTIVITY 1 – READING (20')
* Pre teach vocabulary:
* Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
** Teacher asks students to get the meaning in context and try to
make up sentences with of the following words:
1. shining (adj)
2. historic (adj)
3. rich (adj)
*** Teacher and students discuss the answers.
**** Teacher confirms the student's answers and checks their
pronunciation and gives feedback.
Task 1: Discuss and choose the correct answer.
* Teacher asks students to work in pairs to discuss and answer
the questions.
**** Teacher asks some pairs to share their answers. (Don't
confirm the answers. Leave them till the end of the reading.)
Answer key:
1. A
2. B
Task 2: Read the passage and match the words with their
meanings.
* Teacher asks students to work individually to read the passage
and find the highlighted words.
*** Teacher asks students to read the sentences where the words
appear, and before and after it.
**** Teacher calls some students to share their answers then
checks the answers as a class.
Answer key:
1. c
2. d
3. a
4. b
Task 3: Read the passage again and choose the correct
answer.
* Teacher asks some students to do the task individually: read
each question, locate where it appears in the text, read that part
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** Students get the meaning in context
and try to make up sentences with of
the new words.

** Students work in pairs to complete
the task.
*** Students discuss the answers.

** Students read the text in detail,
paying attention to the words in bold.

** Students work individually to

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carefully and circle the correct answer.
complete the task.
*** Teacher allows students to share their answers before
discussing as a class and encourages them to give evidence.
**** Teacher calls a student to write his/her answer on the
board, then checks the answers as a class.
Answer key:
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
II. ACTIVITY 2 – SPEAKING (18')
Task 4: Note two things you like about New Zealand. Share
them with your partner.
* Teacher allows students to work individually first, referring (if
necessary) to the text and listing the two things they like most
about New Zealand.
**** Teacher listens and passes positive comments.
Task 5: Prepare a short introduction of Scotland and present
it to the class.
* Teacher asks students to read the facts about Scotland first.
Teacher explains that the introduction consists of four parts (as
shown in the box).
*** Teacher goes around to help students.
**** Teacher calls on some groups to share their answers with
the class.
* Peer-refection & Evaluation
* Teacher allows students to give comments for their friends and
vote for the most interesting and informative presentation.
*** Teacher and students discuss the presentations.
**** Teacher gives feedback and comments.

** Students work in pairs to share their
ideas with their partners, using the
suggested opening provided.
*** Students should give some reasons
for their choices.
** Students work in groups, refer to the
reading to see how the ideas are used to
discuss, then form complete sentences
from the information given.

** Students give comments for their
friends and vote for the most interesting
and informative presentation.

C. Wrap-up and Homework (2')
- Teacher asks students about what they have learnt.
- Teacher asks students learn by heart vocab and prepare for the
- Ss remind
next lesson: Unit 11- Skills 2: talk about some future means of
transport
- Ss listen and take note

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English Lesson plan 7

Date of planning: 30/04/2025
Week: 34

Period 99: UNIT 12: ENGLISH – SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Lesson 6: Skills 2
STAGE 1: DESIRED OBJECTIVES
A. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Listen for specific information about a tour of a city; Develop self-study skills; Raise students' awareness of
the need to learn languages.
- Write a diary entry about a tour of a city; Develop communication skills and creativity; Be collaborative
and supportive in pair work and teamwork; Actively join in class activities.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Key terms/ Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic English-speaking countries
2. Key grammatical structure(s): review
C. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Grade 7 textbook, Unit 12, Skills 2
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn

STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Performance Tasks

Performance products

Task 1: Match the phrases to the
pictures.
Task 2: Listen and fill in the times.
Task 3: Listen again and complete each
sentence with ONE word.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Fill in the table
with information about the London tour.
Task 5: Imagine that you took the tour
of London. Write a diary entry of about
70 words about your tour.

Assessment tools

Student's answer

Observation
Questions & answers

Students' answer

Observation
Questions & answers

STAGE 3: LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Teacher's activities
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A. Warm-up (5')

** Students play the guessing game.
* Guessing game: What city is it?
* Teacher divides the class into 2 teams. Each team will guess
the name of the city based on pictures given gradually by the
teacher.
*** The team with the correct answer will be the winner.
**** Teacher introduces the topic of the listening task: A tour
around London.
B. New lesson (38')
I. ACTIVITY 1 – LISTENING (20')
Task 1: Match the phrases to the pictures.
** Students discuss with partners.
* Teacher asks students to work in groups to read the phrases and
match them to the pictures.
*** Teacher elicits as many learnt vocabularies as possible and
asks one or two students to describe the pictures for the class.
**** Teacher gives feedback and introduces the topic of the
listening task: A tour around London.
Answer key:
1. Changing of the Guard
2. Buckingham Palace
Task 2: Listen and fill in the times.
* Teacher helps students revise the use of time in the listening
** Students read the text quickly.
and note taking skills by saying 3 - 4 different times for students *** Students exchange answers in
to write down.
pairs, read their answers.
** Teacher has students read the text quickly. This helps students
get some ideas of what they are going to listen to as well as
determine the information they need for answering the questions.
Then teacher plays the recording.
*** Teacher has students exchange answers in pairs, invites
some pairs to read their answers and confirm the correct ones
**** Teacher confirms the answers and gives feedback.
Answer key:
1. 11:30 a.m.
2. 1:00 p.m.
3. 3:15 p.m.
4. 5:00 p.m.
Task 3: Listen again and complete each sentence with ONE
word.
* Teacher has students read the questions and determine what
information they need for answering the questions, and reminds
them that the questions ask for one-word answers.
** Teacher plays the recording again for students to listen and
complete the sentences.
*** Teacher has students exchange answers in pairs, invites
some pairs to say their answers and confirm the correct ones.
**** Teacher plays the recording again if needed, stopping at
each place where the answers appear.
Answer key:
1. Queen
2. garden
3. Clock
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* Students read the questions and
determine what information they need
for answering the questions.
** Ss listen and complete the
sentences.
*** Exchange answers in pairs

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4. photos
5. attractions

II. ACTIVITY 2 - WRITING (18')

Task 4: Work in pairs. Fill in the table with information
about the London tour.
* Teacher asks students to work in pairs, lets them read the table
and decide what information they need to complete the table.
*** Teacher invites some pairs to share their answers with the
class.
**** Teacher gives feedback and provides suggested answers.
Task 5: Imagine that you took the tour of London. Write a
diary entry of about 70 words about your tour.
* Teacher explains to students what a diary entry is: It is a
description of what you do during a tour and how you feel about
it.
*** Teacher allows students to peer check first.
**** Teacher goes around to help (if necessary).

** Students do the task within 4-5
minutes.

** Students refer to the table in 4 for
information. They can write about
everything or just choose the activities
they like most.

Suggested answers:
The tour of London began at 9:30 a.m. First, we went to
Buckingham Palace. We visited the Queen's Garden and saw
her collection of artworks. At 11:30 a.m., we watched the
Changing of the Guard. We then went to Big Ben. We took a lot
of photos there. At 3:15 p.m., we took a boat ride on the River
Thames. We saw many historic attractions along the river. I
enjoyed the tour
very much.
* Peer-refection & Evaluation
* Teacher asks students to work in groups of four and swap the
entries to their group members.
**** Teacher then gives feedback as a class discussion.

** Students can comment on others'
work.
*** Students then give comments to
each other.

C. Wrap-up and Homework (2')
- Teacher asks students about what they have learnt.
- Ss remind
- Teacher asks students to rewrite their writing in their books and
- Ss listen and take note
prepare the new lesson.

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Ham Phu Secondary school

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English Lesson plan 7

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English Group

Ham Phu Secondary school

2024 - 2025