Unit 15 : Space Conquest
Lesson 5 : Language Focus
Planning date :
Teaching date :
Time : 45 minutes
I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
Pronounce the sounds / nt – nd – n0 – ns – nz / correctly
Understand the use of could/ be able to and question tags
II. Method:
P.P.P
III. Materials
Textbooks, handouts
VI. Procedure:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities

WARM – UP : 5mins
- Check Ss’ homework: Write a biography about Ss’ relatives

- Write down their homework on the board

PRONUNCIATION : 10mins
* Listen and repeat:
- Ask Ss to listen to the sounds through the CD, then repeat
- Call on Ss to read
- Listen and give feedback
* Practise reading the dialogue
- Play the CD for Ss to listen to the sounds in sentences
- Have Ss practice the dialogue in pairs
- Go round and offer help when necessary
- Call on some pairs to practice
- Listen and give feedback


- Listen and repeat





- Practise in pairs

GRAMMAR : 18mins
* Could(n’t) / Be (not) able to
- Either can be used for past ability:
E.g.: When I was young I could/ was able to climb any trees in the forest.
- For ability + particular action, use was able:
E.g.: Although the pilot was badly hurt he was able to explain what had happened.
( He could and did explain)
- In the negative when the actions did not take place, or with the verbs of senses (understand/ see/ hear…) (either can be used:
E.g.: He read the message but he couldn’t / wasn’t able to understand it.
I could / was able to see him through the window.
Exercise 1: Completing sentences
- Have Ss do exercise 1 individually
- Go round and offer help when necessary
- Call on Ss to give their answers
- Listen and give feedback:
1. couldn’t / wasn’t able to 2. was able to
3. could / was able to 4. was able to
5. could / was able to 6. couldn’t / wasn’t able to * Question Tags
- are short additions to sentences, asking for agreement or confirmation
S + Aux + not , Aux + S
(negative statements + ordinary interrogative)
E.g.: You didn’t tell lies, did you ?
She can’t swim, can’t she ?
S + V , Aux + not + S
(affirmative statements + negative interrogative)
E.g.: He is from China, isn’t he ?
You would like a coffee, wouldn’t you ?
Exercise 2: Writing sentences
- Have Ss do exercise 2 individually: Read the situation and then write a sentence with a tag question in order to ask for agreement
- Go round and offer help when necessary
- Call on Ss to give their answers
- Listen and give feedback:
1. It’s very expensive, isn’t it ?
2. The film was great, wasn’t it ?
3. She’s got a lovely voice, doesn’t she ?
4. It doesn’t look very good, does it ?
5. You’ve had your hair cut, haven’t you ?
* Exercise:
Adding question tags to sentences
- Have Ss work in groups to do the task
- Go round and offer help when necessary
- Call on Ss to give their answers
- Listen and give feedback:



- Listen and take notes













- Work individually








- Listen, give their opinion, take notes









- Work individually













- Work in groups

WRAPPING – UP : 2mins
- Summarize the main points
- Ask Ss to do Ex. 3 at home

- Listen and take notes


Exercise: Add question tags to the following sentences
You’d like a drink.(, wouldn’t you ?)
You’d better wait for him. (, hadn’t you ?)
It never works very well. (,does it ?)
Bill puts the money in the bank. (,doesn’t he ?)
Bill put the money in the bank. (,didn’t he)
Mary hardly ever cooks. (,does she ?)
Neither of them offered to help you.(, did them ?)
Nobody liked the play. (,did they ?)
Nothing went wrong. (,did it?)
She used to play tennis. (,didn’t she ?)