Planning date:2- 4- 2013
Period 91. UNIT 15: countries
lESSON 1:A.We are the world (a1 – 6). p.154 – 157.
I. Aims:
- To help ss know countries, nationalities and languages vocabulary to talk about where people are from.
- To help ss write a postcard about being on vacation.
- To develop ss’skills.
II. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to ask and answer about where people are from and write a postcard.
III. Ways of working:
- T-WC, pair work, team work, individual work.
IV. Materials:
- Text book, pictures, tape, additional board.
V. Anticipated problems:
- The names of countries and nationalities may be difficult for some ss.
- The lesson may take time.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the ss’attendance.
2. Revision:
3. New lesson:

STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD

presentation
(10 minutes)

* Preteach:
- T. uses techniques to teach ss new words:


* Guess from the context: A1. P.154.
- Ss read the text and use the pictures to work out the country names in Vietnamses.

- T. elicits the model sentenses:

- Concept checking:
+ Những câu này có nghĩa tiếng Việt là gì?
+ Khi nào thì dùng cấu trúc câu hỏi và câu trả lời này?
+ Câu hỏi được bắt đầu bằng từ để hỏi nào? Tiếp theo?
+ Câu trả lời bắt đầu bằng gì? Tiếp theo?
I. New words:
- the world: thế giới
- your country: đất nước bạn
- your nationality: quốc tịch của bạn
- your language: ngôn ngữ của bạn
- (to) speak: nói
- a postcard: bưu thiếp
- (to) be on vacation: đi nghỉ
- wet (adj): ẩm ướt
- a lot of = many/ much: nhiều
- interesting places: những nơi thú vị

II. Model sentences:
S1: Where are you from?
S2: I am from Canada.
S1: Where is she from?
S2: She is from Japan.


practice
(10 minutes)
* Picture drill. A1. P.154:
Example:
S1: Where is Laura from?
S2: She’s from Canada.

















- Noughts and crosses:

III. Practice:
1. A1. P.154:












2. Noughts and crosses:

Laura
Marie
Lee

Jonh
You
Yoko

Susan
Bruce
Minh







production
(22 minutes)
* A2. P.155 + A3. P.155:
- Dictation list:
+ T. reads:Japanese, Vietnamse, Chinese, Australian, Canadian, American, British.
- Ss practice saying the nationality and language:
E.g: I am from Vietnam
I am Vietnamese.
I speak Vietnamese.
- Substitution drill:
+ Vietnam / Vietnamese.
+ America / American / English.
+ Canada / Canadian / English (French).

* A4. P.156:
- Ss make dialogue, using pictures A1.
- T. elicits the questions and the answers about nationality and language.
Eg:
S1: What`s your nationality?
S2: I am Vietnamese .
S1: Which language do you
speak?
S2: I speak Vietnamese.

* Reading A5. P.156:
- Ss read a postcard and then answer the comprehension questions:
* Key:
1)Nhan
2) in London.
3) cool & wet.
4) No. By bus.
5) visit the tower of London.
6) Minh
7) Hanoi.
* Matching
- Ss work in team to put the words into three columns.
Japan, Hue, the Statue of Liberty, Vietnam, New York, the Great Wall, The USA, Beijing, Bondi Beach, Australia, France, the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo, Paris,
Mount Fujiama, China, Sydney, the Citadel
* Board drill:
- Ss use the grid as cues.
E.g:
S1: Where are you?
S2: I’m