Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal
I/ Objectives: After the unit, students will be able to:
- Make and respond to introduction.
- Scan for specific information.
- Write a personal letter.
- Review the past simple tense and the use of “wish”.
II/ Teaching aids:
- Charts, cards, colour chalks.
III/ Proceduce:
- Period 01/ Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and Read
- Period 02/ Lesson 2: Speak
- Period 03/ Lesson 3: Listen
- Period 04/ Lesson 4: Read
- Period 05/ Lesson 5: Write
- Period 06/ Lesson 6: Language Focus

Date of preparing:9/9/13
Period 01:
Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal
Lesson 1: getting started + listen and read

A. Objectives:
I/. Knowledge: - Introduce some famous places in Viet Nam.
- Describe an old friend.
II/. Skills: - Practice the structure with “wish”.
B. Teaching aids:
- Pictures, chart.
C. Methods: Brainstorming, Rub out and remember, True/ False prediction, Multiple choice, Retell.
D. Contents:
I/ Organization:
Class
Date of teaching
Absent students

9A
12/9/13






II/ Warm up: - Greetings.
- Ask some information about class.
+ How many people are there in the class?
+ Where do you live?
+ Do you like English?
+ What do you often do to improve your English?
+ What skill is the most important?
+ Which countries speak English as their mother tounge?
III/ New lesson:
T’s and Ss’ activities
Board display

I. Getting started:
Step 1: Brainstorming
- T gives the topic and asks Ss to write on thr board.
- T checks and adds more if necessary.
- T introduces the new lesson.


II. Vocabulary:
A. Pre – reading:
Step 2: Pre – teach:
- T uses the techniques: example, explanation, translation, mime… to elicit.
- T follows all the steps of teaching the vocabulary.

* Checking: ROR
Step 3: True/ False statements
- T draws a picture and asks:
+ Who are they?
- T introduces about Lan and Maryam
Maryam is Lan’s pen pal in Malaysia
Before reading, please guess some information.
- T hangs the chart and runs through all.
- T explains how to do and checks Ss’ understanding.
- T collects Ss’ answers.
B. While - reading
III. Read:
- T models the dialogue first.
- Practice reading: T – WC, Ss – Ss.
- T asks Ss to give their answers and check the False statements.
- T and Ss correct the task.
Step 4: Multiple choice
- T explains how to do and runs through all sentences.
- Ss work in groups of 3
- T asks Ss to give their answers.
- T and Ss correct together.
C. Post – reading:
- T asks Ss to summary the text.
- T calls one S to act out.
IV. Model sentences:
- T elicits and lets Ss say out
- T models.
- Ss repeat in choral and individual
- T asks Ss to give form.
- T gives more examples to expand the knowledge.
Step 5: Word cue drill
- T gives example and explain how to do
- T models
- Ss repeat in choral and individual
- T lets Ss do in choral and themselves



I. Vocabulary:
- correspond (v)
- impress (v)
- mausoleum (n)
- mosque (n)
- depend on (v)
- atmosphere (n)
- pray (v)



1. Maryam was staying with Lan last week.
2. This was their second meeting.
3. Lan took her to some places in HCM City
4. Maryam prayed in the mosque.
5. She invited Lan to visit her in Malaysia.








II. Read:
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T




* Choose the correct option to complete the sentences:
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B






III. Model sentences:
I wish you had a longer vacation
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…. Wish + Past Simple
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