UNIT 3: MY FRIENDS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON PLAN
1. Class description:
26 Secondary school students
Level: A2 -/+
2. Time: 45 minutes
3. Objectives: After a 45- minute lesson, Ss can:
Use the lexica items related to the topic ‘My friends’
Use the vocabulary and structures about personalities.
Identify and practice the language of making polite requests and suggestions
4. Assumed knowledge:
Ss have already remembered the information about the Crazy House in Skill 1
Ss can remember a number of words related to the furniture
5. Teaching aids: black board, textbook, computer and projector
Procedure:
Time
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Aim

5 mins
Warm up activity:
Divide the class into 3 main groups: Group A; group B and group C

Ask all of the Ss to close their textbook.
Ask Ss to look at the picture on the slideshow.Give all of the groups 30 seconds remember all the details of the picture.


When time’s up, ask 3 groups 5 questions. The group who can answer the question fastest and correctly will earn 10 points.
How many boys and girls are there in the picture (2 boys and 2 girls)
What are the boys doing? (One is reading a magazine and the other is eating biscuits)
Note: In this case, divide the score: 5 pts for the group who can remember what the other boy is doing and the other 5 pts for the group who can answer what the boy is eating
Where is the dog sitting? (In front of the boys/ Near the boys)
What is the name of the magazine one boy is reading? (4Teen)
What is behind the biscuits? (A bottle of juice)
Note: In this case, reveal the picture for 3 seconds and ask the Ss again.
Add up the score and congratulate the winner.
Praise all of the students for their good memory.


Sit in groups following T’s instruction
Close the textbook.
Pay attention and concentrate on looking at the picture in 30 seconds.
Raise hands to answer the question fast and correctly.


Expected problem (Q2): Ss may not remember what the other boy is eating







Expected problem (Q5): Ss may not remember what is behind the biscuits.




Activate Ss’s interest


15 mins

Lead in:
Ask Ss to open the textbook again and ask Ss what the boys are girls are doing?
Ask Ss if they know why the title of the lesson is ‘A surprise guest’. (Explain if Ss don’t know the word ‘guest’)

Explain the context for Ss: Phuc and Duong are enjoying the picnic when they see two girls coming. One of them is new for them, so the lesson is named: ‘A surprise Guest’


Listening:
Play the recording for the first time, ask Ss to underline any new words they may not know.
New words (write down on the board)
+ (to) pass sbsmth: give smth to sb
Can you pass the pen for me?
+ project (n): dựán
+ glasses (n) = specs (n): kínhcận
To wear glasses
Ask Ss to take notes of the new words.
Play the recording for the second time ask askSs to do exercise a (p.27) at the same time.
Check the exercise:
Picnic
Likes
Friendly
Mai and Chau
Glasses; long black hair
Working on the school project
Spoken interaction practice
Ask Ss to practice reading in groups of 4.
Call one group to stand up and perform for the class.
Give feedbacks to Ss’s performance



Expected answer: They are having a picnic
Make prediction. Take note the meaning of the word: guest.

Listen to T carefully.






Listen carefully and underline the new words.
Write down the words while listening to T’s explanation.




Listen and do the exercise at the same time.
Check the answers.





Practice in groups with group mates.
Stand up and perform.
Listen to T



Help Ss use lexical items related to the topic ‘Friends’


10 mins
Making polite requests and suggestions
Ask Ss to rearrange the first sentence: can/pass/the/please/biscuits/you/me

Elicit the structure on board.

CAN + YOU + V (Inf.)
+ Yes, sure
+ Sorry, I can’t
Ask Ss to write down.
Ask Ss to rearrange the sentence:
Sit down/like to/would/you?
Sorry/oh/can’t/we
Elicit the structure on board
WOULD YOU LIKE TO + V (INF.)
+ Yes, sure.