Date of planning: 22/8/2015
Period 7: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN
Lesson 1 (1-2)
Date of teaching:




Class/Attendance:
4A:
4B:
4C:

I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to ask and answer questions about where someone is from
II. Language focus:
- Vocabulary: America, Australia, Malaysia, England, Japan, Viet Nam
- Structures: Where are you from? - I’m from…
III. Resources:
- Teacher’s: Pictures, recording
- Students’: Book, notebook
IV. Procedure:
Activities
Interactions

 1. Warm up.
- Greet pupils and get their responses, using the words and phrases they learnt in Unit 1 like Hi/ Hello. Nice to see you again. Then revise the previous lesson by having them say the chant on page 10 of the Pupils’ Book
- Get Pupils to open their books on page 12 and read the title I’m from Japan. Check their comprehension by using a world map on which Japan is circle
2. Look, listen and repeat.
-Tell pupils that they are going to learn to read a story in which the characters ask and answer questions about where they are from.
- Have them look at the four pictures to discuss the content in which the language is used. Ask them questions such as Who is this? Where are they? And What does he/ she say?
- Play the recording a few times for pupils to listen and repeat. Do choral and individual repetition, pointing to the characters speaking
- Play the recording again for them to listen and repeat.
3. Point and say
-Tell pupils that they are going to practice asking and answering questions about where someone is from, using Where are you from?
I’m from…
- Have them look at the pictures to understand how the language is used in different contexts. Point to the first picture and do the task with one pupil, using the expressions in the bubbles and the words under the picture. Ask them to say the phrase chorally and individually.
- Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the pictures.
- Call a few pairs to act out the dialogue in front of the class. Check as a class and correct pronunciation, if necessary.
* Work in pairs. Imagine you are Hakim/ Tom/ Tony/ Linda/ Akiko. Introduce yourself and ask where your partner is from.
- Tell pupils that they are going to play the roles of the five characters and introduce themselves.
- Invite two pupils as Hakim and Akiko to act out this dialogue:
Hakim: Hi. I’m Hakim. I’m from Malaysia. Where are you from?
Akiko; Hi, Hakim. I’m Akiko. I’m from Japan
- Ask pupils to work in pairs.
- Invite a few pairs to perform in front of the class
4. Reinforcement:
- Repeat the way to ask and answer questions about where someone is from.
5. Homelink:
- Prepare the next period.

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Date of planning: 22/8/2015
Period 8: UNIT 2: I’M FROM JAPAN
Lesson 1 (3-4-5)
Date of teaching:




Class/Attendance:
4A:
4B:
4C:

I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will have been able to ask and answer questions about where someone is from
II. Language focus:
- Vocabulary: America, Australia, Malaysia, England, Japan, Viet Nam
- Structures: Where are you from? - I’m from…
III. Resources:
- Teacher’s: Pictures, recording
- Students’: Book, notebook
IV. Procedure:
Activities
Interactions

1. Warm up.
Play Bingo, using the names of the countries and characters.
2. Listen and tick.
- Have pupils look at the pictures to identify the similarities and differences. Check understanding
- Play the recording a few times. Ask pupils to listen to the recording and tick the correct pictures
- Get pupils to swap their answers before you check as a class. Monitor the activity and offer help, if necessary
Key: 1. b 2. a 3. a
3. Look and write.
-Tell pupils that they are going to fill the gaps with the appropriate names of countries
- Give a few seconds for pupils to look at the pictures and find appropriate words