Week:
Period: 28
Date of planning: / /202
Date of teaching: / /202



Unit 4: our customs and traditions
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
A lesson on customs and traditions (P38-39)

(Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss can:
use the lexical items related to the topic `custom and tradition`
talk about local customs and traditions
(Teaching aids: Poster and pictures, text book, colour chalk, CD and cassette, etc.
(Anticipated problems: Ss may get difficulty in reading some difficult words.
( PROCEDURE
STEPS
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
TIME

(Warm up:

Review the previous unit before Ss open their books by asking them to take part in a small game. – Let Ss work in two big groups A and B.
“ A student from group A call out the name of an ethnic group in Vietnam, then points at one student from group B. This student has to call out the name of another ethnic group.”
- The game stops when a group cannot give out the name of any ethnic group or when time is up. The group with more ethnic groups wins


Face to face game
*Chain games
S1: The Viet
S2: The Tay
S3: The Hmong
S4: The Thai
...etc...
5mins

I. LISTEN AND READ

 Write this sentence on the board and ask Ss to complete it:
“Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and…… and…..”
- Tell Ss that this sentence is taken from the conversation in the Getting Started of Unit 3.
- When Ss can give you the two words `customs` and `traditions`, tell them the topic of the new unit which is about customs and traditions. If within two minutes Ss cannot complete the sentence, ask them to quickly look at the conversation on page 26 and find the sentence.
- Write the unit title on the board `Our customs and traditions`.
- Ask Ss to call out some customs and traditions they know.
- Ask Ss to open their books and look at the picture and the phrase under Getting started.
? Ask them some questions:
+Who can you see in the picture?
+What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?
-Let Ss answer the questions as a class.
-Ask Ss to compare their answers with the information in the dialogue and add some more details to their answers.
( Listen and read
- Play the recording, Ss listen and read.
- Call some groups to read aloud to check their pronunciation.
(Exercise 1a:
- Let Ss work independently to find the words with the given meanings in the dialogue.
- Allow them to share answers before discussing
- Remember to ask Ss to read out the lines in the dialogue that contain the words.
- Quickly write the correct answers on the board.
* Have Ss look at the Watch out!box and quickly read the information.
- Ask if they know any expressions with the same meaning as `You`re kidding`.
Some other expressions are:
-You must be kidding
-You’re joking
-You must be joking.
Key :
1. accepted
4. sharp

2. generations
5. social

3. spot on
6. table manners

(Exercise 1b:
- Have Ss read the conversation again to do this exercise.
- Ask for Ss` answers as well as the explanation for their choices. Write the correct answers on the board.
Key :
1. T
2. F (There are also social ones)
3. T
4. F (There are a lot of customs for table manners in the UK)

(Exercise 1c:
- Have Ss read the questions to make sure they understand them.
- Ask them firstly to answer the questions without reading the dialogue.
- Ask Ss exchange their answers with a classmate.
- Call some Ss to write their answers on the board. Confirm the correct answers.
Key :
1. It`s eating dinner at 7 p.m. sharp.
2. He`s surprised
3. They both refer to doing something that develops over time.
4. A custom is something accepted. A tradition is something special and is passed down through the generations.
5. They should find information about a custom or tradition.

(Exercise 1d:
- Have Ss do this in pairs.
- Ask for Ss` answers and their explanations.
- Summaries the answers.
They should find information about a custom or tradition.
Key :
1. have to: It`s an obligation - you have no choice
2. should: it`s suggestion or advice - it would be best to follow it.




Ss look back the Getting started of Unit 3