Date of preparation: February 20th Date of signing: February 22nd
Distributive period: 72 Date of teaching:
Unit 8 our world heritage sites
Lesson 1 Getting started

A. Objectives:
1. Language focus
- To help learners get started with some language items in Unit 8
- For vocabulary, that is words and phrases related to our world heritage sites
- For pronunciation, that is intonation in choice questions
- For grammar, that is participle and to infinitive clauses.
2. Skills
- To help learners get started with 4 skills in Unit 8
- Reading: Read for general ideas and specific information in an article about Ha Long Bay and its attractions
- Speaking: Making suggestions about places to visit in the Complex of Hue Monuments.
- Listening: Listen for information in a radio programme about Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park
- Writing: Write an essay about the reasons why Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was recognized as a World Heritage Site
3. Attitudes
- To help Ss get started for Unit 8 with the topic " Our world heritage sites"
- To provide Ss some motivation
B. Preparations:
- Teacher: Handouts, textbook, lesson plan, pieces of papers and cassette.
- Students: Textbook
C. Methods: - The whole lesson: Integrated, mainly communicative.
D. Procedures:

Time/Stages
Activities
Interactions


1. Warm up
5 minutes

Lead in
- Ask Ss listen to answer some questions to lead Ss to the lesson.
- Ask Ss to tell the class about our world heritage sites.


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2. New lesson

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6 minutes

Activity 1: Listen and read
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to a conversation between Nam and Dan.
- Ask Ss to look at the photos and tell you if they can recognise these monuments ( The North Gate, The Flag Tower of Ha Noi)
- Ask them to read the heading and guess what the two speakers will be talking about
- Play the recording. Have Ss listen and read the conversation silently. Then ask Ss if their predictions were correct. Have Ss summarise the conversation.
- Ss listen and read the conversation, take notes new word
Activity 2: Read the conversation again. Are the following statements T or F?
- Ask Ss to read the conversation again and decide whether the sentences are true or false
- Let Ss compare their answers in pairs or groups.
- Check Ss’ answers as a class.

Keys:
1. F( He wants to go sightseeing)
2. T
3. F( Most of the citadel was demolished in the early 20th century)
4. T
5. T
Activity 3: Match the words in the conversation with the appropriate definitions
- Ask Ss to look at the highlighted words in the conversation, paying attention to the context in which they are used, then match them with the appropriate definition.
- Let Ss compare answers in pairs or groups.
- Check Ss’ answers as a class.
Keys:
1.b 2. d 3.e 4. f 5. a 6. c
Activity 4: Find the sentences in the conversation which have the same meaning as the following sentences
- Ask Ss to find the sentences in the conversation with the same meaning as the sentences given.
- Have them write the sentences in the space provided
- Check Ss’ answers. Ask Ss to explain the differences between the sentence structures.
* Keys:
1. It is a cultural complex comprising royal palaces and monuments
2. Most of the citadel, first built during the Ly Dynasty in the 11th century and then expand by subsequent dynasties, was demolished in the early 20th century
3. The only structure to remain intact is the Flag Tower of Hanoi
Activity 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions
- Have Ss ask and answer the questions in pairs
- Invite Ss who have visited the site to tell the class about their trip there
- Ask Ss who have not been there to tell the class why they would (or not) like to visit the site.


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Pair work





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Group work



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3.
Consolidation
2 minutes
- Ask Ss: