Period: 25
UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. OBJECTIVES
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge: - To help Ss understand the way to change directed speech into reported speech.
- Grammar: Related to learning a foreign language.
- Vocabulary: Modal verbs with if, reported speech, reported questions.
b. Skills: Listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: - Ss will be educated about learning English.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability.
- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: - Lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, MP3
2. Students: - Books, notebooks, pen, ruler …
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content

- T asks to write modals on the board.
- Ss write on the board.
- T corrects and gives marks if necessary.
* Ex: must, have to, …


2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content

- T explains the requirement and the structure.
- Ss read examples a and b.
- Ss take notes.




- Ss do exercises in pairs.
- Some pairs roleplay the dialogues before the class.
- T checks and corrects if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
1. Complete the sentences. Use the modal verbs in brackets and the information in the box.
* Ss know the way to use coditional sentences.
If clause (simple present), main clause (modal verb + V)
Ex: a. If you want to get good marks, you must study hard.
b. You have to go to the university if you want to study machine.
Answer keys:
c. … , you should do a lot of exercises.
d. …, he might miss the train.
e. … , you ought to stay in bed.
f. You must do your homework … .

- T explains the requirement.
- T has Ss complete the table in pairs.
- Ss give the answers before the class.
- T checks and corrects if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
2. Complete the table.
* Ss remember the words use in the directed speech and reported speech.

Answer keys
Directed speech
Reported speech
Directed speech
Reported speech

present simple tense
past simple tense

this
that



these
those

present progressive tense
past progressive tense
here
there

future simple tense
future in the past
now
then

can/may
could/might
today
that day

must
had to
tomorrow
the following day



- T helps Ss understand the situation.

- T explains the example.
- Ss pay attention to teacher and take notes.


- Ss do the exercises individually.
- Ss compare the answer in pairs.
- Ss gives the answer before the class.
- T checks and corrects if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
3. Lan’s father held a party to celebrate his mother’s birthday. Unfortunately, Mrs. Thu, her grandmother, has a hearing problem and she couldn’t hear what people were saying. After the party, Lan reported everything to her grandmother.
* Ss know how to use the reported speech.
Ex : “I’m happy to see you.”
Aunt Xuan said she was happy to see you.
Answer keys
a. Uncle Hung said that birthday cake was delicious.
b. Miss Nga said she loved those roses.
c. Cousin Mai said she was having a good time there.
d. Mr. Chi said he would go to Hue the following day.
e. Mrs. Hoa said she might have a new job.
f. Mr. Quang said he had to leave then.

- T helps Ss understand the situation.



- T explains the example.
- Ss pay attention to teacher and take notes.


- Ss do the exercises individually.
- Ss compare the answer in pairs.
- Ss gives the answer before the class.
- T checks and corrects if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
4. This morning Nga had an interview for a summer job. When she arrived home, she told her mother about the interview.
* Ss know how to use the reported speech.
Ex: “Do you like pop music?”
She asked me if/whether I liked pop music.
“Where do you live?”
She asked me where I lived.
Answer keys
a. She asked me how old