. Preparing date:/.11 ./12 / 2005........
UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE.
LESSON 2: SPEAK.
Period: 47.
A. Objectives:
I.Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to practice Speaking about the changes of a place, using the structure S + tobe + v-ing.
II.Skills: speaking, listening, writing, reading.
III.Teaching- aids: Lesson plan, and poster.
B.Procedures:
I. Class-organization: check-attendance (1m)
II .Checking-up: Newwords and read the dialogue, answer the questions.
III.New- lesson:
Time
 Teacher`s activities
 Ss` activities


A. Pre - speaking:
-Set the scene: Hoa`s grandmother is 78. Five years ago, she was 73 and she was stronger than she is now.
-Asking Ss to make a sentence about her health.

-T asks Ss to give form and use.


B. While - speaking:
I. Word cues drill.
a. The boys / get / tall.
b. The old men / become / weak.
c. It / become / dark.
d. The / weather / get / cold.
e. The students / get / better.
f. The school yard / become / cleaner.
-Model first two cues, the whole class repeat chorally, then some Ss read out individually.
-Give a new cue, ask a new S to repeat.
-Go on until most of the students in class can remember the structure.








II. Picture drill.
-Asking Ss to look at the pictures and speak.









C. Post - speaking: Write it up:
-Asking ss to write 5 sentences about the changes in their ome town.







Hoa`s grandmother is getting weaker.
Form: S + am / is / are + V -ing
Use: used to describe changes with "get" and "become".



Ss copy down and listen.












Ss`s answer.
a.The boys are getting taller.
b. The old men are becoming weaker.
c. It is getting darker.
d. The weather is getting cold.
e. The students are getting better.
f. The school yard is becoming cleaner.


a.The town is becoming busier.
b.The building is getting taller.
c. People are becoming more beautiful.
d. Means of transport are more modern.
e..The streets are getting busier.
f. The streets are getting dirtier.
g. Goods are becoming more expensive.

 IV. Consolidation:(2ms`)
-Asking Ss to remind the structure.
V. Recommendation (2ms)
-Learning structure by heart.
-Doing the exercise 6 in workbook.