Period: 79
UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
READ
I. Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, Ss obtain some knowledge about some scenic sports in the USA.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “A vacation abroad”
- Grammar: Past progressive tense with when, while
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about tourist information.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability.
- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks, pictures
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler …
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)

Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content


- T presents 11 cardboards numbered from 1 to 11 on one side and the words on the other side.
- T explains how to play.
- T asks Ss to play game “pelmanism”.
- Ss match in sequence of an adj with a noun.
* Warm up: “Pelmanism”
Adjectives Nouns.
Humid humidity
Warm warmth
Windy wind
Dry dryness
Cloudy cloud
Coolness


2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
-T presents new words.
-Ss pay attention to teacher and guess the meaning of new words.
-Ss practice reading new words.
-T corrects Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
-Ss copy down.

V. Read
* Ss obtain some knowledge about some scenic sports in the USA.
New words:
Volcano ( n ) ( drawing )
Lava ( n ) ( drawing )
Pour out ( v ) ( picture )
Carve ( v ) (mine / explanation )
Be situated (adj) ( translation )
Overhead ( adv ) above your head
Wharf (n)
Prison (n)
* The past progressive tense:
The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead.

- T draws the grid on the board.
- T asks Ss to copy the gird in their notebooks (1/117).
-T asks Ss to read the postcard from Mrs. Quyen to her children and fill in the gaps with the information taken from them.
- T asks Ss to work in pairs.
-T calls on some Ss to go to the board & write the information in the grid on the board.
- Ss give feedback.
- T corrects if necessary.

Grid ( 1/117)
Place What she did and saw
a. Hawaii

b. New York
c. Chicago
d. Mount
Rushmore
e. San Francisco - Went swimming, visited Kilauea volcano
- went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs
- saw late Michigan
- saw the heads of 4 American presidents
- visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area and the Alcatraz prison


- T asks Ss to look at the questions on page 118 & to compare their answers with their partner.
- Ss work in pairs.
- T calls on some & gives feedback.
- T corrects if necessary.
- T gives mark.

Comprehension question (2/118)
Answer key:
a. She went there by plane.
b. She saw the famous prison on the Island of Alcatraz.
c. It is the mount where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock; (and it can be seen from more than 100 km away.)
d. It is also called “The Windy City.”
e. She went shopping.


3. Practice (4’)
Ss talk the past progressive with “when” and “while”.

IV. Experience:

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Period: 80
UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
WRITE
I. Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, students write a postcard about vacation.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “A vacation abroad”
- Grammar: simple past tense, present continuous tenses, adjectives (review)
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about sending the postcard.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability.
- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler …
III. Students’ activities

1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content

- T asks Ss some questions.
- Ss give feedback.
- T corrects if necessary.

Network of places to visit, things