Period: 85
UNIT 10: OUR HOUSES IN THE FUTURE
Skills 2
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students can listen to get information about dream houses; Write about a dream house (type, location, surroundings, rooms, appliances)
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: the lexical items related to “Our houses in the future”.
- Grammar: Will + V for the future and might + V for future possibility
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: - Students love their houses.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self – learning capability
- Communicative competence
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: text book, extra board, cassette tape and real objects.
2. Students: textbook, notebook, workbook.
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents

T: Checks Ss’ memories by completing this table. “Do you still remember the future house you already read about in Lesson 5?”
- Those who have got good answers will get good marks.
Ss: Work individually.
*Complete this table.
Type of house


Location


Surroundings


Appliances in the room





2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Sts’ and T’s activities
Contents

T: Asks Ss to look at the 3 pictures and give the details (types of house/ locations, surroundings,…)
- Asks Ss to guess which picture do Nick and Linda have?
Ss: Give their guess
T: Plays the recording once. Asks Ss to listen and write the speakers’ names under the correct picture.
Ss: Listen the recording once and correct.
T: Calls on some Ss to give their answers.
Ss: Give their answers before the class.
T: Corrects - Gives keywords.
Listening:
1. Listen to Nick and Linda talking about their dream houses. Which house would each prefer? Write their names under the correct pictures.



*Key:
Linda: Picture 3 (villa by the sea, with a swimming pool and a garden)
Nick: picture 2( apartment in the city)

T: Asks Ss to look at the information in the first column. Plays the recording again. Asks SS to listen and tick what are important to Linda and Nick.
Ss: Look at the columns in part 2 and guess their answers. Then listen to the recording the second time and tick.
T: Calls on some Ss to give the answers to the class and correct the mistakes where necessary.
2. Listen to the conversation again and tick the columns.

*Key:
Linda: 3. sea view 4. swimming pool
5. garden 7. Quite
Nick: 1. part view 2. city view
6. cable TV

T: Asks Ss to work in pairs, discuss the idea about their dream houses, using the suggested ideas .
Ss: Work in pairs.
T: Calls on some pairs to check – Corrects Ss’ mistakes.
Writing:
3. Work in pairs. Discuss the following ideas about your dream houses.
Ex:
S1: What type of dream house is it?
S2: It’s a villa
S1: Where is it located?
S2: It’s by the sea.

T: Asks Ss to fill in the table about their dream houses in part 4.
Ss: Work individually.
T: Goes around and helps them
Ss: Work in pair to discuss the following ideas about their dream houses.
4. Fill the table about your dream house.
(what type of house/ where is it located/ what it look likes/ what surrounds it/ what appliances it has)

T: Asks Ss to use the information in part 3 and part 4 to write about your dream houses.
- Reminds Ss to use will + V and might + V.
Ss: Work individually
T: Calls on some Ss to talk about their dream houses to the class. The class can give their comments.
- Corrects Ss’ mistakes.
5. Use the information in 4 to write about your dream houses.
*Eg:
In the future, We will live in hi-tech houses on the ocean. They won’t be in space. They look like a UFO on the Moon and will be surrounded by tall trees and a garden. We might live with robots. They might clean our houses, wash our clothes, but might not talk to us.


3. Consolidation 4’
T: Summaries the main content of the lesson.
- Listen to get information about dream houses.
- The ways to write about a dream house.
4. Using knowledge (option)
5. Further practice (option)
IV