Period: 94
Unit 12: ROBOTS
GETTING STARTED
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students can know some vocabulary and structure to talk about the topic ‘robots’.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: the lexical items related to the topic “Robots”.
- Grammar: Could for past ability.
Will be able to for future ability
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: hard, concentrated and active.
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: Introduces “In this unit, we’ll talk about very special machines which can move and do some of the work of a person. Can you guess what are they?”
Ss: Give their answers.
T: Gives feedback ‘Yes. They’re robots, and the topic of this unit is: Robots’
Guessing game


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

T: Plays the recording twice.
Ss: Listen and read.
T: Elicits words from Ss
Ss: Give the new words
T: Helps Ss read the new words in chorus.
- Calls on some Ss to read aloud.
- Checks vocabulary by “Do matching”
T: Gives some examples to introduces new grammar.
Ss: Listen and remember. Then write in notebook.
* T: Asks Ss to practice in pairs. Roleplay Nick & Dr Alex, reading the conversation.
Ss: Practice in pairs
T: Calls some pairs to practice aloud. Corrects Ss’ pronunciations.
T: Asks Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer the questions.
Ss: Work in pairs
T: Calls on some pairs to check
Ss: Give their answers before the class.
T: Corrects the mistakes.
T: Asks Ss to name the things they see in the pictures.
- Asks them to find out four types of robots in the conversation and write them under the correct pictures
- Calls Ss to write their answers on the board.
- Corrects them.
1. Listen and read.
*Vocabulary:
- role (n): vai trò
- minor [`mainə] (adj): nhỏ, thứ yếu.
- minor role: vai trò thứ yếu.
- human ( adj): con người, loài người


* Grammar:
+Could for past ability
Ex: In the past they had a minor role.
They could do very simple things.
+ Will be able to for future ability.
Ex: - They will be able to do many things like humans.
- They won’t be able to do things like play football or drive a car.

a. Answer the following questions.
*Key:
1. They could only do very simple things.
2. Yes, they can
3. They will be able to do many things like humans
4. No, they won’t
b. Find the four types of robots in the conversation. Write them under the correct pictures below.
*Key:
1. teaching robots 2. worker robots
3. doctor robots 4. home robots

T: Has Ss quickly match each activity with its picture.
- Plays the recording for Ss to check their answers.
- Pauses after each phrase and asks Ss to repeat chorally and individually.
- Corrects their pronounciation.
2. Match the activities with the pictures.

*Key:
1. c 2.d 3. a 4. b.


T: Demonstrates the game to the class first. Asks a more able student to help T.
Ss: Play in groups

3. Game: Miming
Work in groups. A student mimes one of the activities in 2 and the others try to guess. Then swap.
Ex:
A: What am I doing?
B: You’re doing the dishes.
A: Yes, that’s right. / No, try again.

T: helps Ss to remember the use of ‘can’ to talk about ability in the present and has some Ss give examples.
Asks to tell what activities in the pictures he/ she can or can’t do.
Ss: Talk about the pictures with a partner.
T: Calls on some Ss to check.
- Corrects Ss’ mistakes.
4. Look at the pictures. Tell your partner what you can or can’t do now
Example: I can draw./ I can’t swim.
a. I can play football /I can’t play football.
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