Period: 73
Unit 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD
(Skills 1)
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will able to read for specific and general information in texts, including postcards, use the present perfect to talk about experiences.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Cities of the world”.
- Grammar: Comparatives of adjectives, Possessive case
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: - Educate students know more about the cities, the countries and the continents in the world. 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: “We have talked a lot about cities of the world. Now. Let me ask you some questions”
- What do you usually send to your family and friends when you are away on a holiday?
- Can you tell me the reasons why?
Ss: Answer teacher’s questions.
Chatting


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

- T: Explains the features of postcards with Ss.
- Has Ss see the postcard and try to answer the questions.
- Tells Ss to work in pairs to discuss the answers.
- Asks Ss to scan the passage to find where the words in the passage.
- Gives the meaning of words, explainations and examples (Vietnamese equivalent)
+ Checking vocabulary: What and where
* Reading: Love from Sweden
1. Look at the postcard. Answer the questions.
1- The photos of Stockholm, Sweden
2- The sender writes about his/ her stay in the city.
3- Ss’ answer (We send postcards to tell our family and/ or friends that we are having a good time, but we still miss them and want to send more photos of the place where we are so that/ although they cannot be with us there they can still see how beautiful it is.)
*Vocabulary.
- postcard (n): bưu thiếp
- purpose (v): mục đích
- fantastic (a): kì diệu
- perfect (a): hoàn hảo

T: Has Ss look at the questions first. Asks Ss to to underline the key words in the questions.
- Has Ss read the postcard and find the suitable information to answer the questions (individually)
- Asks Ss to compare their answers before discussing them as a class. T also asks Ss to give evidence.
- Calls on some Ss to check.
Ss: Answer the questions before the class
T: Gives feedback – Corrects.
2. Answer the questions about the postcard.
*Key:
1-Mai is in Stockholm.
2- She is there with her family
3-The weather has been perfect. It’s sunny
4-Mai is staying in a hotel.
5-She has visited the Royal palace and had “Fika in a cafe’ in the Old Town.
6-Fika means a leisure break when one drink tea/coffee.
7-She will cycle to discover the city
8-Mai feels happy. She used the words such as Fantastic, Perfect, amazing, too beautiful for words.

T: Asks Ss to reread the text again and match the heading with the numbers
- Ss can compare answers before discussing them as a class. T also asks Ss to give evidence.

3. Read the text again and match the headings with the numbers.
*Key:
i
 2- c
3- h

4- b
5- d
6- g

7- f
 8- e
 9- a



T explains the task. SS can choose one of the cities they have learnt about in this unit or a city that they like in Viet Nam
-Then allows Ss 3 minutes to answer the questions in the form of notes (short answers) in order to prepare for their speaking (they should explain why they like it.)
* Speaking
4. Choose the city you like best and imagine you have just visited it- Tell about it to the others.

T: Asks Ss to work in pair – one will use the notes to tell to each other about the city he/she chooses (speak in Full sentences now) – other Ss will listen and takes notes.
- Gets feedback – Lets some Ss to talk in front of the class.
5. In pair, use your notes to tell your partner about your city. Then, listen and write down notes about your partner’s city in