Unit 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

By the end of the unit, students will be able to
- Know how to use reported speech.
- Seek for information.
- Express opinion.
- Scan for specific information.
- Write a letter of inquiry.


Lesson 1
Getting started - Listen and read

Reading the dialogue for details and practice talking about the ways to learn English.


P 32 - 33


Lesson 2

Speak

Practice and improve speaking skill using some expressions fluently.


P 34 - 35


Lesson 3

Listen

Listening to a dialogue to know about English study of a student.

P 35


Lesson 4

Read

Reading the advertisements about the English classes to understand the details.


P 36


Lesson 5

Write

Practice writing a letter of inquiry.


P 37


Lesson 6

Language focus

Further practice in the modal verbs with If, direct and reported speech and reported questions.

P 38 - 39

Planning date: 20.10.2012 Teaching dates 9B: 23.10.2012
9A: 25.10.2012
9C,D: 26.10.2012

Unit 4: LEARNING G A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Period 20: Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and Read

1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
a. Knowledge
- Read the dialogue to understand the details.
- Talk about some ways to study English.
- Know how to change direct speech into reported speech.
b. Skills
Drill and improve all skills.
c. Behavior
Enjoy studying English.
2. Preparation
a. Teacher: Textbook; Teaching plan; pictures; ex - board.
b. Students: Textbook; notebook; school things; do homework; prepare well for new lesson.
3. Procedures
*Organization
T: Greet and check the attendance.
Sts: Reply.
9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:
a. Check the old lesson (5’)
* Question: Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions: (hang the ex - board)
1. We will have an English lesson … 9.05 and 9.50 a.m.
2. Mr Thanh had an appointment … Thursday morning.
3. The bus collected Ba`s family … 6.30 in the morning.
4. We usually go swimming … summer.
5. She loves watching the stars … night.
* Answers
1. between
2. on
3. at
4. in
5. at
T: Remark and mark (2 points for each right answer)
*Warm up (6’)
T: Ask Sts to think about the ways that they usually use in study English.

WAY OF LEARNING ENGLISH


Sts: Work individually to do the task.
T: Call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class, give feedback and correct mistakes if necessary.
Sts: Give out the ideas in front of the class.
( Possible answers
- Read English newspapers/ magazines in English.
- Speak English with teacher/ friends.
- Learn to sing English songs.
- Do grammar exercises.
- Listen to English programs on the radio.
T: Ask Sts to check the things that they usually do in study English (the list in the text book)
Sts: Work individually to do the task.
T: Call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class, give feedback and correct mistakes if necessary.
T: Today we’re going to read the dialogue to understand the details andsome ways to study English. Let’s begin the lesson.
b. New lesson
* Presentation (10’)
T: Set the scene: Lan is talking to Paola, a foreign student about the oral examination that she has taken. Let think about the answer for the question:
? What questions does the examiner usually ask the candidates?
Sts: Listen to the teacher and think of the answer for the question.
T: Call on some Sts to give out their ideas in front of the class and elicit some new words:
(- examiner /ig`zæminə/ (n): explanation: giám khảo
- aspect /`æspekt/ (n): translation: Khía cạnh
- candidate /`kændidit/ (n): explanation: thí sinh
- written examination (n): translation: cuộc thi viết
- oral examination (n): - : cuộc thi vấn đáp
Sts: Read and copy down the words in the notebook.
T: Ask Sts to listen and read the dialogue to check their answer for the pre - question whether they are right or wrong.
Sts