Xuan Phuong Secondary School – English Lesson Plans 6

Date of preparing: Date of teaching:

PERIOD: 72- UNIT 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD

LESSON 6: SKILL 2 (Listening and Writing)
I. Overview
1. Objectives (Goal)
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen for specific details including facts and figures and write a holiday
card write a holiday postcard.
2. The language focus: (Language input)
- Vocabulary: 1. Nobel peace prize (n):
3. Resources (Material input)
-Teacher’s: Lesson plan, textbook, powerpoint, projector, computer, speaker.
- Students’: Textbook, notebook, workbook.
II. Procedure
Steps/ Time Learning activities Contents Modes
1. Warm-up - Q&A in order to check what they have I. Reading Materials:
Time: 5m prepared for the new lesson. 1. Look at the pictures. What do you see? textbook,
- Ss look at the pictures in 1 and tell what pictures
they see. Ss can talk about this in Individuals
Vietnamese if they do not have enough
vocabulary.

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+ What do you see in picture 1?

+ Do you know about Nobel and the Nobel
Prize?
2. Listening a. Activity 1: Pre task
Time: 20’ Aim: By the end of the activity, Ss will be able to complete pre listening & lead to the topic.
Step 1: Vocabulary 2. Listen and write True or False. Materials:
- Ss look at the new words and guess their * Vocabulary: textbook,
meanings. - prize /praiz/ (n): giải, giải thưởng (= picture) CD player,
- Ss practise pronouncing the new words. - Nobel peace prize (n): giải Nobel hòa bình CD
Step 2: Pre-listening (= Vietnamese translation) Whole
- Ss underline the most important - present /'preznt/ (a): hiện diện (= class,
information in each sentence. Ss try to guess Vietnamese translation) Individuals,
the statements are true or false. /pri'zent/ (v): giới thiệu (= Pairs,
Step 3: Listening Vietnamese translation)
- Ss listen for the main ideas and tick True - prime minister /praim 'ministə/ (n) bộ
or False. trưởng (= picture)
- Ss work in pairs and exchange their - diploma /dɪˈpləʊmə/: chứng nhận, chứng chỉ
answer. (= picture)
- Some Ss read the answer and the T check - award /əˈwɔːd/ (v): trao giải (= Vietnamese
the answer. translation)
(n): phần thưởng (=
Vietnamese translation)
* Suggested answer

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1. T
2. F (The oldest, not the biggest, part of
Stockholm is the Old Town.)
3. F (Today, the Old Town is a place with
cafes, restaurants, shops and museum.)
4. F (All Nobel prizes, except for the Nobel
Peace Prize, are awarded in Stockholm.)
5. F (It is presented by the Swedish King.)
b. Activity 2: Task circle
Aim: By the end of the activity, Ss will be able to do listening comprehention.
Step 1: Exercise 3 3. Listen again to the talk and fill in the Materials:
- Ss read all the sentences in 3 and get ready gaps. textbook,
to listen for the exact details in the * Suggested answer CD player,
recording. 1. 14 CD
- Ss identify the kind of information they 2. 700 Individuals
have to find out: years, amount of money, 3. 3,000
number of people, date,… 4. 10 December
- Ss listen and fill in the blanks. 5. 10 million
- Ss exchange the answer with a partner. Pairs
Step 2: Checking
- Ss listen to the recording again and give Whole
the answer as a whole class. class

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3. Writing a. Activity 4: Pre stage

Time: 10’ Aim: By the end of the activity, Ss will be able to prepare the language
Step 1: II. Speaking Materials:
- Ss give examples of 5 Ws and 1 H on the textbook
board. Individuals
Step 2:
- Ss turn to page 28 to look at the postcard.
- Ss answer how the 5 Ws and 1 H are
answered in the postcard.
b. Activity 5: Through stage
Aim: By the end of the activity, Ss will be able to rearrange the words to make sentences .
Step 1: 4. Rearrange the words to make sentences. Materials:
- Ss listen to T’s explanation that that the * Suggested answer textbook
space for writing on postcards is not big so 1. Stockholm is fantastic!
people often write short sentences which 2. We’re in Da Lat!
contain the most important information, and 3. We’re having a good time here!
which can express what they are feeling. 4. I love Disneyland!
Contraction is often used in writing 5. You must come!
postcards to make it short and informal. 6. I wish you were here!
Step 2: Writing
- Ss read all the words in 4 and put them in Individuals
the correct order to make sentences.
Step 3: Checking

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- One student writes the answers on the Pairs

board and the other check with their
partners.
-T will give the answer keys.
Activity 7: Performing
Aim: By the end of the activity, Ss will be able to perform Listening and Writing .
- Ask Ss to use the notes they have made in 5. Write a postcard. Use the notes about Materials:
Speaking 4 to write a postcard to their the city you have chosen in speaking 4, textbook
family or friends, follow these questions: page 28. Individuals
4. Performing Who do you write the post card for? * Students’ answer
Time:7’ When did you arrive?
Who are you with?
Where are you staying?
What have you done?
What are you doing tomorrow?
How are you feeling?
5. Outcome - Ss listen and write down the tasks at Homework Whole
Homework home . - Finish the postcard for their family or their class
Time:3’ friends at home.
- Prepare the next lesson “Unit 10: Getting
started.”

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