Unit 1. Back to school

Hoi Son Secondary School Lesson plan English 7
Date of preparation 21/08/2009
Date of teaching: 22/08/2009
Period 2: Unit 1: B ack to sc h ool
Section A: Friends
Lesson 1: A1, 4
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*) Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
- Greet and introduce about themselves.
- Read for details to ask and answer the questions about Hoa.
*) Language focus: - Vocabulary: nice to meet you, so am I, just fine, not bad,
pretty good.
- Grammar / Structure: simple present tense
*) Teaching aids: text book, extraboard, pictures, tape.
*) Teaching procedure:
Stages
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warm-up
- Reads the questions and gets
students run forward to slap the
suitable answer on the board.
a) What’s your name?
b) How are you today?
c) Which grade are you in?
d) Good bye.
e) Are you a new student?
-Praises the winner.
*) Slap the board:
- Run forward and slap.
Presentation
- Explains the meanings of the

new words.
- Reads and gets students to
follow.
1. New words:
+ nice to meet you: rÊt vui ®îc gÆp
b¹n
+ so am I: m×nh còng vËy
+ just fine: b×nh thêng th«i
+ not bad : kh«ng tÖ l¾m.
+ pretty good: kh¸ tèt
- Read after teacher
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Bye
My name’s Lan
Yes, I am
Verywell,thank
s
Class
7A
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Practice
- feedback and corrects the
mistakes
- Has students listen to the tape
and use the phrases above to
complete the dialogues.
- Gets students answer and
corrects if necessary.
- Sets the scene: ‘Hoa’s a new

student in a new school year; the
students meet each other after
summer holiday. They greeting
happily and introduce Hoa to
their friends’.
- Asks students to practice the
dialogue in pairs.
- Corrects students’ mistakes.
- Asks students to read the
dialogues again and answer the
questions a, b, c (p.11).
- Feedback and corrects.
2. Matching: (Extra-board)
3. Gap-fill: (A. 4)
- Listen to the tape twice.
- Complete the dialogues.
*) Answer keys:
DialogueA: between Mr Tan and Miss
Lien.
Mr Tan:Hello,Lien. How are you?
Miss Lien: Pretty good, thank you.
How about you, Tan?
Mr: Not bad,but I’m very busy.
Miss Lien: Me, too.
Dialogue B: between Nam and Nga.
Nam: Good afternoon, Nga.
How is everything?
Nga: Ok, thanks. How are you
today,Nam?
Nam: Just fine, thanks.

Nga: I’m going to the lunch room.
Nam: Yes, so am I.
4. Practice the dialogue:
- Work in pairs: practice the dialogue
with their partners
5. Comprehension questions:
- Answer the questions.
*) Answer keys:
a) Her name is Hoa .
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b) She is in class 7A.
c) Nam is also in class 7A.
Post-
reading
- Asks students to work in pairs
and make a similar dialogue with
A4.
- Feedback and corrects.
- Work in pairs
*) Make a conversation :

A:Hi,Tuan.Nice to meet you again.
B:Hello,Lan.Nice to meet you,too.How
is everything?
A:Ok.thank you.How are you?
B:very well,thanks.And you?
A:Not bad.Thank you.
Homework - Asks students to :
+ Learn by heart new words.

+ Do exercises 1+2+3 (P.3+4- W.B)
- Write exercises
*) Matching: (on an extra-board)
Pretty good. Rất vui khi gặp bạn.
How is every thing? Tôi cũng vậy.
Nice to meet / see you. Khá tốt.
So am I / Me, too. Mọi việc nh thế nào?
Just fine. Không tốt lắm.
Not bad. Còn bạn thì sao?
How about you? Bình thờng thôi.
*) Tape transcript:
a) Mr Tan : Hello, Lien
. How are you
?
Miss Lien:
Pretty good
, thank you.
How about you
, Tan?
Mr Tan:
Not bad
, but Im very busy.
Miss Lien:
Me, too.
b) Nam: Good afternoon, Nga.
How is every thing
?
Nga:
Ok
, thanks.

How are you today
, Nam?
Nam:
Just fine
, thanks.
Nga: Im going to the lunch room.
Nam: Yes.
So am I
.
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Date of preparation: 25/08/2009
Date of teaching: 26/08/2009
Period 3: Unit 1: B ack t o sc h ool
Section A: Friends
Lesson 2: A2
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*) Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to read for details to ask
and answer the questions about Hoa.
*) Language focus: - Vocabulary: different from, unhappy, still, miss.
- Grammar / Structure: + The simple present tense.
+ Comparision.
*) Teaching aids: text book, extraboard, pictures, tape.
*) Teaching procedure:
Stages Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warm-up
- Sticks the poster on the board.
- Asks students to find out 11 words
in the square by working 2 groups.
- Gives feedback.

- Praises the winner.
*) Revision: WORDSQUARE
S C H O O L D
T T B I G H N
U N C L E A E
D U J I T P I
E A S V N P R
N E W E U Y F
T N E R A P Q
→ school, big, uncle,new, old.
↓ student, happy, live.
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Pre-
reading
- Explains the meanings of the new
words.
- Reads and gets students to follow.
- Sets the scene: Hoa is a new
student in class 7A. Now work in
pairs and guess about Hoa.
- Hangs the extraboard with
true/false and asks students to
guess.
- Gives feedback.
- Asks students to read the text A2
(p.11) and check their prediction.
- Feedback and corrects mistakes
1. New words:
+ different from (adj): kh¸c víi

+ unhappy (adj): kh«ng vui vÎ
+ still (adv): vÉn cßn
+ miss (v): nhí
- Read after teacher.
2. True or False:
- Listen and guess.
a. Hoa is from Hue.
b. She is living with her parents in
Hanoi now.
c. She has a lot of friends in Hanoi.
d. She misses her friends in Hue.
e. She is happy now.
While-
reading
-Asks students to read the text and
check their prediction.
- Has student work in pairs and
answer the questions (p.11)
- Calls on some pairs to ask and
answer.
- Corrects and writes the answer on
the board.
- Gets students to copy down.
*)Answer keys:
a.T b.F c.F d.T e.F
3. Comprehension question:
- Work in pairs.
*) Answer keys:
a. Hoa is from Hue.
b. She is staying with her uncle and

aunt.
c.No, she doesn’t.
d, Her new school is different from
her old school.
e. Because she misses her parents and
her friends in Hue.
Post-
reading
- Ask students to write the text
again and change the subject “Hoa”
to “I”.
- Feedback and corrects
4. Transformation writing:
- Write
I am a new student in class 7A. I am
from Hue and my parents still live
there. I live with my uncle and aunt
in Hanoi. I have lots of friends in
Hue. But I don’t have any friends in
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Hanoi. Many things are different.
My new school is bigger than my old
school. My new school has a lot of
students. My old school doesn’t have
many students.
I am unhappy. I miss my parents and
my friends.
Homework - Asks students to write a short
paragraph about them and their

school.
- Write exercises
Date of preparation: 28/08/2009
Date of teaching: 29/08/2009
Period 4: Unit 1: B ack t o sc h ool
Section A: Friends
Lesson 3: A3,5,6
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*) Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to practice listening and
review about expressions to greet others .
*) Language focus: - Vocabulary: different from, unhappy, still, miss.
- Grammar / Structure: + The simple present tense.
+ Comparision.
*) Teaching aids: text book, extraboard, pictures, tape.
*) Teaching procedure:
Stages
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warm-up - Asks students to repeat the
expressions to greet each other that
they learnt.
- Feedback and corrects.
*) Brainstorm
hello hi


Good morning How is
Everything?
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Expressions
to greet

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Pre-listening
- Uses the picture ( P.12 ) to
introduce.
? Who are they?
? Are their ages different?
? Can you guess what they are
talking about?
⇒Yes, this is Mr Tan and this is Nga.
They meet and greet each other. How
do they greet? Listen to them, please.
- Has students listen to the tape
twice.
- Has Ss practice reading the dialogue
- Corrects students’ pronunciation if
necessary.
- look at textbook and listen to
the tape.
- work in pairs: practice the
dialogue with their partners
While-
listening
- Has students run through the four
pictures (A5- P.13).
? Who are they?
? Where are they?
? What are they doing?
- Gives the task: You are going to
listen to four conversations describing
the four pictures but they are not in

the correct order. Let’s listen and
write the letters of the dialogues in the
order you hear.
- Has Ss listen to the tape twice and
take notes.
- Gets students’ answer and corrects
if necessary.
- Call Ss to give correct answers.
- Listen to the tape and mark the
numbers in correct orders as the
conversations in the tape.
- Exchange their answers with
their partners.
- Listen to the tape and check
their answers again.
*) Answer keys:
C- B – D - A
- Has students work in pairs, using the
expressions to greet others, practice
making dialogues as the model in A3.
- Work in pairs: make a
conversation with their partners.
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Post-
listening
- Gives some topic:
Ex: Greeting before class.
Greeting after school.
- Feedback and correct the mistakes.

* Make a conversation :
A: Hello, Hung.Glad to see you.
B: Hi, Tuan.Glad to see you,
too.How are you today?
A: Very well.thanks.And you?
B: Just fine. Thank you.Oh, the
class will begin soon. We must
come in class.Bye, see you late.
A: Ok. Byebye.
Homework - Asks students to:
+ Write it up (Dialogues in Post-
listening)
+ Do ex4 in WB.
*) Tape transcript:
Ba : Good evening, Mr Tan.
Mr. Tan: Good evening, Ba. How are you?
Ba : Fine, thanks.
Mr. Tan: Are you going home now?
Ba : Yes. My dinner will be ready.
Nga : Good morning, Miss Lien.
Miss Lien: Good morning. Nice to see you again, Nga.
Nga : Nice to see you, too.
Miss Lien: Class will begin soon. You must hurry.
Nga : OK.
Miss Lien: Good morning, Tan.
Mr. Tan : Good morning, Lien.
Miss Lien: Do you have the time, please?
Mr. Tan : Yes. It’s 6.30.
Miss Lien: Thank you.
Nga: Good afternoon, Ba.

Ba : Good afternoon. How are you, Nga?
Nga: I am fine, thanks. How are you?
Ba : Not bad.
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Date of preparation: 30/08/2009
Date of teaching: 31/08/2009
Period 5: Unit 1: B ack t o sc h ool
Section B: Names and addresses
Lesson 4: B1, 2, 3
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*) Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to ask for and give
personal information: names, age and addresses.
*) Language focus: - Vocabulary: family name, middle name, address.
- Grammar / Structure: The simple present tense.
*) Teaching aids: text book, extraboard, pictures, tape.
*) Teaching procedure:
Stages Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warm-up
- Explains how to play the game.
1. Who is Hoa?
2. Where is she from?
3. Whom does she live with in
Hanoi?
4. Lucky number.
5. Where do her parents live?
6. Does she have any friends?
7. How is her new school?
8. Is her old school big?
9. Why is she unhappy?

10. Lucky number.
*) Play a game: “LUCKY NUMBERS”
- work in 2 teams:choose the numbers
and answer the teacher’s questions.
Presentation
- Sets the scene: uses a picture
and ask somequestionsto
introduce the lesson.
+ Who are they in the picture?
+ Where are they?
+ Are they learning their lesson?
+ Is the teacher asking Hoa?
+ What is the teacher asking Hoa
about?
- look at the picture and answer
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- Explains the meanings of the
new words.
- gives an example to explain.
- Reads and gets students to
follow.
1. New words:
+ family name = surname = last name:
hä
+ middle name: tªn lãt
+ fore name = first name: tªn
+ full name: hä vµ tªn

+ talk (v): nãi
EX: PHAM THI HOA
↓ ↓ ↓
- Read after teacher.
Practice - feedback and corrects the
mistakes.
- feedback and corrects the
mistakes.
- Sets the scene: introduces the
lesson by asking some questions:
? Who are they in the
conversation?
? Who are they talking about?

→ In the conversation between
Nga and Lan, there is lack of
WH-questions. Now you read
and complete the conversation by
putting the WH- questions in the
right places.
2. Practice the dialogue:
- work in pairs:practice the dialogue
with their partners.
3. Now answer: ( a → d / page 15 )
- work in pairs:ask and answer the
questions in textbook.
*) Answer keys:
a. She is talking to Miss Lien.
b. Her family name is Pham.
c. Her middle name is Thi.

d. She lives at 12 Tran Hung Dao
street.
4. Write. Complete this dialogue:
- Look at the picture and listen to
teacher.
- Work in groups: complete the
dialogue with suitable question words.
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middle name first name
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- Calls Ss to complete the
dialogue.
- Feedback and corrects.
- Asks students to work in pairs
and read the completed dialogue.
*) Answer keys: Who – Who –
Which/What –Where –Where - How
- Work in pairs: read the completed
dialogue with their partners.
Further
practice
- Shares Ss handouts and guide
students to do the task by taking
a survey:
? What’s your name?
? How old are you?
? Which grade are you in?
? What school are you in?
? Where do you live?

5. Ask your partner questions and
complete this form:
Name:…………………………………………………
Age:……………………………………………………
Grade:………………………………………………….
School:………………………………………………
Home address:………………
…………………………………….
- Work in groups: ask and fill in the
form to know their friend’s personal
information.
Homework - Asks students to:
+ Learn by heart new words.
+ Do EX1,2 in the WB
- Write execises
*) More exercises:
Words cue drill:
EX; Nam / Nguyen / 15 / 20 Le Loi street.
+ What’s his name?
→ His name is Nam.
+ What’s his family name?
→ His family name is Nguyen.
+ How old is he?
→ He is 15.
+ Where does he live?
→ He lives at 20 Le Loi Street.
Lan / Phan / 13 / 30 Nguyen Trai Street.
Minh / Le / 14 / 44 Hung Vuong Street.
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Date of preparation: 31/08/2009
Date of teaching: 01/09/2009
Period 6: Unit 1: B ack t o sc h ool
Section B: Names and addresses
Lesson 5: B4, 5, 6, 7
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*) Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to ask and answer about
means of transportation and distances.
*) Language focus: - Vocabulary: distance, means of transport, far, How far
- Grammar / Structure: - How far is it from ……… to ………?
It’s about…
*) Teaching aids: text book, extraboard, pictures, tape.
*) Teaching procedure:
Stages Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warm-up
- Lets students play game:
‘Wordsquare’ in 2 groups.
- Gets students to find as many
words as possible.
- Gives feedback.
- Praises the winner.
*) Word square:
W W W H Y
H W H E N
E B A O N
R Y T O W
E F R O M
- Find the words
→ Why, when, on, to, from.
↓ What, where, at, by.

Presentation - Explains the meanings of the
new words.
- Reads and gets students to
follow.
- Sets the scene:
? How many people are there in
the picture?
? Where are they? (Are they on
the street?).
1. New words:
+ Far (adj): xa
+ How far…?: Bao xa…?
+ distance (n): kho¶ng c¸ch.
+ means of transport(n): ph¬ng tiÖn
giao th«ng.
- Read after teacher.
2. Presentation the dialogue:
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? How do they travel?
- Gets students to listen to the
dialogue between Nam and Hoa.
- Asks students to answer some
questions to make sure that they
understand the dialogue.
(Extraboard).
? Where does Hoa live?
? Is it far from school?
? How does she get there?
- Has students to work in pairs

to answer the questions.
- Elicits from students.
- Gives the form.

- Explains the use: Asks and
answer the distance from one
place to another.
- Answer
- Listen to teacher.
- Answer.
→ She lives at Tran Hung Dao Street
→ No, it isn’t.
→ She gets there by bike.
*) Model sentences:
How far is it from your house to school?
About 1 km
→ Form:
How far is it from…to….?
It’s about+…meters/kilometers
- Listen
Practice
- Uses the picture (A5, p.17) to
get students to drill.
- Makes examples
- Asks students to look at the
map (p.18).
? Where is Lan’s house?
? Where is market/the post
office?
? Is Lan’s house near/far from

school?
- Has students to listen to the
3. Picture cue drill:
a) The market/2kms
b) The post office/700ms
c) The movies theater/3kms
d) The bus stop/500ms.
EX:
How far is it from your house to the market?
It is about 2 kms.
- Work in pairs.
4. Listening:
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tape and find out the distance
between the places mentioned in
the tape.
- Feedback and corrects.
-Look at.
-Answer.
*) Answer keys:
a) School to Lan’s house: 300ms.
b) Lan’s house to post office:
700ms.
c) School to movie theater: 3kms.
d) Movie theater to post office:
2kms
Production - Asks students to work in pairs
and fill in the survey.
- Asks student to make sure

students know the questions:
? What is your name?
? Where do you live?
? How far is it from your
house to school?
? How do you go to school?
5. Take a survey:
- Work in pairs
Name:………………………………………………………
Address:…………………………………………………
Means of transport:…………………………….
Distance:……………………………………
Homework - Asks students to:
+ Learn by heart new words.
+ Do EX3,4,5 in the WB
- Write execises
*) Tape transcript:
a) It’s about 300 meters from school to Lan’s house.
b) It’s only 700 meters from the post office to Lan’s house.
c) It’s 3 kilometers from school to the post office.
d) It’s about 2 kilometers from the movie theater to post office
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