Unit 9: The body
Lesson 2( A3-4 )
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, the Ss will be able to learn adjectives to
describe Physical Appearance.
II. Language contents:
- Grammar: S + be + adjective.
Ex: He is fat.
She is thin.
- Vocabulary: tall, short, thin, fat, heavy, light.
III. Techniques: Brainstorm, true/ false repetition drill, noughts and crosses, group
works, pair works, ask and answer.
IV.Teaching aids: lesson plan, textbook, pictures page 97, 98 and cassette.
V.Time: Allotted 45 minutes.
VI. Procedures:
1. Warm up:(5’)
Brainstorm:
Parts of the body
Group A Group B
- Head - Arm
- Shoulder - Foot
- Chest - Chest
- Hand …
…
2. Check up (3’) write vocab
3. New lesson (37’)
Teacher's activities Contents T
- Lead in :
- These are the parts of the body
who we have learnt.
- Whole class look at here and
answer:
- How many people are there?
- How is she/ he?
Yes, today we learn to describe
physical appearance.
- In order to know about that, we
come to part A3-4.
- First we learn vocabulary.
- Elicit and teach vocabulary.
* Presentation:
+ Vocabulary:
- tall (adj)
- short (adj)
- fat (adj)
- thin (adj)
- heavy (adj)
- light (adj)
+ Check vocabulary:
7'
- Have the Ss practice the
vocabulary.
- Control the Ss to check
vocabulary by rub out and
remember.
- Have the Ss listen to the tape
(A3) and repeat.
- Ask the Ss to judge how to
describe the appearance of the
people.
- Write the model sentence on the
board.
- Have the Ss look at the picture,
listen to the teacher to read the
sentence, if it is right you repeat, if
it is wrong you silent.
Model sentence:
S + be + adj.
* Practice:
True/ False Repetition Drill (A4)
Teacher:
Pa: She’s thin She’s tall
Ss: ( repeat ) ( repeat )
Pb: He’s thin He’s short
Ss: ( silent ) ( repeat )
Pc: He’s small He’s tall
Ss: ( silent ) ( repeat )
Pd: She’s slim She’s tall
Ss: ( silent ) ( silent )
She’s short She’s fat
( repeat ) ( repeat )
Answer:
10'
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- Have the Ss listen to the tape
(two times) and write the order
(1.2.3.4) of the people described.
- Call some of the students to give
the answers.
- Have the Ss listen again and
check the answers.
- Have the Ss practice in groups (
each group is about 10-15
students), describe themselves and
their friends.
- Control the Ss to play a game:
noughts and crosses.
1-d
2-c
3-b
4-a
* Production:
Ex: I’m tall.
Lan is tall, too.
Ha is short and fat.
…
Noughts and crosses:
tall old fat
thin heavy big
light short new
+ Remember:
S + be + adj
* Homework:
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Write the sentences to describe the people in
- Remind the model sentence.
- Have the Ss write the homework
your family.
- Prepare B1.
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