Unit 2. School talk

UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
- READING -
Preparing date: / /
Teaching date: / /
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to:
- talk about the students’ activities and the teacher’s activities at school
- Express likes and dislikes doing something
- scan the information by doing the task 1
II. Method:
- Communicative approach
III. Teaching aids:
- Lesson plan and textbook
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Warm-up: ( 5 mins)
- Activity: Discussion
-Ask students to work in pairs and discuss this
question:
"When you meet your friends, which of the
following topics do you often talk about?"
- Ask Ss to look at the cues in the textbook.
- Encourage them to think of other topics.
- Ask them to work in 2 minutes then ask some pairs
to report.
- Check and give remarks.
- Introduce the topic of this lesson.
2. Before you read: ( 10mins)
- Aims: to introduce vocabulary and the
grammatical item relating to the reading text.
a. Vocabulary pre-teach:
- Provide the students with these new words/phrases

in this way:
+ Read and write each word/phrase on the
blackboard then give the meaning of the
word/phrase:
+ pro'fession (n): = nghề nghiệp
( the symnonym of job, occupation).
+ stuck(adj): bị tắc, bị kẹt
+ 'attitude(n): quan điểm (what you think about or
behave toward something)
+ mall (n): khu phố buôn bán (an area containing a
lot of shops).
eg: a shopping mall
- Work in pairs orally.
- Some Ss report.
S1: When I meet my friends, I often talk
about films, our study, and other students.
S2: I often talk about my favorite singers,
some film stars, or my hobbies.
S3: I usually talk sports and game.
- Copy down
- Listen to the teacher then repeat.
- Practise reading these words with their
partners.
- Some Ss read these words aloud.
- Ask Ss to listen and repeat, then practise with their
partners.
- Ask some Ss read all the word/phrases aloud,
listen and help the students to read the
words/phrases correctly.
b. Gerund and to- infinitive introduction:

-Recall the usages of gerund and to-infinitive to the
students.
- Ask Ss to tell the teacher the cases to use gerund
and to-infinitive.
- Ask Ss to discuss quickly in 1 minute, then one of
them stand up to report.
- Listen and give remarks.
3. While you read: ( 20 mins)
- Aims: Ss practise reading and then do the tasks
relating to the text.
- Introduce briefly the content of the reading text.
"You are going to read three talks given by a
student, a teacher and a student’s father about
school. You read them and do the tasks aSsigned. "
- Ask Ss to read through three talks and tell teacher
the main ideas of these talks.
Task 1: Gap-filling.
- Ask the students to read again these talks, then
work independently and fill each blank with one of
the words in the box. There are more words than the
blanks.
- Have Ss compare the answer with a partner.
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
Task 2: Finding who. . . …
- Ask students to work in pairs. Read the small talks
again and find out who. . . . .
- Move round to check Ss'work.
- Ask Ss to share their answers with other pairs'.
- 9-10 pairs are required to give answers in front of
the class (1 pair/ 1 time/ 1 answer).

- Listen and check.
like hope
love + V- ing want + to- V
enjoy decide


- Listen to the teacher.
- Read through the talks, then discuss their
contents.
- Read the text again and do the task.
- Share their ideas with their partners.
- Some Ss read their answers aloud.
1. enjoy 2. traffic 3. worry 4. crowded 5.
language
- Work in pairs to discuss.
- Share their ideas with other pairs'.
- Some pairs stand up and report.
* Miss Phuong
* Phong
* Phong
* Miss Phuong
* Phong
* Phong
* Phong
* Miss Phuong
* Mr Ha
Task 3: Answering questions.
- Ask students to keep on working in pairs. Read
the talks more carefully and answer the questions.
- Move round to check the activity.

- Ask some pairs to report in front of the class.
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
4. After you read: ( 8 mins)
- Aims; to give Ss a chance to talk about
themselves.
- Tell students to work in groups: Choose one of the
following topics and talk about it for about 5
minutes.
a. What subjects you like learning best and why?
b. What you like and dislike doing at school?
c. What you worry about at school?
- Go round to help students with their work.
- Ask some Ss to talk about their topic in front of
the class.
- Check and give remarks.
5. Wrapping: ( 2 mins)
- Summarise the main points
- Ask ss to learn by heart all of new words and
prepare the new lesson.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Discuss in pairs.
- Some pairs report.
P1: He studies at Chu Van An high school
P2: He studies many subjects such as Math,
Physics, and Chemistry. . . . .
P3: Because it is an international language.
P4: She says that teaching is hard work, but
she enjoys it because she loves working with
children.
P5: Because his son has to ride his bike in

narrow and crowded streets on the way to
school
- Discuss in groups of three or four one of
three topics.
- Assign one member of each group to be the
secretary to take notes their group's ideas.
- Some Ss stand up to present their ideas.

- Listen to the teacher
UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
-SPEAKING-
Preparing date: / /
Teaching date: / /
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to:
- Make conversation with a partner easily
- Know how to arrange conversations sensibly
II. Method:
- Communicative approach
III. Teaching aids:
- Lesson plan and textbook
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1-Warm - up: ( 5 mins)
- Aims: to focus Ss on the topic of the leSson and to
raise their interest.
- Introduce the situation and write a short dialogue on
board:
"Suppose that you meet a friend at the supermarket.
You are very busy. What will you say to open and
end the conversation. "

A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1)
B: Hi Lan. How are you?
A: I’m fine. Thank you. And you?
B: I’m very well. Thanks. I haven’t seen you for a
long time. Let’s go somewhere for a drink
A: Sorry, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 2)
- Ask Ss to complete the dialogue in pairs.
- Ask some pairs to report.
"Today we will practice speaking conversation
having starting and closing sentences. "
2. Before you speak( 12 mins)
Aims: Introduce phrases used to start or to close a
conversation.
+ Task 1:
- Ask Ss to look at the phrases in the book to work in
pairs to put the expressions in starting and closing a
conversation
- Make sure that Ss understand all the expressions.
+ How’s everything at school?= How 's your
studying?
+ Catch you later = See you later.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Look at the board and listen.
- Work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Some pairs stand up to report.
(1) Hello, Mai/ Hi Mai
(2) I’m very busy now/ I really must go
now, Perhaps another time.
- Work in pairs to put the phrases into the
correct columns.

- Ask two Ss to give feedback.
* Starting a conversation:
- good morning
- How’s everything at school?
- Hello. How are you?
- Hello, what are you doing?
- Hi, how is school?
* Closing the conversation:
- Sorry. I’ve to go. Talk to you later
- Well. It’s been nice talking to you
- Goodbye. See you later
-Great. I’ll see you tomorrow. Catch up with
you later
- Ask two Ss to give answers.
- Get feedback and give remarks.
- Ask Ss to read all the expreSsions aloud in chorus.
3. While you speak: ( 15 mins)
Aims: Ss can practise making a conversation using
the suggested words.
+ Task 2:
- Ask Ss to read through all the sentences and
rearrange them into an appropriate conversation.
- Ask Ss to do the task individually and then discuss
with their partners.
- Go around to help Ss
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
- Ask Ss practise reading this dialogue in pairs.
- Ask some pairs to read aloud.
+ Task 3:
- Ask Ss to read all the given expressions and the

incomplete dialogue.
- Ask Ss to complete the conversation with suitable
words, phrases or sentences in the box.
- Ask Ss to work individually first and then work in
pairs
- Get feedback and give correct answers.
- Ask some pairs to practise in front of the class.
- Listen and help Ss if necessary.
4- After you speak: ( 10 mins)
Aims: Ss can make small talk on suggested topics.
+ Task 4:
- Introduce the topics:
The weather
Last night’s TV programmes
Football
Plans for the next weekend
- Divide the class in to four groups. Each group gets
one topic and use the starting and ending of a
conversation to practise.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make small talks about
the topic they are aSsigned.
- Go round to help Ss.
- Call on some pairs to act out the dialogues in front
- Read and rearrange the sentences into a
conversation.
- Share their ideas with their partners.
Answers: D - F - B - H - E - C - G - A.
- Practise reading in pairs.
- Some pairs stand up to read the dialogue
aloud.

- Read all the words and phrases as well as
the dialogue.
- Work individually, then work in pairs.
- Some pairs read the dialogue aloud.
A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What’s the
matter with you?
B: . . . . . . . I feel tired. I’ve got a headache
A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You’d better go
home and have a rest
- Listen to the teacher and try to brainstorm
about the topics.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Work in pairs to make small talks.
- Some of Ss act out in front of the class.
1. The weather:
A: Hi, Lan. How was your trip to Vung
Tau?
B: Hi Hung. It was wonderful. I really
enjoyed it.
A: What did you like most in Vung Tau?
B: The weather.
A: What was the weather like in Vung Tau?
B: It was warm. I prefer the weather in
Vung Tau to Nha Trang.
A: Oh, really? I love it, too.
of the class.
- Ask others Ss to comment on their conversations.
- Get feedback and correct any mistakes if there are
5- Wrapping: ( 3 mins)
- Summarise the main points

- Assign the homework by asking ss write down what
they have discussed.
B: By the way, do you want to see my
photos?
A: Sure. . .
-Listen to the teacher
UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
LISTENING
Preparing date: / /
Teaching date: / /
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to:
- Make mini conversations about daily topics such as study at school, wheather and
travelling. . . .
II. Method:
- Communicative Approach
III. Teaching aids:
- Handouts, textbook, chalk, board
IV. Procedures:

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Wrapping checking: ( 5 mins)
Two pairs of Ss make small talks about their
daily life
2. Before you listen: ( 10 mins)
Matching
- Ask Ss to work in pair and match a question in
A with response in B
- Call on some pair to read aloud the question and
response in front of the class.
- Feedback and give correct answers.

- If time allowed, encourage Ss to discuss the
topics further.
Pictures description.
- Keep Ss in pairs and ask them to ask and answer
about the pictures. T may also directly ask Ss.
Suggested question:
What do you see in the pictures?
Who are they?
What are they doing?
Make sure Ss see all the details of the pictures
clearly before playing the tape.
- Introduce some new words/ phrases
+ semester (n): e. g. : Semester 1: 5 Sept -> Jan.
Semester2: January -> May
+ enjoy oneself (n): somebody does something
and likes it.
+ go for a swim (v): e. g. : go for a walk/ a drive
- Read the words Ss to repeat.
- Ask Ss to read the words in pairs.
-Work in pairs and do the matching.
1-c; 2-e; 3-a; 4-b; 5-d.
- Work in pairs to ask and answer:
- Some pairs stand up and present.
S1: What subjects are you taking this
semester?
S2: I’m taking maths.
S1: How do you like the class?
S2: I really like it
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Copy the words and phrases.

- Listen and repeat.
- Read the words in pairs and correct each
other’s mistakes.
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- Look at the pictures and listen to the T.
S: A hotel
S: Two people
S: Maybe they are talking about the hotel or
the holiday.
- Ask and answer about the pictures in pairs.
- Listen to the teacher.
- Ask some Ss to read the words again.
3. While you listen: ( 20 mins)
- Task 1: Matching.
- Ask Ss to listen to the conversations and match
them with the pictures.
- Play the tape more than once if necessary.
- Tell Ss to listen for main ideas and key words,
not for specific information in the first time.
- Call on some Ss to explain their answers to
class.
- Feedback and give correct answers:
+ Task 2:
- Ask Ss to read the questions in pairs and make
sure they understand the statements and know
what information they need to answer the
questions.
- Ask Ss to listen to the tape/T twice and take
short notes to answer the questions.
- Ask Ss to compare their answer in pairs.

- Ask some Ss to report the answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction.
+ Task 3:
- Ask Ss to read the conversation in pairs and see
what information they need to fill in the gaps.
They may gueSs the answers in some gaps.
- Ask Ss to listen to the tape/T once and fill in the
gaps.
- Ask Ss to compare their answer in pairs.
- Ask some Ss to report their answers.
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where
necessary and conduct the correction.
4. After you listen: ( 9mins)
- Ask Ss to work in groups and talk about the
problems they have experienced at school
(difficulties in learning, having bad marks, being
late for school, disobeying the regulations. . . ) Ss
may use the following suggested questions to ask
and answer.
+What problems have you experienced at
school?
- Listen to the tape / the teacher and do the
task
- Compare their answers and then correct
their work if they have wrong answers.
- Report their answers.
Key: b – c – d – a
- Work in pairs to read the questions.
- Listen and do the task.

- Compare their notes.
- Report their answers.
1. (She is taking) English;
2. (She is) in MiSs Lan Phuong’s Class;
3. (He is) at a party;
4. (He plans to stay there) for a week.
5. No, she doesn’t. She travels alone.
- Work in pairs to read the conversation and
try to fill in the gaps before they listen.
- Listen and do the task.
- Compare their answer in pairs.
- Report the answers.
1: it here 5: travelling
2: very nice 6: No
3: big 7: alone
4: comfortable 8: for a drink
- Listen to the teacher.
-Ask and answer in groups.
+ What are the reasons?
+ What have you done to solve them?
- Move round to check the activities and to make
sure that Ss are working effectively.
- Ask one or two pair to retell theirs problems in
front of the whole class.
- Check and give remarks
5. Wrapping( 1min)
- Summarise the main points
- Write a short paragraph about their problems at
school.
- One/ two pairs present.

The 11th Period
UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
- WRITING -
Preparing date: / /
Teaching date: / /
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to:
-Fill some common forms such as enrolment form, simple application form, library
admision form
- use useful words and structures in some certain forms.
II. Method:
- Communicative Approach
III. Materials
Textbook, whileboard markers. .
Samples of some common forms
IV. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. Wrapping checking( 5mins)
- Ask one st to tell the whole class about his or her
problems at school in front of the whole class.
- Check and give marks.
2. Before you write: ( 10 mins)
- Aims: To introduce the topic of this leSson, and to
guide Ss to fill in a form.
- Introduce the topic of this leSson: " Filling in a
form" and ask Ss to look at the textbook.
+ Task 1:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss two questions
in 2 minutes.
1. On what occasions do you have to fill in a form?
2. What sort of information do you often have to

provide when you fill in a form?
- Move round to help Ss if necessary.
- Ask some pairs to stand up to report their ideas.
- Add some more ideas.
- Give remarks.
+ Task 2:
- Ask Ss to look at the introduction in task 2 and
explain more clearly.
- Ask them to look through column A and column
B.
- Explain the phrase: "'marital 'status"= Are you
- Listen to their friend attentively.
- Open their books and look at the tasks.
- Pair 1:
1. When you want to send some money/
parcels at a post office.
2. Your surname, your first name, your age.
- Pair 2:
1. When you apply for a job or attend an
examination to a high school/ a university.
2. Your addreSs, your job, your date of
birth. . . .
- Look at task 2 and listen to the teacher.
- Read through the task.
married or single?
- Ask Ss to listen and repeat this phrase.
- Ask Ss to match a line in A with a question in B
individually 2 minutes.
- Ask them to share their answers with their
partners after completing the task.

- Get feedback and check.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer about
the questions in column B.
- Ask them to give short answers.
- Move round to conduct the activity.
- Ask some pairs to report.
- Give remarks.
3. While you write: ( 20 mins)
+ Task 3:
- Tell Ss that forms ask them to do certain things so
they should follow the requirements.
- Ask Ss to read through five points, then explain
some new words:
- de'lete( v) : to omit something.
- 'applicable (adj): suitable.
- Ask Ss to listen and read these words again.
- Ask Ss to read the task again and fill in the blanks
as they are required.
- Ask them to work individually in 2 minutes and
then compare their answers with their partners.
- Move round to check the activity.
- Ask 2 two Ss to write their answers on the board.
- Check and give remarks.
Task 4:
- Ask Ss to look at Task 4 and read through this
task.
- Explain some new words:
- en'rol (v): to become a member/ a student in a
course.
en'rolment( n)

- natio'nality( n): eg: Vietnamese, French, etc
- 'specify (v): tell clearly.
- Ask Ss to listen and read these words again.
- Aims: Ss practse filling in a form.
- Ask Ss to read the form again and fill in it.
- Ask them to work individually in 8 minutes.
- Copy the form on the board.
- Write this phrase in their notebooks.
- listen and repeat.
- Do the task individually.
- discuss in pairs.
- Give feedback.
1- d; 2 - f; 3 - e; 4 - g; 5 - b; 6 - c; 7 - a.
S1: What do you do?
S2: I'm a student.
S3: Where are you living at the moment?
S4: At 32 Tran Hung Dao Street.
S5: Are you married or single?
S6: Single.
S7: What 's your first name?
S8: Binh. . . . . . . . . .
- Listen to the teacher.
- Write these words into their notebooks.
- Read these words again.
- Do the task silently and the share their
answers with their partners.
1. NGUYEN THI NHUNG.
2. Nhung
3. I am a student. (Delete other choices)
4.

5. 
- Write these words in their notebooks.
- Listen and repeat.
- Fill in the form.
- Discuss in pairs.
+ Sample :
Mr/ Mrs/ Miss
Surname: Nguyen
First name: Bao Hung
Date of birth: January 21, 1988
Nationality: Vietnamese
Languages (s): Vietnamese, English and
- Go round the classroom to make sure that all Ss
are writing and they know how to do.
- Ask them to share their answers with their
partners.
4. After you write: ( 9 minutes)
- Ask one st to fill in the form on the board.
- Ask another st to give remarks.
- Check and correct any mistakes.
- Ask Ss to read their forms again and correct the
mistakes if there are.
5. Wrapping: ( 1 min)
Wrapping
- Summarise the main points.
- Assign homework.
Chinese.
Address in your country: 15, Kham Thien
Street, Hanoi
Occupation: Student

Reason for learning English: Business,
Pleasure, Exams/ Others
(if others, please specify )
How many hours a day do you want to stay at
the school? 4 hours
What date do you want to start: May 22, 2006
* Delete where not applicable.
- Self- correct.
UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
- LANGUAGE FOCUS -
Preparing date: / /
Teaching date: / /
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to:
- Distinguish the sound / / from the sound /a: / and pronounce them correctly.
- Distinguish the use of gerund and to – infinitive.
II. Method:
- Communicative Approach
III. Teaching aids:
- Textbook, cassette, whiteboard markets. . .
IV. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. Warm – up: (5 mins)
Jumbled words
- Divide the class into small groups
- Give each group one card containing 10 words
whose letters are jumbled
- Ask Ss to rearrange the letters to make good
words.
- The group which finishes the task first with the
most correct words will be the winner.

2. Pronunciation: ( 12 mins)
- Play the tape and ask them to repeat
- Tell Ss the difference between two sounds.
- Ask them to look at the textbook, listen and
repeat.
- Then ask Ss to work in pairs to read the words
again so that they can check for each other.
- Move around to help.
- Ask two Ss to read again and give remarks.
b. Ask Ss to look at sentences in page 29 in the
book.
- Ask the to work in pairs to read the sentences
and then find out the words containing sound / /
and the words containing sound /a: /.
- Ask them to work in 4 minutes.
- Move around to conduct the activity.
- Ask one st to report and other Ss to give
remarks.
- Check and give remarks.
3. Grammar and vocabulary: ( 25 mins)
a. Wh- questions:
- Listen to the teacher
- Work in group and order the words
- Report the answer
E. g:
1. bsutcej

subject
2. skat


task
3. lmeeaf

female
4. ctarfif

traffic
- Write down two sounds.
- Listen to the teacher and repeat.
- Look at the book, listen and repeat.
study far
subject father
cousin marvellous
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Read these words in pairs and check for
their partners.
- Look at the book and work in pairs. -
Answers:
/ / /a: /
love dancing
much stars
cousin Martha, Charles
month dark
lunch garden
- T: What are Wh- questions?
- Ask Ss to give examples.
- Ask some Ss to say aloud.
- Ask Ss to look at Ex 1 in page 29, then make
questions for the answers.
- Ask them to work individually, then work in

pairs to ask and answer.
- Let them work in 4 minutes and then ask some
pairs to report.
- Check and give remarks.
b. V-ing and To infinitive:
- Ask some Ss to tell the whole class the cases to
use V-ing:
- Ask them about the cases to use to infinitive.
- Check and add any information if necessary.
- Ask Ss to read the letter in Ex 2 and then give
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- Ask them to work alone in 5 minutes and then
check it with their partners.
- Ask two Ss to write the answers on the board.
- Check and give remarks.
- Ask Ss to do Ex 3 in 3 minutes.
- Ask 2 Ss to do this exercise on the board.
- Tell Ss to work individually, then share their
answers with their parters.
- Ask one st to give remarks on their friends '
task.
- Check and give remarks.
- S: They are questions beginning with "
what, who, where, how, etc".
- S1: What 's his job?
- S2: How do you go to school?
- S3: Who teach you maths?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Look at the textbook.
- Make questions then ask and answer with

their partners.
1. When did you come back from Ho Chi
Minh City?
2. How long did you stay there?
3. Who did you come with?
4. When did you live?
5. Why do you learn English?
6. What time is it?
7. How many children have they got?
V-ing:
- After some verbs:
Admit, avoid, admit, give up, like, love,
enjoy, finish, keep, mind, postpone, practise,
suggest, consider, etc.
- Go + V-ing: go camping
go dancing, go shopping, go swimming, etc.
- After prepositions.
To infinitive:
- after some verbs: afford, arrange, choose,
manage, refuse, promise, want, need, hope,
agree, plan, decide, etc.
- V + O + to infinitive:
want, advise, tell, request, order, etc.
EX 2:
1. to hear 6. to pay
2. going 7. to go
3. remembering 8. visiting
4. doing 9. seeing
5. worrying 10. hearing.
EX 3:

4. Wrapping: (3 mins)
- Summarise the main points
- Assign homework
1. to go 6. making
2. waiting 7. to call
3. having 8. to lend
4. to find 9. talking
5. living 10. to post.