English 11. Unit3 - Listen

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Party
Party
Unit 3
Unit 3
A party
A party
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Before you listen
Before you listen
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- Asks Ss to cover their books and look at the pictures in the
- Asks Ss to cover their books and look at the pictures in the
book: guess what they are going to listen about.
book: guess what they are going to listen about.

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- Tells Ss to open their books and work in pairs to answer the
- Tells Ss to open their books and work in pairs to answer the
questions on page 36
questions on page 36
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- Calls on some Ss to answer then corrects again.
- Calls on some Ss to answer then corrects again.
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New words:
New words:
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- icing (n): kem lòng tr ng tr ngắ ứ
- icing (n): kem lòng tr ng tr ngắ ứ
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- decorated (adj): đ c trang tríượ
- decorated (adj): đ c trang tríượ
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- clap (v): v tayỗ
- clap (v): v tayỗ
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- Helps Ss to pronounce these words
- Helps Ss to pronounce these words
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- Presents the meanings of them from the class.
- Presents the meanings of them from the class.

WHILE YOU LISTEN
WHILE YOU LISTEN
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1. Task 1: True or False
1. Task 1: True or False
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- Tells Ss to read through the statement to understand them and underline key
- Tells Ss to read through the statement to understand them and underline key
words
words
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- Plays the tape once for Ss to listen and do the task
- Plays the tape once for Ss to listen and do the task
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- Checks their answers with a partner.
- Checks their answers with a partner.
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- Plays the tape one or two more times and pauses at the answers for them to
- Plays the tape one or two more times and pauses at the answers for them to
eatch
eatch
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Answers:
Answers:
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1. F (the party began at about 3 in the afternoon
1. F (the party began at about 3 in the afternoon
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2. F (not over 20, about 20 people)
2. F (not over 20, about 20 people)

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3. F (at 4:30 they cut the cake)
3. F (at 4:30 they cut the cake)
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4. T (the party ended at about 6)
4. T (the party ended at about 6)
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5. F (other kid left, only the writer stayed to help Mai and her mother)
5. F (other kid left, only the writer stayed to help Mai and her mother)


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2. Task 2:
2. Task 2:
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- Encourages Ss to answer the questions without listening again. If they
- Encourages Ss to answer the questions without listening again. If they
cannot, plays the tape for them to listen again
cannot, plays the tape for them to listen again
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- Plays the tape again for them to answer the questions (only write down the
- Plays the tape again for them to answer the questions (only write down the
main points)
main points)
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- Gets Ss to check their answers with a partner.
- Gets Ss to check their answers with a partner.
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(should play the tape again and pause at difficult correct words)
(should play the tape again and pause at difficult correct words)
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Answer:
Answer:
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1. 16
1. 16
2. Because it’s noisy and expensive
2. Because it’s noisy and expensive
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3. Soft drink and biscuits
3. Soft drink and biscuits
4. At about 4:30
4. At about 4:30
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5. It was beautiful decorated with while and pink icing and 16 colourful
5. It was beautiful decorated with while and pink icing and 16 colourful
candles in the middle
candles in the middle
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6. They clapped their hands eagerly and sang “Happy birthday”
6. They clapped their hands eagerly and sang “Happy birthday”
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7. At about 6 o’clock.
7. At about 6 o’clock.

While you listen
While you listen
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Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16
Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16
recently and her parents held a birthday
recently and her parents held a birthday
party for her. I was one of those invited.
party for her. I was one of those invited.
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The party began at about three in the
The party began at about three in the
afternoon. There were about twenty of us
afternoon. There were about twenty of us
gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like
gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like
having the party at a restaurant because it
having the party at a restaurant because it
is noisy and expensive.
is noisy and expensive.
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We gave presents to Mai and she happily
We gave presents to Mai and she happily
opened them. It must really be exciting to
opened them. It must really be exciting to
receive all those presents. After that Mai’s
receive all those presents. After that Mai’s
mother served us soft drinks and biscuits.
mother served us soft drinks and biscuits.
We then listened to music and played

We then listened to music and played
cards. The winners were given prizes. At
cards. The winners were given prizes. At
about four thirty Mai’s mother brought
about four thirty Mai’s mother brought
out the birthday cake.
out the birthday cake.


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It was beautifully decorated with pink
It was beautifully decorated with pink
and white icing. Sixteen colourful
and white icing. Sixteen colourful
candles sat in the middles of the cake.
candles sat in the middles of the cake.
We all clapped our hands eagerly and
We all clapped our hands eagerly and
sang “Happy Birthday” as she blew
sang “Happy Birthday” as she blew
out the candles and cut the cake. We
out the candles and cut the cake. We
helped ourselves to slices of the
helped ourselves to slices of the
delicious cake and sang all the songs
delicious cake and sang all the songs
that we knew.
that we knew.
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Finally at about six in the evening the

Finally at about six in the evening the
party came to an end. We were all
party came to an end. We were all
tired but happy. The parents of other
tired but happy. The parents of other
children came to collect them by
children came to collect them by
motorbikes. I helped Mai and her
motorbikes. I helped Mai and her
mother clean up the mess we had
mother clean up the mess we had
made. After that I walked home,
made. After that I walked home,
which was only three doors away.
which was only three doors away.