Unit 15

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Unit 15
cities
Period 1 reading
A. Aims
• Ps can get more knowledge of the city of New York.
• Enlarge their vocabulary related to city.
• Improve their reading ability.
B. Skills
• Understanding new words expressions in context.
• Passage comprehension.
• Deciding on True or False statements.
C. Time allowance
• 45 minutes
D. Aids
• Textbook and pictures
E. Procedure
Time Teacher’s activities Pupils’ activities
8’
I. Pre- reading
Introduce some pictures of some famous cities in the
world, ask Ps name them.
Do you know these places?
What are they?
Where is New York?
What do you know about the city?
Guide Ps to read the places in the pictures:
The Empire State Building
Central Park
Times Square

The United Nations
The Statue of Liberty
New Amsterdam
Broadway
Hudson river
Passaic
Look at the pictures then ask answer with a
partner to name them.
Answer in Vietnamese
Work in pairs to ask and answer.
Answer:
Listen to the teacher then repeat.
30’
II. While-reading
1. Task 1
Ask Ps to read the task. Help them with some new
words. Let Ps read the passage to do the task.
2. Task 2
Ask Ps to work individually to read the statements.
Read and get the task, ask the teacher for help
with new words.
Read the passage individually then discuss the
answers with a partner to complete the task.
Answers:
1. d 4. a
2. c 5. b
3. e
Read individually. Work in groups to find the
answers.
Guide Ps to understand them. Let Ps write the

answer on the board. Check and correct.
Feed back.
3. Task 3
Let Ps work in pairs to read then do the task. Go
around helping them.
Ask Ps to answer individually ask the others to
correct mistakes of their partners.
Feed back.
1. T
2. F It is ice- free in all seasons.
3. T It is on the Hudson and Passaic rivers.
4. T
5. T
Work in pairs to answer the questions.
1. It is in the southern part of New York
State.
2. 7 million in the city and 19 million in the
metropolitan region.
3. Because it was found by the Dutch.
4. Because it was home of the United
Nation, the central of the global finance
communication and business.
5. The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State of
Building, Wall Street and Broadway
theatre district.
5’
III. Post- reading
Go around helping and encouraging them.
Work in groups to discuss.
2’

IV. Homework
Prepare for the presentation of the post-reading.
Guide Ps to prepare.
- At home.
F. To instruct Ps how to do the homework
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Unit 15
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Period 2 speaking
A. Aims
• Ps can get more knowledge of the city of New York.
• Enlarge their vocabulary related to city.
• Improve their speaking ability.
B. Sk ills
• Comparing 2 cities
• Stating preferences and giving reasons.
C. Time allowance
• 45 minutes
D. Aids
• Textbook and pictures

E. Procedure
Time Teacher’s activities Pupils’ activities
6’
I. Task 1
Guide Ps to do the task and use the questions.
Feedback.
Read and do the task in pairs.
* Answers:
1. d 4.a- e
2. f 5. b- c
3. a- e 6.b- c
10’
II. Task 2
Go around helping Ps speak, encourage them to
speak.
Call on some pairs to ask and answer in front of
the class.
- Work in pairs ask and answer about a city using
given prompts and the questions in the task 1.
Suggested answers:
A: When was New York founded?
B: It was founded in 1624. And what about London?
A: It was founded in 43 A.D.
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15’
III. Task 3
Guide Ps to use the sample conversation to
speak. Read aloud the conversation 2 times
then let Ps work in pairs to practise.
Call on some pairs to read in front of the class.

Feed back.
Listen to the teacher. Imitate the pronunciation.
Work in pairs to practise.
Present in front of the class.
Suggested answers:
A: So we’ve learnt a lot about New York and London.
Let’s make some comparisons between them.
B: All right. First, the area of London is 1610 square
km, and that of New York is 946 km, so London is
larger.
A: That’s right. But its population is as big as that of
New York. Both cities have a population of 7 million.
B: Yes, but New York has more high buildings than
London.
10’
IV. Task 4
Guide Ps to use the structures and contents in
the task 2 and 3.
Go around helping them to speak as well as
notice Ps’ mistakes of pronunciation.
Check some common mistakes of pronunciation.
Feed back.
Use the structures and contents in the task 2 nad3 to
speak freely in the class. Ask the teacher for help if
need.
Suggested answers:
I prefer London to New York because it has more
parks, and................
4’
V. Homework

- Ask Ps to do exercises in workbook.
- Prepare for the next part.
- At home.
F. To instruct Ps how to do the homework
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Period 3 listening
A. Aims
• Ps can get more knowledge of the city of New York.
• Enlarge their vocabulary related to city.
• Improve their listening ability.
B. Skills
• Monologue
 Listening for specific information
 Filling in a table
C. Time allowance
• 45 minutes
D. Aids
• Textbook and pictures

E. Procedure
Time Teacher’s activities Pupils’ activities
10’
I. Pre- listening
Introduce the picture of the Statue of Liberty and
as Ps some questions.
Feedback.
- Look at the picture and work in pairs to answer the
questions.
1. It is the Statue of Liberty.
2. It is the statue of a woman
3. It’s got a crown on its head.
4. It’s got a tablet on its left hand.
5. It’s holding a burning torch in its right hand.
6. It’s wearing a robe.
25’
II. While- listening
Task 1
Guide Ps to read the task help Ps to understand
the questions in the task. Give some new words
they may face.
Turn on the tape 3 times. Call on some Ps to
write the answer on the board. Turn on the tape
1 time. Stop at each key sentence to check and
correct.
Task 2
Turn on the tape 2 times. Call on a P to fill in the
table on the board. Check and correct. Feed
back.
- Read and get the task. Ask the teacher for help with

new words.
Listen to the tape 3 times and choose the correct
answer.
1. B 4. A
2. A 5. C
3. B
Read the task and read the table to get the contents.
Listen to the tape 2 times then fill in the table.
Formal name
Liberty lightening the world
Height
46 metres
Weight
205 tons
Material
Cooper and iron
The base
Stone and concrete
Opening time
9.30 a.m_ 5. 00 p.m_ daily except
Christmas Day
8’
III. Post- listening
Guide Ps to work in groups to talk about what
they have listened then ask Ps to present in
front of the class.
- Present what they have listened.
2’
IV. Homework
- Ask Ps to do the exercises.

- Prepare for the next part.
- At home.
F. To instruct Ps how to do the homework
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Period 4 writing
A. Aims
• Ps can get more knowledge of the city of New York.
• Enlarge their vocabulary related to city.
• Improve their writing ability.
B. Skills
• Describing a city.
C. Time allowance
• 45 minutes
D. Aids

• Textbook and pictures
E. Procedure
Time Teacher’s activities Pupils’ activities
5’
I. Lead- in
Ask Ps some questions:
Where is London?
What do you know about it?
Answer: