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Period 73 Week 25, date: March 2
nd
, 2005
Name :
Class :
One period test (3)
A. Grammar and vocabulary.
I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence( 1,5 ms).
1. Would you mind------------for a few minutes?
A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. be waiting
2. -------------clean the floor, please?
A. Will I B. Shall I C. Will you D. Will we
3. Look! I can see a boy---------------in the street now.
A. run B. running C. to run D. runing
4. I-----------------come to the meeting on time, I promise .
A. can B. may C. will D. shall
5. --------------you mind if I smoke?
A. Do B. Did C. Are D. Would
6. Share your -----------------story with our readers!.
A. recycle B. to recycle C. recycling D. recycled
7. He protected himself------------rain.
A. in B. down C. on D. from
8. The girl------------on the stage is my neighbor
A. to sing B. singing C. sing D. sung
II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings (2ms).
1. The manager must sign the contract today.
The contract
2. Understanding him is difficult.
 It is
3. Do they speak English in Canada?.
 Is

4. A new factory has just opened in Kontum Town. It employs 100 people.
 A new factory
5. The book is about History. It was lost yesterday.
 The book
6. Lan is going to Australia. She wants to learn English.
 Lan
7. Do you mind if I turn on the TV?
 Would
8. You are interested in protecting environment. He is delighted
 He is delighted that
B. Reading.
Read the following information carefully.
NHA TRANG
When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa Province, they
often think of a tropical paradise. Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort. It has a
long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches.
In the morning and afternoon, tourists can take part in various fascinating outdoor
activities such as mud bathing, swimmimg, snorkeling or scuba diving. Besides,
tourist can also take boat trips to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the
trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. There are many
different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks in Tri Nguyen Aquarium.
Answer these questions
1. What do people think of Nha Trang? Why?

2. Which outdoor activities can tourists take part in?

3. When was Tri Nguyen Aquarium built?

4. What are there in Tri Nguyen Aquarium?


4.
C. Writing (2ms)
Write a thank-note to a friend.Invite your friend to go on a picnic with you.
Arrange to contact your friend. Use the following questions to guide your writing.
What did your friend give you?
On what occasion?
What was it like?
How did you feel when you receive the present?
How do you feel now?
Do you want to invite your friend somewhere?
If so, then when?
How will you meet your friend?
D. Listening( 2ms)
Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps
The Robinson family are making preparations for Tet.
a. Mrs. Robinson wants John to go to the---------------.
b. Mrs. Robinson wants Liz to pick up some------------- and------------ packet of
dried watermelon seeds.
c. Mrs. Robinson is asking Mrs.Nga how to-------------spring rolls.
KEYS (Test 3 Class 8)
A. Grammar and vocabulary.
I. 0,25x8=2ms)
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. B

II. (0,25x8=2ms).
1. The contract must be signed by the manager today.
2. It is difficult to understand this question.
3. Is English spoken in Canada?
4. A new factory employing 100 people has just opened in Kontum Town.
5. The book lost yesterday is about History.
6. Lan is going to Australia in order to / so as to / to learn English
7. Would you mindif I turned on the TV?
8. He is delighted that You are interested in protecting environment.
B. Reading.
Answer these questions (0,5x4=2ms)
1.They think that it is a tropical paradise. Because it is a famous seaside resort. It
has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches.
2.They can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as mud bathing,
swimmimg, snorkeling or scuba diving
3.Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999.
4 There are many different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks in Tri
Nguyen Aquarium
C. Writing (2ms)
Students writing’
D. Listening( 2ms)
Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps
The Robinson family are making preparations for Tet.
a. Mrs. Robinson wants John to go to the flower garden.
b. Mrs. Robinson wants Liz to pick up some candies and one packet of dried
watermelon seeds.
c. Mrs. Robinson is asking Mrs.Nga how to make spring rolls.

Week 26, date: March1
rd

, 2006
Period 74


Lesson 1: Getting started, Listen and read
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
- Enrich their vocabulary.
- Know some interesting places in foreign countries.
- Give invitation, accept and refuse the invitation.
- Develop integrated skills, esp speaking and listening.
II. Language content:
- Vocabulary: a nice surprise, include, pick SO up, come over.
- Grammar: Would Would you like..?, What about..?
III.Teaching aids: pictures and real objects
IV. Method: Communicative method.
V. Procedure
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Warm up
Tell some interesting places in the world.
Getting started
T explains the meanings of the names in
the box.
Work with two classmates, match the
names of the countries in the box with
appropriate pictures/flags.
Presentation
T introduces the situation before they
listen.
Situation: Mrs Quyen is going to the USA
for a vacation. She is ringing her friend,

Mrs Smith, to tell her about the tour.
Sts listen to the tape.T uses pictures to
elicit and explain new words. Practice
pronunciation. Check vocabulary.
Getting started
a. The United States of America
b. Australia
c. Thailand
d. Britain
e. Canada
f. Japan
Listen and Read
Vocabulary
- Surprise (n)  a nice surprise.
- Surprising(adj)
- Surprised (adj)
- Come over:
1. Complete Mrs. Quyen s ’
schedule.
DATE SCHEDULE
Mon 25 Coming to San Francisco
Tue 26 Going out
Wed 27 Having dinner with the
Smith
Thu 28 Leaving San Francisco
Practice
Ss listen to the ape again then repeat.
They practice the dialogue in pairs then
some pairs practice thedialogue in front
of the class. T corrects their

pronunciation.
Ss read the dialogue in silence then fill
in the table with the correct
information. Feedback.
Ss work in pairs to find outthe answers
in the dialogue.
T gives the correct answers.
Production
Ss make up similar dialogues.
2. Answer the questions
a. No, they won’t. Because they are
coming on a tour, and their
accomodation is included in the ticket
price, so they will stay at a hotel.
b. No, he won’t. Because he will have a
business meeting in the evening.
c. Mrs. Smith will pick her up at her
hotel.
* Invitations
Mrs. Smith: Would you like to come
and stay with us while you’re in town?
* Declining invitations
Mrs. Quyen: That’s very kind of you,
but we’re coming on a tour. Our
accomodation is included in the ticket
price.
* Invitations
Mrs. Smith: Then you come over for
dinner one night.
* Accept invitations

Mrs. Quyen: Yes, we’d love to but
we’ll only be in town for three nights.
We leave on the 28
th
.
* Homework:
- 1,2,3 Workbook
* Self-evaluation: thie lesson is about the places in the world , so most of the
students studied well.
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Week 26, date: March 1
st
, 3
rd
, 2006
Period 75 , 76

Lesson 2: Speak, Listen
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Talk about the flight information.
- Listen to the weather report then fill in the table.
- Develop speaking, listening, writing.
II. Language content:
Vocabulary: itinerary, brochure, depart,gym, art galleries, humid, snowy.
III. Teaching method: Communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, tape.
V. Procedure
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap

Make a short coversation then answer
these questions.
Questions:
1. Will Mrs. Quyen andherhusband
stay at Mrs. Smith’s house?
Why, why not?
2. How will Mrs.quyen go to
Mrs.Smith’s house.
Speak
Pre-speaking
T instructs Ss to read the flight
information. T gives some new words.
Practice pronunciation.
While-speaking
Ss work in pairs to fill in the table
with the correct information
about the flight.
Ss work in pairs to make a short
conversation, using the flight
information.
T correct their mistakes.
Post-speaking
Ss make the conversation freely.
Speak
New words
- itinerary (n): lé tr×nh , hµnh tr×nh
- brochure (n): s¸ch híng dÉn
- flight information: th«ng tin chuyÕn
bay
- art gallery: phßng triÓn l·m nghÖ thuËt

- gym (n): phßng tËp thÓ dôc
Complete your itinerary. Use the
brochures and flight information.
A. Where shall we stay?
B: The Revere Hotel is expensive but it
has a gym.
A: What time should we leave Los
Angeles?
B: There’s a daily flight at 10 am.
Would that be OK?
Depart Los Angeles: Flight 835 at 10
Arrive Boston: at 4
Accomodation: Atlantic hotel
Sightseeing: Art Galleries
Depart Boston: Flight 710 at 10 on
Thursday 22.
Listen
Listen
Pre-listening
T gives new words, explains the
requirements of listening.
While-listening
Instructions:
You listen to the tape twice then fill in
the blanks in the table with the
information you hear. The words in
the box may help you.
T gets feedback from the students.
Post-listening.
Ss listen to the tape one more time

then answer some questions about it.
1. What is the weather like in
Sydney?/Tokyo/London/Bangko
k/
2. Newyork/Paris?
- humid (adj): Èm
- snowy (adj): cã tuyÕt
City Weather
Temperature
Low
High
1. Sydney dry, windy 20 26
2. Tokyo dry, windy 15 22
3. London humid, cold -3 7
4. Bangkok warm,dry 24 32
5. NewYork windy, cloudy 8 15
6. Paris cool,dry 10 16
* Homework:
- I,II,III Exercise book.
* Self-evaluation: the speaking lesson is a little difficult to the students , so they
didn’t study well. However the listening lesson is reality in life , thus it is easy for
them to listen.

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Week 26, date: March3
th
, 2006
More exercises
I . Objectives :
- To make sure students practice well what they have learnt in Unit 12.

- To help them practice integrated skills.
II. Method: Direct method.
III. Teaching aids: exercise books.
IV. Content: Unit 12 –WorkBook
Keys
1.a. accomodation b. weather c. souvernir d. delecious e. Volcano
2.a. carved b. weather c. lava d. shore e. prison
4. Mrs. Quyen plans to travel around the USA. However, she is not sure about the
weather there. Look at the weather forecast, then help her write the answers for the
following questions.
a. It’s rainy and cool with the temperature of 40
0
F.
b. It’s windy and rather cool with the temperature of 50
0
F.
c. It’s rainy and lightning with the temperature of 57
0
F.
d. It’s sunny and sometimes cloudy with the temperature of 75
0
F.
e. It’s sunny and raher hot with the temperature of 80
0
F.
f. It’s sunny and hot with the temperature of 90
0
F.
5. Study the following situations. Then use the cues to make proper inviations,
acceptances and declines.

b.
YOU: Would you like to come to my birthday party on the weekend, Doan Trang?
DOAN TRANG: Yes, I’d love to.
c.
MINH: Would you like to go to the canteen with me, Tuan?
TUAN: I’d love to but I can’t because I have to go and see my teacher.
d.
YOU: There will be a soccer game at the stadium on Saturday evening. Would you
like to go with me?
YOUR FRIEND: Yes, I’d love to.
e.
YOUR FATHER: Our graduation day is comimg. Let’s go to the restaurant to celebrate
it.
YOUR FATHER’S FRIEND: OK, let’s go.
f.
QUAN: Would you like to go to the cinema this evening?
NHU HOA: I’m sorry I can’t go with you because of my homework.
Self-evaluation: Ss can do these exercises correctly, but some of them can’t.

Week 27, date: March 8
th
, 2006
Period 77

Lesson 3: Read
I . Objectives : By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
- Practice comprehensive skill to get main information.
- Know more information about traveling to some interesting places in the world.
-Practice integrated skills.
II. Language content:

Vocabulary: volcano, lava, wharf, wine-growing, carve
III. Teaching method: Communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures and real objects.
V. Procedure:
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap
Make a short conversation in Speak.
Warm up
Which interesting places have you
visited?
Pre-reading
Talk about MrsQuyen’s vacation to
USA.
Ss guess the places which Mrs Quyen
visited.
What did Mrs. Quyen see in her tour?
What did she do?
T gives new words by using pictures,
examples, and definitions.Practice
pronunciation. Check vocabulary.
While-reading
1. Ss read the postcards then write what
Mrs.Quyen did and saw.
Clarify the new point of grammar: The
Past Progressive Tense.
Ss fill in the blank with the correct
information.
T corrects their mistakes.
New words
- volcano (n): nói löa

- lava (n): dung nham
- wharf (n): bÕn tµu
- wine-growing area: vïng lµm rîu
- carve  be carved into: kh¾c
1.Write what Mrs. Quyen did and
saw in each of these places.
a. Haiwaii
went swimming, visited Kilauea
Volcano.
b. New York
went shopping, bought lots of
souvenirs.
c. Chicago
saw Lake Michigan
d. Mount Rushmore
saw the heads of four american
presidents.
e. San Francisco
visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa
Valley wine-growing area and the
Alcaraz prison.
2. T instructs Ss how to do the exercise.
Ss read the questons a – e to get main
information.
Ss answer the questions.
T gives the feedback.
Post-reading
Ss discuss where they will go if they
have a chance
2. Answer the following questions.

a. She went there be plane.
b. She saw the famous prison on the
island of Alcatraz.
c. It is a mount where the heads of
four America presidents are
carved into the rock; ( and it can
be seen from more than 100
kilometers away.)
d. It is also called “ The Windy
City”
e. She went shopping.
Homework:
- Unit 12, Exercise Book.(Exercise 4 , 5 / 72, 73
- Write a short passage about the interesting place which you have visited.
Self-evaluation:
- Ss understand the lesson well and they like the topic.
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Period 78 Week 26, date : March 8
th
, 2006


Lesson 4: Write
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
-Practice how to write a postcard.
- Develop writing, reading.
II. Language content: Write a postcard, using suggested questions.
III.Teaching aids: pictures and flash cards.
IV. Teaching method: Communicative method.
V. Procedure:

What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap:
Sts read the lesson then answer these
questions.
1. How did Mrs. Quyen go to Kilauea
Volcano?
2. Where in San Francisco did Mrs.
Quyen see the famous prison?
3. What is special about Mount
Rushmore?
Warm up: T asks Ss some questions to lead
in the lesson.
Have you gone on a vacation?
Do you usually write a postcard to their
friends when you go on a vacation?
Pre-writing:
T explains the requirements of the exercise.
T helps them to understand the introduction.
They complete the postcard Mrs.Quyen sent
from the USA.
Some read the postcard in front of the class.
T give the key.
While-writing
T helps Ss to understand the requirement and
the questions.
Ss write the postcard, using the questions as
instructions.
They change their postcards to find their
friends’ mistakes in writing.
Post-writing

Ss read some postcards, the others guess who
writes the postcards.
1.Complete the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent
from the USA.
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time in the USA.
The people are friendly and the weather has
been warm and sunny.
In San francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra
Smith and her family. It was lovely/nice to
see them.
I bought lots of souvenirs for the children.
Thanh is always complaining about the
heaviness of my suitcase.
See you soon.
Love,
Quyen
2. Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a
certain place/city in Vietnam. Write a
postcard to a friend about your trip. You need
to cover the information about.
Dear Jane,
I’m having a really good time in Hanoi, the
capital of Vietnam. The people are hospitable
and helpful and the weather has been
wonderful: cool and sunny.
In Hanoi, I visited some of my old friends,
Tom and Sally. It was very nice to see them.
We visited the History Museum and some art
Galleries and had lunch together at a

vegetarian restaurant.
I bought a lot of souvenirs and postcards for
you and other friends.
See you soon,
With love,
Ann.
Homework:
- Do exercise 7,8,9 / 74 , 75 (Workbook.)
- Write a postcard to your friend.
Self-evaluation:
- Some students writes the postcards very well , but some of them are unable to write it.
Week 26, date: March10
th
, 2006
Period 79


Lesson 5: Language Focus 1,2
I.Objectives:
- Ss master Past Progressive Tense
- They practice integrated skills.
II. Language content: Past Progressive Tense
III. Teaching method: Communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, ready printed paper.
V. Procedure:
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap
T corrects the homework. Ss read the
postcards they write at home.
Warm up

What were you doing at 5 pm
yesterday?
Presentation
T explains the Past Progressive Tense
by using pictures or giving situation.
T asks Ss to give an example for each
situation.
Practice
1. Ss look at the pictures and say what
each person was doing at eight o’clock
last night.
Ss state their sentences in front of the
class.
T gives the correct sentences.
2. Ss ask in pairs “ What was he/she
doing?” ( look at the picture)
They work in pairs to match the half-
sentence in column A to those in
column B.
They read the sentences in front of the
class.
• Past Progressive Tense.
Formation:
+ S + was/were + V-ing.
? Was/ Were + S + V-ing.
- S + wasn’t/weren’t + V-ing.
Usage:
1. The Past progressive is used to
express an action happening at the
specific time in the past.

Eg: He was playing football at 5 pm
yesterday.
2. It is used to express an action which
was happening in the past was
interrupted by another action.
Eg: When I came, he was reading a
comic.
3. It is used to state the two actions
which were happening at the same time
in the past.
Eg: While my sister was playing chess, I
was reading a newspaper.
Exercises
1. Say what each person was doing at
eight o’clock last night.
a. Ba was taking a shower at eight
o’clock last night.
b. Hoa was eating dinner at eight
o’clock last night.
c. Bao was reading a comic at eight
o’clock last night.
T gives the correct answers.
Production
Pairwork:
S1: What were you doing at 6 p.m
yesterday?
S2: I was..
Play a game.
G1: write the half sentence with
“when.. “

G2: write the other half sentence
d. Nga was writing a letter at eight
o’clock last night.
e. Na was walking with her dog at
eight o’clock last night Lan was
talking to her grandmother at
eight o’clock last night.
2. Matching the half-sentences in
column A to those in column B.
- The Le family was sleeping when
the mailman came.
- While Hoa was eating, the phone
rang – When Nam won the race,
the crowd was cheering.
- Mrs. Thoa was cooking, when Tuan
arrived home.
- It was raining when the plane got to
Hanoi.

Homework:
Test for Unit 12.(Ex 9b, 10 / 76)
Write 3 sentences, using past progressive tense.
Self-evaluation:
Ss practice the lesson well, they understand the Past progressive tense.
Week 27, date: March10
th
, 2006
More exercises
I. Objectives:
- To make sure students understand and practice well what they have learnt in Unit

12.
- To help them practice integrated skills.
- To help them practice the Past Progressive tense.
II. Method: Direct method.
III. Language content: Past progressive tense.
IV. Teaching aids: Exercise books.
Keys
I.
1. Montreal 3. Ottawa 5. Australia 7. Southeast Asia
2. London 4. Eiffel Tower 6. The United Kingdom 8. Mount Rushmore
II.
1. most 2. It 3. stay 4. guest 5. are 6. where 7.chairs 8. for
III.
1. They were playing tennis at 10.30 yesterday morning.
2. Ann was doing her homework at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
3. This year last year we were living in France.
4. My father was washing his car from five to six.
5. The students were offering the flowers to the visitors.
6. I was cooking dinner half an hour ago.
VI.
1. Who did you go with?
2. How long were you there?
3. Did you go to
4. What was the weather like?
5. What did you do there?
6. Was it funny?
7. Where did you stay?
8. Did you like Japanese food?
VII.
1. New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State.

2. Because the city was found by the Dutch.
3. It was foundin 1624
4. Its population is about 26 million.
5. There are five parts in the city, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brookklyn,
Qeens and Staten Island.
6. The total area is 946 square kilometers.
7. Visitors to New York are attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty,
the Empire State Building, wall street, and Broadway theatre district.
IV(Workbook)
1. It’s rainy and cool with the temperature of 40 F.
2. It’s windy and rather cool with the temperature of 50 F.
3. It’s rainy and lightning with the temperature of 57 F.
4. It’s sunny and sometimes cloudy with the temperature of 75 F.
5. It’s sunny and rather hot with the temperature of 80 F.
6. It’s sunny and hot with the temperature of 90 F.
Homework: 6 Workbook.
Self-evaluation: Most of the students can do these exercises correctly.
Week 28, date: March15
th
, 2006
Period 80


Lesson 6: Language Focus 3
I.Objectives:
- Ss master Present Progressive Tense with “always”.
- They practice integrated skills.
II. Language content: Present Progressive Tense with “always”
III. Teaching method: Communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, ready printed paper.

V. Procedure:
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap: T corrects the homework.
6.(Workbook) Put the verbs into the
correct form, past progressive or simple
past.
a. was waiting/arrived.
b. was walking/heard/was
following/started.
c. invited/was visiting
d. was doing/was attending
e.was the girl riding/happened
Warm up
Who is talking in class?
I don’t like it. So I can say.
 She is always talking in class.
Presentation
T explains how to use the present
progressive tense with “always”.
Practice
Ss practice the exercise in the textbook.
T gives the correct sentences.
Production
Play a game. Write things which your
friends always do and you don’t like
these things
New Lesson
The Present Progressive Tense with
Always
She is always talking in class.

You are always smoking.
He is always drinking wine.
 The present progressive tense is used
with “always” to express complaint.
Exercise
3. Look at the pictures. Write the
sentences. Say what the people are
always doing.
a.Bao is always forgetting his
homework.
b. Mrs. Nga is always losing her
umbrella.
c. Mr and Mrs. Thanh are always
missing the bus.
d. Nam is always watching TV.
e. Na is always talking on the phone.
f. Liem is always going out.
Homework: Write 5 sentences, using present progressive tense with always.
Self-evaluation: Ss practice the Present progressive tense very fluently.
Week 27, date: March15th, 2006
Period 81

Lesson 1: Getting started, Listen and read
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
- Enrich their vocabulary.
- Know some festivals in Viet Nam, esp rice-cooking contest.
- Develop integrated skills, esp speaking and listening.
II. Language content:
- Vocabulary: rice-cooking contest, starting position, yell, rub, bamboo, husk,
council, judge.

- Grammar: compound words.
III.Teaching aids: pictures and real objects
IV. Method: Communicative method.
V. Procedure
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Warm up
Tell some festivals in Viet Nam which
you know.
Getting started
T explains the requirement of this part
then ask Ss to practice in pairs.
S1: Tom likes swimming and sunbathing.
Where should he go?
S2: He should go to Nha Trang.
Presentation.
T introduces the situation before they
listen.
Situation: Ba invited Liz to go to the rice-
cooking festival. Ba explains what is
happening at the rice-cooking festival.
Ss listen to the tape.
T uses pictures to elicit and explain new
words.
Ss practice pronunciation.
Check vocabulary.
Getting started
Work with a partner. Where should these
people go on their visits to Viet Nam?
a. Tom should go to Nha Trang.
b. David should go to Hoi An.

c. Huckleberry should go to Sapa.
d. Oliver should go to Bat Trang.
e. Robinson should go to Ho Chi Minh
City.
Listen and Read
Vocabulary
- rice-cooking contest: cuộc thi nấu cơm
- starting position: vị trí xuất phát
- yell(v): cổ vũ
- rub(v): chà xát
- bamboo (n): tre
- husk (n): vỏ trấu
- council (n): hội đồng
- judge(n): giám khảo
Compound words
Eg: rice-cooking, fire-making
Would you like to come to the rice-
cooking contest with me?
Practice
Ss listen to the tape again then repeat.
They practice the dialogue in a group
of 3 then practice the dialogue in front
of the class. T corrects their
pronunciation.
Ss read the dialogue in silence then
decide each statement is True or False.
Feedback.
Ss work in pairs to find outthe answers
in the dialogue.
T gives the correct answers.

Production
Ss make up similar dialogues.
1. Practice the dialogue with two
classmates
2. True or False?
a. False. One person from each team
take part in the water-fetching contests.
b. False. One person has to collect one
water bottle.
c. True
d. False. Pieces of bamboo are used to
make fire.
e. False. The judges taste the rice.
f. True
Homework: 3,5,7,8 Workbook
Self-evaluation: Sts practice the lesson well because the lesson is interesting and
easy..
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Week 28, date: March17th, 2006
Period 82

Lesson 2: Speak, Listen
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
- Talk about the preparations for festivals.
- Listen to the conversation and fill in the blank.
- Develop speaking, listening, writing.
II. Language content:
Vocabulary: pomegranate, be out, preparation, marigold, dried watermelon seed.
III. Teaching method: Communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, tape.

V. Procedure.
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap: Make a short coversation then
answer these questions.
Questions:
1.How many members take part in the
water-fetching contest?
2. How can fire be made?
Pre-speaking
T instructs Ss to put the sentences in
the correct order. T also explains some
new words.
Some Ss practice in front of the class.
T helps them to speak naturally.
While-speaking
They think of the topic then teacher
helps them to give some
information about the topic.
They practice the dialogue in pairs.
Some pairs practice in front of the
class.
T correct their mistakes.
Post-speaking
Ss make the conversation freely.
Pre-listening
T gives new words, explains the
requirements of listening.
Speak
- Tailor (n): thî may
- Pomegranate (n): qu¶ lùu

- Be out = go out
1. Work with a partner. Mrs. Quyen is
talking to Lan about their preparations for
Tet.
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2. Now make up your own dialogue. Talk
about preparations for another festival.
Some suggestions
Eg:
1. A school festival
- tidy the schoolyard
- flower arrangement contest
- mini football matches
- send some invitation cards
- buy some candies, cakes, fruit.
2. A spring festival
- decorate the house
- buy some new clothes
- buy some candies, cakes, fruit
- buy some beautiful flowers.
Listen
- marigold (n): Cóc v¹n thä
- dried watermelon seeds: h¹t da
1. Listen to the conversation and fill in the
gaps.
While-listening
1. Sts listen to the tape twice then fill
in the blanks with the information they
hear.
T gets feedback from the students.

2. They listen the conversation again
then complete the notes.
Some students read/write the sentences
on the board.
T gives the correct sentences.
Post-listening.
Ss listen to the tape one more time
then they retell the whole dialogue.
a. Mr. Robinson/flower market
b. traditional
c. dried watermelon seeds
d. make
2. Complete the notes.
THINGS TO DO
Mr. Robinson:
- buy some peach blossoms, a bunch of
marigold flower.
Liz
- pick up some candies, a packet of dried
watermelon seeds.
Mrs. Robinson
- go to Mrs.Nga’s house to ask her how to
make spring rolls
Homework:
- I,II,III Exercise book.page 79,80
- Prepare a short conversation about the topics you have learnt.
Self-evaluation:
The topic in speaking is rather difficult for Students. Some Students don’t know
how to make the conversation.
Week 28, date: March17

th
, 2006
More exercises
I. Objectives:
- To make sure students remember vocabulary and grammar they have learnt.
- To help them practice integrated skills.
II. Method: Direct method.
III. Teaching aids: exercise books.
IV. Teaching content: vocabulary, making sentences.
V. Content: Unit 13: 3,5,7,8,9 WorkBook
Keys
3. Fill in the gap in each of the following sentences with one suitable compound
noun from the box.
a. air-conditioning f. fire-making
b. zebra-crossing g. cock-fighting
c. data-crossing h. bird-watching
d. family-planning i. Bungee-jumping
e.water-skiing j. language learning
5. Fill in the gap in the following sentences with one suitable verb from the
dialogue in Listen and Read.
a. explain b. rub c. invited d. added
e. yell f. awarded g.urged h. participate
7.Read the passage and fill in each gap with one word from the box.
1. traditional 2. singing 3. branches 4. which 5. made
6. water 7. rain 8. until 9. festival 10. similar
8.Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box.
1. festival 2. have 3. fairs 4. brightly 5. crowded 6. cooked
7. family 8. first 9. lucky 10. love 11. will 12. wishes
9.Write, from the following stes of words and phrases, complete sentences. You
can make all the necessary changes and additions.

a. She said she enjoyed the food at the festival.
b.Banh chung and other kinds of spicial food are made at Tet.
c.Traditiopnal songs are often performed at the festival.
d.Thankgiving Day is usually celebrated on the fourth Thurday of November in the
United States.
e.On Halloween, pumpkins are made as jack-o’-lanterns.
f.You play small tricks with your friends and strangers on April Fool’s Day.
Homework:
- Look up the new words in Read.
Self-evaluation:
Ss aren’t very good at writing, they make many mistakes in structures.
Week 29, date: March 22
nd
, 2006
Period 83

Lesson 3: Read
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
- Practice comprehensive skill to get main information.
- Know more information about Christmas.
- Practice integrated skills.
II. Language content:
Vocabulary: custom, design,suitable, jolly, patron saint, be based on, description.
III. Teaching method: Communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures and real objects.
V. Procedure:
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap: Make a short conversation in
Speak.
Warm up: What is Christmas?

Pre-reading
Can you tell something about it?
What do you often do at Christmas?
Do you celebrate Christmas?
Ss listen to the tape.
T gives new words by using pictures,
examples, and definitions.Practice
pronunciation. Check vocabulary.
While-reading
1. Ss read the lesson within 3 minutes.
Ss fill in the table with the correct
information.
T corrects their mistakes.
2. T instructs Ss how to do the exercise.
Ss read the questions a – e to get main
information.
Ss answer the questions in pairs.
T gives the feedback.
Post-reading
Play a game
G1: read a sentence.
G2: say the topic.
New words
- custom
- design
- suitable
- jolly
- patron saint
- be based on
- description

1.Complete the table.
* Christmas Specials
The Christmas tree
The Christmas card
Christmas carols
Santa Claus
Place of origin
Riga
England
No information
Date
Early 1500s
mid-19
th
century
800 years ago
1823
2. Answer the questions.
a. More than a century ago.
b. he wanted to send christmas
greetings to his friends.
c. 800 years ago.
d. an America professor Clement Clarke
Mooore.
e. On the description of Saint Nicolas in
professor Moore’s poem.
Homework:
- Unit 13 – Exercise book.(Exercises 1,2 /77 , 78)
Self-evaluation:
- Ss like the topic, so they practice the reading very well.

Week 29, date: March 22
nd
, 2006
Period 84

Lesson 4: Write
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to:
-Practice how to write a report of something.
- Develop writing, reading.
II. Language content: Write a report, using suggested questions.
III.Teaching aids: pictures and flash cards.
IV. Teaching method: Communicative method.
V. Procedure:
What the Teacher and Students do Content
Recap:
Sts read the lesson Christmas then
answer these questions.
1. How long ago did the Christmas tree
come to the USA?
2. Why did the Englishman have
someone design a card?
Warm up: T asks Ss some questions to
lead in the lesson.
Do you remember the content of the
dialogue? How many competitions are
there in a rice-cooking contest?
Pre-writing:
T explains the requirements of the
exercise.
Ss read the dialogue to remember the

information.
They work in pairs to fill in the blanks
with the correct words.
They exchange the keys
One student reads the key in front of the
class.
T gives the key.
While-writing
T helps Ss to understand the
requirement and the questions.
Ss find the suitable festivals for all of
them to write.
Ss write the report, using the questions
as instructions.
They change their reports to find their
1.Use the information in the dialogue on
page 121 to fill in the gaps in this
report.
1. rice-cooking
2. one/a
3. water-fetching
4. run
5 water
6. traditional
7. bamboo
8. six
9. separate
10. added
2. Write a similar report on a festival
you joined recently.

a. What is the name of the festival?
b. Where was the festival held?
c. How long did the festival last?
d. How many activities were there?
Were there any competition?
e. How were the activities organized?
f. How many people took part in each
activity?
g. What did you think about the
festival?