Unit 2 school talks

Lesson Plan – Grade 10
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Date :
Period 7
Unit 2
Lesson:

SCHOOL TALKS
READING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Read some short talks related to school.
- Understand and talk about some problems related to school.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: Revision
- New words: be struck, attitude, opinion.
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures, extra board, transparent sheet, overhead projector, cassette player,
textbook . . .
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(5 minutes)

Pre-reading
8 minutes

Whilereading
20 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
Students’ Activities
- Teacher prepares a picture in which there are - Students close their books
some school activites at recess.
and listen to the teacher’s
- Teacher asks Ss some questions related to the explanation and asnwer.
activities in the picture.
+ They are in the school
+ Where are they?
yard.
+ Some Ss are playing
+ What are they doing at recess?
marbles, others are eating
and drinking. The other are
talking or chatting with
their friends.
+ What is the most popular activity at recess? + The most popoular
What are they talking about?
activity is talking. …
- Teacher lead into the new lesson: I think that the - Ss listen and open the
most popular topic students often talk is about textbook to enter the new
their schools. Today, you’ll study a new lesson. lesson.
Unit 2 – School Talks
- Teacher asks Ss to work in pairs, asking and - Ss open their books,
answering the questions given in the textbook.
working in pairs.
- Teacher calls two pairs of Ss to present their - Ss present their talks
topic.
before the class.
Task 1

- Teacher asks students to read the text in silence - Students read the text in
for the first time to complete Task 1 individually. silence.
- Teacher goes around the class and helps them - Students do the task 1 and
correct any mistakes.
then check again with a
- Teacher requires Ss to show their results.
partner.
- Teacher introduces some new words.
New words:
- Students take notes new
+ be struck (v)
words in the notebook.
+ attitude (n)
+ opinion : idea (n)
Task 2
-Teachers introduces Task No. 2 clearly.
-Students listen.
-Teachers asks students to to have a quick look at -Students work in pairs and
the task, and then asks them to works in pairs to do the exercise.
find out who . . .
-Teacher observes the class and corrects mistakes -Students listen and correct

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Postreading
10 minutes

Homework
3 minutes

if necessary.
* Expected answer:
Mr. Phong / Mr. Phong and Mr. Ha / Miss
Phuong / Mr. Phong / Mr. Phong / Mr. Phong /
Miss Phuong / Mr. Ha
Task 3
-Teacher asks students to read the questions
carefully.
-Teacher asks students to work in pairs, asking
and answering the questions given in the
exercise.
-Teacher goes around the class and helps students
correct mistakes.
-Teacher asks some students to go to the board
and present their result.
-Teacher gives out the correct answers.
-Teacher applies “brainstorming” activity to
guide Ss to work in groups, talking about some
problems related to school.
* Guiding questions for students.
+ What subjects you like learning best and why?
+What you like or dislike doing at school?
+What you worry about at school?
-Teacher invites the representatives of groups to
give their talk before the class.
- Teacher asks students to write short paragraphs

about what they like or dislike doing at home
(approxiately 50 words).

mistakes.

-Students read the question
- Students work in pair and
do the exercises.
-Students present their
result on the board.
-Students listen and take
notes.
-Students work and discuss
in small groups.
- Sdudents present.

- Students listen and take
notes.

Date :
Period 8
Unit 2(cont.)
Lesson:

SCHOOL TALKS
SPEAKING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Express starting and closing statements of a conversation.
II. Language Focus:

- Grammar: Revision
- New words:
III. Teaching Aids: Textbooks.
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(3 minutes)

Teacher’s Activities
Play a game
- T introduces the sistuation and gives a short
dialogue on the board. “ Supposing that you meet
an old friend at a souvenir shop. You are in a
hurry. What will you say to open and end the
conversation?
A: Hello! Hoa (1)
B: Hi, Lan. How are you?
A: Fine, thanks. And you?
B: Very well, thanks. We haven’t seen each other

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the textbook, and
look at the board.

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Prespeaking
10 minutes

Whilespeaking
15 minutes

Postspeaking
15 minutes

Homework
2 minutes

for ages. Would you like to have a drink?
A: Sorry. I’m busy now. I must go now. See you
later.(2)
-T asks Ss to complete the dialogue in pairs.
-T invites some pairs to present their ideas.
-T explains and points out where the two
important statements are in a conversation.
Task 1
-T introduces the situation clearly. - Teacher and
a student practise the dialogue.
-T asks Ss to put the expressions under the
appopriate headings.
-T goes around the classroom and helps students
while they are pratising.
-T asks some Ss to read aloud their results.
Task 2:
-T asks Ss to rearrange the sentences to make a

meaningful conversation.
-T goes around the class and helps students.
-T remarks and gives out the key.
* Expected answer:
D–F–B–H–E–C–G
-T asks Ss to work in pairs, reading the rearrang-ed conversation.
Task 3
-T explains the requirements clearly.
-T asks Ss to do the exercise the textbook.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs and practise the
conversation.
Task 4
-T explain the requirements of the task clearly.
-T divides the class into small groups.
-T gives a topic to each group and asks them to
make a short conversation.
-T goes around the class and helps them.
-T invites some representatives to present their
conversation before the class.
-T asks Ss to rewrite the conversation prepared in
the class.

-Ss work in pairs, practise
making the conversation.
-Ss listen and take notes.
-Ss observe and listen to
teacher’s guide.
-Ss do the exercises as
guided.
-Ss practise individually.

-Ss read their results aloud.
-Ss rearrange the sentences
-Ss
work
in
pairs,
practising the conversation.
-Ss present the dialogue.
-Ss listen to the teacher’s
explanation.
-Ss work in pairs and do
the exercise.
-Ss work in groups of four,
talking about their topic
just given by teacher.
-Ss present their dialogue.
- Students listen and take
notes

Date :
Period 9
Unit 2(cont.)
Lesson:

SCHOOL TALKS
LISTENING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Listen short conversations having contents related to school subjects and daily talks.
- Talk about problems theu have experienced at school.

II. Language Focus:
- Grammar:
- New words: Purchase, pedal, drop . . .
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures in the textbook, cassette, extra board . . .
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IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(5 minutes)

Prelistening
8 minutes

Whilelistening
22 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
-T asks Ss to make questions for the following
responses. (shown on the extra board)
+ I have English, Math, History today.
+ No, I don’t. I don’t like biology. I only like
Math.
+ Yes, I’d love to
+ For about two weeks.

+ I like vegetables very much.
-T encourages Ss to make as many questions as
possible.
-T calls Ss to check and remarks if necessary.
-T explains the requests of listening task clearly.
-T asks Ss to work in individual and then
exchange their results after listening.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss.
-T gives out the feedback.
* Expected answer:
1 – C; 2 – E; 3 – A; 4 – B; 5 – D
Task 1
-T asks students to work in pairs to ask and
answer the questions about the pictures.
-T makes a model with a student.
T: What can you see in the picture?

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the textbook,
work in pairs .

-Ss present their answers
on the board.
-Ss listen
guidance.

to

teacher’s

- Ss work in individual and
listen to the tape.

- Students go to the board
and do the task .
- Students listen carefully.
S: I can see two people
standing in front of the
hotel
T: What are they talking about?
S: I think they are talking
about the service of the
hotel. . . .
-T goes around the class and helps Ss to make -Ss work in pairs, practise
their own dialogues basing on the situations in making the conversations.
the pictures.
-T plays the tape 3 times. Each time has a short -Ss listen to the tape and
pause for Ss to check their listening.
take peer correction.
-T gives out the keys to the listening task after -Ss present the result on the
asking Ss to show their results on the board.
board.
- Teacher plays the tape for the threes times. Each
time, teacher gets feedback from students and
helps them correct mistakes.
* Expected answer:
-Ss listen and take notes.
+ Picture a = Conversation 4
+ Picture b = Conversation 1
+ Picture c = Conversation 2

+ Picture d = Conversation 3
Task 2
-T lets Ss have a quick look at the questions to -Ss listen to T’s guidance
see if there are any new words.
and read the questions to
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to answer the find out any new words.
questions before listening again.
-T plays the tape three times. Each time has a -Ss listen to the tapes three
short pause to check and get feedback from time, giving out the
students.
answers,correcting

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Postlistening
8 minutes

Homework
2 minutes

-T compares the results of students with each
other.
* Expected answers:
1. Lan is taking English this semester.
2. Lan is in Miss Phuong’s class.
3. Nam is at the party.

4. Son plans to stay in Nha Trang for a week.
5. No, she doesn’t. She travels alone.
Task 3
-T asks Ss to read the conversation in the
textbook to find any new words.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to guess and complete
the missing words before listening again.
-T plays the recording twice. Each time has a
short pause for Ss to check their listening.
-T summarize the results of Ss before giving out
the keys.
* Expected answer:
1. it here
2. very nice
3. big
4. comfortable
5. traveling
6. no
7. alone
8. for a drink
-T asks Ss to work in groups of 2 tables to talk
about the problems they have experienced at
school.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss.
-T invites a representative of each group to give
their talk in front of the class.
-T remarks.
-T asks Ss to make some short conversations at
home.

mistakes if having.
-Ss take notes the keys.

-Ss read the conversation in
individual.
-Ss work in pairs to do the
exercise.
-Ss listen to the tape twice.
-Ss present their results in
front of the class.
-Ss listen and take notes.

- Students work in groups,
talking about the theme just
given by the teacher.
-Ss present their talks.
-Ss listen to T’s remarks.
- Students listen and take
notes

Date :
Period 10
Unit 2(cont.)
Lesson:

SCHOOL TALKS
WRITING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Understand simple structures of a form.

- Fill necessary information in an enrolment form.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: The simple past tense and the time relaters (time expressions)
- New words: marital status, sign, capital, applicable, male, female . . .
III. Teaching Aids: An extra board, form of application, form of health examination.
IV. Procedures:
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Stages/Time
Warm-up
(3 minutes)

Pre-writing

20 minutes

Whilewriting
10 minutes
Postwriting
10 minutes
Homework
2 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
Task 1
-T prepares some kinds of forms.

-T asks Ss some questions about these form.
+ What are they?
+ When do we use these kinds of forms?

+ What/ Which information do we often have to
provide when filling the forms?
-T leads into the new lesson “Today you’re
going to study how to fill in a form.”
Task 2
-T explains how to do the task 2.
-T introduces some new words.
+ marital status (n)
-T asks Ss to work in individual first, and then
exchange their results with their partners.
-T gets feedback from the Ss and gives out
remarks.
* Expected answers:
1 – D; 2 – F; - 3 – E; 4 – G; 5 – B; 6 – C; 7 – A
-T asks Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer
questions in column B.
-T goes around the class and helps Ss correct
mistakes.
Task 3
-T explains how to practise Task 3.
-T asks Ss to find out any new words, helps Ss to
understand their meanings.
+ applicable (a)
+ male ≠ female (n)
-T goes around the class to help and check their
practice.

Task 4
-T explains the requirements of Task 3 clearly.
-T asks Ss to work individually and complete the
form given in the textbook.
-T goes around the class to get feedbacks from
them.
-T invites some Ss to fill in the previously
prepared forms.
-T gives out remarks, asks Ss to find out any
mistakes, then helps Ss correct mistakes if have.
-T asks Ss to exhange their forms.
-T gets and remarks feedbacks from the Ss.
-T asks students to complete all of the exercises
in the textbook.
-T asks students to prepare Language Focus for
next period.

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the books, and
then answer T’s questions.
+ They are forms.
+ They use these forms to
apply for jobs, open
accounts, send or receive
things from the P.O, attend
a academic course at
school and etc. . .
+It
includes
names,

addresses , ages , jobs and
so on.

-Ss observe and listen to
teacher’s guidance
-Ss guess the meaning of
the new words.
-Ss practise doing the Ex.

-Ss work in pairs.

-Ss listen to T’s guidance.
-Ss write down new words.

-Ss practise doing the task .
-Ss listen to T’s guidance.
-Ss work individually and
complete the form.
-Ss give their feedbacks to
teacher.
-Ss look at the extra board
and do the exercise.
-Ss work in pairs.
-Ss listen and take notes.
-Ss listen and take notes

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Date :
Period 11
Unit 2(cont.)
Lesson:

SCHOOL TALK
LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Pronounce exactly and fluently the sounds /  / and / a: / in words and its sentences.
- Use the simple past and simple present tense, adverbs of frequency correctly in speaking
and writing.
II. Language Focus:
- Grammar: Revision
- New words:
III. Teaching Aids: Textbooks
IV. Procedures:
Stages/Time

Warm-up
(3 minutes)

Pronunciation
10 minutes

Grammar
Vocabulary
30 minutes

Teacher’s Activities
Play a game
-T writes the sentences on the board.
+ His father is watering plants on the farm.
+ My cousin is Lan’s uncle.
-T asks Ss to read the above sentences and find
out which sounds repeated more times than
others.
-T leads into the new lesson “Today we are going
to practise pronouncing the sounds /  / and / a: /
Activity 1 – Listen and repeat
-Twrites two sounds /  / and / a: / on the board,
reads them twice first. And then T asks Ss to read
the sounds in chorus.
-T explains the differences between the two
sounds and how to pronounce them.
-T guides Ss to practise pronouncing the two
sounds.
Activity 2 – Practise these sentences
-T reads the sentences first as model.
-T asks Ss to pay much more attention to stressed
syllables.
-T asks Ss to work in pairs, picking out the words
containing the sounds /  / and / a: /
- T asks Ss to take peer correction.
-T requires students to answer the questions
given by him.
+ I am studying English
-T leads into the exercise.

Activity 1- Make questions for the following
answers.
-T asks Ss to do the Exercise 1 in individual.
-T calls Ss to present their practice in order to
check and correct mistakes.
* Expected answers
1. When did you arrive here?
2. How long are you going to stay?
3. Who did you come with?

Students’ Activities
-Ss close the textbook, read
the sentences shown on the
black board.
-Ss work and find out the
repeated sounds in the
sentences.

-Ss observe and listen to
teacher’s guidance.
-Ss listen.
-Ss practise

-Ss listen carefully & work
in pairs to do the exercise.
- Ss make questions for the
answer given by teacher.
+ What are you studying?
-Ss take notes.
-Ss work individually, do

the exercise, then exchange
the results in pairs to take
peer correction.
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4. Where do you live?
5. Why do you learn English?
6. What time is it now?
7. How many children do they have?
Activity 2
-T asks Ss to order these words to make complete
sentences.
1. fahter /enjoys / my /reading / in / free time /his.
2. want /we / to study/English / better.

Homework
2 minutes

-T introduces the grammatical points.
* Gerund and Infinitive
-T introduces some verbs followed by gerunds
and infinitives.
+ Common verbs followed by gerunds:
like, love, enjoy, finish, hate, keep, mind, would

you mind . . ?, postpone = put off, suggest, avoid,
consider, have difficulty = have trouble, have fun
+ Preposition + V-ing
+ Common verbs followed by infinitives:
decide, refuse, plan, want, hope, expect, wish,
agree, demand . . .
+ Some verbs + objects + to V-inf.
ask, advise, tell, request, order . . .
+Some verbs followed by both gerunds and
infinitives.
try, stop, forget, remember . . .
-T asks Ss to work in pairs and do the exercise 3.
-T goes around the class and helps correct
mistakes.
* Expected answer
1. to hear
2. going
3. remembering
4. doing
5. worrying
6. to pay
7. to go
8. visiting
9. seeing
10. hearing
Activity 3
-T explains the exercise clearly and asks Ss to do
it.
-T goes around the class and helps correct
mistakes.

-T invites some Ss to present their results on the
board.
* Expected answer
1. to go
2. waiting
3. having
4. to find
5. living
6. making
7. to call
8. to lend
9. talking
10. to post
- Teacher asks sudents to continue doing the
remaning exercises.
- Teacher asks students to prepare Unit 3 –
READING

- Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss make the sentences.
1. My father enjoys reading
in his free time
2. We want to study English
better.
-Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss listen and take notes.

-Ss work in pairs and do the
exercise.
-Ss take note the answers.

-Ss work in individual and
do the exercises.
-Ss present the results while
other listen and remark.

-Ss listen and take notes

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