T AND SS’ ACTIVITIES

MAIN CONTENTS

 Activity 1: Warm up 

a. Aim: 

- To create a friendly and atmosphere in the class before the lesson; 

- To give T and Ss a chance to introduce themselves;

- To lead into the unit

b. Content: Have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the new class.

c. Output: Having a chance to speak English and focus on the topic of the lesson…

d. Process:

Chatting: Greeting

1. Transferring and giving the learning task

- T introduces himself/ herself

- T may introduce some warm-up activities to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the new class… 

- Have Ss to introduce themselves.

2. Doing the task

- Ss listen and learn how to introduce themselves.

3. Reporting the task result and discuss

- T calls Ss to introduce themselves.

- T encourages Ss to talk in English as much as possible

4. Giving the remarks to their doing the task

- T gives feedback.

- Lead to the first unit of the new school year.

- Introduce themselves (name; age; address; likes; dislikes… friends…) 

Activity 2: Form the knowledge

a. Aim: 

- To set the context for the introductory;

- To introduce the topic of the unit, the vocabulary, the sounds, and the grammar points to be learned.

b. Content: Some brief notes; Something about England, English. Introduce “i-learn smart world”- student’s book

c. Output: Ss learn something about England, English; Learn how to use “i-learn smart world”- student’s book

d.   Process:

1. Introduce something about England and English

1. Transferring and giving the learning task

 - T asks Ss some questions about England.

1. What do you know about England?

2. How many people speak English as their mother tongue?

3.   How many people speak English as their first language?

4. How many people speak English as their second language or first foreign language?

5. Why do you learn English?

6.   Is it important? Difficult? Useful? Interesting?

2. Doing the task

- Ss fulfill teacher’s requirements

3. Reporting the task result and discuss

- Ss give the answers 

- Ss answer if possible

4. Giving the remarks to their doing the task

- T gives sts something about England and English.

2. “i-Learn smart world” - Student book: 

- How many units are there in “i-learn smart world”- student’s book?

- What are they about?

* Suggested answer: 

1. It located in North-west coast of Europe with very mild weather not too hot but not too cold. It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It’s official name is the UK. Each part has its own flag of UK.

2. English is an international language. Hundreds of million people speak English in the world. 

3. 400 million people speak English as their first language, 

4. 600 million people speak English as their second language or first foreign language. 

5. Because it helps me develop in the future.

6. It’s very important, useful, interesting. It is the means of communication to one another.

i-Learn smart world book: 

* There are 10 units. Each unit has three lessons and a review providing materials for 9 classroom lessons of 45 minutes.

+ Lesson 1: 

- New words + Reading;

- Grammar; 

- Pronuciation + Speaking

+ Lesson 2: 

- New words + Listening;

- Grammar; 

- Pronuciation + Speaking

+ Lesson 3: 

- Listening+ Reading 

- Writing +Speaking

+ Review

Activity 3: Practice

a. Aim: To help Ss understand the lesson, class room language

b. Content: Some brief notes; something about England, English, classroom language…

c. Output: Ss learn something about England, English; classroom languages…

1. d.  Process:

3. How to learn English best?

- Tell us how you learn best?

- Tell us how you can learn English best?

* Some useful classroom languages: 

- Who is the monitor?

- Who is absent today?

- Who is on duty today?

- May I go out?

- May I come in? 

- How to improve your English : 

- Listen to the teacher carefully, learn English. from many sources, always enrich your vocabulary, do exercises carefully, practice speaking, listening, writing, reading every day…

Some classroom language: 

- Listen carefully 

- Work in groups; in pairs; present the projects…

“ Hard work is the key to success”

Activity 4: Application

a. Aim: To revise/ teach classroom languages.

b. Content: Some brief notes; something about England, English, classroom language…

c. Output: Ss learn something about England, English; classroom languages…

d. Process:

 - T gives some questions to introduce the class expressions.

- Have Ss listen and repeat.

- Call on some pairs to practice in front of the class.

- T gives feedback

- The greetings: - good morning

                            - Good afternoon

                            - Good morning

                            - Good bye ….

- Listen, please

- Read after me

-  Repeat please…..

T AND SS’ ACTIVITIES

MAIN CONTENTS

 Activity 1: Warm up

a.  Aim: 

- To create a friendly and active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;

- To give T and Ss a chance to introduce themselves

- To lead into the unit

b. Content: Introduce words about hobbies.

c.  Output: Ss have general ideas about the topic “free time activities”.

d. Process:

*Chatting:

1. Transferring and giving the learning task

-T asks Ss some questions about their free time activities

2. Doing the task

• Ss work individually and answer it

3. Reporting the task result and discuss

•  T calls Ss to answer the questions and shares about their free time if possible

4. Giving the remarks to their doing the task

- T leads Ss to the new lesson.

* Questions:

- What do you often do in your free time?

- How much time do you spend doing it?

- Do you find it useful?

- …

Activity 2: Form the new knowledge

a.  Aim: Students can know about free time activities

b. Content: 

-  Vocabulary study (build models, bake cakes, make vlogs, read comics, play online games, collect soccer stickers).

-  Speaking: Note more than 3 hobbies you know and discuss if you like them.

c. Output: Ss know how to pronounce the new words correctly and use them in appropriate situations.

d.  Process:

• Teaching vocabulary

1. Transferring and giving the learning task

- T shows some pictures to elicit the new words from Ss. Let Ss guess then introduce new words to Ss

2. Doing the task

- Ss work individually and do it

- Ss write the new words in notebooks

3. Reporting the task result and discuss

- T calls some Ss to read the new words individually.

4. Giving the remarks to their doing the task

- T corrects and gives feedback

Task a:

- T demonstrates the activity, using the example (using DCR).

- Have Ss number the pictures.

- T divides class into pairs and has them check their answers with their partners.

- T calls Ss to give answers (read or write).

- Check answers as a whole class.

- Play audio (CD1 – Track 02) (using DCR). Have Ss listen and repeat.

- Correct Ss’ pronunciation.

Task b. 

- T has Ss talk in pairs about their hobbies using the new words and three other hobbies they know.

- Remind Ss to use the structure:

        Do you like +V.ing …?

- Ss work in pairs to do this task

- Have Ss share their ideas in front of the class.

- Give feedback and evaluation.

*New words:

-collect (v): sưu tầm

- sticker (n): nhãn dán

- model (n): mô hình

- bake (v): nướng

- vlog: nhật ký dưới dạng video

- comic: truyện tranh

- online game: trò chơi trực tuyến

Task a: Number the pictures. Listen and repeat.

Answer keys

Task b. Note three more hobbies you know. Discuss if you like them.

Suggested three more hobbies: playing sports, arranging flowers, making origami, …

Activity 3: Practice 

a.  Aim: Students can develop their reading skills. 

b. Content:  Reading a teen blogger and choosing the best title, then circling the correct answer.

c. Output: Students can read and understand general and specific information about a teen’s hobby.

b. Process: 

*Reading:

Task a: 

1. Transferring and giving the learning task

-  T asks Ss to read two options and find out key words.

- Show the task using DCR. Have Ss read the blog individually.

2. Doing the task

- Ss work in pairs to read the blog again.

3. Reporting the task result and discuss

- Have Ss circle the correct answers.

- Have some Ss share their answers with the class (read), explain for their answers.

4. Giving the remarks to their doing the task

- Give feedback and correct Ss’ answers if necessary.

Task b. 

- T uses DCR to show the task. Have Ss read the questions, underline key words and guess the answers.

- Have Ss read the blog again and circle the correct answers – underline or highlight the supporting ideas.

- Have Ss check answers with their partners.

- Call Ss to give answers, explain.

- Give feedback and evaluation.

*Reading:

Task a: Read Kate’s blog post and choose the best title.

Answer keys

1.My Model Collection

Task b. Now, read and circle the correct answers.

Answer keys

1.b       2.a      3.c    4.b 

1.  Activity 4. Application 

a.  Aim: Students can use the vocabulary and the sample text to develop their speaking skills.

b. Content: Speaking: What cool things can you make?

c. Output: Students can have a free-talk about a cool thing they can make (What is it? How do you make it? What is it used for? Who helped you to make it…)

1. d. Process:

Task c. 

1. Transferring and giving the learning task

- Have Students work in groups to talk about what cool things they can make.

-If there is enough time, ask Students to choose a cool thing to draw it (each group draws a picture).

2. Doing the task

- Students work in groups to discuss and then draw.

3. Reporting the task result and discuss

-Have students hang the pictures on the board, ask the whole class to vote for the best picture.

4. Giving the remarks to their doing the task

-Make comments and announce the best picture.

Task c. What cool things can you make?