Giáo án Tiếng Anh English Discovery 7 Unit 1

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ENGLISH 7

UNIT 1: CULTURE INTERESTS

Lesson 1: Vocabulary

1. WARM UP( 3’)

* Aims:

- To activate Ss’ prior knowledge and get students involved in the lesson. 

- To set the context for introducing new words.

* Content: Play Guessing game to get students involved in the lesson and to set the context for the lesson.

* Outcome: Students name some types of cultural activities they’ve already known.

* Organisation: Teacher’s instructions…

Teacher’s & Student’s activities

Content

Guessing game

- T explains the game rules then checks instructions.

- T sets the context for the lesson: Write the title on the board Unit 1: Cultural interests / Lesson 1.1: Culture. 

- T asks Ss to name some types of cultural activities they’ve already known.

Game rules:

• Look at the pictures.
• Guess the activities.
• Choose 1, 2 or 3 then read the words.
• 1 correct answer = 1 point.

2. Presentation 1 (5’) VOCABULARY

(Types of cultural activities)

ACTIVITY 1: 

* Aims: 

- To reinforce the types of cultural activities that students have already known.

- To teach five types of cultural activities.

- To lead into the next activity.

* Content: Some brief notes; Some things about cultural activities.

* Outcome: Know new words about cultural activities.

* Organisation: Teacher’s instructions….

Teacher’s & Student’s activities

Content

1. What can you see in the photos. In pairs, match photos 1-5 with phrase a-e.

(Ex 1, p.10)

- T asks Ss to open their SB page 10, look at exercise 1.

- T calls a student to read the instruction then checks Ss’ understanding of it.

- T quickly checks Ss’ understanding of vocabulary in this by asking the question about each picture

Prompts:

(1) What’s he / she doing in picture ...?

(2) What are they doing in picture ...? 

(3) In which picture, the girl / boy is ...?

(4) In which picture, the people are ...?

- T gives and check instructions for exercise 1 (SB page 10) then sets a time limit for Ss to complete it.

- Ss work in pairs to complete the matching.

- T checks as the whole class.

- T drills the vocabulary:

(1) dance

(2) reading

(3) musical instruments

(4) music

(5) cinema

Further discussion:

- T asks more questions to encourage Ss to think and speak.

(1) What types of dance / music / films / musical instruments do you know?

(2) Name some things you often read.

- T tells Ss that they are going to know more types of cultural activities in the next activity.

Answer keys:

a-4 / c-2 / d-5 / e-3

3. PRESENTATION 2 (9’)

(Cultural activities)

ACTIVITY 2: 

* Aims:

- To pre-teach vocabulary of cultural activities.

- To introduce the vocabulary of cultural activities to Ss.

- To help Ss classify cultural activities and into types.

- To let Ss work cooperatively.

* Content: Some brief notes; Some things about cultural activities.

* Outcome: Know new words about cultural activities and classify them into types. 

* Organisation: Teacher’s instructions …

Teacher’s & Student’s activities

Content

Extra activity 2 (4’): Balloon game

- T gives and checks instructions for the game.

- T waits 10 seconds for Ss to read each definition before clicks to show the balloons.

- T corrects Ss’ pronunciation if any.

2. (5’) Add the words below to the correct category. Listen and check.

(Ex 2, p.10)

- T asks Ss to look at excersise 2 (SB page 10).

- T calls a student to read the instruction then checks Ss’ understanding of it.

- T sets a time limit and asks Ss to work in groups of five to complete the exercise.

- T calls groups to give answers then checks as the whole class.

- T drills the vocabulary and corrects Ss’ pronunciation if any.

Game rules:

• Look at the pictures.
• Read the definitions.
• Choose the correct answer.
• 1 correct answer = 2 points.

Answer keys:

(2) horror films     (3) short stories     (4) zumba

(5) violin               (6) rock