UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
LESSON 1. READING
I. Objectives:
1. Education aims: Students know more about school and related problems.
2. Knowledge: a. General knowledge: - Knowledge about school.
b. Language: - The present simple tense.
- V-ing and To-infinitive.
3. Skills: - Speaking: talk in pairs and in groups.
- Reading comprehension: to fill in the blanks and to answer the questions
II. Anticipated problems: Students may have difficulty in understanding some of the
topics like health problems or hobbies.
III. Teaching aids: board, textbook, chalk.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Warm-up: ( 5 mins)
- Aims: to raise sts' interest and to introduce the topic.
-Ask students to work in pairs and discuss this question:
"When you meet your friends, which of the following
topics do you often talk about?"
- Ask them to work in 2 minutes then ask some pairs to
report.
2. Before you read:(10mins)
- Aims: to introduce vocabulary and the grammatical
item relating to the reading text.
a. Vocabulary pre-teach:
- Provide the students with these new words/phrases in
this way:
+ Read and write each word/phrase on the blackboard
then give the meaning of the word/phrase
+ corner shop(NP): a shop at the corner of a street
+ pro'fession(n): = job, occupation.
+ stuck(adj): bÞ t¾c, bÞ kÑt
+ 'attitude(n): what you think about or behave toward
something.
+ mall (n): an area containing a lot of shops.
eg: a shopping mall
- Ask some sts read all the word/phrases aloud, listen and
help the students to read the words/phrases correctly.
b. Gerund and to- infinitive introduction:
-Recall the usages of gerund and to-infinitive to the
students.
- Ask sts to discuss quickly in 1 minute, then one of
them stand up to report.
- Listen and give remarks.
3. While you read:(20 mins)
- Aims: sts practise reading and then do the tasks
relating to the text.
- Introduce briefly the content of the reading text.
- Work in pairs orally.
- some sts report.
S1: When I meet my friends, I often
talk about films, our study, and other
students.
S2: I often talk about my favourite
singers, some film stars, or my
hobbies.
S3: I usually talk sports and games .
- Copy down
- Listen to the teacher then repeat.
- Practise reading these words with
their partners.
- Some sts read these words aloud.
like hope
love + V- ing want + to- V
enjoy decide
- Listen to the teacher.
- Read through the talks, then discuss
their contents.
- Read the text again and do the task.
- Share their ideas with their partners.
- Some sts read their answers aloud.
1. enjoy 2. traffic 3. worry
4. crowded 5. language
- Work in pairs to discuss.
- Share their ideas with other pairs'.
- Some pairs stand up and report.