Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 6 (Global sucess) - Unit 4: My neighbourhood

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1. UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 1: Getting started – Lost in the old town! I. Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 1. Knowledge - Get an overview about the topic My neighbourhood - Use vocabulary to talk about different places and show directions to these ones 2. Core competence - Develop communication skills and creativity - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work - Actively join in class activities 3. Personal qualities - Develop self-study skills II. Materials - Grade 6 textbook, Unit 4, Getting started - Computer connected to the internet. - Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards - sachmem.vn Language analysis Form Meaning Pronunciation Vietnamese equivalent 175
2. 1. neighbourhood (n) the area that you are in or the area near a particular place /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ khu vực lân cận 2. to be/ get lost when you cannot find the way or don’t know where you are /tuˈbɪ/ /get lɒst/ đi lạc in a neighbourhood Anticipated difficulties Solutions 1. Students may lack knowledge - Prepare some hand-outs which provide the key language of giving directions. and experiences about the - The UNESCO-listed Hoi An (Hội An) Ancient Town is known as one of the most charming and topic. atmospheric towns in Viet Nam. Located on the bank of the Thu Bon River, this well-preserved town reflects a harmonizing fusion of both indigenous and foreign cultures that have combined to create this unique heritage site. From 15th to 19th century, Hoi An used to be an important trading port which attracted a large number of merchants from different countries to settle here. 2. Teacher should get some - Tan Ky (Tấn Ký) House was built in 1741. It is the place where 7 generations of Le family have lived. general knowledge of Hoi An The name “Tan Ky” was used by Mr. Le Tan Ky (the second generation). At that time, this house and Tan Ky House. was used to trade agricultural products. The front of the house is Nguyen Thai Hoc Street while the back is Bach Dang Street facing Hoai River. At that time, Hoi An was still a busy international trading port with many Japanese, Chinese and Western merchant ships. Therefore, the location of the house is convenient for trading goods. Board Plan 176
3. Date of teaching UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 1: Getting Started – Lost in the old town! * Warm-up Chitchatting I. Vocabulary: 1. neighbourhood (n): vùng lân cận 2. to be/ get lost: bị lạc II. Practice: Task 1: Listen and put the actions in order. Task 2: Find the way to make suggestions. Task 3: Read the conversation, find and underline the following directions. Task 4: Match these directions with the diagrams. III. Production * Homework: Procedure Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time Warm-up To set the context for * Chitchatting: T-Ss 5 mins the listening and - Teacher shows some images of Hoi An on the screen and asks students some reading text. open questions: “Do you know where it is?” 177
4. 3. Some students will excessively talk in the class. - Define expectation in explicit detail. - Have excessively talkative students practise. - Continue to define expectations in small chunks (before every activity). Board Plan Date of teaching UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 5: Skills 1 * Warm-up Game: Miming II. Reading: * Vocabulary 1. suburb (n) 2. outdoor activity (n) 3. backyard (n) 4. dislike (v) 5. incredibly (adv) 6. crowded (a) Task 1: Read Khang’s blog. Look at the words in the box, then find them in the text and underline them. What do they mean? Task 2: Read Khang’s blog again and fill the table with the information. Task 3: Read Khang’s blog again. Then answer the questions. II. Speaking: Task 4: Make notes about your neighbourbood. Think about what you like/ dislike about it. Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about what you like and dislike about your neighbourhood. * Homework 212
5. Procedure Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time Warm-up To introduce the topic of - Teacher divides the class into 2 groups and let them play a small game: Group work 4 mins reading. Miming. - Teacher asks one student to give the direction and the rest of the group will guess what the direction is, then the student who can guess the correct answer will do next. The group who has more points is the winner. - Teacher checks pronunciation if necessary. Lead-in To lead in the lesson - Teacher leads students into the lesson by asking students some T-Ss 3 mins about Skills 1. questions: 1. Where do you think Khang’s neighbourhood is? 2. What do you think about it? 3. What are there in the neighbourhood? 4. Do you like living there? Why? / Why not? You’re going to read Khang’s blog. Suggested answers: 1. In the countryside. 2. I think Khang’s neighbourhood is very nice and peaceful. 3. There are a lot of trees, markets 4. Yes, I do. Because it is very peaceful. Pre-Reading To provide students with * VOCABULARY 7 mins (Vocab some lexical items before - Teacher introduces the vocabulary by: T-Ss Pre-teaching) reading the text. • providing the synonyms or antonyms of the words; • providing the pictures of the words; • providing the definitions/ explanations of the words. 213
6. 1. suburb (n): khu ngoại ô (note: usually plural) (Synonym: countryside) in the suburb of 2. outdoor activity: hoạt động ngoài trời (example: play football, go camping, go fishing Where can do these activities?) 3. backyard (n): sân sau (explanation: the yard behind the house) 4. dislike (v): không thích (antonym: like, love ) 5. incredibly (adv): cực kỳ, một cách đáng kinh ngạc (synonym: very, extremely) 6. crowded (a): (explanation: having a lot of people) Checking: Matching While-Reading To develop reading skill Task 1: Read Khang’s blog. Look at the words in the box, then find them 15 mins for general and specific in the text and underline them. What do they mean? information. - Teacher asks students to read the blog and underline the words in the T-Ss box individually. - Then let them try to guess the meaning. Task 2: Read Khang’s blog again and fill the table with the information. - Students read the text and answer the questions. Ss - Students can compare their answers before discussing them as Ss-Ss classwork. Like Dislike - beautiful parks, sandy beaches, fine - modern buildings and weather offices - shops, - busy and crowded streets restaurants, markets - friendly people, good food 214
7. Task 3: Read Khang’s blog again. Then answer the questions. - Teacher asks students to go through the questions (1 – 4) to make sure T-Ss that they understand them and know what information is being asked. - Students underline the key word(s) in each question to locate the Ss answer in the reading text. Answer key: 1. It is in the suburbs of Da Nang City. 2. Because it has beautiful parks, sandy beaches and fine weather. 3. They are very friendly. 4. They are busy and crowded. Pre-Speaking To help students form Task 4: Make notes about your neighbourhood. Think about what you 5 mins the ideas for their like/ dislike about it. speaking. - Teacher asks students to work in groups and allows each group to think Group work what they like/ dislike in their neighbourhood. - Teacher asks students to discuss and make notes of the information they want to share with the class. Ss-Ss - Teacher goes around and offers help if needed. While-Speaking To help students use what Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about what you like and dislike 5 mins they have learnt so far to about your neighbourhood. talk about their - Teacher invites some students to share their preparation and makes T- Ss neighbourhood. sure they speak in full sentences. - Students share their ideas with the whole class. Ss-Ss Post-Speaking To help students - Teacher allows students to give comments for their friends and vote for T-Ss 3 mins improve next time. the most interesting and informative presentation. Ss-Ss - Teacher gives feedback and comments. 215
8. Consolidation To consolidate what Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson. T-Ss 2 mins students have learnt in the lesson. Homework To prepare for the next Teacher asks students to search for information about their T-Ss 1 min lesson: Skills 2. neighbourhood. 216
9. UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 6: Skills 2 I. Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to gain: 1. Knowledge - Listening: Develop Ss’ skill of listening for specific information about one’s neighbourhood. - Writing: Ss practise writing a paragraph about one’s neighbourhood. 2. Core competence - Develop communication skills - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork - Actively join in class activities 3. Personal qualities Be benevolent and responsible II. Materials - Grade 6 textbook, Unit 4, Skills 2 - Computer connected to the internet - Pictures - sachmem.vn Anticipated difficulties Solutions 217
10. 1. Students may lack knowledge and experiences about the topic. Prepare some hand-outs in which provide the key language of describing tourist attractions. 2. Students may have underdeveloped - Play the recording many times if necessary. listening, writing and co-operating skills. - Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so that they can help each other. - Provide feedbacks and help if necessary. 3. Some students will excessively talk in the class. - Define expectation in explicit detail. - Have excessively talkative students practise. - Continue to define expectations in small chunks (before every activity). Board Plan 218
11. Date of teaching UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 6: Skills 2 * Warm-up Short video: Introduce busy life in Ho Chi Minh City I. Listening: Task 1: True or False Prediction. Task 2: Listen and check. Task 3: Listen and do the gap-filling. II. Writing: Work in groups. Talk about what you like and dislike about your neighbourhood. Task 4: Write a paragraph about 50 words about your neighbourhood saying what you like and dislike about it. * Homework: Rewrite the paragraph in your notebook. Procedure Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time Warm-up To introduce about the - Before starting this lesson, ask students about the T-Ss 2 mins destination in the listening. content of the previous lesson. Teacher may ask students to describe Khang’s neighbourhood again. - T shows a video to introduce Ho Chi Minh City. The class may have some chit-chat (some famous places, food and drink in HCMC). 219
12. * Video link: Suggested answers: Ho Chi Minh City Lead-in - Teacher draws students’ attention to the T-Ss 1 min conservation. “Do you remember Khang? “Where does he live?” (Da Nang). Today we are going to meet Khang again. He is talking with his friend Vy. Let’s see what they are talking about.” Pre-listening To help students Task 1: True or False Prediction. T-Ss 4 mins brainstorm about the 1. Vy lives in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. destination in the talk. 2. There is a big market near her house. 3. The streets are narrow. 4. The schools are faraway. 5. There are some factories near her neighbourhood. - Teacher asks students to go through the Group work statements (1 – 5) to make sure that they understand them and know what information they have to catch for the answers. 220
13. - Students underline the key word(s) in each statement and guess whether they are True or False individually. While-Listening To help students develop Task 2: Listen and check. 10 mins listening skill for specific - Teacher plays the recording once or twice. T-Ss information (T/ F). - Teacher asks students to listen and tick the answers. - Teacher asks students to compare their answers T-Ss with the prediction made previously. - Teacher calls some students to read aloud their answers and correct the false one(s). - Teacher checks students’ answers as a class. T-Ss Answer key: 1. F (Vy lives in the suburbs of HCMC.) 2. T 3. F (The streets are wide.) 4. T 5. T Lead-in “I know that you can remember main content of the listening after doing Task 2. With the third listening, let’s get some detail words for me What does Vy like and dislike about HCMC?” 221
14. Pre-Writing To help students develop Task 3: Listen and do the 10 mins their skill of listening for gap-filling. specific - Ask students to study the phrases with the blanks T-Ss information. carefully. Students may work in pairs to discuss the answers from the information they have listened. - Play the recording again and have students write the answers as they listen. Students can share their answers with their partners. Ss-Ss - With a weaker class, teacher may play the recording many times until students have written down all their answers. Call some students to write their answers on the board. T-Ss - Play the recording again for students to check the answers. Teacher may pause at the sentences that include the information students need for their answers. Answer key: 1. art galleries 2. wide 3. friendly 4. faraway 5. crowded If there is time, invite one or two students to briefly describe Vy’s neighbourhood, focusing on what she likes and dislikes about it. Lead-in 222
15. “You can remember pretty well what Vy likes and dislikes about |living in the suburbs of HCMC. Now it’s your turn to talk about what you like and dislike about your city ” While-Writing To provide students some Task 4: Write a paragraph about 50 words about 12 mins ideas for the next writing your neighbourhood saying what you like and activity. dislike about it. - Ask students to tick what they like and don’t like about their neighbourhood, and then ask them to T-Ss share their answers with their partners. - Students may be required to count how many things they have in common with their partners. - Set up the writing activity: Teacher reminds students that the first important thing is always to think about what they are going to write. Students To teach students how to can use the ideas they have ticked in 3. Teacher write a paragraph about 50 asks students to brainstorm ideas and the words about a travel language necessary for writing. Teacher may ask attraction they know. students to refer back to the reading for useful language and ideas, and write some useful expressions and language on the board. - Ask students to write the first draft individually. Then have them write their final version. Teacher may display all or some of the students’ writings on the wall/ notice board. Teacher and other students give comments. Students edit and revise their writing as homework. If time is limited, S 223
16. Teacher may ask students to write the final version at home. - Teacher goes round and helps if needed. - Teacher can give some correctiona (typical mistakes). Post-Writing To peer check, cross check - Teacher asks students to exchange their textbooks Ss-Ss 3 mins and final check to check their friends’ writing. students’ writing. - Teacher then gives feedback as a class discussion. T-Ss Consolidation To consolidate what Teacher asks students to talk about what they have T-Ss 2 mins students have learnt in the learnt in the lesson. lesson. Homework To allow students finalize Rewrite the paragraph in your notebook. T-Ss 1 min their paragraph after being checked by friends and the teacher. 224
17. UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 7: Looking back & Project I. Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 1. Knowledge Review the vocabulary items and grammar points in the unit 2. Core competence - Develop communication skills and creativity - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work - Actively join in class activities 3. Personal qualities - Be benevolent and responsible - Develop self-study skills II. Materials - Grade 6 textbook, Unit 4, Looking back & Project - Computer connected to the internet - TV/ Pictures, A0 paper - sachmem.vn Anticipated difficulties Solutions 1. Students may have underdeveloped speaking, writing and co- - Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so that they can help each other operating skills when doing project. - Provide feedback and help if necessary. 225
18. 2. Some students will excessively talk in the class. - Define expectation in explicit detail. - Have excessively talkative students practise. - Continue to define expectations in small chunks (before every activity). 226
19. Board Plan Date of teaching Unit 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Lesson 7: Looking back & Project * Warm-up Video: Hanoi Old Quarter I. Looking back: Task 1: Write the name for each picture. Task 2: Put the following adjectives in the correct column. Task 3: Write their comparative form in the table below. Task 4: Complete the sentences comparing the pictures. II. Project: MY MAP * Homework Procedure Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time Warm-up To revise the - Teacher shows a short video about travelling around Hanoi Old T-Ss 5 mins vocabularies related to Quarter. the topic. * Video link: - Teacher asks students to take note as many words about places as possible. - Teacher calls some students to go to the board and rewrite the words. - Teacher checks the words and does correction if it’s necessary. - Lead-in: “This is the last lesson of Unit 4, I want you to revise the topic My neighbourhood by doing some more exercises.” 227
20. Looking back To help students Task 1: Write the name for each picture. 16 mins revise the vocabulary - Teacher encourages students to complete the task individually. about places in the - Students exchange their textbooks to compare their answers S neighbourhood. together. - Teacher gives feedback to the whole class. Answer key: Ss-Ss 1. temple 2. railway station 3. square 4. art gallery 5. cathedral T-Ss To help students Task 2: Put the following adjectives in the correct column. revise the - Teacher encourages students to complete the task individually. vocabularies about - Students exchange their textbooks to discuss the reasons why they long and short are choosing the appropriate words/ phrases. adjectives. - Teacher gives feedback as a class discussion. Answer key: 1. One syllable: fast/ hot/ large/ quiet 2. Two syllables: heavy/ noisy 3. Three syllables: expensive/ beautiful/ exciting S Task 3: Write their comparative forms in the table below. - Teacher encourages students to complete the task individually. - Student exchange their textbooks to discuss the reasons why they are Ss-Ss choosing the appropriate words/phrases. - Teacher gives feedback as a class discussion. Answer key: 228
21. faster more beautiful noisier more expensive hotter more exciting quieter heavier larger To help students to Task 4: Complete the sentences comparing the pictures. make sentences using - Students work individually. S the comparative form. - Teacher asks students to look for clues in each sentence to decide which word to fill the blank. - Teacher asks students to swap their answers and check. Ss-Ss - Teacher checks their answers as a class. To help students Answer key: revise the use of some/ 1.noisier any in context. 2.more modern 3.more expensive 4.more peaceful Project To allow students to This is to introduce students to another way of practising asking for and T-Ss 20 mins apply what they have giving directions to the places in their neighbourhood. learnt (vocabularies and grammar) into ACTIVITY 1 practice through - Have each student draw a map of their neighbourhood with the S a project. names of at least ten places on their map. - Teacher may have students prepare their maps at home. 229
22. ACTIVITY 2 Ask students to work in pairs, taking turns to ask for and give directions Pair work to the places on their maps. Go around and offer help if necessary. If T-Ss there is time, have some pairs practise in front of the whole class. Consolidation To consolidate what Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson. T-Ss 3 mins students have learnt in the lesson. Homework To apply what they Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 5 – Lesson 1: Getting started. Ss 1 min have learnt into practice through a project. * Source of pictures: Internet 230