Unit 01. My new school. Lesson 1. Getting started

English 6
UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL
Getting started
QUESTION
1/What is your grade?


2/Which school do you go? Is it a primary school, a secondary school, a high school or a university?
I’m in grade 6.



I go to ____________ school. It’s a secondary school.
INTRODUCE: SEMESTER 1
UNIT 1 – GETTING STARTED
TEXTBOOK
PAGE 6 - 7
1/ Listen and read
Unit 1 – getting started
Phong: Oh, someone`s knocking at the door.
Phong`s Mum: Hi, Vy. You`re early. Phong`s having breakfast.
Vy: Hi, Mrs Nguyen. Oh dear, I`m sorry. I`m excited about our first day at school.
Phong`s Mum: Ha ha, I see. Please come in.
Vy: Hi, Phong. Are you ready?
Phong: Yes, just a minute.
Vy: Oh I have a new friend. This is Duy.
Phong: Hi, Duy. Nice to meet you.
Duy: Hi, Phong. Nice to meet you too. I live here now. I go to the same school as you.
Phong: That`s good. School will be great - you`ll see. Hmm, your schoolbag looks heavy.
Duy: Yes, it is. I have new notebooks, a new calculator, and new pens.
Phong: And you`re wearing the new uniform Duy. You look smart!
Duy: Thanks, Phong.
Phong: Let me put on my uniform too. Then we can go.
Vy: Sure, Phong.
READING VOCABULARY
knocking (v-ing) : đang gõ cửa
special (adj) : đặc biệt
excited about : phấn khởi
same (adj): giống nhau
heavy (adj): nặng
(to) wear = (to) put on : mang mặc
uniform (n) : đồng phục
a. Are these sentence true (T) or false (F)?
1.Vy and Duy are early

2.Phong is eating.

3.Duy is Phong’s friend .

4.Duy lives near Phong.

5. Phong is wearing school uniform.
T
T
F
T
F
EXERCISE
Duy is Vy’s friend.
Phong is not wearing school uniform.
b. Find these expressions in the conversation. Check what they mean
EXERCISE
Phong: Oh, someone`s knocking at the door.
Phong`s Mum: Hi, Vy. You`re early. Phong`s having breakfast.
Vy: Hi, Mrs Nguyen. Oh dear, I`m sorry. I`m excited about our first day at school.
Phong`s Mum: Ha ha, I see. Please come in.
Vy: Hi, Phong. Are you ready?
Phong: Yes, just a minute.
Vy: Oh I have a new friend. This is Duy.
Phong: Hi, Duy. Nice to meet you.
Duy: Hi, Phong. Nice to meet you too. I live here now. I go to the same school as you.
Phong: That`s good. School will be great - you`ll see. Hmm, your schoolbag looks heavy.
Duy: Yes, it is. I have new notebooks, a new calculator, and new pens.
Phong: And you`re wearing the new uniform Duy. You look smart!
Duy: Thanks, Phong.
Phong: Let me put on my uniform too. Then we can go.
Vy: Sure, Phong.
b. Find these expressions in the conversation. Check what they mean
b. Find these expressions in the conversation. Check what they mean
Express surprise
= You’ll find out
= Yes/ Alright
Invite sb in
EXERCISE
EXPRESSIONS
Oh dear: Ôi trời ơi
Eg: Oh dear. I am excited about our first day at school.
You’ll see: Bạn sẽ thấy nó
Eg: School will be great. You’ll see.
Come in: Mời vào
Eg: Welcome. Come in!
Sure: Được./Chắc chắn rồi
Eg: Sure, Phong.
SPEAKING EXERCISE
c. Work in pairs. Create short role-plays with the expressions. Then practise them
Example: A: Oh dear.I forgot my calculator.
B: That’s OK, you can borrow mine.
A: Thank you.
2/ Listen and following the poem
Unit 1 – getting started
Get up, Nam
Get up, Nam
You’re going back to school
Your friends are going back to school, too.
The new school year starts today
You’ve got nice shoes
You’ve got new pens
Your friends are on their way.
poem (n) : bài thơ
new school year (n) : năm học mới
back to school (v): trở lại trường học

pOEM Vocabulary
Work in pairs. Write a poem about your partner. Use the poem above to help you.









b. Now read the poem to your partner. (Giờ hãy đọc bài thơ cho bạn của mình.) 


EXERCISE
3/ Match the words with the school things.


Then listen and repeat
Unit 1 – getting started
a. bicycle
b. pencil sharpener
c. calculator
d. rubber
e. compass
f. notebook
g. ruler
h. textbook
i. pencil case
j. schoolbag
Bicycle (n): xe đạp
Pencil sharpener (n): gọt bút chì
Calculator (n): máy tính
Rubber (n): gôm/ tẩy
Compass (n): com - pa
Notebook (n): vở ô li/ vở ghi chép
Ruler (n): thước kẻ
Textbook (n): sách giáo khoa
Pencil case (n): hộp bút
Schoolbag (n): cặp sách
SCHOOL THINGS Vocabulary