Unit 1. A day in the life of

UNIT 1
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...

LISTENING
WARM UP

Game: JUMBLED WORDS.

CCLOY
RIEDV
TALLS DOFO
NSSEGERPA
 CYCLO
 DRIVE
 FOOD STALL
 PASSENGER
PRE-LISTENING
1. WHO IS HE?
- He gets up very early
- He has got a cyclo.
- He usually has meals at a foot stall.
- He drives passengers to everywhere they want.

HE IS A CYCLO DRIVER
N
E
W
WORDS
PASSENGER
CYCLO
DROP
COLLEGE
PEDAL
DO SHOPPING
RIDE OFF
PURCHASE
PARK
FELLOW
FOOD STALL
CHAT
TAKE A SHORT REST
DISCUSSION
Have you ever travelled by cyclo?
When was it?
Is it interesting to travel by cyclo?
Which do you prefer, going by bicycle or by cyclo? Give reason(s)?
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE MISSING WORD
1) Hello everyone, my name is Lam.
2) I’m a cyclo ________ in Ho Chi Minh
3) I usually have a busy _______ day.
4) I get up at ___________ in the morning.
driver
working
five thirty
5) I start work at ________
6) My first ___________ is usually an old man.
7) I _________ him from District 1 to District 5.
8) After I drop him at a café near Ho Chi Minh Teacher’s Training _________


six
passenger
take
college
9) I ________ to Thai Binh Market.
10) My next passenger is a lady who does ________ there every two days.
11) I help her put all her _________ into the cyclo and then take her to her shop in Tran Hung Dao Street.
pedal
shopping
purchases
12) At about ten thirty I _________ toward Nguyen Thi Minh Khai School.
13) There I park my cyclo, chat with some of my ______ and wait for my _______ passengers.
14) They are two _______ pupils, a girl and a boy.

ride off
fellow
third
school
15) I take them home.
16) At twelve I have lunch at a __________ near Ben Thanh Market.
17) After lunch, I park my cyclo under the tree, take a short ______ and then continue my afternoon’s work.

food stall
rest
While you LISTEN
Task 1:
Listen and number the pictures in their correct order
1
2
3
4
5
6
While you LISTEN
+ Task 2 : Listen again and decide whether the statements are True or False
1. Mr. Lam lives in District 1.
2. Mr. Lam usually gets up early .
3. After Mr. Lam gets up, he rides his cyclo from District 5 to District 1.
4. Mr. Lam’s first passengers are two pupils.
5. Mr. Lam has lunch at home with his family.
6. After lunch Mr. Lam immediately goes back to work.
After you LISTEN
Work in groups
Retell Mr. Lam’s story to the class
Thank you for your attention.
Good bye.