Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

Week: 2
Period: 3
Monday, August 24th, 2009
Lesson 2: Speak – Listen
Unit 1:
A VISIT FROM A PENPAL
WARM UP:
a) What do you know about Maryam?
Maryam is Lan’s pen pal. She is from Malaysia.
She came to visit Lan in Hanoi. She is going to
stay for a week.
a) Where is she now?
She is in Viet Nam.
Set the scene: Nga and Maryam haven’t
met each other before they know. They will
meet each other while waiting for Lan
outside her school.
What would you say if you were Nga or
Maryam?
- Hello. My name is Nga. What’s your name?
- Hello. My name is Nga. Are you Maryam?
- Hi, I am Nga. What’s your name?
a) Vocabulary:
busy # free (v)
bận rộn # rãnh rỗi
quiet # noisy
yên lặng # ồn ào
capital (n)
Thủ đô
industrial (a)
Thuộc về công nghiệp
b) Model sentences:
Pleased to meet you.
Let me introduce myself.
1) Speak:
1. You must be …………….
c. That’s right, I am.
5. Pleased to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I’m Nga.
b. Pleased to meet you, Nga. Are you one of Lan’s classmates?
4. Yes, I am. Are you enjoying your stay in Viet Nam?.
d. Oh, yes, very much. …………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………..
2. Do you live in a city, too?
e. Yes. I live in………..…………….. Have you been there?.
3. No. Is it different from Ha Noi?
a. The two cities are the same in some ways.
6. I see. Oh! Here’s Lan. Let’s go.
Maryam
Kuala Lumpur
Vietnamese people are very friendly and Ha Noi is a very interesting city.
Talk about Maryam’s friends:
E.g: Yoko is from Tokyo. She enjoys her stay in Viet Nam.
She likes Vietnamese people. She loves old cities in
Viet Nam.
Hello. You must be Maryam.
That’s right, I am.
Pleased to meet you.
Let me introduce myself.
I’m Nga
Pleased to meet you, Nga.
Are you one of Lan’s classmates?
Yes, I am. Are you enjoying
your stay in Viet Nam?
Oh yes, very much. Vietnamese
people are very friendly and Ha noi
is a very interesting city.
Do you live in a city, too?
Yes. I live in Kuala Lumpur.
Have you been there?
No. Is it very different from Ha Noi?
The two cities are the same
in some ways.
I see. Oh! Here’s Lan. Let’s go.
1. You must be …………….
c. That’s right, I am.
5. Pleased to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I’m Nga.
b. Pleased to meet you, Nga. Are you one of Lan’s classmates?
4. Yes, I am. Are you enjoying your stay in Viet Nam?.
d. Oh, yes, very much. …………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………..
2. Do you live in a city, too?
e. Yes. I live in………..…………….. Have you been there?.
3. No. is it different from Ha Noi?
a. The two cities are the same in some ways.
6. I see. Oh! Here’s Lan. Let’s go.
Maryam
Yoko
Kuaka Lumpur
Tokyo
6. Oh, yes. Tokyo is a very busy city.
Vietnamese people are very friendly and Ha Noi a is very interesting city.
I like Vietnamese people and I love old cities in Viet Nam.
a) Vocabulary:
catch (v)
chộp bắt
2) Listen:
pond (n)
cái ao, hồ nhỏ
grass (n)
cỏ
hamburger (n)
bánh mì kẹp thịt
sign (n)
bảng hiệu
b) Model sentences:
Catch the bus 103.
Don’t pick flowers.
What do you think the sign says?
It says “do not walk on the grass”
or “keep off the grass”
What do you think the sign says?
It says “do not pick flowers”
What do you see in the picture?
That’s a 103 bus.
What do you see in the picture?
That’s a 130 bus.
What do you see in the picture?
That’s a Mexican restaurant.
What do you see in the picture?
That’s an American restaurant.
Set the scene: “Tim Jones’s Mexican pen pal, Carlos, is visiting
the USA.” Now think of three things that Tim and Carlos are doing.
* They are going to the park.
* They are taking the bus.
* They are going to the restaurant.
X
X
X
Tape transcript:
Tim: Are you hungry, Carlo?
Carlo: Yes.
Tim: Okey. Let’s go to a restaurant downtown. If we go through the park , we can
catch a bus on Ocean Drive.
Carlo: That’s fine. I really like walking in the park. You are lucky to have a place like
this close to your home. It’s so beautiful with all the trees and flowers and a pond
in the middle.
Tim: Carlo! Be careful, you are walking on the grass! The park keeper is growing
some more – you’ll kill the new grass!
Carlo: Oh sorry. I didn’t see the sign.
Tim: Come on. It’s time we caught the bus.
Carlo: Is that our bus, Tim?
Tim: No, that’s a 103 bus. We want the number 130.
Carlo: Where are we going to eat?
Tim: It’s up to you. There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town.
Carlo: Oh, no. I can eat Mexican food at home. I love American food. I’d rather
eat hamburgers.
Tim: Okey. I know exactly where we need to go!
Answer the questions:
a) Where are they going to?
b) Whose house is close to the park?
c) Are they going to take a bus?
b) Are they going to eat Mexican food?
They are going to a restaurant downtown.
Tim’house is close to the park.
Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t. They are going to eat
American food – hamburgers.
HOMEWORK:
Learn by heart new words.
Do exercise b) in Speak.