Unit 15. Countries

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UNIT 15: COUNTRIES
LESSON 1:A. WE ARE THE WORLD (A1 – 6). P.154 – 157.
I. AIMS:
- To help ss know countries, nationalities and languages vocabulary to talk about where people are from.
- To help ss write a postcard about being on vacation.
- To develop Ss’ skills.
II. OBJECTIVES
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to ask and answer about where people are from and write a postcard.
III. WAYS OF WORKING
- T-WC, pair work, team work, individual work.
IV. MATERIALS
- Text book, pictures, tape, additional board.
V. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
- The names of countries and nationalities may be difficult for some ss.
- The lesson may take time.
VI. PROCEDURE
1. Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the Ss’ attendance.
2. Revision:
3. New lesson:
STAGES
TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
CONTENT

Presentation
(10 minutes)
* Preteach:
- T. uses techniques to teach ss new words:


* Guess from the context: A1. P.154.
- Ss read the text and use the pictures to work out the country names in Vietnamese.

- T. elicits the model sentences:

- Concept checking:
+ NhữngcâunàytiếngViệtcónghĩalàgì?
+ Khinàodùngcấutrúccâuhỏivàtrảlờinày?
+ Câuhỏibắtđầubằngtừđểhỏinào?
+ Câutrảlờibắtđầubằngcâutrảlờinào?
I. New words:
- the world: thếgiới
- your country: đấtnướcbạn
- your nationality: quốctịchcủabạn
- your language: ngônngữcủabạn
- (to) speak: nói
- a postcard: bưuthiếp
- (to) be on vacation: đinghỉ
- wet (adj): ẩmướt
- a lot of = many/ much: nhiều
- interesting places: nhữngnơithúvị

II. Model sentences:
S1: Where are you from?
S2: I am from Canada.
S1: Where is she from?
S2: She is from Japan.

Practice
( 10 minutes)
* Picture drill. A1. P.154:
Example:
S1: Where is Laura from?
S2: She’s from Canada.

















- Noughts and crosses:

III. Practice:
1. A1. P.154:
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2. Noughts and crosses:

Laura
Marie
Lee

John
You
Yoko

Susan
Bruce
Minh







Production
(22 minutes)
* A2. P.155 + A3. P.155:
- Dictation list:
+ T. reads: Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Australian, Canadian, American, British.
- Ss practice saying the nationality and language:
E.g: I am from Vietnam
I am Vietnamese.
I speak Vietnamese.
- Substitution drill:
+ Vietnam / Vietnamese.
+ America / American / English.
+ Canada / Canadian / English (French).

* A4. P.156:
- Ss make dialogue, using pictures A1.
- T. elicits the questions and the answers about nationality and language.
Eg:
S1: What`s your nationality?
S2: I am Vietnamese.
S1: Which language do you speak?
S2: I speak Vietnamese.

* Reading A5. P.156:
- Ss read a postcard and then answer the comprehension questions:
* Key:
1)Nhan
2) in London.
3) cool& wet.
4) No. By bus.
5) visit the tower of London.
6) Minh
7) Hanoi.
* Matching
- Ss work in team to put the words into three columns.
Japan, Hue, the Statue of Liberty, Vietnam, New York, the Great Wall, The USA, Beijing, Bondi Beach, Australia, France, the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo, Paris,
Mount Fujiama, China, Sydney, the Citadel
* Board drill:
- Ss use the grid as cues.
E.g.:
S1: Where are you?
S2: I’m in Japan. I’m visiting Tokyo.
S1: What are you going to do tomorrow?
S2: I’m going to visit Mount Fujiama.
* Transformation writing:
A5. P.156:
- Ss work in group.
3. Dictation:

...ese
...an
...?

Japanese
Australian
British

Vietnamese
Canadian


Chinese
American














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