Unit1-AnhVan10-reading

Unit 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF
Period 3: READING
Targets: SS will be able to:
Read and guess the meaning of new words from the context.
Read and write down the information in the text
Read and answer the questions about the text.
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities

Warm-up: 5 min


Show some pictures of daily activities.
Ask students what they do in the morning/ afternoon and evening
Discuss in group of 4 and answer individually.
Suggested answers:
Eat breakfast
Eat lunch
Go to the supermaket.
Clean the house
In the morning, I get up. Then, I brush my teeth and wah my face. I have breakfast with my mom and go to school at 6.45.
In the afternoon, I have a nap and do my homework. I go to the beach with my friends to relax.
In the evening, I study and watch TV. I go to bed at 10 o’clock.

New vocabulary: 15 min
Ex: Mr. Tan and Mr. Quang are farmers. They work together in the fields. They are fellow peasants.
Fellow peasant : bạn nông dân
Ex: My computer has some problems. I have it repaired.
Repair : sửa
Ex: T: What are the farmers doing?
S: They are transplanting rice.


Transplant : cấy
Ex: Mr. Hoang lives next to my house. He is my neighbor. We live in the same neighborhood.
Neighbor : hàng xóm
T asks some questions or gives some pictures
T gives examples to teach each new word.
T emphasizes on some key words
T conducts choral repetition and individual repetition.
T plays the CD once.
Ss will copy down the new words
Ss will repeat after the teacher.
Ss give some examples to remember these new words.

Task: 25 min
Task 1: Choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized words:
T reads aloud these sentences and asks Ss the meaning of these words.
T calls open pairs and close pairs to answer these questions.
T writes the key on the board.
Ss work in pairs to discuss the task.
They raise their hands to give the answers.
The alarm goes off (rings) at 4:30
It takes me 45 minutes to get ready. (to prepare)
We chat (to talk in a friendly way) about our work.
We are contented with (satisfied with) what we do.

Task 2: Answer the following questions (Pair work)
T calls open pairs and close pairs to answer these questions.
T calls S to write the answer on the board.

Ss work in pairs to discuss the task.
They raise their hands to give the answers.
Suggested answers:
Mr Vy is a farmer/ peasant.
He gets up at 4:30 and he goes down to the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea.
In the morning, he ploughs and harrows his plot of land, drinks tea and smokes tobacco during his break.
In the afternoon, they repair the banks of their plots of land. Mr. Vy pumps water into it and she does the transplanting.
Yes, they are. Because they love working and they love their children.

Task 3: Scan the passage and make a brief note about Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet’s daily routine. Then compare your note with your partner.
T gives Ss 4 minutes to read the text again.
T will focus on some important activities in the morning/ afternoon/ evening.
T draws a tablet on the board and asks SS to fill in this table.
T checks and gives correct answers.
Ss work in pairs to discuss the task.
They raise their hands to give the answers.
Suggested answers:
In the morning:
4:30 The alarm goes off and Mr Vy gets up, goes down to the kitchen, boils water, drinks tea, has a quick breakfast, leads buffalo to the field.
5:15 leaves the house.
5:30 arrives in the field.
7:45 takes a short rest.
8:15-10:30: continues to work
10:30: goes home
11:30: He has lunch with his family.
In the afternoon:
2:30 They go to the field again, repair the banks. He pumps water and she does the transplanting.
6:00 They finish their work
7:00 They have dinner
After dinner:
They watch TV
Sometimes, visit neighbors and chat with them
10 pm They go to bed

Task 4: Homework:
Write about your daily routine: (about 60-100 words, using the cues from Reading)

Suggested answers:
Everyday, I get up at 6.30