Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 tiết 20 đến 27 - Unit 4: Learning a foreign language

IV. Materials: Textbook, pictures.
V. Anticipated problems:
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minutes) Greet and check the students’attendance.
2. Revision: (5 minutes)
- Students do the exercise 2. P.28 (workbook) on board.
- Teacher corrects.
* Key:
a) I asked her what sort of heating there was.
b) She asked me what I thought of the flat.
c) I asked her how far it was to the school.
d) She asked me how I went to school.
e) I asked her how much the rent was.
f) She asked me what sort of carpet I wanted to replace.
g) I asked her how often she wanted the rent.
h) She asked me when I was moving.
3. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
PRE SPEAKING
(10 minutes)
* Preteach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words.
- Checking understanding:
Rubout and remember
* Reading:
- Teacher devides the class into 3 group and asks eache group to read each school.
Group 1 read “The Brighton Language center - UK”.
Group 2 read “Seattle School of English - USA”.
Group 3 read “Brisbane Institute of English - Australia” 
* Presentation expressions:
I. New words:
a dormitory:
on campus:
reputation:
Western culture:
ký tóc x¸, nhµ ë tËp thÓ
khu tr­êng häc
danh tiÕng
v¨n hãa ph­¬ng T©y
* Expressions:
I think.............................
What do you think............................?
I agree / disagree because..................
I don’t understand.
Why don’t we..................................?
If we go to ..............., we can.............
We should.......................................
Let’s................................................
WHILE SPEAKING
(20 minutes)
* Speak P.34
- Students work in group of three (each one in each group), trying to persuade their partner to attend the school they read and would like to go to.
* Answer key:
The Brighton Language Center - UK:
- If we live in a dormitory on campus, we can not have much privacy.
- If we live in a dormitory on campus, we may have to obey a lot of regulations there.
- The time is a bit too short. The course lasts only 6 weeks.
- But the school has excellent reputation.
Seattle School of English:
- If we stay with Vietnames friends, we won’t feel lonely but we may not have much chance to speak English with native speakers.
- If we go to Seattle School of English in the USA, we can have a chance to experience the Western culture.
Brisbane Institute of English - Australia:
- If we stay with an Australian family, we will understand more about Australian ways of life.
- The school has beautiful scenery.
- The course is quite reasonable. It costs only US$1,200.
II. Speak. P.34
Example:
S1: I think we should go to the Seattle School of English in the USA. You can stay with Vietnamese friends.
S2: I disagree because we can’t practise speaking English with native speakers.
S3: Why don’t we go to the Brighton Language Center in the United Kingdom? If we go there, we can live in a dormitory on campus.
S1: But the course is too expensiive. It costs US$2,000.
S2: What do you think about the Brisbane Institute of English in Australia?
POST SPEAKING
(7 minutes)
* Write it up:
- Students use the information in the grid (P.34) and write about the school they like (one of the three school)
III. Write:
Example passage:
 Hello everybody. Iam Thu. Let me introduce the Brighton Language Center, one of the best schools in England. If you attend this school, you can live in dormitory on campus. You have a chace to ................................. The course lasts only 6 weeks and costsUS$ 2,000.
4. Homework: (2 minutes)
- Learn by heart the new words
- Do exercise 4, 5 P. 29 - 30 (workbook)
* Teacher guides students to do the exercises:
Bµi 4, 5: ChuyÓn nh÷ng c©u hái trùc tiÕp sang c©u hái gi¸n tiÕp.
Period 22. Unit 4: learning a foreign language
Lesson 3: listen 
I. Aims: 
- To help students practise listening and identifying the true / false information.
- To help students further practice in Modal verbs with IF.
- To develop students’skills.
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the true / false imformation and practise Modal verbs with IF.
III. Ways of working: Techer - the whole class, pair work, individual work.
IV. Materials: Textbook, tape, cards.
V. Anticipated roblems: Listening may be difficult for some students.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minutes) Greet and check the students’attendance.
2. Revision: (7 minutes) How do you learn English?
* Find someone who.....
N0
Find someome who....
Name
1
does a lot of grammar exercises
Lan
2
learns all the new words by heart
Hoa
3
uses a dictionary for reading
4
learns to sing English songs
5
writes diary in English
6
reads short stories in English
7
speaks English with friends 
Exchanges:
S1: Do you do a lot of grammar exercises, Lan?
S2: Yes, I do.
S3: Do you learn all the new words by heart, Ha?
S4: Yes, I learn all the new words by heart.
3. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
PRE 
LISTENING
(10 minutes)
* Set the scene:
Nga and Keta is talking to each other. They are talking about Nga’s studying English.
* True / False prediction:
- Students predict if these statements are true or false.
I. True / False prediction:
1. Nga is studying English for her work.
2. She learned English at school and university.
3. She works for a national bank in Ha Noi.
4. She needs to improve her writing.
5. Her listening is excellent.
6. She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world, and understand her favorite English songs.
WHILE LISTENING
(10 minutes)
* The first listening task:
- Students listen and check their predictions.
* The second listening:
- Students listen again and correct the false sentences.
II. Listen P.35:
1. Checking the predictions:
* Answer key:
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
2. Correct the false sentences:
* Answer key:
3. She works for an international bank in Ha Noi.
5. Her listening is terrible. (This is her biggest problems. People talk very quickly and she can’t understand them).
POST LISTENING
(15 minutes)
* Discussion:
- In group of 8, students discuss about the questions:
1. What aspects of learning English don’t you like? Why not?
2. Which skills are you good at?
3. What can you do to improve your listening / .........speaking skills?
3. Discussions:
4. Homework: (2 minutes)
- Do exercise 7. P.33 - 34 (workbook)
* T. guides students to do the exercise:
Dïng tr¹ng tõ cho trong ngoÆc vµ th«ng tin cho ë trong khung ®Ó hoµn thµnh c©u.
* Tapescript:
Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London.
Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you.
Nga: Pleased to meet you, too.
Kate: Where are you from, Nga?
Nga: I’m from Viet Nam.
Kate: Why are you studying English here?
Nga: I need it for my job.
Kate: Really? So, what do you do?
Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Ha Noi.
Kate: Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school?
Nga: Yes, and at a university, too. But I’ve forget er...forget....
Kate: Forgotten.
Nga: Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skills. You know...sometimes I have to write letters in English.
Kate: What about listening, Nga?
Nga: It’s terrible. This is my biggest problems. People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them.
Kate: Do you like studying English?
Nga: Oh yes. It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful; and I can talk to people from all over the world...... and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too.
Kate: Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you Nga.
Period 23. Unit 4: learning a foreign language
Lesson 4: read. p.36
I. Aims:
- To help students read and understand the advertisements in details.
- To develop students’skills.
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the advertisements about the English classes.
III. Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, individual work.
IV. Materials: Textbook, pictures, posters.
V. Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the students’attendance.
2. Revision: (3 minutes) Shark attack: advertisement
3. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
PRE READING
(12 minutes)
* Preteach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words.
- Checking understanding:
Rubout and remember
* Set the scene:
Mr. Lam wants to attend a foreign language course. He is finding a suitable school to attend.
* Prequestions: 
- Students predict the answers to the prequestions.
I. New words:
intermediate:
advanced:
well - qualified(adj):
tuition (n):
an academy:
Council (n):
(tr×nh ®é) Trung cÊp
(tr×nh ®é) Cao cÊp
cã tr×nh ®é cao
sù d¹y kÌm
tr­êng chuyªn ngµnh
Héi ®ång
II. Prequestions:
1. Which language does he want to learn?
2. Which level does he want to reach?
WHILE READING
(17 minutes)
* The first reading task:
- Students read the text and check their predictions.
* The second reading task:
- Students read the three advertisements and fill in the grid.
* The third reading task:
- Students read the note Mr. Lam made. Then look at the advertisements and choose a suitable language school for him.
III. Read. P.36
1. Check the predictions:
* Answer key:
1. He wants to learn English.
2. He wants to reach the intermediate level.
2. Fill information in the grid:
(With answer key)
School
Class time
Language level
Time to start 
Academy of language
morning, afternoon, evening
advanced
First week of November
Foreign language Council
morning and evening
beginner / intermediate
3rd November
New English Institute
morning, evening, weekend
beginner
(today)
* Foreign Language Council is the most suitable school for Mr. Lam because it meets all the enquirements set out.
POST READING
(10 minutes)
* Write it up:
- Get students to read three advertisements again, image that they want to improve their English and choose a suitable language school for them.
- Ask students to give reasons for their choice.
3. Write:
E.g: I want to attend Academy of Language School because........................................
4. Homework: (2 minutes)
- Learn by heart the new words.
- Prepare Write (Textbook)
- Do exercise 6. P.31 - 32 (workbook)
- Prepare Listen + Language focus 1 (textbook)
* Teacher guides students to do the exercise:
Bµi tËp 6: §äc ®o¹n v¨n sau ®ã
a) kÕt nèi mét tõ ë cét A víi nghÜa cña tõ ë cét B
b) tr¶ lêi c©u hái.
Period 24. Unit 4: learning a foreign language
Lesson 5: write P. 37
I. Aims:
- To help students write a letter of inquiry in a formal way.
- To develop students' skills
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting more information about the courses and fees.
III. Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, individual work. 
IV. Materials: Textbook, color chalk.
V. Anticipated problems: Some students may not fullfil the task.
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up: (1 minute) Greet and check the students' attendance.
2. Revision: (5 minutes)
- Students talk about the Language School the choose (in the last period)
3. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
PRE WRITING
(15 minutes)
* Preteach vocabulary:
- Teacher uses technques to teach students new words
- Checking understanding: 
Rub out and remember
* Read: write a) P. 37
- Students read the letter written by John Robinson on page 37 to recognize the organization of a formal letter in English.
* Presentation a formal letter of inquiry:
Note:
- A letter of inquiry is a request for information or action.
- In all formal letters, you must include the address of the writer and the recipient.
- You can't write contractions (I've..., I'd....) in a formal letter.
- You can end a formal letter with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"
* Discussion:
- Students look at the organization of the formal letter above and discuss and think about:
* Students read the advertisements in 5. Read again then choose one of the school they want to attend to improve their English.
I. New words:
- (to) look forward (to doing something):
tr«ng mong, mong chê
- 'edition: Ên b¶n, b¶n in
- fee (n): häc phÝ 
II. Read:
1. How do we organize a formal letter?
The writer's address
Date...................
The receiver's address
Dear Sir / Madam,
.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Yours faithfully, 
..........(signature)..............
2. Discuss:
 - Is it the same as in Vietnamese language?
 - Can we write the contractions in a formal letter? (E.g: I've..........; I'd...........)
WHILE WRTING
(13 minutes)
* Write b. P.37:
- Students write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the courses and fees.
Questions - answers:
a. How do you come to know about the Institution?
b. What more information do you want to know?
c. How good is your English?
d. What kind of information do you want exactly?
d. Saying you are ready to supply more information about your English / study if necessary.
III. Write:
 Write:
Answer key:
 .................................
 ....................................
...........................
Dear Sir, 
I saw your Institute's advertisement on today's TV program. I am very interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your Institute.
I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad. So I want to improve my reading and writing.
Could you please provide more information about the length of the courses and fees for beginners? I can supply my record of English study if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Nguyen Minh Hang
POST WRITING
(9 minutes)
* Correction:
- Teacher correct the students' writings.
4. Homework: (2 minutes)
- You want to attend a Math course because your Math is terrible. Write a letter to the Headmaster and ask him more information about the course.
* Prepare Language focus
Period 25. Unit 4: learning a foreign language
Lesson 6: Language focus 1,2,3,4.page 38+39
I. Aims:
- To help students further practice in reported speech.
- To develop students' skills.
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to do all the task.
III. Ways of working: Teacher - the whole class, team work, group work, individual work.
IV. Materials: Textbook, pictute in the textbook, cards.
V. Anticipated problems:
VI. Teaching steps:
1. Warm up:(1 minute) Greet and check the students' attendance.
2. Revision: (7 minutes) Pelmanism
- Students find the verbs and expression of time and place in direct speech with the corresponding past tense and expressions of time and place.
3. New lesson:
STAGES
ACTIVITIES
ON BOARD
FURTHER PRACTICE
(35 minutes)
* Language focus 1. P.38
- T. present the dialogue and elicits the model sentences:
Note: 
+ Sau model verbs: must, can, could, should, may, might....... lµ ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ kh«ng TO.
+ C©u bªn cã dïng IF: ®©y lµ c©u ®iÒu kiÖn lo¹i 1, dïng ®Ó ®­a ra gi¶ ®Þnh ch¾c ch¾n hoÆc cã kh¶ n¨ng x¶y ra ë hiÖn t¹i hoÆc t­¬ng lai. M§ IF cã thÓ ë ®Çu c©u hoÆc cuèi c©u.
+ Sau IF lµ ®éng tõ ë th× hiÖn t¹i
- Students complete the sentences of exercise 1, using the model verbs in brackets and the information in the box. 
*Language focus 3. P.39
Retell story:
Set the scene:
Lan's father held a party to celebrate his mother's birthday. Unfortunately, Mrs. Thu, her grandmother, has a hearin problems and she couldn't hear what people were saying. After the party, Lan reported everything to her grandmother
- In group of 4, in turn students report what happened at the party
* Language focus 4. P.39
Set the scene:
This morning, Nga has an interview for her summer job. When she arrived home, she told her mother about the interview.
Transformation drill:
- Students report the questions a) - h). P.39
. Language focus 1. P.38:
* Model sentences:
If you want to get good grades, you must study hard.
* Answer key:
c) ............., you should do a lot of exercises.
d) ............, he might miss the train.
e) ............., you ought to stay in bed.
f) You must do your home work.............
. Language focus 3. P.39
* Answer key:
a/ Uncle Hung said that the birthday cake was delicious.
b/ Mrs. Nga said that she loved the roses.
c/ Cousin Mai said she was having a wonderful time there.
d/ Mr. Chi said he would go to Hue the following day.
e/ Mrs. Hoa said she might have a new job
f/ Mr. Quang said he had to leave then.
. Language focus 4. P.39
Reported questions:
* Model sentences:
She ask me if/whether I like pop music.
She asked me where I lived.
* Answer key:
a/ She asked me how old I was.
b/ She asked me if / whether my school was near there.
c/ She aked me what the name of my school was.
d/ She asked me if / whether I went to school by bicycle.
e/ She asked me which grade I was in.
f/ She asked me if / whether I could use a computer.
g/ She asked me why I wanted that job.
h/ She asked me when my school vacation started.
4. Homework:(2 minutes)
- Review unit 3,4 to prepare for test.
 Period 26. Written test - N02.
A. Aims:
- To check students' progress.
- To appreciate students and grade them.
B. Objectives: By the end of the test, teacher can know how students improve their English and find out the better way to teach them.
C. The test:
I. Choose the best answers: (3 pts)
1. The weather was bad, .....................we didn't go on the picnic.
	A. however	B. but	C. because	D. so
2. My father .......................... a lot but he doesn't anymore.
	A. was traveling	B. was to travel	C. used to travel	D. has traveled
3. Ann's birthday is ......................... February 14th.
	A. in	B. on	C. for	D. at
4. He said he............................... a friend at the station that day.
	A. is meeting	B. is going to meet	C. was meeting	D. meets	5. 5. 5. The teacher asked me ....................... a passage into Vietnamese.
	A. to translate	B. translate	C. translating	D. translated
6. Martin asked me if he.............................. use the telephone.
	A. can	B. could	C. may	D. must
7. I have known him............................... I left school.
	A. when	B. before	C. until	D. since
8. She has two children to look after, so she's looking for a..... job in her neighborhood.
	A. part - time	B. full - time	C. skilled	D. low - paid9. 9. ....................... we miss the train, we can get the next one.
	A. When	B. While	C. If	D. Unless
10. Maria's English is excellent. She speak English...............................
	A. very perfect	B. perfective	C. perfectively	D. perfectly
11. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip .......................... her parents.
	A. for	B. about	C. to	D. at
12. They used to..................... by bike to school when they were young.
	A. travel	B. traveling	C. traveled	D. have traveled
II. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answers (2.5 pts)
	Every year, many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others learn in evening classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
	Why do all these people want to learn English? It isn't difficult to answer that question. young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is use