Lesson plan English 8 - Period 7 to 11, Unit 2: Making Arrangements - School year 2012-2013

 Date: Tuesday, September 11th 2012.
 Period 7: Unit two: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. 
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ.
I- The aims of the lesson: To help ss practice listening skill and read for details
 about about a conversation on the phone.
 * Vocabulary: a fax machine, public, a mobile phone, an answering machine.
 * Grammar: “ be going to” to talk about intentions.
 * Skills: - Main skills: reading, speaking.
 - Other skills: listening & writing.	
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to use the telephone to make 
 & confirm arrangements.
III- Teaching aids: Pictures.
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Review (5’) - Make new sentences with “(not) enough to”:
 Ba is intelligent. He can do this difficult exercisse.
 The little boy is short. He can’t reach that shelf. 
 Ba is intelligent enough to do this exercise.
 The little boy isn’t tall enough to reach that shelf.
 2. Warm up (getting started) (8’) * Matching: 
 - T gives the definitions of these objects on the extra board:
 1, to send fax.
 2, to find someone's telephone number.
 3, to write addresses and telephone numbers.
 4, to make phone call in a street telephone box.
 5, to leave and take massages.
 6, to make phone call anywhere you like.
 - Asks ss to match the object with its definition.
 a.5 b.6 c.1 d.2 e.4 f.3 
 a b c d e f 
 - ss match each object with its name.
 a, an answering machine d, a telephone directory
 b, a mobile phone e, a public telephone
 c, a fax machine f, an address book 
 3. Listen and read (15’)
 a. Pre – teach vocabulary:
 - public (adj) công cộng
 - an answering machine máy ghi lời nhắn/ trả lời 
 - a fax machine: máy fax (exp - nhắn tin)
 - a mobile phone: điện thoại di động (realia)
 - (to) hold on cầm máy chờ
 - (to) arrange- arrangement sắp xếp 
 - (to) make the call gọi điện thoại
 - (to) invite mời
 - (to) effect
 * Checking: What and Where. 
hold on
public
arrange
invite
make
the call
dial
 b. Pre- reading : Ask students some questions to make sure
 that students know something when making a phonecall:
+Do you often make a phonecall?/answer a phonecall?
+What will you say if you are the caller?
+ What will you say if you pick up the phone to answer it?
+What will you say when you want the listener to wait for 
 a few s..?
 * Open prediction: Hoa and Nga are talking
 on the phone. They are talking about going to see a movie.
 Guess:What they want to see./ When they want to see./ 
 Where they want to see
 - Asks ss to guess:
 a, Who made the call?
 b, Who introduced herself?
 c, Who invited the other to the movie?
 d, Who arranged the meeting place?
 e, Who arranged the time? 
 - Give feedback. 
 c.While reading : Have ss listen to the conversation twice 
 to check their predictions.
 - Ss read the dialogue again to check.
 - give feedback: a, Nga (did). b, Nga (did).
 c, Nga d, Nga e, Hoa
 f, Nga agreed to the time.
 * Matching:
 A, Hold on 1, Nó được chiếu ở đâu?
 B, Is six thirty all right? 2, khá xa
 C, Where's it on? 3, Sáu giờ được chứ?
 D, A bit far from 4, (cầm máy) chờ nhé.
 *Comprehention questions:Ss read in pairs to answer the qs.
 a, What's Hoa's telephone number?
 b, Which movie are they going to see? Where?
 c, How is hoa going to see a movie? 
 d, Are they going to meet outside the theater at 6.30?
 - Use lucky numbers to check.
 d. Post reading: *Mapped dialogue: Huong Hoan
 Hoan
Huong 
 821 579
 movie/7.30/ this evening. 
 Would ... come? 
 Thang Tam Movie theatre
 OK. . meet outside.
 Yes. See you! Bye!
 ...to Hoan, please?
 Where on?
 Let’s by bike.
 7  OK?
 Bye!
 4. Grammar (15’)
 a, Near future to talk about intentions:
 I'm going to see the movie Dream City at 6.45 this evening.
 S 
+ be going to
V....	+ V
 - Form: 
 - Use: To talk about intentions.
 b, Adverbs of place: She’s downstairs.
 Adv of place
 * Practice: word cue drill.
 We / take a day off. * Model for the first cue:
 My father / stop smoking. I’m going to take a day off.
 Mary / clean the windows.
 It / rain. 
 They / have the party. 
 c, Invitations: Would you like + to – V  ?
 d, Reflexive pronouns: myself, ourselves, 
 Two positions: after S or at the end of the sentence. 
 5. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Learn by heart the words.
 - Do the exercise 1-13,14 (SBT)
 I(1,2)-10 (VBT)
 Date: Thursday, September 13th 2012.
 Period 8: Unit two: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. 
 Lesson 2: SPEAK + LISTEN.
I- The aims of the lesson: To present vocab. band, a pop concert, central,
 message (leave/ take), be out , an appointment, available, junior high school.
 - To help ss practice talking on the phone and listening for details.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Speaking & listening.
 - Other skills: Reading & writing.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to talk on the phone about intenstions 
 with going to and complete telephone message by listening.
III- Teaching aids: A tape and a cassette.
IV- Procedures:
 1. Review (5’) - The words.
 - Use “be going to” to tell out your intention tonight.
 2. Warm up (2’) 
 * Chatting: Talk to Ss about using telephone.
 - Do you have a telephone at home?
 - How often do you make a phone call?
 - What would you say when you pick up the phone to
 answer it?
 - What would you say if you are the caller?
 3. Speaking ( 10’) * Pre - teach vocabulary:
 - a band ban, băng
 - a fishing rod cần câu cá
 - a novel tiểu thuyết
 - an action movie phim hành động
 - a pop concert (exp) buổi hòa nhạc pop 
 + Great. Me too.
 + I’m sorry, I can’t.
 * Checking: R.O.R.
 * Ex1 : Ss have to work in pairs to put the sentences
 in the correct order to make a complete conversation.
 Answer:
 b - f - j - a - i - c - e - k - g - h – d
 * Ex2 : 
 - Bao is calling Ba to invite him to play chess.
 - Ss read the dialoguage between Ba and Bao and complete it.
 Answer:
 1. May I speak to Ba, please? This is Bao.
 2. I’m fine, thanks. And you?
 3. Can you play chess tonight?
 4. What about tomorrow afternoon?
 5. I’ll meet you at the Central Chess Club.
 6. Is 2.00 o’clock OK?
- Ask some questions to check students understading and 
 focus on the structure GOING TO.
* Are they talking on the phone? (Yes)
* What do they intend to do?
(They intend to go to the pop concert)
* What time are they meeting? Where?
*They are meeting inside the center at 7.15)
 * What form of the verbs do you use to talk about intentions?
(be going to)
* Form: S + be + going to + infinitive 
* Use: Express an intention
 * Practice (12’): Words cue drill:
 - see a movie / v Model for the first cue:
 - play sport / x S1: Are you going to see a movie?
 - meet your friends / v S2: Yes, I am.
 - help your mother / v
 - do your homework / x
 4. Listening ( 10’) * Pre: Matching:
 a message cuộc hẹn
 be out trên tầng
 an appointment lời nhắn
 available đi vắng, có hiệu lực
 upstairs bên ngoài
 downstairs có hiệu lực, có thể được
 outside tầng dưới
 principle thầy hiệu trưởng
 - a junior high school:Trường trung học (example) 
 - central (adj) /centre / center: trung tâm (trans)
 - a message (take a./ leave a..): lời nhắn (situation)
 - Ask SS to look at the form of the telephone message
 * Set the scene: Mr Kelvin is the principal of Kingston Junior 
 High School, Mrs Mary Nguyen wants to talk to him but he 
 is out. His secrectery answers the phone. You are going to 
 listen to their conversation and fill in the missing information.
 - Have ss guess the message. Let ss work in pairs.
 - Give feedback.
 * While: Get ss to listen to the tape twice and fill in the 
 message.
KINGSTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Date: ( ss’ answer) Time: ( ss’ answer) 
 For: The principal.
 Message: Mr Mary Nguyen wanted to see you at 9.45
in the morning.
 Telephone number: 64683720942.
Tape transcript:
 Secrectery: Kingston Junior High School. Goodafternoon.
 Woman: Goodafternoon. Could I talk to the principal, please?
 Secrectery: I’m afraid Mr Kelvin is out at the moment. 
 Would You like to leave a message?
 Woman:Uh no.But I’d like to make an appointment to see him.
 Secrectery: I think he will be available on Tuesday.
 Woman: Tuesday’s OK. Can I see him in the morning?
 Secrectery: Sure, you can. What time would you like to come?
 Woman: Is 10.30 OK?
 Secrectery: I’m sory. The principal will have a school visit
at 10.30. What about 9.45?
 Woman: 9.45? Let me see. Yes, it’s alright.
 Secrectery: What’s your name please?
 Woman: My name’s Mary Nguyen.
 Secrectery: Is that N-G-U-Y-E-N?
 Woman: Yes, that’s right. Mrs. Nguyen.
 Secrectery: And your address, please?
 Woman: Number 23, 51st Street. My telephone number is
 64683720942.
 Secrectery: Thank you, Mrs Nguyen.
 Woman: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
 Secrectery: Goodbye.
 5. Production (8’) * Mapped dialogue:
 - Set the scene: Ba got a bad mark at school. His teacher wanted
 to know why? And she made a call to his father to have 
 an appointment with him to talk about Ba.
Mr Hung
Teacher 
Hello. 821 457
Yes. ... Who ... ?
yes.Where...?
Yes. Goodbye.
 ...Mr Hung,please?
 .. Ba's teacher.
 I want ..Are you...?
 ...school living room.
 ......... at 9.30 am?
 Bye.
 6. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Do the exercises 2,3 – 14, 16, (SBT); II(1,2) – 11(VBT).
 - Be ready for the next- Read.
 Date: Friday, September 14th 2012.
 Period 9: Unit two: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. 
 Lesson 3: READ
I- The aims of the lesson: To present vocabulary:(to) emigrate, a deaf-mute,
 (to) transmite, (to) conduct, device, (to) demonstrate, exhibition, commercial.
 - To help ss with the reading comprehension about the
 autobiography of the inventor of telephone, Alexander Graham Bell.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Reading.
 - Other skills: Listening, speaking & writing.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to read and understand the paragraph 
 for details about Alexander Graham Bell Who invented the telephone.
III- Teaching aids: Pictures. 
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Review (5’) - The words. 
 2. Warm up (2’) * Brainstorming: 
 ? What’s it? ( a telephone ) 
? What’s it for? 
 ( to communicate,.. )
? Can you add more? 
? Who invented it? 
 ( Alexander Graham Bell )
? What did he invent?
? Where was it invented?
 To get information at the airport or railway station quickly 
What is the telephone used for?
 To chat with friends To lean a message
 To talk 
 To call someone To communicate 
 To make arrangements 
 To talk to a person who lives far from
 3. Pre – teach vocabulary ( 7’)
 - (to) emigrate xuất cảnh, di cư
 - (to) transmit truyền, phát (tín hiệu)
 - a speech lời nói
 - (to) conduct thực hiện, tiến hành
 - (to) demontrate biểu diễn
 - an exhibition cuộc triển lãm
 - a deaf - mute người vừa câm vừa điếc
 - a device dụng cụ, thiết bị (a tool)
 - (to) invent phát minh - an invention
 * Checking: R. O . R
 4. Pre- reading ( 7’) 
 * T / F statements prediction: Have Ss look at the pictures of Bell 
 and set the scene: This is A G Bell who was born in Scotland
 in 1847 invented the telephone. 
 - Ss look at the statements on the poster & guess.
Alexander Bell was born in the USA . 
He worked with deaf – mute patients in a hospital in Boston . 
Thomas Watson was Bell’s assistant .
Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1977 . 
Bell experimented with ways of transmitting speech between deaf- mutes over a long distance . 
Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions .
 - Gives feedback.
 5. While- reading ( 12’)
 - Ask Ss to read the text on page 21-22 and check their predictions.
 a, F (the USA Edinburgh in Scotland)
 b, F (in a hospital in Boston at Boston University)
 c, T
 d, F (1977 1876)
 e, F (between deaf - mutes) 
 * Matching: Guessing the meaning from the text.
 - experiment thuộc thương mại 
 - commercial trợ lý
 - countless cuộc thí nghiệm
 - assistant vô số, không đếm được 
 - (to) lead to cho ra đời
 - (to) come up with dẫn đến 
 * Odering events: Read 2 (poster) 
 - Get ss to read the events of Bell's life & put them in the correct
 order. Work individually to predict the orders.
 - Compare with their parteners.
 - Ss read the text & check their predictions.
 Key: d - e - a - g - c - b - f 
 6. Post- reading (10’) 
 * Discussion: Discuss about Bell's life - Groups work.
Did he emigrate to the USA in the 1870s ? 
Who invented the telephone ? 
What is his assistant’s name ? 
Where did Bell demonstrate his invention ? 
 * Writing it up: Alexander Graham Bel was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Scotland. He went to live in Canada and then to the USA in 1870s. He worked with deaf mutes at Boston University and did experiments with ways of transimting speech over a long distace: In 1876 he and his assistant – Thomas Watsobn introduced the telephone successfully and in 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.
 7. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Learn by heart the words.
 - Do the exercises 4,5 ; III 
 - Write about a famous people you know using the cues: ISAAS NEWTON
 - born / 1642 / Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshine, England.
 - investigate (n/ cứu) white light / find it / be composed 
 (tạo ra) of different colors.
 - begin / gravitation / after / apple / fall from tree.
 (lực hấp dẫn)
 - 1685, the Universal Law of Gravitation / be published.
 - die / 1727 / London.
 Date: Tuesday, September 18th 2012.
 Period 10: Unit two: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. 
Lesson 4: WRITE.
I- The aims of the lesson: To help ss with practice writing telephone messages.
 - Language content: Past simple tense, new vocabulary.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Writing.
 - Other skills: Reading, listening & speaking.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to write a telephone
 message.
III- Teaching aids: Posters, pictures.
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Check up (5’) - The words.
 - Retell about A. G. Bell.
 2. Warm up (2’) * Questions: 
 - Have you ever taken a telephone message?
 - When you take a message, what should be mentioned in the
 Message? - Date; Time; For whom; Content
 3. Pre – teach vocabulary (7’)
 * Jumbled words: Write the words whose letters are in a
 random order on the board
 - Divide the class into 2 teams. Students from 2 teams go to the 
 board and write the correct words.
 mcuestor = customer
 ayddim = midday
 esgsame = message
 nifuretur = furniture
 ervice = service
 * New words:
 - a stationery đồ dùng văn phòng
- furniture (unc.) (example) đồ đạc 
 - a delivery service dịch vụ chuyển hàng
 - (to) reach sb at gặp, liên lạc
 - (to) take a message ghi lại lời nhắn
 - a racket vợt
 - (to) pick sb up đón ai
- (to) reach sb at (situation) liên lạc theo số 
 * Checking: R.O.R
 4. Pre- writing (7’) Ask ss to read the message on P23 and teacher helps ss 
 with running through the message with how to say time, date 
 and telephone numbers.
 * SS do the gap fill on page 23: Let ss work in pairs.
 1, phoned / telephoned 5, name
 2, May 12 6, delivery
 3, speak 7, Mr ha
 4, took 8, at
 - Have you ever taken a telephone message?
 - When you take a message what should be mentioned in the
 message? - Date, time, who sent, to whom, content.
 5. White writing (12’) * Ex 2: 
 - Get ss to read the passage 2 to get information and then
 They write the message in the form on P24.
 - Let ss write individually then share compare with their
 parteners.
 ? Who phoned the Thanh Cong Delivery Service?
 When did he phone?
 Who did he phone?
 What was his telephone number?
 Who took the message?
 What did he call about?
 - Ss write the message on P24.
 THANH CONG DELIVERY SERVICE.
 Date: June 16
 Time: after midday.
 For: Mrs Van.
 Message: Mr Nam called about his stationery order. 
 He wanted you to call him at 863 4082.
 Taken by: Mr Toan.
 6. Post- writing (10’) 
 * Practice writing another message:
Ask Ss to imagine one daily situation then write the message: for example: one of their father’s friends called him, but he was out then and he/ she leave a message.
	Date :
	Time : 
	For : Dad 
	Message : 
	Taken by : 
 7. Homework assignment (2’)
 - write another message.
 - Do the exercises in the workbooks.
 Date: Thursday, September 20th 2012.
 Period 11: Unit two: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. 
 Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS.
I- The aims of the lesson: To present vocabulary: action movie, novel, fishing
 rod and revise the adv of place.
 *Grammar: Adverbs of place; “Be going to” talk 
 about intentions.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Speaking.
 - Other skills: Listening, reading & writing.	
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - At the end of the lesson, ss are able to complete the speech
 bubbles by using adverbs of place & use the near future to 
 talk about their intentions .
III- Teaching aids: Extra boards.
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Check up (5’) - Ss' messages written at home.
 2. Warm up (2’) 
 - Where's Uncle Ho's photograph?
 It is on the wall.
 - Where's the board?
 It’s under the Uncle Ho’s photograph.
 - How about the fans?
 They are above our heads. adverb of place
 3. Vocabulary (8’) * Jumbled words: These are adverbs of place.
 - tdoeuis = outside
 - isiend = inside
 - rethe = there
 - erhe = here
 - ustaspir = upstairs
 - onwsatirsd = downstairs
 - Lets ss work individually, ask ss to go to the board to write 
 out the correct words one st one word.
 * Pre teach: an action movie: phim hành động (exp)
- a novel: tiểu thuyết ( example)
- a fishing rod: cần câu ( picture )
 4. Revision 1- LF3(8’)
 * Set the scene: Ba is playing hide and seek with his cousin,
 Mr Tuan. Use the adverbs of place to complete the speech
 bubbles.
 - Lets ss work in pairs then compare with another pair ( at their 
 table). - Gives feedback.
 Answer:
 a- Where is Tuan? I think he is upstairs.
 b- No, he isn’t here.
 c- He isn’t downstairs and he isn’t upstairs.
 d- Perhaps he’s outside.
 e- No, he isn’t there.
 f- I’m not outside. I’m inside, Ba.
 - Asks ss to read out the speech bubbles.
 5. Revision 2- LF1(10’) *Talk about intentions with going to: Introduce the 
 form and use of going to
 - Form : S + be going to +V- infinitive 
 - Use : express an intention 
 - Asks ss to do the LF1. They have to work with a partener
 and say what the people are going to do.
 - Give an example first:
 T: Nga has a movie ticket. What is she going to do?
 S: She’s going to see a movie.
 - Let ss work in pairs.
 - Give feedback.
 * Answers: a. They are going (to go) fishing.
 b. She’s going to read the new novel.
 c. She’s going to do her homework (in Math).
 d. He’s going to watch an action movie on TV tonight.
 e. She’s going to give him a birthday present.
 6. Production - LF 2(10’) * Find someone who: 
What are you going to do on the weekend?
Find someone who is going to
name
see a movie?
Hai, Mai
play sports?
meet your friends?
help your parents?
do your homework?
watch TV?
 - Ss work in pairs to ask & answer to complete the table.
 S1: Are you going to see a movie?
 Hai: Yes.
 Mai: Yes.
 - write it up: I’m going to see a movie on the weekend. Hai 
 and Mai are going to play sports on the weekend. 
 7. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Do the exercises in the two workbooks.
 - Be ready for the unit three – Lesson 1.