Unit 3 At home 
Lesson 1 : Getting started 
 Listen and read 
A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to 
understand the dialogue and use modal verbs to talk about the 
housework . 
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , cassette , pictures 
C / Procedure : 
 I / Warm up : Kim,s game ( Getting started 
) 
- Show 6 pictures to Ss and ask them to 
look at 6 pictures quickly in 30 seconds 
and try to remember the verbs in the 
pictures as many as possible 
- Which team remembering more verbs is 
the winner. 
 Answer : 
 
 
 
 
Play game 
 
 
 
 
a. Wash dishes / do the washing up 
b. Make the bed 
c. Sweep the floor 
d. Cook 
e. Tidy up 
f. Feed the chicken 
II / Presentation : Introduce the topic of the 
passage and some new words 
1. Pre- teach Vocabulary : 
- a steamer 
- a cup board 
- a sauce pan 
- chore 
- a sink 
* Checking techniques : What and where 
- Set the scene of the dialogue between 
Nam and his mother , Mrs Vui .        
Listen and copy 
down .   
Repeat in chorus and 
individually 
Guess its meanings 
and copy 
Play game  
- Ask Ss to complete the list of the things 
Nam has to do . 
- Turn on the tape and ask Ss to look at 
their books 
and read their complete sentences : 
 - cook dinner . 
 Nam has to - go to the market to buy fish 
and vegetables. 
 - call his Aunt , Ms Chi and 
ask her to meet his mother at grandma,s 
house 
 -> Form : 
Has / Have to + Infinitive = Must + 
Infinitive 
 Model : What do you have to do ? 
 I must do the washing up . 
-> Use the picture cues drill : 
Listen carefully   
Listen to the tape 
while looking at 
their books .   
Read their sentences 
they have completed    
Copy and give 
examples    
a. do the washing up 
b. make the bed 
c. sweep the floor 
d. cook dinner 
e. tidy my room 
f. feed the chickens 
- Call on some Ss to practice in front of 
class 
* Have Ss to practice the dialogue in pairs .  
III / Production : 
- Ask Ss to write the lists of the things 
they have to do on Sundays . 
Beginning with : On Sunday morning , I 
have to tidy my room 
- Call on some Ss to read their writings in 
front of class. 
- Correct mistakes if any and ask them to   
Practice in pairs     
Read the dialogue in 
pairs . 
Write individually   
Demonstrate their 
writings    
copy . 
IV/ Homework : 
1. Learn by heart all new words they 
have learnt . 
2. Do their exercises in workbook . 
3. Prepare the next lesson . 
Listen and copy .