Date: 24/8/08
Period: 1
REVISION
Aims: - To introduce the twelve-form program to the students.
- Requirements.
- To tell students how to learn English 12.
- Organization of a sample test
- To show students ways of reviewing necessary knowledge
Procedure
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I> Materials : Advanced books, exercise books and notebooks.
II> The twelve-form program : From Unit 1 to Unit 16.
- The 1
st
semester : Unit 1 to Unit 8
- The 2
nd
semester : Unit 9 to unit 16
III> How to learn English 12
- To ask students to foreprepare all the Units carefully.
- To get Ss to do the exercises in their exercise books
III> Revision of grammar
1) Tenses
2) Passive
3) Gerund, to-infi.,bare infi.
4)Word-form
5) Types of conditionals.
6) Reported speech
7) Comparisons
8) Relative pronouns
9) Prepositions

10) Linking words : because, because of, inspite of, despite,
although,
too ... to, enough to..., so that, so ... that... ; such .... that...
IV> Organization of a written test :
 MCQs : 60 – 65 %
 Written Qs : 35 – 40 %
1. Pronunciation : 4 questions (1m)
2. Grammar and vocabulary (MCQs) : 12 questions (3ms)
3. Reading :
- Answer the questions : 4 questions (1m)
- MCQs : 4 questions (1m)
4. Writing :
 - Sentence transformation / guided writing (1m)
- Sentence building
 Topic writing : (1.5ms)
 Prepare the materials needed
 Remember
 Remember
 Take notes
 Take notes
5. Listening : MCQs / written Qs (1.5ms)
Homework
- Ask Ss to prepare Unit 1: Reading
Date: 24/8/08
UNIT 1 : HOME LIFE
Period 2, 3: READING
Aims:
- Ss can understand the problems they often have with their parents over household chores.
- Ss are able to know about the amount of work that children in America contribute to the family.
- Ss can talk about their family

Method: Integrated, mainly communicative.
Teaching aids: Textbooks, pictures in the book, posters.
Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
WARM UP
 Gives Ss a game Bingo
Family iron Laundry Irritated
Household
chores
mess assign Air-dry
Home dispose fold dad
Life mom contribute responsible
PRE-READING
Activity a.
 Ask Ss to look at the pictures and discuss with their partmers
what the people in the pictures are doing.
 Get Ss to give feedback
 Give the possible answers
A. ironing clothes B. mopping the floor
C. watering plants D. air – drying the laundry
Activity b.
 Ask Ss to read the household chores and check them which are
part of their daily routine.
 Get Ss to ask their partners about the household chores.
- Which household chores do you often do at home?
are you responsible for ?
 Ask Ss some questions to lead to the reading text
- What do you know about American family ?
- Describe the pictures A,B,C
Activity c.

 Play the game
 Stand up and give feedback
 Check the household chores
 Ask and anser in pairs
 look at the pictures and talk about
them
 Take notes
 Practice pronunciation
 Teach vocab and pronunciation
- pigsty (n) a place where pigs are kept. (chuồng heo)
- glare (n,v) stare angrily
- conflict (n) quarrel (xung đột)
- scenariou /si'nɑ:riou/ (n) (Kòch bản)
- dismayed (a) upset
- bewildered (a) puzzled
- blow off (v) refuse
- nag (v) scold
- give credit for (v) nhìn nhận
- sociologist (n) One who treats of, or devotes himself to, the study
of sociology
- contribute (v) contribution (n)
- dynamics (n) động lực
- divvy up (v) divide
- pragmatic (a) (thực dụng)
WHILE-READING
Task a.
 Ask Ss to read the passage in silence and decide which
statements are true or false
1. Terry is Mrs. Virginia’s 16-year-old daughter
2. Terry’s room was tidy and clean.

3. Terry’s mother shouted to her because she neglected her
duty on household chores.
4. Mrs Virginia said that she used to have as much work as
her daughter did.
Task b.
 Suggest that Ss look at the following numbers in the passage
and talk about what the numbers refer to.
- 25 ; 6 to 8 ;12 ; 9 out of 10.
 Get Ss to talk about the numbers.
25% / parents / admitted /
constantly / nag / cleaning
 Children 6 to 18 / 12% /
household labour
 9 out of 10 / contribute /
household chores / level
Task c
 Ask Ss to read the passage again and answer the questions
 Get Ss to give feedback
 Give the right answers
 Read the passage
 Decide T or F. Justify the
answers
 Read the passage again
 Talk about what the numbers
refer to.
 Answer the questions
 Compare the answers
According to the survey of
the Soap and Detergent
Association

According to Sampson Lee
Blair
1. Children often neglect their duty on household chores
such as cleaning their room, clearing the table after
meals, or hanging up wet towels. Moreover, some of
them are often irritated when they are reminded of their
mess or responsibilities
2. She complained that she used to do twice as much
household chores as her daughter did.
3. Most American children contribute to the household
chores at some level, particularly, 6 to 8-year-old
children contribute 12% of all household labor.
Task d.
 Ask Ss to match each word in column A with its corresponding
meaning in column B
 Get Ss to work in group of 3.
 Have each group stand up and speak out.
1.c 2. e 3. d 4. b 5. f 6. a
POST-READING
 Ask Ss to work with their partners a 2-minute oral presentation
of what problems they often have with their parents over
household chores.
- What problems do you often have with your parents over
household chores ?
 Help Ss with the prompts.
- I live in a family of …………: mom, dad, … and myself
- Mom/ Dad is the influential person in the family. She / he
assigns us to do routine chores in the house.
- My duty is …. In addition, I’m responsible for …
- However, I’m often neglect …

- That makes my mom / dad irritated and she always nags
me into doing my responsibilities ...
 Match
 Compare the answers
 Stand up and work in group of 3
St 1 : conflict
St 2 : quarrel
St 3 : xung ñoät
 Prepare the oral presentation
 Give feedback to the class.
Homework
- Ask Ss to learn new words and talk about their problems over the household chores.
- Get Ss to prepare Listening
Date: 26/8/08
UNIT 1 : HOME LIFE
Period 4: LISTENING
Aims:
- Ss can listen and understand some information related to summer household chores.
- Ss are able to arrange ordering ideas.
Method: Integrated, mainly communicative.
Teaching aids: Textbooks, pictures in the book, posters.
Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
WARM-UP
 Ask Ss to talk about their last summer holiday.
- Where did you go ?
- What did you often do ?
- Did you have a good holiday ?
- …
PRE-LISTENING

 Ask Ss to match each picture with the corresponding
description.
 Get Ss to give feedback.
A. a walking toddler B. feeding
C. vacuuming D. cleaning
 Ask Ss to discuss the questions.
- Do you often help your parents with the household chores
on summer vacation ?
- What domestic chores are you responsible for ?
 Ask Ss to tick the domestic chores they often do in summer
 Vacuuming
 Spraying window cleaner
 Cleaning spots on carpets
 Feeding and watering pets
 Cleaning floors and carpets
 Sweeping and mopping floors
 Watering lawns and plants
 Cleaning windows and sliding glass doors
 Wiping windows
WHILE-LISTENING
 Make situation.
- You will hear a woman’s suggestions of summer
domestic for kids. Listen to the tape and then number the
ideas in order.
 Play the tape 3 times.
 Check Ss’ answers
 Stop the sentence which illustrates for the right order
 Talk about last summer holiday
 Work in pairs and match
 Give feedback

 Discuss the questions in pairs
 Tick the chores
 Compare with friends
 Stand up and speak it out
 Listen
 Give feedback
 Listen and check