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Period: 55

<b>UNIT 8 : CELEBRATIONS</b>
<b>LANGUAGE FOCUS</b>
<b>I. Objectives</b>

<i><b>1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: </b></i>
<i><b>a. Knowledge: </b></i>

- By the end of this lesson, Ss use the structures to make sentences correctly.
<i><b>- Vocabulary: Related to celebration.</b></i>

<i><b>- Grammar: Relative clauses, adverb clauses of concession.</b></i>
<i><b>b. Skills: Speaking, writing, less reading and listening.</b></i>
<i><b>c. Attitude: Study hard.</b></i>

<i><b>2. Capacity is formed and developed for students </b></i>
- Self-learning capability.

- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity

<b>II. Teaching aids</b>

<i><b>1. Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks</b></i>
<i><b>2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler …</b></i>
<b>III. Students’ activities</b>

<i><b>1. Warm up (5’) Net Works</b></i>

<b>Teacher’s and students’ activities</b> <b>Content</b>

- T asks Ss to write the relative pronouns
on the board.

- Ss write on the board.

* The relative pronouns:
Who, Whom, which ...
<i><b>2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)</b></i>

- T explains the requirement and the
example.

- T explains the way to join sentences
using relative clauses with relative
pronoun “which”.

- T has Ss read the sentences.
- Ss read the sentences and do the
exercises.

- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects the answers if
necessary.

- Ss copy down the correct answers.

<b>1. Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.</b>
<i>* Ss know how to use the relative pronouns.</i>

<b>Ex: Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early </b>
February.

<i>Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early </i>
<i>February.</i>

<i><b>Answer key : </b></i>

a. Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on New Year’s Eve.
b. This watch is a gift which was given to me by my aunt on my
14th_birthday.

c. My friend Tom, who sings Western folk songs very well, can
compose songs.

d. We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens
on public holidays.

e. I like reading books which tell about different people and
their cultures.

f. On my mom’s birthday my dad gave her roses, which were
very sweet and beautiful.

g. Judy liked the full-moon festival, which is celebrated in
mid-fall, very much.

h. Tomorrow I’ll go to the airport to meet my friend, who
comes to stay with us during the Christmas.

- T explains the requirement and the
ex.

- T explains the way to join sentences
using relative clauses with relative
pronoun “who”.

<b>2. Describe each of the people in the pictures. Use relative </b>
<b>clauses.</b>

<i>* Ss use relatve pronouns to describe the people in the picture.</i>
<b>Ex: I am the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.</b>

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- T has Ss look at the pictures.
- Ss look at the pictures and make
sentences.

- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects the answers if
necessary.

- Ss copy down the correct answers.

<i><b>Answer keys :</b></i>

- Mom is the woman who is sitting in an armchair /
receiving a gift from the little girl.

- Dad is the man who is standing behind my sister.
- Linda is the little girl who is wearing a pink dress /
giving a gift to Mom.

- Grandmother is the woman who is wearing a violet
blouse / giving a gift to the baby.

- Uncle John is the man who is wearing a pink jumper.
- Jack is the little boy who is sitting on his mother’s lap.
- T explains the requirement and the

example.

- T explains the way to join sentences
using adverb clauses of concession.
- T has Ss read the sentences.
- Ss read the sentences and do the
exercises.

- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects the answers if
necessary.

- Ss copy down the correct answers.

<b>3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets. The </b>
<b>first is done for you. </b>

<b>Ex: </b>

<i>a. Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet </i>
<i>even though she has decorated her house and made plenty</i>
<i>of cakes.</i>

<i><b>Answer keys:</b></i>

b. Although we don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam,
Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my mom every
year on the 8th_{of March.}

c. We went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on the National
Day last year though we live in Nam Dinh.

d. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam though they
do not understand Vietnamese culture very much.

e. Even though in Australia Christmas season is in

summer, Australians enjoy Christmas as much as people in
European countries do.

f. Although Jim came to the show late due to the traffic
jam, he could see the main part of the show.

- T explains the requirement and the
example.

- T explains the way to complete the
sentences using the correct tense of the

verbs.

- T has Ss look at the pictures and
suggested words.

- Ss look at the pictures, suggested words,
read the sentences and do the exercises.
- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects the answers if
necessary.

- Ss copy down the correct answers.

<b>4. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the</b>
<b>correct tense of the verbs and the information.</b>

<i>* Ss complete the sentences with the correct tenses.</i>
<b>Ex : </b>

<i>a. Although Mrs. Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his</i>
<i>homework.</i>

<i><b>Answer keys :</b></i>

b. … , she is still watching TV now.

c. … , bureau predicted the weather would be fine.
d. … ate a lot of food … .

e. … , Mary tried to finish her letter.

<i><b>3. Consolidation (4’)</b></i>

- T emphasizes the way to use “relative pronouns, even thought and although
<b>IV. Experience:</b>

………
………
………

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<b>I. Objectives</b>

<i><b>1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: </b></i>
<i><b>a. Knowledge: </b></i>

- By the end of this lesson, Ss know about natural disasters.

<i><b>- Vocabulary: </b></i>Related to natural disasters.

<i><b>- Grammar: </b></i>Future simple, adverb clauses of concession.

<i><b>b. Skills:</b></i> listening, speaking, reading and writing

<i><b>c. Attitude:</b></i> Ss will be educated about natural disasters.

<i><b>2. Capacity is formed and developed for students </b></i>
- Self-learning capability.

- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity

<b>II. Teaching aids</b>

<i><b>1. Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, cassette and tape</b></i>
<i><b>2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler …</b></i>

<b>III. Students’ activities</b>
<i><b>1. Warm up (5’) Net Works</b></i>

<i><b>Teacher’s and students’ activities</b></i> <i><b>Content</b></i>

- T asks Ss to tell the names of natural disasters they
know.

* Natural disasters
- Storm, ...

<i><b>2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)</b></i>
- T explains the requirement.

- Ss work in pairs: match the words to the correct
pictures.

- T calls Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects the answers.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.

<b>1. Getting started.</b>

<i>* Ss know some natural disaters.</i>

<i>Match the pictures to the correct words. Then</i>
<i>compare your answers with a partner’s.</i>
<b>Answer keys:</b>

1. snowstorm 2. earthquake
3. volcano 4. typhoon
-T introduces the situation and has Ss guess “What

are they talking about?”
- T plays the tape once.

- T picks out new words and explains.

- Ss give the meanings and practice reading new
words.

- T calls some Ss to read new words to check their
pronunciation.

<b>2. Listen and read.</b>

<i>* Ss remember the way to report the weather</i>
<i>forcast.</i>

<i>“Thuy is talking to her grandmother”.</i>
<b>New words :</b>

- coast (n)
- trust (v)
- expect (v)
- thunderstorm (n)
- highlands (n)
- just in case (adv)
- T plays the tape again.

- Ss practice the dialogue in groups of three.

- T calls some groups to role play the dialogue before
the class.

- T checks their pronunciation if necessary.
- T explains the requirement.

- Ss read the sentences and the dialogue again to do
the exercise.

- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects the answers.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.

<i>a. Practice the dialogue in a group of three.</i>

<i>b. Fill in the blanks with one word or phrase</i>
<i>from the dialogue.</i>

<b>Answer keys :</b>

1. turn up weather forecast
2. rainy 3. central highlands
4. have temperature

5. weather forecas them

<i><b>3. Consolidation (4’)</b></i>

T asks, Ss answer the questions:

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c. What about you? (You should trust the weather forecast)
d. What is Thuy going to do?

e. Will she take along a raincoat?
<i><b>4. Its operations (4’)</b></i>

- T asks, Ss answer the questions. <b>Questions :</b>

- Were there any natural disasters in Viet Nam?
What are they? where? when?

- Which disaster is the most dangerous one?
<b>IV. Experience:</b>

………
………
………

<b>Signature of the Leader</b>

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