Giáo án Tiếng Anh 4
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Giáo án B. Classroom activities

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I. Objectives

1. Language and specific competences

  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand and use seven classroom instructions: come in, stand up, sit down, open your book, close your book, read aloud and say goodbye.
  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to put please at the beginning or the end of an instruction (Please sit down. / Sit down, please.) and say an instruction without adding 'to' before the verb.
  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to respond politely to an instruction with Okay and Thank you.
  • Communicative competence in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing: Ss listen to and respond to classroom instructions, read the instruction cards aloud, and write the missing word in a model sentence.
  • Language knowledge (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar): Ss pronounce the seven new phrases with correct stress, understand their meanings (for example, read aloud = đọc thành tiếng), and use please and the imperative form correctly.

2. General competences

  • Self-control and independent learning: Ss complete the worksheet on their own first, then check their answers with a partner before the teacher gives feedback.
  • Communication and collaboration: Ss work in pairs and groups to listen, act out dialogues and take turns giving instructions in a clear and polite voice.
  • Problem-solving and creativity: Ss sequence instructions from listening, choose the correct phrase to fill a gap and create their own short instruction role-play.

3. Personal qualities

  • Responsibility: Ss keep their seats quietly and stand up or sit down only when there is enough space, so they stay safe during the actions.
  • Kindness: Ss use polite words such as please and thank you when they give and respond to instructions to their classmates.

II. Resources and materials

1. Teacher

  • Flashcards or pictures for the seven instructions: come in, stand up, sit down, open your book, close your book, read aloud, say goodbye.
  • Audio recording of the dialogue and the listening tasks (Exercises 2, 5, 9).
  • Printed Worksheet No. 1 for each pair.
  • Projector or interactive board.
  • NeoEdu online lesson with explanations, examples and interactive exercises: neoedu.vn/learn/4/english/starter-b-classroom-activities

2. Pupils

  • Starter Student's Book, Unit Starter, Part B.
  • Pencil, eraser and notebook.
  • A small paper card with a picture of each instruction (optional).
  • Worksheet No. 1.

III. Procedures

Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 4 minutes

Good morning, class! Simon says

Aims

Ss greet the teacher and review the instructions stand up and sit down through a fast game.

Content

T greets the class and then plays Simon says with the actions stand up and sit down. Ss follow only when T starts the instruction with Simon says.

Expected outcomes

Ss greet correctly and follow the instructions quickly and correctly.

Procedure

  1. Teacher

    T: Good morning, class! How are you today? T explains the game: 'If I say Simon says, do the action. If I do not say Simon says, do not move.'

    Pupils

    Ss: Good morning, teacher! We're fine, thank you. Ss listen to the rules.

  2. Teacher

    T plays the game with 4 to 5 quick instructions, for example: Simon says stand up. Sit down, please. Simon says sit down.

    Pupils

    Ss stand up or sit down when Simon says and keep still when there is no Simon says.

  3. Teacher

    T asks: Who made a mistake? What did you do after 'Simon says'?

    Pupils

    Ss: I stood up when you did not say Simon says. / I sat down after you said Simon says sit down.

  4. Teacher

    T says: Good job! Today we will learn more instructions. Open your book, please.

    Pupils

    Ss open their books and sit quietly.

Activity 2.1: Exploration · 7 minutes

Look, listen and repeat: Classroom instructions

Aims

Ss recognize, pronounce and understand the meaning of the seven classroom instructions.

Content

T shows flashcards of the seven instructions, plays the recording, models pronunciation and checks meaning (come in = mời vào; stand up = đứng lên; sit down = ngồi xuống; open your book = mở sách; close your book = đóng sách; read aloud = đọc thành tiếng; say goodbye = nói lời tạm biệt). T explains that please can go at the beginning or end and that instructions do not need 'to' before the verb.

Expected outcomes

Ss repeat all seven phrases correctly and match each phrase with its picture and meaning.

Procedure

  1. Teacher

    T: Look at the pictures. Listen and repeat. Which picture matches read aloud? (Read aloud is reading out loud, not reading silently.)

    Pupils

    Ss look at the pictures and listen carefully.

  2. Teacher

    T models each phrase, then Ss repeat in chorus and then individually. T asks: Can you say Please sit down or Sit down, please?

    Pupils

    Ss repeat. Possible answers: Please sit down. / Sit down, please. Ss point to the pictures as they repeat.

  3. Teacher

    T asks pairs to show one picture and say the phrase. T asks: What does say goodbye mean?

    Pupils

    Pairs show the picture and say the phrase. Ss: Say goodbye means nói lời tạm biệt.

  4. Teacher

    T writes on the board: Open your book, please. / Please open your book. and asks Ss to notice that there is no 'to' before the verb.

    Pupils

    Ss copy the two sentences into their notebooks.

Activity 2.2: Exploration · 6 minutes

Listen and act: Classroom dialogue

Aims

Ss understand and act out a short dialogue using the instructions and polite responses.

Content

T plays the dialogue: A: Come in, please. B: Thank you. A: Open your book, please. B: Okay. T models the dialogue with a student. Ss practise in pairs, then T gives a new instruction and Ss respond with a polite answer.

Expected outcomes

Each pair acts out the dialogue clearly and politely and responds to at least two instructions.

Procedure

  1. Teacher

    T: Listen to the dialogue. What does A say first? What does B say?

    Pupils

    Ss listen. Ss: A says Come in, please. B says Thank you.

  2. Teacher

    T demonstrates with a strong pupil. T says: Stand up, please. Ss pairs take turns: A gives an instruction, B responds with Okay and performs the action.

    Pupils

    Pairs practise. Ss: Okay. (Ss stand up.) Thank you, teacher.

  3. Teacher

    T asks two or three pairs to perform in front of the class.

    Pupils

    Pairs perform. Classmates listen and check the polite words.

  4. Teacher

    T reminds Ss: Read aloud means you read with a loud voice. Do not read silently when the instruction says read aloud.

    Pupils

    Ss nod and repeat: Read aloud, please.

Activity 3.1: Practice · 7 minutes

Exercises 1 to 6: Matching, listening and filling in

Aims

Ss practise matching meanings, listening for instructions, choosing the correct phrase and filling in a gap.

Content

Ss complete Worksheet No. 1 in pairs. Exercise 1 is matching; Exercise 2 is listening and choosing; Exercise 3 is choosing a reply; Exercise 4 is a true or false statement; Exercise 5 is listening and choosing a sentence; Exercise 6 is filling in the word meaning book.

Expected outcomes

Ss complete Worksheet No. 1 with the following answers: 1) stand up – đứng lên; sit down – ngồi xuống; open your book – mở sách; close your book – đóng sách. 2) B (close your book). 3) C (Open your book, please.). 4) False (stand up means đứng lên, not ngồi xuống). 5) A (Open your book, please.). 6) book.

Procedure

  1. Teacher

    T hands out Worksheet No. 1 and explains: Work in pairs. Read each exercise carefully. Listen for Exercises 2 and 5.

    Pupils

    Ss read the worksheet and ask: What do we do in Exercise 2? (Listen and choose the phrase.)

  2. Teacher

    T plays the audio for Exercises 2 and 5 twice. T monitors and helps pairs who are stuck.

    Pupils

    Pairs listen, discuss and write their answers. Ss: Exercise 2 is B, close your book. Exercise 5 is A, Open your book, please.

  3. Teacher

    T asks: Which answer is False in Exercise 4? Why? Which word completes the sentence in Exercise 6?

    Pupils

    Ss: Exercise 4 is False because stand up means đứng lên. Ss: The word is book.

  4. Teacher

    T checks the answers with the whole class and gives praise to pairs with full marks.

    Pupils

    Ss correct their answers and write the right answer in their worksheet.

Activity 3.2: Practice · 6 minutes

Chant, sequence and match

Aims

Ss use the new chant, listen to put instructions in order and match the extra instructions with their meanings.

Content

Ss chant the new lines in pairs: Come in, please. / Take your seat. / Open your book. / Read with me. (Take your seat = sit down; read with me = read together with me.) Ss then listen to three instructions and put the activities in order, and match come in, read aloud and say goodbye with their meanings.

Expected outcomes

Ss chant the lines with the right rhythm, put the activities in order (Come in. → Open your book. → Read aloud.) and match come in – mời vào; read aloud – đọc thành tiếng; say goodbye – nói lời tạm biệt.

Procedure

  1. Teacher

    T: Let's chant. Listen to the first two lines. Then you say them with me. Clap your hands on the beat.

    Pupils

    Ss listen and clap the rhythm.

  2. Teacher

    T chants the first two lines, then pairs take turns: one reads lines 1 and 2, the other reads lines 3 and 4. T asks Ss to act out: Take your seat (sit down).

    Pupils

    Pairs chant and act out the actions safely. Ss: Take your seat means sit down.

  3. Teacher

    T plays the listening for Exercise 9 and asks: What is the first instruction? the second? the third?

    Pupils

    Ss: The first is Come in. The second is Open your book. The third is Read aloud.

  4. Teacher

    T asks Ss to match the extra instructions with their meanings from Exercise 10 and checks.

    Pupils

    Ss: come in – mời vào; read aloud – đọc thành tiếng; say goodbye – nói lời tạm biệt.

Activity 4: Application · 5 minutes

Fun corner: Classroom role-play and wrap-up

Aims

Ss use the instructions and polite words in a real classroom role-play and reflect on what they learned.

Content

In pairs, Ss make a short role-play: one student is the teacher and gives two instructions, the other student responds with Okay and Thank you. Ss then use the Simon says game to finish the lesson. T gives a homework task: write two classroom instructions to say to a family member at home.

Expected outcomes

Each pair performs a role-play with at least two instructions and responses, and Ss write two instructions for homework.

Procedure

  1. Teacher

    T: Work in pairs. One of you is the teacher. Give two instructions. The other student answers politely and does the action.

    Pupils

    Ss decide their roles and plan two instructions, for example: Come in, please. / Open your book, please.

  2. Teacher

    T walks around and listens. T joins a pair to model the role-play once.

    Pupils

    Pairs perform. Ss: Okay. Thank you, teacher. (Ss do the action.)

  3. Teacher

    T asks: What did you use to make the instructions polite? Which instruction was the most fun?

    Pupils

    Ss: We used please and thank you. Ss: Read aloud was the most fun.

  4. Teacher

    T says: Goodbye, class! Say goodbye to your friends before you leave.

    Pupils

    Ss say goodbye to the teacher and their friends.

Worksheets

Worksheet No. 1: Classroom Activities

Exercise 1: Match the phrase with its meaning.

  • stand up
  • sit down
  • open your book
  • close your book

Exercise 2 (listen): Choose the phrase you hear.

  • A. stand up
  • B. close your book
  • C. sit down
  • D. open your book

Exercise 3: What do you say to ask a friend to open a book?

  • A. Thank you.
  • B. Goodbye.
  • C. Open your book, please.

Exercise 4: True or False? 'stand up' means 'ngồi xuống'. Circle the answer.

Exercise 5 (listen): Choose the sentence you hear.

  • A. Open your book, please.
  • B. Thank you, teacher.
  • C. Good morning, class.

Exercise 6: Fill in the blank with the correct word meaning quyển sách.
Open your ____, please.

Homework

  • Write two classroom instructions to say to a family member at home, for example: Come in, please. / Sit down, please. Use please in one instruction.
  • Practise the chant Come in, please. / Take your seat. / Open your book. / Read with me. with a family member, and do the actions safely.
  • Look at the NeoEdu lesson page (neoedu.vn/learn/4/english/starter-b-classroom-activities) and do the interactive exercises to check your answers.

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