Giáo án Lesson 1

T sticks four pictures on the board and says: 'Look at the pictures. Where is this place?' T points to the city picture.

T asks: 'Is there a tall building in the city?' and 'Are there many rice fields in the village?'

T asks several Ss to point to the picture of a place they guessed.

T says: 'Today we will learn new phrases about where our school is.' T writes the title on the board.

T shows the flashcard 'in the city' and says: 'in the city - ở thành phố'. T points to the picture of a city and says the phrase clearly. T asks Ss to listen and repeat in chorus three times.

T asks: 'Where is the city? Look at the picture.' T plays the 'Hide and say' game: T covers the meaning of the flashcard and asks Ss to say the phrase. T shows gestures: a hand on the head for mountains, hands moving like waves for the village.

T asks each group of four to read the four phrases in turn. T listens and corrects the stress and the sound of 'mountains' and 'village' if needed. T asks: 'Which phrase means ở miền núi?'

T summarizes the four phrases and writes them on the board with the Vietnamese meanings. T reminds Ss: 'Do not guess from a picture only; always listen to the information.'

T writes the dialogue on the board: 'A: Where is your school? B: It is in the village.' T reads it twice and asks Ss to listen and point to the phrase on the picture card.

T shows a school picture with twelve classrooms and asks: 'How many classrooms are there?' T models the answer: 'There are twelve classrooms.' T shows a picture with one computer room and asks: 'How many computer rooms are there?' T models: 'There is one computer room.'

T asks Ss in pairs to practise the dialogue with the picture cards. T walks around, listens and gives feedback on the pronunciation of 'in the mountains' and 'There are'. T calls two pairs to act out the dialogue in front of the class.

T gives the key points on the board: 'It's in the city/town/village/mountains.' / 'How many + plural noun + are there?' / 'There is one... / There are...' T emphasizes that the answer must be based on the given information, not only on the picture.

T explains the rules of 'Let's play': Ss shuffle the cards and place them face down. A student takes one card and says a sentence about where the school is, for example 'Our school is in the town.' The other members must match the card with the phrase they hear.

T goes around to check the groups. T also plays the listening track for Exercise 2: 'A. in the city; B. in the town; C. in the mountains; D. in the village.' T pauses after each phrase.

T asks each group to report the sentence they made with the card that was most difficult. T also asks Ss: 'Which phrase is 'in the mountains' in Vietnamese?'

T praises the groups that used the phrases correctly and reminds Ss to listen carefully before choosing the answer.

T distributes Worksheet 1 to each pair and explains each exercise. T asks Ss to do Exercises 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 first, then 8.

T walks around and helps pairs who are stuck. T asks: 'What is the Vietnamese meaning of in the village?' and 'Which word fits the blank in It is ___ the village?'

T checks the answers with the whole class. For Exercise 6, T asks: 'Is 'in the city' the same as 'in the town'?' For Exercise 8, T asks two pairs to act out the dialogue.

T gives feedback on the common mistakes, such as forgetting 'in' or writing 'classroom' instead of 'classrooms'. T reminds Ss that the answers must match the given information.

T explains the task: 'Draw your school or an imagined school. Write where it is and how many classrooms it has.' T shows a sample map.

T asks Ss to interview a partner: 'Where is your school?' and 'How many classrooms are there?'. T monitors and helps Ss with the spelling of classrooms.

T invites three Ss to show their maps and present their school to the class.

T praises the creative maps and reminds Ss that the answer must be based on their real or imagined information. T gives the homework.