Giáo án B. Last summer

Ss greet each other, recall words about weather, and hear the phrase 'Could you say that again, please?' in a natural situation.

T and Ss greet and talk about today's weather with the words sunny, rainy and cool. T deliberately speaks too fast once, then asks Ss to ask for repetition using the target phrase.

Ss greet the class, answer 'How's the weather today?' and use 'Could you say that again, please?' correctly at least once.

Ss recognise, pronounce and remember the eight target words and their meanings, with correct sense-group reading and pausing.

Look, listen and repeat: T shows picture flashcards with words summer (mùa hè), last (trước), sunny (nắng), rainy (mưa), cool (mát), beach (bãi biển), mountains (núi), city (thành phố). Ss listen, repeat and play a 'cover-the-meaning' game: T covers the Vietnamese meaning on the board and Ss say the English word from the picture. Pronunciation focus: read in sense groups, for example 'last summer', 'sunny beach', and pause only at full stops; do not add an extra schwa sound after final consonants.

Ss pronounce the eight words correctly in chorus and individually, match each word with its picture, and say each word with its meaning from memory.

Ss read the passage step by step to find the narrator, topic, time words, places, activities and details to answer questions.

Reading in steps. Passage: Last summer, I was in Da Lat with my aunt. The weather was cool. We were happy. The flowers were beautiful. Step 1: read once to find the character and topic. Step 2: read again and underline time words, places and activities with colored pencils. Step 3: match the questions with the details in the passage without guessing extra information. Students use Worksheet 1.

Ss complete Worksheet 1 with correct answers: Da Lat, cool weather, my aunt, happy, beautiful flowers, and underlined time, place and activity words.

Ss understand and use was with I, he, she and were with you, we, they in past statements, and ask and answer about past weather with 'What was the weather like?'.

Use a grammar chart on the board: I / he / she + was; you / we / they + were. Ss make sentences from the reading passage: 'I was in Da Lat.' 'The weather was cool.' 'We were happy.' Then T introduces the question 'What was the weather like?' and answer forms, for example 'It was sunny.' Ss do a quick chant: 'I was, he was, she was, you were, we were, they were.'

Ss write three correct sentences with was or were and ask and answer one question with 'What was the weather like?' in pairs.

Ss practise listening, matching, ordering a dialogue and using the target phrases in a short pair talk.

Four tasks using Worksheet 2 and the textbook exercises. Task A: Listen and choose the correct reply: A. Could you say that again, please? B. I was in Hue. C. Yes, of course. Task B: Match the words to their meanings: summer - mùa hè; last - trước; sunny - nắng; rainy - mưa. Task C: Fill in the blank with the word that means mưa: rainy. Task D: Put the lines in order to make a natural dialogue: Hello! Can we talk? / Could you say that again, please? / Yes, of course. / Thank you for telling me. Then Ss practise the dialogue in pairs (Let's talk).

Ss complete Worksheet 2 with answers: Task A: C (Yes, of course.); Task B: summer - mùa hè, last - trước, sunny - nắng, rainy - mưa; Task C: rainy; Task D: Hello! Can we talk? - Could you say that again, please? - Yes, of course. - Thank you for telling me. Ss perform the dialogue in pairs.

Ss create a picture card about last summer using four to six key words, four sentences with at least two target structures, and a drawing, then introduce it to a partner.

Ss make a card about B. Last summer: choose 4 to 6 key words from the lesson, write 4 sentences with at least two of the learnt structures (was/were, What was the weather like?), and draw a suitable picture. Sample opener: I was in Hue. Ss present the card in 45 to 60 seconds to a partner; the partner asks one question and gives one clear comment. Self-check: subject, correct past form of the verb, capital letter at the beginning, punctuation, and content about the topic. Part of the card is made in class; the rest is completed at home.

Ss have a draft card with 4 to 6 keywords, 4 sentences, a drawing and one partner comment. The final card is submitted at the next lesson for teacher or adult assessment of speaking and writing.