Giáo án Lesson 2

Ss activate prior knowledge about animals and get ready for the lesson topic Stories for children.

T shows picture flashcards of a tortoise, a hare, a fox and a crow one by one, and Ss guess the animal. T then asks a simple question: 'Which animal walks slowly?' Ss answer in short sentences.

Ss name the four animals in English and give one short answer about which animal walks slowly.

Ss learn the eight vocabulary items as phrases and pronounce slowly and quickly with correct stress and final '-ly'.

Ss look at the vocabulary table in the textbook: main character (nhân vật chính), crow (quạ), fox (cáo), hare (thỏ rừng), tortoise (rùa), quickly (nhanh), slowly (chậm), cleverly (khôn khéo). T models the words first slowly, then at normal speed. Ss then cover the Vietnamese meaning and say the phrase from memory. Ss learn each phrase as a whole unit, for example 'main character', not as separate words.

Ss can read, pronounce and match all eight words with their meanings. Ss pronounce 'slowly' and 'quickly' with the stress on the first syllable.

Ss understand and use the question How did the tortoise walk? and the question Who are the main characters? with their answers.

T models the dialogue: A: How did the tortoise walk? B: It walked slowly. T introduces the question Who is/are the main character(s)? and explains that How did ... + bare verb asks about the way of doing something, and the answer uses a past verb plus an adverb such as slowly or quickly. Ss listen, point to the pictures and repeat, then practise the dialogue in pairs.

Ss can ask and answer the questions How did the tortoise walk? and Who are the main characters? in pairs, using correct intonation and the correct past form walked.

Ss consolidate the vocabulary and sentence patterns through matching, choosing, ordering and listening tasks.

Ss complete exercises 1 to 7 in Worksheet 1 and the textbook. Exercise 1: choose the word that means tortoise (A. slowly; B. tortoise; C. crow). Exercise 2: choose the word that means quickly (A. cleverly; B. fox; C. quickly). Exercise 3: match the words with their meanings. Exercise 4: listen and choose the sentence you hear (A. Could you say that again, please?; B. They are the fox and the crow.; C. It walked slowly.). Exercise 5: fill in the gap with one vocabulary item that means cleverly. Exercise 6: put the turns in a natural conversation. Exercise 7: choose the correct question to ask how the tortoise walked. T plays a game 'Pass the Card' to review the words.

Ss answer exercises 1 to 7 correctly. Answer key: 1 – B (tortoise); 2 – C (quickly); 3 – tortoise – rùa; quickly – nhanh; slowly – chậm; cleverly – khôn khéo; 4 – C (It walked slowly); 5 – cleverly; 6 – Hello! Can we talk? → How did the tortoise walk? → It walked slowly. → Thank you for telling me.; 7 – B (How did the tortoise walk?).

Ss apply the question and answer patterns in a real-life role-play, changing the names, places and actions to match their own information.

Ss work in pairs. Each pair writes a short dialogue of at least four turns using the questions Who are the main characters in the story? and How did ... walk? Ss swap roles: the questioner asks, listens to the whole answer, notes one keyword and then changes roles. When Ss do not hear clearly, they say 'Could you say that again, please?' Ss may replace the sample information with the correct information about their own story card. The teacher uses a simple rubric: asking the right question (1 point), two suitable answers (1 point), correct vocabulary and structure (1 point), and clear speaking with role swap (1 point).

Each pair performs a role-play of at least four turns and writes a dialogue on a card. Sample dialogue: A: Who are the main characters in the story? B: They are the fox and the crow. A: How did the tortoise walk? B: It walked slowly.