Giáo án Review 2: Language

Ss recall the six Unit 6 vocabulary items and connect them with Tet celebrations to activate prior knowledge before the review.

Ss look at flashcards of square, cathedral, waterfall, island, decorate and celebrate. In pairs, Ss match each word with a Vietnamese meaning (quảng trường, nhà thờ lớn, thác nước, đảo, trang trí, ăn mừng/đón lễ) and then answer the question: 'What do people do to celebrate Tet?'

Ss give the meaning of six words, for example: square (quảng trường), cathedral (nhà thờ lớn), waterfall (thác nước), island (đảo), decorate (trang trí), celebrate (ăn mừng, đón lễ). A typical answer to the question is: 'We decorate the house and celebrate Tet with our family.'

Ss systematise the forms and uses of comparatives, countable and uncountable nouns, and some, any, many and much, and explain the differences in meaning.

T puts a four-column chart on the board: Comparatives (short adjectives, long adjectives, irregular forms) and Quantifiers (countable nouns, uncountable nouns). Working in groups of four, Ss complete the chart with examples from the lesson: tall-taller, big-bigger, noisy-noisier, expensive-more expensive, good-better, bad-worse; an island-two islands; some water, a bottle of water; we have some flowers, we don't have any rice. Ss also answer: 'Why can we not use more and -er together?' and 'Which words do we use with uncountable nouns?'

A completed group chart with these points:

• Short adjective: adjective + -er + than (tall → taller than; big → bigger than; noisy → noisier than).
• Long adjective: more + adjective + than (expensive → more expensive than).
• Irregular: good → better than; bad → worse than.
• Do not use more and -er together.
• Countable nouns: an island, two islands; many + countable plural nouns.
• Uncountable nouns (water, rice): some water, a bottle of water; much + uncountable nouns.
• Some: usually in affirmative sentences (We have some flowers). Any: usually in negative and question sentences (We don't have any rice).

Ss explain the meanings of must, mustn't, should and shouldn't, and pronounce the sounds /ɪ/ and /iː/, and /s/ and /ʃ/ accurately in words and phrases.

T shows two columns on the slide: Modal verbs (must, mustn't, should, shouldn't) and Sound pairs (ship/sheep, see/she, busy/street, peaceful). Ss read the example sentences: 'The sign says Keep off the grass. You mustn't walk on it.' and 'You should help clean the house before Tet.' Then Ss repeat the minimal pairs after T and do a quick listening discrimination task.

Ss explain the modal meanings in their own words:

• Must + base verb: obligation or requirement.
• Mustn't: prohibition (not allowed to do something).
• Should + base verb: advice (recommended to do something).
• Shouldn't: advice not to do something.
  For pronunciation, Ss produce the following contrasts:
• /ɪ/ in ship and busy is short and relaxed; /iː/ in sheep, street and peaceful is longer, with the lips spread.
• /s/ in see is a hissing sound; /ʃ/ in she is made with the lips slightly rounded and the tongue further back. Ss do not say she for see.

Ss choose the correct comparative or quantifier by analysing the adjective type and the noun type in each sentence.

Ss complete Worksheet 1 individually for three minutes, then compare with a partner. Worksheet 1 includes items 1 to 5 from the lesson: comparatives (quiet, busy, expensive) and quantifiers (oranges, water).

Answers to Worksheet 1:

1. B. quieter (short adjective: quiet → quieter than).
2. A. busier (y changes to i before -er).
3. C. more expensive (long adjective, so use more).
4. B. some (oranges are countable plural nouns, used in an affirmative sentence).
5. A. much (water is uncountable).
   Ss explain each answer in one short sentence, for example: 'Water is uncountable, so we use much.'

Ss choose the correct modal verb and understand the function of short everyday sentences such as an appointment and a New Year wish.

Ss complete items 6 to 10 from Worksheet 2: the sign 'Keep off the grass', 'help clean the house before Tet', 'Is there ___ bread left?', 'Choose an appointment', and 'Choose a New Year wish'. Ss read each option and decide which sentence fits the function.

Answers to Worksheet 2:
6. C. mustn't (a prohibition on the sign).
7. B. should (positive advice).
8. A. any (bread is uncountable, in a question).
9. C. Let's meet at nine at the gate. (It gives a time and a place for an appointment.)
10. B. I wish you a happy year. (It is a New Year wish.)
Ss explain why A and C in item 9, and A and C in item 10, are not correct.

Ss use comparatives, quantifiers and modal verbs to write and present a short Tet plan that gives advice and compares two Tet activities.

Working in pairs, Ss plan a Tet holiday for a friend from abroad. Each pair writes four to five sentences using at least one comparative, one of some/any/many/much, and one of should/shouldn't or must/mustn't. Example prompts: 'Visit the cathedral or the waterfall?', 'Which is more expensive, a boat trip to the island or a day in the square?', 'You should decorate your house with flowers.' Ss then present their plan to the class in one minute.

A written Tet plan with four to five sentences, for example:

• 'The waterfall is more beautiful than the square, but the island is bigger.'
• 'We have some banh chung, but we don't have any peach blossoms.'
• 'You should decorate the house on the first day of Tet.'
• 'You mustn't feed the animals at the waterfall.'
  Each sentence must be grammatically correct and use the target structures.