Giáo án Skills 2

Ss activate prior knowledge about houses and predict what houses will be like in the future, so that they are ready for the topic Our houses in the future.

T writes the title 'Our houses in the future' on the board and shows three clues: 'It is near a lake.' 'It has large windows.' 'It uses solar energy.' Ss guess what kind of house it is and write one prediction about future houses, for example: 'Houses will have robots.' or 'Houses will use solar energy.'

Ss' guesses, for example: 'It is a house near a lake with large windows.' Ss' predictions, for example: 'In the future, houses will use solar energy.' T notes the key words lake, large windows, solar energy and future on the board for later use.

Ss know the meaning of eight topic words (appliance, wireless, solar energy, smart TV, dishwasher, washing machine, housework, helicopter) and can use them in simple sentences about their homes.

Ss work in groups of four and do Part A of Worksheet 1: match eight words with their meanings (A–H). Then Ss do Part B: write two sentences about the appliances they have at home, using the words from the list. For example: 'We have a washing machine.' 'Our smart TV is in the living room.'

Answer key for Part A: appliance – E; wireless – C; solar energy – A; smart TV – H; dishwasher – G; washing machine – B; housework – F; helicopter – D. Ss' sentences in Part B, for example: 'We have a washing machine and a smart TV.'

Ss identify the speaker and the topic of a listening text and note keywords about people, places, time and actions.

Ss listen to the audio once to answer two questions: Who is the speaker? What is the topic? Then Ss listen again and note keywords in Part B of Worksheet 2 under four headings: people, place, time and actions. Ss do not read the answers of exercises 1–6 before they listen.

Speaker and topic: the speaker is designing a future home for grandparents; the topic is future houses. Keywords (for example): People: grandparents. Place: one floor, no stairs. Actions and appliances: a washing machine will help with the clothes; a robot might remind them to water the plants; a family member will check that it works safely.

Ss identify the parts of a 50-word paragraph about a dream house and use a revision checklist to check their own writing.

T shows the model paragraph: 'My dream house will be a small home near a lake. It will have three rooms and a roof garden. A dishwasher will wash the dishes, and a smart clock will remind us about school. We might use solar panels. Large windows will give us light for reading during the day.' Ss find and underline the location, type of home, rooms or surroundings, two appliances, what they will do, and the word that shows an uncertain idea. T reminds Ss that this paragraph is only a model for structure; they must not copy it.

Ss' answers: location – near a lake; type – a small home; rooms or surroundings – three rooms and a roof garden; appliances – a dishwasher (washes the dishes) and a smart clock (reminds us about school); uncertain idea – might (We might use solar panels). Revision checklist: all required details are included; pronouns are consistent (we, it); verbs after will and might use the base form; location and time words are in the right place; the paragraph has about 50 words.

Ss answer six listening questions with detailed information and give the evidence from the audio for each answer.

Ss do listening exercises 1–6 in the student's book. Each question has three options: A, B and C. Ss listen to the audio and choose the best answer, then write the evidence from the audio in Part C of Worksheet 2. Questions: 1. Who is the future home for? 2. How many floors will it have? 3. Why will there be no stairs? 4. Which machine will help with clothes? 5. What might the robot remind them about? 6. Who will check the robot's safety?

1 – C (Grandparents; evidence: 'I am designing a future home for my grandparents.') 2 – B (One; evidence: 'It will have only one floor.') 3 – A (To make moving around easier; evidence: 'so they will not need stairs') 4 – C (A washing machine; evidence: 'A washing machine will help with the clothes.') 5 – B (Watering plants; evidence: 'A robot might remind them to water the plants, but a family member will check that it works safely.') 6 – A (A family member; evidence: 'a family member will check that it works safely.')

Ss plan their dream house with keywords, write an opening sentence and draft a paragraph of about 50 words that includes all the required details.

Ss do Parts A and B of Worksheet 3: note keywords for location, type of home, rooms or surroundings, two appliances and what they will do, and an uncertain idea with might. Then Ss write one opening sentence and draft the paragraph of about 50 words (exercise 7). Ss use their own details, not the listening script. Ss also do exercise 8 in Part C of Worksheet 3: write one sentence before revision and one sentence after revision, and explain the correction.

Sample plan (Ss create their own): location – near the mountains; type – a small house; rooms – two bedrooms and a garden; appliance 1 – a washing machine will wash the clothes; appliance 2 – a robot might water the plants; uncertain idea – we might have solar panels. Opening sentence, for example: 'My dream house will be a small home near the mountains.' Exercise 8 example: 'She go to school' becomes 'She goes to school' because the subject she is third person singular in the present simple. Teacher's grading criteria for exercise 7: content and required details (0.75); organisation and cohesion (0.5); vocabulary and grammar (0.5); spelling and punctuation (0.25). Exercise 8: plan with information and reasons (1); one correction with explanation (1).

Ss revise their paragraph with a checklist, present their dream house to a group as if they were talking to a family or a future home designer, and receive feedback to improve their writing.

Ss work in pairs to revise their paragraph with the checklist from Worksheet 3. Then Ss work in groups of four. Each S speaks for one minute about the dream house, using at least two appliances and one uncertain idea with might. Other members give one comment: 'I like your house because...' or 'Can you explain...?' Ss write their final paragraph of about 50 words at home (homework).

A revised paragraph with all required details, one correct use of will and might, and consistent pronouns. A one-minute talk about the dream house, for example: 'My dream house will be near a lake. A dishwasher will wash the dishes, and a smart clock might remind us about school.' Written feedback from one partner on a sticky note.