Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Tet Pictures
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about Tet and get familiar with the topic words peach flower and apricot flower.
b) Content
T shows a picture of peach flowers and apricot flowers and asks: 'What do you see in the picture?' and 'What do people usually do with these flowers at Tet?' Ss answer in pairs, using simple English and a few words they already know.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name the two flowers (peach flower, apricot flower) and give one or two simple ideas about Tet, for example: 'People decorate the house with flowers.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the picture and asks two guiding questions: 'What do you see?' and 'What do people do at Tet?'
Students
Ss look at the picture and listen to the questions.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors and gives help with vocabulary when needed.
Students
Ss work in pairs, describe the picture and share their ideas. Expected answer: 'I see peach flowers and apricot flowers. People decorate their houses with flowers at Tet.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2 or 3 pairs to share their answers with the class.
Students
Representative pairs report. Expected answer: 'We see apricot flowers. We decorate the house at Tet.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the answers and writes the title on the board: 'Our Tet holiday'. T introduces the lesson aim and the topic words.
Students
Ss listen and write the title and the lesson aim in their notebooks.