Giáo án A Closer Look 2

Ss activate prior knowledge about TV programmes and get ready for the Wh-questions in the lesson.

Ss look at four pictures of TV programmes (cartoon, documentary, comedy, science show) and answer the teacher's questions: What is your favourite programme? When do you watch TV? Who do you watch TV with? Why do you like it?

Ss give short answers about their own TV habits, for example: 'My favourite programme is a cartoon. I watch it on Sunday.' The class notices that the questions begin with what, when, who and why.

Ss understand the meaning of the Wh-questions what, where, when, who, why and how often, and form questions with the correct auxiliary verb (do/does).

Ss read the example questions on the slide and complete Worksheet No. 1: Wh-questions. Key questions: When does the programme start? Who is your favourite presenter? Why do you like this programme? How often do you watch documentaries? What is your favourite cartoon? Where do you watch TV?

Ss complete Worksheet No. 1 and conclude:

• what asks about things or information (What is your favourite programme?)
• where asks about place (Where do you watch TV?)
• when asks about time (When does the programme start? – At six.)
• who asks about people (Who is your favourite presenter? – Ms Lan.)
• why asks about reasons (Why do you like this programme? – Because I learn about animals.)
• how often asks about frequency (How often do you watch documentaries? – Twice a week.)
  With you, we use do; with he, she, it, we use does: When does it start? (not When it starts?).

Ss understand the meaning of the conjunctions and (addition), but (contrast) and so (result), and use them to link ideas correctly.

Ss read the model sentences and complete Worksheet No. 2: Conjunctions and, but, so.
Model sentences: We asked five classmates about television. Three watch it for less than one hour a day. Two prefer books for information. Cartoons are popular, but some pupils enjoy science programmes. We should choose useful programmes and leave time for sleep, reading and exercise.
Example: The programme is useful. We watch it. → The programme is useful, so we watch it.

Ss complete Worksheet No. 2 and conclude:

• and adds an idea: I like cartoons and comedies.
• but shows contrast: I like the show, but my sister doesn't.
• so shows a result: The film is funny, so we all laugh.
  The clause after so is the result of the clause before it. We do not use because and so together to link the same relation.

Ss choose the correct question word, auxiliary verb or conjunction, and explain why the other options do not fit the context.

Ss do the exercises below individually, then compare answers in pairs and explain their choices.

1. ___ do you watch the science show? – On Saturday. A. Where B. Who C. When
2. ___ is your favourite presenter? – Ms Lan. A. Where B. Who C. Why
3. I like the show, ___ my sister doesn’t. A. but B. so C. and so
4. The film is funny, ___ we all laugh. A. but B. because so C. so
5. ___ do you like this programme? – Because I learn about animals. A. Where B. Why C. Who
6. ___ does the programme start? – At six. A. What time B. How many C. What colour
7. Choose the correct question. A. How often you watch documentaries? B. How often does you watch documentaries? C. How often do you watch documentaries?
8. Choose the sentence with an addition. A. It is late, so I turn off the TV. B. I like cartoons and comedies. C. I like cartoons, but my brother doesn’t.

Answers:

1. C (On Saturday answers a question about time.)
2. B (Ms Lan is a person.)
3. A (The two ideas are in contrast.)
4. C (Laughing is the result of a funny film.)
5. B (Because answers a question about reason.)
6. A (At six is a time.)
7. C (You takes do, and the auxiliary verb comes before the subject.)
8. B (And adds one more idea: cartoons and comedies.)
   Ss also explain: for example, in item 3, 'and so' is wrong because the two ideas are not similar; in item 4, 'because so' is wrong because we cannot use because and so together for the same relation.

Ss use Wh-questions and the conjunctions and, but, so to interview classmates and write a short paragraph about their TV habits.

Ss work in groups of four. Each S interviews one classmate with at least three questions, for example: What is your favourite programme? How often do you watch TV? Why do you like it? Then each group writes a short paragraph similar to the model: 'We asked four classmates about television. Two watch it for less than one hour a day, but one watches it every night. We should choose useful programmes, so we can have time for sleep and exercise.'

Each group writes a paragraph of 4–5 sentences that:

• uses at least two Wh-questions in the survey (What, When, Why, How often, Who, Where)
• uses and, but and so correctly at least once each
• has no because and so in the same sentence
  Example product: 'We asked four classmates about TV. Three like cartoons, and one prefers documentaries. Most of them watch TV after dinner, but some watch it on weekends. We should choose educational programmes, so we can learn more and still have time for exercise.'