Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Warm-up: A city I want to visit
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about cities and recall the vocabulary of the unit, and understand the project task.
b) Content
T shows a few pictures of famous cities and asks: 'Which city would you like to visit? Why?' Ss answer in pairs with the sentence frame 'I want to visit… because…'. T introduces the project brief: choose a city, check its location, transport, weather and two landmarks, design an imagined itinerary, explain the choice and present it on a poster.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least one city and one reason in full sentences, for example: 'I want to visit Da Nang because it is exciting.' Ss state the three main parts of the task: choose and check information, design an itinerary and explain the choice, present it on a poster.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows pictures and asks: 'Which city would you like to visit? Why?' T introduces the project brief on the slide and reads it aloud once.
Students
Ss look at the pictures and listen to the task. Ss may ask quick questions about the meaning of 'landmark' (địa danh tiêu biểu) or 'itinerary' (lịch trình).
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to talk in pairs for about one minute and walks around to listen and help.
Students
Pairs take turns: 'I want to visit… because…'. Expected answers: 'I want to visit Hue because it is beautiful.' / 'I want to visit Ha Long Bay because it is exciting.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3–4 Ss to share their answers with the class and writes the city names on the board.
Students
Some Ss share their answers. Other Ss listen and say whether they would visit the city too.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T summarises: 'Today we will choose a city, check useful information, plan a trip and present it on a poster. Remember to label imagined details clearly.'
Students
Ss write the title 'Project: A city I want to visit' in their notebooks.