Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Word Flash: Recalling Key Vocabulary
a) Aims
Ss recall the meanings of the key vocabulary from Units 7–9 and get ready for the review of the lesson.
b) Content
Ss look at the flashcards for passenger, road sign, plot and review. T shows each word for 3 seconds, then hides it. Ss say the Vietnamese meaning or write it on their mini whiteboards. Ss then answer one warm-up question: 'Which festival word do you know: parade or costume?'
c) Expected outcomes
Ss give the correct meanings: passenger (hành khách), road sign (biển báo giao thông), plot (cốt truyện), review (bài nhận xét). Ss can say: 'A parade is a procession of people and floats in a festival.' Ss also activate the topic: the lesson connects Units 7 (travel and safety), 8 (films) and 9 (festivals).
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T says: 'Today we review the language of Units 7, 8 and 9. Let's start with some quick vocabulary. Look at the cards and tell me the meaning.' T shows the flashcards one by one.
Students
Ss look at the flashcards and get ready to answer quickly.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T shows each card for about 3 seconds, then hides it. T asks: 'What does passenger mean?' and gives a short pause before the next card.
Students
Ss say or write the meaning on the mini whiteboard. Ss who are unsure may look at their Unit 7 and 8 vocabulary lists in the book.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T checks the answers with the whole class and asks: 'Who can make a sentence with road sign?'
Students
Expected answer: 'Ss point to the road sign on the picture and say: There is a road sign near the crossing.' Other Ss repeat the word correctly.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the meanings: passenger – hành khách; road sign – biển báo giao thông; plot – cốt truyện; review – bài nhận xét. T says: 'These words will help you in our writing tasks today.'
Students
Ss copy the four words and their meanings into their notebooks.