Giáo án Skills 1

Ss activate prior knowledge about school facilities and get ready for the topic of a school visit.

T shows the pictures of a school entrance and a laboratory and asks Ss to name the places they see in their own school. Ss work in whole class and call out words. T writes the words on the board and asks: 'What facilities does your school have?'

A list of 5–8 words on the board, such as 'classroom, library, laboratory, playground, entrance', and a statement of the unit topic: A visit to a school.

Ss recognise the meaning, form and pronunciation of the six target words and use them in simple sentences.

T presents six words: laboratory (phòng thí nghiệm), facility (cơ sở vật chất), entrance (lối vào), gifted (có năng khiếu), lower secondary school (trường THCS), outdoor activity (hoạt động ngoài trời). T models pronunciation and asks Ss to repeat. T asks: 'Which word describes a place for science experiments?' and 'Which word means the way into a building?'

Ss copy the six words with meanings into their notebooks. Possible sentences: 'The laboratory is on the second floor.' 'The entrance is near the gate.' 'Our lower secondary school has many facilities.'

Ss identify the main person, the main activity and the main purpose of the text, and support each answer with a sentence from the text.

Ss read the text 'My prepares a school information talk…' once quickly. T asks three questions: 'Who is the main person?' 'What is the main activity?' 'Why does My do this?' Ss then scan for the sentences that answer each question and underline them. Ss work in pairs using the Worksheet 1 to record evidence.

Answers to the main-message questions, supported by evidence:

• Main person: My (evidence: 'My prepares a school information talk…')
• Main activity: she prepares a school information talk at her secondary school
• Purpose: she wants visitors to learn about Quốc Học Huế (evidence: 'My does this because she wants visitors to learn about Quốc Học Huế.')

Ss locate specific details in the text and distinguish confirmed facts from a proposed visit that still needs checking.

T asks Ss to find these details: the founding year (1896), the location (beside the Hương River), the former student (the poet Xuân Diệu), and the proposed visit (its opening times and permissions still need checking). Ss sort the information into two columns in Worksheet 2: 'Confirmed facts' and 'Proposed visit (still to be checked)'. T also presents the example: 'We meet ___ 8:15' → 'We meet at 8:15. At introduces a clock time.'

Worksheet 2 completed as follows:
Confirmed facts: established in 1896; beside the Hương River; former student: the poet Xuân Diệu; My checks these historical details before making her poster.
Proposed visit (still to be checked): opening times; permissions.
Grammar note: 'at' is used with a clock time, e.g. 'We meet at 8:15.'

Ss answer multiple-choice and true/false questions about the text and give evidence for each answer.

Ss complete Exercises 2–7 from the lesson. Use the Worksheet 2 answer sheet or the NeoEdu page for interactive checking.
Exercise 2: Who is the main person? A. Alex; B. Mai; C. My; D. Yen
Exercise 3: What is the main activity? A. repairs a school bus; B. prepares a school information talk; C. walks to school; D. takes a swimming test
Exercise 4: Where does the activity take place? A. at her secondary school; B. in the classroom; C. at the school library; D. at the community hall
Exercise 5: When does it take place? A. on the first Monday of June; B. on Monday morning; C. on Tuesday afternoon; D. on Friday evening
Exercise 6: Why does the person do this? A. she wants visitors to learn about Quốc Học Huế; B. to prepare for a school competition; C. to earn money for a class trip; D. to spend time with a visiting cousin
Exercise 7: Judge the statements. a) The main person is My. b) The activity happens at an airport. c) The stated reason is that she wants visitors to learn about Quốc Học Huế.

Answers with evidence:
Ex 2: C (My)
Ex 3: B (prepares a school information talk)
Ex 4: A (at her secondary school)
Ex 5: A (on the first Monday of June)
Ex 6: A (she wants visitors to learn about Quốc Học Huế)
Ex 7: a) True; b) False (the activity does not happen at an airport); c) True

Ss write a summary of 35–50 words that includes the main topic, purpose and one accurate detail.

Ss write a 35–50-word summary of the reading about My. The summary must include: the main topic, the purpose and one important detail. Sample model is provided by T after Ss finish.
Sample: My prepares a school information talk at her secondary school because she wants visitors to learn about Quốc Học Huế. Her talk introduces Quốc Học Huế as a well-known school in Huế, not as her own school.

A paragraph of 35–50 words with the main topic (a school information talk), the purpose (visitors learn about Quốc Học Huế) and one accurate detail (the school was established in 1896 beside the Hương River, or the former student Xuân Diệu). Evaluation: central activity (3), purpose (2), accurate detail (3), organisation and English (2).

Ss give an opinion about their own school with one accurate detail and a reason, and separate what the text says from their own opinion.

Ss work in groups of four. Each S prepares a 1-minute talk in the role of a student who guides visitors. The talk includes: one detail about their school (facility or activity), one reason why it is good, and one opinion. T gives the model: 'My school has a laboratory. It is useful because we do experiments there. I think it is the best facility in our school.' Ss may also say: 'The text says My's talk introduces Quốc Học Huế. In my opinion, a school visit is interesting.' Discussion questions: 'What facility is important for students? Why?' 'What outdoor activity do you like at school?'

Each S gives one short talk of 3–4 sentences with a detail, a reason and an opinion. Possible sentences: 'Our school has a library. It is useful because we read books there. I think it is a good facility.' Groups note one interesting idea from each talk on a poster.