Giáo án Tiếng Anh 7
Tiếng AnhLớp 7Unit 8. Films

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I. Objectives

1. Knowledge

  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
  • use the topic words comedy, documentary, frightening, moving, plot and review to talk about films.
  • understand the opening exchange and identify the suggestion, the answer, the thanks and the response.
  • accept with interest or decline politely with a reason and an alternative.
  • distinguish a preference from an objective fact.

2. Competences

a) General competences

  • Self-control and independent learning: Ss work out the meaning of new words from the context and check their own answers before the class discussion.
  • Communication and collaboration: Ss take turns in pairs, listen to their partners, and respond to the content of what their partners say.
  • Problem-solving and creativity: Ss adapt the model exchange to their own film choices and create a new four-turn exchange with a meaningful response.

b) Specific competences

  • Communicative competence in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing: Ss ask and answer a suggestion about watching a film, respond to the suggestion with an appropriate reply, and write a short four-turn exchange.
  • Language knowledge (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar): Ss pronounce the topic words correctly, use the target vocabulary, and apply the sentence patterns That sounds good, What time does it start?, Thank you for explaining and You are welcome.

3. Personal qualities

  • Diligence: Ss complete all tasks on time and practise the dialogue several times before performing it.
  • Responsibility: Ss take their role in pair work seriously and check their partner's answers carefully.
  • Honesty: Ss give their own real opinions about the films they like or dislike when they make a suggestion or a reply.

II. Teaching aids and materials

1. Teacher

  • Textbook English 7 (Global Success), Unit 8, Getting Started
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard with slides showing the model dialogue and the target words
  • Pictures or posters of a comedy, a documentary, a frightening film and a moving film
  • NeoEdu lesson page for interactive exercises: neoedu.vn/learn/7/english/unit-8-getting-started
  • Worksheet 1 (printed for each pair)

2. Students

  • Textbook, notebook, pencil, eraser
  • Worksheet 1 and a pen
  • Smartphone or tablet with access to the NeoEdu lesson page (if available)

III. Procedures

Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes

Film Talk

a) Aims

Ss activate prior knowledge about films and get interested in the topic of the lesson.

b) Content

T shows four pictures of films (a comedy, a documentary, a frightening film, a moving film) and asks Ss what kind of films they like. Ss answer the questions: What kind of films do you like? Do you like frightening films? Which film made you cry?

c) Expected outcomes

Ss name at least two kinds of films in English and give a short personal answer. Example: I like comedies because they are funny. Ss are ready to learn the topic words comedy, documentary, frightening and moving.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T shows the four pictures and asks: What kind of film is this? Which film do you like?

    Students

    Ss look at the pictures and listen to the question.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T gives Ss 1 minute to think, then asks them to discuss in pairs with the question: What kind of films do you like?

    Students

    Ss talk in pairs. Expected answers: I like comedies. I like documentaries because they are interesting. I do not like frightening films.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T invites 3 pairs to share their answers with the class.

    Students

    Representative Ss report: We like comedy films because they make us laugh. Other Ss listen and comment.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T praises Ss' ideas and writes the four words comedy, documentary, frightening, moving on the board. T says: Today we will learn how to talk about films and suggest watching one together.

    Students

    Ss look at the words on the board and repeat them after T.

Activity 2.1: Knowledge formation · 10 minutes

New Topic Words

a) Aims

Ss understand the meaning and pronunciation of the topic words about films.

b) Content

T presents the words comedy (phim hài), documentary (phim tài liệu), frightening (gây sợ hãi), moving (gây xúc động), plot (cốt truyện) and review (bài nhận xét). T models pronunciation, Ss repeat in chorus and individually, then T asks Ss to match each word with its picture or meaning in the textbook.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss can pronounce and explain the meaning of six topic words. Expected matching: comedy - phim hài; documentary - phim tài liệu; frightening - gây sợ hãi; moving - gây xúc động; plot - cốt truyện; review - bài nhận xét.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T says: Look at the six words on the slide. Listen and repeat. Then match each word with its meaning. Ask: Which word means phim tài liệu?

    Students

    Ss listen to the model pronunciation and look at the words.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T models each word, then leads choral repetition and individual repetition. T monitors and corrects stress and sounds.

    Students

    Ss repeat the words in chorus and individually. They work in pairs to match the words with the meanings. Expected answer: comedy - phim hài; documentary - phim tài liệu.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T calls on individual Ss to read a word and give its meaning. T asks: Which word describes a film that makes you cry? Which word describes a film about real facts?

    Students

    Ss answer: moving; documentary. Other Ss check their answers.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the meanings and reminds Ss that a plot is the story of a film and a review is a written opinion about a film.

    Students

    Ss write the six words and their meanings in their notebooks.

Activity 2.2: Knowledge formation · 10 minutes

Accept or Decline a Suggestion

a) Aims

Ss understand the model exchange and know how to accept or decline a suggestion politely with a reason and an alternative.

b) Content

T presents the model exchange: Alex: Shall we watch a comedy tonight? Mai: That sounds good. What time does it start? Alex: Thank you for explaining. Mai: You are welcome. T asks Ss: Who is making a suggestion? What does Mai do? What is the function of the reply That sounds good? T explains that a preference is not an objective fact, and that a useful reply must fit the question.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss can state that Alex makes a suggestion, Mai accepts it with interest and asks a follow-up question, and Alex thanks Mai. Ss can give the key idea: Accept with interest or decline politely with a reason and an alternative. Do not confuse a preference with an objective fact.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T plays the recording or reads the model dialogue twice. T asks: What is Alex doing? What does Mai say?

    Students

    Ss listen carefully and follow the dialogue in their textbooks.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to work in pairs, practise the dialogue once with the model, then change one detail (for example, documentary instead of comedy) and practise again.

    Students

    Ss practise the dialogue in pairs. Expected changed version: Alex: Shall we watch a documentary tonight? Mai: That sounds interesting. What time does it start?

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks 2 pairs to perform their changed dialogue in front of the class. T asks: Did your partner reply to the question? Was the reply meaningful?

    Students

    Ss perform. Other Ss give feedback, for example: Your reply fits the question because you asked about the time.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T writes the key idea on the board: Accept with interest or decline politely with a reason and an alternative. T warns Ss: A correct keyword does not make an irrelevant response correct.

    Students

    Ss copy the key idea into their notebooks.

Activity 3.1: Practice · 7 minutes

Vocabulary and Matching

a) Aims

Ss use the topic words correctly in context and check their understanding of the target vocabulary.

b) Content

Ss complete Worksheet 1, Part A (matching and word bank exercises). Exercise 4: match the topic words with their meanings. Exercise 5: write the English word meaning phim hài from the word bank. Exercise 8: find the English word meaning phim tài liệu. Ss also complete the true or false exercise on the opening exchange in Worksheet 1, Part B.

c) Expected outcomes

Answer key: Exercise 4: comedy - phim hài; documentary - phim tài liệu; frightening - gây sợ hãi. Exercise 5: comedy. Exercise 8: documentary. Exercise 6 (true or false): a) T (Alex asks a question); b) F (Mai answers after Alex asks); c) T (Alex thanks Mai).

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T distributes Worksheet 1 and says: You have three minutes to finish Part A. Then do Part B.

    Students

    Ss receive the worksheet and read the instructions.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T walks around, checks answers and gives hints when Ss are stuck.

    Students

    Ss work individually, then compare answers with their partners.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T calls on Ss to give answers for each exercise. T asks: Why is b) false?

    Students

    Ss answer: Mai answers after Alex asks the question, so the statement is false. Other Ss agree or correct.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the answer key and asks Ss to correct their mistakes in red pen.

    Students

    Ss correct their worksheets.

Activity 3.2: Practice · 5 minutes

Choose the Right Reply

a) Aims

Ss choose a reply that fits the question and arrange the conversation in the correct order.

b) Content

Ss complete Worksheet 1, Part C. Exercise 2: What is Alex doing in the opening exchange? A. making a suggestion; B. asking for a reason; C. expressing a preference; D. giving advice. Exercise 3: Which reply fits the opening question? A. I cannot answer because you did not ask a question.; B. Thank you for the birthday present.; C. The missing bag is blue.; D. That sounds good. What time does it start? Exercise 7: arrange the original conversation in the correct order.

c) Expected outcomes

Answer key: Exercise 2: A (Shall we watch...? makes a suggestion; Mai accepts it). Exercise 3: D (That sounds good. What time does it start? responds to the suggestion). Exercise 7: 1. Alex: Shall we watch a comedy tonight? 2. Mai: That sounds good. What time does it start? 3. Alex: Thank you for explaining. 4. Mai: You are welcome.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T says: Read the questions in Part C and choose the best answer. Then number the lines of the conversation.

    Students

    Ss read the questions and the options silently.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to work in pairs and check each other's answers. T reminds: Choose the reply that fits the question, not just a reply with a familiar word.

    Students

    Ss discuss in pairs. Expected difficulty: some Ss choose B because of the word thank.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks: Why is B wrong? Why is D correct?

    Students

    Ss answer: B is wrong because the question is about watching a film, not a present. D is correct because it responds to the suggestion and asks about the time.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the answers and stresses that a meaningful reply must respond to the content of the question.

    Students

    Ss note the correct answers and the reason for each.

Activity 4: Application · 8 minutes

Our Own Movie Night

a) Aims

Ss use the topic words and the accept or decline pattern to create and perform a new exchange about a real film choice.

b) Content

In pairs, Ss create a new four-turn exchange for accepting and declining suggestions. The exchange must include at least one topic word (comedy, documentary, frightening, moving, plot or review) and a meaningful response to the partner. Each pair performs for the class. Ss can use the NeoEdu page to check the model before they write. Sample task: Ss suggest a film to watch this weekend, one student accepts with interest, and the other declines politely with a reason and an alternative. The teacher evaluates the exchange with the criteria: communicative purpose, suitable response, topic language and clear delivery.

c) Expected outcomes

Each pair writes and performs a four-turn exchange. Sample product: A: Shall we watch a documentary this weekend? B: That sounds interesting, but I have a lot of homework. Can we watch a comedy on Sunday instead? A: Yes, that sounds good. What time does it start? B: At eight o'clock.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T explains the task and the criteria on the slide: communicative purpose, suitable response, topic language, clear delivery. T gives Ss 3 minutes to write.

    Students

    Ss listen and note the criteria.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T monitors pairs, helps Ss with vocabulary and reminds them to respond to their partner's question.

    Students

    Ss write the four-turn exchange and practise it aloud. Ss may use the NeoEdu page for reference.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T invites 2 or 3 pairs to perform. After each performance, T asks the class: Did the reply fit the question? Which topic word did they use?

    Students

    Ss perform. Classmates answer: The reply fits because it answers the question about the time. They used the word comedy.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T praises effective exchanges and reminds Ss of the key idea: Accept with interest or decline politely with a reason and an alternative. Do not confuse a preference with an objective fact.

    Students

    Ss write down one useful phrase they will remember.

Worksheets

Worksheet 1

Part A. Match the topic words with their meanings.

  • comedy
  • documentary
  • frightening
  • a) gây sợ hãi
  • b) phim tài liệu
  • c) phim hài

Part A (continued). Word bank: comedy, documentary, frightening, moving, plot, review.

    1. Write the English word meaning phim hài: ______
    1. Which English topic word means phim tài liệu? ______

Part B. Read the opening exchange and write T (True) or F (False).
Alex: Shall we watch a comedy tonight?
Mai: That sounds good. What time does it start?
Alex: Thank you for explaining.
Mai: You are welcome.

  • a) Alex asks a question. ______
  • b) Mai answers before Alex asks. ______
  • c) Alex thanks Mai. ______

Part C. Choose the best answer.

    1. What is Alex doing in the opening exchange?
      A. making a suggestion
      B. asking for a reason
      C. expressing a preference
      D. giving advice
    1. Which reply fits the opening question?
      A. I cannot answer because you did not ask a question.
      B. Thank you for the birthday present.
      C. The missing bag is blue.
      D. That sounds good. What time does it start?

Part D. Arrange the original conversation in the correct order (write 1 to 4).

  • ___ Mai: You are welcome.
  • ___ Alex: Shall we watch a comedy tonight?
  • ___ Mai: That sounds good. What time does it start?
  • ___ Alex: Thank you for explaining.

Homework

  • Practise the opening dialogue with a partner twice. Then change one detail (for example, use documentary or moving instead of comedy) and practise the new version.
  • Write a four-turn exchange in your notebook to suggest a film and to accept or decline it politely. Use at least one topic word and give a reason and an alternative when you decline.
  • Learn by heart the six topic words comedy, documentary, frightening, moving, plot and review, and write one sentence with each word about a film you have seen.
  • Prepare for the next lesson by reading the Unit 8 Language section in your textbook.

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