Giáo án A Closer Look 2

Ss activate prior knowledge of community life and preview the key vocabulary: artisan, community helper, handicraft, preserve.

Ss look at three pictures (an artisan making pottery, a nurse, a bamboo handicraft) and answer the teacher's questions: 'Who is this person?' 'What does an artisan do?' 'Why do we need to preserve old crafts?'

Ss name the three pictures and give the meanings: artisan (thợ thủ công), community helper (người giúp ích cộng đồng), handicraft (sản phẩm thủ công), preserve (gìn giữ). A sample answer: 'The artisan shapes a bowl by hand.' 'We preserve old skills by teaching them.'

Ss understand the form and meaning of question word + to-infinitive after know, learn, ask and decide, and avoid adding a second subject.

T presents the rule: 'Use a question word + to-infinitive after know, learn, ask, decide.' Ss study the examples: 'We learned how to shape clay.' 'Do not add a second subject: not 'how we to shape'.' Ss then complete the Worksheet 1 sentence-sorting task in pairs (Sentence Detective): they decide whether each sentence is correct (✓) or wrong (✗) and correct the wrong ones.

Ss state the rule: question word + to-infinitive, with no second subject. Worksheet 1 answers: 1) We learned how to shape clay. ✓ 2) She knows how we to make pottery. ✗ → She knows how to make pottery. 3) They decided where to sell the handicrafts. ✓ 4) I asked who to call for help. ✓ 5) He does not know how he to use the tool. ✗ → He does not know how to use the tool.

Ss learn the meaning of three phrasal verbs (find out, look after, pass down) and understand that each phrase is a verb plus a particle that should be learned as a whole.

T presents three phrasal verbs with meanings: find out (discover), look after (care for), pass down (transmit). T models: 'We find out what our neighbours need.' 'Grandparents pass down their skills to children.' Ss then play a Matching Game in groups of four: Ss match each phrasal verb with its meaning and with a sample sentence from the lesson.

Ss match correctly: find out – discover – 'We find out what our neighbours need.'; look after – care for – 'We look after the public garden.'; pass down – transmit to a later generation – 'Grandparents pass down their skills to children.' Ss conclude: each phrasal verb is learned as a whole phrase.

Ss apply the target grammar, phrasal verbs and vocabulary to complete and judge sentences accurately.

Ss do the textbook exercises 1 to 6 individually, then check in pairs. Exercise 1: I do not know how {{1}} this tool. (use). Exercise 2: We asked the artisan ___ to buy local clay. A. where B. who C. which person D. whose. Exercise 3: Grandparents pass {{1}} their skills to children. Exercise 4: 'Look after' means: A. discover B. care for C. give up D. cancel. Exercise 5: Build a correct sentence: She – knows – how to – make pottery. Exercise 6: Judge the forms: a) I learned where to buy clay. b) I learned where buying clay.

Answer key: 1) to use (How + to-infinitive follows know.) 2) A. where (Where asks about a place.) 3) down (Pass down means transmit to a later generation.) 4) B. care for (Look after means care for someone or something.) 5) She knows how to make pottery. (Question word how precedes to make.) 6) a) Đ (correct) b) S (wrong; use where + to-infinitive after learned: 'I learned where to buy clay.' is correct.)

Ss rewrite a sentence using the target structure while keeping the original meaning.

Ss rewrite the question 'How can I help?' using I do not know ... (exercise 7 in the textbook). Ss work in pairs, then exchange their answers with another pair to check.

Sample answer: I do not know how to help. (The subject of help is understood as I, so no second subject is needed.) Other valid answers are accepted if the original meaning is preserved and the structure question word + to-infinitive is correct.

Ss use find out, look after and question word + to-infinitive in original sentences about a community club, connecting the lesson with their own community.

Ss write two original sentences about a community club (exercise 8 in the textbook), using find out and look after. Then Ss work in groups of four to share their sentences and add one more sentence using where or how + to-infinitive. Ss can refer to the NeoEdu lesson page for extra practice.

Sample sentences: 'We find out what our neighbours need.' 'We look after the public garden.' 'Our club decided where to plant trees.' Ss' original sentences are accepted if they fit the topic, use the target phrasal verbs and the question word + to-infinitive pattern correctly.