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UNIT 1: True Stories

Reading & Listening (WB pages 11 & 12)

1. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
1.1. Language knowledge/ skills
- practise listening for main ideas and specific ideas.
- practise reading for gist and for details.
- write sentences using as…as to compare things.
- improve Ss’ collaboration, problem-solving, critical thinking skills.
1.3. Attributes
- be a responsible student.
- develop their self-esteem, diligence and team spirit.
2. Teaching aids and materials
- Teacher’s aids: Student’s book and Teacher’s book, class CDs, i-Solution – Phần mềm tương
tác trực quan, projector/interactive whiteboard /TV (if any), PowerPoint slides.
- Students’ aids: Student’s book, Workbook, Notebook.
3. Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks Performance Products Assessment Tools
- Match the words with the definitions. - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
- Listen and answer questions. - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
- Listen and mark the sentences Yes or - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
No.
- Answer questions from memory. - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
- Read and answer the question about the - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
main topic of an article.
- Read and choose the best answers. - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
- Write sentences using as…as to - Ss’ answers. - Observation.
compare things.

4. Procedures
A. Warm up: 5 minutes
a. Objectives: to brainstorm the context of the following listening task and introduce some new words.
b. Content: new words: honeymoon, scuba-diving, shipwreck, emergency exit, flight attendant,
misunderstanding.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can learn some new words/phrases and think about the topic of the listening
task.
d. Organization
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
- Display six pictures that demonstrate 6 words - Look at the pictures.
and phrases.
honeymoon, scuba-diving, shipwreck,
 emergency exit, flight attendant,
misunderstanding.
- Write the six words and phrases on the board and - Discuss with a partner to find out matched
ask Ss to discuss with a partner to match the pairs of pictures and words/phrases.
pictures with the words/phrases on the board.
- Divide the class into two teams. - Sit in two teams.
- Have the teams race to match the words/phrases - Race to do the matching.
with the correct pictures.
- Check if Ss pronounce the words/phrases - Listen to the teacher and repeat the
correctly. words/phrases.
Suggested answers:

honeymoon

scuba diving

shipwreck

emergency exit

flight attendant

misunderstanding

B. Presentation: 10 minutes
a. Objectives: to help Ss understand some key words and help Ss have general ideas about the
listening.
b. Content: task 1 and task 2.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can read for gist and have some general ideas about the text.
d. Organization
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Task 1: Match the words with their definitions
- Have Ss look at the words and their - Look at the words and pictures matched on
demonstrating pictures on the board. the board from the previous activity.
- Get Ss to read the definitions and help them with - Read the definitions.
new words in the definitions.
- Have Ss look, read, and match the words with - Read the definitions and look at the picture
their appropriate definitions. again. Try to match the words with their
definitions.
- Check Ss’ answers. - Check the answers.
Answers:
1. E; 2. D; 3. F; 4. C; 5. A; 6. B
Task 2: Listen to Marina telling Roberta a
funny story and answer these questions.
1. Who is the story about?
2. What relation is Frank to Marina?
- Have Ss look at the picture above task 1 and - Guess what the story is about.
guess what the listening could be about.
- Tell Ss to listen to the whole audio and pay
attention to the main character in the story.
- Play the audio once. - Listen and pay attention to who will be
mentioned in the listening.
- Invite some Ss to give their answers. - Give answers.
- Check Ss’ answers. - Check the answers.
Answers:
1. The story is about Marina’s sister and her
sister’s husband, Frank.
2. Frank is Marina’s brother-in-law.

C. Practice: 15 minutes
a. Objectives: to help Ss improve listening for specific information skill, reading for gist and for
detailed information.
b. Content: task 3 (listening), tasks 1, 2, 3 (reading).
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can listen for specific information and have some information about the
funny story. Ss can get the main ideas and the detailed information of the text about Sport for all.
d. Organization:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Task 3 (listening): Listen again and check Yes
or No.
- Have Ss read the sentences they are going to - Read the sentences and underline key words
check Yes or No and underline the key words in in each sentence.
each sentence. Remind Ss that key words are
important words that carry the main meaning of a
sentence.
- Elicit from the class the key words for each - Answer the teacher.
sentence.
- Play the audio and have Ss listen and work on - Listen and check Yes or No for each sentence.
the task. - Volunteer to give answers.
- Invite some volunteer Ss to write their answers
on the board. - Raise hands to vote for the best answers.
- Have Ss vote for the answers that they agree to. - Check the answer.
- Check Ss’ answers.
Answers:
1. NO; 2. YES; 3. NO; 4. NO; 5. YES; 6. NO; 7.
YES; 8. YES.

Task 1 (Reading): Look at the photo and guess

the sport the men are competing for. Read the
text quickly to check the answer.
- Have Ss look at the picture and guess the name
of the sport.
- Have Ss read the text in one minute and check if
their guesses are correct.
- Check Ss’ answers.
Task 2: Complete the text with the number in
the box.
- Have Ss read the text in task 1 again and put the
numbers in the correct blanks.
- Invite Ss to give answers and check their
answers.
- Look at the picture and guess the sport.
- Read the text quickly to check the guesses.
- Check the answer.
Answers:
The men are competing in a game of 5-a-side
football.
- Read the text and put the number in the
appropriate blanks.
- Give answers and check the answers with the
teacher.

Answers:
1. 1896
2. 10,000
3. 4,847
4. 1944
5. 5
6. 1920
Task 3 (Reading): Read the article again and
choose the correct word.
- Ask Ss to read the incomplete sentences and - Read the sentences and choose the words for
choose the words they can use to scan in the text. scanning.
- Elicit the scanned words from the class. - Answer the teacher.
- Have Ss scan the text and find the right part of - Scan the text and find the suitable part for the
the text for the missing words and decide which is missing words and decide the best options (A,
the best option for each sentence. B, or C).
- Elicit answers from the class. - Answer the teacher.
- Check Ss’ answers. Answers:
1. C; 2. C; 3. B; 4. C; 5. A; 6. A; 7. B; 8. C

D. Production: 10 minutes
a. Objectives: to help Ss recycle the information from the listening and use as...as to write comparative
sentences.
b. Content: tasks 4 & 5 (listening) and task 5 (reading).
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can answer questions about the funny story in the listening task and write
sentences using as...as to compare things.
d. Organization
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Task 4 (Listening): Answer questions
about listening tasks 2 and 3.
- Have Ss work in pairs, discuss with their - Work in pairs and answer the questions.
partners and answer the questions related to
the listening task.
- Invite volunteer Ss to tell the answers to - Volunteer to answer the questions.
the whole class.
- Play the audio again to check Ss’ answers. - Check the answers.
Answers:
 1. Last month; 2. Thailand; 3. 10; 4. Small; 5.
Task 5 (Listening): Write these sentences Thai; 6. 1 hour.
in your language.
1. They’re both mad about scuba diving.
2. They saw a kind of grey triangle.
3. That’s the funniest thing ever.
- Have Ss work with a partner on this task.
- Elicit some answers for each sentence - Work with a partner and write the sentences in
above from the class. Vietnamese.
- Share the answers with the whole class.
Answers:
Ss’ own answers.
Task 5 (Reading): Complete the sentences
with the expressions in exercise 4.
- Draw Ss’ focus to the Extra Word Zone - Read the Extra Word Zone and choose the best
and have Ss fill in the blanks with words to fill in the blanks.
appropriate given words. Tell Ss that the last
word in each phrase can help them.
- Show Ss the correct phrases, explain their - Look and take notes (if any)
meanings, and tell Ss that these expressions
are used to compare things.
1. as free as a bird
2. as quiet as a mouse
3. as flat as a pancake
4. as blind as a bird
- Have Ss choose the correct expressions to - Put the correct expressions that have been
complete the sentences in exercise 5. completed in the Extra Word Zone in the blanks.
- Give explanations.
- Get volunteer Ss to explain their choices. - Check the answers.
- Check Ss’ answers. - Write sentences using the expressions with
- If there’s spare time, assign Ss to write as...as.
their own sentences using these expressions
to compare things and people they know.
E. Consolidation and homework assignments: 5 minutes
- Vocabulary: honeymoon, scuba-diving, misunderstanding, ...
- Practise listening and reading for main ideas and specific ideas.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 1 Vocabulary (page 13).
5. Reflection
a. What I liked most about this lesson today:
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b. What I learned from this lesson today:
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c. What I should improve for this lesson next time:
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