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LESSON: HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. Aims
- To enhance students' speaking skills in the context of holiday activities.
- To broaden students' vocabulary related to holidays and leisure activities.
- To encourage students to express their preferences, experiences, and opinions regarding holiday
activities.
- To develop students' ability to engage in meaningful conversations and discussions about holiday
plans and experiences.
2. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
- Use simple vocabulary related to holiday activities
- Practice asking and answering simple questions about their favorite holidays, where they like to
go, and what they like to do while on vacation.
II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION:
1. Method: Communicative Approach.
2. Skills: Integrating Speaking with Listening
3. Techniques: Repetition, explanation, group work, pair work, survey
4. Knowledge:
- Vocaulary: go sightseeing, go swimming, go camping, visit the pagoda, relax, build sandcasltes,
go hiking,…
- Structures: Wh-questions with “When” and “Where”
5. Materials & Equipments needed : Textbook, pictures, projectors, worksheets
III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS.

TEACHER ACTIVITIES STUDENTS CONTENT

ACTIVITIES
PRE - SPEAKING (15 MINUTES) - Topic: Holiday activities
Warm up (5 minutes) - Do the puzzles
- Divide the class into 2 groups - Discuss and
- Ask them do the puzzles to figure out the guess the topic
picture
- Ask them to guess the topic through the
picture
Vocabulary (5 minutes)
- Display the completed picture on the screen - Volunteer to
(the one revealed by the puzzles). share what - Vocabulary: go
 - Prompt students to identify recognizable
activities depicted in the picture.
- Introduce additional vocabulary related to the
activities or locations depicted.
- Check understanding: Present random pictures
on the screen and ask students to identify
corresponding activities or locations.
Sentence structures: (5 minutes)
- Play the recorded conversation for the students
to listen to.
- Have them identify holiday activities
mentioned in the conversation.
- Ask students to point out some of the
questions used in the conversation.
- Engage students by asking them to prompt the
structure for making questions and ask them to
give examples:
 For activities: "What + aux + S + Vo….?"
Ex: What do you usually do in summer?
 For locations: "Where + aux + S + Vo….?"
Ex: Where do you usually travel in
summer?
they can see sightseeing, go swimming,
- Answer the go camping, visit the
questions pagoda, relax, build
sandcaslte, go hiking,…
Conversation scripts:
- Listen to the Emma: Hi Mark! Are you excited about
conversation the summer break?
Mark: Definitely! I can't wait. What do
- Take note
you usually do during the summer?
mentioned Emma: Well, my family and I are going to
holiday the beach. We love swimming and
activities building sandcastles. What about you?
Mark: Sounds awesome! We usually go
hiking in the mountains during the
- Speak out
summer. It's breathtaking up there. Where
what they do you usually go for your beach holidays?
already got Emma: Wow, that sounds adventurous!
We usually go to a beach resort on the
- Answer the coast. It's not too crowded, which we love.
Where do you go hiking in the mountains?
questions
Mark: We usually hike in the national
- Give examples park nearby. It's stunning with all the
waterfalls and wildlife. What about
camping? Do you enjoy that?
Emma: Oh, absolutely! We go camping
every summer. It's so peaceful being
surrounded by nature. What about you? Do
you camp as well?
Mark: Yes, we do! We camp by the lake.
It's peaceful, and we can go fishing too.
When do you usually go camping?
Emma: We usually go camping in late
July or early August. The weather is
perfect for outdoor activities. What about
you?
Mark: We usually go camping in June. It's
a bit cooler, and the mosquitoes aren't as
bad.
WHILE - SPEAKING (30 MINUTES)
Activity 1: Information Gaps (8 minutes)
- Pair students and provide each pair with - Work in pair
different information sets about 2 characters.
- Explain that students will work together to
gather missing information by asking each - Complete the
other questions (“What” and “Where” form
questions)
Student 1 set:
Character Activities Location
Tom (1)………… (1)……..
(2) Go (2) Da Nang
swimming with
his dad
(3)………… (3)…………
(4) Go (4) Sala Resort
camping
Alice (1) Build (1) Vung Tau
sandcastles Beach
(2)………. (2)……..

Student 2 set:
Character Activities Location
Tom (1) Go hiking (1) Ngu Hanh
Son
(2) …… (2) ……
(3) Take (3) Linh Ung
photos Pagoda
(4) ….. (4) …..

Alice (1) ……. (1) ……

(2) go shopping (2) Lam Son
with her mom Square

- Students take turns asking and answering

questions to fill in missing information.
- Review answers as a class
Activity 2: Survey (12 minutes)
- Provide each student with a survey
No. Name What? Where? More - Go around ask
1 and answer
2 questions to
… complete the
survey
- Instruct them to circulate and ask their
classmates about their holiday activities to
complete the survey.
- After completion, review the surveys together
as a class.
POST SPEAKING (5 MINUTES)
- Summarize the key points of the lesson. - Listen and
- Provide comments on common mistakes take notes
observed.
- Instruct students to deliver a brief talk about
their seasonal activities at home

IV. HOMEWORK
- Asks students to learn vocabulary and practice making questions
- Make a brief talk about their seasonal activities at home
V. SELF – EVALUATION
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