UNIT 8: FILMS

Planning date: 18/03/2024

Teaching date: 22/03/2024
Lesson 5: Skill 1
A. The aims of the lesson:
a. Knowledge:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Develop reading skill about one’s favourite film
- Develop speaking skill: Talking about a film
b. Skills:
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
c. Education:
- Educate Ss to study hard and be friendly.
B. Preparation
 Teacher: book, planning, visual aids, cassette
 Students: books, notebooks
C. Procedure
1. Organization:(1’)
 Greeting
 Checking numbers of students
2. New lesson (44’)
Tim Teacher’s activities Student’s activities
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5’ I. Warm-up
Game: Who is faster?
 Teacher asks students to look and match the correct Ss play the game.
types of films with the correct posters.
 Teacher and students discuss the answers.
 Teacher confirms the answers and gives feedback.
 animation horror film

science fiction film action film

musical fantasy
II. Reading
2’ 1. Pre-reading
Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
(p. 87)
- Teacher has students work in pairs, ask, and answer the Students work in
following questions: pairs.
Do you like fantasies?
Why or why not?
- Teacher and Ss discuss the questions and answers.
15’ 2. While-reading
VOCABULARY
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
- T asks Ss to get the meaning in context and try to make - Note down all the
up sentences with of the following words: words.
1. series (n) /ˈsɪəriːz/ : chuỗi, loạt ( phim, …)
2. wizard (n) /ˈwɪzəd/ : phù thủy
3. must-see (n) /‘mʌst-siː/ : đáng xem
4. gripping (a) /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/ : lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
- Teacher and students discuss the answers.
- Teacher confirms students’ answers and checks their
pronunciation and gives feedback.
 Task 2: Read the film review of harry potter and the
sorcerer’s stone on mark’s blog. Match the words or
phrases with their meanings. (p. 87)
- Teacher asks students to open the book, read through - Students read the
the text and do the task. text and do the task.
- Teacher allows Ss discussing it as a class and - Students share their
encourages them to give evidence. answers with the
- Teacher calls some Ss to give the answer and explains partner.
which sentences give them the information.
Answer key: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C
Task 3: Read Mark’s blog again and answer the
questions. (p. 88)
- Teacher can set a longer time limit for students to read - Ss read the text and
the text again and answer the questions. highlight the
+ Teacher asks Ss to read the questions and underline information.
key words, then reminds them to focus on the types
of information they have to find.
+ Teacher asks Ss to note where they found the
information that helped them to answer the questions.
- Teacher asks Ss to work in pairs to find the answer. - Ss work in pairs and
- T allows Ss to share their answers before discussing it find the answer.
as a class and encourages them to give evidence. - Ss compare answers
Answer key: before discussing
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a fantasy. them as a class.
2. Daniel Radcliffe is one of the stars in the film.
3. The film tells the story of Harry Potter. He’s a
powerful wizard. He is a student at a school for wizards
and learns about himself, his family, and the bad things
happening around him.
4. People say it’s a must-see for teens.
III. SPEAKING
1. Pre-speaking
5’ Task 4: Look at the table. Work in pairs. Ask and
answer questions about the film Kungfu Boy. (p. 88)
- T models this activity with a more able student first.
- Teacher asks students to work in pairs. Ss work in pairs
- T calls on some pairs to practise in front of the class.
 Example:
A: How about seeing a film this evening?
B: That’s a great idea. What film shall we see?
A: Kungfu Boy.
B: What kind of film is it?
A: It is a comedy.
B: Who are its main actor and director?
A: It stars Bruce Wane and was directed by John
Stevenson.
B: What is the main content?
A: It is about a very big boy who saves his town and
becomes a hero.
B: How about reviews of that film?
A: People say that it is very funny and interesting.
B: So, when and where we can watch it?
A: We can watch it daily from 4.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. at
Ngoc Khanh Cinema.
2. While-speaking
10’ Task 5: work in groups. Take turns to talk about the
film Kungfu Boy. (p. 88)
- Teacher has students work in groups, talk about the film Students work in
Kungfu Boy based on the information from Task 4. groups to do the task.
- Teacher goes around to help students.
- After finishing, teacher can call some groups to give
presentations in front of the class.
Example:
 Kungfu Boy is on at … at … p.m. It’s a(n) … about …
Kungfu Boy is on at Ngoc Khanh Cinema at 4.30 p.m.
It's a comedy about a very big boy who saves his town
and becomes a hero. It stars Bruce Wane and was
directed by John Stevenson. People say that it is very
funny and interesting.
3’ 3. Post-reading and speaking
- T allows Ss to give comments for their friends and vote Ss give comments
for the most interesting and informative presentation. and vote for the most
- Teacher and students discuss the presentations. interesting
- Teacher gives feedback and comments. presentation.
IV. CONSOLIDATION
2’ 1. Wrap-up
- Teacher asks students to talk about what they have
learnt in the lesson.
2’ 2. Homework
- Practice speaking following some clues below
Choose one of your favourite films:
– name of the film
– type of film
– its director and main actors/actresses
– a short summary
– your overall opinion about the film
– the showtime and cinema
– pictures or photos to illustrate the film
- Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2