UNIT 5 – OUR TOWN

Lesson 5B – Vocabulary and Grammar 2

UNIT 5 – Lesson 5B
We’re learning…
- to use the grammar
point

- PB p.59

- AB p.48
WARM-UP ACTIVITY

Activity: The Spelling Machine

- The teacher divides the class into two teams
- The teacher shows the word to the class to review.
- Then, choose a random student, ask him/her to pick a word
randomly and show it to the class. (ex: boring)
- The others look and raise hands to spell that word (ex: b-o-r-i-n-g
boring)
- The faster team can get a chance to answer first and get more
points.
STRUCTURE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

Before reading the speech, spot the differences between two pictures.
STRUCTURE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

Play the audio, tell students to listen and repeat.

Then, ask them how many times did they hear the grammar structure from the grammar box.
In pairs, practice the dialogue.
STRUCTURE
There were many
Can you
What weretell me about
there in your It was very quiet and
houses, a mountain
your town
town 3030 years
years ago?
ago? safe.
and a quiet road.

- Show a question and an answer, students listen and repeat.

- Divide class into two teams. One team asks and one team answers.
STRUCTURE
There were many
What were there in your houses, a park and a
town in 1950? forest.

- Show a question and an answer, students listen and repeat.

- Divide class into two teams. One team asks and one team answers.
STRUCTURE
There are new hotels,
What are there in your shopping centres and
town now? restaurants.

- Show a question and an answer, students listen and repeat.

- Divide class into two teams. One team asks and one team answers.
PRACTICE

Activity: Finish the sentence

- Divide the class into groups of 4.
- Each team prepares a mini-board. Students take turns to
write (One student one word)
- Read the sentence and discuss finishing it using the given
words.
- Write the sentence on the board.
- The faster team with the correct answer can get 2 points
Finish the sentence

Start
 There /many houses/ a park /
a forest / 1950. Check

There were many houses, a park and Next

a forest in 1950.
 There /new hotels/ shopping
centres /restaurants /now. Check

There are new hotels, shopping Next

centres and restaurants now.
There / a large square/ my town / 10
years ago. Check

Next
There was a large square in my town 10
years ago.
 Foods / delicious / expensive
now. Check

Foods are delicious and expensive Next

now.
 There/ boring places/ visit / 30
years ago. Check

There were boring places to visit Next

30 years ago.
Life / peaceful / because / there /
little traffic / in 1950. Check

Life was peaceful because there Next

was little traffic in 1950.
Excellent!

End
PRACTICE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

Look at the picture. What do you see in the photo?

I see many bicycles. I see ancient houses.

Example
Ask students to look at the pictures and answer the questions in teams.
PRACTICE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

Look at the picture. What do you see in the photo?

Ask students to look at the pictures and answer the questions in teams.
PRACTICE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

There were many bicycles, carriages and old tram

What were there
houses. Lifeinwas
Hà peaceful
Nội but boring. The houses
80 years ago?
were ancient and beautiful.
Example
Ask students to look at the pictures and the given clues.
Look at the example to see how to use the given clues.
PRACTICE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

There were bicycles, many trees and a church. Life

What
waswere there but
peaceful in Hồ
notChí
exciting. The roads were small
Minh 50 years ago?
but not dangerous.
Example
Ask students to look at the pictures and the given clues.
Look at the example to see how to use the given clues.
PRACTICE – Pupils’ book (p.59)

In pairs, take turns to use the given clues to ask and answer.
Invite a few pairs to come and practice asking and answering.
PRODUCTION
Based on activity 3. Use the clues to compare past and present differences.

What were there in ……?

What are there in ……?

HÀ NỘI
80 years ago…
1. Bicycles / carriages / old town houses
2. Life / peaceful / but boring
3. House / ancient / beautiful
Now…
1. Cars / shopping centre /big buildings
2. Life / busy / not peaceful
3. Buildings / mordent / expensive

In pairs, ask and answer using the given clues.

PRODUCTION
Based on activity 3. Use the clues to compare past and present differences.

What were there in ……?

HỒ CHÍ MINH
50 years ago…
1. Bicycles / many trees / church
2. Life / peaceful / but not exciting
3. Roads / small / but not dangerous
What are there in ……?
Now…
1. Cars / restaurants / big buildings
2. Life / busy / not peaceful
3. Buildings / mordent / expensive

In pairs, ask and answer using the given clues.

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK
- Review vocabulary and grammar.
- Do exercises in the Activity book (page 49).

- Check answers in the Teacher’s book (page 34) or Active Teach.

UNIT 4 – Lesson 5B
We’re learning…
- Words to describe
places
- Make suggestions.

- PB p.49
- AB p.2