Date: 05/1/09
Period: 55
Unit 9-At home and away
Lesson 1:A1


I/The aims of the lesson: to help students talk about vacation activities using “was, were, wasn’t, weren’t and some past regular verbs
*Vocabulary: words ralated to vacation activities
*Grammar:Talking about vacation activities using “was, were, wasn’t, weren’t and some past regular verbs
*Skills:
-Main skill: speaking,
-Other skills: reading, writing, listening
II/The objective of the lesson:
-By the end of the lesson , students will be able to talk about vacation activities using “was, were, wasn’t, weren’t and some past regular verbs
III/Teaching aids: Text book, posters, pictures,…
IV/Procedure:
1)Check up:
-Check students’ books and notebooks to make sure they have enough.
2)Warm up: *Slap the board







3)Preteach vocabulary.
-an aquarium
(picture)

-a souvenir
(example)

-a gift
(realia)

-(to) be –was/were
(translation)

-(to) have-had
(translation)

-to) take-took
(translation)

-(to) go-went
(translation)

-(to)buy-bought
(translation)

*Matching.
talk
return
visit
returned
visited
talked

Check: Ordering: Ask students to listen to number the verbs they hear.
Teacher reads: Liz went to NhaTrang with her parents.They took her to Tri Nguyen aquarium. Liz bought a lot of gifts. The Robinsons had a great time in Nha Trang.
Answer key:1-went 2-took 3-bought 4-had
4)Presentation
*Presentation dialogue:
- Set the scence: have Ss answer some T`s questions:
? Do you like traveling?
? Do you ever go to Nha Trang? What do you know about N.T?
? What is Nha Trang famous for?
Liz just came back from N.T and now she is talking to Ba about her trip.
- T reads the dialogue once.
- Get 2 pairs to practice the dialogue.
- Have Ss answer some T `s questions:
? Who is Liz talking to?
? How was her vacation in Nha Trang?
? What places did she visit?
? Who took Liz to see Cham Temples?
? What did she buy for her friends?
? How was she after the trip?
c. Number the sentences. (page 87)
- Have the Ss read the text again and number the five
given sentences.
- Give feedback.
Key:
Liz went to Nha Trang.
Liz visited Tri Nguyen aquarium.
Liz bought some souvenirs.
Liz returned to Ha Noi.
She talked to Ba about her vacation.
5)Controlled Practice
.*Word cues drill.
a. Where / go? - Ha Noi.
b. What / visit? - Hoan Kiem Lake.
c. what / buy? - souvenirs.
Example exchange:
S1: Where did you go last summer?
S2: I went to Ha Noi.
d.vacation/wonderful
e.food/delicious
f.things/expensive.
Example exchange:
S1:How was the vacation?
S2:It was wonderful
6)Production
*Guessing Game:
“Last vacation I was in………….”
S1:Were you in……(name of place)….
S2:Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t
“Last vacation I bought a lot of…(things)
S1:Did you buy…….?
S2:Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
* Write it up.
Have Ss write about their last vacations, beginning with:
Last summer, I went to .....
Eliciting questions:
- Where did you go last summer?
- What places did you visit?
- How was the trip?
- How long were you there?
- Did you buy any souvenirs? / take any photos?
- How did you feel after the trip?

7)Homework
-Learn by heart the new words
-Learn by heart the past form of the verb “to be” and some verbs.
-Prepare the next lesson.













Date:06/1/09
Period: 56
Unit 9-At home and away
Lesson 2:A2


I/The aims of the lesson:
-To help students read and understand the text about The Robinsons’ vacation
-To help