Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 16: People and places - B. Famous people - Lesson 4: B2,4

- Preparation day : `	Period:102
- Teaching day : 	Week: 34
UNIT 16: PEOPLE AND PLACES 
B. FAMOUS PEOPLE 
Lesson 4: B2,4
Objective:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to practice with “ prefer, like, favorite” to talk about famous people.
II. Language content: 
Grammar: prefer, like, favorite .
Vocabulary: (review_) 
III. Teaching method: Communicative approach. 
IV. Teaching aids:Posters
V. Time: 45 minutes
VI. Procedure: 
Time
Content 
Teacher’s and students’ activities
5’
10’
10
10’
10’
Revision : Lucky number
( B3,page 159)
1.Where did the Indochina War end ?
2. LN
3. Is Dien Bien Phu a battle today? What is it now?
4.What can people visit there ?
5. LN
6. What else can tourists do in Dien Bien Phu ?
7.How far is it from the Laos’ border?
8.Why is Dien Bien Phu’s location important ? 
+ Pre-teach vocabulary 
- T uses: 
. realia
. translation
. Picture
. example
. translation
. example
. definition
. example
- Ss listen, repeat and copy.
- T checks: ROR 
Open prediction 
1. Thomas Edison
a. An actor 
b. A bulb
c. an invention 
d. an author
e. (to) establish 
f. a fairy tale
g. a gramophone
2. Hans christian Andersen 
Answer key 
1. Thomas Edison : a bulb, an invention, a gramophone, (to) establish.
2. Hans Christian Andersen: an actor, an author, a fairy tale. 
Questions: 
1. Who was Thomas Edison ?
2. What was his famous invention? 
3. What did he establish? 
4. What other inventions did he invent? 
5. Who was Hans Christian Andersen?
6. What did he want to be? 
7. What kind of books did he write ? 
8. What was he most famous for ? 
Answer key
1. He was an inventor.
2. His famous invention was the electric light bulb. 
3. He established the first central power station. 
4. He invented the gramophone and motion pictures. 
5. He was a Danish author. 
6. He wanted to be an actor. 
7. He wrote novels, plays, poetry and travel books. 
8. He was most famous for the fairy tales. 
Role play 
B4 a- b page 160
Example exchange: 
S1: When were you born ?
S2: I was born in 1847
S1: Were you born in America? 
S2: Yes, I was. 
Complete this dialogue with the words in the box. Then practice with a partner. 
 Guess prefer like favorite 
Hoa: Do you (1)  Romario ?
Lan: No, not very much. I (2)  Pele.
Hoa: Why ?
Lan: Because Pele is a better player than Romario.
Hoa: I (3)  so. 
Lan: What about you ? 
Hoa: My (4)  player is Michael Jordan. 
Lan: Really?
Hoa: Yes. I think he’s very fast. 
Answer key 
1.like 2.prefer 3.guess 4.favorite
b. Now make your own dialogues about famous people you know. The adjectives in the box will help you. 
 clever powerful strong gentle kind
 pretty handsome funny fast 
Word - cue Drill 
Hoàng Nhung/ Thanh Lam
Myõ Linh / Myõ Taâm 
Hoàng Sôn / Huyønh Ñöùc
Ronando/ Backham.
EX: 
S1: Do you like Hong Nhung?
S2: I prefer Thanh Lam.
S1: Why ?
S2: Because Thanh Lam is prettier than Hoàng Nhung. 
S1: What about you? 
S2: My favorite singer is Hoàng Nhung. 
Homework 
Practice the dialogue . 
Review vocabulary. 
Prepare Unit 16: B5
- T guides students to play the game lucky numbers to review the lesson.
- Ss play the game in groups. 
- T gives feedback and declares the winner. 
Presentation
Vocabulary 
a bulb: boùng ñeøn 
an invention: söï phaùt minh 
a gramophone :Maùy haùt 
an actor : nam dieãn vieân 
(to) establish: thaønh laäp 
 a motion picture: phim aûnh 
 an author : taùc giaû 
 a fairy tale : truyeän thaàn tieân 
+ Pre-reading activity: 
- T sets the scene: “ You are going to read the texts about two famous people, Thomas Edison and Hans Christian Andersen.”
- Ss listen to the situation. 
- T asks students to predict what Thomas Edison and Hans Christian Andersen did through matching exercise. 
- Ss work in pairs to predict what they did, and then say their guesses. 
- T writes their guesses on the board. 
While-reading 
- T asks students to read the texts and check their guesses. 
- Ss read the text and check their guesses, and then give the answers. 
- T gives feedback. 
- T asks students to read the text again and answer the questions. 
- Ss work in pairs to read the text and answer the questions, and then write the answers on the board. 
- T gives feedback. 
- T guides students to interview
- Ss: play the roles of Thomas Edison ,Han Christian Andersen and a reporter to practice speaking. 
- T controls the activities. 
- T puts the dialogue on the board and asks students to complete it with the words in the box. 
- Ss work in pairs to complete the dialogue, and then give the answers. 
- T gives feedback. 
- T asks students to practice the dialogue in pairs. 
- Ss work in pairs to practice the dialogue. 
- T checks their pronunciation. 
- T guides students to make similar dialogues from word cues and the adjectives in the box. 
- Ss work in pairs to make their own dialogues from the cues and the adjectives in the box, and then present their dialogues. 
- T checks their result.