Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 4: Learning a foreign language - Period 25, Lesson 6: Language focus

 Sunday, December 2nd 2007
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
Lesson 6: period 25 Language focus
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to report what they hear
Language focus:
Structures: - Modal verbs with If
Direct and reported speed
 III.Teaching aid:
Text book
Poster
IV.Procedure:
Stage
Activities
Work
arrangement
Warm up
Practice 1
Practice 2
Production
Home work
Jumbled words:
cilioeuds: delicious
deronufwl: wonderful
edeorrpt: reported
reictd: direct
viertinwe: interview
I. Revision of direct and reported speech
Changes in tense:
Draw a table on the board
Direct speech reported speech
Present tense past simple tense
Present continuous past continuous
Future simple would + V(infi)
Can/ may could/ might
Must had to
Changes in adverbs and articles
This that
These those
Now then
Here there
Today that day
Reported questions
In reported questions, we do not use the auxiliaryverb ( do, does, did)
Ex: what do you want? I asked what she wanted
* When there is is no question words ( what where, why) we use “If” or “Whether” to introduce a reported question
*In reported questions, the word order is the same as in statements ( eg: they were doing, my brother was) and we do not use a question word
Ex: How is your brother?
 She asked how my brother was.
I. Reported speech
- Have ss work in pairs to do LF 3 on page 39
Set the scene: “ Lan’s father held a party to celebrate his mother’s birthday. Unfortunately, Mrs Thu, her grandmother, has a hearing proplem and she couldn’t hear what people were saying. After the party, Lan reported everything to her grandmother”
Eg: I’m happy to see you
Aunt Xuan said she was happy to see you.
-Call on some pairs to call out their sentences ( one with direct speech and the other with reported speech)
Give feed back and correct
a. Uncle Hung said that birthday cake was delicious
b.Miss Nga said she loved those roses
c.Cousin Mai said she was having a wonder ful time there
d.Mr Chi said he would go to Huethe following day
e.Mrs Hoa said she might have a new job
f.Mr Quang said he had to leave then
II.Reported questions:
Have ss do LF4 on page 39
Ask ss to work in pairs to change the direct questions into reported 
Set the scene: “This morning, Nga had an interview for a summer job. When she arrived home, she told her mother about the interview”
Ex1: S1: Do you like pop music?
 S2: She asked me if/ Whether I liked pop music
Ex2: S1: Where do you live?
 S2: She asked me where I lived
-Call on some pairs to practice before the class
-Give feedback and correct
-Lucky numbers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
 -Tell ss that each number is for a question but 4 of them are lucky numbers. For a lucky number, student will get 2 points without answering any questions. For other number, ss have to turn the direct speech to the reported speech. If their sentence is right, that team will get 2 points, If it is incorrect, the other will answer and get only one mark for their correct answer.
Question:
 1.Lucky number
 2. Do you enjoy reading picture books?
 3. Is your house near our school?
Why do you learn English?
Lucky number
I’ll give you a 15 minute test tomorrow
how does your father go to work?
Lucky number
I like playing badminton
 You study very hard
Lucky number
we must decorate our room for the coming May day
Ask ss to report what their parents said to them last night. They have to write in their notebooks.
T – Wholeclass
 T –SS
 Groupwork
 T –SS
 Pairwork
Pair work
 Team work
 Note down
 Tuesday, December 4th 2007
Period 26: Test
( time allowed: 45 minutes)
Question I : Listen and fill in the missing information ( 2.5p)
Television is one of man’s most importance means of communication. It brings (1)  from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set sit in his house (2) ..the President make a speech or visit a foreign country through television. Home viewers can see and learn about (3) and things in faraway lands. Television even takes its (4) . this world.
Question II: Read the text and do the task that follows(2.5p)
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their pronunciation. Unlike children. Adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why adult students have more difficultiesin pronunciation than the children.
There are several things that international students of English can do to improve their pronunciation and to learn English well. They can join an English pronunciation class or practice speaking and listening to English native speakers as much as possible. Watching Tv programs in English is also a good way of improving your pronunciation. The best way to improve your pronunciation is to learn English in an English speaking country where you can learn the language as well as its culture.
Decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F):
Adult students find it easy to change the way they speak.
Children have less difficulties in pronunciation than adult students.
Speaking and listening to English native speakers can help them improve their pronunciation.
Watching TV programs in English is the only way to improve your pronunciation.
Learning English in an English speaking country is the best way to improve your pronunciation.
Question III: Circle the best answer (2.5p)
He . play soccer when he was young.
a. use to 	b.doesn’t use to 	c. used to 	d.uses to
2.My brother isn’t here now. I wish she ..here.
a. be 	b. is 	c.will be 	d. were
3.He will have a meeting ..7am to 10 am.
a. at 	b. from 	c. in 	d. till
4. We like to watch the stars . Night
a. in 	b. at 	c.on 	 d. to
5.She woke up late, she didn’t have time for breakfast.
a. so 	 b. then 	c. because 	d. that
6.She enjoys  computer games.
a. plays 	b. to play 	c. playing 	d. played
7.Lan is different .. her sister.
a. for 	b. into 	c. with 	d. from
Nam .here for three weeks ago.
a. has been 	b. will be 	c. was 	d. is
9.Lan is an intelligent student, she?
 a.is 	b. isn’t 	c. was 	d. wasn’t
10. He ..this house for nearly three years.
a.bought 	 	b. has bought 	c. buys 	d. buy
Question IV: write a letter of inquiry to a language center and ask for more information about a course of listening and speaking English. Follow these questions:
-Where did you see the advertisement?
-Why do you want to learn listening and speaking English?
-What information do you want them to send you?
- When are you ready to come for an interview at the center?
Period 27: Answer keys:
Question I: 
1.pictures and sounds 	2. and watch
3. people, places 	4. viewers out of
Television is one of man’s most importance means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set sit in his house and watch the President make a speech or visit a foreign country through television. Home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television even takes its viewers out of this world.
Question II: 
1. F	 2. T	 3. T 	4. F 	5. T
Question III: 
1. c 	2. d 	3. b 	4. b 	 5. a
6. b 	7. c 	8. d 	9. c.	10.b
Question IV:
-According to ss’ answers
- Gramar