Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 7: The world of work - Period 41: A. A student’s work (A2, 3)

Date of making: 4/12 Week: 14
Date of teaching: 6/12 Period: 41
 A. A student’s work
 A2, A3
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I. Objectives.
 After the lesson, Ss will be able to:
Know about holidays and vacations in American and Viet Nam.
Improve reading, listening, speaking and writing skills.
Know what they do in each vacation.
 II. Language contents: 
Vocabulary: 
 Easter (n), thanksgiving (n), Christmas (n), public holiday (n), Tet holiday (n),4th of July.
Grammar:
- Simple present tense
 - Comparative adjectives.
III. Techniques:
 Eliciting, asking and answering, pair work, group work.
IV. Teaching aids: 
 Pictures, a cassette, a tape, a sub-board.
 V. Procedures:
Greetings.
Warm up:
 T asks Ss to answer some questions: 
 - What will you do next summer vacation?
 - Do you think vacations in the USA are the same or different from vacations in Viet Nam?...
New lesson:
Method
Content
*Pre- reading:
T introduces the lesson: “This is a letter Which Tim write to Hoa, a friend in VN. He tells her some more about the vacations in America and he also wants to know the vacations in VN”
T asks Ss to read the passage quickly and find out whose letter it is and to whom it is sent.
T lets Ss read the letter individually.
T explains the meaning of these holidays (Easter, Thanksgiving..)
T leads Ss to read then calls some Ss to read again.
T reviews the Comparative adjectives
* While- reading:
T calls some Ss to read the letter aloud.
T remarks and corrects the mistakes if necessary.
T lets them read the questions and find the answers.
*Post- reading:
T calls some Ss to practice before the class and others write the answers on the board.
T remarks and corrects the mistakes if necessary.
*Pre-listening:
T explains the request of exercise and the meaning of new word.
T lets Ss to look at the pictures and ask them to guess what day it is. Teacher can remind some things about these days.
*While-listening:
T has Ss listen to the tape twice and write the names of the holidays.
T asks Ss to compare the result with a partner.
T has Ss listen once more to check again
* Post-listening:
T calls some Ss to answer aloud and others write the answers on the board.
T remarks and corrects the mistakes if necessary.
A2. Read. Then answer the questions. 
*Vocabulary:
Tet holiday (n)
New Year (n)
Easter (n)
4th of July = Independence Day.
Thanksgiving (n)
Christmas (n)
Public holiday (n)
 * Grammar:
 Comparative adjectives
 I think you have fewer vacations than American students.
*Answers:
a. Summer vacation is the longest in American.
b. During his vacation, Tim spends time with his family.
c. Vietnamese students have fewer vacations than American ones.
A3. Listen. Write the names of the public holiday in each of these pictures.
*Vocabulary:
- Public holiday (n)
*Key:
Thanksgiving
New Year's Eve (Day)
Independence Day
Christmas.
 4. Consolidation
 T has Ss do exercise in groups: (use a sub board)
 Complete the chart below. 
Holidays
Dates
Independence Day of Vietnam
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May Day
Liberation Day of Vietnam
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Thanksgiving Day
.............................................................
January 1st
December 25th
August 15th (lunar year)
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July 4th
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 5. Homework:
 T asks Ss to:
 - Learn vocabulary and do exercise A3 in workbook page 44
 - Prepare A4 for the next period (42)
 *Self- evaluation: