Writing date:
Period 1 UNIT 1 FRIENDSHIP
READING
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to guess meaning in context.
Lexical items: unselfishness, constancy, be loyal to, sympathy, enthusiasm, suspicion.
Skills: Reading, Speaking
Teaching aids: textbook, pictures
PROCEDURE
Teacher `s activities
Students’ activities

I. PRE-READING
*Warm-up (5’) Brainstorming
-Ask Ss to give the adjectives describing features of a good friend.
Generous sincere




*Lead-in: I know that we have a lot of friends in our lives. Today, we’ll know more about friendship through reading the text.



*Teaching vocabulary(12’)
1. unselfishness (n) -> (example)
2. constancy (n.) -> (translation): su kien dinh
3. be loyal to = be faithful to
4. sympathy (n.) -> (definition): the feeling of being sorry for sb, showing that you care about sb’s problems.
5. enthusiasm (n.) -> (example)
6. suspicion (n.) A: friendly
B: happy C: suspicious
Ex: He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit.
What characteristics can you say about him?


Ex: The news is greeted with enthusiasm.
What does “enthusiasm” mean in Vietnamese?
->What’s the noun of “ suspicious”?
*Checking vocabulary: What & Where (3’)

II. WHILE-READING: (15’)
Task 1: (3’aTask 2: (4’) Finding the main idea of the whole passage. (Task 2, p.14)
+Ask Ss to work in groups of 4 or 5.
Task 3: (8’) Answering the questions. (Task 3, p.15)
+Divide class into 2 groups A & B
+Group A answer the first questions, group B answers the rest. (Pair work)
+Closed pairs- Open pairs.
+ T’s feedback.
Read the passage quickly & tick the words in Warmer appearing in the passage
+ Expected answer: B. Conditions of the true friendship.

*Expected answer:
1…. 2. ….. 3. ….. 4. …….5. …..



III. POST-READING (8’)

*Discussing the question “Why do we need to have friends?”
+ In groups of 4, ask Ss to tell what a friend can do for you:
+ in your studies
+ when you are in need.

IV. HOME WORK (2’)

-Do Task 1, p.14.
-Prepare Period 3 – Speaking.




PERIOD 2 UNIT 1: FRIENDSHIP
SPEAKING
* Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to describe physical characteristics, using adjectives.
* Lexical items: crooked, hospitable, generous, quick-witted
* Skills: speaking, listening
* Teaching aids: pictures, role cards
PROCEDURE
Teacher ‘s activities
Students’ activities

I. PRE-SPEAKING:
* Warm-up:
Matching the adjectives from the box with the parts of the body they can be used to describe.


Short
Broad
straight
tallish
sleek

Pointed
Oval
tall
shortish
round snub

Crooked
Short
large
wide
shoulder-length

Wrinkled
Glossy
flat
wavy
long

Dyed







Parts of the body
Adjectives

Face


Nose


Hair


Forehead


Height




Call Ss to fill in the words on the charts
T’s feedback
* Teaching vocabulary
crooked (adj.): (picture)
hospitable (adj.): welcoming gueSs/ visitors friendly
generous (adj.): (translation)
quick-witted (adj.): intelligent


II. WHILE-SPEAKING:
Task 1: (Using the chart in the warm-up activity )
Task 2:
Call some groups to report their results to the class
In groups of 4, ask students to describe some people in the picture given by the teacher, using the words in the chart.
In groups of 4, Ss discuss and choose the characteristics they think the most important, and give their reasons


III. POST-SPEAKING: Interview
Make role cards and deliver to students (see textbook)
Before students start, ask them to agree upon the basic profile of the friend.
- his/ her name
- date of birth
- his/ her physical characteristics