Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Unit 1: Local environment mới, chuẩn nhất

-Ask Ss to open their books and look at the picture and the phrase under GETTING STARTED. Ask them some questions:

"Who and what can you see in the picture?"

"Where are they?"

"What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?"

-Ss answer the questions as a class. If they mention 'Bat Trang', elicit what they know about this village.

-Play the recording and have Ss follow along. After that, Ss can compare their answers with the information in the dialogue and add some more details to their answers.

a/.Ss work independently to find the words with the given meanings in the dialogue. Allow Ss to share their answers before asking them to discuss as a class. Remember to ask Ss to read out the lines in the dialogue that contain the words. Quickly write the correct answers on the board.

-Have Ss look at the Watch out! box and quickly read the information. Tell them that there are some similar expressions such as 'as far as I can remember', 'as far as I can see', or 'as far as I can tell'.

b/.Have Ss read the questions to make sure they understand them. Ask them firstly to answer the questions without reading the dialogue again. Ss exchange their answers with a classmate. Now ask them to check their answers by reading the dialogue again. Ask for Ss' answers.

1. craft

2. set up

3. take over

4. artisans

5. attraction

6. specific region

7. remind

8. look round

1.They are at Phong’s grand- parents’ workshop in Bat Trang

2. It’s about 700 years old.

3. His great-grandmother did.

4. buy things for their house and make pottery themselves there.

5. It’s in Hue.

6. … the handicrafts remind them of a specific region.

-Have Ss look at the pictures. Tell Ss that in the box are some traditional handicrafts of different regions in Viet Nam. Ss match these handicrafts with the pictures. Ss compare their answers in pairs before giving their answers to T:

A. paintings

B. drums

C. marble sculptures

D. pottery

E. silk

F. lacquerware

G. conical hats

H. lanterns

-Tell Ss to complete the sentences with the words/phrases in The complete sentences will give Ss information about the places where the handicrafts are made. Call on two Ss to write their answers on the board. Confirm the correct answers.

-If time allows, T may organise a short activity to check Ss' short-term memory. Have -Ss close their books. Point at each of Ss' answers on the board and quickly Ss have to call out the place where this handicraft is made. Ss can also be asked to share any other places that produce these handicrafts.

1. conical hat

2. lanterns

3. silk

4. paintings

5. Pottery

6. marble sculptures

a/Ss work in pairs to do the quiz. The pair which has the answers the fastest is invited to read out their answers. Elicit feedback from other pairs. Confirm the correct answers.

b/Ss work in groups to write a similar quiz about places of interest. Set a time limit of about five to seven minutes. When time is up, ask the first group to read out a question in their quiz. Ss from other groups give the answer. The group confirms the correct answer. The second group then reads out a question in their quiz. This question should be different from the one of the first group. Continue the activity until all the groups have read out all of their questions or when time is up.

1. park

2. museum

3. zoo

4. beach

5. beauty spot

-Ss work individually to do this exercise and then compare their answers with a classmate. Elicit the answers from Ss and quickly write them on the board. Do not confirm the correct answers at this stage. Have Ss explain the meaning of each verb in English or Vietnamese. Correct Ss' explanations when needed. The two verbs cast and mould are quite difficult, so make sure that Ss understand them: - cast: shape hot liquid metal, etc. by pouring it into a container - mould: shape a soft substance into a particular form or object by pressing it or by putting it into a mould Now have Ss look at their answers on the board and say if these are correct..

A. cast

B. carve

C. embroider

D. weave

E. mould

F. weave

G. knit

a/The purpose of this exercise is to help Ss understand more deeply and use the verbs correctly to talk about producing and creating crafts. Ss work in pairs to do the exercise. Check the answers as a class. If time allows, have Ss make sentences.

b/ This activity will help Ss to manipulate the verbs as they are not all regular. Have Ss do the activity, then call two Ss to write their answers on the board. Elicit feedback from other Ss. Confirm the correct answers.

-Draw Ss' attention to the Watch out! box. Ask Ss to give example sentences with the verb to make.

1.b

2.d

3.e

4.a

5.f

6.c

2. cast; cast

3. wove; woven

4. embroidered; embroidered

5. knitted; knitted

6. moulded; moulded

-Organise a competition for this activity. Ss work in groups of five or six. Set a time limit of five minutes. T may prepare some large pieces of paper for the groups to write their answers on. Ss write down as many places of interest in the word web as possible. The group with the most places is the winner. The winning group presents their words/phrases. Other groups tick the similar words/phrases they have and add more if they can. If time allows, T may ask Ss to explain why they think the places are entertaining, cultural, educational, or historical.

Cultural: opera house, museum…

Educational: library, museum…

Historical: temples, craft village…

Ss individually do the exercise. Check their answers as a class and confirm the correct ones.

1. historical

2. attraction

3. exercise

4. traditional

5. culture

6. handicrafts

a/Have Ss read the five sentences and underline the words they think are stressed. Elicit answers from Ss. Do not confirm the correct answers. Now ask Ss to read the four questions and make sure they understand them. Ask Ss to listen to the speaker read the sentences and at the same time check whether their answers are correct. Tell them that this is actually the first question and other questions can be answered after listening. Ss discuss their answers to the four questions in pairs.

b/Call some Ss to give the answers and give feedback. Play the recording again for Ss to repeat the sentences.

-Have Ss read the information in the box to remember the content of the lesson.

S1: craft, village, lies, river, bank

S2: painting, embroidered

S3: what, region, famous

S4: drums, aren’t, made, village

S5: famous, artisans, carved, table, beautifully

2. They are: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, WH-question words, and negative auxiliaries.

4. They are: articles, prepositions, pronouns and possessive adjectives.

a/Ss do this exercise individually and compare their answers with a classmate.

b/Play the recording for Ss to check their answers and practise reading the sentences. Call some Ss to give the answers and read the sentences. Give correction if needed.

S2: cinema, attract, youngsters

S3: artisans, would, clay, make, traditional, pots

S4: Where, like, going, ends

S5: shouldn’t, destroy, historical, buildings