English 7 Advanced Unit 7 Have a great trip! Date: …………….

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Lesson 1-2_Speaking -LWSW
Duration: 90 minutes
Materials Photocopies
- Videos, slides

Learning objectives
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Talk about things that they like and dislike doing on holiday
- Develop and apply strategies to describe details
- Explore ways to improve performance
- Identify and reflect on tips to improve performance
- Discuss and express opinions about tips for improving performance
- Explore and discuss tips for having confidence in yourself using useful language
- Assign Project 1 or 2

Time Activities Content Source

5 1. Warm-up * Game: Hot Seat
mins - Divide Ss into two groups.
- In each turn, two Ss from two teams come to sit in front of the board facing their teammates.
- T writes down a travel-related word on the board. Other Ss have to describe the word for their
friends to guess without mentioning it.
- The faster give the correct answer earn one point for their team.
25 2. Speaking * Task 1
mins (SB, p.83) - Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss 2 questions in 5 minutes. Ask Ss to add reasons for their answers
Game: Pass the Ball 
T turns on some music and Ss pass the ball around the class. When the music stops, the student Slide

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 holding the ball has to stand up and answer one of two questions. 

* Task 2
- Elicit a brief description of that picture (slide)
- Ask Ss to discuss 3 questions with their partner, then compare the answer with the other pairs
- Ask some Ss to show their answers

*Task 3
- Go through the Exam Tips with Ss, and explain to Ss if necessary. Remind Ss that they
should say as much as they can in a Speaking Exam
- Ask Ss to use the questions in the Exam Tips to describe the photos in Task 2
Ask Ss to practice with their partner before calling some Ss to describe in front of the whole class

* Task 4
- Go through the Useful Language box
- Show 2 pictures on the slide
- Ask Ss to complete the Exam Task, remind them to include as many details as possible in their
answer
- Ask some Ss to describe their pictures
15 3. Discussion *Game: Guess what picture I have discussed
mins - Show 4 pictures on the slide
- Ask Ss to work in groups of 3. Each Ss chooses 1 picture to describe. Remind Ss not to tell
their friends what picture they choose Slide
- Ask Ss to describe the picture in detail as much as possible. The others in the group have to guess Video 1:
what picture their friend chooses https://www.
- Call some Ss to describe in front of the whole class. The others guess what the picture is. youtube.com/
watch?
* Discussion v=rVHlXTg
- Divide Ss into groups of 3. Ask Ss to watch video 1, and ask them what they can see in the video Dm04&t=61s
( elicit in the city and in the countryside)
- Ask Ss to discuss in groups the advantages and disadvantages of having a holiday in the city and in
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 the countryside. Ask 1 Ss in each group to take notes while discussing
- Ask 1-2 representatives in each group to present what they have discussed
- Ask some Ss to answer two questions in Your Ideas
30 4. LWSW * Task 1 (10 mins) Slide
mins (SB, p.83) - Show the phrase “stay healthy” on the slide. Ask Ss to work in pairs and brainstorm ideas on how to Video 2
stay healthy
- Ask Ss to watch video 1 and think if they have the same ideas as those in the video. Ask some Ss to
show their discussion results
- Ask Ss to read the tips and complete the sentences in task 1, then compare the answers with their
partners
(elicit new words:
+ performance: the act of doing something
+ balanced diet (n): eating a variety of food every day that is good for your health

- Get feedback. Ask SS if they follow this advice, and the reasons for it
Key: 1. sleep 2. energy 3. exercise 4. change

* Task 2 (10 mins)

- Ask Ss “what might happen if someone doesn’t follow the advice in the tips”. Elicit some examples
with pictures on the slide
- Ask Ss to work in groups and discuss questions in task 2
- Ask some pairs to volunteer their answers

* Task 3 ( 10 mins)
- Show a picture on a slide. Ask whether Ss agree or not
- Ask Ss to discuss in pairs then call some pairs to answer 2 questions

* Task 4 (15 mins)

- Elicit “ motivated” – having an interest/reasons for doing things
- Go through the Mind your Mind box, ask Ss “Why is it good to be motivated?”
- In the group of 4-5, ask Ss to discuss the questions.
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 - Collect Ss’ ideas and get feedback.

*Task 5 (5 mins)
- Ask Ss to brainstorm things that motivate them
- Get feedback
10 5. Project 2 - Ask Ss to look through the Useful Language which can help them for the presentation Slide
mins (Homework) - Divide the class into 4 groups. Ask 4 groups to do Project 2 (slide)
- Ask them to discuss and illustrate their ideas on the paper (write, draw, etc…) (using A3 – A2
papers)
- Remind Ss that they have to allocate the project tasks equally, make sure that everybody has a task.
For example: Ss A thinks of the idea, Ss B writes, Ss C draw, Ss C presents
- Each group will take turns to go to the board to present what they have prepared in the next lesson.
5 6. Wrap up - T wraps up the lesson
mins

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