Teacher: Nguyễn Oanh Kiều Diễm

Date: 29/03/2024
UNIT 9: ENGLISH IN THE WORLD
LESSON 1

1. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

− Learn new vocabulary about the topic “English in the World”

− Practice reading for main ideas and specific information

− Use Article “The” correctly

− Practice pronouncing the /ð/ sound.

2. Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading.
3. Teaching method: Communicative language teaching
4. Teaching aids: textbook, lesson plan, slide, handouts, flashcards.
5. Procedure:
a) Previous lesson check:
b) New lesson:
Stage Procedure (Teacher =T; Students = Ss) Aims

I. Warm- T asks Ss a question and leads them to try to Help Ss

up brainstorm some ideas. understand the
importance of
“What are the benefits of English in the world?”
English in their
Answer: life.

Job opportunities, Communication, Work abroad,

Travel, Exercise your brain, Make new friends,…

− T introduce the new lesson and write the title on

the board: Unit 9: English in the World – Lesson

1

II. Pre- 1. New Words Explain the new

reading words so that Ss
- T shows the first picture and asks Ss “What is
can do the
this?” in Vietnamese or English.
exercise and make
- T shows the answer and requires Ss to listen and sure that Ss can
repeat. pronounce them
correctly.
- T continues with the other picture.

- After Ss guesses the new words, T writes down

them on the board and asks Ss to listen and repeat.

*New words:

tour guide (n): Hướng dẫn viên du lịch

stadium (n) /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/: sân vận động

flight (n) /flaɪt/: chuyến bay

historic (a) /hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/: có tính lịch sử

jog (v) /dʒɒɡ/: chạy bộ Lead Ss knows the

definition in
ferry (n) /ˈfer.i/: phà
English.
hot dog (n) /ˈhɑːt ˌdɑːɡ/: bánh mì kẹp xúc xích

parliament (n) /ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/: Quốc hội

pavlova (n) /pɑːvˈloʊ.və/: Bánh làm bằng lòng

trắng trứng nướng lên, ăn với kem tươi và hoa quả

Exercise a/ P68: Match the words with the

definition. Listen and repeat.

- T requires Ss to read the first sentence and find Ss can work

the correct word, then continue with the other effectively in a
words. team and discuss
some knowledge.
Answers:

1. tour guide 4. ferry

Guarantee Ss
2. flight 5. historic
identify the
3. jog 6. Stadium vocabulary.
Exercise b/P68: Do you know any historic places?
 Tell your partner.

- T asks Ss to work in pairs and discuss the

question. Then, T invites Ss to answer the question.

Answers: Linh Ung Pagoda, The Imperial City in

Hue, Hoi An Ancient Town, Cham Tower, …

2. Check vocabulary

Complete the table and write the letters.

T leads the Ss to think about the number and guess

what words is it.

Answers:

2. stadium 3. ferry 4. historic 5. flight

6. Tour guide

III. While 1. Reading

- reading
- T asks each Ss to read an email loudly and fixes Ss practice
their pronunciation. reading the text
and improve their
- Ss translate the email into Vietnamese.
pronunciation.
- T explains some difficult words if it has in the Moreover, Ss can
text. comprehend the

Question: meaning of the

text, then Ss will
a. Read Jane’s email to her friend. Where is Jane?
answer correctly.
Ss scan the text again and find the answer.

Answer: 2. Washington, D.C

b. Now, read and choose the correct answer.

- T asks Ss to read aloud sentence 1 and leads them

to choose the answer.

- T shows the key answer in the text and explains if

necessary.

- Continue with the other sentence.

Answers:

1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b Help Ss know
how to use the
2. Grammar.
article “the” and
- T reviews again the a/an/the zero article.
a/ an: mention something for the first time.

the N: mentions something for the

second time

- T leads Ss to read aloud the example “We’re

going to visit Hyde Park and the Tower of London
tomorrow”.

- T explains how to use Articles “The” and Zero

Article.

*Use the with some countries, famous buildings,

museums, most hotels, and restaurants.

Ex: the United States of America, the United

Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Philippines,…

Ex: the Empire State Building, the Houses of

Parliament, …

*Use the Zero article with the names of streets, Help Ss try to
parks, lakes, rivers, beaches, towns, cities, think about how
islands, and most countries. the article works.

Ex: They’re visiting Hanoi, Hue, and Da Nang in

Vietnam.

Exercise b: Write the sentences using the prompts.

- T gives Ss 5 minutes to prepare the answers.

- Then, each Ss write down the answers on the

board.

- T checks and explains if necessary.

Answers:

1. I’m visiting the Sydney Opera House.

2. He’s staying next to Hyde Park.

3. We’re going to the United Kingdom.

4. My parents are visiting the Louvre Museum.

5. The Empire State Building is in New York City.

6. I’m going to eat fish and chips at Bondi Beach.

Exercise c: Fill in the blanks using the or Ø (zero

article).

- T asks Ss to read aloud each sentence and give

the answer.

- T shows the answers and explains the meaning of

the text.

Answers: Introduce Ss to the

1. the 2. Ø 3. the 4. Ø sound and confirm

that Ss can have
5. the 6. the 7. Ø
the perfect
Exercise: Fill in the blank: “a”, “an”, Ø or “the”. pronunciation.

1. We have __ cat and ____ dog, _____ cat doesn’t

get on well with ___ dog.
2. Have you ever heard about ____ River Thames?
3. I want to travel around _____ world when I grow
up.
4. Peter is ______most hard-working student I’ve
ever known.
5. ______ Wellington is the capital city of New
 Zealand.
6. Many great painters were born in _______
Netherlands.
7. She took ______hamburger and ____apple, but
she didn’t eat ____apple.
8. My grandfather sent me _____letter and ____gift
but I haven’t received ________ letter.

Answers:
1. a/a/the/the
2. the
3. the
4. the.
5. Ø
6. the
Ss can practice
7. a/an/the
8. a/a/the teamwork skills
and ask questions.
3. Pronunciation

- T gives some example words about sound /ð/

example: the; they; then; weather

- T guides Ss how to read sound /ð/

Exercise b. Listen to the words and focus on the

underlined letter.

- T asks Ss to listen and practice reading the words

“the” and “then”.

Exercise c. Listen and cross out the word that

doesn’t follow the note in “a”.

- T leads Ss to listen and choose the different word.

Answer: think

Exercise d. Read the words with the sound noted in

“a” to a partner.

- T leads Ss to discuss some words that have /ð/

sound.
- Answers: those; that; weather; mother; clothe;
with; thus; than; there; other; …

4. Practice: Ask and answer using the questions

and the prompts.

- T asks Ss to work in pairs, look at the questions,

and the table prompts, and try to ask and answer.

- T explains and helps Ss read some difficult

names.

- Next, T invites each pair to make a conversation.

- T fixes and shows the answer.

Answers:

1. Where are you going? 🡪 I’m going to London.

2. Where are you going to stay? 🡪I’m going to stay

in the Ritz Hotel.

3. What are you going to do? 🡪 I’m going to visit

the British Museum, Kensington Gardens and
Portobello Road.

4. What are you going to eat? 🡪 I’m going to eat

fish and chips.

5. Speaking: What an Amazing trip!

- T leads Ss to work in pairs again and ask and

answer about holiday plans based on the given ideas.

Answer:

1. Where are you going? 🡪 I’m going to Sydney.

2. Where are you going to stay? 🡪I’m going to stay

in the Hilton Hotel.

3. What are you going to do? 🡪 I’m going to Bondi

 Beach, Sydney Opera House, and Cockatoo Island.

4. What are you going to eat? 🡪 I’m going to eat

pavlova.

IV. Wrap– Exercise: Complete sentences, using the given Review the
up words. vocabulary again
and understand
Homework jog, stadium, ferry, historic, flight, tour guide
how it works.
1. Jess likes to ____________ in the park by the
river. It's a good way to exercise while enjoying the
view.
2. There isn't an airport in my town. I had to go to
Reno to catch a ____________ to New York.
3. The temple is on a small island. You have to take
a ____________ across the river to go there.
4. The ____________ gave us lots of information
about the history of the building.

5. We went to the ____________ and watched a

baseball game.

6. The town is famous for having many

____________ buildings. People built those in the
twelfth century.

- T asks Ss to review the vocabulary again

and do the exercise.

- T lets Ss read the whole sentence with the

answer.
Answers:
1. jog 4. tour guide

2. flight 5. stadium

3. ferry 6. historic

- T reminds Ss to review the lesson again at

home and do their homework.