Lesson 1

Getting started – A closer look 1

Unit 1: My new school

Presentation Title
 PHONG’S MOM
VY

DUY

PHONG
Activity 1: Listen to the dialogue and correct the
false sentences (Books closed)
T 1. Vy and Duy are early.
T 2. Phong is eating
F Vy
3. Duy is Phong’s friend.
T 4. Duy lives near Phong
5. Phong isn’t
is wearing a
F
school uniform.
Activity 2 (Ex 1b): Find these expressions in the conversation.
Check what they mean.

1. Oh dear

3. Come in

2. You’ll see

4. Sure
1. Oh dear
Express surprise (negative)

2. You’ll see
“ You’ll find out”
3. Come in
invite somebody in
4. Sure
“yes”/ alright”.
 Let’s check what are there in Duy’s school bag

book compass
eraser
ruler

paper
calculator

textbook
pencilcase pen
b. Pencil sharpener e. compass j. school bag

d. rubber c. calculator i. pencil case

h. textbook a. bicycle g. ruler f. notebook

 Activity 3:
Work in group of
6 students, match
the pictures with
their names
(3 mins)!
ANSWER KEY
Swap with other
groups to check.
Give results to
the teacher

Some EXTRA
VOCABULARY
will be noted in
red circles
Activity 4: a.Put these words in the right colunms (pairwork)

physics exercise English vocabulary

history football homework lesson
judo music school lunch science

play do have study

football homework school lunch physics
music judo lessons English
exercise history
vocabulary
science
 b. Put one of this words in each blank
lessons football

science judo
homework homework
1.I do ____________ with my friend.
football
2.Duy play ____________ for the school team.
lessons
3.All the _________ at my new school are interesting.
judo
4.They are healthy. They do ________ everyday.
science on Mondays.
5. I study maths, English and _________
 Activity 5: Pronunciation /əʊ/ and /ʌ/

5a.Listen and repeat.

Pay attention to the sound /əʊ/ and /ʌ/

1. /əʊ/: judo going homework open

2. /ʌ/ : brother Monday mother month

/əʊ/ /ʌ/
 /əʊ/
We pronounce /əʊ/ when:
-“o” is usually pronounce /əʊ/ when it is the last letter of the word:
go, no, …
-“oa” is pronounce /əʊ/ when in the word has one syllable and
ends with a consonant or consonants: coat, road, …
-“ou” can pronounce /əʊ/: soul, dough, …
-“ow” are pronounce /əʊ/: slow, know, …
 /ʌ/
We pronounce /ʌ/ when:
-“o” usually pronounce /ʌ/ when it in one syllable word and in
stress syllables in words with many syllables: come, some, …
-“u” usually pronounce /ʌ/ when the word end with “u +
consonant”: but, cup, …
-“oo” can pronounce /ʌ/ in these circumstances : blood, flood…
-“un” are pronounce / ʌ / when it’s the begin of the word :
unhappy, untidy…
-“ou” usually pronounce /ʌ/ when the word end with “ou + one
consonant / two consonants”: country, couple, …
 5b. Listen to the words
and put them into two groups

/əʊ/ /ʌ/ rode

don’t
rode some
hope
don’t Monday
Monday
homework
hope month month
come
homework come post
one
post one some 
 ACTIVITY 6: WRITING

Exercise 1:
Copy down this timetable into the notebook in English language [
 Exercise 2:
Is the underline pron0unce /əʊ/ or /ʌ/?

/əʊ/
/əʊ/ /ʌ/
/ʌ/ Go
Blood
Coat
Couple
Go But No
No Cup Slow
Coat Blood But
Road Flood Road
Slow Country Cup
Dough Couple Flood
Country
Dough
 ACTIVITY 7: CHAIN GAME (SPEAKING)

5 students go to the board. Take turn to retell the dialogue in their own words. The one
who can stay till the end will be the winner.

Example: S1: Today is their first day to a new school.

S2: Today is their first day to a new school. Phong is having breakfast.
S3: Today is their first day to a new school. Phong is having breakfast. ……..
 HOMEWORK

1.Write newwords
2.Find 3 words with /əʊ/ and /ʌ/
3.Do exercises in workbook

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