Week 1
Planning day:
Teaching day:
Unit 5: Let’s talk
Period: 1-2
I/ Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, Sis will be able to ask and answer about age with their friends.
II/ Language contents
1. Vocabulary: happy birthday, old, year, robot.
2. Structure: Ask and answer about age.
- How old are you?
I’m ... years old.
- This is for you.
III/ Teaching techniques
- Modeling, work in pair, in groups.

IV/ Teaching aids
- Present, old newspaper, robot, pictures, book, cassette.
V/ Teaching procedure

Steps
Work arrangement

Warm – up
Teacher uses flash cards and guide them to practice with the other Sts
S1: Who is he?
S2: He is my grandfather.
Pair work


Presentation

Present the first part of the dialogue (draw a picture or draw a gift). Teacher says “happy birthday”. Sts repeat in chorus.
Say and write the number 1- 10 in order on the board. Make model the pattern with two Sts.
T :( points to the number 7 and S1).
Seven. (Nam) is seven years old.
T :( points to the number 8 and S2).
Eight. (Hoa) is eight years old.
Use the puppets to practice with two Sts to make question and answer.
PA: (point to the S1).
How old are you?
PB: (stand by S2).
I’m (seven) years old.
PA: (point to the S2).
How old are you?
PB: (stand by S2)
I’m (eight) years old.
Divide the class into two groups; give each St in each group a puppet. Ask them to repeat again the dialogue several times. Each time point to the number on the board. Change role to continue practicing.

Whole class


Present the second part of the dialogue.

Call on two Sts to go on the board to make model. Teacher stands opposite and takes a gift.
T: Happy birthday, (Nam).
S1: Thank you.
T: (give a gift to S1)
This is for you.
S1: (receipt a gift).
Thank you.
Do as the same with the other Sts.
Divide the class into small groups to practice the same dialogue. Call on some groups to practice before class.
Teacher gives feedback.
Individual work


Present the complete dialogue.

Use the puppets to make model.
PA: Happy birthday, Nam! How old are you?
PB: I’m seven years old.
PA: This is for you.
PB: Wow! A robot! Thank you.
Have them work in pair to practice all the dialogue. Change role to continue practicing.
Pair work


Practice

Conversation lines
Have Sts make two lines to stand opposite to work in pair. Ask and answer following the structure by using real their names. Teacher listens and gives help if necessary.
S1: Happy birthday, Hung! How old are you?
S2: I’m nine years old.
S1: This is for you.
S2: Wow! A pen! Thank you.
Pair work


Open your books

Use the pictures to practice. Point to the characters in the pictures. Recognize and describe these characters.
Play the tape more than once if necessary.
Get Sts to listen to the tape and point to the character when listen from the tape.
Call on some Sts to read aloud the dialogue.
Kate: Happy birthday, Jenny!
John: How old are you?
Jenny: I’m seven years old.
John: This is for you.
Jenny: Thank you. Wow! A robot! Thank you.
Play the tape again. Stop sentence by sentence and ask all class to repeat in chorus.
Present the paradigm and contraction.
Write the pattern on the board. Point at the words while playing the tape. Sts repeat in chorus.
Explain the contraction. Instruct Sts to read both form.
How old are you?
I’m seven years old.
Notes
I am = I’m
Whole class


Practice

Call on some pair to go to the board to practice the dialogue by using real their names. Teacher goes around and gives help if necessary.



Extension
Bingo
Guide them to draw a table on the paper and gap filling from 1 to 10. Teacher says a sentence about age. Sts mark the parallel table.
Ex: I’m (ten) years old.
Which team has three “X” or “O” on the line is the