Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Period 73
Lesson 1 - Getting Started
+ Listen and Read
I. GETTING STARTED
1. Match the names of the countries in the box with appropriate pictures / flags.
Canada
Britain
Thailand
Australia
Japan
The United States of America
a)
b)
e)
d)
c)
f)
2.Tell your partner which country you would like to visit and why?
A: Which country do you want to visit?
B: I’d like to visit __________.
A: Why?
B: Because _________ people are friendly.
Australian
* the sights / beautiful
* want / improve / English
*….…
Australia
I. GETTING STARTED
Mrs. Quyen
Mrs. Smith
Introduce the Dialogue
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II. LISTEN AND READ
II. LISTEN AND READ
Mrs. Smith: Hello.
Mrs. Quyen: Sandra, It’s Quyen. I’m calling from Ha Noi.
Mrs. Smith: Hello, Quyen. This is a nice surprise!
Mrs. Quyen: Thanh and I are coming to San Francisco on Monday.
Mrs. Smith: That’s wonderful! Would you like to come and stay with
us while you’re in town.
Mrs. Quyen: No. Unfortunately, he has a business meeting in the
evening.
Mrs. Smith: Oh dear. He’s always working. Well, I’ll pick you up at
your hotel. Shall we say seven o’clock?
Mrs. Quyen: That sounds fine. Thanks, Sandra. See you then.
Mrs. Smith: Bye.
Mrs. Quyen: That’s very kind of you, but we’re coming on a tour. Our accommodation
is included in the ticket price.
Mrs. Smith: Then you must come over for dinner one night.
Mrs. Quyen: Yes, we’d love to but we’ll only be in town for three nights. We leave on the 28th.
Mrs. Smith: Are you free on Tuesday evening?
Mrs. Quyen: No, I’m going out that night, but I’m not busy the following evening.
Mrs. Smith: What about Thanh? Will he come with you?

+ surprise (n)
1. New words:
+ vacation (n)
+ include (v)
+ pick sb up (v)
+ abroad (adv)
sự ngạc nhiên, điều bất ngờ
bao gồm, gồm có, kể cả
kỳ nghỉ
rước, đón (ai)
ở nước ngoài
= in a foreign country
II. Listen and read:
Present continuous with “always”
Ex: Oh dear. He’s always working.
2. Structures:
Form:
Use: Making a complaint.
S + is/am/are + always + V-ing
Ex: I’m always meeting Ba in the market
Ex: She’s always borrowing me money
II. LISTEN AND READ
Mrs. Smith: Hello.
Mrs. Quyen: Sandra, It’s Quyen. I’m calling from Ha Noi.
Mrs. Smith: Hello, Quyen. This is a nice surprise!
Mrs. Quyen: Thanh and I are coming to San Francisco on Monday.
Mrs. Smith: That’s wonderful! Would you like to come and stay with
us while you’re in town.
Mrs. Quyen: No. Unfortunately, he has a business meeting in the
evening.
Mrs. Smith: Oh dear. He’s always working. Well, I’ll pick you up at
your hotel. Shall we say seven o’clock?
Mrs. Quyen: That sounds fine. Thanks, Sandra. See you then.
Mrs. Smith: Bye.
Mrs. Quyen: That’s very kind of you, but we’re coming on a tour. Our accommodation
is included in the ticket price.
Mrs. Smith: Then you must come over for dinner one night.
Mrs. Quyen: Yes, we’d love to but we’ll only be in town for three nights. We leave on the 28th.
Mrs. Smith: Are you free on Tuesday evening?
Mrs. Quyen: No, I’m going out that night, but I’m not busy the following evening.
Mrs. Smith: What about Thanh? Will he come with you?

Going out
Having dinner with the Smiths
Leaving San Francisco
1. Complete Mrs. Quyen`s schedule .
2. Answer the following questions:



Will Mrs. Quyen and her husband stay at Mrs. Smith’s house? Why? Why not?
=>…………………………………………….……………..
b) Will Mrs. Quyen’s husband have dinner with
the Smiths? Why (not)?
=>…………………………………………….……………..
c) How will Mrs. Quyen go to Mrs. Smith’s house?
=>…………………………………………….……………..
2. Answer the following questions:



a) Will Mrs. Quyen and her husband stay at Mrs. Smith’s house? Why? Why not?
No, they won’t. They will stay at the hotel.
b) Will Mrs. Quyen’s husband have dinner with the Smiths? Why (not)?
No, he won’t. Because he will have a business meeting in the evening that day.
c) How will Mrs. Quyen go to Mrs. Smith’s house?
Mrs. Smith will pick her up at her hotel.
Learn new words by heart.
Read the conversation fluently.
Do exercise 1,2/p113 in the workbook.
Prepare next period:
Unit 12. (cont) Speak.
Thanks for your attention
GOODBYE
And
SEE YOU AGAIN