Unit 1: Home and Places
Lesson 1: Progress Check 2

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Lesson Outline
Warm-up
Reading
Listening
Writing
Consolidation
Wrap-up

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Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
- Improve listening and reading skills
- Write about their neighbourhood
- Practise test-taking skills

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WARM-UP

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Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of
the others.
1 A. suburb
/ˈsʌbɜːb/

B. police
/pəˈliːs/

C. yellow
/ˈjeləʊ/

D. station
/ˈsteɪʃən/

2 A. parrot
/ˈpærət/

B. rabbit
/ˈræbɪt/

C. guitar
/ɡɪˈtɑː/

D. office
/ˈɒfɪs/

3 A. museum
/mjuːˈziəm/

B. furniture
/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

C. stadium
/ˈsteɪdiəm/

D. bicycle  
/ˈbaɪsɪkəl/

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It's time to learn …

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Reading

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8. Read the text and answer the questions in your notebook.
Independence Palace, or Reunification Palace, is a beautiful palace in Ho Chi
Minh City. The palace has got five levels with over 100 rooms. There is one
ground floor, three main floors and two mezzanines. There are tunnels, a war
room, a card-playing room, a casino and a telecommunications centre. There is a
heliport on the roof where helicopters can land. Outside, there are beautiful
gardens. It is open every day from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The palace is close to
Bến Thành Market. There, people can buy souvenirs and try amazing
Vietnamese dishes.
1 Where is Independence Palace?
2 How many levels has it got?
3 What is there on the roof?
4 When is it open?

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8. Read the text and answer the questions in your notebook.
Independence Palace, or Reunification Palace, is a beautiful palace in Ho Chi Minh City.
The palace has got five levels with over 100 rooms. There is one ground floor, three
main floors and two mezzanines. There are tunnels, a war room, a card-playing room,
a casino and a telecommunications centre. There is a heliport on the roof where
helicopters can land. Outside, there are beautiful gardens. It is open every day from
7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The palace is close to Bến Thành Market. There, people can
buy souvenirs and try amazing Vietnamese dishes.
1 Where is Independence Palace?
It is in Ho Chi Minh City.
2 How many levels has it got?
It has got five levels.

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8. Read the text and answer the questions in your notebook.
Independence Palace, or Reunification Palace, is a beautiful palace in Ho Chi Minh City.
The palace has got five levels with over 100 rooms. There is one ground floor, three
main floors and two mezzanines. There are tunnels, a war room, a card-playing room,
a casino and a telecommunications centre. There is a heliport on the roof where
helicopters can land. Outside, there are beautiful gardens. It is open every day from
7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The palace is close to Bến Thành Market. There, people can
buy souvenirs and try amazing Vietnamese dishes.
3 What is there on the roof?
There is a heliport on the roof.
4 When is it open?
It is open every day from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

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Listening

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Listen and choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

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Audio Scripts

1 Where's the desk?
My bedroom is great! It has got a single bed, a big
wardrobe and a window. Also, there is a desk so I can
do my homework in the evenings. The wardrobe is
next to my bed and the desk is in front of the window
so I can look outside.

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Audio Scripts

2 Which floor is John's house on?
Hi, Emma! It's John. Where are you? I can't reach you on your
mobile phone or on your home phone. Anyway, my birthday party is
tomorrow evening. Please come! My house is at 2 Park Street, on
the 8th floor. There is no lift on my floor, but you can go to the fifth
floor and walk up to the 8th. See you there!

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3 What hasn't Kate got in her bedroom?
A: Hi, Kate! How is your new house?
B: Hi, Jill. It's just great! It's so big.
A: So, have you got your own room?
B: Yes, I have. It's got a single bed and a thick carpet and a desk for
my computer.
A: What about all your books?
B: They are in the bookcase in the living room, but that's OK
because I can read them on the sofa!

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4 Where's Peter?
A: Hi, Peter! Why are you here? Why aren't you in the library?
Haven't you got an exam on Tuesday?
B: Hi, Sarah. No, that exam is on Friday. On Tuesday, we've got a
class trip to a museum.
A: Oh! So that's how you've got time to be in the gym!
B: That's right!

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WB p. 21

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Listen and fill in the gaps.

York
Bruce
strong
clever
run

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Writing

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10. Complete a letter to Mark about your neighbourhood (about 50 words).
Write about where it is, what there is/isn't in it and how you like it.

Writing

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More Practice
WB p. 21

★★★ Look at the notes and complete Jack's email.

big, near park
outside: garden (✓), garage (✗)
inside:
downstairs – living room (✓), dining room (✗), kitchen (✓)
upstairs – bedroom (2), bathroom (2)
Jack's room: big – bed (✓), wardrobe (✓), bookcase (✗), bedside cabinet
(✗), desk (✓), posters (✓)

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More Practice
WB p. 21

From: Jack
To: Mark
Subject: My new home!
Hi Mark,
How are you? I'm so happy with my new house! It's in a quiet street near 1)
______________ . There is 2) __________________ outside. My house isn't small. It's
3) _________________ . Downstairs, there's 4) ___________________ and 5)
___________________ . Upstairs, there are 6) ______________________ . My favourite
room is my bedroom. It's 7) _____________ . There's 8) ___________________ in it.
There isn't 9) _________________ . There 10) _______________ of my favourite
footballers on the walls.
I can't wait for you to come and see me. How about this Saturday? Let me know.
Write back.
Jack

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big, near park
outside: garden (✓), garage (✗)
inside:
downstairs – living room (✓), dining room (✗), kitchen (✓)
upstairs – bedroom (2), bathroom (2)
Jack's room: big – bed (✓), wardrobe (✓), bookcase (✗), bedside
cabinet (✗), desk (✓), posters (✓)

From: Jack
To: Mark
Subject: My new home!
Hi Mark,
How are you? I'm so happy with my new house! It's in a quiet street near 1) ________.
a park
a garden outside. My house isn't small. It's 3) ____.
big Downstairs there's 4)
There is 2) _________
___________
____________________________.
a living room and 5) ________.
a kitchen Upstairs there are 6) two
bedrooms and two bathrooms
big There's 8) ________________________
a bed, a wardrobe and a desk
My favourite room is my bedroom. It's 7) ____.
are posters of my
in it. There isn't 9) ___________________________.
a bookcase or a bedside cabinet There 10) ____________
favourite footballers on the walls.
I can't wait for you to come and see me. How about this Saturday? Let me know.
Write back.
Jack

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CONSOLIDATION

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WRAP-UP

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Today's lesson
Skills:
- Reading
- Listening
- Writing

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Homework
- Practise the vocabularies and grammar and make sentences
using them.
- Do the exercises in TA 6 Right on WB (p. 19).
- Do Unit 1 Test 2 in Bài Tập Bổ Trợ TA 6 Right on (pp. 16-17).
- Prepare the next lesson (p. 36 SB).

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Enjoy your day!