UNIT 5 : OUR EXPERIENCES
LESSON 2: A closer look 1

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Le Hong Phong secondary school

WARM-UP

HOT SEAT!!
1. Work in 4 teams.
2. Act out some learnt vocabulary
given by the teacher one by one and
let their team members guess the

EXPERIENCES

word.
3. The team with the most correct
answers in the fastest time is the
winner.

WARM-UP

VOCABULARY LIST
1. experience
2. eco-tour

EXPERIENCES

3. memorable
4. thrilling
5. brilliant
6. tribal dance

VOCABULARY

learn by rote
/ˈlɜːn baɪ rəʊt/
học vẹt

VOCABULARY

campus (n)
/ˈkæmpəs/
khuôn viên
(của một trường học)

VOCABULARY

snorkelling (n)
/ˈsnɔːkəlɪŋ/
môn thể thao bơi lặn
dưới nước có bộ lặn
và ống thở

VOCABULARY

performance (n)
/pəˈfɔːməns/
buổi biểu diễn

VOCABULARY

exhilarating (adj)
/ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/
đầy phấn khích

VOCABULARY

embarrassing
(adj)

/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
làm ai bối rối, ngượng
ngùng.

VOCABULARY

unpleasant (adj)
/ ʌnˈpleznt /
không thoải mái,
không vui vẻ

VOCABULARY

coral reef (n)
/ ˈkɒrəl riːf /
rặng san hô

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. learn by rote

/ˈlɜːn baɪ rəʊt/

2. campus (n)

/ˈkæmpəs/

3. snorkelling (n)

/ˈsnɔːkəlɪŋ/

học vẹt
khuôn viên
(của một trường học)
môn thể thao bơi lặn dưới nước
có bộ lặn và ống thở

4. performance (n)

/pəˈfɔːməns/

buổi biểu diễn

5. exhilarating (adj)

/ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/

đầy phấn khích

6. embarrassing (adj)

/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

làm ai bối rối, ngượng ngùng

7. unpleasant (adj)

/ʌnˈpleznt/

không thoải mái, không vui vẻ

8. coral reef (n phr)

/ˈkɒrəl riːf/

rặng san hô

VOCABULARY

1 Write an activity next to each picture

learning by rote
putting up tents
campus
going snorkelling
performance

1. touring
______________
a campus

touring a
giving a

snorkelling
2. going
______________

VOCABULARY

1 Write an activity next to each picture

learning by rote
putting up tents
campus
going snorkelling
performance

3. learning
______________
by rote

touring a
giving a

up tents
4. putting
______________

VOCABULARY

1 Write an activity next to each picture

learning by rote
putting up tents
campus
going snorkelling
performance

touring a
giving a

5. __________________
giving a performance

VOCABULARY

2 Complete each sentence with an adjective in the box.

amazing

exhilarating

unpleasant

helpless

embarrassing

helpless when he couldn't protect himself from bullying.
1. He felt _______
exhilarating experience for the boy. He was
2. The parachute jump was a(n) ___________
so excited.
amazing to view the mountain range from the distance.
3. It was so ________
embarrassing experience when I took her bag by mistake.
4. I had a(n) ____________
unpleasant experience putting up a tent in the rain.
5. The Tom had a(n) ___________

VOCABULARY

3

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

1. His mind ______ when I asked him how to do the homework.
A. went blank

B. went empty

C. became exhausted

D. put up

2. Students could see the university's facilities when they ______.
A. took an excursion

B. toured the campus

C. gave a performance

D. took an eco-tour

VOCABULARY

3

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

3. Snorkelling in the coral reef is a(n) ______.
A. touching moment

B. happy time

C. exciting experience

D. embarrassing moment

4. Nam and his friends felt ______ when they couldn't put up a tent
by themselves.
A. pleasant

B. embarrassing

C. embarrassed

D. pleased

VOCABULARY

3

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

5. I didn't understand the lesson. I learnt it ______.
A. on purpose

B. by chance

C. with memory

D. by rote

PRONUNCIATION

4 Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /j/ and /w/.
/j/
yellow
yesterday
yahoo
yogurt
yield

/w/
watching
sandwich
highway
crossword
forward

PRONUNCIATION

5 Listen to the sentences. Underline the words with /j/ and circle the
words with /w/. Practise the sentences.

1. He tried sailing a yacht, and he did it well.
2. We've made a class yearbook. It looks wonderful.
3. They awarded him a gold medal yesterday.
4. Youngsters should be aware of their responsibilities.
5. They haven't yet learnt about the role of wildlife.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Vocabulary: The lexical items related to experiences;
 Pronunciation: How to correctly pronounce words that
contain the sounds: /j/ and /w/.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook;
 Find 10 more words describing
experiences that have the
sound /j/ or /w/.

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