GRADE 9

Unit 1:
LOCAL COMMUNITY
Lesson 2: A closer look 1

Guessing game:

Who am I?

Guess #1
"I take people's
rubbish away and
help keep our
streets clean."

Guess #2
"I put in, check, and
repair electrical
wires and
equipment."

Guess #3
"I deliver goods to
people's houses or
workplaces."

Guess #4
"I put out fires and
save people from
dangerous fires."

Guess #5
"I protect people and
property, make people
obey the law, prevent
and solve crimes."

I. Vocabulary
Task 1: Matching

1. c
2. e

ey are COMMUNITY HELPERS!

3. anurse, vet, tailor, chef, barber, …
me other Community helpers: postman, doctor,
4. b
5. d

1. community helper (n) /kəˈmjuːnəti ˈhelpər/ người phục vụ cộng đồng
2. firefighter (n) /ˈfaɪərfaɪtər/ lính cứu hỏa
3. garbage collector (n) /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ kəˈlektər/ nhân viên thu gom rác
4. delivery person (n) /dɪˈlɪvəri ˈpɜːrsən/ nhân viên giao hàng
5. property (n) /ˈprɒpərti/ tài sản, của cải
6. put out (phr. v) /pʊt aʊt/ dập tắt (lửa)

v
v

v
7. put in (phr. v) /pʊt ɪn/ lắp đặt, dành (thời gian/công
sức) cho việc gì

8. obey (v) /əˈbeɪ/ tuân theo, vâng vlời
9. law (n) /lɔː/ luật pháp, phápv luật
v ngừa
10. prevent (v) /prɪˈvent/ ngăn chặn, phòng

11.crime (n) /kraɪm/ tội phạm, tội ác v
12. solve (v) /sɒlv/ giải quyết, tìm ra vlời giải
13. rubbish (n) /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ rác rưởi, đồ bỏ điv
Từ đồng nghĩa (Synonyms): garbage /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/ (rác sinh hoạt), trash /træʃ/ (rác
nói chung), waste /weɪst/ (chất thải)
v
14. artisan (n) /ˌɑːrtɪˈzæn/ nghệ nhân, thợ thủ
công

15. handicraft (n) /ˈhændikrɑːft/ đồ thủ công, nghềv thủ công
v môn (= specialty (AE))
16. speciality (n) /ˌspeʃiˈæləti/ đặc sản, chuyên
v
17. pottery (n) /ˈpɒtəri/ đồ gốm, nghề làm gốm,
xưởng gốm
v suy sụp
18. break down (phr. v) /breɪk daʊn/ hỏng hóc (máy móc,..),

19. lantern (n) /ˈlæntərn/ đèn lồngv

II. PRACTICE
Task 2: Write a word under the correct picture.

Task 3: Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the
box.

III. PRONUNCIATION
Task 4. Number the words

3

5

7

4

8

2

1

6

Task 5: Listen and practise the sentences.
- Underline the bold words with /æ/,
- circle the bold words with /ɑ:/, and
- tick the bold words with /e/.

1. Thanks to garbage collectors, our streets are clean.
2. My grandmother is a well-known artist.
3. That bakery

makes

the



best bread in

neighbourhood.



4. Do you know where to buy bamboo beds?
5. We sometimes go to the park to relax.

our

WRAP-UP
What have we learnt in this lesson?
Use the lexical items related to the topic Local
community;
Pronounce the vowel sounds /æ/, /ɑ:/, and /e/ in
words and sentences correctly;