Uni 1 LOCAL COMMUNITY
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

I really love where I live now.

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WARM-UP
What can you see in this photo?

BRAINSTORMING

PRESENTATION

suburb (n)
/ˈsʌbɜːb/
vùng ngoại ô

PRESENTATION

facilities (n)
/fəˈsɪlətiz/
cơ sở vật chất

PRESENTATION

New words
1. suburb (n)
2. facilities (n)

Pronunciation
/ˈsʌbɜːb/
/fəˈsɪlətiz/

Meaning
vùng ngoại ô
cơ sở vật chất

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

Ann: Hi, Mi. Long time no see. How're you doing?
Mi: I'm fine, thanks. By the way, we moved to a new house in a suburb last month.
Ann: Oh, that's why I haven't seen you in the Reading Club very often.
Mi: Yes. We're still busy moving in, you know.
Ann: How's your new neighbourhood?
Mi: It's much bigger than our old one. The streets are wider, and there are fewer people.
Ann: What about the facilities?
Mi: It has all the things we need: shopping malls, parks, and hospitals. And there's a craft
village near our house.
Ann: Great! How're your new neighbours?
Mi: They're nice. Last Sunday when I was looking for the way to the bus station, a lady
came and showed me the way. I think we will get on with them.
Ann: That reminds me of the time our family moved to Viet Nam. We didn't know where to
buy stuff for our

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words
from the conversation.

last month
1. Mi's family moved to a new house in a suburb ______.
fewer people
2. Her new neighbourhood is bigger with wider streets and ______.
craft village near Mi's house.
3. There is a ____________
neighbours
4. Mi thinks she will get on with her new ______.
5. People in Ann's community gave her family ______ on where to buy stuff.

useful advices

PRACTICE

3

Match each word or phrase with its definition.

1. d
2. e
3. a
4. c
5. b

PRACTICE

4 Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from 3.
suburb of Ha Noi.
1. They don't live in the city centre but in a ________
get on with the people
2. I love our new neighbourhood because we _____________
here.
3. There are enough sports ____________
facilities for people of all ages in our
local park.
remind people ______
of a place, an occasion, or a holiday.
4. Souvenirs _________
5. The local ____________
community encourages us to protect the environment
and keep our neighbourhood clean.

PRODUCTION

5 GAME: What is the place?
DO THE FOLLOWING QUIZ.
1. People watch sports such as football there.
2. People go there for health check-ups.
3. Parents take their children there so that they can
have fun.
4. Children learn to read and write there.
5. Visitors see objects from the past there.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit
 use lexical items related to local community
 identify the language features that are covered in the unit

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the Workbook.
- Start preparing for the Project of the unit
by working in groups of 5 to brainstorm
about your community.

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