UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
READING
WARM UP
KIM’S GAME
BEFORE YOU READ
When you meet your friends, which of the following topics do you often talk about?
Sport and games
Entertaintment
Health problems
Bobbies
Holidays
Films
Weather
Work and study
Suggestion:
When I meet my friends, I often talk about ……………………………..
VOCABULARY
Stuck (v)
Household (n)
Attitude (n)
Narrow (adj)
Corner shop (n)
Profession (n)
Mall (n)
: bị tắc, bị kẹt
: hộ gia đình
: quan điểm, thái độ
: hẹp >< Large (adj): rộng
: Cửa hiệu nhỏ ở góc phố
= Occupation: nghề nghiệp
: khu thương mại
CHECKING VOCABULARY
Stuck (v)
Household (n)
Attitude (n)
Narrow (adj)
Corner shop (n)
Profession (n)
Mall (n)
: bị tắc, bị kẹt
: hộ gia đình
: quan điểm, thái độ
: hẹp >< Large (adj): rộng
: Cửa hiệu nhỏ ở góc phố
= Occupation: nghề nghiệp
: khu thương mại
WHILE YOU READ
Read the following small talks and then do the taks that follow.
 Hello. My namely Nguyen Hong Phong. I`m sixteen years old. I’m a student at Chu Van An High School. I am in class 10A with forty-five other students. I study many subjects such as Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography, and so on. I like to learn English best because it is an international language. I don`t really like getting up early, but I have to because I often have a lesson at 7:l5.
 Hello. My name`s Nguyen Lan Phuong. I teach English at Chu Van An High School. It is one of the biggest schools in Hanoi. Teaching is hard work, but I enjoy it because I love working with children.
 I`m Nguyen Hong Ha. I`m Phong`s father. We live in a small flat above a corner shop in Tay Son Street. The flat is far from phong`s school so he usually goes to school by bike I worry about this. He has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets to get to school There`s so much traffic, so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
Task 1: Fill each blank with one of the words in the box below. There are more words than needed.


1. Young children _________ helping with household tasks.
2. We were stuck in heavy ___________ for more than an hour.
3. I think you don’t have to __________ about your weight.
4. It was two weeks before Christmas and the mall was __________ with shoppers.
5. If two people speak th same ____________, they usually have similar attitudes and opinions.
learn
bike
crowded
narrow
enjoy
subjects
traffic
worry
language
ride
Task 2: Work in pairs. Read the small tasks again and find out who ….
Phong
Phong
Phong
Phong
Phong
Mr. Ha
Miss Phuong
Miss Phuong
Task 3: Answer the following questions.
Task 3: LUCKY SINGER
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Where does Phong study?
He studies at Chu Van An High school
What subjects does he study?
He studies many subjects such as Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, …
Why does he want to study English?
Because it is an important international language
What does Miss Phuong say about her teaching profession?
She says that teaching is hard work, but she enjoys it because she loves working with children
Why does Mr. Ha worry about his son’s safety?
Because he has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets to get to school
POST-READING.
Discuss. Choose one of the following topics and talk about it!
What subjects do you like? Why?
What you like or dislike doing at school?
What you worry about at school?
HOMEWORK
Learn vocabulary by heart.
Read the small talks again.
Prepare for next lesson: Speaking