UNIT 5 : OUR EXPERIENCES
LESSON 5: skills 1

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Le Hong Phong secondary school

WARM-UP

CHAIN GAME!!
1. Play in 2 teams
2. Each team play rock paper scissors
to decide who will go first.

EXPERIENCES

3. The winner say a sentence about
their past experience then choose the
second one in the other team. The
second repeats and say their past
experience and so on.

WARM-UP

CHAIN GAME!!
4. The team can't repeat the prior
players' answers in 10 seconds will

EXPERIENCES

lose the game.

WARM-UP

CHAIN GAME!!
EXAMPLE

EXPERIENCES

Student 1 from Team 1:
I had an unpleasant experience of a sports
competition at school.
Student 2 from Team 2:
She had an unpleasant experience of a sports
competition at school and I accidentally fell while
leaning to skate.
Student 3 from Team 1:
She had an unpleasant experience of a sports
competition at school. He accidentally fell while
leaning to skate and I had a very good experience
in the last summer camp …

READING

1 Tick (√) the experiences you have had.
1. Joining a performance
2. Attending an army course
3. Travelling to a new place without parents

READING

touching (adj)
/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
gây xúc động,
tạo cảm giác đồng cảm

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soldier (n)
/ˈsəʊldʒər/
người lính

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army-like (adj)
/ɑːmi laɪk/
như trong quân đội

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strict (adj)
/strɪkt/
nghiêm khắc

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theme (n)
/θiːm/
chủ đề, đề tài

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New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
/ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/

gây xúc động,
tạo cảm giác đồng cảm
người lính

/ɑːmi laɪk/

như trong quân đội

4. strict (adj)

/strɪkt/

nghiêm khắc

5. theme (n)

/θiːm/

chủ đề

1. touching (adj)
2. soldier (n)
3. army-like (adj)

READING

2 Read the texts and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Duong: I had a hard 10-day course in an army camp in Son Tay last
summer. Everything was different from my life at home. We had to
wake up at 5 a.m. and attended classes which were like training
courses for soldiers. In the evening, we read books or worked in
teams. The team leaders walked us through many exciting activities.
We also joined a performance that had the theme: environment
protection. We could only call our parents once a day.
We also had touching moments when we received letters from our
parents. I have never attended such a strict but exciting course like
this.

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2 Read the texts and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Akiko: I have been on an unforgettable summer course in America.
I stayed in Thornwood campus on the outskirts of New York City for
three weeks. We had an enjoyable campus tour, attended English
classes, and joined team activities. We all tried to communicate in
English. In the evening, we played board games and billiards. The
most special experience was my visit to the top of Rockefeller
Centre. From there, I could view the whole city below.
That was the first time I travelled without my parents, so I felt like
I grew up a lot after the trip.

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2 Read the texts and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
1. Duong and Akiko talked about ______.
A. their English summer courses B. experiences at summer courses
C. activities in summer

D. their army training

2. What didn't Duong do during his course?
A. Get up early.

B. Work as a leader.

C. Receive letters from home.

D. Work in teams.

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2 Read the texts and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
3. The word “theme” means ______.
A. performance

B. environment

C. activity

D. topic

4. The experience at Rockefeller Centre was ______ for Akiko.
A. unforgettable

B. enjoyable

C. special

D. touching

5. The word “that” refers to ______.
A. travelling to America

B. touring the Thornwood campus

C. visiting Rockefeller Centre

D. viewing the city below

READING

3 Read the texts again and tick Duong or Akiko.
Experiences
1. attending an English course
2. attending an army-like course
3. joining a performance
4. touring a campus
5. receiving letters from home

Duong

Akiko

SPEAKING

4 Match the questions in A with the answers in B. Share your answers with a classmate.
A

B

1. What course did you
attend?

a. It was in June.

2. When was that?
3. What did you do?

b. I felt that I grew up a lot after that course.
c. I attended a course on soft skills with a group
of young trainers.

4. What do you
remember most about it?

d. We worked in groups on different projects.
We also learned to solve problems. We had
various experiences.

5. How did you feel?

e. I remember being so embarrassed at first.
But the trainers and my peers were great and
they helped me a lot.

SPEAKING

5

Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a course you have experienced. Use the
questions in 4 as cues. Then report your partner's answers to the class.

Example: Minh attended a memorable summer course last year.
It was a presentation skill course. He learnt how to
organise the talk, and how to use visual aids. He also
practised using gestures, and having eye contacts with
the audience. He felt that the course was so
impressive and memorable.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read about Duong and Akiko's experiences in their last
summer;
 Talk about a course you have experienced.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook;
 Write down your friend's
experiences in your notebooks.

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