Unit

HOBBIES

A visit to Binh Minh Secondary School

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Unit

A VISIT TO A SCHOOL

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Bui Thi Chin

Tien Lu secondary school
WARM-UP

*_What did you see when you first came to our school?_

*_How did you feel?_

__ *_Have you ever take a visit to Chu Van An Secondary school?_
WARM-UP

*_What is the girl doing?_

*_What are they talking about?_
lower secondary school

trường trung học cơ sở

/ˈləʊ.ər ˈsek.ən.drɪ skuːl/

PRESENTATION
member (n)

thành viên

/ˈmem.bər/

PRESENTATION
remind (v)

gợi nhớ/ nhắc nhở

/rɪˈmaɪnd/

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning
lower secondary school

/ˈləʊ.ər ˈsek.ən.drɪ skuːl/

trường trung học cơ sở
member

/ˈmem.bər/

thành viên
remind

/rɪˈmaɪnd/

gợi nhớ/ nhắc nhở
PRESENTATION
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PRACTICE

1. What are they talking about?

a. A visit to a computer room. b. A visit to a school. c. A visit to a school library.

_Phong: _What are you doing, Mi?

_Mi: _I'm preparing to visit Binh Minh Lower Secondary School.

Read the conversation again and answer the questions by circling A, B or C.
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PRACTICE

_Phong: _Sounds great! I think that's one of the best schools in my neighborhood. Who is going with you and when? _Mi:_ My teacher and my classmates. We're going in the afternoon.

2. Who is going to visit the school? a. Mi and her teacher. b. Mi and her classmates. c. Mi, her teacher and her classmates.

Read the conversation again and answer the questions by circling A, B or C.
2

PRACTICE

3. Where is the school? a. In the city. b. In the countryside. c. In Phong's neighborhood.

Read the conversation again and answer the questions by circling A, B or C.

_Phong: _Sounds great! I think that's one of the best schools in my neighbourhood. Who is going with you and when?
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PRACTICE

4. When are they going?

a. In the morning. b. In the afternoon. c. At noon.

Read the conversation again and answer the questions by circling A, B or C.

_Phong: _Sounds great! I think that's one of the best schools in my neighbourhood. Who is going with you and when? _Mi:_ My teacher and my classmates. We're going in the afternoon.
3. Name these places, using the words and phrases from the box.

computer room school library school garden playground gym

4. playground

1. gym

3. school garden

5. school library

2. computer room
Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.

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computer room

school library

school garden

playground

gym

1. The school _______________ is very small, so not many children can play in it.

2. We learn how to use the Internet in the _______________ twice a week.

3. They have school meetings in the _______________ when it rains.

4. There are a lot of books, magazines, and newspapers in the _________.

5. Our class usually waters the vegetables in the _______________ on Friday afternoon.

playground

computer room

gym

school library

school garden
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Nick's timetable, using _when _and _where._

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PRODUCTION

Example: A: When does Nick have Maths? B: At 8 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. A: And where does he have it? B: In his classroom, room 302.
Subject

Time

Place
Maths

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Friday

Classroom (room 302)
Biology

9 a.m. Thursday

Science lab
Information Technology

2 p.m. Wednesday

Computer room
Physical Education

3 p.m. Monday, Thursday

School gym
History

3:30 p.m. Tuesday

School library
WRAP-UP

1

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Topic of the unit

A visit to a school

School facilities
HOMEWORK

2

CONSOLIDATION

*Exercises in workbook.