UNIT 6: A VISIT TO A SCHOOL
Lesson 1: Getting started

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school

WARM-UP
⮚ What did you see when you first came to
our school?
⮚ How did you feel?
⮚ Have you ever had a visit to Chu Van An
Lower Secondary school (or a famous
school in your area)?

WARM-UP

⮚ What is the girl doing?
⮚ What are they talking about?

PRESENTATION

lower secondary school
/ˈləʊər ˈsekəndrɪ skuːl/
trường trung học cơ sở

PRESENTATION

member (n)
/ˈmembər/
thành viên

PRESENTATION

remind (v)
/rɪˈmaɪnd/
gợi nhớ, nhắc nhở

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

lower secondary school

/ˈləʊər ˈsekəndrɪ
skuːl/

trường trung học cơ sở

member

/ˈmembər/

thành viên

remind

/rɪˈmaɪnd/

gợi nhớ/ nhắc nhở

idea

Ý kiến

biology

Môn sinh học

playground

Sân chơi

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

Phong: What are you doing, Mi?
Mi: I'm preparing to visit Binh Minh Lower Secondary School.
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.
Phong: I see. What will you do there?
Mi: Well, I think we'll visit the school library, the computer room, and the gym. We'll
meet the students and share ideas for a project in our English class.
Phong: That's interesting. What else will you do there?
Mi: We'll meet the members of their Go Green Club and take photos of the school.
Phong: Fantastic! so don't forget to take your camera.
Mi: I almost forgot. Thanks for reminding me.

PRACTICE

2

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

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.

PRACTICE

2

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

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.
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.

PRACTICE

2

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

3. Where is the school?
A. In the city.
B. In the countryside.
C. In Phong's neighbourhood.
Phong: Sounds great! I think that's one of the best schools in my neighbourhood.
Who is going with you and when?

PRACTICE

2

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

4. When are they going?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon.
C. At noon.
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.

PRACTICE

3

Name these places, using the words and phrases from the box.

gym

1. ____________

computer room

2. ________________

school garden

3. ________________

PRACTICE

3

Name these places, using the words and phrases from the box.

playground

4. ____________

school library

5. ______________

PRACTICE

4

Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.

computer
room

school
library

school
garden

playground

gym

playground
1. The school _______________
is very small, so not many children can play in it.
computer room twice a week.
2. We learn how to use the Internet in the _______________
gym
3. They have school meetings in the _______________
when it rains.
school library
4. There are a lot of books, magazines, and newspapers in the _______________.
school garden on Friday afternoons.
5. Our class usually waters the vegetables in the _______________

PRODUCTION

5

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Nick's timetable, using when
and where.
Time
Subject
Place

Maths

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Friday

Classroom (room
302)

Biology
Information
Technology

9 a.m. Thursday
2 p.m. Wednesday

Science lab
Computer room

Physical Education
3 p.m. Monday, Thursday
Example:
History
3:30 p.m. Tuesday
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.

School gym
School library

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

Topic of
the unit

A visit to
a school

Vocabulary

School
facilities

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

⮚ Exercises in Workbook.

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