Unit

6

A VISIT TO A SCHOOL
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

A visit to Binh Minh Lower Secondary School

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OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o identify the topic of the unit
o use lexical items: school activities
o identify the language features that are covered in the unit.

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions by circling A, B, or C.
• Task 3: Name the places, using the words and phrases
from the box.
• Task 4: Complete the following sentences with the
phrases in Task 3.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

• Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
about Nick's timetable, using when and where.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting

Aims of the stage:
⮚ to introduce the topic
⮚ to lead in the lesson

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?

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary

Aims of the stage:
⮚ to provide students with vocabulary
⮚ to help students prepare for the
listening and reading tasks

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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions by circling A, B, or C.
• Task 3: Name the places, using the words and phrases
from the box.
• Task 4: Complete the following sentences with the
phrases in Task 3.

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
2. We learn how to use the Internet in the _______________ twice a week.
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
5. Our class usually waters the vegetables in the _______________ on Friday afternoons.

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions by circling A, B, or C.
• Task 3: Name the places, using the words and phrases
from the box.
• Task 4: Complete the following sentences with the
phrases in Task 3.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

• Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
about Nick's timetable, using when and where.

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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Chatting
PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions by circling A, B, or C.
• Task 3: Name the places, using the words and phrases
from the box.
• Task 4: Complete the following sentences with the
phrases in Task 3.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

• Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
about Nick's timetable, using when and where.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

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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