Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 4 Global Success Unit 10 Lesson 1

I. OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

Language knowledge & skills

- understand and correctly repeat the sentences in two communicative contexts in which pupils ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past.

- correctly say the phrases and use Were you _____ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past.

- enhance the correct use of Were you _____ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past in a freer context.

Competences

- Communication and collaboration: work in pairs and groups to complete the learning tasks

- Self-control & independent learning: perform learning tasks

Attributes

- Show interest in different places and care about friends and other people

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

- Student’s book: Page 68

- Audio tracks 97, 98

- Teacher’s guide: Pages 138, 139, 140

- Website hoclieu.vn

- Flash cards/ pictures and posters (Unit 10)

- Computer, projector, …

III. PROCEDURE

Warm-up and review – Look, listen and repeat – Listen, point and say – Let’s talk – Fun corner and wrap-up

Procedure

Teacher’s and pupils’ activities

Interaction

Note

Warm-up and review:  5 minutes

Greet the class.

Option 1: Game: Guessing words

Option 2:

- Spend a few minutes revising the previous lesson by saying the chant on page 66.

- Ask pupils to open their books at page 68 and look at Unit 10, Lesson 1, Activity 1.

- Write the title Our summer holidays on the board and read it for the class to repeat a few times. Tell pupils what they will learn in this lesson.

Group work

Whole class/ Individual work

EXPLORATION

Activity 1. Look, listen and repeat.   5 minutes

a. Goal

To understand and correctly repeat the sentences in two communicative contexts in which pupils ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past.

b. Input

- Context a:

Bill: I was in the countryside last weekend.

Mai: That’s great!

- Context b:

Bill: Were you in the countryside last weekend?

Mai: No, I wasn’t. I was in the mountains.

c. Outcome

Pupils can understand and correctly repeat the sentences in two communicative contexts focusing on asking and answering questions about if someone was somewhere in the past.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Have pupils look at Pictures a and b and identify the characters in the pictures.

Step 2: Ask pupils to look at Picture a. Play the recording for them to listen. Play the recording again, sentence by sentence, for pupils to listen and repeat. Repeat the same procedure with Picture b. Correct their pronunciation where necessary.

Step 3: Play the recording again for pupils to listen to and repeat in chorus sentence by sentence.

Step 4: Invite a few pairs to the front of the classroom to listen to and repeat the sentences in the recording.

Step 5: Draw pupils’ attention to the question Were you in the countryside last weekend? and the answers Yes, I was. and No, I wasn’t. I was at the zoo. Tell pupils that they are the question and the answers about if someone was somewhere in the past.

Whole class/
Individual work

Pair work

Whole class/ Individual work

e. Assessment

- Performance products: Student’s answers

- Assessment tools: Observation; Questions & Answers

KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION

Activity 2. Listen, point and say.   10 minutes

a. Goal

To correctly say the phrases and use Were you _____ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past.

b. Input

- Picture cues:

a. a boy at the zoo

b. on the beach

c. a girl at the campsite

d. in the countryside

- Speech bubbles: Were you ______ last weekend?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

Audio script:

a. at the zoo / yes

b. on the beach / no

c. at the campsite / yes

d. in the countryside / no

a. A: Were you at the zoo last weekend?

B: Yes, I was.

b. A: Were you on the beach last weekend?

B: No, I wasn’t.

c. A: Were you at the campsite last weekend?

B: Yes, I was.

d. A: Were you in the countryside last weekend?

B: No, I wasn’t.

c. Outcome

Pupils can correctly say the phrases and use Were you _____ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Have pupils look at pictures to learn new words, then have pupils play a small game to review the learned phrases.

Step 2: Have pupils point at Picture a, listen to the recording and repeat the phrase (at the zoo). Repeat the same procedure with the other three pictures. Have the class repeat the phrases a few times.

Step 3: Point at the first bubble and Picture a and have pupils listen and repeat after the recording (Were you at the zoo last weekend? – Yes, I was.). Repeat the same procedure with the other three pictures. Have the class repeat the questions and answers a few times.

Step 4: Have pairs practise asking and answering the question Were you _______ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

Step 5: Invite a few pairs to point at the pictures and say the questions and answers in front of the class.

Whole class

Pair work

e. Assessment

- Performance products: Student's talks and interaction

- Assessment tools: Observation; Answer keys

PRACTICE

Activity 3. Let’s talk. 8 minutes

a. Goal

To enhance the correct use of Were you _____ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past in a freer context.

b. Input

- Picture cues: at the campsite, on the beach, at the zoo, in the countryside

- Speech bubbles: Were you _____ last weekend? –  Yes/ No _____.

c. Outcome

Pupils can enhance the correct use of Were you ______ last weekend? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past in a freer context.

d. Procedure

Step 1: Draw pupils’ attention to the pictures. Ask questions to help them identify the places (see Input).

Step 2: Put pupils into pairs and have them practise asking and answering questions about if someone was somewhere in the past. Go around the classroom to offer support where necessary.

Step 3: Invite a few pairs to the front of the class to ask and answer questions about if someone was somewhere in the past, using the picture cues. Praise pupils if they perform well.

Whole class/ Individual work
Pair work

e. Assessment

- Performance products: Student’s interaction and performance

- Assessment tools: Observation; Questions & Answers

Fun corner and wrap-up: 5 minutes