Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 6 A Closer Look 1

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent

1. take notes

/teɪk nəʊts/

to write something down or remember it carefully.

ghi chép

2. memorise (v)

/ˈmeməraɪz/

to learn something so that you remember it exactly.

ghi nhớ

3. pursue (v)

/pəˈsjuː/

to follow someone or something

theo đuổi

4. democratic (adj)

/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/

based on the principles of democracy.

thuộc dân chủ

1. extended (adj)

/ɪkˈstendɪd/

a family that includes many generations.

nhiều thế hệ (trong 1 gia đình)

2. family-oriented (adj)

/ˈfæməli ˈɔrientɪd/

being close to family members and support them in whatever they do.

hướng về, coi trọng gia đình.

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may have difficulties in distinguishing the cluster /fl/ and /fr/.

Provide students some tips by identifying the letters that may include each sound.

Some students will excessively talk in the class.

- Define expectation in explicit detail. Have excessively talkative students practise.

- Continue to define expectations in small chunks (before every activity).

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Flashback

- Divide class into teams

- Show each team a picture or write down a Vietnamese lifestyle activity from either the past or present.

- Have each team discuss and practice pronouncing the cluster in the activity they were given. For example, if the team is given the activity “playing traditional games”, they might practice saying “playing folk games.”

- Have teams take turns to act out the lifestyle activity they were given. The other team must try to guess the activity and pronounce the cluster correctly.

- The first team to guess correctly the activity and pronounce the cluster earns points.

- The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

- Work in teams

- Listen and answer

- Listen and follow instructions

Example words:

Past: playing folk games, wearing ao dai, riding a cyclo, eating pho, living in a traditional village.

Present: using modern technology, living in a modern apartment, eating fast food, shopping at a mall, watching movies at a cinema.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)

- Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:

+ providing explanations of the words

+ showing pictures illustrating the word.

- Students guess the meaning of words.

New words:

1. take notes

2. memorise (v)

3. pursue (v)

4. democratic (adj)

5. extended (adj)

6. family-oriented (adj)

Task 1: Match the verbs or phrasal verbs with their meanings. (5 mins)

- Ask Ss to match the verbs in the left-hand column (numbered 1-5) with the meanings in the right-hand one.

- Invite some Ss to share their answers.

- Check the answers as a class.

- Do task 1 individually

- Share answers

- Listen and check

Answer key:

1. c

2. d

3. a

4. e

5. b

Task 2: Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from the box.(5 mins)

- Ask Ss to read all the five adjectives aloud. Correct them if needed.

- Ask Ss to fill the sentences with the correct adjectives.

- Invite some Ss to share their answers.

- Check the answers as a class.

- Work in pairs to do the task

- Listen and follow

- Listen and check

Answer key:

1. extended

2. democratic

3. various

4. personal

5. family-oriented

Task 3: Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.(5 mins)

-Ask Ss to work individually.

- Ask Ss to read each sentence and the four options carefully, then choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

- Invite some Ss to share their answers.

- Check Ss’ answers as a class.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

Use the words in brackets in their correct forms to complete the sentences.

1. How could you ______ so much information after listening to the news just once? (memory)

2. I highly appreciate the ______ teacher-student relation in our class. We feel free to discuss things with our teachers. (democracy)

3. I prefer to live in an ______ family where I can live with my grandparents, too. (extend)

4. My parents let me ______ my passion for acting even though they do not like it. (pursuing)

5. Emails have ______ letters by post for tens of years. (replacement)

- Do exercise individually

- Listen and follow

- Share answers.

- Listen and check

- Do the task individually/ in paris.

Answer key:

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. D

Answer key:

1. memorise

2. democratic

3. extended

4. pursue

5. replaced

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 4: Listen and tick (√) the words you hear. Then listen again and repeat.(7 mins)

- Have Ss work individually.
- Have Ss read out each pair of words first.

- Play the recording once or twice for Ss to listen and tick the word they hear.

- Work individually

- Listen and tick

Answers key: