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LESSON PLAN
UNIT 3: MUSIC
LESSON 8: LOOKING BACK & PROJECT
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I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson; students will be able to
- pronounce two-syllable words with correct stress;
- understand and use words and phrases related to music;
- use conjunctions to make compound sentences correctly;
- use to-infinitives and bare infinitives after some verbs correctly;
- do research on traditional music in Viet Nam or another country and give a group presentation
about it.
- develop communication skill, collaboration skill through pair work and teamwork, critical thinking skill
and creativity when doing the project;
- actively join in class activities.
- develop self-study skills
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Key terms/ Vocabulary:
- Structure:
III. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
- Teacher: Handouts, textbook, lesson plan, pictures (page 36, 37), powerpoint lesson.
- Students: Textbook, notebook.
IV. PROCEDURES
Expected
Contents and techniques for organizing students’ learning products and
Stages
activities assessment of
students’ work
A. WARM-UP WARMER: [Groupwork]
ACTIVITY Game: The last man standing -Students’
(5 minutes) participation in
game.
- Their
observation,
- Students’
remembrance of
Rules: Have ten Ss form a circle and stand at a center with a
vocabulary in
ball. Ss take turns to speak out a word related to the topic
game
Music and pass the ball to one student. Let them toss it to
- Their answer
another student as they name the word related to the theme. If
they repeat a word or can’t say any more words, they need to
sit down. The last student standing wins the game.
The aim of the activity:
- To arouse the classroom atmosphere.
To help Ss revise words/ phrases related to the topic
* Teacher:
- invites ten Ss to form a circle and stand at a center with a ball.
- explains the game rules to Ss
** Ss do as instructed
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**** Teacher praises the Ss with the most words and the most
interesting words/ phrases.
A/ LOOKING I. PRONUNCIATION (5 minutes) [Pairwork]
BACK Activity 1: Listen and mark the stressed syllables in the Students’
(18 minutes) following words. Then read them out. ( page 36) prediction,
5’ [Audio script – Track 24] Students’
observation and
Students’ note
taking
Students’ answers
on the board.
The aim of the activity: Key:
To help Ss revise stress in two-syllable words. per'form
'concert 'final
* Teacher: 'singer 'famous
- has Ss do this activity individually, then compare their answers en'joy
in pairs.
- plays the recording, pausing after each word for Ss to check
their answers.
- writes the correct answers on the board if necessary.
- plays the recording again for Ss to repeat the words.
** Ss do as instructed.
*** Ss compare their answers with a partner.
**** Teacher has Ss practise saying the words in pairs and
checks their pronunciation.
II. VOCABULARY: Cloze test Students’
Complete the text using the words and phrases in the box. prediction and
artists music concerts instrument fans reading
5’ comprehension
Our class survey revealed some surprising results about theas well as their
students' (1) _______ habits. Most of them did not hesitate to sayanswer
that they love music because they find it relaxing. Their favourite
music is K-pop and British or American pop music as they are bigKey:
(2) _______ of Korean and American (3) _______. Fourteen out of1. music
twenty students play a musical (4) _________ and most of them2. fans
practise between one and three hours a week. Going to (5) _______3. artists 4.
is usually popular among teenagers, but only eight people said thatinstrument
they like going to such music events. 5. concerts
The aim of the activity:
To help Ss revise vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit.
* Teacher:
- asks Ss to read the paragraph quickly and check if they don’t
know any words.
- has Ss do this activity individually and write their answers in
their notebooks.
** Ss do as instructed.
**** Teacher calls on individual Ss to write their answers on the
board, and checks answers as a class.
III. GRAMMAR [Pairwork]
Task 1 (Page 36). Match the two parts to make complete Students’
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sentences. MATCHING
4 AND
Students’ answers
’ on the board
Key:
1.c 2. d 3. a
4. B
The aim of the activity:
To help Ss revise compound sentences.
* Teacher asks Ss to read the two parts carefully and find out the
clues to do the matching, e.g. He in 2 with his in d; We can in 3
and a…
** Ss do the matching individually.
*** Ss compare their answers with a partner.
**** Teacher checks the answers as a class.
III. GRAMMAR [Pairwork]
Task 2 (Page 36). There is a mistake in each sentence below.
Find the mistake and correct it. Students’ Error
identification
AND
their answers on
the board
4’
Key:
1. attend -> to
attend
The aim of the activity: 2. to go -> go
To help Ss revise verbs followed by to-infinitives and bare- 3. buy -> to buy
infinitives. 4. to sing -> sing
* Teacher:
- asks Ss to read the sentences, then recall verbs that go with to-
infinitives or bare infinitives.
- has them underline the mistakes in the sentences and correct
them individually.
** Ss do as instructed.
**** Teacher:
- calls on some Ss to read their answers.
- checks the answers as a class.
B/ PROJECT The aim of the activity: [Pairwork]
To provide an opportunity for Ss to develop their research and Students’
20’ collaboration skills, and to practise giving an oral presentation. observation and
notes.
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Comments
Tick where
(in English or
appropriate
Vietnamese)
DELIVERY
- I greeted the audience.
- I spoke clearly and
naturally.
- I cooperated with my group
members when delivering the
talk.
- I interacted with the
audience.
- I used some photos /
pictures to illustrate my ideas.
- I concluded my part of the
talk appropriately.
CONTENT: Our presentation
includes the following
information about a form of
traditional music
- when/where it started
- instruments
- types
- artists/performers
- costumes
Checklist for self-assessment
Comments
Tick where
(in English or
appropriate
Vietnamese)
DELIVERY
- I greeted the audience.
- I spoke clearly and
naturally.
- I cooperated with my
group members when
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delivering the talk.
- I interacted with the
audience.
- I used some photos /
pictures to illustrate my
ideas.
- I concluded my part of the
talk appropriately.
CONTENT: Our
presentation includes the
following information about
a form of traditional music
- when/where it started
- instruments
- types
- artists/performers
- costumes
* Teacher:
- gives Ss a checklist for peer and self-assessment and explains
that they will have to tick the appropriate items while listening to
their classmates’ presentations and write comments if they have
any. (The presenters should complete their self-assessment
checklist after completing their presentation).
- goes through the criteria for assessing their talk to make sure Ss
are familiar with them.
- invites two or three groups to give their presentations and
encourages the rest of the class to ask questions at the end.
** Ss do as instructed.
*** Ss make questions after each presentation.
**** Teacher: gives praise and feedback after each presentation
and gives marks for their presentation as part of their continuous
assessment.
- asks Ss to complete the self-assessment table, identifies any
difficulties and weak areas and suggests further practice for
individual Ss.
E. HOMEWORK Wrap-up Students’
(2 minutes) Teacher asks: What have you learnt today? answers,
- revise how to pronounce stress in two-syllable words correctly; Students’ notes
- revise the use of words/ phrases related to the topic Music; and
- revise how to use conjunctions to make compound sentences observation
correctly;
- revise some verbs followed by to-infinitives and bare-
infinitives.
Homework:
1. Learn your lesson; 2. Prepare for Unit 4 lesson1
3. Do the exercises in the Workbook.
Teacher’s experience after class hours
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