Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. ancient ruin

/ˈeɪnʃənt ˈruːɪn/

the parts of a building in the past that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged

2. industrial site

/ɪnˈdʌstriəl saɪt/

a piece of land that is situated within an industrial infrastructure

3. music venue

/ˈmjuːzɪk ˈvenjuː/

a location used for a concert or musical performance

4. open- air cinema

/ˌəʊpən ˈeə(r) ˈsɪnəmə/

an outdoor cinema

5. pedestrian walkway

/pəˈdestriən ˈwɔːkweɪ/

a separated walkway from the roadway

6. railway line

/ˈreɪlweɪ laɪn/

a line of transportation made up by rail exclusively for the use of railway vehicles.

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may lack knowledge and experiences about the topic.

- Encourage students to work in groups so that they can help each other.

- Give short, clear instructions, and help if necessary.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

Mini game: THUMB UP/THUMB DOWN (5 mins)

- There are 4 groups of students.

- There are photos and questions about if you like them or not.

- Show THUMB UP for like or THUMB DOWN for dislike and explain the reason.

- Teacher randomly calls a student from every group to answer. The best answer gets 1 point. The team with the most points wins the game.

- Elicit some answers.

- Lead to the THINK! part and lesson.

- Follow teacher’s instruction.

Question:

Do you like or dislike “Đờn ca tài tử”? Why or why not?

Suggested answer:

(Thumb up) I like it very much because it is a traditional type of music in Vietnam. The music is soothing and lyrical.

(Thumb down) I hate that kind of music because the music is so boring, and it isn’t trendy.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)

- Teacher gives the meaning of the new words and asks students to guess the words.

- Students listen to the teacher’s explanation and guess the words.

- Teacher explains more by showing pictures or giving explanations.

- Teacher asks students to give the Vietnamese meanings of the words.

- Follow teacher’s instructions.

New words:

1. ancient ruin

2. industrial site

3. music venue

4. open- air cinema

5. pedestrian walkway

6. railway line

Exercise 1 Read about the city improvement projects. Which project does not exist yet? (5 mins)

- Read out the title of the texts and check that students understand it. Ask: What kinds of things can improve a city?

- Students read about the projects and

answer the question. Check the answer in pairs.

- Teacher checks answers as a class.

- Follow teacher’s instructions.

Answer key:

Projects 1 and 3

Exercise 2 Complete city features 1–12 with one word from the text. Which project would you most like to see in your city? (5 mins)

- Students read the texts again to find words to complete the city features. This could be done as a race to make it fun.

- Check answers, and check those students

understand all the words. Ask: Which

projects would you most like to see in your

city? Why? - Check answers as a class.

- Follow teacher’s instructions.

Answer key:

1 skatepark

2 railway line

3 pedestrian walkway(s)

4 amusement park

5 leisure facilities

6 ancient ruins

7 open-air cinema

8 botanical gardens

9 heavy traffic

10 industrial site

11 green space

12 music venues

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

Exercise 3: Watch or listen. What problems do the people talk about? (8 mins)

- Explain to students that they will watch or listen to four people talking about where they live. Read out the question and explain that each person talks about a different problem.

- Play video or audio. Students watch or

listen and note down the problem each person talks about.

- Check answers as a class.

- Follow teacher’s instructions.

Answer key:

Theo: A peaceful neighbourhood lacking in leisure facilities for teenagers.

Olivia: A lack of public transport to the city centre

Sam: Too many old, abandoned buildings with graffiti, not enough green spaces.

Kaitlin: Noise from the stadium, too much heavy traffic

Exercise 4: Watch or listen again. Which of the key phrases do you hear? (7 mins)

- Read through the key phrases with the class and check that students understand them all. Play the video or audio again for students to notice the key phrases they hear.

- Check answers. With stronger classes, ask students to complete some of the phrases with their own ideas.

- Elicit some examples from the class.

- Check answers as a class.

- Follow teacher’s instructions.

Answer key:

· There isn’t / aren’t enough …

· There’s a lack of …

· There’s too much / too little …

· There are too many / too few …

· I think my town needs …

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENT

Exercise 5. USE IT! Work in groups. Use the key phrases and the ideas in the box to talk about one project to improve your neighborhood. (8 mins)

- Students work in small groups to discuss their neighbourhood and discuss a project to improve it. Tell students they can use ideas from the projects in this lesson, or their own ideas. Remind them to use the

key phrases.

- Monitor and help while they are working.

- Ask a few students to share their answers with the class.

- Follow teacher’s instructions.

Sample speech:

There is too much traffic and pollution in Ho Chi Minh city. The exhaust fumes from vehicles are affecting people’s health. I think our city needs more green spaces and less vehicles. I wish we could encourage people to use bicycles or public transport for travelling.