PowerPoint Tiếng Anh 9 Unit 1 lesson 2: A closer look 1

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent

1. garbage collector (n)

/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ kəlektə/

person who collect rubbish for a job

nhân viên dọn vệ sinh

2. artisan (n)

/ˌɑːtɪˈzæn/

a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand

thợ làm nghề thủ công

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may have difficulties in distinguishing three sounds /æ/, /ɑ:/, and /e/.

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

Game: Hot seat

- Teacher divides students into 2 teams. Each team has a member standing against the board.

- Teacher shows pictures of some community helpers one by one and other members use body language to let their team members guess the names of the jobs.

- The team with the most correct answers in the fastest time is the winner.

- Students work in 2 teams and follow the teacher's instruction to play the game.

Answer key:

1. policeman

2. doctor

3. teacher

4. firefighter

5. baker

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)

- Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:

+ showing pictures illustrating the word.

1. garbage collector [picture]

2. artisan [picture]

- Students guess the meaning of words.

New words:

1. garbage collector (n)

2. artisan (n)

Task 1: Match the community helpers with their responsibilities. (8 mins)

- Of the five words in this task, Ss may know the two words “police officer” and “firefighter”, so T may focus on presenting the other three words.

- To present each word, follow the steps:

+ Show the picture and elicit the word.

+ Read aloud the word several times and ask Ss to repeat.

+ Invite some Ss to read the word aloud.

+ Write the word on the board and highlight its phonological features (e.g. show the location of the main stress).

- After presenting all the words, ask Ss what each community helper does. Encourage them to give answers.

- Have Ss read the words/phrases in the first column and match them with the responsibilities in the second column. Remind them to pay attention to the keywords in each statement (a – e).

- Have Ss work in pairs to compare their answers before giving T the answers.

- Check and confirm the correct answers. Then ask Ss to share what other community helpers they know of and their responsibilities.

- Take this opportunity to quickly explain the meaning of some words/phrases like put in, put out, obey the laws, solve crimes, ...

- For a more able class, have Ss make complete sentences to describe the responsibilities of the community helpers.

- Students listen and follow the teachers’ instructions.

1. c

2. e

3. a

4. b

5. d

* Some other community helpers: postman, doctor, nurse, vet, tailor, chef, barber...