Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 (Global Success) - Unit 12: English-Speaking Countries

 UNIT 12: ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
 Lesson 1: Getting started – A holiday in Australia.
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge
- an overview about the topic “English-speaking countries” 
- lexical items related to people and places in English-speaking countries
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and cultural awareness 
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to learn English.
II. Materials 
- Grade 7 textbook, Unit 12, Getting started
- Computer connected to the internet
- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards
- sachmem.vn
Language analysis 
 Form Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese equivalent 
 1. island (n) /ˈaɪ.lənd/ a piece of land completely surrounded by water Hũn đảo
 2. sunset (n) /ˈsʌn.set/ the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky Hoàng hụn
 3. landscape (n) /ˈlổnd.skeɪp/ a large area of land, especially in relation to its appearance Phong cảnh
 a black and white bird that cannot fly but uses its small wings to help it 
 4. penguin (n) /ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn/ Chim cỏnh cụt
 swim
Assumptions Procedures
Notes
In each activity, each step will be represented as following 
* Deliver the task
** Implement the task
*** Discuss
**** Giving comments or feedback
 Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time
 Warm-up To introduce the topic of Flags matching 3 mins
 the unit. * Teacher divides the class into 2 big groups and asks them to match the flag T-Ss
 illustrations with names of the countries.
 ** Students work in groups to discuss and do the matching. Group work
 *** Teacher allows students to share their answers before discussing as a Ss-Ss
 class and encourages them to pronounce the names of the countries 
 correctly.
 **** Teacher asks students to explain their choice, checks the answers as a T-Ss
 class, gives feedback then introduces the similarity of these countries 
 “English-speaking countries”.
 The USA Canada The UK Presentation - To provide students with Vocabulary: 10 mins
 (Vocab- vocabulary. * Teacher introduces the vocabulary. T-Ss
 pre-teach) - To help students well- ** Teacher introduces the vocabulary by: T-Ss
 prepared for the listening - providing the pictures
 and reading tasks. - eliciting the definition of the words
 *** Teacher rubs out and checks Ss
 **** Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback. Teacher T-Ss
 reveals that these four words will appear in the reading text and asks 
 students to open their textbook to discover further.
 island sunset
 landscape penguin Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box. 
 - To introduce some key (p. 125) T-Ss
 words related to the topic. * Teacher asks students to read the words and phrase in the box and work 
 on their meanings. These words have appeared somewhere in the previous 
 units (except the word Australians). Ss
 ** Students fill in the blanks with the most suitable words/phrases. Ss-Ss
 *** Teacher allows students to share answers before discussing as a class. T-Ss
 **** Teacher can ask students to read aloud the full sentences and correct 
 their pronunciation if needed.
 Answer key:
 1. landscape 
 2. penguin watching 
 3. island
 4. sunset 
 5. Australians
Production - To introduce the Task 5: Matching game: What’s its capital city? (p. 125) 10 mins
 names of five English- * Teacher writes the countries and the capital cities on the board (like in the T-Ss
 speaking countries and book).
 their capital cities ** Students discuss in their groups and do the task. Group work
 through a game. *** Teacher can go around to help weaker students. T-Ss
 - To create a fun **** Teacher stops the game when time is up. The first group to find all the T-Ss
 atmosphere in the correct answers wins.
 class.
 Answer key:
 1. Washington D.C. 
 2. Ottawa 
 3. London
 4. Canberra 
 5. Wellington UNIT 12: ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
 Lesson 2: A closer look 1.
I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to gain:
1. Knowledge: 
- Vocabulary: Use words related to people and places in the English-speaking countries. 
- Pronunciation: ask questions with the correct rising and falling intonation.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
II. MATERIALS
1. Textbooks, Unit 12, A closer look 1
2. Equipment: computer accessed to the Internet, projector, loudspeaker
3. Slides
Language analysis 
 Form Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese equivalent 
 something is native to a place = a place is the home of 
 1. native (adj) /ˈneɪ.tɪv/ Bản ngữ, nguyờn quỏn
 something
 2. amazing (adj) /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/ = wonderful, beautiful Tuyệt vời
 3. unique (adj) /juːˈniːk/ = rare, not many Độc nhất
 4. local (adj) /ˈləʊ.kəl/ = belonging to a place Thuộc về địa phương
 5. ancient (adj) /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ = very, very old Cổ, xưa Task 5: Circle the correct intonation. Then listen and repeat. (p. 126)
 Game: Up or Down?
 * Homework:
 Choose a favourite English-speaking country. Find the information about its location and attractions.
Procedures
Notes
In each activity, each step will be represented as following 
* Deliver the task
** Implement the task
*** Discuss
**** Giving comments or feedback
 Stage Stage aim Procedure Interaction Time
 Warm-up To recall students’ Homework checking: 7 mins
 vocabulary on community * Teacher divides the class into groups of four and asks them to share their T-Ss
 activities. homework.
 ** Students work in groups to: Group work
 - discuss and share names of English-speaking countries.
 - list all the names of English-speaking countries in a piece of paper.
 *** Teacher asks the groups to swap their pieces of paper and do cross Group work
 checking. The group with the most correct names of English-speaking 
 countries will be the winner.
 **** Teacher confirms the answers and give compliments to the winner. T-Ss describe people and ** Students do the task individually. Ss
places in context. *** Teacher allows students to swap their textbooks to peer check first. Ss-Ss
 **** Teacher confirms the answers and gives feedback, if necessary. T-Ss
 Ask Ss to read the words in the box first. Explain their meanings if needed. 
 Answer key:
 1. amazing 
 2. ancient 
 3. unique 
 4. local 
 5. native
 Task 3: Work in pairs. Discuss and write the word or phrase in the box 
To introduce some more next to its explanation. (p. 126)
nouns and phrases * Teacher asks students to work in pairs to read the words and phrase first T-Ss
through explanations. and see if they know any of them.
 ** Students have 4 - 5 minutes to discuss and complete the task. Pair work
 *** Teacher asks students to work in pairs to swap their answers and peer Ss-Ss
 check.
 **** Teacher checks their answers as a class. T-Ss
 Answer key:
 1. tower 
 2. symbol 
 3. capital 
 4. boat ride