Unit 9 A first aids course
Lesson 5 : Write
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to
know how to write a thank – you note .
B / Teaching aids : Posters , drawing
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up : Shark attack
( Revised words : lie flat , elevate , lower , T- Ss
victim , ease )
Lead in the new lesson .
II / Pre – writing : Introduce the topic of the
writing and some new words to Ss
1. Pre- teach vocabulary :
- to thank Sb for sth T- Ss
Eg : She thanked me for helping her
- to cheer Sb up = to make Sb feel happier
- to come over ( translation )
Have Ss copy Whole class
* Checking technique : slap the board
2. Set the scene
- Ask Ss to close their books and listen “ Teacher
Nga was sick and she had to go to the
hospital . After she left the hospital , she
wrote a thank – you note to Hoa . Why and
what did she write ? “
3. True / False Predictions
- Hang the poster with the statements on the
board
a. Nga writes to thank Hoa for some come
candy .
b. Hoa,s gift cheered Nga up .
c. Nga ,d like Hoa to see her at the hospital . Individual
d. Nga is very bored now .
e. Nga writes the letter at the hospital .
- Ask Ss to read the statements and predict . Individual
- Get S to give their predictions and write
them on the board .
- Ask Ss to look at the letter and complete it
with the right verb forms .
- Monitor and help Ss with the tense forms .
- Call on some Ss to give their answers and
give feedback .
- Ask Ss to read the whole letter and check if T – Ss
their prediction are right or not .
Answer key :
1. False -> flower ( not candy ) 2. True
3. False -> at her house ( not at the hospital
)
4. True
5. False -> at her house ( not at the hospital
)
III / While – writing : Questions and
T – Ss answers
- Tell Ss they are going to write a thank –
you note to a friend and invite him / her to Pairwork
go on a picnic with them .
- Ask Ss to read the questions carefully to Individual
answer orally
- Have Ss practice speaking to each other .
- Monitor and correct .
- Get Ss to join the sentences into a Groupwork
paragraph to make it a thank – you note .
- Tell Ss to write their letters in their Individual
exercise notebooks . Teacher
IV / Post – writing : Exhibition
- Divide the class into 4 groups and choose a
letter randomly in each group . Individual
- Compare their letters and correct .
- Call on some more Ss to read their letters
for class
- Give feedback and correct .
V / Homework :
1. Ask Ss to use the same format to write
another letter to another friend for another
occasion .
2. Do the exercises in the workbook .
* Feedback :
