Optional lesson plans 12 Doan Manh Hieu
HN Edu. Ministry XM High School 1
Period: 1 Date:………………………
THE TENSES & “-s/es” ENDINGS
1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to review and use the tenses, pronunciation
of “-s/es” ending.
2. Teaching aids: lesson plan, handouts, paper, blackboard.
3. Procedure:
T Stages and contents T’s activities Ss’ activities
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I. Write /s/, /z/ or /iz/ to show how the –s ending is pronounced :
1. potatoes 11. caves 21. learns
2. rubs 12. plays 22. stops
3. cooks 13. maps 23. digs
4. rises 14. flats 24. churches
5. clothes 15. baths 25. comes
6. lengths 16. enjoys 26. Ros e’s
7. calculates 17. stages 27. Daniel’s
8. reads 18. wears 28. Frank’s
9. massages 19. thanks 29. Elizabeth’s
10. laughs 20. coughs 30. Smith’s
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each
sentence.
1. How long ago................. Susan?
A. have you been seeing B. you saw
C. did you see D. would you see
2. On the first of next month, he …………… in prison for five years.
A. will have B. will be being C. will have been D. has had
3. "Did Susan have a chance to get in touch with you?"
"Oh, yes, she .......... me up last night."
A. has called B. called C. had called D. calls
4. Every evening since last Christmas, I ....... my dog out for a walk in
the park.
A. take B. took C. have taken D. had taken
5. He .............. for a job for some weeks before he found one.
A. is looking B. looks
C. would have been looking D. had been looking
6. This is the first time I............. the experiment on plant breeding.
A. have done B. do C. would do D. did
7. Listen! The telephone ......................
A. ring B. rings C. is ringing D. ring
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. The dentist gave me a check up and then telling me I needed
A B C
two fillings.
D
2. Ha Dong is the town where I am born and grew up.
A B C D
3. A Tokyo newspaper - television company had organized the
A B C
climb in 1975.
D
4. Bill and Fred was students at a university and they were friends.
A B C D
5. He doesn't much like the work, but he enjoyed the relationships
A B C
with the other workers.
D
-gets ss to put
the verbs in
the correct
ending
pronunciations
-asks ss to
choose the
correct tenses.
-Has Ss find
the errors and
correct them.
-put the verbs
in the right
column /s/,
/z/, /iz/
1.C
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C
Optional lesson plans 12 Doan Manh Hieu
HN Edu. Ministry XM High School 2
IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original
meanings.
1. He has done this business for 20 years.
A. He started doing this business for 20 years.
B. He has started doing this business for 20 years.
C. He started doing this business 20 years ago.
D. He started doing this business for 20 years ago.
2. John has played football for 10 years.
A. John began to play football 10 years ago.
B. John began to playing football 10 years ago.
C. John has been played football for 10 years.
D. John began playing football for 10 years ago.
3. I first started to play the guitar when I was sixteen.
A. I have played the guitar when I was sixteen.
B. I have been playing the guitar since I was sixteen.
C. I have started the guitar when I was sixteen.
D. I have started the guitar since I was sixteen.
4. We have been cooking for the party for four hours.
A. We didn’t start cooking for the party until four.
B. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.
C. We have four cooks for the party.
D. We have been starting to cook for the party for four hours.
5. Six years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We’ve been writing to each other for six years.
B. We’ve been writing to each other since six years.
C. We’ve used to write to each other for six years.
D. We used to write to each other for six years.
-gets SS to
choose the
sentences that
best rewrite
the original
sentences
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
Period: 2 Date:…………………….
UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to read and do some exercises about the
related topic.
2. Teaching aids: lesson plan, handouts, paper, blackboard.
3. Procedure:
T Stages and contents T’s activities Ss’ activities
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I. Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer.
Mrs Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the
spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very
carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.
One morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted,
“Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbour’s ducks are eating
our vegetables! ”
Mrs Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were
finished. Mrs Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that
was the end of the vegetables.
Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs
Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of
paper with the words “Enjoy your vegetables!”
1. Mrs Brown began to plant vegetables in the garden
…………………….
A. in front of her house B. behind her neighbour’s house
C. behind her house D. behind the pond
2. Her vegetables looked very nice ………………………
A. about three months later B. when the spring came
C. when Christmas came D. one morning
-delivers
handout to Ss.
-gets feedback
-read the
passage and
choose the
correct
answer to the
questions.
1. C
2. A
3. D
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3. The vegetables ………………… one morning.
A. were sold to the neighbour
B. were picked by Mrs Brown’s son
C. were dried by the summer
D. were eaten by the neighbour’s ducks
4. Mrs Brown cried ………………….
A. when her son shouted B. when her neighbour sent her a parcel
C. when she saw all her vegetables were eaten by the ducks
D. when her son wanted to eat the vegetables
5. There was …………………….in the parcel
A. a duck B. a nice duck and a note
C. a duck and some vegetables D. only a piece of paper
II. Read the passage and choose the part (A, B, C or D) that best fits
each numbered blank.
“My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of
traveling. It is a fast life and full of work, but I like it and that is the
only way (1) ………… me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling –
but what can I do? I am not (2) ………… to complaining. It is hard to
imagine now that I will ever be very long in one place. My home town
is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and too many tourists
and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am
seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (3) …………
with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (4)
………… it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like
good, simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father died when
I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t (5) ………… him very
well. He liked music very much and wanted me to become a
musician.”
1. A. for B. to C. in D. by
2. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known
3. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend
4. A. but B. since C. even D. which
5. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see
-gets Ss to
choose the
correct
answers to
complete the
blank.
4. C
5. B
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
Period: 3 Date:………………………
WRITING: FAMILY RULES
1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to do some exercises, write their family rules
about the related topic.
2. Teaching aids: lesson plan, handouts, paper, blackboard.
3. Procedure:
T
Stages and contents T’s
activit
ies
Ss’
activit
ies
1
0
I. Rewrite the second sentence beginning with the words given, so that it means the
same as the first.
1. When I was small, my parents didn’t have enough money to buy me lots of new
clothes.
When I was small, my parents couldn’t afford …………………….…………………..
2. They would never let me forget to do my homework.
They always reminded
……………………………………………………………………………………...
3. They always refused to allow me to bring friends home.
They never let
……………………………………………………………………………………..……
4. They told me to come home at ten o’clock every night.
-gets
Ss to
rewrit
e the
senten
ces
compl
ele
the
senten
ces
with
the
words
at the
begini
ng.
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HN Edu. Ministry XM High School 4
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They made
……………………………………………………………………………………..……
5. My parents hope that I will be like them.
My parents would like
……………………………………………………..…………………………………
Keys:
1. When I was small, my parents couldn’t afford to buy me lots of new clothes.
2. They always reminded to do my homework.
3. They never let bring friends home.
4. They made come home at ten o’clock every night.
5. My parents would like me to be like them.
II. Read and complete the following text with words and phrases from the box.
truth taped arguing
behave family rules respect
Every home should have its own set of (1) ………….. . Family rules simplify
explanations, clarify expectations, and create a safe environment for family, children
and their friends. My mom has her own list of family rules (2) ……………… to the
refrigerator. These rules have served our family well over the years. My mom has also
made it clear to us that the family rules follow us wherever we go. These are not just
rules for us to follow at our house .They are family rules. They represent our family
wherever we go, and my parents expect us to (3) …………….. accordingly.
Here is my mom’s list.
1. Tell the (4) …………………
2. Treat each other with (5) ………., without yelling, hitting, kicking, or name-calling.
3. No (6) ……………. with parents. We want and value your input and ideas, but
arguing means you have made your points more than once.
III. Write a letter to tell a friend about how to use the family television. You can
begin your letter with:
Every home has its own family rules about how to use the television. In my family,
……………………………………………..……………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………
-gets
Ss to
choos
e the
correc
t
words
to
compl
ete
the
blank.
-asks
Ss to
write
about
family
rules.
1.
family
rules
2.
taped
3.
behav
e
4.
truth
5.
respec
t
6.
arguin
g
-write
and
comp
are
with
each
other.
Period: 4 Date:……………………….
THE TENSES & “-ed” ENDINGS
1. Aims: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to review and use the tenses, pronunciation
of “-ed” endings.
2. Teaching aids: lesson plan, handouts, paper, blackboard.
3. Procedure:
T Stages and contents T’s activities Ss’ activities
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15
I. Write /t/ , /d/ or /id/ to show how the – ed ending is pronounced:
1. defined 2. hoped 3. sacked 4. relaxed
5. prepared 6. watched 7. helped 8. asked
9. looked 10. tolerated 11. needed 12. collected
13. stopped 14. laughed 15. talked 16. wanted
17. demanded 18. rented 19. agreed 20. determined
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each
sentence.
1. Vietnam ………………….. rice to other countries.
A. exporting B. exports C. export D. to export
2. We were trying a new kind of dye …………………...
-gets ss to put
the verbs in
the correct
ending
pronunciations
-put the verbs
in the right
column /t/,
/d/, /id/
Optional lesson plans 12 Doan Manh Hieu
HN Edu. Ministry XM High School 5
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A. when the accident happened C. when the accident happens
B. while the accident happening D. while the accident is happen
3. I have not heard from him since we .................
A. last meet B. have last met C. last met D. met last
4. This is the first time I ................. here.
A. am B. have been C. was D. be
5 I know that he .......... in this factory at this moment.
A. works B. has worked C. is working D. was working
6 In 1966, my brother .................. at Havard university.
A. studies B. is studying C. studied D. had studied
7 Peter ................. in Paris when I saw him last.
A. was working B. is working
C. has worked D. has been working
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. In some places, winter begins in November and ending in March or
A B C D
April.
2. In England nobody under the age of eighteen are allowed to
A B C D
drink a public bar.
3. The country air are fresh, moreover, it is not polluted.
A B C D
4. There are a school for young children in Elgol, but the older
A B C D
children have to travel into the town.
5. Jim was having dinner at a restaurant when Henry was coming in.
A B C D
IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original
meanings.
1. This is the first time she has ever eaten sushi.
A. She has ever eaten sushi before.
B. She has never eaten sushi before.
C. Never she has eaten sushi before.
D. Never before has she eaten sushi?
2. I have never been to the ballet before.
A. It is the first time I have gone to the ballet.
B. It is the first time I have ever been to the ballet.
C. It is the first time I am to the ballet.
D. It is the first time I was to the ballet.
3. This is the first time I have ever seen a crocodile.
A. I have ever seen a crocodile before.
B. I have never seen a crocodile before.
C. I saw a crocodile for the first time.
D. B and C are correct.
4. It’s over ten years since we got married.
A. We got married for over ten years.
B. We have been married for over ten years.
C. We were married for over ten years.
D. We have got married since over ten years.
5. The last time I saw Mr. Brown was in December.
A. I haven’t seen Mr. Brown in December.
B. I didn’t see Mr. Brown in December.
C. I haven’t seen Mr. Brown since December.
D. It was December when I first met Mr. Brown.
-asks ss to
choose the
correct tenses.
-Has Ss find
the errors and
correct them.
-gets SS to
choose the
sentences that
best rewrite
the original
sentences
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C