UNIT 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Lesson 6: Skills 2 I/ OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson, students can: - Listen to get specific information about a traditional dance of an ethnic - Write a description of a traditional Japanese dance - Lexical items related to ‘customs and traditions’ - The xoe dance and the Obon dance 1. Knowledge: a. Grammar : . b. Lexical items : - Vocab: c. Pronunciation: -Clusters: 2. Skills: - Listening, Speaking, Reading,Writing and interactive skills 3. Attitude: - Cooperation, respect, having right and friendly attitudes with friends, teachers in the new school 4. Quality and competence: - Be confident and friendly with the new school environment - Develope listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction II/ TEACHING AIDS (MATERIALS) 1.Teacher’s preparation: - Lesson plan, Pictures, posters ,textbook,CD-MP3(Computer-Multi projector/cassette/ “sách mềm”) and other materials 2.Students’ preparation: - Textbook, notebook, school things. III/ WORKING ARRANGEMENTS( WAYS OF WORKING ) - Pair work , individual work, group work, T-WC IV/ TEACHING PROCEDURE: 1- Greeting`and checking students’ adtendence: Total: In: ......... Out: .......... 2- Checking the old lesson 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities I. Warm up - 5': 1.Look at your picture. What... (p45) - Look at the picture What tradition do you think this is? with a partner. - Elicit Ss’ answers and have them share as much information as possible. - Write the name of the traditional dance on the board - Listen and answer - Share information The xoe dance. II. Listening- 15' 1. Vocabulary - Teacher use different techniques to teach vocabulary (situation, realia, examples...) - Follow the seven steps of teaching vocabulary * Checking vocab: Matching 2. Listen to Mai’s presentation... (P45) * Set the scene: - We are going to listen to Mai’s presentation on the xoe dance. - Listen and complete the table. - Play the recording once. Ask for Ss’ answers and write them on the board. - If all the answers are correct, move to the next activity. - If Ss are not sure about their answers, play the recording again for Ss to check. - Listen and repeat - Copy all the words -express (v) : biểu lộ, bày tỏ -reflect (v) : phản ánh -typical (adj) : tiêu niểu -honour (v) : ca ngợi, thể hiện sự tôn kính -Obon festival(n) : lễ Vu Lan của Nhật Bản -reunite (v) : họp lại, xum họp -conical hat (n) : cái nón 2.Key: 1. happy and wealthy 2. private gatherings 3. 30 4. the circle dance 5. social 6. fire 7. the music 8. culture and lifestyle 3. Listen again. Tick True or False (P45) - Run through all the statements in 3 - Without listening to the recording again, Ss decide if the sentences are true of false. - If they meet any difficulty doing this, play the recording again. Have Ss compare the answers for both 2 and 3. 3.Key: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T III. Writing - 20' 4.Work inn pairs. Read about a traiditional... (P45) - Work in pairs and make sentences using the given information. - T should move around to give comments as there may not be enough time for checking with the whole class. - Write the sentences on the board and check them with the whole class. - Then have Ss write the description at home and bring it back in the next lesson. - Pair work Example: - The Obon is the traditional Japanese dance. - The dance expresses people's honouring to their ancestors. - They peform the Obon dance in mid-August in many regions of Japan and in mid-July in other regions. - There are different Obon dance forms in different regions. - The most typical dance is circle dance. - They make a circle round a yagura, a high wooden stage, some dancer move clockwise, and some counter- clockwise. - Because it is one of the most important traditions. Lots of people come back to reunite with their families during the Obon festival. 5. Imagine that you are joining... (p45) - Ss write the description individually based on the sentences they have made, beginning with the given sentence. - Ss may also write this in groups on big pieces of paper. Example: There is a tradition in Japan that people perform the Obon dance during the Obon festival. The dance expresses people's honouring to their ancestors. The Obon dance are performed in mid-August in many regions of Japan and in mid-July in other regions. There are different Obon dance forms in different regions but the most typical dance is circle dance. In circle dance, people make a circle round a yagura, a high wooden stage, some dancer move clockwise, and some counter- clockwise. It's necessary for Japanese to continue this tradition because it is one of the most important traditions. Lots of people come back to reunite with their families during the Obon festival. 6. When you have finished... (p45) - Exchange your descriptions to spot any mistakes. - Share them with the whole class. - T may collect some Ss’ work to mark at home or ask them to review the descriptions as homework. - In this case, remember to ask for Ss’ revised work in the next lesson. - Exchange to spot any mistakes. IV. Consolidation (3') - Sum up the main content of the lesson. V. Homework (2') - Do Ex D2,3, E1P33-35 - Prepare: Unit 4: Looking back - Answer - Take note