Planning date: 23th August 2013
Teaching date:27th August 2013
Class: 8C1- 8C2

Period 5:
Unit 1: My friends
Lesson 4: Write (page 15)
I> Objective: by the end of the lesson, Ps will be able to
Knowledge:
+> Vocabulary:
+> Language: write a paragraph about their close friends using vocabulary andstructures of describing people
Skill: writing, speaking
Attitude: work hard
II> Preparation:
+> Teacher: PP
+> Ps: notebooks, work books
III> Anticipated problem:
some weak Ps may have difficulties in writing a paragraph about close friends
IV> Procedures
Teacher and Ps’activities
 Board display

I> Warm up:
To remind PS of words describing one’sappearance and character

Brainstorming: Work in group
Write the adj used to describle appearance and character


Period 5
Unit 1: My friends
Lesson 4: Write (page 15)
Brainstorming







II> New lesson
Pre writing
T gives a picture and set the scene:
This is Tam and you have to guess some information about him
T calls some Ps to guess and write on the board
Ask Ps to read the paragraph in the book and check their prediction.
2. Play a game: Noughts and Crosses

T asks some questions.
a. What’s his name?
b. How old is she?
c. What does he look like?
d. What is she like?
e. Where does he live?
f. Who does he live with?
g. How many close friends does he have?
Who are they?
h. Do you have any close friends?
What do they look like?
i. What are they like?

3. While writing
To practice writing about friends
Let Ps write a paragraph about Tam, using the information they have just got.

Ask Ps to write some information about one of their friends, then write a paragraph about her/ him.

Ps write the paragraph individually
Go around and help them
I> Write/ page 15

Tam age
address
family
friends
appearance
character



1. Read the information about Tam
(student’s book /page 15)


2. Play a game : Noughts and Crosses

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3. Write a paragraph about friends
His/ her name...........He/ she ...........years old. He/ she lives at/ on /in.............with.............He/ she is............... He/ she has.................hair/eyes/ face. He/ she is.............. He /she has............friends close friends are...........and.............



4. Post writing:
To correct mistakes in Ps writing
Ask Ps to show their paragraph, check and correct.



Correct the paragraph


III> Wrapping up
Writing from notes
T gives a poster and writes some suggests beside
Ask Ps to write a paragraph about a person in the picture.
Ps work in groups
T calls some Ps to retell before class

Answer key:
The man is tall and slim.
He has long , dark hair, an oval face, blue eyes and long nose. He wearing a black suit


III> write from notes
Police are looking for a man last seen in a red car near Regent Street
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Anyone who sees the man should contact the police immediately


Tall/ slim/ long dark hair/ oval face/ blue eyes/ long nose/ black suit

IV> Home work
Ask Ps to do ex 7/ work book
Write a paragraph about your close friends or pen pal
Prepare language focus

 IV> Home work
do ex 7/ work book
Write a paragraph about your close friends or pen pal
Prepare language focus



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