I. OBJECTIVES

Language

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

-        understand and correctly repeat the sentences in two communicative contexts (pictures) to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo

-        correctly use What can you see? – I can see ______. to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo

-        enhance the correct use of What can you see? – I can see . to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo.

Core competencies

teamwork, motivation, problem-solving, integrity, communication

General competencies

Listening:  look, listen and repeat

Critical thinking:  listen, point and say

Oral communication:  let’s talk

Attributes:

Kindness: help partners to complete learning tasks

Diligence: complete learning tasks

Sociability: talk to each other, share their knowledge about animals at the zoo to others

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIAL:

-        Student’s book Page 64

-        Audio Tracks 94, 95

-        Teacher’s guide Pages 242

-        Website sachmem.vn

-        Flashcards/pictures and posters (Unit 20)

-        Computer, projector…

III. PROCEDURE

Warm-up and review – Look, listen and repeat – Listen, point and say – Let’s talk – Fun corner and wrap-up

Procedure

Teacher’s activities

Pupils’ activities

Note

Warm-up and review:  5 minutes

Greet the class.

Option 1: Sing a “At the zoo” song

Option 2: Ask pupils if they have ever been to the zoo and what animals they saw. (Pupils can show their pictures at the zoo if they want). Then introduce the animal names and key expressions for the lesson.

Whole class

Individual work

Activity 1. Look, listen and repeat. 8 minutes

a. Goal:

To understand and correctly repeat the sentences in two communicative contexts (pictures) to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo

b. Input:

– Context a: Bill calls and asks Mai: Where are you, Mai? Mai answers: I’m at the zoo.

– Context b: Bill continues asking Mai: What can you see? Mai answers: I can see a tiger.

c. Outcome:

Pupils can understand and correctly repeat What can you see? – I can see ______. to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo.

d. Procedure:

Step 1: Have pupils look at Context a. Ask them some questions such as Who are they? Where are they? What is Mai doing?. Explain the meaning of the question and the answer. Check comprehension.

Step 2: Play the recording all the way through for pupils to listen. Then let pupils listen and do choral and individual repetition, sentence by sentence.

Step 3: Repeat Step 1 and 2 for Context b. Draw their attention to the question What can you see? and the answer I can see a tiger. Explain that they are used to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo. Check comprehension.

Step 4: Invite a few pairs to listen to the recording, to point at the characters and say the language in front of the class.

Whole class

Individual work

Whole class/ Individual work

Pair work

Activity 2. Listen, point and say. 9 minutes

a. Goal:

To correctly use What can you see? – I can see ______. to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo

b. Input:

– Picture cues:

a. a tiger         b. a horse          c. a monkey          d. a peacock

– Speech bubbles: What can you see? – I can see ______.

– Audio script:

a. a tiger         b. a horse          c. a monkey          d. a peacock

A: What can you see?

B: I can see a tiger.

c. Outcome:

Pupils can correctly use What can you see? – I can see ______. to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo.

d. Procedure:

Step 1: Have pupils look at Pictures a, b, c and d and elicit the names of the animals. Have the class listen to the recording and repeat the words a few times in chorus and individually.

Step 2: Model by getting pupils to point at the question in the first bubble “What can you see?” to listen to the recording and repeat a few times. Then let them point at Picture a, elicit the pupils to say the missing words (e.g. a tiger). After that, get them to point at the answer in the second bubble, listen to the recording and repeat I can see a tiger. Go around and offer help or correct pupils’ pronunciation, where necessary.

Step 3: Repeat Step 2 for Pictures b, c, d by letting one pupil ask the question and the other answer about what an animal he / she can see at the zoo. Go around the classroom and offer help where necessary.

Step 4: Invite a few pairs to point at the pictures and ask and answer questions about animals in front of the class.

Mini game: Listen and choose

Teacher asks pupils to listen carefully, then choose the correct answer. Write it on their mini board. 

1. Key: A

2. Key: B

3. Key: A

4. Key: D

5. Key: C

Whole class

Individual work

Individual work

Group work

Whole class/

Individual work

Activity 3. Let’s talk. 8 minutes

a. Goal:

To enhance the correct use of What can you see? – I can see______ . to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo

b. Input:

– Picture cue: Some animals at the zoo: a tiger, a horse, a peacock, a monkey

– Speech bubbles: What can you see at the zoo? – _______.

c. Outcome:

Pupils can enhance the correct use of What can you see? – ______. to ask and answer questions about what animals someone can see at the zoo.

d. Procedure:

Step 1: Have pupils look at the picture and elicit them to say the names of the animals. Check comprehension. Encourage pupils to point at each animal and say what they can see (e.g. I can see a tiger.)

Step 2: Model by getting pupils to listen to and repeat the question in the first bubble What can you see? Then ask them to point at one animal (e.g. a peacock) and answer I can see a peacock. Correct the pronunciation if necessary.

Step 3: Give the pupils time to practise asking and answering the questions in pairs. Go around the classroom and offer help where necessary.

Step 4: Invite a few pairs to practise asking and answering the questions in front of the class.

Whole class/ Individual work

Individual work

Group work

Pairs work

Fun corner and wrap-up: 5 minutes

Option 1:

Using sachmem.vn, have pupils do the activities to consolidate the lesson.

Option 2:

Game: Simon says

- Teacher starts a sentence with “Simon says”. Pupils must follow the leader and do the action.

- If the sentence does not start with “Simon says’, pupils do nothing.

Simons says swim like a fish.

Simons says jump like a monkey.  

Simon says run like a horse.

Touch your ears like a rabbit!

Did you touch your ears?

I didn’t say Simon says.

Simons says roar like a tiger.

Dance like a peacock.

Did you dance?

I didn’t say Simon says.

Option 3: Animal sounds

Ask pupils to listen to the sound carefully, then guess the animal’s name.

Teacher: What do you hear?

Pupils: It’s a ______

Whole class

Whole class

Whole class