Date of teaching: 25/09/2024

Week: 4

Period: 2

UNIT 2: HEALTHY LIVING

Lesson 2: A closer look 1

I. OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Knowledge

- Vocabulary:

+ use the lexical items related to the topic Healthy living

+ use the words about healthy activities and health problems
- Pronunciation: pronounce and recognize the sounds /f/ and /v/ in isolation and in context

2. Competence

- Develop communication skills

- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork

- Actively join in class activities

3. Attitude

- Be ready to know the words about healthy activities and health problems

- Develop self-study skills

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 7 textbook, Unit 1, A closer look 2

- Computer connected to the internet

- Projector/ TV/ pictures and cards

- sachmem.vn

III. PROCEDURES

Activity 1: Set the scene (5 minutes)

Goal To activate students’ prior knowledge and vocabulary related to the topic,
the targeted vocabulary, and its pronunciation.
Input Healthy activities:
- Going cycling/ swimming
 - Walking
- Boating
- Eating breakfast
- Doing yoga/ aerobics
- Playing sports
Procedure WARM-UP: FACE TO FACE:
* Teacher divides class into 2 teams: Cats and Dogs.
- Teacher asks students to think of words or phrases related to
“Healthy activities” which they have learnt in the previous lesson or
words they may know already.
** Ss have 3 minutes to think of the topic
*** Students in each team turn by turn stand up and say 1 word or
phrase related to the topic.
**** In 90 seconds, the team has more right answers will be the
winner, and the team repeat the word which is mentioned already or
cannot give a word will be the loser.
Outcome Suggested answer:
- Going cycling/ swimming
- Walking
- Boating
- Eating breakfast
- Doing yoga/ aerobics
- Playing sports
- ….
Activity 2: Teaching Vocabularies (10 minutes)

Goal To lead in the lesson about vocabulary and pronunciation.

Input 1. dim light (n)

2. lip balm (n)

3. chapped lips (n)

4. coloured vegetables (n)

5. red spots (n)

Procedure Teacher leads students into the lesson by telling them that “In today
lesson, we are going to learn more words to talk about Health
problems and two sounds /f/ and /v/.”
VOCABULARY
* Teacher introduces the vocabulary by:
+ providing the synonym or antonym of the words
+ providing the pictures of the words
- Teacher have students read the phrases aloud and
correct their pronunciation if necessary.
- Teacher asks students for the Vietnamese meanings of
these phrases.
1. dim light (n): [visual + explanation]
 2. lip balm (n): [visual + explanation]

3. chapped lips (n): [visual + explanation]

4. coloured vegetables (n): [visual + explanation]

5. red spots (n): [visual + explanation]

** Ss say the words.

*** Other Ss correct if the previous answers are incorrect.
**** Teacher shows and says the words aloud and asks Ss to repeat them

Checking techniques:
“Rub out and remember”
Outcome 1. dim light (n) /dɪm lait/ ánh sáng lờ mờ

2. lip balm (n) /ˈlɪp ˌbɑːm/ son dưỡng môi

3. chapped lips (n) /tʃæpt lɪps / môi nứt nẻ

 4. coloured vegetables (n) / ˈkʌləd ˈvedʒtəbəl/ rau có màu sắc

5. red spots (n) /red spɒt/ đốm đỏ

Activity 3: TASK 1: MATCH THE PHRASES ON THE LEFT WITH THE CORRECT PICTURES ON
THE RIGHT. (Ex 1, p. 20) (5 minutes)

Goal To revise the words or phrases they have learnt.

Input Language from Activity 2
1. dim light (n)
2. lip balm (n)
3. chapped lips (n)
4. coloured vegetables (n)
5. red spots (n)
Procedure * Teacher asks students to work independently to do matching.
** Ss work individually.
*** Teacher has students to check their work with their partner.
**** Then, teacher call one student to do matching in front of the class and
give correct answer.
Outcome Answer keys:
1. c
2. e
3. d
4. a
5. b

Activity 4: TASK 2: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT WORDS AND PHRASES. (Ex 2, p.
20) (5 minutes)

Goal To help student use the words/ phrases in specific contexts.

Input 1. skin condition
2. soft drinks
3. coloured vegetables
4. sunburn
5. fit
Procedure Teacher asks students to read the words and phrases provided aloud and
give them their meaning if necessary.
** Teacher asks Ss to work individually.
*** Then, teacher calls some students to check and asks them to explain
their answers.
**** Teacher checks students ‘answers as a class.
Outcome Answer key:
1. coloured vegetables
2. Soft drinks
3. fit
4. skin condition
5. sunburn
ACTIVITY 5: TASK 3: DISCUSS AND TICK EACH ACTIVITY IN THE TABLE AS H (HEALTHY) OR U
(UNHEALTHY). (Ex 3, p. 20) (5 minutes)

Goal To help students talk about their daily activities and decide if each activity is
healthy or unhealthy.
Input - Language from activity 4
1. washing your hands often

2. reading in dim light

3. eating tofu and coloured vegetables
4. brushing your teeth twice a day
5. touching your face with dirty hands

Procedure * First, teacher asks students to read all the sentences in the table and find out
any words are new to them.
- Then, teacher has students work in group of 4 - 6 to discuss whether each
activity is healthy or unhealthy.
** Ss work in groups.
*** Finally, teacher calls out some group to give and explain their answers as a
class.
**** Teacher listens and correct their answers.
Outcome Suggested answers:
Healthy: 1, 3, 4
Unhealthy: 2, 5

ACTIVITY 6: TASK 4: LISTEN AND REPEAT. PAY ATTENTION TO THE SOUND /F/ AND /V/. (Ex 4, p. 20)
(5 minutes)

Goal To help students practise pronouncing these sounds in words.

Input

Procedure * Teacher asks students to work in groups of 4 or 6 to take turns to ask and
answer about their daily activities, how often they do these activities and
discuss if they are good or bad for their health.
** Ss work in groups to ask and answer
- Teacher moves around to observe and offer help when needed.
*** By the end of the activity, one student from each group can stand up and
report to the class.
Outcome
ACTIVITY 7: TASK 5: LISTEN AND REPEAT. PAY ATTENTION TO THE UNDERLINED WORDS. (Ex 5, p.
20) (5 minutes)
 Goal To help students pronounce the final sounds /f/ and /v/ correctly in context.

Input 1. Coloured vegetables are good food.

2. My favorite outdoor activity is cycling.
3. We need vitamin A for our eyes.
4. Being active helps keep you fit.
5. Jack never eats fish.

Procedure * Teacher has students read the sentences and tell them to pay attention to
the underlined words with sounds /f/ and /v/.
** Ss read and underline the words
*** Teacher plays the recording for students to listen and repeat each
sentence.
**** Teacher corrects their pronunciation if necessary.
- Teacher calls on some students to read the sentences individually.
Outcome

ACTIVITY 8: GAME: TONGUE TWISTER (4 minutes)

Goal To give students chance to apply what they have learnt.

Input 1. Victoria fried some fresh fish.

2. Van fried the fish in half a vat of fat.

Procedure * Teacher asks students to focus on 2 sentences on the board and try to say
it.
- Teacher models, then call some students to read and correct pronunciation
if necessary.
** Ss practice saying the sentences.
*** Teacher has students try to read the whole sentence as quick as possible
without making any mistakes.
**** Teacher corrects if necessary.

Outcome

Wrap-up: (1 minute)

T asks Ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.

- An overview about the topic Heath

- Vocabulary to talk about Health.

Homework
Find 5 more words with the sound /f/ and 5 more words with the sound /v/. Write them down and
practice pronouncing the words.

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