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UNIT 1: GENERATION GAP AND INDEPENDENT LIFE

Lesson 1b– Grammar (Page 18)
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1.1. Language knowledge and skills
- learn and practise using Present simple and Present continuous.
- improve speaking skills by asking and answering questions about activities at weekends
- develop writing skills by writing sentences using tenses correctly.
1.2. Competences
- improve communication, collaboration, logical thinking.
- be responsible and respect time for their family.
II. TEACHING AIDS AND LEARNING MATERIALS
1. Teacher’s aids: Student’s book and Teacher’s book, class CDs, IWB – Phần mềm tương tác trực
quan, projector/interactive whiteboard / TV (if any), PowerPoint slides.
2. Students’ aids: Student’s book, workbook.
III. ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks Performance Products Assessment Tools
- Arrange the words to make meaningful - Ss’ answers. - T’s feedback.
sentences.
- Identify the tenses of the verbs in bold in - Ss’ answers. - T’s feedback.
the sentences. Then match them to their
uses.
- Put the verbs in brackets into the Present - Ss’ answers. - T’s feedback.
Simple or the Present Continuous.
- Put the verbs (1–3) into the
Present Simple or the Present Continuous. - Ss’ answers. - T’s feedback.
- Discuss with your partner how the
meaning differs.
- Put the verbs in brackets into the Present - Ss’ pair work. - T’s feedback.
Simple or the Present Continuous.
- Act out dialogues about what they usually - Ss’ presentation - T’s feedback/Peers’
do with their parents at weekends and what feedback.
they are doing with them this
weekend as in the example.

IV. PROCEDURES
A. Warm up: (5’)
 a) Objectives: First, Ss activate their prior knowledge by brainstorming ideas and thoughts
about the questions. Then, Ss can expand their thoughts by trying out different activities.
b) Content: Arranging the words to make meaningful sentences
c) Expected outcomes: Ss can have ideas about the forms of Present simple and Present
continuous tenses.
d) Organisation of the activity:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
 Unscramble sentences.
- Have Ss work in pairs to arrange the words to make - Work with their partners to complete the
meaningful sentences. tasks.
1. mother/ my/ often / goes to/ the/ in/ the market/
morning.
2. making/ is/ her/ lunch/ she/ right now.
- Set the time limit for 3 minutes. - Give answers.
- Call for answers. - Check answers.
- Correct as a whole class. Answer keys:
1. My mother often goes to the market in
the morning.
2. She is making her lunch right now.
- Ask SS what tenses are used in the two sentences. - Answer: Present simple and Present
continuous.
B. New lesson (35’)
 Activity 1: Presentation (12’)
a) Objectives: Ss preview and get to know the form and uses of The Present simple and The Present
continuous.
b) Content: Task 1.
c) Expected outcomes: Ss grasp the basic knowledge of The Present simple and The Present
continuous.
d) Organisation of the activity:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Task a. Form
- Ask Ss to match the sentences to the correct - Listen to teacher.
form.
My mother often Present Simple:
goes to the market in
the morning.

She is making her Present continuous:

lunch right now.

- Have Ss work individually in 1 minute to

 complete the task. - Complete the task all by oneself.
- Call for answers.
- Check answers as a whole class. - Give answers.
- Present and explain the form of The Present - Check answers.
simple and The Present continuous to class - Listen to teacher and take notes.
(using IWB/ PPTs).
Note: For a non-digital classroom (without IWB/ Answer keys
PPTs). T can write vocabulary on the board for Ss My mother often Present Simple:
goes to the market subject + main verb (+ -
to guess. Then correct the answers with the whole
in the morning. s/-es in the third person
class.
singular)
She is making her Present continuous:
lunch right now. subject + verb to be
(am/is/are) + main verb
Task b. Usages. + -ing
- Have Ss read the sentences and identify the tenses
- Work individually and complete the task.
in bold. Then give them time to match them to their
uses.
- Give answers/ Listen to their peers.
- Check Ss’ answers around the class. Present and
explain the uses of The Present simple and The - Check answers.
Present continuous to class (using IWB/ PPTs). Answer keys:
1 is preparing – Present Continuous
- Explain the rules: 2 go – Present Simple
The Present Simple is used: 3 are always telling – Present Continuous
• for habits/routines. 4 am meeting – Present Continuous
She usually starts work at 9:00 a.m. 5 lives – Present Simple
• for permanent states. 6 is staying – Present Continuous
He lives in London. 7 begins – Present Simple
• for programmes and timetables. 1c 3e 5b 7f 2a 4d 6g
The film begins at 7:00 p.m.
The Present Continuous is used: - Listen to teacher and take notes.
• for actions happening now, at the moment of
speaking. He’s watching TV now.
• for temporary actions.
Hương is staying with her aunt these days.
• for fixed arrangements in the near future,
especially when we know the time and the
place. We are flying to Italy tomorrow at
9:00 a.m.
• for complaints. He is always using my computer.
Task c. Time expressions.
- Present and explain the time expressions of The
Present simple and The Present continuous
(using IWB/ PPTs):
+ The Present Simple:
• always, usually, every day/week/month/year, etc.
• on Mondays/Tuesdays, etc.
• in the morning/afternoon/evening, etc.
• at night/the weekend, etc.
+ The Present Continuous: now, right now, at the
moment, these days, at present, tonight, tomorrow,
next week/month, etc.
*Stative verbs:
+ Stative verbs are verbs that describe a state
rather than an action and don’t usually have
continuous forms.
+ Stative verbs include:
• verbs of perception (see, hear, feel, smell, taste,
etc.).
• verbs which express feelings and emotions
(desire, enjoy, hate, like, love, prefer, want, etc.).
• verbs of thoughts (know, think, believe, etc.)
• other verbs: agree, be, belong, contain, cost, fit,
have, include, keep, need, owe, own, appear, etc.
This house belongs to my aunt.
* Dynamic verbs are verbs that describe an
action rather than a state and can be in the
continuous forms.
 Activity 2: Practice (10’)
a) Objective: Ss practise using The Present simple and The Present continuous.
b) Content: Tasks 2,3,4
c) Expected outcome: Ss can memorise the form and uses of The Present simple and The Present
continuous.
d) Organisation of the activity:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Task 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the
Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
- Have Ss work individually to complete exercise - Work individually to complete the given
2 (SB, p.18). task.
- Let Ss work in pairs to check their answers. - Work in pairs to check answers.
- Call for answers (ask Ss to say the whole - Give answers.
sentence instead of just saying the verbs).
- Give correction. - Check answers.
Answer keys:
1 eat 4 are always complaining
Task 3. Put the verbs (1–3) into the 2 works 5 is arguing
Present Simple or the Present Continuous. 3 isn’t helping 6 are we meeting, starts
Discuss with your partner how the meaning
differs.
- Have Ss work individually to complete exercise - Work individually to complete the given
3 (SB, p.18). task.
- Let Ss work in pairs to check their answers. - Work in pairs to check answers.
- Call for answers (ask Ss to say the whole - Give answers.
sentence instead of just saying the verbs).
- Give correction. - Check answers.
Answer keys:
1a) am seeing (= am meeting)
1b) see (= understand)
2a) is smelling (= is sniffing)
2b) smells (= has the aroma of)
3a) looks (= appears/seems)
Task 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the 3b) are looking (= are taking a look)
Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
- Have Ss work individually to complete exercise - Complete the task all by oneself.
4 (SB, p.18).
- Let Ss work in pairs to check their answers. - Work in groups to check their answers.
- Check answers.
Answer keys:
1 Does this book contain, has
2 seems, is appearing
3 do you hear, are fitting
4 do you own, belongs
 Activity 3: Production (10’)
a) Objectives: Ss can use The Present simple and The Present continuous to produce speeches.
b) Content: Task 5
c) Expected outcomes: Ss can talk about what they usually do with their parents at weekends and what
they are doing with them this weekend.
d) Organisation of the activity:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Speaking.
Task 5. Act out dialogues about what you
usually do with your parents at weekends
and what you are doing with them this
weekend as in the example.
A: What do you usually do with your parents
at weekends?
B: I usually watch films with them in the evening.
A: What are you doing with them this weekend?
B: We are having lunch at my grandparents’
house on Saturday; and we are going to the theatre
on Sunday.
- Explain the task and have two Ss read out the - Listen to teacher.
example dialogue. Then give Ss time to complete
the task in pairs following the example.
- Monitor the activity around the class and then ask
various pairs to act out dialogues in front of the
class.
- Check Ss’ answers. Have Ss work in pairs to ask - Interview in pairs.
and answer the given questions:
- Observe and give feedback. - Listen to teacher’s feedback.
C. Consolidation and homework assignments (5’)
* Consolidation
- Review the form, usages and time expressions of The Present simple and The Present continuous.
- Review stative verbs and dynamic verbs
* Homework:
- Review the form, uses and The Present simple and The Present continuous and stative verbs and
dynamic verbs.
- Do the exercises in WB: Unit 3 – Exercises 1 – 2 (page 10).
- Prepare: Lesson 1b – Grammar (page 19 – SB).

V. REFLECTION
a. What I liked most about this lesson today:
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b. What I learned from this lesson today:
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c. What I should improve for this lesson next time:
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