UNIT 9 :THE POST OFFICE.
Lesson :Reading Period:6 Date of preparing : ………………….

I. Aims : By the end of the lesson s.s will be able to :
+ Guess the meaning of some words based on contexts.
+ Scan for special detail.
II. Skills : + Main skills : Reading.
+ Sub skills : Speaking.
III. Teaching aids : charts,handout,pictures. . .
IV. Techniques : Communicative approach.
V. Procedures :

States/ Timing/ Focuses
Teacher’s avtivities
Students’ activities

1. Warm-up : 6’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s





2. . Pre-reading :
13’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s


3.While-reading:
18’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s





















4. Post-reading :
7’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s


5. Homework : 2’
T – S.s
Game : Guessing game
- Divide the class into two groups.
-Read some cues and have s.s guess the thing that is being talked about. One correct thing gets one mark.
- The group with more correct names will be the winner.
- Check with the whole class on the board.
Lead-in: Where can you see these things? _ Yes, in a post office. To know more about it let move to Unit 9: The post office.
Preteaching vocabulary:
to be equipped with : (explanation)
express (a) : (synonym) very fast
transfer (v): (explanation) to hand over from one person or one place to another.
subscribe to (newspapers or magazines,ect) (n): (explanation) arrange to revieve regularly.
* Checking:What and where
Activity 1 : Guessing meaning from the context
Ask s.s to read the text and do exercise 1.
Get them to compare their answers with a friend.
Call some s.s to give the answers and explain their answers.
Check with the class.
Activity 2: Wh-questions (lucky Numbers)
Ask s.s to work in 2 groups and play the game Lucky Number( there are 3 lucky numbers in the grid) to do task 2, p.102.
Call on some group representatives to report their ideas.
-Give feddback on what s.s have.






Activirty 3: Finding evidence in the text to support these statements:
Ask s.s to work in pairs and find the evidence in the text to support the following statements.
Go around the class to contol and give help.
Call on some s.s to give their ideas.
Give feedback.
- Learn by heart the words used to describe information in the table.
Speak-it-up
Give s.s some cues and ask them to make sentences about Thanh Ba post office.
+ Cue 1: advanced technology + Cue 4: Express money transfer
+ Cue 2: staff + Cue 5: phone call and faxes
+ Cue 3: mail parcel service + Cue 6: press distribution
- Write a paragraph about Thanh Ba post office using the cues given.


Work in groups.
Play the game.
* Expected answers:
envelop
stamp
telephone
fax


Repeat the words.
Take notes




* Expected answers :
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C




* Expected answers :
It is equipped with advancedtechnology and a spacious and pleasant front office.
They are sending letter by air, surface mail or express mail.
It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to revieve the call.
I’ll have to subscribe to my favorite newspapers or magazines.

It opens daily from 7 a.m to 9 p.m.
They offer a very competitive rate for parcel under 15 kilos.
They have Express Mail Service and youe EMS mail will be delivered in the shortest possible time.
The money will be sent in less than 24 hours.


- Work in group and do the task.


Teacher’s reflection :