Giáo án điện tử Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 4 Communication: Everyday English: Thanking and responding; How our families keep traditions alive

Unit 4: Remembering the Past

Communication

PART 1 – MAIN CONTENT OF THE LESSON PLAN

This engaging PowerPoint lesson plan, part of Unit 4: Remembering the Past, focuses on developing students' communication skills, specifically expressing thanks and responding appropriately in various social situations, while exploring the theme of traditions and customs.

Key activities include:

• Activity 1 & 2: Students will listen to and read conversations demonstrating how to thank someone and respond. They will then practice creating their own dialogues based on provided scenarios, such as thanking a village head for a craft workshop tour or a friend for lending a book.
• Activity 3: A reading passage about Vietnamese customs and traditions will be used to help students complete a table classifying anniversaries (e.g., death anniversaries), festivals (e.g., Mid-Autumn Festival, New Harvest Festival), and holidays (e.g., Tet, National Day).
• Activity 4 & 5: Students engage in pair and group work to discuss and share how their own families observe customs and traditions, including a short talk on how they preserve these traditions. Examples include ancestor worship and celebrating family members' birthdays.
• Practice Session: An interactive game, "Rung Chuông Vàng" (Ring the Golden Bell), tests students' understanding of polite responses and traditional vocabulary through multiple-choice questions. Topics include:
  • Responding to thanks: "Thanks a lot for helping me." (Best response: "No problem.")
  • Identifying special days: "What do we call a special day when people remember a family member who passed away in the past?" (Answer: "Death anniversary.")
  • Correct forms of thanking and appropriate responses.
  • Identifying types of national events (e.g., Independence Day as a "national holiday").
  • Recognizing activities that preserve traditions (e.g., "Teaching younger generations how to cook a traditional family recipe").
• Application: A group task called "Our Class Tradition Survey" encourages students to create a digital survey, interview classmates about their family traditions, and present their findings in a report.
• Homework: Students will review thanking expressions, prepare for the next lesson (Skills 1), and write a short paragraph about a family tradition.

PART 2 – ADVANTAGES OF THE LESSON PLAN

This digital lesson plan offers numerous benefits for teachers and students:

• Visually Appealing & Professional Design: The PPTX features a clean, attractive layout with relevant graphics, ensuring a professional and engaging classroom experience.
• Interactive & Engaging: Incorporating warm-up videos, collaborative pair and group activities, and a fun "Ring the Golden Bell" game makes learning dynamic and captures students' attention. The "Our Class Tradition Survey" promotes real-world application and digital literacy.
• Comprehensive Skill Development: The lesson meticulously covers listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills, particularly focusing on effective communication in thanking and responding.
• Cultural Relevance: By exploring customs, traditions, festivals, and holidays, the lesson helps students appreciate cultural heritage, both local (Vietnamese) and broader contexts.
• Time-Saving for Teachers: This ready-to-use digital lesson plan, often synchronized with a Word lesson plan, minimizes preparation time for teachers, allowing them to focus more on instruction and student interaction.
• Clear Structure and Activities: The logical flow from introduction to practice, application, and homework ensures a well-organized and easy-to-follow lesson.