Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 4 Global Success Unit 1: My friends - Lesson 2

1. WARM-UP

a. Objective: To create an engaging and energetic atmosphere, drawing pupils' attention to the topic of countries and flags before starting the main lesson.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher asks the students to watch an AI-generated video designed to support the lesson and answer the questions that appear in the video.

- Teacher organizes a game called "Mystery Flag Box".

- Teacher prepares a small box containing flashcards of flags learned in Lesson 1 (Vietnam, America, Britain, Australia) and the new ones for Lesson 2 (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan).

- Teacher plays an English song. Pupils pass the box around the class.

- When the music stops, the pupil holding the box draws a flag, shows it to the class, and says aloud the name of the country.

- Teacher praises pupils and introduces the new lesson: Unit 1, Lesson 2.

- Students watch the AI-generated video and answer the questions about it.

- Pupils listen to the instructions.

- Pupils pass the box around while the music plays.

- The pupil holding the box picks a flag and says the country's name loudly (e.g., "Vietnam!", "America!").

- Pupils listen to the teacher's introduction.

[2.1.CB2a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.

2. PRESENTATION

Activity 1: Look, listen and repeat

a. Objective: To understand and correctly repeat the sentences in two communicative contexts in which pupils ask and answer questions about where someone is from.

b. Organisation:

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Activity 2: Listen, point and say

a. Objective: To correctly say the words and use Where's he / she from? – He's / She's from ____. to ask and answer questions about where someone is from.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher displays 4 pictures cues (a, b, c, d) on screen.

- Teacher asks pupils to look at Picture a and identify the boy, the flag and the name of the country. Play the recording from youtube.com for pupils to listen to and repeat the word under the picture in chorus and individually until they feel confident.

- Teacher draws pupils' attention to the speech bubbles and elicit the missing words. Play the recording for pupils to repeat the sentences in both bubbles a few times. Remind pupils to point at the relevant picture when they are repeating.

- Teacher repeats Steps 1 and 2 with Pictures b, c and d. Go around the classroom and offer help where necessary.

- Teacher invites a few pairs to act out the exchanges in front of the class.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Look at the pictures.

- Pupils identify the characters and flags in the pictures.

Picture cues:

a. a boy with the Singaporean flag

b. a boy with the Malaysian flag

c. a girl with the Thai flag

d. a girl with the Japanese flag

- Pupils listen and repeat the country names.

- Pupils point at the pictures and practice asking and answering in pairs.

- Selected pairs act out the exchanges for the class.

* Audio script:

a. A: Where's he from? B: He's from Singapore.

b. A: Where's he from? B: He's from Malaysia.

c. A: Where's she from? B: She's from Thailand.

d. A: Where's she from? B: She's from Japan.

Activity 3: Let's talk

a. Objective: To enhance the correct use of Where's he / she from? – He's / She's from ____. to ask and answer questions about where someone is from in a freer context.

b. Organisation:

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Activity 4: Listen and tick.

a. Objective: To listen to and understand two communicative contexts in which pupils ask and answer questions about where someone comes from and tick the correct pictures.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher asks pupils to look at Pictures 1a and 1b and identify the characters. Ask Who's he? and Where's he from? Draw their attention to the flags. Check comprehension.

- Teacher sets up a simple digital listening task on the tablets and plays the recording from youtube.com of the first dialogue for pupils to listen and tick the correct box. Play the recording again for pupils to check their answers.

- Teacher repeats Steps 1 and 2 with Pictures 2a and 2b.

- Teacher gets pupils to swap their books with a partner and check their answers before checking as a class. Correct the answers if necessary.

Extension: If time allows, play the recording, sentence by sentence, for the class to listen and repeat.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils look at the pictures and identify the countries based on the flags.

Picture cues:

1a. a boy and the Malaysian flag

1b. a boy and the Singaporean flag

2a. a girl and the Thai flag

2b. a girl and the Japanese flag

- Pupils listen to the recording and tick the correct boxes.

- Pupils swap books to check answers with a partner.

Key: 1. a ; 2. a

* Audio script:

1. A: Who's that?

     B: It's my new friend.

     A: Where's he from?

     B: He's from Malaysia.

2. A: Who's that?

     B: It's my new friend.

     A: Where's she from?

     B: She's from Thailand.

[5.2.CB2b]: Select and operate simple digital tools (tablet interfaces) to solve learning needs.

Activity 5: Look, complete and read.

a. Objective: To complete four gapped exchanges with the help of picture cues.

b. Organisation:

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Activity 6: Let's play.

a. Objective: To revise the target vocabulary items through the game Find someone who is from ...

b. Organisation:

- Teacher tells pupils they are going to revise the target vocabulary. Explain how the game is played. Check comprehension.

- Teacher divides pupils into groups of six and gives each group a set of five flashcards (e.g., Australia, Thailand, Japan, Britain, Malaysia).

- One player points to the other players and asks Where are you from? The other players take turns looking at their flashcards and answering (e.g., I'm from Britain.). If the answer is correct, they get a point. If it does not match the card, they are out.

- The game ends when all the flashcards are gone.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils listen to the game instructions.

- Pupils work in groups of six.

- Pupils practice asking Where are you from? and answering based on the flashcard they receive.

- Pupils play the game enthusiastically.

3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To review and consolidate the target grammar structures and vocabulary in a basic, straightforward way.

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4. APPLICATION

a. Objective: To creatively apply the learned structures to real-life interests at home.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher assigns a fun home task: "Think of 1 famous person (a singer, a football player, an actor, or a cartoon character) from another country that you like."

- At home, pupils use a kid-safe AI image generation tool (e.g., inside Canva Education).

- Teacher shows how to input a simple, basic prompt: "A singer from Korea is singing on the stage."

- Teacher asks pupils to generate the image, write 2 basic sentences below it, and upload it to the class Padlet.

* CONSOLIDATION 

- Teacher reviews the main vocabulary (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan) and the sentence structure (Where's he/she from? - He's/She's from...).

- Teacher praises the active pupils and encourages the class.

* ADVICE

- Remind pupils to finish the "My International Idol" task.

- Prepare for Unit 1, Lesson 3.

- Pupils watch the teacher's demonstration of how to write a simple text prompt for the AI.

- Pupils use the safe AI tool to generate a 3D animated image of their idol.

- Pupils type 2 basic sentences (e.g., This is Jungkook. He is from Korea.).

- Pupils upload their digital poster to the shared class Padlet for everyone to see.

- Pupils review the lesson focus.

- Pupils listen to the teacher's feedback and note down the homework.

[6.2.CB2a]: Apply AI tools to solve simple problems by using basic text prompts to generate 3D animated images.

[3.1.CB2b]: Choose ways to express oneself by creating and uploading simple digital media to a shared platform.

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