Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 4 Global Success Unit 13: Appearance - Lesson 2

1. WARM-UP

a. Objective: To create an engaging atmosphere and introduce the topic of appearance using a visual guessing game ("Guess Who?").

b. Organisation:

- Teacher greets the class.

- 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 sticks 3-4 flashcards of famous cartoon characters (or drawings) reversed on the board.

- Teacher gives simple clues focusing on basic appearance: "This character has big eyes. He has a round face. Who is he?"

- Teacher invites pupils to raise their hands and guess the character.

- Teacher reveals the picture and praises the correct guesses, then leads into the new lesson: "Today we will learn how to ask and answer about what someone looks like."

- Pupils greet the teacher.

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

- Pupils look at the board and listen carefully to the teacher's clues.

- Pupils raise hands, listen to the descriptions, and guess the character.

- Pupils check the answer with the teacher and open their books to Unit 13, Lesson 2.

[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 focusing on asking and answering questions about someone’s appearance, using the verb to have.

b. Procedure:

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Activity 2: Listen, point and say.

a. Objective: To correctly say the phrases and use What does he / she look like? – He / She has _____ , to ask and answer questions about someone’s appearance.

b. Procedure:

- Have pupils point at Picture a, listen to the recording from youtube and repeat the phrase short hair several times. Repeat the same procedure with Pictures b, c and d. Have the class repeat the phrases.

- Point at the question pattern What does he / she look like? Read it aloud and have pupils repeat it. Repeat the same procedure with the answer He / She has _____.

- Point at Picture a and have pupils listen to and repeat after the recording What does she look like? – She has short hair. Repeat the same procedure with Pictures b, c and d.

- Divide the class into two groups to take turns repeating the question and the answer using Picture a until they feel confident. Repeat the same procedure with Pictures b, c and d.

- Have pairs of pupils practice directly from sachmem.net, ask them to complete the drag and drop activity, record the dialogue and listen to their recording for self-review.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils look at pictures and repeat the phrases.

Picture cues:

a. a girl with short hair

b. a girl with long hair

c. a boy with a round face

d. a boy with big eyes

- Pupils repeat the target question and answer patterns.

- Pupils listen and repeat the full sentences matching each picture.

- Pupils work in groups, taking turns asking and answering.

- Pupils work in pairs to practice.

Audio script:

a. A: What does she look like?

   B: She has short hair.

b. A: What does she look like?

   B: She has long hair.

c. A: What does he look like?

   B: He has a round face.

d. A: What does he look like?

   B: He has big eyes.

[2.1.CB2a]: Select simple digital technologies (interactive digital flashcards) to interact and practice vocabulary.

Activity 3: Let's talk.

a. Objective: To enhance the correct use of What does he / she look like? – He / She has _____ , to ask and answer questions about someone’s appearance in a freer context.

b. Procedure:

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Activity 4: Listen and number.

a. Objective: To listen to and understand four communicative contexts in which characters ask and answer questions about someone’s appearance, and number the correct pictures.

b. Procedure:

- Have pupils look at the pictures. Elicit the questions to ask for appearance of the character in each picture and give feedback.

- Play the recording from sachmem.net of the first exchange. Tell pupils that they will need to listen to a phrase relating to appearance (e.g. short hair, long hair, a round face, big eyes). Ask pupils What does she look like? Help pupils identify the key words in the appearance from the exchange (e.g. a round face). Then ask pupils in which picture a person with a round face appears (Picture d). Tell pupils to write "1" in the box of Picture d.

- Organize the listening task on a digital learning platform for interactive numbering (eg., Wayground,...).

- Extension: If there is enough time, play the recording, sentence by sentence, for the class to listen and repeat individually and in chorus. Correct their pronunciation and give feedback.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils look at the pictures and say the appearance phrases for each.

Picture cues:

a. a girl with short hair b. a girl with big eyes

c. a girl with long hair d. a girl with a round face


 

- Pupils listen carefully to the first exchange, identify the keyword, and number Picture d as 1.

- Use tablets to listen and choose the correct numbers to the digital pictures.
Key: 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. B

- Pupils repeat the sentences after the audio.

Audio script:

1. A: What does she look like?

B: She has a round face.

2. A: What does she look like?

B: She has short hair.

3. A: What does she look like?

B: She has long hair.

4. A: What does she look like?

B: She has big eyes.

[1.1.CB2b]: Find data, information, and content through simple searches in a digital environment.

Activity 5: Look, complete and read.

a. Objective: To complete the target sentence patterns in two exchanges about appearance with the help of picture cues.

b. Procedure:

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Activity 6: Let's play.

a. Objective: To review vocabulary about family members and appearance by playing the game Tic-tac-toe.

b. Procedure:

- Tell pupils that they are going to play the game Tic-tac-toe. Two pupils play at a time. One pupil is X, and the other is O. The pupils take turns choosing a square by saying a word / phrase, making a correct sentence with it and putting their mark in the corresponding square. The first pupil to write three marks in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal line is the winner.

- Invite two pupils to play at a time.

- Change the words and phrases in the grid and let pupils play the game several times if there is enough time.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils listen to the rules of the game. They observe the 3x3 grid containing vocabulary (short hair, big eyes, long hair, a round face, small eyes, tall, short, slim, big).

- Two pupils play the game on the board by making sentences (e.g., "My mother has long hair").

- Pupils continue playing in pairs at their desks.

3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To reinforce basic vocabulary and sentence structures learned in the lesson.

b. Organisation:

Mission 1: Look, Read, and Write

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4. APPLICATION

a. Objective: To apply the target language in a real-life communicative context through an interactive dialogue at home.

b. Organisation:

Mission: "Family Guessing Game"

- Teacher assigns a speaking home task: "Tonight, let's play a guessing game with your mom or dad!"

- Teacher explains the rules of the game:

+ Pupil secretly thinks of a family member, a friend, or a famous person.

+ Mom or Dad asks the question: "What does he/she look like?"

+ Pupil answers using the basic words learned today: "He/She has a round face and big eyes."

+ The parent guesses who the person is.

+ Swap roles: The parent describes, and the pupil guesses.

- Teacher models the dialogue quickly with one pupil to make sure everyone understands the task.

- Instruct students to record a short video/audio of the guessing game and share it via the class's secure digital platform (e.g., Padlet).

* CONSOLIDATION

- Teacher reviews and summarizes the main points of the lesson.

- Teacher comments on and evaluates pupils' participation.

* ADVICE

- Review the vocabulary and sentence structures learned today.

- Complete the "Family Guess Game" task at home.

- Prepare for Unit 13 - Lesson 3.

- Pupils listen carefully to the game rules.

- Pupils role-play a quick demo with the teacher to understand how to play the game at home.

- Share the digital content securely on the class's platform with parents' help.

- Pupils listen to the summary.

- Pupils listen to the teacher's feedback.

- Pupils take notes on their homework.

[2.2.CB2a]: Recognize simple, appropriate digital technologies to share data.

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