Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 4 Global Success Unit 4: My birthday party - Lesson 1

1. WARM-UP

a. Objective: To create a fun and engaging atmosphere and introduce the topic of the lesson.

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.

- Game "The Birthday Train": Teacher plays a short, lively "Months of the Year" song. Teacher calls 5 pupils to the front, each holding a flashcard of a month (January, February, March, April, May) randomly.

- Teacher asks the class to help the "train" line up in the correct order from January to May.

- Teacher points to each card and has the whole class read the month aloud to warm up their pronunciation.

- Teacher asks: "Do you like birthday parties?" to lead into the new lesson.

- Teacher asks pupils to open their books at Unit 4, Lesson 1.

- Pupils greet the teacher.

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

- Pupils listen to the song and watch the activity.

- Pupils call out the correct order of the months to help their friends line up (January -> February -> March -> April -> May).

- Pupils read the months aloud clearly.

- Pupils answer the teacher's question.
- Pupils open their books and get ready for the lesson.

[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 birthdays.

b. Organisation:

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Activity 2: Listen, point and say.

a. Objective: To correctly say the words and use When's your birthday? - It's in ____. to ask and answer questions about someone's birthday.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher has pupils look at the pictures of calendars on the smart TV and elicit the names of the months. Have the class repeat the words a few times.

- Teacher models the pronunciation using an AI Speech Recognition tool (e.g., Google Read Along or similar educational AI app) displayed on the screen, asks pupils point at Picture a, listen to the recording from youtube and repeat the word (January).

- Teacher has pupils repeat the same procedure with the other three pictures.

- Teacher points at the bubbles and has pupils listen to and repeat after the recording (When's your birthday? - It's in January.). Point at Picture a and have pupils listen to and repeat the sentences until they feel confident. Repeat the same procedure with Pictures b, c, and d.

- Teacher has pupils work in pairs and practise asking and answering the question When's your birthday? - It's in ____. using the speech bubbles and the pictures.

- Teacher invites a few pairs to point at the pictures and say the questions and answers in front of the class.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils look at the calendars on the screen and say the months.

Picture cues:

a. a calendar showing January

b. a calendar showing February

c. a calendar showing March

d. a calendar showing April

- Pupils listen and repeat the words and complete sentences clearly.

- Pupils work in pairs, taking turns pointing at the calendars and practicing asking and answering.

- Pairs act out the exchanges in front of the class.

* Audio script:

a. A: When's your birthday?

   B: It's in January.

b. A: When's your birthday?

   B: It's in February.

c. A: When's your birthday?

   B: It's in March.

d. A: When's your birthday?

   B: It's in April.

[6.2.CB2b]: Interact with a basic AI speech recognition system on the tablet to check and self-correct the pronunciation of the target vocabulary.

Activity 3: Let's talk.

a. Objective: To enhance the correct use of When's your birthday? - It's in ____. to ask and answer questions about someone's birthday in a freer context.

b. Organisation:

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Activity 4: Listen and number.

a. Objective: To listen to and understand four communicative contexts in which pupils ask and answer questions about their birthdays and number the correct pictures.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher draws pupils' attention to the pictures. Elicit the name of the month in each picture.

- Teacher plays the recording from youtube all the way through so that pupils can become familiar with the characters' voices. Then play the recording again for them to listen and number the pictures. Play the recording a third time to give pupils another listening opportunity.

- Teacher checks answers as a class. Play the recording again for pupils to double-check their answers.

- Teacher praises good pronunciation and intonation.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils look at the calendars and identify the months. 

Picture cues:

a. a calendar showing February

b. a calendar showing April

c. a calendar showing January

d. a calendar showing March

- Pupils listen carefully to the recording and number the pictures.

- Pupils check their answers with the teacher.

Key: 1. b (April), 2. a (February), 3. d (March), 4. c (January). 

* Audio script:

1. A: When's your birthday? B: It's in April.

2. A: When's your birthday? B: It's in February.

3. A: When's your birthday? B: It's in March. A: Thank you.

4. A: When's your birthday? B: It's in January. A: My birthday's in January too.

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 sing.

a. Objective: To sing the song When's your birthday? with the correct pronunciation, rhythm and melody.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher draws pupils' attention to the title and lyrics of the song. Encourage them to point at the pictures to reinforce their understanding.

- Teacher plays the recording from youtube all the way through. Encourage them to listen carefully to the pronunciation and melody.

- Teacher plays the recording line by line for pupils to listen and repeat. Correct their pronunciation where necessary.

- Teacher plays the recording all the way through and has pupils sing along.

- Teacher puts pupils into groups to make up their own actions for the song. Invite groups to the front of the class to perform. 

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

- Pupils read the title and the lyrics.

- Pupils listen to the song to get familiar with the melody.

- Pupils listen and repeat line by line.

- Pupils sing along with the recording.

- Pupils work in groups, add actions, and perform in front of the class.

3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To consolidate the basic vocabulary (months) and the target structure (When's your birthday?) quickly and simply.

b. Organisation:

Mission 1: Look, Read and Write 

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4. APPLICATION

a. Objective: To apply the learned language to a highly visual, creative at-home task and prepare for the end-of-unit project.

b. Organisation:

- Teacher sets an exciting take-home mission: "My Creative Birthday Invitation".

- Teacher gives instructions: "At home, with your parents' help, go to a safe educational AI drawing tool (like AutoDraw). Start sketching a basic cake, and watch how the AI suggests beautiful cake images. Pick your favorite, print it, or use it as inspiration to draw your own cake on colored paper. Write: 'My birthday is in [Your Month]' clearly on the card."

- Teacher explains that this task connects with the Project on page 33.

- Remind pupils to bring their cards to the next class to show to their friends and present them.

* CONSOLIDATION

- Teacher reviews and summarizes the main points of the lesson (Asking and answering about birthdays: When's your birthday? - It's in + Month).

- Teacher comments on and evaluates pupils' participation.

* ADVICE

- Review the vocabulary (January to May) and sentence structures learned today.

- Complete the "Birthday Invitation" at home.

- Prepare for Unit 4 - Lesson 2.

- Pupils listen to the instructions for the take-home task.

- Pupils understand they need to collaborate with parents at home to interact with a basic AI drawing tool, use it to generate a cake design, and write the basic target sentence on their physical invitation card.

- Pupils remember to bring their cards to the next class to show to their friends and present them.

- Pupils listen to the summary of the lesson.

- Pupils listen to the teacher's feedback.

- Pupils take notes on their homework in their notebooks.

[6.2.CB2a]: Apply a simple GenAI tool (e.g., AutoDraw) to generate and select a birthday cake image to design the physical invitation card.

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