Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 7 Global Success Unit 4 Getting started: A talk at the school gate

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UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS

GETTING STARTED

I. OBJECTIVES

1. Knowledge and skills 

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Set the context for the introductory conversation between Trang and Nick.
• Get familiar with the topic "Music and Arts".
• Identify and use basic vocabulary related to the topic (art gallery, paintbrush, water puppet show, musical instruments, etc.).
• Skim and scan for specific information in a conversation.

2. Competences

General competences:

• Self-control and independent learning: Actively participate in listening, reading, and doing tasks.
• Communication and collaboration: Work effectively in pairs or groups to discuss hobbies and complete the quiz.

Specific competences:

• Develop reading and listening skills for general ideas and specific details.
• Expand vocabulary fields related to artistic hobbies.

Digital competences:

• [1.1.TC1a]: Explain information needs.
• [2.1.TC1a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.
• [2.4.TC1a]: Select clearly identified and regularly used digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes.
• [3.1.TC1a]: Identify ways to create and edit general digital content using clear and commonly used formats. 
• [6.1.TC1a]: Explain the basic operating principles of AI.
• [6.2.TC1a]: Use AI tools in daily work and learning.

3. Attributes

• Hard work: Actively complete all assignments and engage in classroom activities.
• Love: Develop an appreciation for different forms of music, arts, and traditional culture (e.g., water puppetry).

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

1. Teacher's aids

• Textbook Global Success 7, Teacher's Book.
• Computer, projector/smart TV, audio speakers.
• Interactive presentation platforms (Nearpod/Mentimeter), interactive live worksheet platforms (Quizizz/Liveworksheets).
• AI Music Generator (e.g., Suno/Udio) for the warm-up.

2. Students' aids

• Textbook, notebooks, pens.
• Smartphones/Tablets with internet access (if allowed by school policy).

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP & INTRODUCTION

a. Objective: To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson; to lead into the new unit and activate students' background knowledge about music and arts.

b. Content: Teacher plays short audio clips of different music genres, asks students to guess, and leads into the topic using interactive questioning.

c. Product: Students successfully identify music genres and share their personal habits regarding music and drawing.

d. Organization:

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- 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 uses an AI music generator (e.g., Google's Lyria 3.5 ,...) to play 3 short, distinct audio clips (e.g., folk music, pop music, rock).

- Teacher asks students to listen and guess the genre of each clip.

- Teacher asks students to open their books to page 40, draws attention to the THIS UNIT INCLUDES box, and introduces the unit.

- Teacher provides a QR code to a live Mentimeter poll with the questions:

1. Do you often listen to music? When? How often?

2. What kind of music do you like? Why?

3. Do you paint or draw in your spare time?

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

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

- Students listen carefully and shout out the music genres.

- Students scan the QR code and type their short answers to the personal questions on their digital devices.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher displays the live results/word clouds on the smart TV.

- Teacher highlights interesting answers and chats briefly with those students.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher writes the unit title on the board: Unit 4: Music and Arts.

- Teacher praises the class's energy and transitions to Getting Started.

[2.1.TC1a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.

[6.1.TC1a]: Recognize basic AI applications by listening to and identifying music tracks generated by an AI music tool.

[2.4.TC1a]: Participate in a guided collaborative digital platform by scanning a QR code and submitting personal answers to a Mentimeter live poll.

2. PRESENTATION

A TALK AT THE SCHOOL GATE

Activity 1: Listen and read.

a. Objective: To set the context for the introductory conversation; to introduce the topic of the unit.

b. Content: Students look at the picture, guess the context, and listen and read along to the conversation between Trang and Nick (Track 22).

c. Product: Students understand the general context of the conversation and practice reading it aloud.

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Activity 2: What are Trang and Nick talking about?

a. Objective: To help Ss understand the main idea of the text.

b. Content: Students choose the correct main idea from three options.

c. Product: Correct identification of the main idea (Option C).

d. Organization:

Activity 3: Complete each of the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the box.

a. Objective: To help Ss further understand the text; to acquaint Ss with the grammar points and new vocabulary.

b. Content: Students fill in the blanks using words from the box (photos, like, different from, art gallery, musical instruments).

c. Product: Sentences completed accurately based on the reading text.

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Activity 4: Write the correct word or phrase under each picture. Then listen and repeat.

a. Objective: To develop Ss' knowledge of the vocabulary about music and arts.

b. Content: Students label 6 pictures using the provided words, then listen to Track 23 to check and repeat.

c. Product: Accurately labeled pictures and correct pronunciation of the target words.

d. Organization:

Activity 5: QUIZ - How artistic are you? Take the quiz to find out.

a. Objective: To help Ss revise vocabulary related to music and arts and to evaluate how artistic they are.

b. Content: Students answer a 5-question multiple-choice quiz, calculate their scores, and find out their "artistic level".

c. Product: Completed quiz and self-assessment of artistic traits.

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3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To deeply consolidate and elevate students' mastery of vocabulary, grammar (comparisons: like, different from), and word forms related to Music and Arts through a mission.

b. Content: Students complete Worksheet consisting of Task 1 (8 MCQs) and Task 2 (word formation, rewriting, and gap fill).

c. Product: Accurate responses demonstrating higher-order thinking, creativity, and solid grasp of the unit's core concepts.

d. Organization:

Mission 1: Complete WORKSHEET 1.

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher distributes Worksheet digitally via a live interactive platform (e.g., Liveworksheets or Google Forms).

- Time limit: 15 minutes.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually on their devices to select and type the basic answers into the interactive worksheet.

- Teacher walks around providing suggestions for the transformation and word formation questions if needed.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- The platform automatically grades the basic exercises.

- Teacher projects the answers on the board. Calls on Ss to explain why they chose specific word forms (e.g., "After 'talented', we need a noun for a person -> musician").

- Expected Answers:

Task 1:

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. A

5. B

6. C

7. D

8. B

Task 2:

Part A:

1. musician

2. valuable

3. interested

4. painters

Part B:

5. I prefer rock (music).

6. Your camera is different from my camera / mine.

7. I think comedies are more interesting than action films.

Part C:

8. artistic / creative

9. paintbrushes

10. art / painting

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher praises high scores and notes down common mistakes for future review.

[3.1.TC1a]: Students complete the basic vocabulary exercises using a digital interactive worksheet platform and submit their answers in a digital format.

Mission 2: Complete the quiz (optional).

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher sends link the quiz on website https://kenhhoctap.edu.vn/bai-tap/quiz-global-success-7-textbook-unit-4-music-and-arts-25086 for student to perform.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Pupils receives the link and choose the answer.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher gives pupils 5 minutes to choose the correct answer.

- Teacher calls out pupils to share their answers and explain the correct ones.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, corrects mistakes, and praises good work.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

[2.1.TC1a]: Choose simple digital technologies to interact.

4. APPLICATION 

a. Objective: To summarize the lesson and provide an engaging, creative home task suitable for Grade 7 that applies vocabulary in a personalized digital format.

b. Content: Wrap up grammar/pronunciation points and assign the "My Artistic Digital Avatar" project.

c. Product: A personalized digital mini-poster containing an avatar, a favorite playlist, and a descriptive paragraph using unit vocabulary.

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