Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 3 A closer look 1: Vocabulary: Students' life and schoolwork, Pronunciation: /h/ and /r/

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UNIT 3: HEALTHY LIVING FOR TEENS

A CLOSER LOOK 1

I. OBJECTIVES

1. Knowledge and skills

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

• Use vocabulary related to students' life and schoolwork (E.g. due date, stressed out, delay, distractions, optimistic, etc.).
• Pronounce the sounds /h/ and /r/ correctly in isolation and in sentences.

2. Competences

General competences:

• Self-control and independent learning: Manage their time effectively and maintain a balanced life.
• Communication and collaboration: Work in pairs or groups to complete vocabulary and pronunciation tasks, and discuss healthy living habits.

Specific competences:

• Identify and appropriately use vocabulary related to life and schoolwork in specific contexts.
• Recognize and accurately pronounce sounds /h/ and /r/.

Digital competences:

• [2.1.TC2a]: Select digital technology for interaction.
• [2.2.TC2a]: Apply suitable digital technologies to share data, information, and digital content by uploading their voice recordings to a shared collaborative folder.
• [2.4.TC2a]: Select digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes by using a shared digital workspace and creating digital survey forms to collect data.
• [3.1.TC2a]: Indicate how to create and edit digital content in various formats by recording pronunciation audio files and designing digital presentation slides for the survey report.
• [5.2.TC2b]: Select digital tools and technological solutions to solve needs by completing fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice exercises on an interactive learning platform.
• [5.3.TC2a]: Distinguish digital tools and technologies that can be used to innovate processes and products by using an AI-powered pronunciation app to practice sounds and receive instant corrective feedback.
• [6.1.TC2a]: Analyze how AI works in specific applications by prompting an AI chatbot to generate additional contextual example sentences with the newly learned vocabulary.
• [6.2.TC2a]: Optimize the use of AI tools to achieve higher efficiency by using an AI-powered live word cloud during brainstorming and an AI text summarizer for report drafting.

3. Attributes

• Hard work: Be actively engaged in class activities and willing to improve personal habits.
• Responsibility: Take responsibility for their physical and mental health by managing schoolwork and avoiding distractions.

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

1. Teacher's aids

• Textbook Global Success 9, Teacher's Book, Lesson Plan.
• Computer, projector/smart TV, audio speakers, highlighters.
• Digital tools (E.g. Liveworksheets, Google Jamboard, Google Forms, Canva/PowerPoint) and AI tools (E.g. AI-powered Word Cloud platform, AI chatbot like ChatGPT, AI Pronunciation app like ELSA Speak).

2. Students' aids

• Textbook, notebooks, pens.
• Smartphones or tablets (for accessing digital learning platforms, recording audio, and using AI tools).

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP

a. Objective: To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson and implicitly introduce the topic of schoolwork and lifestyle.

b. Content: Teacher organizes a “Word Association Chain” game.

c. Product: Students rapidly produce vocabulary associated with a given root word.

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 has students use their smartphones to join a live AI-powered word cloud or brainstorming platform (E.g. Mentimeter). Teacher inputs a root word “homework” related to students' life and school work on the smart TV and sets a time limit of 1-2 minutes for students to input associated words. 

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students watch an AI-generated video designed and answer the questions.

- Students look at the root word and use their devices to submit associated words simultaneously.

- The teacher observes the dynamic word cloud growing on the screen.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher invites some students to answer the questions in the AI-generated video.

- Teacher reviews the generated word cloud on the smart TV and highlights the most common words (largest text).

- If a word is irrelevant, other students can challenge it.

Example Word Clous inputs: 

+ Teacher: homework

+ Students' inputs: study, assignments, teacher, classroom, tests, stress, deadline, etc.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher checks and confirms the correct answer.

- Teacher uses an AI tool to quickly generate 5 more advanced associated words to expand students' vocabulary.

- Teacher praises active students and leads into the new lesson: “Our daily life is full of schoolwork and activities. Today, we will learn words to describe this lifestyle and how to balance it in A Closer Look 1.”

[2.1.TC2a]: Select digital technology for interaction.

[6.2.TC2a]: Optimize the use of AI tools to achieve higher efficiency by interacting with an AI-powered live word cloud or brainstorming tool to generate and visualize vocabulary related to schoolwork.

2. PRESENTATION

Activity 1: Circle the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence

a. Objective: To revise some words related to students' life and schoolwork that Ss have learnt in Getting Started.

b. Content: Students read 5 sentences and circle the correct words (give/make priority, mental/physical health, etc.).

c. Product: Sentences with correctly circled words.

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Activity 2: Match the words and phrases with their definitions

a. Objective: To teach students new words and phrases related to their life and schoolwork.

b. Content: Students match words (delay, due date, optimistic, stressed out, distractions) with definitions a-e.

c. Product: Correctly matched vocabulary and definitions.

d. Organization:

Activity 3: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from Activity 2

a. Objective: To help students use words and phrases related to their life and schoolwork in specific contexts.

b. Content: Students fill in the blanks using the newly learned words from Activity 2.

c. Product: 5 sentences successfully completed with contextually appropriate vocabulary.

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Activity 4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /h/ and /r/. (Pronunciation)

a. Objective: To help students identify how to pronounce the sounds /h/ and /r/ and practice pronouncing these sounds in words.

b. Content: Students listen to the recording and repeat words containing /h/ and /r/.

c. Product: Accurate pronunciation of the words with /h/ and /r/ sounds.

d. Organization:

Activity 5: Listen and practise the sentences, pay attention to the bold words with /h/ and /r/

a. Objective: To help students pronounce the sounds /h/ and /r/ correctly in full sentences.

b. Content: Students listen to the recording and practice sentences containing the target sounds.

c. Product: Smooth and accurate pronunciation of the target sounds connected in speech.

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3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To consolidate the vocabulary and pronunciation learned in the presentation phase.

b. Content: Students complete two practice exercises.

c. Products: Students' correct answers for the two exercises.

d. Organization:

Mission 1: Complet WORKSHEET 1.

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher asks students to use their own devices and complete the following exercise via Quizizz or Kahoot.

- Teacher sets a time limit of 3 minutes.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually to solve the exercise on their devices.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher displays the auto-generated analytics to show which questions had the highest error rates.

- Teacher invites students to share and explain their answers:

1. C (hour - silent h)

2. A (distractions)

3. B (delay)

4. C (optimistic)

5. C (both A&B)

- Other students can comment or offer alternative opinions (if any).

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher provides feedback and confirms correct answers.

- Teacher moves on to the next mission.

[5.2.TC2b]: Select digital tools and technological solutions to solve needs by accessing an online learning platform to complete vocabulary exercises and reviewing auto-generated analytics.

Mission 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher asks students to use their own devices and complete the following exercise via Quizizz or Kahoot.

- Teacher assigns the task: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

- Teacher encourages students to use an AI text-to-speech dictionary tool (E.g. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries online) if they are unsure about how a word is pronounced before submitting their final choice.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually to complete the exercise in 3 minutes.

- Students type the challenging words into their dictionary app and tap the speaker icon to let the AI pronounce it for them.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports if needed.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher invites representatives to share group's answers:

1. A (who - /h/ sound, others are /w/)

2. A (behave - /h/ is pronounced, others are silent h)

3. D (hero - /h/ is pronounced, others are silent h)

4. D (white - /w/ sound, others are /h/)

5. C (honest - silent h, others are /h/)

- Other students can comment or offer alternative opinions (if any).

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, provides the correct answers, and notes down common words with silent /h/ (honest, heir, honour, ghost, rhino, etc.) for students to remember.

- Teacher moves to the application stage.

[6.1.TC2a]: Analyze how AI works in specific applications by using an AI-based text-to-speech dictionary tool on their smartphones to verify the pronunciation of the words before submitting answers.

4. APPLICATION

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