SPEAKING – WRITING UNIT 1
I. Work in groups. Practise introducing a friend to someone else.
Example:
Vy: Phong, this is Duy, my new friend.
Phong: Hi, Duy. Nice to meet you.
Duy: Hi, Phong. Nice to meet you, too.
II. Read and tick the questions you think are suitable to ask a new friend at school.
Extra:
- Write one or two more questions on a piece of paper. Then share them with the class.
- Use these questions to interview your new friend. Then share what you know about this
friend with the class.
III. Answers the questions below. Then tell the class if you are a good friend at
school and why.
ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND AT SCHOOL?
1. Do you remember all your new classmates' names?
Yes No
2. Do you often listen to your friends' advice?
Yes No
3. Do you share things with your classmates?
Yes No
4. Do you keep your friends’ secret?
Yes No
5. Do you play with your classmates at break time?
Yes No
6. Do you help your classmates with their homework?
Yes No
7. Do you go to school with your friends?
Yes No
8. Do you listen when your classmates are talking?
Yes No
IV. Which school would you like to go to? Why/ Why not?
Sử dụng mẫu I'd like to go to … because ….
Sunrise is a boarding school in Sydney. Students study and live there. About 1,200 boys
and girls go to Sunrise. It has students from all over Australia. They study subjects like
maths, science and English.
An Son is a lower secondary school in Bac Giang. It has only 8 classes. There are
mountains and green fields around the school. There is a computer room and a library.
There is also a school garden and a playground
Dream is an international school. Here students learn English with English-speaking
teachers. In the afternoon, they join many interesting clubs. They play sports and games.
Some students do paintings in the art club.
V. Write the answers to the following questions about your school.
1. What's the name of your school?
2. Where is your school?
3. How many classes does your school have?
4. What do students do at your school?
5. What do you like about your school?
VI. Use the answers in V to write a paragraph of 40-50 words about your school.
You can refer to the reading passages to help you.
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VII. Talk about your school. Use these ideas in your talk.
– the name of your school
– the location of your school
– the number of classes, teachers, students
– the subjects that you learn
– the activities that you do at school
– the things that you like about your school
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VIII. Here is a list of some ideas for Linda’s class rules. She always tries to keep all
of them.
1. arrive on time
2. remember books, school things, homework, etc.
3. listen carefully in class
4. be prepared to work in pairs or in groups
5. do all the homework the teacher gives
6. try to speak English in the English lesson
Now write a short paragraph of 40–50 words about how you keep your class rules.
Use Linda’s class rules and you can add your own.
We also have some class rules, and we try to keep all of them. We always try to arrive at
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