LET'S GO 1A (4 UNITS) _ 35 WEEKS/ 70 LESONS

UNIT

WEEK

LESSON

SECTION

LANGUAGE ITEMS

PAGE

FUNCTIONS

1

1

1 - 2

Prepare for the beginning of the academic year

 

 

 

2

3

Let’s Talk

Hello, I am (Scott).

Hi! My name is (Kate).

What’s your name?

What’s this?/ It’s (a ruler).

Is this (a book)?

Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

2

Greetings

Introducing yourself

Asking somebody’s name

Asking about objects (singular)

Identifying objects (singular)

Classroom commands

2-3

4-5

Let’s Sing

3

3-5

6-10

Let’s Learn

4-5

6-7

11-14

Let’s Learn Some More

6-7

8

15-16

Let’s Move

8

9

17

Let’s Listen

9

 

2

9

18

Let’s Talk

How are you?

I’m fine. Thank you.

What color is this?

It’s (red)!

This is a (blue) (book).

This is a (red) and (yellow) book.

10

Greetings

Asking about colors

Identifying colors

Describing objects

Classroom commands

10

19-20

Let’s Sing

11

11-13

21-25

Let’s Learn

12-13

13-15

26-29

Let’s Learn Some More

14-15

15-16

30-31

Let’s Move

16

16

32

Let’s Listen

17

 

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REVIEW

17-18

33-35

Let’s Review

REVIEW

THE FIRST-TERM TEST

18-19

 

3

18-19

36-37

Let’s Talk

This is my friend, (Sarah).

Hello, (Sarah).

Let’s play!

What are these?

They’re (cassettes).

How many (sneakers)?

(Ten) (sneakers).

20

Introducing friends

Suggesting an activity

Asking about objects (plural)

Identifying objects (plural)

Asking about numbers

Counting 1-10

Classroom commands

19-20

38-39

Let Sing

21

20-22

40-43

Let’s Learn

22-23

22-24

44-47

Let’s Learn Some More

24-25

24-25

48-49

Let’s Move

26

25

50

Let’s Listen

27

 

4

26

51-52

Let’s Talk

Hi, Mom! I’m home.

This is my (mother).

It’s nice to meet you.

It’s nice to meet you, too.

Who’s (she)?

(She’s) my (grandmother).

(She’s) (short)

Don’t (watch TV).

28

Introducing family members

Meeting someone politely

Asking about people

Identifying people

Describe people

Negative commands

27

53-54

Let’s Sing

29

28-29

55-58

Let’s Learn

30-31

30-31

59-62

Let’s Learn Some More

32-33

32

63-64

Let’s Move

34

33

65

Let’s Listen

35

 

REVIEW

33 - 35

66-70

Let’s Review

REVIEW

THE SECOND-TERM TEST

36-37

 

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Week 1 - Period 1 &2: Prepare for the beginning of the academic year

Week 2 - Period 3       

Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

LET’S TALK

Lesson 1

 

Key language focus:

Speaking

Listening

 

Vocabulary:

hello, hi, I, am, is, what, your, name, my

 

Sentences:

Hello, I am (Andy).

Hi! My name is (Kate). What’s your name?

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 2

WB/ p. 2

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

 

 

Cultural tip:

- Addressing a woman: Ms, Miss or Mrs.

- Make sure  Ss understand that I’m and My name is are interchangeable

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

-          Greet Ss in English

-          Call the roll to remember Ss’ names

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Introduce the greeting:

-          Introduce himself/ herself to Ss in English 

-          Wave the hand or shake the hand of the puppet or of a student and say : “Hello”

-          Direct the hand to the chest to tell the name: Hello, I am (Ms Loan).

-          Give Ss some name tags or put them on the desk before Ss and greet some Ss

-          Say “Hi” or “Hello and confirm that two ways are changeable: Hello, (Mary).Hi, (Tom).

-          Ask S1 to stand up and the class turn to him, waving hands and say Hi/ Hello, (An).

Act. 2: Present the first part of the dialogue:

-          Use puppets to model the dialogue

-          Imitate different voices for the two puppets

Puppet A: Hello, I am Andy. Puppet B: Hi! My name is Kate.

-          Repeat the words of Puppet A and guide Ss to say the words of Puppet B and vs.

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen and repeat:

-          Play the tape and have Ss open the book

-          Ask Ss to listen carefully and repeat the dialogue

Act. 2: Practice the dialogue:

-          Divide the class into two teams. Team A keeps Puppet A and team B keeps Puppet B

-          Two teams practice speaking and then change the role

Team A (Puppet A): Hello, I am Andy. Team B (Puppet B): Hi! My name is Kate.

 

PRODUCTION:

Act. 1: Chain drill:

-          Have Ss greet to each other, using their real names

S1: Hi, my name is (Ken). S2: Hello, I’m (Andy). S3: Hi, I’m (Kate)….

Act. 2: Workbook: Have Ss get ready to finish the task at school

A. Write: Look at the characters, introduce them and write

 

Week 2 - Period 4       

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Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

LET’S TALK

Lesson 2

 

Key language focus:

Speaking

Listening

 

Vocabulary:

hello, hi, I, am, is, what, your, name, my

 

Sentences:

Hello, I am (Andy).

Hi! My name is (Kate). What’s your name?

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 2

WB/ p. 2

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

 

 

Cultural tip:

- When introducing to each other, English people often point to the chest. Boys usually use the thumps and girls use the whole hands.

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Chain game: Have Ss greet to each other, using their real names

S1: Hi, my name is (Ken). S2: Hello, I’m (Andy). S3: Hi, I’m (Kate)….

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Ask the name:

-          Use the puppets to model the second part of the dialogue

Puppet A: What’s your name? Puppet B: My name is (John).

-          Repeat the words of Puppet A and guide Ss to say the words of Puppet B and vs.

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Practice the dialogue:

-          Divide the class into 2 teams, give each team a puppet and help Ss identify its speech

-          Practice the dialogue, change the role

Act. 2: Speak:

-          Have Ss sit in pairs, ask and answer the names

Kate: What’s your name? John: My name is John.

-          Ask Ss some pairs to stand up and speak

-          Have Ss to practice the dialogue in pairs, using their own names

 

PRODUCTION:

Act. 1: Bean bag circle: Toss a bean bag to S1, introduce yourself, and ask S1’s name. S1 responds, then tosses the bag to S2, greets, introduces and asks. Continue that until more Ss have had a chance to participate

T to S1: Hello. I’m Ms (Huyen). What‘s your names?

S1: Hello, Ms Huyen. My name is (Lan).

S1 to S2: Hello, I’m (Lan). What’s your name?...

Act. 2: Review the names of the characters in the lesson:

-          Have Ss look at the scene, p. 2 and review the names of the characters in the lesson

-          Play the tape and ask Ss to listen and identify the words they hear by pointing to speech bubbles

-          Have Ss to listen again and repeat the dialogue

Act. 3: Workbook: Have Ss get ready to finish the task at school

 

 

 

Week 3 - Period 5      

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Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

LET’S SING

Lesson 1

 

Key language focus:

Speaking

Listening

 

Vocabulary:

The names of the characters in the book:

Kate, Jenny, John, Scott, Lisa, Andy

 

Sentences:

Hello/ Hi.

What’s your name?

My name is (Kate).

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 3

Let’s chant, let’s sing/ p. 1

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Name tags

 

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Bean bag circle: Toss a bean bag to S1, introduce yourself, and ask S1’s name. S1 responds, then tosses the bag to S2, greets, introduces and asks. Continue that until more Ss have had a chance to participate

T to S1: Hello. I’m Ms (Huyen). What‘s your names?

S1: Hello, Ms Huyen. My name is (Lan).

S1 to S2: Hello, I’m (Lan). What’s your name?..

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Introduce the names of the characters:

-          Give each St a name tag to wear: Kate, Jenny, John, Scott, Lisa, Andy

-          Have Ss repeat each name in chorus and individually

Act. 2: Introduce the song:

-          Show the page 3 to the class and introduce the song

-          Play the recording of “The hello song”

-          Read the words of the song, line by line without the music and have Ss repeat

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen, point and underline:

-          Play the tape. Ask Ss to listen,  point & underline the words they know from Let’s Talk

Act. 2: Sing along the cassette player:

-          Play the tape and ask Ss to sing along the cassette player in chorus

 

PRODUCTION:

Act. 1:  Sing the song in 3 groups:

-          Divide the class into 3 groups. Play the tape and ask them to sing the song

Group 1: Hello, hello, hello. What’s your name?

Group 2: My name is John. My name is John.

Group 3: Hello, John! Hello, John!  Hello!

Act. 2: Musical game:

Ss pass 2 balls (red & blue) while the music is playing. When the music stops, the St who keeps red ball will greet and ask name; the St who keeps blue ball will answer the question

 

 

Week 3 - Period 6      

Key language

Materials

Key activities

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UNIT 1:

LET’S SING

Lesson 2

 

Key language focus:

Speaking

Listening

 

Vocabulary: (Review)

The names of the characters in the book:

Kate, Jenny, John, Scott, Lisa, Andy

 

Sentences: (Review)

Hello/ Hi.

What’s your name?

My name is (Kate).

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 3

WB/ p. 3

Let’s chant, let’s sing/ p. 1

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Name tags

 

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Sing the song:

-          Ask some volunteers to sing the song again

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Review the names of the characters:

-          Give each St a name tag to wear: Kate, Jenny, John, Scott, Lisa, Andy

-          Have Ss say each name in chorus and individually

Act. 2: Introduce the song again:

-          Show the page 3 to the class and introduce the song. Play “The hello song”

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Sing the song with the music in chorus:

-          Play the music (Let’s chant, let’s sing/ p. 1)

-          Ask Ss to listen and sing the song with the music in chorus

Act. 2: Sing the song with music in groups:

-          Play the music (Let’s chant, let’s sing/ p. 1)

-          Divide the class into 3 groups, play the tape and ask them to sing the song

Group 1: Hello, hello, hello. What’s your name?

Group 2: My name is John. My name is John.

Group 3: Hello, John! Hello, John!  Hello!

 

PRODUCTION:

Act. 1:  I’m a musician:

-          Have Ss work in groups to create an original verse by inserting their own names.

-          Play the music (Let’s chant, let’s sing/ p. 1)

-          Have Ss sing the song again with the new names

Act. 2: Musical game: Ss pass 2 balls (red ball and blue ball) while the music is playing. When the music stops, the St who keeps red ball will greet and ask name; the St who keeps blue ball will answer the question

Act. 3: Work book: Have Ss get ready to finish the task at school

Connect and write: Have Ss to write the words, connect the balls with the children

 

 

 

Week 4 - Period 7      

Key language

Materials

Key activities

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UNIT 1:

LET’S LEARN

Lesson 1

 

Key language focus:

Learning new words

Listening

Speaking

 

Vocabulary:

Ruler, cat

 

Sentences:

What is this?

It is a ruler.

It is a cat.

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 4

Let’s chant, let’s sing

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Teacher’s cards.

 

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Act. 1: Singing: 

-          Play the music (Let‘s chant, let’s sing)

-          Ask Ss to listen to the music and sing the song

Act. 2: Review the old sentences in Unit 1.

-          Use TC 1-8 and say: What’s this? Ss: It’s (a pencil).

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Introduce the singular forms of the words.

-          Introduce 2 new words, using real classroom objects:

T (hold a ruler): a ruler. T (point to a picture of a cat): a cat.

-          Have Ss practice more on classroom objects

Act. 2: Introduce the plural forms of the words.

-          Give out TC 34 and say: a ruler. Then give out TC and say: rulers.

-          Stick TC on the board. Ask Ss to write the words in their notebooks & practise them

Act. 3: Introduce the question and answer pattern.

-          Use the puppets to teach the sentences.

Puppet A: (point to the card) What are these? Puppet B: They are rulers.

-          Ask a student as puppet A, T as puppet B. Then  change the role

-          Divide the class into 2 groups, practise the sentences. Then change the role.

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen and repeat:

-          Play the tape and ask Ss to look at the books, listen and point to the characters

-          Play the tape again and ask Ss to listen and repeat the sentences

Act. 2:  Practice the dialogue:

-          Ask Ss to work in pairs, practice the dialogue

-          Note: This is  = This’s

 

PRODUCTION:

Show and Tell:

-          Point to a TC on the board and ask: What’s this?/ What are these?

-          Get the whole class to answer: It’s……/ They’re………..

 

 

 

Week 4 - Period 8      

Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

 

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

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UNIT 1:

LET’S LEARN (Cont.)

Lesson 2

 

Key language focus:

Learning new words

Listening

Speaking

 

Vocabulary:

Ruler, cat

 

Sentences:

What is this?

It is a ruler.

It is a cat.

Resources:

SB/ p. 4

Let’s chant, let’s sing

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Teacher’s cards.

 

Act. 1: Singing: 

-          Play the music (Let‘s chant, let’s sing) .Ask Ss to listen to the music and sing the song

Act. 2: Review the old sentences in Unit 1.

-          Use TC 1-8 and say: What’s this? Ss: It’s (a pencil).

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Introduce the singular forms of the words.

-          Introduce 2 new words, using real classroom objects:

T (hold a ruler): a ruler. T (point to a picture of a cat): a cat.

-          Have Ss practice more on classroom objects

Act. 2: Introduce the plural forms of the words.

-          Give out TC 34 and say: a ruler. Then give out TC and say: rulers.

-          Stick TC on the board.

-          Ask Ss to write the words in their notebooks and then practise speaking the words

Act. 3: Introduce the question and answer pattern.

-          Use the puppets to teach the sentences.

Puppet A: (point to the card) What are these? Puppet B: They are rulers.

-          Ask a student as puppet A, T as puppet B. Then  change the role

-          Divide the class into 2 groups, practise the sentences. Then change the role.

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen and repeat:

-          Play the tape and ask Ss to look at the books, listen and point to the characters

-          Play the tape again and ask Ss to listen and repeat the sentences

Act. 2:  Practice the dialogue:

-          Ask Ss to work in pairs, practice the dialogue

-          Note: This is  = This’s

 

PRODUCTION:

Show and Tell:

-          Point to a TC on the board and ask: What’s this?/ What are these?

-          Get the whole class to answer: It’s……/ They’re………..

 

 

Week 5 - Period 9

Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

 

Resources:

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Act. 1: Show and tell:

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LET’S LEARN (Cont.)

Lesson 3

 

Key language focus:

Listening

Speaking

Reading 

 

Vocabulary:

a book

a desk

a chair

a pencil

a bag

a pen

an eraser

 

Sentences: (Review)

What is this?

It is a book.

SB/ p. 23

 

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Teacher’s cards (TC): 1-16, 33-44

 

-          Stick TC on the board

-          Have Ss to ask and answer: What is this? - This’s (rulers).

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Introduce the singular and plural forms of the words.

-          Use TC to introduce new words: book(s), desk(s), chair(s), pencil(s)….

-          Stick TC on the board.

-          Point to the pictures and say the words. Then have Ss repeat

Act. 2: Review the question and answer pattern.

-          Use the puppets to teach the sentences.

Puppet A: (point to the card) What’s this? Puppet B: It’s a book.

Puppet A: (point to the card) What are these? Puppet B: They’re books.

-          Ask a student as puppet A, T as puppet B. Then  change the role

-          Divide the class into 2 groups, practise the sentences. Then change the role.

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen, repeat and point:

-          Play the tape and ask Ss to look at the books, listen and point to the objects

-          Play the tape again and ask Ss to listen and repeat the words

Act. 2:  Ask and answer:

-          Ask Ss to work in pairs. Then in turn, ask and answer about the objects

S1: (point to a book in the book): What’s this? S2: It’s a book.

S1: (point to books in the book): What are these? S2: They’re books.

Act. 3: Listen and repeat:

-          Divide the class into 2 big teams.

-          Play the tape

-          Ask Ss to listen and repeat the questions (Team A) and the answers (Team B)

 

PRODUCTION:

Guessing Game:

-          Put TC  in a bag

-          Ask one student to choose one card (but not showing it to the class) and ask: What’s this? / What are these?

-          The student who has the correct answer will be the next to play the game

Week 5 - Period 10

Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

LET’S LEARN (Cont.)

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 23

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Act. 1: Show and tell:

-          Stick TC on the board

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Lesson 4

 

Key language focus:

Listening

Speaking

Reading 

 

Vocabulary:

a book

a desk

a chair

a pencil

a bag

a pen

an eraser

 

Sentences: (Review)

What is this?

It is a book.

 

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Teacher’s cards (TC): 1-16, 33-44

 

-          Have Ss to ask and answer: What is this? - This’s (rulers).

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Review the singular and plural forms of the words.

-          Use TC to introduce new words: book(s), desk(s), chair(s), pencil(s)….

-          Stick TC on the board.

-          Point to the pictures and say the words. Then have Ss repeat

Act. 2: Review the question and answer pattern.

-          Use the puppets to teach the sentences.

Puppet A: (point to the card) What’s this? Puppet B: It’s a book.

Puppet A: (point to the card) What are these? Puppet B: They’re books.

-          Ask a student as puppet A, T as puppet B. Then  change the role

-          Divide the class into 2 groups, practise the sentences. Then change the role.

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen, repeat and point:

-          Play the tape and ask Ss to look at the books, listen and point to the objects

-          Play the tape again and ask Ss to listen and repeat the words

Act. 2:  Ask and answer:

-          Ask Ss to work in pairs. Then in turn, ask and answer about the objects

S1: (point to a book in the book): What’s this? S2: It’s a book.

S1: (point to books in the book): What are these? S2: They’re books.

 

PRODUCTION:

Guessing Game:

-          Put TC  in a bag

-          Ask one student to choose one card (but not showing it to the class) and ask: What’s this? / What are these?

-          The student who has the correct answer will be the next to play the game

 

 

 

 

Week 6 - Period 11      

Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

LET’S LEARN SOME MORE

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 6

Let’s chant, let’s sing

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Act. 1: Singing:   The Hello Song

-          Play the music (Let‘s chant, let’s sing)

-          Ask Ss to make 2 teams, listen to the music and sing the song

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Lesson 1

 

Key language focus:

Singing

Listening

Speaking

 

Vocabulary:

(review)

 

 

Sentences:

Is this (a book)?

Yes, it is.

No, it isn’t.

 

 

Teaching aids:

-          puppets

-          CD/ tape

-          Cassette player

-          Students’ cards Classroom real objects

 

Team 1: introduce Sarah, John; Team 2: say hello

Act. 2: Review the old sentences in Unit 1.

-          Have Ss sit in pairs, give each pair some SC, practice the pattern:

What’s this? It’s (a pencil). What are these? They are pencils.

 

PRESENTATION:

Act. 1: Introduce the vocabulary:

-          Introduce the numbers 1 to 10 by writing the numbers and the words on the board

-          Point at a number and say the word

T (point to number 1): one

-          Have Ss practice more on the numbers with their two hands

-          Check if Ss can remember the numbers by asking them to count classroom objects

Act. 2: Introduce the question-and-answer pattern:

-          Hold up a ruler and ask: Is this a ruler? Yes, it is.

-          Hold up a book and ask: Is this a ruler? No, it isn’t.

-          Do the same with other classroom objects, singular or plural

-          Divide the class into 2 teams, in turn, repeat the question and the answer

 

PRACTICE:

Act. 1: Listen and repeat the rhythm:

-          Have Ss repeat the words and make the same rhythm for the other words

Act. 2:  Ask and answer:

-          Ask Ss to open the book, ask and answer follow the pattern.

Act. 3:  Learn the alphabet:

-          Play the tape

-          Ask Ss to listen to the tape and repeat.

 

PRODUCTION:

-          Play Guessing game on page 16 teacher’s book.

 

 

 

Week 6 – Period 12 

Key language

Materials

Key activities

 

UNIT 1:

LET’S LEARN SOME MORE

Lesson 2

 

Resources:

SB/ p. 6

Let’s chant, let’s sing

 

WARM-UP AND REVIEW:

Act. 1: Singing:   The Hello Song

-          Play the music (Let‘s chant, let’s sing)

-          Ask Ss to make 2 teams, listen to the music and sing the song

Team 1: introduce Sarah, John; Team 2: say hello

 

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