Lesson plan English 7 School year 2023-2024

Date of preparing: September 25th, 2023

UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Objectives
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
– use the words related to community activities;
– pronounce the sounds /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/ correctly;
– use the past simple to talk about past activities;
– give compliments;
– read for specific information about community activities at a school;
– talk about the reasons why students join different community activities;
– listen for specific information about some community activities and their benefits;
– write an email about community activities one did last summer.
1. Knowledge
- To introduce topic "Community service". To practice listening and reading.
- Use the lexical items related to the topic "Community service".
+ Vocabulary: Use the lexical items related to community activities.
- “Community service” (work that people do without payment to help other people);
community activity; donate; nursing home; homeless; elderly; nursing; orphanage;
proud....
- Pronouncing the sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/.
+ Grammar: - Past simple
2. Competence
Students will be able to practice listening and reading the conversation between Minh and
Tom, who are talking about community activities in their school;
- Develop communication skills and enhance awareness of preserving the culture;
- Be co-operative and supportive in pair work and teamwork;
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Qualities:
To educate the voluntarily participation in community service or community activities.
Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
- Develop self-study skills.
Date of teaching:
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7B: October , 2023

7C: October , 2023
Period 15 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 1: Getting started- Sounds like great work!
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- An overview about the topic “Community service”;
- Lexical items related to community activities
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and enhance awareness of preserving the culture
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Aims:
- To introduce the topic of the unit.
- To lead in the topic of the lesson.
b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new
lesson.
c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Picture describing
- T shows the picture and asks students T-ss
questions:
What can you infer from this picture?

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- Ss raise hands to answer the questions.

- T and ss discuss the questions.
- T accepts all students’ questions and explains
the term “Community service” (work that people
do without payment to help other people).
- Draws ss’ attention to the picture in the
textbook and asks them some questions about it:
What are they doing?
- Confirms the answers and indicates that they
are doing “community activities”.
2. PRESENTATION (13 mins)
(Vocabulary Pre-teach)
a. Aims:
- To provide students with vocabulary.
- To help students well-prepared for the listening and reading tasks.
b. Content:
Task 1. Listen and read.
c. Outcome: Knowing more new words. Understanding the
conversation; topic of the lesson, grammar points…
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Set the context: Have Ss look at the T-ss
conversation and the picture, and answer some
questions, e.g. What can you see in the pictures? Suggested answer:
Where do you think the boys and the girls are? + In picture 1: I can see a boy
What do you think they are doing? with a box. He is arranging books
Encourage Ss to answer, but do not confirm and toys (and may be clothes).
whether their answers are right. + In picture 2: I can see a girl and
- Play the recording twice for Ss to listen and some small children. They are in a
read along. Then invite some pairs of Ss to read classroom. The girl is teaching the
the conversation aloud. small children.
- Refer to the questions previously asked. + In picture 3: I can see two girls
- To help Ss understand the main idea and a boy. They are in the garden.
of the conversation, ask Ss to answer They are gardening.
the question: What are Tom and Minh
talking about? (They are talking about
community activities in their school.)
*Teach vocabulary: Vocabulary:
- Teacher uses different techniques to teach 1. community activity (n.phr.)
vocab (situation, realia, translation.) 2. donate (v)
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary by: 3. nursing home (n.phr.)
+ providing the pictures 4. homeless (adj)
+ eliciting the definition of the words 5. pick up (v)
- T does the “Rub out and remember” checking 6. teach - taught (v)
technique.
- Checks ss’ pronunciation and gives feedback.
Teacher reveals that these words will appear in
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the reading text and asks students to open their

textbook to discover further.
- Call on some groups of Ss to read the
conversation aloud.
3. PRACTICE (15 mins)
a. Aims:
- To help students read for specific information about Minh and Tom’s community
activities.
- To help students use phrases related to community activities.
- To help students further understand the text.
- To help students use the vocabulary related to community activities in the right
contexts.
b. Content:
Task 2. Read the conversation again and tick the appropriate box.
Task 3. Complete the phrases under the pictures with the verbs below.
Task 4. Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases below.
c. Outcome: Knowing more new words about Community activities.
Understanding the conversation; topic of the lesson, grammar
points…
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 2. Read the conversation again and tick the appropriate box.
- T tells ss to read the conversation again and - T-ss
work in pairs to find the answers.
- Ss can underline the words and phrases about Answer key
community activities then work together for one
or two minutes to check the words/ phrases they
have underlined.
- T allows ss to share their answers before
discussing as a class and encourages them to
pronounce the words/ phrases correctly.
- T checks the answers as a class and gives
feedback.

Task 3. Complete the phrases under the pictures with the verbs below.
- T asks ss to work individually to complete the
phrases under the pictures with the given verbs. Answer key:
- Ss work individually to complete the task. 1. pick up
- T allows ss to share answers before discussing 2. help
as a class. 3. recycle
- T asks ss to say the phrases aloud and makes 4. donate
sure they pronounce the words and phrases 5. clean
correctly. T can ask for translation to check their
understanding.
Task 4. Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases below.
- T asks ss to work independently to complete Answer key:
each sentence with a word or phrase from the 1. homeless children
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box. 2. litter
- Ss fill in the blanks with the most suitable 3. old people
words/ phrases. 4. taught
- T allows ss to share answers before discussing 5. planted
as a class.
- T can ask ss to read aloud the full sentences and
correct their pronunciation if needed.
4. PRODUCTION (10 mins)
a. Aims:
- To help students review and reuse the learnt vocabulary.
- To create a fun atmosphere in the class.
b. Content:
Task 5. Vocabulary Ping-pong game
c. Outcome:
Ss can remember the words. Learn more new words.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 5. Vocabulary Ping-pong game
- Ask Ss to play in teams of five or six Point out the example in
players. the Student's Book:
- Instruct Ss to play the Vocabulary A: Litter.
Ping-pong game: Ask Ss to think of the B: We often pick up litter in
topic Community Service. One student the park.
from team A shouts out a word related B. Trees.
to the topic. Then one student from A: We plant trees in our
team B makes a sentence with that school every year.
word. Then switch roles. The team that C. Book.
cannot give a word or make a correct ........
sentence loses and the other team
gets a point.
- Stop the game when time is up. The
team that makes the most correct
sentences wins.
5. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Project preparation
+ Teacher informs student of the final project of the Unit’s project.
+ Explain the requirements of the project: Think about some environmental problems
in your neighbourhood and the solutions to those problems. Students will present their
ideas in Lesson 7 – Looking back and Project.
+ Teacher explains to students how they can get the information.
+ Put students into groups and ask them to discuss to assign tasks for each member.
Help them set a deadline for each task.
(Teacher should check the progress of students’ preparation after each lesson.)
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 3 - Lesson 2. A closer look 1
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IV. EVALUATION
- Time for the lesson is enough Yes  No 
- Ss understood the lesson Yes  No 
- Ss knew how to apply to do the exercises Yes  No 
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Date of teaching:
7B: October , 2023
7C: October , 2023
Period 16 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Vocabulary: Use words related to community activities.
- Pronunciation: Correctly pronounce the sounds: /t/, /d/, /ɪd/ in isolation and in
context
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (7 mins)
a. Aims:
- To recall students’ vocabulary on community activities.
b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new
lesson.
c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Matching game Set of word cards
- T has ss play in two groups and explains the
game rules.
- Each group will have a list of verbs and nouns. recycle help plant
Ss match the verbs they have with the correct
nouns.
trees vegetables small old
- T and ss discuss the answers. The group with
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the most correct answers wins. children people

- T confirms the answers and gives feedback. homeless
books bottles cans
children
2. VOCABULARY (15 mins)
a. Aims:
- To introduce the new words.
- To introduce some verbs and verb phrases that are often used to describe community
activities.
- To allow students to use the learnt words / phrases in contexts.
- To have students practise producing full sentences using the learnt words / phrases.
b. Content:
Task 1. Match a verb in A with a word or phrase in B.
Task 2. Complete each of the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the box.
Task 3. Use the phrases from the box to write full sentences under the correct picture.
c. Outcome: Ss can do matching task and complete the sentences
correctly. Then write a full sentences under the picture correctly.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 1. Match a verb in A with a word or phrase in B.
- T has read aloud the verbs in A and words / Answer key:
phrases in B. 1. e
- Ss work in pairs to match the verbs in A with 2. a
words/ phrases in B. 3. d
- T asks them to share their answers in pairs 4. c
before checking the answers as a class. 5. b
- T invites ss to take turns to read out their
answers and corrects their pronunciation if
needed.
Task 2. Complete each of the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the box.
- T asks ss to work individually to complete each Answer key:
of the sentences with a suitable word/ phrase 1. litter
from the box. All of these words/ phrases have 2. used paper for notebooks
been learnt in. 3. water
- Ss do the task individually. 4. donate
- T allows ss to swap their textbooks to peer 5. tutor
check first.
- T confirms the answers and gives feedback, if
necessary.
Task 3. Use the phrases from the box to write full sentences under the correct
picture.
- T asks ss to work individually to write full Answer key:
sentences, using the given phrases. 1. She’s reading books to the elderly.
- Ss read aloud the six phrases and match with 2. They’re giving gifts to old people.
the appropriate pictures. 3. They’re exchanging used paper for
- T asks ss to work in pairs to swap their answers notebooks.
and peer check. 4. They’re donating clothes to poor

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- T checks their answers as a class. children.

5. She’s planting trees in the park.
3. PRONUNCIATION (15 mins)
/t/, /d/ and /id/
a. Aims:
- To help students identify how to pronounce the sounds /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/.
- To help students practise pronouncing the sounds in words.
- To help students practise pronouncing the sounds /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/ in sentences.
b. Content:
Task 4. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sounds /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/.
Task 5. Listen to the sentences and pay attention to the underlined parts. Tick the
appropriate sounds. Practise the sentences.
c. Outcome: Ss can learn how to pronounce the sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/
correctly.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 4. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sounds /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/.
- T has ss listen to the recording once first. T-ss
- Ss listen to the recordings and read out the
words.
- T plays the recording for them to listen and
repeat each word as a class, then as individuals.
- T check students’ pronunciation if needed.
Task 5. Listen to the sentences and pay attention to the underlined parts. Tick the
appropriate sounds. Practise the sentences.
- T has some ss read the sentences first and asks
them to pay attention to the underlined parts. Answer key
- T plays the recording for Ss to listen then have
them tick the appropriate sounds.
- T invites some Ss to share their answers.
Confirm the correct ones.
- T plays the recording again and ask ss to repeat
each sentence after the recording. T confirms the
answers.
4. PRODUCTION (5 mins)
a. Aims: To test students' quick reaction to the targeted sounds.
b. Content: Game Broken telephone
c. Outcome: Ss can pronounce the target sounds more fluency.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
- T explains the rules:
T divides the class into 2 teams and asks them to Suggested answer:
stand in 2 lines. The first student from each line
will be told some words with the /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/ /t/ /d/ /ɪd/
sounds. Team members have to whisper one by picked, tutored, donated,
booked, watered, planted
one till the last. The last student from each line
helped exchanged
runs to the board and write down the words in
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the correct columns. The faster one with correct

answers will be the winner.
- Ss play the game.
- T helps ss in the game.
- T gives feedback.
5. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Do some task in the workbook
- Prepare the next lesson Unit 3- Lesson 3 - A closer look 2

IV. EVALUATION
- Time for the lesson is enough Yes  No 
- Ss understood the lesson Yes  No 
- Ss knew how to apply to do the exercises Yes  No 
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Date of teaching:
7B: October , 2023
7C: October , 2023
Period 17 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 3: A closer look 2
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Understand the use of the past simple tense
- Practice using the past simple to talk about past activities
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Aims:
To activate students’ prior knowledge related to the targeted grammar: the past simple.
b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new
lesson.
c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
CHATTING
- T asks ss some questions: Suggested answer:
What did you do last weekend? I went to the community library.

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What did you watch yesterday? I watch some cartoons.

Who did you meet two days ago? I meet my family members and some
- Ss answer the questions, using the past simple. of my relatives.
- T and ss discuss the answers.
- T corrects ss answers if needed and confirms
the use of the past simple (to talk about
completed actions in the past).
2. PRESENTATION (10 mins)
a. Aims:
- To review students’ knowledge of the past simple tense.
b. Content: Form and use of the past simple tense.
c. Outcome: Ss learn how to form and use the past simple tense.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
- T asks ss to study the Grammar box.
- T draws ss’ attention to the meaning and use of
the past simple.
(+) S +V-ed eg: played
(-) S + did not/ didn't + V
(?) Did + S + V (play)
+ Yes, S + did
+ No, S didn't
- T then asks some more able ss to give some
more examples.
- T and ss discuss the answers.
- T confirms the answers and gives feedback.
3. PRACTICE (18 mins)
a. Aims:
- To raise students’ awareness of the past simple tense and past forms of some verbs.
- To help students distinguish between the present simple, present continuous and past
simple in specific contexts.
- To help students write full sentences using the correct forms of the verbs.
b. Content:
Task 1. Circle the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence.
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the given verbs.
Task 3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs from the box.
Task 4. Write complete sentences from the prompts.
c. Outcome: Ss understand and practice using the simple tense correctly.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 1. Circle the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence.
- T has ss work individually. Answer key:
- Ss work individually to to complete the 1. B
sentences with the past simple form of the given 2. C
verbs. 3. B
- T lets ss work in pairs and exchange the 4. A
answers before checking with the whole class 5. C
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(explain each sentence if necessary).

- T confirms the answers and gives feedback.
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the given verbs.
- Have Ss work individually to complete the Answer key:
sentences with the past simple form of the given 1. took
verbs. 2. Did … join
- Ask some Ss to read out their sentences. 3. helped
Correct grammar and pronunciation mistakes if 4. sent
necessary. 5. volunteered
- Check the answers as a class.
Task 3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs from the box.
- Ask the whole class to read aloud the verbs in Answer key:
the box. Then have Ss work individually to 1. cook
complete the sentences with the correct forms of 2. Did … plant
the verbs from the box. 3. are picking up
- Ask some Ss to read out the complete 4. recycled
sentences. Correct grammar and pronunciation 5. read
mistakes if necessary.
- Check the answers as a class and give feedback.
Task 4. Write complete sentences from the prompts.
- Have Ss work individually to write complete Answer key:
sentences from the prompts. Then ask them to 1. Last year, our club donated books
work in pairs to swap their answers. to children in rural areas.
- Check the answers as a class. 2. Children sent thank-you cards to
- Have the class read out the sentences. Correct us a week ago.
grammar and pronunciation mistakes if 3. I taught two children in grade 2
necessary. last summer.
4. Last spring, we helped the elderly
in a nursing home.
5. We helped people in flooded areas
last year.
4. PRODUCTION (10 mins)
a. Aims:
- To enable students to ask and answer questions related to past activities.
- To help students be aware of some community activities that students in other countries
do.
b. Content:
Task 5. The Red Cross in 2016 and 2018.
c. Outcome: Further practice using past simple tense. Answer the
questions.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 5. The Red Cross in 2016 and 2018

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- Introduce the Red Cross projects and activities

in 2016 and 2020.
- Have Ss work in pairs to practise asking and
answering questions based on the fact sheet. Tell
Ss to follow the example. Remind them to use
the past simple when they ask and answer
questions about the past activities.
- Invite some pairs to make short conversations
as an example. Correct any grammar and
pronunciation mistakes if necessary.
Example:
Tom: I’m from the Red Cross. I
worked on the Help Lonely People
project in 2016.
Lan: What did you do?
Tom: We helped 200 lonely people…
5. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Do some task in the workbook
- Prepare the next lesson Unit 3- Lesson 4: Communication

IV. EVALUATION
- Time for the lesson is enough Yes  No 
- Ss understood the lesson Yes  No 
- Ss knew how to apply to do the exercises Yes  No 
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Date of teaching:
7B: October , 2023
7C: October , 2023
Period 18 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 4: Communication
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- know how to give compliments
- discuss and present the benefits of community activities
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Aims:
To review students’ knowledge of the past simple tense.
b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new
lesson.
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c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.

d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
ALPHABET GAME Suggested answer:
- T divides the class into 4 groups. Ss take turns
to use the past simple in a sentence. The first A: He asked me my name.
letter of the verbs must follow the sequence of B: I bought a hat.
the alphabet. C: I came here last month.
- Ss work in groups to play the game. If a student …
from a group can’t think of one verb, he/she is
out of the game. The next student from other
groups continues with the next letter.
- T goes around to help weaker students.
- T gives compliments to the group which has the
most correct answers.
Lead-in
T asks ss to look at the conversation in Getting
started and check if they find any phrases or
clauses that Minh and Tom use to compliment
the other for doing something good deeds.
- When students have found the clause “Sounds
like great work!”, T tells them that they can use
this to make compliments. T asks ss to think
about more ways to give compliments.
- T and ss discuss the answers.
- T confirms the answers.
2. EVERYDAY ENGLISH (17 mins)
Giving compliments
a. Aims:
- To introduce two ways to give compliments.
- To help students practise giving compliments.
b. Content:
Task 1. Listen and read the dialogue between Lan and Mark. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
Task 2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations.
c. Outcome: Ss learn some new words and how to give compliments.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 1. Listen and read the dialogue between Lan and Mark. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
- Play the recording for Ss to listen to and read 2 ways to give compliments:
the dialogue between Lan and Mark. - Sounds like great work!
- Ask Ss to pay attention to the highlighted parts. - Wonderful!
- Emphasise the use of the compliments. Have Ss
practise the dialogue.
- T confirms the answers and gives feedback.
Task 2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations.
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- Teacher has ss work in pairs to make similar Suggested answer:

dialogues. A: What did you do to help your
- S work in pairs to make similar dialogues, community last summer?
using the contexts given and the sample B: I helped lonely elderly people.
compliments. A: Great! I and my friends cleaned
- T asks some pairs to practice the dialogue so and decorated part of our
that the whole class can give comments. neighbourhood.
- T gives feedback as a class. B: Brilliant!
3. CHANGING OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD (20 mins)
a. Aims:
- To help students learn more about some benefits of community activities.
- To help students practise reading for specific ideas.
- To help students practise asking and answering questions about which activities they
want to join and why.
- To help students practisce giving reasons.
- To help students practise asking and answering questions about which activities they
choose to join and the benefits of those activities.
- To help students practise giving reasons.
- To help students practise reporting.
b. Content:
Task 3. Read the poster about the volunteer activities. Write the project number (1-3)
next to its benefits (A-E).
Task 4. Ask and answer which activities in Task 3 you want to join. Give reasons.
Task 5. Discuss which activity each member of your group chooses and the benefit(s) of
the activity. Present your group’s answer to the class.
c. Outcome: Improve speaking skills. Talking about the benefits of activities.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 3. Read the poster about the volunteer activities. Write the project number (1-
3) next to its benefits (A-E).
- Have Ss work in pairs to read the poster. Ask Answer key:
them questions like: How many projects does 1. B, E
Lending Hand offer? What activities can you do / 2. C, D
join in Projects 1, 2, and 3? 3. A
- Have pairs write the project number (1 - 3) next
to its benefit (A - E). Ask some pairs to read out
their answers. Correct if necessary.
- Check the answers as a class.
Task 4. Ask and answer which activities in Task 3 you want to join. Give reasons.
- Have Ss work in pairs to ask and answer Example:
questions about which activities they want to join Minh: Which activity do you want to
and why. Ask them to use the example in the join?
Student’s Book. Elicit any other benefits they can Lan: I want to join some clean-up
think of. activities.
- Invite some pairs to role-play, asking and Minh: Why do you want to join these
answering questions in front of the class. Correct activities?
any grammar or pronunciation mistakes if Lan: Because they make the
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necessary. neighbourhood cleaner.

Task 5. Discuss which activity each member of your group chooses and the
benefit(s) of the activity. Present your group’s answer to the class.
- Have Ss work in groups to discuss which Example:
activity each member of their group chooses and Mai wants to donate food to street
the benefits of each activity. Tell them that they children because this helps feed
can give more than one benefit to any activity or them. Lan wants to join clean-up
any benefits they can think of in addition to those activities because these activities
they find in the Student’s Book. make our neighbourhood cleaner…
- Ask them to follow the example in the book.
- Invite group representatives to report their
group’s answers. Give feedback on their reports.
4. CONSOLIDATION (3 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Think about some environmental problems in your neighbourhood and the activities
you want to solve those problems.
- Prepare the next lesson Unit 3- Lesson 5- Skills 1

IV. EVALUATION
- Time for the lesson is enough Yes  No 
- Ss understood the lesson Yes  No 
- Ss knew how to apply to do the exercises Yes  No 
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Date of teaching:
7B: October , 2023
7C: October , 2023
Period 19 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 5: Skills 1
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Develop reading skill for specific information about community activities at a
school
- Develop speaking skill: Talking about the reasons why students join different
community activities
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Develop presentation skill
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Aims:
- To remind students of some community activities.
- To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with team mates.
b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and

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relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new

lesson.
c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Game: Who is faster?
- T divides the class into 2 teams. 1. collecting rubbish
- Each team will have to run in a relay to the 2. donating clothes
board to match the correct description with each 3. planting trees
picture. 4. tutoring homeless children
- The team with more correct answers will be the 5. helping old people
winner. 6. cleaning the street
- Ss play the game in team mode.
- T and ss discuss the answers.
- T confirms the answers and gives feedback.
2. READING (20 mins)
a. Aims:
- To improve students’ knowledge of vocabulary related to community activities.
- To improve students’ skill of reading for details.
- To develop reading skill for specific information.
b. Content:
Task 1. Circle the activities you would like to do at your school.
Task 2. Read the passage and match the highlighted words with their meanings.
Task 3. Read the passage again and tick True or False.
c. Outcome: Ss can understand more about community activities.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Pre-reading
Vocabulary New words:
- T introduces the vocabulary. 1. monthly (adv)
- T asks ss to get the meaning in context and try 2. proud (adj)
to make up sentences with the new words.
- T and ss discuss the answers.
- T confirms student’s answers and checks their
pronunciation and gives feedback.
Task 1. Circle the activities you would like to do at your school.
- T has the class read out loud the three activities. T-ss
- Ss work in pairs to circle the activities they
would like to do at their school.
- Ss can name some more activities they would
like to do at their school if the class is more
fluent.
- T accepts all students’ answers.
Task 2. Read the passage and match the highlighted words with their meanings.
- T asks ss to work individually to read the Answer key:
passage and find the highlighted words. 1. donate
- Ss read the text and do the task. 2. exchange
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- T allows ss to share their answers before 3. monthly

discussing as a class and encourages them to give 4. proud
evidence. 5. tutor
- T calls some ss to give the answer, explain
which sentence give them the information.
Task 3. Read the passage again and tick True or False.
- Have Ss look at the statements in this activity. Answer key:
Ask them how to do it. Give them some 1. T
strategies to do the exercise. 2. F
- Have Ss work individually for some minutes 3. T
and tick T (True) or F (False). 4. F
- Ask Ss to take turns to give the answers. Ask 5. T
them to show the part in the reading where they
find the answers.
- Check the answers as a class.
3. SPEAKING (18 mins)
a. Aims:
- To enable students to review and reuse the name of some community activities;
- To give students an opportunity to practise explaining their reasons
- To give Ss an opportunity to practise explaining reasons.
- To help students improve next time.
- To help some students enhance presentation skill.
b. Content:
Task 4. Read about these students. Write the names of the projects you think they should
join in the Projects column.
Task 5. Discuss which project in Task 4 you would like to join, and why. Report your
group’s answers to the class.
c. Outcome: Ss can tell about community activities.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 4. Read about these students. Write the names of the projects you think they
should join in the Projects column.
- Have Ss work in pairs to read the sentences in
the table. Ask them to underline the key words in Answer key:
the sentences. Ask some Ss to stand up to answer 1. C
the questions: What did you learn about Nick/ 2. A
Ann / Minh / Mark / Tom? 3. B
- Ask pairs to discuss and decide which student 4. D
should join which project in the reading. 5. E
- Ask them to give some reasons for their choice
based on the information about the students.
- Ask pairs to write the names of the projects in
the Projects column.
- Check the answers as a class.
Task 5. Discuss which project in Task 4 you would like to join, and why. Report
your group’s answers to the class.
- Have Ss work in groups to discuss which Example:
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project in 4 each of them would like to join. Ask Lan will join the Tutoring project
them to give reasons. Tell them that they can give because she is good at maths and
reasons based on their likes, dislikes, English. She also loves children.
personalities, etc. as in 4.
- Invite one representative of each group to
report their group’s answers to the class.
- Give feedback on their reports in terms of
language, reasoning skills and pronunciation.
- Teacher allows students to give comments for
their friends and vote for the most interesting and
informative presentation.
- Ss give comments for their friends and vote for
the most interesting and informative
presentation.
- T and ss discuss the presentations.
- Teacher gives feedback and comments.
4. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Plan some school activities for next summer holiday.
- Prepare the next lesson Unit 3- Lesson 6- Skills 2

IV. EVALUATION
- Time for the lesson is enough Yes  No 
- Ss understood the lesson Yes  No 
- Ss knew how to apply to do the exercises Yes  No 
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Lesson plan English 7 School year 2023-2024

Date of teaching:
7B: October , 2023
7C: October , 2023
Period 20 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 6: Skills 2
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- listen for specific information about some community activities and their
benefits;
- write an email about community activities one did last summer.
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Develop presentation skill
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills
- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.
II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Aims:
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- To lead in the topic of the lesson: school community activities in summer.

b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new
lesson.
c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Chatting and homework checking T-ss
- T reminds student of the homework of the
previous lesson: Plan some school activities for
next summer holiday.
- Ss raise hands to talk about their plans.
- T asks the whole class to discuss and give
feedback on their friends’ plans.
- T chooses some useful and feasible and leads in
the topic of the lesson: school activities in
summer.
2. LISTENING (15 mins)
a. Aims:
- To help Ss brainstorm key words/ phrases for listening;
- To help Ss practise describing pictures, using vocabulary related to community
activities.
- To draw students’ attention to listening skills: predicting, identifying keywords, and
listening for specific details.
- To continue to improve students’ listening skills: predicting, identifying keywords, and
listening for specific details.
- To improve students’ listening comprehension and note taking skills.
b. Content:
Task 1. What community activities are the children doing in the pictures?
Task 2. Listen and circle the correct answers.
Task 3. Listen again and fill in each blank with no more than two words.
c. Outcome: Knowing some information about some community activities
and their benefits;
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 1. What community activities are the children doing in the pictures?
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to describe the pictures Suggested answer:
or discuss what the children are doing in the a. reading books to the elderly
pictures. Elicit as many learnt vocabularies as b. picking up litter
possible. c. planting trees
- Ask one or two Ss to re-describe the pictures to
the class.
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to a talk
between Tom and Linda about the community
activities they did last summer.
Task 2. Listen and circle the correct answers.
- T asks ss to work individually to read through Keywords in the questions:
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Questions 1 to 4 and underline the key words. - Question 1: Linda, friends, taught
- Teacher plays the recording. - Question 2: Linda, friends, elderly
- T plays the recording once for ss to listen and - Question 3: Tom, friends, picked up
circle the answers. - Question 4: Tom, friends
- T allows student to peer check first, then plays Answer key:
the recording a second time for pairs to check 1. C
their answers again. 2. B
- T confirms the answers and gives feedback. 3. C
4. A
Task 3. Listen again and fill in each blank with no more than two words.
- T asks ss to read the conversation and to focus
on the key information and underline the Answer key:
keywords to predict the words/ phrases they will 1. fun
need to fill in each blank. 2. good time
- T tells sts to think about the part of speech of 3. skills
the words/ phrases they will need to use for each
blank (e.g. adjective, verb or noun).
- T reminds ss of the possible plural and singular
forms of nouns.
- T remind ss that they should write no more than
TWO words for each blank.
- Play the recording again. Ask ss to listen and
fill in the blanks. Then let students peer-check
with a partner.
- Call some ss to give the answers to the class
and correct the mistakes where necessary,
encourages ss to explain their answers, share
some tips on finding the information.
3. WRITING (20 mins)
a. Aims:
- To provide students with a sample of an email.
- To improve students’ reading skills.
- To prepare students for the writing activity.
- To improve students’ writing skills.
b. Content:
Task 4. Read Tom’s email to Nam about his school activities last summer.
Task 5. Write an email of about 70 words to Tom about your school activities last
summer.
c. Outcome: Ss can write an email about the school activities last summer.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 4. Read Tom’s email to Nam about his school activities last summer.
- Ask Ss to work individually to read the email.
- Ask Ss questions that elicit the format of an Suggested answer:
email: Who is writing to whom? What is the - To Nam (from Tom)
subject of the email? How did Tom start his - School activities last summer.
email? How did Tom end his email? What is the - Ask some question (…)
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purpose of the first / second / third paragraph of

the email?
- Ask Ss to underline the main activities that Tom
and his friends did. Then ask them to underline
the words/ phrases that show their feelings, and
words/ phrases that show the benefits of their
activities.
- T gives feedback and confirms the structure of
an email as a class.
Task 5. Write an email of about 70 words to Tom about your school activities last
summer.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to list the activities they
did and how they felt about doing them. Or T can - T-ss
ask them to list the benefits that they got from
their community activities last summer.
- Ask Ss to work individually to write the email.
- Ask one student to write his/ her email on the
board. Other Ss and T comment on the email on
the board.
- Then give feedback as a class discussion
4. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
Rewrite the email on your notebook.
Prepare for the next lesson: Lesson 7: Looking back and Project.

IV. EVALUATION
- Time for the lesson is enough Yes  No 
- Ss understood the lesson Yes  No 
- Ss knew how to apply to do the exercises Yes  No 
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Lesson plan English 7 School year 2023-2024

Date of teaching:
7B: October , 2023
7C: October , 2023
Period 21 - UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 7: Looking back and project
I. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Review the vocabulary and grammar of Unit 3
- Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and grammar) into practice through a
project
2. Competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Develop presentation skill
- Develop critical thinking skill
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities:
- Be more creative when doing the project
- Develop self-study skills
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- Raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green.

II. TEACHING AIDS
1. Teacher: Grade 7 textbook, lesson plan, teacher's book, laptop, flashcards…
2. Students: Grade 7 textbook, notebook, workbook…
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Aims:
- To revise the vocabulary related to the topic and lead in the next part of the lesson.
- To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with teammates.
b. Content: To have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new
lesson.
c. Outcome: Having a chance to speak English and focus on the topic of
the lesson.
d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…
Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Game: Who's faster?
- T shows the pictures and asks ss to give List of the picture
descriptions to them. T can divide the class into 2 1. homeless children
teams and runs the game Who’s faster. 2. the elderly
- Members of each team take turns to raise hands 3. Food
to give description for each picture. 4. bottles
- Ss discuss their friends’ answers. 5. litter
- T confirms the answers and gives feedback. The 6. books
group having more correct answers is the winner.

2. LOOKING BACK (20 mins)

a. Aims:
- To help students revise the vocabulary learnt.
- To help students match the correct verbs with the appropriate nouns/ noun phrases to
make phrases about community activities.
- To help students use the correct phrases about community activities in the correct
contexts.
- To help students revise the past simple form of some verbs.
- To help students improve their writing about community activities.
b. Content:
Vocabulary
Task 1. Complete the table with the words and phrases from the box.
Task 2. Complete each sentence with one phrase from Task 1. Remember to use the
correct forms of the verbs.
Grammar
Task 3. Use the correct form of the verbs from the box to complete the passage.
Task 4. Write full sentences about the activities the students did to help their community
last year.
c. Outcome: Ss can use Past simple tense and improve their writing about community
actiivites.

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d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…

Teacher's and students' activities Contents
Task 1. Complete the table with the words and phrases from the box.
- T encourages ss to complete the task Answer key:
individually. help: homeless children, the elderly
- Ss do the task individually. pick up: litter, bottles
- Ss exchange their textbooks with their partners. donate: food, books
- T gives feedback as a class discussion.
Task 2. Complete each sentence with one phrase from Task 1. Remember to use the
correct forms of the verbs.
- T asks ss to complete the task individually. Answer key:
- Ss do the task individually to put the correct 1. donated food
phrases in the blanks. 2. picked up bottles
- Ss exchange their textbooks with their partners. 3. helped the elderly
- T gives feedback as a class discussion. 4. donated books
5. helped homeless children
Task 3. Use the correct form of the verbs from the box to complete the passage.
- T encourages ss to complete the task Answer key:
individually. 1. had
- Ss complete the passage using the correct forms 2. collected
of the verbs in the box. 3. sold
- Ss exchange their textbooks with their partners. 4. donated
- T gives feedback as a class discussion. 5. went
Task 4. Write full sentences about the activities the students did to help their
community last year.
- T asks ss to do individually first. Answer key:
- Ss complete the task individually. 1. Mi sang and danced for the elderly
- T then asks them to check their answers with a at a nursing home.
partner before discussing the answers as a class. 2. Mark and his friends collected
- T confirms the answers and corrects ss’ books and set up a community
pronunciation if necessary. library.
3. Lan and Mai grew and donated
vegetables to a primary school.
4. Minh and his friends gave food to
young patients in a hospital.
5. Tom made and sent postcards to
the elderly at Christmas.
3. PROJECT (18 mins)
a. Aims:
- To help students identify problems that their neighbourhood is facing and brainstorm
possible solutions to deal with those problems.
- To raise students’ awareness of the need to keep their neighbourhood green
- To improve students’ teamwork and public speaking skills.
b. Content: Present their presentations in front of the class.
c. Outcome: Present their presentation about problems that their
neighbourhood is facing and find out some possible solutions to deal
with those problems.
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d. Organization: Teacher's instructions…

Teacher's and students' activities Contents
- T has ss work in groups and gives instructions - T-ss
to students as follow:
+ discuss some environmental problems their
neighbourhood is facing and how you are going
to solve the problems.
+ look at the pictures as clues to brainstorm
ideas.
- Ss discuss in groups then present the
environmental problem to the class.
- Ss vote for the best performance.
- Teacher gives feedback.
4. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework
- Do all the exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson Review 1

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