COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Lesson Outline
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2022 Supervisor: Lang Borath
Level: 1B/Pre-B Unit 5: Family and Home
Lesson 18: Family reunion
All Members: 1. Lang Borath 2. Doem Thangmey 3. Horm Vichheka 4. Im Kunthea
5. Oun Soty 6. Por Soknang 7. Sor Vorneath 8. Sovann Theary
9. Vuthy Sopanhavuth 10. Kev Leakeana 11. Kimly Chenda 12. Pen Sopheak
13. Siv Dimang 1 4. Sor Cheng Chang 15. Sor Sopheak 16. Vong Chantrea
17. Choeun Cheiyien 18. Un Vichet 19. Heng Rim 20. Vong Sambath
Weekly Extra Class Activities:
- Game: Hangman for the warm-up suggested by Lang Borath
- Game: Hot Potato/ball suggested by Lang Borath
- Theme Project (Page 130) suggested by Lang Borath
Family tree /photo of family [speaking: 12 marks]
-Dictation game suggested by Lang Borath
-Vocabulary Practice prepared by Lang Borath
Weekly Homework Assignments: prepared by Lang Borath
-Grammar homework [lesson 18]
Quiz and Revision Test:
-Grammar quiz [Lessons17 & 18] Prepared by: Lang Borath
Possible student’s problems with the lesson
-Use adjectives for appearance and personality with wrong meanings
Unit: 5 (Title: Family and Home) Lesson 18: Family reunion
Section1: Vocabulary
Materials needed: Pictures of a handsome man and a pretty girl, video clip of family reunion from the main
1B, unit 5 clips
Concepts to be taught: 3;4 Objectives: 1;2;3
Strategies/ Steps of Presentation
Warm-up activity:
Play Hangman game. (The word means meeting family members or relative in a special event)
Write the word ‘family _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ and tell the students the meaning of the word is ‘meeting family members or relative
in a special event like marriage, graduation, New Year, etc.
Family ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (r e u n i o n) / /ˌriːˈjuː.ni.ən/
Students guess the first letter. And then ask them to guess other letters.
-Tr. writes the phrase “family reunion” on the board and let students listen and pronounce the word reunion.
-Then tell Ss that A family reunion is a planned event that gives everyone the chance to see each other and share
important events like marriages, birth, and graduation/meeting relatives in a special event. In Cambodia, Cambodian
people have family reunion on Pchum Ben, Khmer New Year, Wedding, any ceremonies, etc.
A. Listen and practice:
1-Book closed: Tr. writes sentences on bb. Ss copy them.
Listen and write T (True) or F (False).
____1- Tom is smart and thin.
____2- Pam is handsome.
____3- Sally’s grandfather is very friendly.
____4- Sally’s mother is short.
____5- Sally’s aunt is a little crazy.
-Tr. plays it twice. Ss listen and write T or F.
-Ss compare their answers with their partners.
-Tr, walks around and helps them. Tr. elicits answers and writes them on bb.
Possible methods:
1-Book closed:
1. Write the sentences with blanks for adjectives. Play the audio.
2. Write the two or three sentences with blanks for adjectives. Play the audio. Ss complete the blanks.
3. Write one or two initials of each adjective: sm for smart; th for thin. Play the audio. Ss write adjectives.
4. Unscrambled or missing letters in adjective. tarms; th _n. Then play the audio. Students scramble or complete the blanks.
2- Book open. The students read and listen and check their answers
Answers: 1.T; 2.F; 3.T; 4.F; 5.T
3-The students listen and repeat the sentences as the whole class and then individually.
4- Ask different Ss to read aloud for pronunciation and check to make sure they pronounce correctly.
5- The students complete the task individually [6- NA & 7-NA]
8- Ask different ss to read aloud only the words in red; check the pronunciation. Tr. explains new words:
-handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (adj) = good-looking, nice-looking, or attractive
Example: Ronaldo is very handsome. He always looks nice with his sports uniform.
-pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ (adj) = good-looking; lovely; attractive
-smart (adjective) = intelligent or able to think quickly in a difficult situation
Example: Dara usually gets high score/ grade A for the test.
-short (adj) = the opposite of tall (Tr. has two students to stand in front and shows them.)
-thin (adj) = not fat (Tr. has two students to stand in front and shows them. / Use simple drawing)
-friendly(adj) = when you like and talk to other people, and smile at people when you meet them
-shy (adj) = the opposite of friendly, not liking to talk with others (do gesture for students)
-funny (adjective)= making people laugh and happy
Example: Mr. Peakmey is funny. Mr. Bean is funny.
-crazy (adjective) = when you like to do something very strange, foolish, or not sensible.
Example: We cannot eat pens, but John can. He is crazy.
9- Check their pronunciation again if necessary
B. Write the words in the correct columns:
1-Ask the students to copy the chart into their notebooks.
2-Tr. asks Ss to read about Sally’s family again to complete the chart with the correct words to describe the
appearance or personality.
3- Explain and give examples:
+appearance = what someone looks like or something outside of a person we can see.
Example: You can see your appearance in the mirror
+personality = the type of person you are or you know someone’s personality by the way he or she behaves, feels, and
thinks.
Example: Thida is friendly. But her brother is shy.
4- The students complete the task individually.
5- The teacher walks around and helps.
6- Ask the students to compare answers; then ask different Ss to write the answer on the board.
7-Check the answer and give feedback.
Answers:
Appearance Personality
handsome, thin, pretty, tall, short friendly, smart, shy, funny, crazy
Drill/ Put it into practice:
-Tr. describes one student/ his or her family member in the class.
Example: My classmate is Tola. He’s 15. He’s tall and thin. He’s funny.
(OR) My brother’s name is Sopheak. He’s 25 years old. He’s tall and fat. He’s friendly. He has a lot of friends.
-Tr. asks Ss to describe their classmates/ family members to their partners.
Extra/ Game:
Game 1: Dictation competition: divide the class in to 3 groups and ask them to sit in line (one line for one
group); give a paper to the first Ss in each line to write the word (some or all adjectives in Exercise 1; one at a
time); Tr. dictates; after she / he finishes, she / he passes the paper to the second Ss to check and correct and
pass to the next; give 3 points to the group that finishes first, 2 points second, 1 point third, and 0 to the group(s)
with wrong spelling; the group with the most points win.
Game 2: Hot Potato: Write the questions on papers. Questions: What’s your sister like? What’s your brother
like? What’s your mother like? What’s your father like? How many brothers/sisters do you have? You crumble
the papers to make a ball. Students sit in a circle. Tr. plays music and pauses. Ss remove a paper from the ball
and answer the question.
Game 3: Guess: Divide the class into three groups and ask them to sit in line (one line for one group); Ask one
student from each group to stand with the back to the board; On the board, write the one word at a time related
to adjectives to describe appearance or personality e.g., handsome, friendly, smart; Let each group member do
gesture or mime the activity to explain the words on the board; Each student look at their group and guesses the
word. The one who guesses correctly will earn one point for their group. Each student may take turns standing
in front of the board. The group who wins many words is the winner.
Section 2: Language focus
Materials needed: pictures in textbook (ex. 2)
Concepts to be taught: 1;2 Objectives: 4;5,6
Strategies/ Steps of Presentation
A. Complete the conversation:
1- Tr. writes the sentences on bb: Listen and complete the sentences.
Dan: What’s your brother _____? (1)
Sally: Tom? Oh, ___________smart.(2)
Dan: And your aunt Edna?(3) ______she(4) ______?
Sally: Well,(5) _________really funny and a little(6) ________.
Possible method: Write questions on bb. 1. What’s Sally’s cousin like? 2. What’s Sally like?
2- Book closed. The students listen to the audio and complete them.
-Tr. plays the audio twice. Ss listen and do the task.
-Ss compare their answers with their partners.
-Tr. elicits the answer. (Answer: 1. like 2. He’s 3. What’s [Link] 5. She’s [Link])
-Tr. plays the audio to check the answers.
3- Book opened. Tr. explains and asks Ss to complete the task in 2A. Students listen and check their answers.
4- The teacher checks the answers and briefly explains the concept of the grammar point.
Answers: Dan: like; Sally: he’s; Dan: What’s …like; Sally: she’s/crazy
5- The students listen and read the dialog silently. [6- NA]
7- The students listen and repeat the dialog line by line as whole class and then individually.
8- The students stand up and practice the conversation in pair using Look Up and Say technique.
9-Ask two or three pairs to act out the dialog using their own information
Language Chart (Grammar Box)
1- Tr. asks the students to read the grammar box.
2-Then explain the grammar point following the teacher book’s suggestion and ask Ss to copy:
Grammar: What’s …like? What are …like? (Personality)
Example: Q: What’s Tom like? Q: What are your parents like?
A: He’s smart and thin. A: They’re funny and friendly.
3-Tr. gives the students a quick drill on this grammar point: Tr. asks Ss to ask and answer about people in
the class with a partner after modeling. Tr. walks around and monitors and helps.
Q: What’s your sister /brother/ name of their classmate?
B. Complete the chart:
1- Tr. asks the students to copy the chart or sentences into their notebook.
2-Tr. gives instruction and models the task.
Family members Appearance Personality
Sister tall shy
Brother handsome smart
Father thin friendly
3-The students complete the task individually.
4-The teacher walks around and helps individual student.
Model the task: Example: brother A: What’s your brother like? B: He is thin and friendly.
5-The students speak with a partner after a model.
6-Walk around and monitor
7-Ask some pairs to act out in front of the class for other Ss to observe; help to give feedback
Section 3: Pronunciation Materials needed:
Concepts to be taught: 4 Objectives: 7
Strategies/ Steps of Presentation
1-Ask the students to copy the words into their notebook; play the audio and check [shy].
2-The students listen and repeat word by word or line by line as whole class and individually.
3-The students practice in pairs.
4-Ask several students or pairs to pronounce the words aloud for the class.
5-The teacher gives feedback.
Section 4: Listening Materials needed:
Concepts to be taught: 5 Objectives: 8;9
Strategies/ Steps of Presentation
A. Listen and match:
1-Ask the students to copy the sentences into their notebooks.
2-Give instruction and model the task. Example: 1. C
4-The students listen and complete the task individually.
5-The students compare the answer in pair.
6-The teacher checks the answer and gives feedback focusing on listening techniques or skills.
Answers: 1. C - 2. D - 3. B - 4. A
B-Speaking for closing: Tr. explains, models the task, asks Ss to stand up and speak in pairs aloud; monitor.
SPEAKING
Task 1: Go to page 130 in the book. Have students look at the section At Home. Then complete the chart with
their own favorite relatives in their notebooks. They can choose a few relatives to complete the chart.
Name Age Relationship What’s he/ she like?
1………………. …… ……………………… ……………………………..
2………………. …… ……………………… ……………………………..
3………………. …… ……………………… ……………………………..
Task 2: Next time. Teachers ask students to take one photo containing their family members. The teachers ask
them to talk about each member. The students need to talk about name, age, relationship in the family, and what
he or she is like.
(Score: 12 marks)
COERR Language Skills Center
Vocabulary Practice Level 1B/Pre B
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. My cousin is not short. She's _____________. (smart/tall)
2. My brother is ______________. (smart/tall) He can solve math problems quickly and correctly.
3. My father is _______________. (pretty/handsome)
4. My aunt Linda is ___________.(pretty/handsome)
5. My best friend isn't shy. She's _________. (friendly/shy)
6. My sister doesn’t like to meet or talk to people. She's very _______. (friendly/shy)
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COERR Language Skills Center
Vocabulary Practice Level 1B/Pre B
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. My cousin is not short. She's _____________. (smart/tall)
2. My brother is ______________. (smart/tall) He can solve math problems quickly and correctly.
3. My father is _______________. (pretty/handsome)
4. My aunt Linda is ___________.(pretty/handsome)
5. My best friend isn't shy. She's _________. (friendly/shy)
6. My sister doesn’t like to meet or talk to people. She's very _______. (friendly/shy)
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COERR Language Skills Center
Vocabulary Practice Level 1B/Pre B
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. My cousin is not short. She's _____________. (smart/tall)
2. My brother is ______________. (smart/tall) He can solve math problems quickly and correctly.
3. My father is _______________. (pretty/handsome)
4. My aunt Linda is ___________.(pretty/handsome)
5. My best friend isn't shy. She's _________. (friendly/shy)
6. My sister doesn’t like to meet or talk to people. She's very _______. (friendly/shy)
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COERR Language Skills Center
Vocabulary Practice Level 1B/Pre B
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. My cousin is not short. She's _____________. (smart/tall)
2. My brother is ______________. (smart/tall) He can solve math problems quickly and correctly.
3. My father is _______________. (pretty/handsome)
4. My aunt Linda is ___________.(pretty/handsome)
5. My best friend isn't shy. She's _________. (friendly/shy)
6. My sister doesn’t like to meet or talk to people. She's very _______. (friendly/shy)
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Answer key 1. tall 2. smart 3. handsome 4. pretty 5. friendly 6. shy
COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Level 1B/Pre B, Lesson 18 Grammar Practice
Write six sentences about your friends.
0. (appearance) Bora is tall.
1. (appearance)
2. (appearance)
3. (personality)
4. (personality)
5. (appearance + personality) __________________________________________________________________
6. (personality + appearance) __________________________________________________________________
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COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Level 1B/Pre B, Lesson 18 Grammar Practice
Write six sentences about your friends.
0. (appearance) Bora is tall.
1. (appearance)
2. (appearance)
3. (personality)
4. (personality)
5. (appearance + personality) __________________________________________________________________
6. (personality + appearance) __________________________________________________________________
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Level 1B/Pre B, Lesson 18 Grammar Practice
Write six sentences about your friends.
0. (appearance) Bora is tall.
1. (appearance)
2. (appearance)
3. (personality)
4. (personality)
5. (appearance + personality) __________________________________________________________________
6. (personality + appearance) __________________________________________________________________
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Level 1B/Pre B, Lesson 18 Grammar Practice
Write six sentences about your friends.
0. (appearance) Bora is tall.
1. (appearance)
2. (appearance)
3. (personality)
4. (personality)
5. (appearance + personality) __________________________________________________________________
6. (personality + appearance) __________________________________________________________________
COERR Language Skills Center
Level 1B/Pre B, Lesson 18 Grammar Quiz
Complete the conversation with the words in the box. You can use one word more than one time.
(12 marks)
A: (1) Who’s that?
B: Oh, ________________my brother.
(2)
A: When I look at him, he’s very (3)_________________ and (4) ________________. What’s his name?
B: His (5) _______________is Dara.
A: What’s he (6) __________________?
B: He’s friendly and really (7)___________________, and a little crazy.
A: And who’s that?
B: That’s my (8)__________________.
A: (9)_________________her name?
B: It’s Bopha.
A: And (10) ________________ she like?
B: She’s shy, but she’s very smart.
COERR Language Skills Center
Level 1B/Pre B, Lesson 18 Grammar Quiz
Complete the conversation with the words in the box. You can use one word more than one time.
(12 marks)
A: (1) Who’s that?
B: Oh, ________________my brother.
(2)
A: When I look at him, he’s very (3)_________________ and (4) ________________. What’s his name?
B: His (5) _______________is Dara.
A: What’s he (6) __________________?
B: He’s friendly and really (7)___________________, and a little crazy.
A: And who’s that?
B: That’s my (8)__________________.
A: (9)_________________her name?
B: It’s Bopha.
A: And (10) ________________ she like?
B: She’s shy, but she’s very smart.
Answer: 2. that’s 3. handsome/ tall 4. Handsome/ tall [Link] 6. like 7. funny 8. sister 9. what’s 10. what’s [#1, #2, #3 are given 2 marks, 1 mark for the rest]
COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Name: …………………………Level 1B/Pre B Lesson 18 Grammar Homework Date: …………….
[12 marks = 1.5 marks for each question and each answer]
E.g. Megan: Q: What’s Megan like? A: She’s pretty. She’s a little shy, too.
1. Penny: Q:________________________?A: ___________________________(smart/short)
2. Brad: Q:________________________?A: ___________________________(handsome/funny
3. Annie: Q:________________________?A: ___________________________ (tall& thin/ a little crazy)
4. Joey and Mike: Q:_____________________?A: ___________________________ ( thin/friendly)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
COERR Language Skills Center
Battambang, Cambodia
Name: …………………………Level 1B/Pre B Lesson 18 Grammar Homework Date: …………….
[12 marks = 1.5 marks for each question and each answer]
E.g. Megan: Q: What’s Megan like? A: She’s pretty. She’s a little shy, too.
1. Penny: Q:________________________?A: ___________________________(smart/short)
2. Brad: Q:________________________?A: ___________________________(handsome/funny
3. Annie: Q:________________________?A: ___________________________ (tall& thin/ a little crazy)
4. Joey and Mike: Q:_____________________?A: ___________________________ ( thin/friendly)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. Penny: Q: What’s Penny like? A: She’s short. She’s smart. 3. Annie: Q: What’s Annie like? A: She’s tall and thin. She’s a little crazy.
2. Brad: Q: What’s Brad like? A: He’s handsome. He’s funny. 4. Joey and Mike: Q: What are Joey and Mike like? A: They’re thin. They’re friendly.
