The document provides information about English language students at Thai Nguyen University of Education in Vietnam. It describes that the students come from different faculties and year levels, but are all at a pre-intermediate English proficiency level. It also outlines the structure of English courses, which include General English and an English for Specific Purposes unit. The lesson plan summarized is designed for the first four periods of Module 1 from the New Cutting Edge textbook and focuses on vocabulary for leisure activities and speaking about personal leisure time.

1. Description of the students
At Thai Nguyen University of Education, English has been taught on the credit-based
system. English is divided into three units of study: unit one and two are for General English
(GE), unit three for English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In the same GE class, there are
students from different faculties, learning different majors. They can be first, second, or third
year students. However, they do not differ in terms of their English proficiency level. The
size of a class ranges from 30 to 70 members. Only in an ESP class, the students are from the
same major. A student has to take the three units respectively; the two GE units must be done
before the ESP one. For GE, students have three lessons on the same day every week. For
ESP, they meet twice a week, two lessons at a time.
The students in this project are GE students at Thai Nguyen University of Education.
They are required to learn English using the textbook New Cutting Edge. They are all at pre-
intermediate level although they come from different falculties.
Each module in New Cutting Edge is divided into 7 to 9 periods, 50 minutes for each.
This lesson plan is designed for the first four periods of module 1. (The lesson titles,
objectives and duration is given clearly in each lesson plan).

2. MODULE 1: LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
• Know more vocabulary on leisure activities;
• Talk about their own activities.
II. Materials:
• New Cutting Edge Pre-intermediate textbook, board, overhead projector.
III. Time: 50 minutes
http://www.slideshare.net/autumn-perfume/module-1-leisure-activities
IV. Procedure:
Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
a. Look at the pictures. Which of the In groups
leisure activities can you see? Suggested answers:
- Match the pictures to the correct Going for a run, rollerblading,
vocabulary. clubbing, skiing, surfing the Internet,
Warm – up b. Discuss the following questions in playing the guitar.
pairs or small groups.
- Which of these things do you enjoy?
- Which of these don’t you enjoy?
- What else do you do in your free
time?
Listening * Listen to the results of a survey of In pairs
leisure activities among people aged Suggested answers:
sixteen to thirty and complete the Playing video games 11%
missing information on page 7. Going for a run/to the gym
- Play the recording for the students to 28%
listen to. Then ask them to exchange Going to the cinema 46%
the answers to check. Renting a video/DVD 40%
Reading a newspaper/ magazine
100%

3. Going for a walk 93%
Going to a restaurant 64%
Listening to the radio 71%
Playing a musical instrument
8%
* According to the survey, which In groups
activities are the most/least popular? Suggested answers:
Which results are surprising/different The most popular: Reading a
from your country? newspaper/magazine, Going for a
walk Listening to the radio, Going to
Speaking a restaurant
The least popular: Playing a
musical instrument, Playing video
games, Going for a run/to the gym,
Going to the cinema, renting a video/
DVD
* Look back at the phrases in task 1 In pairs
and 2 and complete the diagram. Suggested answers:
Going to: the gym, the cinema, a
restaurant, a football match, a yoga
class
Going for a: run, walk
Going + -ing: swimming, clubbing,
skateboarding, snowboarding,
Vocabulary
rollerblading, skiing
Playing: video games, the guitar,
football, a musical instrument
Doing: yoga
Other verbs: renting a video/DVD,
surfing the Internet, reading a
newspaper/magazine, listening to the
radio

4. - Work with a new partner. Make a list - work in pairs
of six leisure activities that you both
do. Compare with other students.
Sum – up - Homework: write a short paragraph
(about 120 words) about your leisure
activities and submit it via
thuhuonganha42tue@gmail.com
MODULE 1: LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1 – REVISION OF QUESTION FORMS
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
• Make questions using correct question words and correct grammar
II. Materials:
• New Cutting Edge Pre-intermediate textbook, board, overhead projector, handouts
III. Time: 50 minutes
http://www.slideshare.net/autumn-perfume/module-1-language-focus-1
IV. Procedure:
Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
* Discuss the following questions. In groups
- Make a list of ten sports and games
that are popular in Vietnam.
Warm – up - Which sports do you play?
- Which sports do you watch on TV?
- Do you play any games like chess or
cards?
Grammar * Answer as many questions in the quiz Suggested answers:
as you can in five minutes. a. National Basketball
Association
b. Japan
c. 2000
d. oval ball
e. 4 years

5. f. Japan
g. 21
h. white player
i. no one really knows, but one
idea is that there is one card for
every week of the year.
j. giving three long blows on his
whistle
k. three periods of 20 minutes
l. yellow shirt
Suggested answers:
* Question words: Question words:
Which question word(s) do we use to 1. Who
talk about: 2. Where
1. a person? 3. What/ which
2. a place? 4. When
3. a thing? 5. How long
4. a time? 6. What kind
5. a period of time? 7. How often
6. the class or type of thing? 8. How
7. the number of times you do
something?
8. the way you do something?
* Word order in questions: Word order in questions:
Put the words in the correct order to 1. Is James good at sport?
make questions. 2. Do you friends play
1. good at/ is/ James/ sport? football?
2. football/ play/ your friends/ do? When does the match start?
3. start/ the match/ does/ when?
-> wh-question + aux verb + S + main
verb …?

6. * Handouts: (see the atttached
document) - Study the handouts with the
instructions of the teacher.
Practice * Exercise 1: find the correct answers Individual then exchange to a
to the questions in the box. partner to check
a. 1. When do you play football? Suggested answers 1:
2. Who do you play football with? a) 1. On Sunday morning.
3. Where do you play football? 2. My friends from college.
4. Why do you play football? 3. In the local park.
My friends from college. On Sunday 4. Because it’s fun and it’s
morning. Because it’s fun and it’s good exercise.
good exercise. In the local park.
b. 1. How often do you have English b) 1. Twice a week.
lessons? 2. Ninety minutes
2. How long are the lessons? 3. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
3. Which days do you have lessons? 4. Two.
4. How many teachers do you have?
Two. Twice a week. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Ninety minutes
c) 1. Nearly three o’clock.
c. 1. What time is it?
2. Five forty-five.
2. What time does the train leave?
3. Monday.
3. What day is it?
4. The sixteenth of May.
4. What date is it today?
The sixteenth of May. Monday. Nearly
three o’clock. Five forty-five.
* Exercise 2: Write the questions for
Suggested answers 2:
these answers.
1. How often do you go to the
1. I go to the cinema once a month.
cinema?
2. I come to school by bus.
2. How do you come to school?
3. My birthday is in August.
3. When’s your birthday?
4. I like rock and jazz.

7. 5. My favorite colour is blue. 4. What kind of music do you
6. There are five people in my family. like?
7. My journey to school takes about 5. What’s your favorite colour?
half an hour. 6. How many people are there in
8. I would like to visit India and your family?
Australia. 7. How long does your journey
to school take?
8. Where would your like to
visit?
Sum – up * Additional exercise: Work in groups - In groups of three
of three. Three of you have three - They must work out the
different cards. Ask each member in questions in their card and ask
your group questions on these things: them to their friend to get the
a. 1. I usually get up at …… on answers.
Sunday.
2. I go to the cinema …… times a
month.
3. My favorite food is ……
4. My journey home from school
takes …… minutes.
b. 1. At the weekend, I usually ……
2. I want to learn English because
……
3. I’ve got …… cousins.
4. I like action films/ horror films/
thrillers/ science-fiction films/
comedies/ romantic films.
c. 1. My favorite actor is ……
2. I usually go to bed at ……
3. I like spring/ summer/ fall/ winter
the most.

8. 4. I go shopping for new clothes
…… times a month/year.
- Homework: please go to autumn-
perfume.blogspot.com and do the
exercise.
Student handout:
Đặt câu hỏi
1/ Who : ai
a/ Who làm chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi.
Who + trợ động từ + động từ chính + … ?
Who + động từ chính …?
eg: David can fix this car. -> Who can fix this car?
They are in the class. -> ………………………………………….
I cooked dinner last night. ->………………………………………
b/ Who làm tân ngữ trong câu hỏi.
Who + Trợ động từ + chủ ngữ + động từ chính …?
eg: They are talking to Mary.-> Who are they talking to?
She lives with her family. -> ………………………………
We travelled to France with some of our friends.
->……………….……………………………………
2/ Whom: ai
Whom chỉ làm tân ngữ trong câu hỏi
Whom + Trợ động từ + chủ ngữ + động từ chính + …?
eg: Our parents are talking to our new neighbour. -> Whom are our
parents talking to?
He was thinking of his girlfriend. -> …………………………….
3/Whose: của ai
a/Whose làm chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi
Whose + N + động từ chính + …?

9. eg: The pen on the table is mine -> Whose pen is on the table?
The trousers over there is hers. -> ………………………………
They are Mr. Brown’s sons. -> …………………………………
b/ Whose làm tân ngữ trong câu hỏi
Whose + N + trợ động từ + chủ ngữ + động từ ?
eg: He is going to marry my daughter.
-> Whose daughter is he going to marry?
They tried to save Daniel’s sister.
-> ……………………………………………………………….
4/ What : cái gì
a/ what làm chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi
What + động từ + …?
eg: My dog is in this drawer. -> What is in this drawer?
An accident is happening here. -> ………………………………..
Lotus became the symbol of Vietnam Airline.
-> ……………………………..
b/ What làm tân ngữ trong câu hỏi
What + Trợ động từ + chủ ngữ + động từ chính + …?
eg: They are playing games -> What are they doing?
Peter buys apples at the supermarket.
-> …………………………………….
She was writing a letter. -> …………………………………...
5/ Which : cái nào
Which thường dung trong câu hỏi lựa chọn
eg: I like the red hat, not the yellow one.
-> Which do you like, the red hat or the yellow one?
Which dung khi có một giới hạn nào đó về câu trả lời.
e.g. They went to Australia last year. -> Which country did they go to last year?
She was born in June. -> …………………………….
We have got two cars, a red and a brown one. We drove the red car to New
York. -> …………………………………………………

10. 6/When: khi nào
When dung để hỏi về thời gian
eg: I have lunch after I finish my class.
-> When do you have lunch?
They went to the supermarket before they came to my house.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
We moved to Hanoi when I was ten.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
She often plays badminton with her friend in the afternoon.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
He was born in 1992.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
7/ What time: mấy giờ
I have lunch at 11 o’clock
-> What time do you have lunch?
We left home at eleven.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
I arrived in America at 11 p.m.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
8/ Where: nơi nào
Where được dùng để hỏi về nơi chốn
eg: I am going to Hanoi tomorrow.
-> Where are you going tomorrow?
The children are learning English at school.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
We lived in Vietnam when we were young.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
9/ Why: tại sao
Why dung để hỏi về nguyên nhân
eg: Because I get up late
-> Why do you go to school too late?

11. She was late for work because she missed the early bus.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
He can’t do the exercise because it is too difficult.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
10/ How : như thế nào
How thường dùng để chỉ cách thức, phương thức của hành động, có thể được theo sau bởi
tính từ hoặc trạng từ
eg: I was nervous when I took the exam yesterday.
-> How did you feel when you took the exam yesterday?
She got bored when she stayed at home alone.
-> ……………………………………………………………….
They go to school by bus. -> …………………………………………
The river is 2300 m long. -> …………………………………………..
He is 1.78 m tall. -> ………………………………………...................
It is 45 km from my house to school.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
11/ How often: thường xuyên như thế nào
Mary goes to the zoo once a week.
-> How often does Mary go to the zoo.
They play tennis every afternoon.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
He learns Spanish on Mondays.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
We clean our house most mornings.
-> ……………………………………………………………….
12/ How much / How many? Bao nhiêu?
How much dùng để hỏi cho danh từ không đếm được
We need a little water.
-> How much water do you need?
How many dung để hỏi cho danh từ đếm được
They’ve got two T-shirts.

12. -> How many T-shirts have they got?
She lived in four different countries.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
John has got a billion dollars in his account.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
He knows how to play three musical instruments.
-> ………………………………………………………………..
They exported two tons of rice last month.
-> ………………………………………………………………
MODULE 1: LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE
READING
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
• Answer the questions on the text
• Learn vocabulary on keeping fit
II. Materials:
• New Cutting Edge Pre-intermediate textbook, board, overhead projector.
III. Time: 50 minutes
IV. Procedure:
Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
* Discussion: In groups
Before you - What are your favorite ways of keeping fit?
read - What other ways of keeping fit are popular in
Vietnam?
While you * Match the pictures to one of the paragraphs. In groups of three
read Suggested answers:
Korfball – picture c
Tai-chi – picture a
Gaming for fitness –

13. picture b
* Exercise 1: Read the text and make a note of
the following for each activity.
- Where it began
- When it began
- Adjectives/phrases to describe it
Answers:
Where When Description
korfball Netherlands 100 years Fast,
ago exciting,
terrific
Tai-chi China Thousands Very gentle
of years
ago
Gaming Japan Brand-new Physical
for
fitness
* Exercise 2: Here are some phrases from the
text. What do the words in bold refer to?
Suggested answers:
a. It’s also a great way to keep fit! (line 3)
a. Korfball
b. It’s a terrific sport and a great way to meet
b. Korfball
people … (line 11)
c. tai-chi
c. … it is very gentle. (line 16)
d. tai-chi
d. … it is an excellent way of getting rid of
e. tai-chi
stress … (line 21)
f. most gamers
e. … you can do it anywhere, any time … (line
18)
f. … when they play a video game … (line 35)
After you * Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. Discuss in pairs
read - Would you like to try any of these ways of
keeping fit? Why?
- Do you know of any other unusual ways of
keeping fit?
- Give an example:

14. I’d like to try tai-chi because it helps to keep fit
and refresh my mind at the same time and I can
do it anywhere I want.
You can keep fit by going cycling. What you
need is a bicycle, then you can do exercise
whenever you want
- Homework: write a short paragraph (about 120
words) about your ways of keeping fit and
submit it via thuhuonganha42tue@gmail.com
MODULE 1: LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE
LANGUAGE FOCUS 2: PRESENT SIMPLE
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
• Write sentences in the present simple correctly.
• Use the present simple to talk about their habit or something that is usually true.
• Ask and answer questions about their habits, using appropriate time phrases, or
adverbs of frequency.
II. Materials:
• New Cutting Edge Pre-intermediate textbook, board, overhead projector, handouts
III. Time: 50 minutes
IV. Procedure:
Steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Ask students to look at three pictures Work in groups of three
(in the textbook) of three
Warm-up
sportspeople, and read the statements,
and make guessing
Grammar 1. Which of the following sentences Suggested answers:
describes: a. a habit
- A habit? b. something true
- Something that is always true?
a. He has a big lunch and then goes to

15. sleep for a few hours.
b. Ania comes from Lublin in Poland.
-> Use: present simple to describe a
habit or something that is always true
2. Question and negative form.
- Put these sentences into question Suggested answers:
and negative forms. a. Does Ania come from Lublin in
Poland?
Ania doesn’t come from Lubin
in Poland.
b. Does he have a big lunch and
then go to sleep for a few hours?
-> (?) Does/do + S + V ? He doesn’t have a big lunch and
(-) S + doesn’t/don’t + V. then go to sleep for a few hours.
3. How often Suggested answer:
- Match the two halves of the phrases: Every month
every a week On Sundays
on Sundays Five times a week
five times month
- Explain more:
Every month/ year/ week/ hour/ …
On Sundays/ Mondays/ …
Five times a week
Once a month
Twice a day …
Eg. I go to the cinema every month.
Every month, I go to the cinema.
-> stands at the end or the beginning
of the sentence.
4. Frequency Suggested answers:
- Put the words into the order from 1. Always

16. most often to least often 2. Usually
3. Often
4. Sometimes
5. Occasionally
6. Never
Eg. She usually plays tennis on
Sundays.
She is often tired after school.
-> stands before a normal verb, after
‘to be’
Practice Exercise 1 : Write complete sentences Suggested answers:
using these prompts: a. All of them train for many
a. for many hours / all of them / train / hours every day.
every day b. Ania and Toshi don’t earn
b. much money / Ania and Toshi / not much money.
earn c. Ania usually gets up at seven.
c. Ania / at seven / get up / usually d. She never goes to bed before
d. never / before midnight / go to midnight.
bed / she e. Toshi lives in a special training
e. live in / Toshi / a special training camp called a Heya.
camp called a Heya f. He often sleeps on the floor.
f. on the floor / he / sleep / often g. He receives lots of fan letters
g. lots of fan letters / receive / every every week.
week / he h. Joao doesn’t play in every
h. not play / Joao / in every match match.
i. two sports cars / own/ he i. He owns two sports cars.
j. miss / he / his family in Brazil j. He misses his family in Brazil.
k. phone / about four times a week / k. He phones his mother about
he / his mother four times a week.
* Exercise 2: work in pairs, student A * In pairs, practice asking and
and student B. Each of you will have answering, using question words

17. a worksheet (see below) about the “how often” and adverbs of
same people but with different blanks. frequency.
Ask your partner questions with
“How often …?” and give answers
with adverbs of frequency to fill in the
blanks.

18. * Student worksheets: