Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 7: The world of work

 UNIT 7: THE WORLD OF WORK 
 Period 42: A.4 
Many people think that students have an easy life.
Do you think so ?
Now take a look at typical grade 7 student like Hoa. * Prediction
Guess the amount of time Hoa spends on her 
work
1.Hoa has periods a day.
2.She goes to school days a week.
3.She works hours a week.
4.She has about hours of homework every week.
5.She works about hours a week before tests. Many people think that students have an easy life: 
We only work a few hours a day and have long 
vacations. They don’t know we have to work hard 
at school and at home.
Take a look at a typical grade 7 student like Hoa. 
She has five periods a day, six days a week. That 
is about 20 hours a week - fewer hours than any 
worker. But that is not all. Hoa is a keen student 
and she studies hard. She has about 12 hours of 
homework every week . She also has to review 
her work before tests. This makes her working 
week about 45 hours. This is more than some 
workers. Students like Hoa are definitely not lazy! *Check the prediction.
1. Hoa has 5 periods a day.
2. She goes to school 6 days a week.
3. She works 20 hours a week.
4. She has about 12 hours of homework every week.
5. She works about 45 hours a week before tests. Answer the questions : 
a. Why do some people think that students have an 
 easy life ? 
 Because they only work a few hours a day and have a 
 long vacations .
b. How many hours a week does Hoa work at school? 
 Is this fewer than most workers ?
 Hoa works 20 hours a week . It is fewer than 
 most workers work.
c. How many hours a week does she work at school 
 and at home ?
 Hoa works about 45 hours a week.
d. Does the writer think students are lazy?
 No, he doesn’t / No, she doesn’t. Model sentences:
- We only work a few hours a day.
- I want to drink a little milk.
 Notes :
 - a few + N (đếm được )
 - a little + N ( không đếm được) Complete the sentences with a little or a few :
 a. There is ￿￿￿￿￿a little orange juice in the glass.
 b. I have ￿￿￿￿￿a few books in English.
 c. She eats ￿￿￿￿￿￿a little fruit for breakfast.
 d. They will have ￿￿￿￿￿￿a little milk every day. 
 e. We need ￿￿￿￿￿￿a few vegetables for lunch.
 f. He can buy ￿￿￿￿￿￿a few apples. Gap - fill:
a. Many people .think that students only work a 
 ..few hours a day.
b. Hoa has ..five classes a day, six days a week.
c. She is a . .student and she works 
 hard
d. She does herkeen about .. hours a week.
e. She has to .homework her work before12 . 
 review test Ask and answer about you 
a. How many days a week do you go to school? 
b. How many periods do you have a day?
c. How many hours do you do your homework 
 each day?
d. How many hours a week do you work? 
 Is that more or fewer hours than Hoa? HOMEWORK:
• Read the text and answer the 
 questions again.
• Prepare: Lesson 4: B-1,2 Read the text about Hoa :
 Many people think that students have 
 an easy life : We only work a few hours a day 
 and have long vacations. They don’t know we 
 have to work hard at school and at home .
 Take a look at a typical in grade 7 student like Hoa. She has five 
periods a day, six days a week. That is about20 hours a week- fewer 
hours than any worker. But that is not all. Hoa is a keen student and 
she studies hard. She has about 12 hours of work every week . She 
also has to review her work before test. This makes her working week 
about 45 hours . This is more than some workers . Students like Hoa 
are definitely not lazy. LUCKY NUMBERS
1 2 3 4 5 
6 7 8 9 10 Which class are you in?
 I’m in class 7A1. How many subjects do you learn a day?
 I learn five subjects a day. LUCKY 
NUMBER How many days a week do you go to school?
 I go to school six days a week. What time do your classes start ?
 They start at one o’clock. Do you do your homework every day?
 Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. LUCKY
NUMBER How often do you do your homework at home?
 I always do my homework at home.