Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 15: Computers

 UNIT 15: COMPUTERS
 Part: Getting Started – Listen and Read
	 Class: 8
Period: 80	 Date of preparation: 26.3.2012
Week: 28	 Date of teaching: 28.3.2012
I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
- know some benefits of computers
- express their opinion about a problem
1. Language:
a. Vocabularies: save, printer, turn on/off, connect, plug, socket, guarantee
b. Structure: yet, already
2. Skills: integrated skills.
II. TEACHER AND STUDENT’S PREPARATION 
Method: communicative approach, inductive method.
Techniques: explanation, questions and answers, discussion, Individual work, pair's works, group works.
Teaching aids needed: textbooks, lesson plan, chalk, blackboard
Student’s preparation: textbooks, new lesson, notebooks
II. PROCEDURE IN CLASS:
Stabilization
 Warm-up: greeting
2. Checking up previous knowledge: (does not check)
 3. Presentation of new materials:
Teacher’s Activities
Student’s Activities
Content
I. Lead- in
- Asks Ss to make a list of how computers can help us
- Calls some Ss to Ss to stand up and talk
- Gives feedback and some answers
- Leads Ss to the new lesson
II. Pre – practice
 Asks Ss to look at the conversation on page 138 
- Reads and Introduces the new words 
- Reads the new words as model
- Calls some Ss to read again
 Asks Ss to work in pairs to practice the conversation 
 Calls some pairs to practice in front of the class
- Gives feedback and correct some common mistakes
III. While – practice
- Presents the statements on the board
- Asks Ss to read the statements and guess which statements are true and which are false
- writes Ss’ guesses on the board
IV. Post - practice
- Explains Fact and Opinion
- Asks Ss to do exercise 2 on p.139
Calls some Ss to give their answer
 Asks some Ss to give comment
- Gives feedback and correct answers
- make a list of how computers can help us
- stand up and talk
- listen to the T
- listen to the T
- look at the conversation on page 138
- listen to the T
- listen and repeat
- read again
- work in pairs to practice the conversation 
- practice in front of the class
 listen to the T
- look at the b/b
- read the statements and guess which statements are true and which are false
- give their answers
- listen to the T
- do exercise 2 on p.139
- give their answer
give comment
- listen to the T
I. Brainstorm:
Computers can help us :
Save time
Learn more interestingly
Learn more quickly
Store information
Contact with other quickly
Get information 
..
II. New word
Save /seiv/ (v): để dành, tiết kiệm
Printer /'printə/ (n): máy in
turn on/off (v): bật / tắt
connect /kə'nekt/ (v): kết nối
plug /plʌg/ (n): cái phích cắm
socket /'sɔkit/ (n): ổ cắm
manual /'mænjuəl/ (n): hướng dẫn sử dụng
guarantee /gærən'ti:/ (n): đảm bảo
III. T /F prediction
The painter isn’t working 
Nam has already turned the computer on
Nam knows how to connect a printer but he hasn’t connected it properly
the manual helped them to find out the problem
Mr. Nhat bought the computer in HCM City and it’s still under guarantee
Mr. Nhat think the (computer) company wouldn’t do anything with his computer because it’s too far from his place
IV. Fact and Opinion
Fact: a thing that is known to be true, especially when it can be proved 
Opinion: Your feelings or thoughts about someone or something, rather than a fact
Fact or opinion:
The printer isn’t working (fact)
 There shouldn’t be anything wrong with it (opinion)
I know how to connect a printer (opinion)
The manual isn’t very helpful (opinion)
I bought it in HCM City (fact)
I don’t know what they can do(fact)
Homework: Asks Ss to:
prepare the new lesson 
- learn by heart the new words
 UNIT 15: COMPUTERS
 Part: Speak 
	 Class: 8
Period: 81	 Date of preparation: 28.3.2012
Week: 28	 Date of teaching: 30.3.2012
I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to use and remember some common useful expressions to express agreement and disagreement; make similar dialogues as the prompt
1. Language:
a. Vocabularies: boring, delicious, unhealthy, easy, interesting, time-consuming, entertaining
b. Structure: 
2. Skills: integrated skills.
II. TEACHER AND STUDENT’S PREPARATION 
Method: communicative approach, inductive method.
Techniques: explanation, questions and answers, discussion, Individual work, pair's works, group works.
Teaching aids needed: textbooks, lesson plan, chalk, blackboard
Student’s preparation: textbooks, new lesson, notebooks
II. PROCEDURE IN CLASS:
1. Stabilization
 Warm-up: greeting
2. Checking up previous knowledge: calls two Ss to go to the b/b and write the new words of the previous lesson
 3. Presentation of new materials:
Teacher’s Activities
Student’s Activities
Content
I. Lead- in
- Asks students some questions
- Calls some Ss to give their answers
- Gives feedback and
leads Ss to the new lesson
II. Pre – practice
- Asks Ss to look at the adjectives in the box on page 140 and listen
- Reads the adjectives to introduce
- Reads the new words as model
- Calls some Ss to read again
III. While – practice
- Asks Ss to match the words with the pictures on p. 139
 - Calls some Ss to give their answers
- Asks the whole class to listen to and check
- Gives feedback and correct answers
- Elicits expressions to express agreement and disagreement
- Asks Ss to work in pairs and express their opinions by using the adjectives in the box and the expressions in the table
- Calls some pairs to practice in front of the class
- Listen to them carefully and correct their mistakes.
- Has students practice the dialogue with their partners.
- Calls some pairs to practice in front of the class
- Gives feedback and corrects common mistakes 
IV. Post - practice
- Has Ss make similar dialogues about the items on page 139 by using the information in the table in exercise 1 and useful language in their books
- Calls some pairs to practice in front of the class
- Gives feedback and corrects common mistakes 
- listen to the T
- give their answers
- listen to the T
- look at the adjectives in the box on page 140 and listen
- listen to the T
- listen and repeat
- read again
- Match the words with the pictures on p. 139
- give their answers
- listen to and check in chorus
- listen to the T
- look at the table and listen to their teacher’s explanation
- Express their opinions, using the adjectives in the box and the expressions in the table
- practice in front of the class
 listen 
- practice the dialogue with their partners.
- practice in front of the class
- listen to the T
- make similar dialogues about the items on page 139 by using the information in the table in exercise 1 and useful language in their books
- practice in front of the class
- listen to the T
I. Brainstorm:
I think computers are useful do you agree with me?
 → .
I don’t like the rain, what you think about it?
→ ..
New word
Difficult /'difikəlt/ (a): 
Boring /'bɔ:riɳ/ (a):
Delicious /di'liʃəs/ (a): 
Interesting /'intristiɳ/ (a):
Entertaining /,entə'teiniɳ/ (a): giải trí, vui thú, thú vị
Unhealthy /ʌn'helθi/ (a): hại sức khoẻ
Challenging (a):
Easy /'i:zi/ (a): dễ, dễ dàng
Amusing /ə'mju:ziɳ/ (a): vui, làm cho buồn cười; giải trí, tiêu khiển
Time-consuming (a): tốn nhiều thời gian, đòi hỏi nhiều thời gian, cần nhiều thời gian 
Fun /fʌn/ (a):
Dangerous /'deindʤrəs/ (a): nguy hiểm 
III. Matching
Matching:
reading comic books - b
playing in the rain - c
driving a car - a
eating foreign food - d
IV. Express and respond to opinion
a, I think driving car is dangerous/ difficult
I disagree. I think it is very easy once you can get used to it
- Learning to drive a car can be challenging.
You’re right. It is difficult to get used to driving in traffic
b, I think reading comic books is interesting
 I think they are too boring
- reading comic books is boring. I don’t like them
I agree (Neither do I)
c, I think walking in the rain is fun
I like walking in the rain too
d, I think eating foreign food is delicious
You’re right
V. Read the dialogue
Lan: I am having problems with my computer.
Ba: What’s wrong?
Lan: It doesn’t work. I think It’s broken
Ba: No. You didn’t plug it in!
Lan: Oh! sorry
VI. Make dialogues
A: I am having problems with my
B: What’s wrong?
Lan: It ... I think It’s broken
Ba: No. You didn’t .!
Lan: Oh! sorry
Homework: Asks Ss to:
- write their dialogues in their notebooks
- learn by heart the new words
- Prepare the new lesson 
 UNIT 16: INVENTIONS
 Part: Listen
	 Class: 8
Period: 82	 Date of preparation: 1.4.2012
Week: 29	 Date of teaching: 4.4.2012
I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to improve their listening skills through filling in the gaps and ordering sentences exercises
1. Language:
a. Vocabularies: procedure, pulp, drain, vat, fiber, smooth
b. Structure: yet, already
2. Skills: integrated skills.
II. TEACHER AND STUDENT’S PREPARATION 
Method: communicative approach, inductive method.
Techniques: explanation, questions and answers, discussion, Individual work, pair's works, group works.
Teaching aids needed: textbooks, lesson plan, chalk, blackboard
Student’s preparation: textbooks, new lesson, notebooks
II. PROCEDURE IN CLASS:
Stabilization
 Warm-up: greeting
2. Checking up previous knowledge: (does not check)
3. Presentation of new materials:
Teacher’s Activities
Student’s Activities
Content
I. Lead- in
- Asks Ss to express their understanding about papermaking process
- Calls some Ss to give their answers
- Gives feedback and some more information
leads Ss to the new lesson
II. Pre – practice
Asks Ss to read the sentences on page 150, 151 
- Reads and Introduces the new words 
- Reads the new words as model
- Calls some Ss to read again
III. While – practice
- Asks Ss to read the sentences carefully and try to understand it as much as possible
- Reads the script and encourages them to listen and fill in the blanks with suitable words 
- Calls some Ss to give their answers
- Gives feedback and correct answers.
- Asks Ss to read the sentences (aàg) and guess the order.
- Writes the Ss' predictions on the board.
- Reads the tape again.
- Calls on Ss to give their correction
- Corrects the mistakes 
IV. Post - practice
- Has Ss to listen to the tape again and take notes as much information as possible
Calls some Ss to read their notes in front of the class
Asks the whole class to listen to then give comment
Gives feedback and  ...  chorus
Gives feedback and correct answer.
 Gets students to write on their notebooks.
- Write 5 words relating to a computer in their notebooks.
- Listen to the teacher If anyone has the same words, they cross it out. The first student crossing out 5 words shouting "Bingo" is the winner.
- Listen and copy down
- listen to the T
- read again
- look at exercise 1 on page 142 and do the matching.
- give their answers 
- look at the b/b
 listen to the T
- say out the instructions in their notebooks.
- write the instructions by using the hinted words and looking at the pictures on page 143
- go to the b/b and write their writing
- look at and correct in chorus
- listen to the T
- write on their notebooks
I. Brainstorm:
(Bingo)
- Monitor, power, mouse, screen, keyboard, printer,
II. New word
Paper input tray /'input/ /trei/ : khay bỏ giấy vào 
Power button: nút nguồn	
Icon /'aikɔn/ n): biểu tượng các chức năng trên màn hình máy tính
Output path (n): đường dẫn đầu ra
(To) remove: to put (sth) away: bỏ đi, lấy ra
Monitor screen (n): màn hình máy tính
Load (v): lắp, nạp
Flash (v): sáng lên
III. Matching
Ÿ Answer key:
a) 3.
b) 1.
c) 6.
d) 2.
e) 4.
f) 5.
IV. Write an instruction
Ÿ Answer key:
- Remove the old paper and load the new paper in the paper input tray.
- Wait for the power button to flash.
- Have the pages appear on the computer screen.
- Click the printer icon on the screen and wait for a few seconds.
Homework: Asks Ss to:
- complete their writing at home
- Prepare the new lesson 
 UNIT 15: COMPUTERS
 Part: Language focus
	 Class: 8
Period: 85	 Date of preparation: 8.4.2012
Week: 30	 Date of teaching: 10.4.2012
I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to understand and use the present perfect tense with yet and already; distinguish the present perfect from the pat simple tense. 
1. Language:
a. Vocabularies: 
b. Structure: present perfect tense with yet, already; the present perfect and the pat simple tense
2. Skills: integrated skills.
II. TEACHER AND STUDENT’S PREPARATION 
Method: communicative approach, inductive method.
Techniques: explanation, questions and answers, discussion, Individual work, pair's works, group works.
Teaching aids needed: textbooks, lesson plan, chalk, blackboard
Student’s preparation: textbooks, new lesson, notebooks
II. PROCEDURE IN CLASS:
Stabilization
 Warm-up: greeting
2. Checking up previous knowledge: (does not check)
 3. Presentation of new materials:
Teacher’s Activities
Student’s Activities
Content
I. Lead- in
- Ask Ss to answer question
- Has Ss answer in Vietnamese then write on the b/b in English
- Ask Ss to look at the b/b 
- Leads Ss to the new lesson: present perfect tense with yet, already
II. Present perfect tense with yet, already
- Explains the usage of it
- Has Ss look at the 2 sentences on the b/b to get more understanding
- Ask Ss to read the requirement of exercise 1 and do it in 5 ms
- Has Ss exchange their answers with their partners
- Has Ss go to the b/b and write their answers
 Asks the whole class to look at and correct in chorus
Gives feedback and correct answer.
- Ask Ss to look at 2 tables on page 145 and explains
- Has Ss work in pairs to ask and answer questions about the flights
- Calls some pairs to practice in front of the class
Asks the whole class to listen and correct in chorus
Gives feedback and correct answer.
III. The present perfect and the pat simple tense 
- Explains the different between 2 tenses
- Ask Ss to read the sentences on page 146 to recognize finished and incomplete actions
- Calls on Ss to give their correction
- Corrects the mistakes 
IV. Post - practice : Complete the dialogues
- Ask Ss to use their understanding about the present perfect and the pat simple tense to do exercise 4
- Asks Ss to give their answers
Gives feedback and correct answer.
- listen to the T
- answer in Vietnamese
- look at the b/b
- listen to the T
- listen to the T
- look at the 2 sentences on the b/b to get more understanding
- read the requirement of exercise 1 and do it in 5 ms
- exchange their answers with their partners
- go to the b/b and write their answers
- look at and correct in chorus
- listen to the T
- look at 2 tables on page 145 and listen
- work in pairs
 listen to the T
 listen and correct in chorus
- listen and correct in chorus
- listen and correct in chorus
- listen to the T
- read the sentences on page 146 to recognize finished and incomplete actions
- give their correction
- listen to the T
- use their understanding about the present perfect and the pat simple tense to do exercise 4
- give their answers
- listen to the T
I. Brainstorm:
*Have you finished your writing?
 → Yes, I have/ Yes, I have already finished it.
→ No, I haven’t/ No, I have not finished it yet
II. Present perfect tense with yet, already
Ÿ Use: 
- Finished action à indefinite time.
- Incomplete action à for, since, recently,yet,already
Ÿ Form: have/ has + past participle
Yet: is usually used in negative and questionable sentences, put at the end of the sentences. It means vẫn chưa, chưa
Already is used in positive sentences. It means đã..rồi.
Answer key:
1. Yes, I have finished it already. / I have already finished it.
2. No, I haven't tidied the room yet.
3. I have (already) turned to off already
4. I have (already) called and told her to have lunch with us
III. Ask and answer questions about the flights
Model:
A- Has the flight to Vientiane departed yet?
B- Yes, it has already departed.
A-Has the flight from Los-Angeles arrived yet?
 B- No, it hasn't arrived yet
IV. The present perfect and the pat simple tense
The present perfect: Incomplete, finished actions 
the pat simple: finished actions (ago, in + year, 
Answer key
Finished action
Incomplete action
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
V. Complete the dialogues
Answer key:
see (1) Have you seen....
 Did you see........?
 I saw.................
not have (2) We haven't had..........
be (3) My parents have been..........
hear (4) Have you heard the news....
happen (5) What happened?
have (6) He had an accident.
fall (7) He suddenly fell.
break (8) and broke.
arrive (9) Have the plane arrives yet?
 Yes, it has.
 When did it arrive?
 It arrived...... 
Homework: Asks Ss to:
- learn by heart the grammar points
- finish all the exercises and write them in their notebooks
CORRECT THE TEST
Class: 8
Period: 86	 Date of preparation: 9.4.2012
Week: 30	 Date of teaching: 11.4.2012
I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to correct their test and understand more about the mistakes and get higher marks in the exammination.
1. Language:
a. Vocabularies: 
b. Structure: Verbs following by to-infinitive and bare infinitive, reported speech, passive forms of verbs.
2. Skills: integrated skills.
II. TEACHER AND STUDENT’S PREPARATION 
Method: communicative approach, inductive method.
Techniques: explanation, questions and answers, discussion, Individual work, pair's works, group works.
Teaching aids needed: textbooks, lesson plan, chalk, blackboard
Student’s preparation: textbooks, new lesson, notebooks
II. PROCEDURE IN CLASS:
Stabilization
 Warm-up: greeting
2. Checking up previous knowledge: Calls 2 Ss to go to the b/b and write the structure of the present perfect with yet and lready and some examples as well.
3. Presentation of new materials:
Teacher’s Activities
Student’s Activities
Content
 I .Choose one word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently (1 mark)
- Has Ss look at their tests 
- Calls out some Ss to read the words aloud and choose the best answer
- Gives feedback
- Reads again 
- Gives correct answers
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: (3.5 marks)
- Asks Ss to read again the The Rice – cooking Festival
- Has Ss check whether they complete the passage with the right words
- Asks the whole class to read their answers
- Gives feedback and correct answers
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (1.5 marks)
- Has Ss review Verbs following by to-infinitive and bare infinitive on page 137
- Has Ss review reported speech on page 136
- Gives correct answers
IV. Change these sentences into reported speech: (2ms)
- Has Ss use the previous structure t complete the next part
- Calls 2 Ss to go to the b/b and write their sentences
Asks the whole class to look at and correct in chorus
Gives feedback and correct answer.
V. Complete the sentences with the passive forms of verbs: (2ms)
- Asks Ss to review passive forms of verbs
- Calls 4 Ss to go to the b/b and write their sentences
Asks the whole class to look at and correct in chorus
Gives feedback and correct answer.
- look at their tests
- read the words aloud and choose the best answer
- listen to the T
- listen to the T
- listen to the T
- read again the The Rice – cooking Festival
- check whether they complete the passage with the right words
- read their answers
- review Verbs following by to-infinitive and bare infinitive on page 137
- review reported speech on page 136
 listen to the T
- use the previous structure t complete the next part
- go to the b/b and write their sentences
- look at and correct in chorus
- listen to the T
- review passive forms of verbs
- go to the b/b and write their sentences
- look at and correct in chorus
- listen to the T
 I .Choose one word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently (1 mark)
Answer key:
 1. D	2.D
Fill in the blanks with suitable words: (3.5 marks)
Answer key:
1. water-fetching 
2. run
3. water
4. fire
5. bamboo
6. six
7. husk
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (1.5 marks)
Stucture:
To - infinitive
Bare - infinitive
Decide
Start
Begin
Try
Might
Could (not)
S1+ Asked s.o+ if+ S2 + V ed/cot 2
Answer key:
1. A	2. C	3. A
IV. Change these sentences into reported speech: (2ms)
Answer key:
Nhi asked Nga whether My Son was in Quang Ngai province.
 Nam asked Hoa whether Hoa wanted to visit My Son one day.
V. Complete the sentences with the passive forms of verbs: (2ms)
The passive in the past simple :
 Was / were + p.p 
He / she/ it / I/ dt rieng so it + was
They / we/ you/ dt rieng so nhieu + were
e.g. : Sydney Opera House was built in 1973
 dt rieng so it was Vpp 
Answer key:
1. was written
2. was prepared
3. was built
4. were constructed
Homework: Asks Ss to:
- review all these grammar points