Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2009-2010

Teaching plan English grade 8
The first semester
Period 1 consolidation 
A / Aims and Objectives : Students will be able to remind something about grade 7 and know how to learn well in the new school year . 
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , chalks , boards ,,,,
C / Procedure : 
I / Revision : 
1. The tenses : 
- Present simple 
- Present progressive 
- Simple future 
- Near future 
- Past simple 
=> Ask Ss to repeat the uses and forms of each tense 
2. Exercise : Change these sentences into other tenses ( Present simple , Present progressive , near future , Simple future and Past simple ) and add appropriate adverbs of time .
1. She is in Grade 7 
2. They are playing soccer 
3. She went to Ha Noi last week 
4. I will visit my sister next week 
5. Mai is going to build a new house . 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class . 
- Give feedback 
II/ Presenting the English Grade 8 
 - There are 16 units in this program , each unit has 6 parts Which mention a particular skill such as Listening . Speaking , Reading and Writing 
+ At the beginning of the unit is “ Getting started “ to lead in the new lesson or in order to warm up . 
-Each unit has Language Focus which help Ss to summarize basic knowledge they have learnt in each one .
Introduce some books , reference books to students 
III / Preparation : 
- Ask Ss to prepare Unit 1 “ Getting started + Listen and read “ 
Listen and repeat the uses and forms of them 
Copy down 
Work in pairs to practice changing these sentences into other tenses .
Listen to the introduction 
Listen and copy . 
Unit 1
My friends
Period 2 lesson 1 : Getting started 
 Listen and read 
A / Aims and objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know more about Hoa LAN _ Nine and read the dialogue for details and review simple present and simple past tenses .
B / Teaching aids : Text books , cards , cassette , chalk ...
C / Procedure : 
time
Teacher’s activities
Students,activities
I / Warm up : Pelmanism 
meet
come
live
think
send 
thought
receive
met
lived
received
came
sent
- Remark and lead in new lesson .
II / Presentation :
1. Pre- reading 
a) Pre- teach vocabulary : Introduce the aims and some new words 
- to seem ( translation )
- a next door neighbor : a person who lives next to your house 
- to look like ( translation ) 
* Checking vocabulary : Rub out and remember 
b) Pre- questions 
- Give Ss some questions and ask them to work in pairs to answer them 
1. Is Nien Lan,s friend or Hoa,s friend ?
2. How old is Nien ?
3. Where does Nien live ?
4. Is she a beautiful girl ?
- Give feedback 
2. While – reading : 
- Turn on the tape 2 times and ask them to read the dialogue between Hoa , Lan and Nien . Then check if their answers are correct or not 
Answers : 
She is Hoa,s friend .
She is 12 years old .
She lives in Hue .
Yes , she is .
a) Comprehension questions 
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and answer the questions in exercise 2 / page 11 
- Have them work in pairs to answer the questions 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class and correct their mistakes or pronunciation .
- Correct and give feedback :
a) She lives in Hue 
b) No , she does not .
c) The sentence is “ She was not old enough to be in my class. “ 
d) At Christmas 
- Ask them to work in open pairs to practice asking and answering the questions and the dialogue .
b) Gap filling 
- Ask Ss to use the present simple and simple past tense to complete the paragraph , using some verbs : live – send – be – come 
 Hoa ..... in Hue last year , but now she ....in Ha Noi . Yesterday , Hoa ,s friend Nien ..... Hoa a letter . Nien ..... Hoa, neighbor when Hoa lived in Hue . She ..... younger than Hoa . She ..... to Ha Noi in December . 
- Get Ss to work individually and then compare their answers with their partners .
- Give feedback 
lived – lives – sent – was – is - comes 
- Call on some Ss to read the completed paragraph in front of class .
3. Post - reading : Writing 
- Ask Ss to write a paragraph about Hoa and Lan .
- Give Ss some cues and ask them to use the simple present or past tense to write individually .
* Cues :
Lan / Hoa,s best friend 
They / same class / Quang Trung School .
Last year / Hoa / to school first time .
Lan / show / round / introduce / to new friends .
- Let Ss discuss with their partners .
- Choose some answers and correct them in front of the class . 
III / Home work : 
1. Rewrite all the answers and complete paragraph on their notebooks .
2. Do Exercise ......in workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson .
Work in groups 
Listen and write down .
Listen and repeat in chorus and individually 
Guess its meanings 
Copy down 
Play game in whole class. 
Work in pairs 
Listen carefully 
Repeat all the correct answers and copy down
Work in pairs 
Demonstrate in front of class. 
Practice asking and answering the questions and the dialogue .
Complete the paragraph individually .
Read the complete paragraph aloud 
Write a paragraph about Hoa , Lan 
Demonstrate in front of class . 
Listen and copy 
Period 3 Lesson 2 : Speak 
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to describe someone .
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , pictures , chalks ...
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Brainstorming 
- Ask Ss to think of the adjectives used to describe body build and hair .
 thin 
body build
 long 
* Possible answers : 
fat - straight
slim - long 
tall 
short - Color : black / dark 
overweight blond / fair
slender brown
 grey 
II / Presentation : 
- Show Ss a picture of Mary and ask them to describe her hair , her body build .
Ex : She has long blond hair 
 She is short and thin 
Form S + have / has + adjective + hair 
 S + be + adjectives 
III / Practice :
1. Word cue drill 
- Prepare 6 cards so that students can drill easily .
a. He / tall / thin 
b. She / short / slim 
c. He / short / fat 
d. Long / black 
e. Curly / blond 
f. Straight / brown 
- Ask Ss to read their complete sentences aloud 
- Correct and give feedback 
a. He is tall and thin .
b. She is short and slim .
c. He is short and fat .
d. She has long black hair .
e. She has curly blond hair .
f. She has straight brown hair .
2. Practice speaking 
- Ask Ss to look at six people in their books .
- Call on a student to describe one person , the others have to guess who he / she is 
* Example : 
S1 : This person is short and thin . She has long blond hair .
S2 : Is this Mary ?
Yes
- Go on until six people on the poster are described 
IV . Post speaking : Writing 
- Ask Ss to write all the sentences they have described above .
V / Homework : 
1. Copy all the right sentences above .
2. Do the exercises in workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson .
Work in group 
Read all the adjectives aloud .
Look at the picture and read the example aloud 
Copy and give some examples .
Work individually 
Read the sentences aloud .
Practice speaking in front of class. 
Write their sentences alone 
Listen and copy .
Period 4 Lesson 3 : Listen 
A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to complete the dialogue by listening 
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , boards ...
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Chatting 
II / Pre- listening: 
- Ask Ss to look at the expressions in the box and make sure they know their meanings .
How do you do ?
Nice to meet you 
It is a pleasure to meet you .
I would like you to meet 
Come and meet 
- Get Ss to guess and to complete four dialogues , using the given expressions .
- Have Ss read their predictions and write them on the board 
III / While - Listening : 
- Let Ss listen to the tape twice .
- Get Ss to work in pairs to complete the dialogues and compare with their predictions .
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate the dialogues in front of class . 
- Correct and give feedback 
1. I would like you to meet ....
2. Nice to meet you ,
3. I would like you to meet ...
4. It,s a pleasure to meet you , 
5. Come and meet 
6. How do you do ?
- Ask Ss to practice speaking the dialogues .
IV/ Post - Listening :
- Call on some Ss to play roles of Nam – Hoa – Thu / Khai – Mrs Lien – Mrs Vi / Ba – Bao – Grandmother / Mr Lam – Mrs Linh – Mr Thanh and practice the dialogues .
- Correct their pronunciation 
- Let Ss work in pairs to practice the dialogues .
V / Homework : 
1. Copy the complete dialogues on their notebooks 
2. Do the exercises in their workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson .
Work in groups 
Look at the expressions in the box .
Read them aloud .
Copy down 
Guess the complete expressions in the dialogues .
Read their predictions 
Listen to the tape carefully 
Work in pairs and compare with their predictions 
Practice the complete dialogues 
Play roles to practice the dialogues .
Listen and copy .
Period 5 Lesson 5 : Read 
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know more about Ba,s friend
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , board..
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Chatting 
Ask Ss to look at four pictures on page 10 and talk about the activities they want to do after school or in their free time and ask some questions :
1.What are these students doing ?
( play soccer / play chess / read books / play volleyball )
2. What time of the day do you think it is ?
( in the morning / evening , after school )
3. Do you like soccer / reading books ...?
4. Whom do you like playing with ?
- Correct mistakes if any and lead in the new lesson .
II / Pre - reading : Introduce the aims and some new words to students 
1. Pre- teach vocabulary : 
- a character ( translation )
- an orphanage : a place where children without parents live 
- reserved (adj) 
- sociable (adj) 
- to tell jokes = to tell a story which makes people laugh 
- sense of humor ( translation )
* Checking vocabulary : What and where 
- Write the word on the board , put one word in each circle 
2. T/F statements predictions 
- Stick the poster of T / F statements are about Ba and his friends , read them and guess which statements are true , which are false :
a. Ba only has three friends – Bao , Song , Khai .
b. Ba and his friends have the same characters .
c. Bao – Song – Khai are quite reserved in public .
d. They all enjoy school and study hard .
- Get Ss to work in pairs 
- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write them on the board .
III / While - ... cycled from ? 
- What color is the doll dressed in ? 
- What are the flowers wrapped in ? 
- Where are the toys kept ? 
- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering the questions 
=> Ask “ How much is the old lamp made in China ?
Model Sentences : 
The old lamp made in China is five dollars . 
 ( past participle phrase )
Form : Regular verb + ed 	Past participle 
 Irregular verb 
Use : a past participle can be used as an adjective to qualify a noun with passive meaning .
- Have Ss copy 
* Practice : 
- Ask Ss to look at their books , listen to the questions and answer 
1. T : How much is the box painted green ? 
 St: The box painted green is one dollar
- Ask Ss to work in pairs , asking and answering the questions ( Using the information in the matching )
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate for the class . 
3. Language focus 3 : 
3.1 Presentation : 
- Ask Ss to repeat the models sentences :
Would you mind if + Verb ( in Past simple tense ) ? 
Do you mind if + Verb ( in present simple tense ) ? 
Do you mind / would you mind + verb – ing ? 
+ Agreement : 
No , I do not mind . / No , of course not . / Not at all . / Please do . / Please go ahead . 
- Disagreement : 
I,d prefer you did not . / I,d rather you did not . 
=> Meaning : Xin ban cam phien 
- Get Ss to copy . 
3.2 Practice : 
 Cardboard Drill 
- Prepare 4 cardboards with cues including checks (v) and crosses (x) 
a. move / car (v) 
c. get / coffee (x) 
b. put out / cigarette (v)
d. wait / moment (x) 
Model : T : Would you mind moving your car ? 
 Ss : No , of course not . 
- Call on 2 or 3 Ss to repeat it and correct . 
+ Open pairs : Get 3 or 4 pairs to demonstrate in the class .
+ Closed pairs : Get the whole class to practice 
- Go on until the last cue 
4. language focus 4 : 
4.1 Gap fill 
- Put the gap – fill chart on the board .
- Ask Ss to use the right words in the box to fill in the gaps . 
turned off – explain – telling – ask
1. Would you mind  me something about it ? 
2. Do you mind if I  you a question ? 
3. Would you please . this new word to me ? 
4. Would you mind if I .. the television ? 
Answer Key : 1.telling 2.ask 3.explain 4. turned off
4.2 Ordering pictures 
- Ask Ss to write the numbers and look at the pictures , listen to the situations and order the pictures ( 1-> 6 )
1. turn on the stereo 2. watch TV while eating 
3. sit down 4. postpone the meeting 
5. turn on the air – conditioner 6. smoke 
- Ask Ss to give their answers 1.d 2.f 3.a 4.c 5.e 6.b
- Get Ss to work in pairs , playing the roles to demonstrate the exchanges based on the models below the pictures .
Listen and correct their mistakes .
V / Homework : 
1. Copy all the exercises in their notebooks . 
2. Prepare the next lesson . 
Whole class 
Team work 
Whole class 
Teacher – Ss 
Choral -> individual 
Whole class 
Individual 
Pair work 
Teacher – Ss 
Choral -> individual 
Teacher – Ss 
Individual -> choral 
Teacher – Ss 
Whole class 
Teacher – Ss 
Pair work 
Individual 
Whole class 
Pair work 
Individual 
Period 73 Written test ( number 1 ) 
A / Aims and Objectives : Ss can summarize knowledge they have learnt form unit 9 to unit 11 to do the test well . 
B / Teaching aids : test paper , chalk .
C / Test : 
- Deliver the test paper to students . 
I / Supply the correct form of the verbs : ( 2,5 ps) 
1. Would you mind if I ( take )  a photo ? 
2. Would you mind ( help )  her to finish her homework ? 
3. Do you mind if we ( get ) . a taxi to town ? 
4. The cars ( make )  from Japan are the best . 
5. The man ( talk )  to your teacher is my uncle .
II / Rewrite these sentences as directed : ( 2,0 ps ) 
1. Can I use your pen ? => Do you mind ? 
2. Could you turn off the TV ? => Would you mind .? 
3. They built that bridge five years ago . => That bridge .
4. The children eat all the vegetables and meat . => All the vegetable 
III / Complete the sentences with the suitable word or phrase : ( 2,0 ps ) 
1. Run ( fast / fastly ) and you can catch the bus .
2. Hung promised to try ( him / his ) best in learning English . 
3. I prefer walking to ( riding / ride ) a bicycle . 
4. It is a ( thirty – minute / thirty – minutes ) drive from here to the city center . 
IV / Complete the sentences , using the given words or phrases : ( 1,5 ps ) 
1. Last year class 11 A / have / terrible experience. 
2. One weekend / they decide / go / a picnic / Cuc Phuong National Park .
3. They / get out of / bus / lunch / because everybody / very hungry . 
V / Listen .You are going to listen to Lily talking about her self . You are going to listen twice . Check (v) the correct box for True or False ( 2,0 Ps ) 
Statements
True
False
1
Lily comes from China 
2
English is important to her as she will need it for her future job 
3
She started learning English when she was eighteen .
4
She has a problem with listening .
5
She can understand people when they speak fast .
6
She does not find English difficult to learn . 
7
She wants to be an English teacher . 
8
She loves English songs , but she does not hope to become a singer . 
Tapescrift : 
 Hi ! my name is Lily . I come from China . I am a student , a university student . I am eighteen years old . I am studying English as a foreign language . English is important to me because I will need ot for my job in the future . I began learning English when I was very young – at the age of eight . I think that my biggest problem is listening . People speak very quickly , so I can not understand them . English is really hard for me to learn , but I like it . I want to be an English teacher ; or I hope to become a singer one day because I love English songs very much . 
The end
Unit 12
A Vacation abroad
Period 74 Lesson 1 : Getting started 
 Listen and read 
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to aware of how to make accept and decline invitations .
B / Teaching aids : Pictures , cassette , chart ( true / false ) 
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up :
1. Guessing game ( Getting started ) 
- Show the pictures to Ss , one by one , and ask Ss to guess what country it is . 
- Feedback : 
a) The USA b) Australia c) Thailand 
d) Statue e) Canada f ) Japan 
2. Chatting : 
T :Where do you want to visit among these countries?
Ss: ..
T : Why ? 
Ss : 
II / Pre- reading : Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words .
1. Pre – teach Vocabulary : 
- to include : bao gom , gom co 
- to come over : to come to Someone,s house to visit for a short time 
- to pick so up : to come and get so in your car to drive him / her to a place 
- abroad (adv ) = in a foreign country 
-> to be / go / travel / live abroad 
* Checking Vocabulary : Rub out and remember 
2 . True / False Prediction 
- Set the scene “ Mrs Quyen is going to the USA for a vacation . She is ringing her friend , Mrs Smith , to tell her about the trip . “ 
- Put the chart on the board and ask Ss to read the statements 
a. Mrs Quyen is calling Mrs Smith from the airport in San Francisco .
b. Mrs Smith invite Mrs Quyen and her husband to stay with her while they are in town . 
c. Mrs Quyen does not accept Mrs smith,s invitation because she wants to stay with a Vietnamese friend of hers . 
d. Mrs Quyen and her husband will be in the USA for 3 days . 
e. Mrs Quyen and her husband will come over to Mrs Smith,s place for dinner one night .
f. Mr Thanh ; Mrs Quyen,s husband , goes abroad for a business meeting . 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to decide if the statements are true or false .
- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write them on the board . 
III / While – reading 
1. Checking predictions :
- Have Ss open their books , listen to the tape while reading the dialogue . 
- Call on some Ss to correct the false statements . 
1. False -> Mrs Quyen is calling Mrs Smith from Ha Noi 
2. True 
3. False ->  because her accommodation is included in her tickets price . 
4. True 
5. False -> Only Mrs Quyen will come over to Mrs Smith ,s .
6. True 
2. Grid : Complete Mrs Quyen ,s schedule 
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and work in pairs to complete the grid with the information taken from the dialogue . 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board to write the information in the grid on the board . 
Date 
Mon 25 
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28 
Schedule 
coming to San Francisco 
Going out 
Having dinner with the Smiths
Leaving San Francisco 
- Have Ss copy 
3. Comprehension Questions 
- Ask Ss to look at their books and answer the questions .
- Let Ss compare their answers with their partner.
- Call on some Ss to answer 
- Give feedback and correct 
Answer key : 
a) No , they won,t . Because they are coming on a tour , and their accommodation is included in the ticket price , so they will stay at the hotel .
b) No , he won,t . Because he will have a business meeting in the evening that day .
c) Mrs Smith will pick her up at her hotel . 
- Get Ss to copy . 
IV / Post – reading : 
Grammar Awareness 
- Tell Ss to read the dialogue again and pick out the statements indicating the following situations 
1. Making an invitation 
2. Accepting an invitation 
3. Declining an invitation 
4. Making a complaint 
- Call on Ss to give their answers and have Ss copy . 
1. Would you like to come and stay with us  ? 
 .. you must come over for dinner one night .
2. Ye , we ,d love to but we will only be in town for three nights .
3. That is very kind of you but we are coming on a tour ..
4. Oh . dear . He is always working 
V / Homework : 
1. Learn by heart new words and structures to give some more examples .
2. Do the exercises in the workbook 
3. Prepare the next lesson . 
Individual 
Teacher – Ss 
Whole class 
Teacher 
Pair work 
Teacher – Ss 
Individual 
Whole class 
Pair work 
Individual 
Pair work 
Whole class 
Pair work 
Individual 
Period 75 Lesson 2 : Speak 
A / Aims and Objectives : BY the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to talk about their plans for a trip abroad .
B / Teaching aids : Photocopied tables , chart ( mapped dialogue ) , realia ..
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Quiz 
- Tell the student who can answer the question will get 1 or 2 good marks . 
1. What is the end of everything ? ( letter g )
2. What word starts with T , ends with T , and is full of T ? ( Teapot ; Pot -> full of 
3. What is the middle of New York City ? ( York ) 
4. Which river in America has 4 eyes ? ( Mississippi )