Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 1: My friends

Planning date5-8-2007
Period 1:	giíi thiÖu s¸ch gi¸o khoa tiÕng anh 8
I/ Aims
	- To introduce the English 8
	- To help students how to learn the lesson in English 8.
II/ Objectives
	- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know the main content of English 8, to know the design of the book.
III/ Materials
	- The textbook, the workbook
IV/ Procedures
1/ Greeting and checking attendance
2/ Presentation
- TiÕng Anh 8 lµ cuèn s¸ch gi¸o khoa TiÕng Anh ®­îc biªn so¹n tiÕp theo cuèn TiÕng Anh 7. Néi dung cña cuèn s¸ch ®­îc x©y dùng xoay quanh c¸c chñ ®iÓm gÇn gòi, s¸t thùc víi môc ®Ých, nhu cÇu, së thÝch vµ ®êi sèng cña häc sinh.
 TiÕng Anh 8 gåm 16 ®¬n vÞ bµi häc (Unit). Mçi ®¬n vÞ bµi häc gåm c¸c môc sau:
	1. Getting started: Nh»m khai th¸c vèn tõ vùng, cÊu tróc vµ kiÕn thøc cã s½n cña häc sinh liªn quan ®Õn néi dung chñ ®iÓm bµ häc, lµ b­íc g©y høng thó, chuÈn bÞ cho bµi häc míi.
2. Listen and read: Lµ mét bµi héi tho¹i nh»m giíi thiÖu néi dung chñ ®iÓm, ng÷ ph¸p, tõ vùng hoÆc c¸c chøc n¨ng giao tiÕp trong ®êi sèng hµng ngµy.
3. Speak: Lµ phÇn luyÖn nãi, gióp c¸c em tËp sö dông c¸c cÊu tróc vµ tõ vùng ®Ó thùc hiÖn c¸c môc ®Ých giao tiÕp kh¸c nhau cã liªn quan ®Õn néi dung chñ ®Ò bµi häc.
4. Listen: Lµ bµi luyÖn nghe hiÓu cã liªn quan ®Õn chñ ®Ò bµi häc, mét mÆt nh»m cñng cè c¸c cÊu tróc tõ vùng ®· häc, mÆt kh¸c nh»m b­íc ®Çu gióp c¸c em rÌn luyÖn kü n¨ng nghe hiÓu ®Ó lÊy th«ng tin, phôc vô cho c¸c môc ®Ých trong ®êi sèng.
5. Read: Lµ bµi ®äc hiÓu, nh»m më réng néi dung chñ ®iÓm, më réng cÊu tróc, tõ vùng ®ång thêi ph¸t triÓn kü n¨ng ®äc hiÓu cho c¸c em.
6. Write: Lµ bµi tËp viÕt, gióp c¸c em cñng cè l¹i ng÷ liÖu ®· häc, ®ång thêi gióp c¸c em häc c¸ch diÔn ®¹t néi dung giao tiÕp qua ng«n ng÷ viÕt vµ lµm quen víi mét sè thÓ lo¹i viÕt ®¬n gi¶n phôc vô cho c¸c môc ®Ých giao tiÕp hµng ngµy nh­ viÕt th­, viÕt b­u thiÕp.....
7. Language Focus: Lµ nh÷ng bµi tËp ng÷ ph¸p gióp c¸c em luyÖn tËp, cñng cè vµ hÖ thèng l¹i c¸c cÊu tróc träng t©m cña bµi.
3/ HomeworkPlanning date5-8-2007
Period 2 - 7 Unit 1: 	 my friends
A. Functions
- Introducing people.
- Responding to introductions.
- Describing people.
- Writing about oneself and about other people.
B. Grammar Points
	- The present simple tense to talk about general truths..
	- (not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive.
C. Unit allocation
Lesson 1
Getting started + Listen and read
P. 10-11
Lesson 2
Speak
P. 11-12
Lesson 3
Listen
P. 12-13
Lesson 4
Read
P. 13-14
Lesson 5
Write
P. 15
Lesson 6
Language focus
P. 16-17
Period 2:
Unit 1: my friends
Lesson 1:	Getting started + Listen and read p.10-11
Target skill:	Reading
Planning date:	29 / 8 / 2007
I/ Aims
To teach students “(not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive” structure.
II/ Objectives
	- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to make up sentences with “(not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive”
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook, tape and cassette player, word cue.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision / Warmer	(pair work)
* Picture Cue Drill 	Getting started a)-d) P.10
	- In pairs, students ask and answer what the people in the pictures are doing.
	Exchanges:
S1: What are the people in picture a) doing?
S2: They are playing soccer.
S1: What are the people/the girls in picture b) doing?
S2: They are doing their homework / reviewing their lessons.
S1: What are the people in picture c) doing?
S2: They are playing chess.
S1: What are the people in picture d) doing?
S2: They are playing volleyball.
* Chatting
	- What do you usually do in your spare time?
2/ Pre reading
* Brainstorming:	(team work)
- Get students to write about Hoa
Tran Hung Dao Street Hue
	Friends in Hue
 A student
Uncle and aunt 14
* Pre teach vocabulary
- enough (adv): 
- (to) look like: 
* Set the scene:
	- Hoa and Lan are talking to each other.
* Presentation dialogue
	Listen and read P.10
3/ While reading
	Listen and read P.10
* Comprehension Questions	Listen and read 2 P.11
	Answer key
a) She lives in Hue.
b) No, she doesn’t know Nien.
c) She wasn’t old enough to be in my class.
d) She is going to visit Hoa at Christmas.
* Model sentences
	- She was old enough to be in grade 8.
	- She wasn’t old enough to be in my class.
 + Meaning: to the necessary degree; as many or as much as somebody needs or wants
	B¹n Êy ®ñ tuæi ®i häc líp 8.
 	Nã kh«ng ®ñ tuæi ®Ó häc cïng líp m×nh.
 + Use: used after adjectives or adverbs
 + Form: 	(not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive
* Word Cue Drill
	- Nien, 8 years old / be in grade 8
	- Hoa, 13 years old / be in grade 10
	- Grandfather, 80 years old / work hard
	- Weather, warm / sit in the garden
	- Ba, 12 years old / drive a car
	- Tuan, strong / lift that box
	Example statements
Nien wasn’t old enough to be in grade 8.
The weather wasn’t warm enough to sit in the garden.
* Pair work
Gap fill	Language focus 4 a)-d) P.17
	Answer key
Hoa: Can you put the groceries in your bag?
Lan: No. It is not big enough to carry everything.
Hoa: Is Ba going to drive his father’s car?
Lan: Don’t be silly! Ba is not old enough to drive a car.
Hoa: Do you need any help?
Lan: No, thanks. I’m strong enough to lift this box.
Hoa: Why don’t you join our English Speaking Club?
Lan: I don’t think my English is good enough to be a member.
4/ Further practice
* Transformation 	(group work)
- In groups of 4, students make one sentence from two, completing the new sentence using enough.
1. The weather is very cold. We can’t go swimming.
2. Mr. Brown is 80 years old. He can’t work hard on the farm.
3. The rice isn’t well cooked. We can’t eat it.
4. Thanh and Ha are 1m40. They can’t play volleyball.
5. Hoa’s brother is 6. He can’t go to school.
6. Hoa is twelve. She can’t ride a motorbike.
Answer key
The weather isn’t warm enough (for us) to go swimming.
Mr. Brown isn’t young enough to work hard on the farm.
The rice isn’t well cooked enough (for us) to eat.
Thanh and Ha aren’t tall enough to play volleyball.
Hoa’s brother isn’t old enough to go to school.
Hoa isn’t old enough to ride a motorbike. 
5/ Homework
Ask students to learn the new words by heart.
Ask them to do exercises 5-6 in the Work book at page 9-10.
Planning date29-8-2007
Period 3:
Unit 1: my friends
Lesson 2:	speak p.11-12
Target skill:	Speaking
Planning date:	29 / 8 / 2007
I/ Aims
To help students describe people.
To help students improve their speaking skill.
II/ Objectives
	- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to describe people simply.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook ...
IV/ Procedures
s
l
i
m
a
b
H
m
D
a
t
b
O
O
A
f
A
t
R
L
R
L
L
H
t
d
k
b
l
I
b
l
a
c
k
n
1/ Revision 
* Wordsquare (team work)
	Answer key
 slim, fat, black
 short, dark, tall, thin, old
 small
	- Students find 9 adjectives describing people.
2/ Pre speaking
* Pre teach:
	- curly hair (adj): tãc qu¨n / xo¨n
	- blond (adj): vµng hoe (tãc)
	- bald (adj): hãi (tr¸n)
	- fair (adj): vµng nh¹t (tãc), tr¾ng (da)
* Rub out and remember to check understanding.
* Presentation dialogue	Speak 1 P.11
	Hoa: This person is short and thin. She has long blond hair.
	Lan: Is this Mary?
	Hoa: Yes.
3/ While speaking
* Guessing games	Speak 2 a)-f) P.11-12
	- In pairs, students use the adjectives in the table and make similar dialogues. 
	Example dialogue:
	S1: This person is short and fat. He is bald.
	S2: Is this Mr. Lai?
	S1: Yes.
	- Get students to describe one of their classmates without saying his/her name. The class listen and guess who he/she is.
4/ Post speaking
* Further practice	Exercise 3 P.6-7 (Workbook)
	- Students look at the people in the pictures, using the words in the box and write sentences describing them.
Example statements
 Thu is young. She is slim. She has long hair. She is pretty. She is wearing a dress.
	Answer key:
Mr. Long is not very old. He is short. He is fat. He has short hair. He is ugly. He is wearing a suit.
Nam is young. He is tall and handsome. He has short hair. He is wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
Lan is young. She is slim. She has short hair. She is beautiful. She is wearing a skirt.
5/ Homework
Ask students to learn the adjectives describing people by heart.
Period 4:
Unit 1: my friends
 Date of planning: 28 - 8 - 2008
Lesson 3:	listen p.12-13
Target skill:	Listening
I/ Aims
To teach students listen to the text about introducing people and responding to the instruction.
To help students improve their listening skill.
II/ Objectives
	By the end of the lesson, students will be able to improve their listening skill and to practise introduce people and respond to the instruction.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook, tape and cassette player.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision 
	Revise the expressions people use to introduce each other and respond to instruction.
2/ Pre listening
* Prediction
 	- Get students to predict the expressions they are going to hear
3/ While listening 	Listen P.12-13
* The first listening Task
Checking open predictions
- Students listen to the conversations and check their predictions.
Answer key:
1. 
* The second listening Task
	Ordering	Listen a)-d) P.12-13
- Students listen to the conversations again and put the expressions in the box into the correct order and fill in the gaps in the conversations at page 12-13.
	How do you do
	Nice to meet you
	It’s a pleasure to meet you
	I’d like you to meet
	come and meet
tape transcript
a) 	Hoa:	Hello, Nam.	
 	Nam:	Morning, Hoa.
Hoa:	Nam, I'd like you to meet my cousin, Thu.
 	Nam:	Nice to meet you, Thu.
Thu:	Nice to meet you too, Nam.
4/ Post listening	
In groups, students practise the dialogues a)-d), P.12-13.
Get them to make up the similar conversations.
5/ Homework
Ask students to do exercises 3-4 P.6-8 in the Work book.
Period 5:
Unit 1: my friends
 Date of planning: 28 - 8 - 2008
Lesson 3:	read p.13-14
Target skill:	Reading
I/ Aims
 - Reading a text about Ba and his close friends for details.
II/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- improve their reading skill.
- understand the text for details.
- Write a similar paragraph about their friends.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision / Warmer
* Jumble words
	dink = kind	neci = nice
	dogo = good	tequi = quiet
	celos = close	radh-ngowirk = hard working
2/ Pre reading
* Pre teach vocabulary
 	- sociable: (adj)	dÔ gÇn gòi, hoµ ®ång
	- an orphanage:	tr¹i må c«i
	- to annoy:	lµm bùc m×nh, g©y khã chÞu
	- generous: (adj)	réng r·i, réng l­îng, hµo phãng
	- reserved: (adj)	kÝn ®¸o
	- outgoing: (adj)	cëi më, th©n thiÖn
	- a joke: 	chuyÖn ®ïa, lêi nãi ®ïa
* Rub out and remember to check understanding.
* Set the scene: 
Ba is talking about his friends, Bao, Khai and Song.
* Predictions: Read 1 P.14
	- Get students to predict the best answers to complete the sentences a)-d).
3/ While reading
	Read P.13-14
* The first reading Task
	Checking open predictions
- Students read the text and check their predictions.
	Answer key
	a. A	b. C	c. B	d. D	
* The second reading Task
	Comprehetion Questions	Read 2 a)-e) P.14
- Students read the text and find the answers for the questions given.
	Answer key
Ba feels lucky having a lot of friends.
Bao is the most sociable.
Khai likes reading.
A bad thing about Ba’s jokes is that sometimes his jokes annoy his friends.
Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage.
4/ Post reading
* Further practice (Speaking)
	- In groups, students talk about their close friends like the paragraph above.
5/ Homework
Ask students to learn the new words by heart.
Ask them to do exercises 4 P.8 in the Work book.
Period 6:
Unit 1: my friends
 Date of planning: 28 - 8 - 2008
Lesson 5:	write p.15
Target skill:	Writing
I/ Aims of the lesson:
To teach students to write a paragraph about his / her friends.
II/ Objectives:
	By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a paragraph about his / her friends letter.
III/ Materials:
	Textbook, workbook, coloured chalk, a poster 
IV/ Procedures:
1/ Revision (5 minutes)
* Brainstorming
	- Get students
2/ Pre writing (10 minutes)
* Set the scene
 Imagine you are visiting your relatives or friends in another part of Viet Nam or in a different country. Look at these questions and write the answers for them.
* Questions and Answers	
	1. Which place are you visiting?
	2. When did you arrive?
	3. Who met you at the bus station / airport / train station ?
	4. Which places have you visited?
	5. Who have you met?
	6. What kinds of food have you tried?
	7. What have you bought?
	8. How do you feel?
	9. What interests you most?
	10. When are you going to go home?
	- Students answer these questions, ten correct answers which together make a complete letter to a friend about their trip.
3/ While writing (20 minutes)
Students write the letter individually.
Example ideas
First paragraph:
I arrived at Da Nang airport / train station / bus station at 2 pm on Tuesday. Hoa / Nam / Uncle Tan / Aunt Huong met me at the airport / train station / bus station, then he/she took me home by taxis / motorbike .
Second paragraph:
I’ve visited / been to many places like the beaches, the Cham Museum, Marble Mountains, supermarkets, the water park, etc.
I’ve tried different foods: seafood, Da Nang specialties .
I’ll visit Hoi An and My Son tomorrow / on Sunday 
Third paragraph:
I feel so happy and enjoy myself so much. The people here are so nice and friendly, the foods are so delicious, and the sights are so beautiful.
I will leave Da Nang at 2 pm / 7 am  next Thursday / Sunday, and will arrive home at 11 pm / 6 am. Please pick me up at the airport / bus station / train station ..
4/ Post writing	 (9 minutes)
* Correction
	- Teacher helps students correct their writing.
5/ Homework (1 minutes)
	- Do exercise 4 P.7-8 in Workbook.
Planning date 5-9-2007
Period 7:
Unit 1: a visit from a pen pal
Lesson 4:	language focus p.11-12
Planning date:	05 / 9 / 2007
I/ Aims
 - Revision of the past simple tense.
II/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about what someone did in the past.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook, workbook.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision 	(team work)
* Pelmalism 
	- Students find the infinitive with their past simple forms.
bought
had
said
saw
see
have
went
buy
know
say
	Answer key
	See + saw	have + had	know + knew
	Buy + bought	go + went	say + said
2/ Presentation
Language focus 1 P.11
*Presentation dialogue
	S1: What did Ba do on the weekend?
	S2: He went to see a movie called “Ghost and Monsters”
	S1: When did he see it?
	S2: He saw it on Saturday afternoon at two o’clock.
* Pair work
	In pairs, students look at the information in the table and make up the similar dialogue.
Name
Activities
Day / Time
Ba
Movie - Ghosts and Monsters
Saturday / 2 pm
Nga
Concert - Ha Noi singers
Saturday / 8 pm
Lan
Camp - Y&Y (Youth and Young Pioneer Associations)
All weekend
Nam
Soccer match - Dong Thap vs. The Cong
Sunday / 4 pm
Hoa
Play - Much Ado About Nothing
Sunday / 7 pm
Language focus 2 P.12
*Set the scene: Lan and her friends are holding a farewell party for Maryam. Look at the pictures and the words in the box and write the things they did to prepare for the party.
buy	 hang	paint	flowers	 colorful lamps
make	 go	 a cake	a picture of Ha Noi	 shopping
In groups, students write the things Lan and her friends did on the posters
Answer key
made a cake
hung colorful lamps on the wall / in the room.
bought flowers
painted a picture of Ha Noi
went shopping
* Picture Cue Drill
	- Get students name the person in each picture and talk about what they did:
	Example statements
Thuy made a cake.
Trung hung colorful lamps on the wall.
3/ Homework
	- Remind the students to do exercise 3,5-8 in Workbook at page 7-11.