Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 12: A vacation abroad

Period 74 - 79 Unit 12: a vacation abroad
A. Functions
- Making plans.
- Making, accepting and declining invitations.
- Asking and answering about the weather.
- Writing a postcard.	
B. Grammar Points
	- The past progressive.
	- The past progressive with WHEN and WHILE.
	- The progressive tenses with ALWAYS.
C. Unit allocation
Lesson 1
Getting started + Listen and read
P. 111-113
Lesson 2
Speak
P. 113-114
Lesson 3
Listen
P. 115
Lesson 4
Read
P. 116-118
Lesson 5
Write
P. 118
Lesson 6
Language focus
P. 119-120
Period 74:
Unit 12: a vacation abroad
Lesson 1:	Getting started + Listen and read p.111-113
Planning date:	02 / 03 / 2007
I/ Aims
- To help students read the text for details.
- To help students make plans.
- To help students give, accept and decline the invitations.
II/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
+ understand the text for details.
+ make and decline the invitations.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook, tape and cassette player.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Warmer	
* Matching	
	Getting started 1 P.111
Students match the names of the countries with appropriate pictures / flags.
	Answer key
	Picture a) : The United States of America.
	Picture b) : Australia.
	Picture c) : Thailand.
	Picture d) : Britain.
	Picture e) : Canada.
	Picture f) : Japan.
* Pair work
	Getting started 2 P.111
	- In pairs, students tell their partner which country they would like to visit and tell him or her the reason why.
	Exchange
 	S1:	Which country do you want to visit?
	S2:	I’d like to visit Australia.
S1:	Why?
	S2:	Because Australian people are friendly.
2/ Pre Reading
* Pre teach vocabulary
	- (to) go abroad: 	
	- (to) include :	
	- ((to) come over :	
	- (to) pick somebody up :
* 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.
* True / False statements Predictions
N0
Statements
True
False
Mrs. Quyen is calling Mrs. Smith from the airport in San Francisco.
Mrs. Smith invites Mrs. Quyen and her husband to stay with her while they are in town.
Mrs. Quyen doesn’t accept Mrs. Smith’s invitation because she wants to stay with one of her Vietnamese friends.
Mrs. Quyen and her husband will be in the USA for three days.
Mrs. Quyen and her husband will come over to Mrs. Smith’s house for dinner one night.
3/ While Reading
* The first reading Task
Checking open predictions
- Students read the text as they listen to it and check their predictions.
N0
Statements
True
False
Mrs. Quyen is calling Mrs. Smith from the airport in San Francisco.
P
Mrs. Smith invites Mrs. Quyen and her husband to stay with her while they are in town.
P
Mrs. Quyen doesn’t accept Mrs. Smith’s invitation because she wants to stay with one of her Vietnamese friends.
P
Mrs. Quyen and her husband will be in the USA for three days.
P
Mrs. Quyen and her husband will come over to Mrs. Smith’s house for dinner one night.
P
* Practice the dialogue
	- In pairs, students practice the dialogue with their partner.
* The second reading Task
	Grid	Listen and read 1 P.113
	- Students read again and complete Mrs. Quyen’s schedule.
Date
Monday 25
Tuesday 26
Wednesday 27
Thursday 28
Schedule
Coming to San Francisco
going out
having dinner with the Smiths
leaving San Francisco
* The third reading Task
Comprehension Questions	Listen and read 2 a)-c) P.113
Students read the text again and answer these questions:
	Answer key
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 a hotel.
No, he won’t. Because he will have business meeting in the evening / on that day.
Mrs. Smith will pick her up at her hotel.
4/ Practice
Model sentences
- Invitation:	Would you like to come and stay with us while you are in town?
- Declining:	That’s very kind of you, but we’re coming on a tour.
- Accepting:	Yes, I’d love to. Thank you.
5/ Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Do exercise 5 a)-f) P.73 in the workbook.
Period 75:
Unit 12: a vacation abroad
Lesson 2:	speak p.73-74
Planning date:	04 / 3 / 2007
I/ Aims
 To help students practice in making plans using tourist brochures and flight information.
II/ Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about their plans for a trip abroad.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, picture in the textbook, workbook.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision 
2/ Pre speaking
* Pre teach
	- an itinerary :	lé tr×nh
	- the brochure :	tê r¬i, tËp giíi thiÖu th¾ng c¶nh du lÞch
	- the gallery :	phßng tr­ng bµy
	- a flight :	chuyÕn bay
	- via :	®i qua
* What and where to check understanding.
brochure
gallery
itinerary
flight
via
* Reading
	Get students to read the brochures and flight information on page 113-114 and complete their own itinerary.
	Example
	Depart Los Angeles :	Flight 835 at 10.00 on Mon
	Arrive Boston :	At 4.00
	Accommodation :	Atlantic Hotel
	Sightseeing :	Boston University, Museum & art gallery
	Depart Boston :	Flight 710 at 10.00 on Thursday, 22.
	Example exchanges
 	S1:	Where shall we stay?
S2:	The Atlantic Hotel isn’t very expensive and it has a restaurant, a swimming pool and shops.
S1:	What time should we leave Los Angeles?
	S2:	There’s a daily flight at 10 am. Would that be OK?
3/ While speaking
* Pair work
In pairs, students make their own dialogues, basing on the example exchange. 
4. Post speaking
- Students make a plan for their coming summer holiday by filling the information in their itinerary.
	Depart Los Angeles :	
	Arrive Boston :		Accommodation :	
	Sightseeing :	
	Depart Boston :	
5/ Homework
- Do exercise 1, 3 P.70-71 in the workbook.
Period 76:
Unit 12: a vacation abroad
Lesson 3:	listen p. 115 
Planning date:	08 / 03 / 2007
I/ Aims of the lesson:
To help students listen for information about the weather.
To help students practise in weather vocabulary.
II/ Objectives:
	By the end of the lesson, students will be able to improve their listening skill and to talk about the information about the weather in big cities in the world.
III/ Materials:
	Textbook, workbook, cassette, pictures, coloured chalk. 
IV/ Ways of working:
	Teacher – Whole class, individuals, pair work, team work
V/ Anticipated problems:
VI/ Procedures:
1. Revision	(team work) (5 minutes)
* Wordsquare: played by two teams - Lion and Tiger
- Students find the adjectives about the weather (12 words)
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	Answer key
	 cold, snowy, windy, low, wet
 cool, dry, fine, rainy, sunny
 cloudy
	 warm
2. Pre listening
* Pre teach vocabulary (5 minutes)
	humid (adj): Èm ­ít 	(explanation)
	minus five degrees (centigrade) : - 5oC	(picture)
	twenty-two degrees (centigrade) : 20oC	(picture)
	temperature : nhiÖt ®é	(explanation)
* Picture Cue Drill (2 minutes)
150C
240C
320C
300C
220C
30C
- 30C
00C
- 50C
* Set the scene (3 minutes)
 Shark attack: weather forecast
* Ordering Vocabulary Predictions
cool
cold
dry
cloudy
windy
1
3. While listening (13 minutes)
- Students listen to the weather reports and order the words they hear
	Answer key 
cool
cold
dry
cloudy
windy
5
3
1
4
2
* Grid	Listen P.115
City
Weather
Temperature
Low
high
Sydney
dry
windy
26
Tokyo
15
London
cold
Bangkok
warm
New York
15
Paris
10
Students listen to the weather reports and complete the information they hear.
	Answer key
City
Weather
Temperature
Low
high
Sydney
dry
windy
20
26
Tokyo
dry
windy
15
22
London
humid
cold
- 3
7
Bangkok
warm
dry
24
32
New York
windy
cloudy
8
15
Paris
cool
dry
10
16
4. Post listening (15 minutes)
* Board Drill
	- Students look at the table and talk about the weather of the cities in the table.
	Example statements
Sydney will be dry and windy today with a low of 20 and a high of 26.
Tokyo will be dry and windy today with a low of 15 and a high of 22.
London will be humid and cold today with a low of -3 and a high of 7.
Bangkok will be warm and dry today with a low of 24 and a high of 32.
New York will be windy and cloudy today with a low of 8 and a high of 15.
Paris will be cool and dry today with a low of 10 and a high of 16.
* Write it up
	- Students write the sentences they have said about the weather in the cities in the table.
* Mapped Dialogue
 Nam Susan
Example exchange
Nam:	What’s the weather like in 
Sydney, today?
Susan:	It will be dry and windy.
Nam:	How about the temperature?
Susan:	The low will be 20 degrees 
Centigrade and the high will be 26 degrees Centigrade.
Nam:	Thank you!
Susan:	You’re welcome!
 , Sydney?
 dry & 
 temperature?
 20oC & 26oC
 Thank you!
 !
5/ Homework (1 minute)
	- Do exercise 4 P.72 in Workbook.
Period 77:
Unit 12: a vacation abroad
Lesson 4:	read p.116-118
Planning date:	09/ 3 / 2007
I/ Aims
- To help students read for information about the places of interest in the world for details.
II/ Objectives
	- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to improve their reading skill, to understand the text for details and know more about some scenic spots in the USA.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook.
V/ Procedures
1/ Revision 
Correction of the exercise 4 P.72 in the workbook.
2/ Pre reading
* Pre teach vocabulary
	- a volcano :	nói löa
	- the lava :	dung nham, nham th¹ch	
	- (to) pour out :	®æ ra, tu«n ra	
	- (to) carve :	 	ch¹m, kh¾c
	- (to) be situated on :	n»m trªn	
* Rub out and remember to check understanding.
* Pre questions
	a. Where did Mrs. Quyen visit in the USA?
	b. What did she see in her tour?
	c. What did she do?
3/ While reading 	Read P.116-117
* The first reading Task
Checking open predictions
- Students read the text and check their predictions.
* The second reading Task
	Grid	Read 1 P.117
Place
What she did and saw
Hawaii
went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano
New York
went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs
Chicago
saw Lake Michigan
Mount Rushmore
saw the heads of four American Presidents
San Francisco
visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area and the Alcatraz prison
* The third reading Task
Comprehension Questions : 	Read2 a)-e) P.118
Students read the text and answer these questions.
Answer key
She went there by bus.
She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz.
It is a mount where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock; (and it can be seen from more than 100 kilometers away)
It is also called “The Windy City”.
She went shopping.
4/ Post reading	
* Lucky number	Read2 a)-e) P.118
	1. Question a)
	2. LUCKY NUMBER
	3. LUCKY NUMBER
	4. Question e)
	5. Question b)
	6. LUCKY NUMBER
	7. Question d)
	8. Question c)
5/ Homework
Learn the new words by heart.
Write the answers for the Comprehension questions in the exercise books.
Do exercise 1-2 on page 70 in the workbook.
Period 78:
Unit 12: a vacation abroad
Lesson 5:	write p.118
Planning date:	10 / 3 / 2007
I/ Aims of the lesson:
To help students practice in writing a postcard.
II/ Objectives:
	By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a postcard to their friends about their trip.
III/ Materials:
	Textbook, workbook, colored chalk, posters. 
IV/ Procedures:
1/ Revision 
* Jumbled words	
	humid	photos
	souvenir	interesting
	postcard	visit
2/ Pre writing 
* Gap fill	Write 1 P.118
- Mrs. Quyen is on holiday in the USA. From there, she sent a postcard to her friend, Sally to tell her about the trip.
- Get students to look at the postcard and fill in the gaps with the appropriate words.
 	Answer key
in	6. nice / lovely
people	7. bought
weather	8. for
visited	9. heaviness / weight
her	10. soon
* Grid
- Get students to read the complete the postcard and complete the grid and identify some information needed to write a postcard.
Questions
Mrs. Quyen
Where is she on holiday?
The USA
How does she feel about the people?
friendly
What has the weather been like?
warm and sunny
Who did she meet?
Sandra Smith ..
What did she see?
What did she buy?
lots of souvenirs
3/ While Writing 
* Questions - Answers 	Write 2 P.118
- Students answer these questions to make a postcard to a friend about their neighborhood.
Where are you on holiday?
How do you feel about the people there?
What has the weather been like?
Who did you meet / see?
What did you buy?
What did you do?
Did you enjoy the holiday?
4/ Post writing	
* Correction 
5/ Homework 
- Do exercise 7 P. 75 in the Workbook.
Period 79:
Unit 12: a vacation abroad
Lesson 6:	language focus p.119-120
Planning date:	11 / 3 / 2007
I/ Aims
- Further practice in the past progressive.
- Further practice in the present progressive with “always”.
II/ Objectives
 - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about the activities with the Present and Past progressive tenses.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision 	
2/ Practice
Language focus 1 a)-f)	P.119
* Picture Cue Drill
 - Get students to look at the pictures and say what each person was doing at eight o’clock last night.
Model sentences
Ba was taking a shower at eight o’clock last night.
Hoa was eating / having dinner at eight o’clock last night.
Bao was reading a comic at eight o’clock last night.
Nga was rewriting a letter at eight o’clock last night.
Na was walking with her dog at eight o’clock last night.
Lan was talking to her grandmother at eight o’clock last night.
N.B: We use the past progressive to say somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time. The action or situation has already started before this time but had not finished.
Language focus 2 P.119-120
	Matching
- Get students look at the pictures and match the half sentences in column A to those in column B.
	Answer Key
a + C : The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
b + F : While Hoa was eating the phone rang.
c + E : When Nam won the race, the crowd was cheering.
d + B : Mrs. Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home.
e + D : When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding.
f + A : It was raining when the plane got to Ha Noi.
Model sentences
- The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
- While Hoa was eating the phone rang.
	N.B: We often use the past progressive in sentences together with the past simple. When this happens, the Past Progressive refers to longer, “background” activities whilst the past simple refers to shorter actions that happened in the middle of the longer ones.
* Picture Cue Drill	Language focus 2 a)-f) P.119-120
Language focus 3 a)-f) P.120
	Set the scene
- Bao forgets his homework too often, more often than normal. His teacher is complaining about him: “You are always forgetting your homework”.
Model sentences
- Bao is always forgetting his homework. 
Use: always is used with the present progressive to express a complaint.
* Picture Cue Drill	Language focus 3 a)-f) P.120
	statements
Bao is always forgetting his homework.
Mrs. Nga is always losing her umbrella.
Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are always missing the bus.
Nam is always watching TV.
Na is always talking on the phone.
Liem is always going out.
3/ Homework
Do exercise 6 on page 74 in the workbook.