Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 14: Wonders of the world

Period 85 - 90 	 Unit 14: wonders of the world
A. Functions
- Seeking information.
- Recognizing and correct mistakes.
- Preparing and completing a questionnaire.
- Writing a letter to a friend.
B. Grammar Points
	- The passive form.
	- Indirect questions with IF and WHETHER.
	- Question words before To-infinitives.
	- Verb + to-infinitive.
C. Unit allocation
Lesson 1
Getting started + Listen and read
P. 131-132
Lesson 2
Speak + Language Focus 2
P. 132-133
Lesson 3
Listen + Language Focus 1
P. 133, 136
Lesson 4
Read
P. 134
Lesson 5
Write
P. 135
Lesson 6
Language focus
P. 136-137
Period 85:
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 1:	Getting started + Listen and read p.131-132
Planning date:	20 / 03 / 2007
I/ Aims
- To help students read the text for details.
- To help students practice seeking information.
II/ Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
+ understand the text for details.
+ know how to summarize from the dialogue / how to seek information.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook, tape and cassette player.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Warmer	
* Matching	
	Getting started P. a)-c) P.131
Students match the names of the famous world landmarks to the correct pictures.
	Answer key
The Pyramids
Sydney Opera House
Stonehenge
2/ Pre Reading
* Pre teach vocabulary
	- a landmark : 	®Þa danh
	- a clue :	gîi ý, ®Çu mèi
	- (to) suggest :	gîi ý, ®Ò nghÞ, ®Ò xuÊt
* Rub out and Remember to check understanding.
* Set the scene: Hoa, Nga and her cousin Nhi were bored, so Nga suggested that they should play a game called 20 questions.
* Presentation dialogue	
	Hoa:	I’m bored. Let’s play a game.
	Nhi:	What shall we play?
	Hoa:	We can play 20 questions.
	Nhi:	What’s that? I don’t know how to play it.
* Model sentence
	I don’t know how to play it
N.B: After the verd TO KNOW we can use a question word (What / How / Where ) + TO - INFINITIVE.
3/ Practice
* Word Cue Drill
How / get to Thuy’s house
How / play this game
How / get to the station
Where / go for my holidays
Where / go
What / do
	Example statements
I don’t know where to go for my holiday.
I don’t know how to get to the station.
I don’t know what to do.
I don’t know how to play this game.
I don’t know how to get to Thuy’s house.
I don’t know where to go.
4/ While reading
* Practice the dialogue
	- In groups of three, students practice the dialogue.
* Gap fill	Listen and read 2 1)-8) P. 132
	- Students read the dialogue and complete the summary with the words from the dialogue.
	Answer key
game	5. America
place	6. Golden
clue	7. right
Viet Nam	8. was
5/ Post reading
* Twenty-Questions Games
- Students choose one of the famous tourist sites in Viet Nam and play the Twenty-Questions Games.
	Example exchange
	S1: Is it Ha Long Bay?
	S2: No, it isn’t.
	S3: Is it Sa Pa?
	S2: No, it isn’t.
	S4: Is it Da Lat?
	S2: Yes, it is. You’re right. You’re the winner.
6/ Homework
- Learn the new words and the new structure by heart.
Period 86:
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 2:	speak + language focus 2 p.132-133, 136
Planning date:	21 / 3 / 2007
I/ Aims
To help students practice in asking and answering questions about famous places and how to report them.
II/ Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to seek information through a questionnaire and know how to report them.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, picture in the textbook, tape and cassette player, workbook.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision 	(team work)
* Brainstorming
	- Students in each team write 10 famous places / landmarks.
For example
Ha Long Bay
Great Wall of China
The Pyramids
Big Ben
etc.
2/ Pre speaking
* Matching
	- Students match each the name of places listed in the box with its describing.
It’s a mountain peak in South central Asia in the Himalaya range, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m) above sea level.
It’s the world’s longest structure, over 6,000 km long.
It was constructed of about 6,300 tones of iron, has stairs and lifts. It is 300m in height.
They are in Kuala Lumber, Malaysia. They are the tallest building in the world.
It is a bell striking the hours in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London.
It is the largest deposit of coral in the world. It extends about 2,010km from a point near Mackay, Queensland, to the Torres Strait, which lives between Australia and New Guinea.
It is a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City.
	Answer key
Mount Everest
Great Wall of China
Eiffel Tower
Petronas Twin Towers
Big Ben
Great Barrier Reef
Empire State Building USA
3/ While speaking
* Pair work	
In pairs, students ask Yes/No questions about 10 places in the box, using the information above. 
Example exchanges
S1: Is Phong Nha Cave in Southern Viet Nam?
S2: No, it isn’t.
S1: Are Petronas Twin Towers the tallest building in the world?
S2: Yes, they are.
S1: Is Ha Long Bay a World Heritage Site?
S2: Yes, it is.
4. Post speaking	
* Model sentences
	Speak 2 P.133
I askes Hoa if Phong Nha Cave was in Southern Viet Nam. She said that it wasn’t.
I asked Nga whether Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest building in the world. She said that they were.
* Transformation Drill
	Language Focus 2 a)-f) P.136-137
Students report the questions Nhi asked Nga yesterday.
Answer key
Nhi asked Nga if she knew My Son.
Nhi asked Nga if / whether it was far from Ha Noi.
Nhi asked Nga if / whether My Son in Quang Nam province.
Nhi asked Nga if / whether many people lived at My Son.
Nhi asked Nga if / whether many tourists visited My Son every year.
Nhi asked Nga if / whether the latter wanted to visit My Son one day.
5/ Homework
- Learn the way to report Yes / No questions by heart.
- Learn the famous places learnt by heart.
- Do exercise 3-4 on page 85-86 in the workbook.
Period 87:
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 3:	listen p. 133-134 + language focus 1 p. 136 
Planning date:	25 / 03 / 2007
I/ Aims of the lesson:
To help students listen for information about the practice recognizing and correcting mistakes.
Further practice in the past simple passive forms.
II/ Objectives:
	By the end of the lesson, students will be able to improve their listening skill and to recognize and correct some mistakes through listening.
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	
* Gap Fill: (Passive form of the past simple)	Language Focus 1 a)-e) P.136
- Get students to complete the sentences, using the passive form of the verbs in the box.
	Answer key
was completed
was constructed
was designed
was presented
was reached
2. Pre listening
* Pre teach vocabulary 
crystal-clear (adj) : trong suèt (nh­ pha lª)	
The Coral Sea : 	BiÓn san h«
(to) snorkel :	b¬i lÆn cã sö dông èng thë
* Reading
	- Get students to read the advertisement.
3. While listening 
	- Students listen to the dialogue (Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are talking) and correct 5 mistakes in this advertisement.
	Answer key 
	L2:	southern à far north
	L3:	Inn à Hotel
	L4:	jungle à rainforest
	L8:	68243927 à 69243927
4. Post listening 
* Guessing Games
	- In groups of 4, students choose one of the famous places listed in the box on page 133. The others guess their friend’s place.
	Example exchange
	S1:	Is it Great Wall of China?
	S2:	No, it isn’t.
	S3:	Is it Ha Long Bay?
	S1:	Yes, it is. You’re the winner.
5/ Homework 
	- Do exercise 1-2 P.84-85 in the Workbook.Period 88:
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 4:	read p.134
Planning date:	28 / 3 / 2007
I/ Aims
- To help students read the text about some of the wonders of 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 about some of the wonders of the world for details.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures of some of the wonders of the world.
V/ Procedures
1/ Revision 
* Brainstorming
	- Students write the famous world landmarks / wonders.
	Stonehenge	Ha Long Bay
Famous landmarks and places in the world
	Statue of liberty
	The Pyramids	 Great Wall
	The Golden Gate Bridge
2/ Pre reading
* Pre teach vocabulary
	- (to) compile :	biªn so¹n, tËp hîp	
	- (to) claim :	tuyªn bè, kh¼ng ®Þnh	
	- (to) honor :	t«n thê, t«n kÝnh
	- royal (adj) :	thuéc Hoµng gia
	- religious (adj) :	thuéc t«n gi¸o
* Rub out and remember to check understanding.
* Open Predictions
	- Get students to guess the 6 wonders of the world mentioned in the text. (There are 6 wonders of the world mentioned in the text. You predict what they are and write down)
	Example
Statue of Zeus.
3/ While reading 	Read P.124-125
* The first reading Task
Checking open predictions
- Students read the text and check their predictions.
Answer key
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus
The Pyramid of Cheops
The Great Wall
The Taj Mahal
Angkor Wat
* The second reading Task
	Grid	
Students read the text again and complete the Grid
Wonders of the world
Country
1
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
2
Egypt
3
The Taj Mahal
4
5
The Statue of Zeus
6
China
Answer key
Wonders of the world
Country
1
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Iraq
2
The Pyramid of Cheops
Egypt
3
The Taj Mahal
India
4
Angkor Wat
Cambodia
5
The Statue of Zeus
Greece
6
The Great Wall
China
* The third reading Task
Multiple choice : 	Read a)-d) P.134
Students read the text and complete these questions.
Answer key
C - the Pyramid of Cheops.
A - Hindus.
D - was part of a royal Khmer city a long time.
B - Chose Phnom Penh as the new capital.
4/ Post reading	
* Twenty Questions	
	- Students think of one of the wonders of the world, the others ask him / her to find out what it is.
5/ Homework
Learn the new words and the name of wonders learnt by heart.
Do exercise 5 on page 87 in the workbook.
Period 89:
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 4:	write p.135
Planning date:	30 / 3 / 2007
I/ Aims of the lesson:
To help students practice in writing a letter to one of their friends.
II/ Objectives:
	By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a letter to their friends about a place they have visited.
III/ Materials:
	Textbook, workbook, colored chalk, posters. 
IV/ Procedures:
1/ Revision 
* Matching
	Ha Long Bay	China
	The Pyramid of Cheops	Viet Nam
	The Great Wall	Iraq
	The Stonehenge	Egypt
	Sydney Opera House	Cambodia
	Angkor Wat	England
	The Hanging Gardens of Babylon	Australia
2/ Pre writing 
* Pre teach
	a ranger : 	nh©n viªn, phô tr¸ch khu b¶o tån thiªn nhiªn.
	the edge :	r×a, mÐp
	the canyon : 	s«ng c¾t ngang
* Rub out and remember to check understanding.
* Gap fill	Write 1 A)-D) P.135
- Get students to complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the Grand Canyon by inserting the letters of the missing sentences.
 	Answer key
C	3. D
B	4. A
3/ While Writing 
* Questions - Answers 	Write 2 P.135
- Students write a letter to one of their friends. Tell him/her about a place they have visited recently.
	1. Where did you visit?
	2. How far is it from your home town?
	3. How did you get there?
	4. Who did you go with?
	5. What are the sights there like?
	6. What was the weather like?
	7. How did you feel?
4/ Post writing	
* Correction 
	- Help students to correct their works.
5/ Homework 
- Do exercise 6 on pages 87-88 in the Workbook.
Period 90:
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 6:	language focus p.136-137
Planning date:	02 / 4 / 2007
I/ Aims
- Further practice in Question words before TO-INFINITIVE and Verb + To-infinitive.
II/ Objectives
 	- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to make up sentences using the structures: “Question words before TO-INFINITIVE and Verb + To-infinitive”.
III/ Materials
	- Textbook, pictures in the textbook.
IV/ Procedures
1/ Revision 	
* Slap the board
	- Teacher calls the words in Vietnamese.
HOW
WHAT
WHERE
WHY
WHEN
2/ Practice
* Word Cue Drill 	Language focus 3 a)-e)	P.137	
 	- Get students to use the words to talk about the information that Nga gave to Nhi.
point out / where / buy souvenirs
show / where / get tickets
tell / how / go there
tell / what / do there during the visit
advise / how / go from My Son to Hoi An
	Example statements
	- Nga told Nhi how to go there.
- Nga told Nhi what to do there during the visit.
- Nga told Nhi where to get tickets.
* Gap fill 	Language focus 4 P.137
	- Students complete the passage. Use either the To-infinitive or the bare infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.
	Answer Key
to jog	4. to rain	7. get
go	5. to reach
to gather	6. to continue
3/ Further practice
* Pair work
	Exercise 6 a)-h) P.87-88 (Workbook)
	- In pairs, students practice the exchanges by using question words before To-infinitive.
	Example exchange
S1:	Where do you want to go after class, Mai?
S2:	I’m sorry. I don’t know where to go.
4/ Homework
Do exercise 7 on pages 88-89 in the workbook.
Period 91:
written test - no4
Planning date:	09 / 4 / 2007
A/ Aims
To check students' progress
B/ The Test
I/ Choose the best answers: (2pts)
Millions of Christmas cards ............................. every year.
A. were sent	B. are sent	C. send	D. is sending
I take part ............... most youth activities of my school.
A. of	B. on	C. to	D. in 
Jane saw her old friend while she ........................ the street.
A. crossed	B. is crossing	C. was crossing	D. crosses
Paul is said ......................... the cleverest student in the class.
A. was	B. to be	C. being	D. he was
A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called .....
A. water-fetch contest	B. fetching-water contest
C. water-fetching contest	D. fetch-water contest
She asked me ..................... many new friends.
A. if I have	B. I have	C. if I had	D. whether I have
The policeman explained to us ............................ to get to the airport.
A. how	B. how can we	C. how can	D. how we can
Please show me how ............................. this machine.
A. operate	B. operating	C. to operate	D. operated
II/ Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses: (3 pts)
I didn’t know how (get) to your house so I stopped (ask) the way. 
An interesting book (read) by Lan at the moment.	
The Eiffel Tower in Paris. It (visit) by millions of people every year. 
III/Read the passage, then decide if the statements below are true (T) or false (F). (5 pts)
 	On Christmas Eve everything is rush and bustle (nhén nhÞp vµ rén rµng). Offices and public buildings close at one o’clock, but the shops stay open late. Most big cities, especially London, are decorated with colored lights across the streets and enormous (to lín) Christmas trees. The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with people travelling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
	In the homes there is a great air of expectation. The children are also decorating the house with colored lights. Christmas cards - with the words “A Merry Christmas to You” or “Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Prosperous (thÞnh v­îng) New Year”, or “With the Compliments (lêi ca ngîi) of the Season”, etc. – are arranged on shelves, table and sometimes hung round the walls.
	Meanwhile the housewife is probably busy in the kitchen getting things ready for the next day’s dinner. The Christmas bird, nowadays usually a turkey, is being prepared, the pudding is inspected and the cake is got out of its tin.
	In small towns and villages one may still see carol-singers who come and stand in front of the house and sing or play Christmas carols. They expect a Christmas box from a few pennies and coppers (tiÒn ®ång) upwards in return for their musical efforts. The money collected is then donated (tÆng) to some deserving (xøng ®¸ng ®­îc ñng hé) cause, for example to help destitute (nghÌo tóng) old people. 
The shops close at one o’clock on Christmas Eve.	
Colored lights are decorated across the streets in big cities.	
All the people are at home on Christmas Eve.	
Trains and buses are almost empty on Christmas Eve.	
Colored lights are also decorated at homes.	
Christmas cards only have wishes for Christmas.	
Turkey and pudding are traditional food at Christmas.	
We can see carol-singers in the countryside.	
The carol-singers collect money for themselves.
Carol is a traditional Christmas song.	
Answer Key
I/ Choose the best answers: (2pts) 
(Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,25 ®iÓm)
B	3. C	5. C	7. A
D	4. B	6. C	8. C
II/ Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. (1pt) 
(Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,5 ®iÓm)
An English-speaking contest was held at Yen Nghia school on Thanksgiving Day
We were advised to work harder on English pronunciation.
III/ Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses: (2pts) 
(Mçi ®éng tõ chia ®óng cho 0,5 ®iÓm)
to get, to ask
is being read
is visited
IV/Read the passage, then decide if the statements below are true (T) or false (F). (5 pts) (Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,5 ®iÓm)
F	3. F	5. T	7. T	9. F
T	4. F	6. F	8. T	10. T