Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 14: Wonders of the world - Lesson 1: Speak and listen

Week 30, Period 90
Date of preparing: 02 – 4 – 2009, Date of teaching: 09 – 4 – 2009
UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 1: Speak and Listen (page 132 – 133)
Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to report someone’s ulterance and corect some mistakes in the advertisement.
Technique: integrated skill
Language content: Vocabulary: inn, jungle, crystal – clear water, coral sea, snorkel, marine, heritage. Grammar: S + asked + O + if/ whether + S + V.
Teaching aids: textbooks, pictures, cues, chalk
Procedures
T
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Content and stages
5’
_ follows the steps of this game.
_ follow the T’s instructions.
Warmer Bingo (famous places in Viet Nam and the world)
a. Ha Long Bay
b. Sa Pa
c. Nha Trang
d. Vung Tau
e. Can Tho
f. Big Ben
g. Phong Nha cave
h. Hue Citadel
i. Great Wall
j. Eiffel Tower
10’
_ asks Ss to match the place with the word.
_ follows the steps of this technique.
_ asks a pair to practice in front of the whole class
_ gets the model sentence from the pair.
_ match the place with the word.
_ follow the T’s instructions.
_ practice in front of the whole class.
_ identify the model sentence.
Presentation 
Vocabulary 
_ an inn: quán trọ
_ ‘jungle (n): rừng
_ ‘crystal – clear water: nước trong như pha lê
_ a ‘coral sea: biển San hô
_ to ‘snorkel: bơi lặn có sử dụng ống hơi
_ ma’rine (adj): thuộc biển, hàng hải
_ a ‘heritage: di sản
Check memory: ROR
Matching (Words and places + pictures)
Place
Word
1. Great Wall of China
2. Empire State Building USA
3. PETRONAS Twin Towers
4. Great Barrier Reef
5. Hue Citadel
6. Ha Long Bay
7. Phong Nha Cave
8. Eiffel Tower
9. Mount Everest
10. Big Ben
A. It is in the center of Viet Nam. And it was regconized as a World Heritage in 2003.
B. It was constructed in Paris in 1889 in the 100th celebration of French Revolution.
C. It was built more than 2000 years ago with the length of 4500 miles and it is the only man – made structure that can be seen from the space.
D. It’s one the World Heritages of Viet Nam. It consists of nearly 2000 islands with magnificent caves.
E. It’s the great Clock in London which gives the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
F. It’s the skyscraper in New York. It was constructed in 1930 with 102 stories.
G. It’s the highest mountain in the world located in Nepal. The mountain is 8848 meters high and was name after the man who first reached the peak of the mountain.
H. It’s in central Viet Nam. The city is famous for Huong river and Bai Tho Mountain.
I. It’s currently the highest building in the world, located in Malaysia.
J. It’s the world’s first coral reef occured about 500 million years ago in Southern Europe
The answer key
1. C
2. F
3. I 
4. J
5. H
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. G
10. E
Ordering
Yes
No
1. Eiffel Tower/ German/ in/ is/ ?
à
2. give/ Big Ben/ GMT/ does/ ?
à
3. USA/ is/ the Empire State Building/ in/ ?
à....................................................
Set the scene
Hoa: Is Eiffel Tower in German?
Nam: No, it isn’t
Hoa: I asked Nam if/ whether Eiffel Tower was in German. He said it wasn’t 
Form 
S + asked + O + if/ whether + S + V
Use: it is used to report someone’s ulterance.
17’
_ asks Ss to work in groups of 3, then pracitce the model.
_ work in groups of 3, then pracitce the model.
Practice 
Word cue drill
S1: I asked Nam if/ whether Eiffel Tower was in German. He said it wasn’t
S2: I asked Nga if/ whether Big Ben gave GMT. She said it was
S3: I asked Ba if/ whether the Empire State Building was in USA. He said it was.
10’
_ guides the game.
_ play game.
Production Listen and correct page 133
Look no futher than beautiful far north Queensland. Stay right on the beach at the Coconut Palm Hotel. Take guided tours through the rainforest, swim in the crystal – clear water of the Coral Sea and snorkel amongst the coral of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – a World Heritage Site.
Call (077) 6924 3927 for more information.
Tape transcript:
Mr. Robinson: I think this place sounds all right.
Mrs. Robinson: You mean the one in far north Queensland?
Mr. Robinson: Yes, it sounds perfect. The Coconut Palm Hotel is right on the beach according to the advertisement. Imagine getting up in the morning and looking at the Pacifis Ocean.
Mrs. Robinson: It must be near a rainforest at the hotel offers guided tours. I hope there won’t be a lot of mosquitoes.
Mr. Robinson: I don’t think there will be becau it’ll be dry whem we go.
Mrs. Robinson: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is a Worl Heritage Site, isn’t it?
Mr. Robinson: That’s right.
Mrs. Robinson: OK. Let’s find out how much it costs. What’s the phone number?
Mr. Robinson: 077 – 6924 – 3927.
Mrs. Robinson: 6924 – 3927.
2’
_ ask
_ answer
Reinforcement
Vocabulary and structure.
1’
_ gives homework
_ take notes
Homework
Learn vocabulary.
Prepare new lesson.