Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 14: Wonders of the world - Period 88, Lesson 4: Read

Date: 11/04/2007
UNIT 14 (Cont)
Period 88th :	LESSON 4: READ
I. Aims
	Ss will be able to get some knowledge about the wonders of the world
II. Language contents:
-Vocabulary: (v) compile, claim, honor
	(n) God, religion
	(a) royal
-Grammar:
III. Techniques: Slap the board, grid
IV. Teaching aids: Projector
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content
-Draw dashes on the board, each dash is for a letter of the world
-Have Ss guess the letters, one by one
-For every wrong guess, draw a line (from 1 to 8), Ss will lose the game if they guess wrong 8 times
1. Warm up
à Hangman
(C ) (O) (R) (A) (L)
 1
 2
 5 6
 4 
 7 
 8
Revision: Coral, crystal-clear, snorkel, relaxing
-Elicit words from Ss
-Have Ss copy
-T. has Ss play the game
2. Pre-reading
àPre-teach vocabulary
 New words:
+ compile (v)
+ claim (v)
+ honor (v)
+ god (n)
+ religion (n)
+ royal (a)
à Slap the board
Religious
Compile
Claim
Royal
Honor
God
-Ask Ss to decide if the statements are true or false
-Write Ss’ guesses on the board
-Ask Ss to read the text on page 134, to check their guesses
-Call on some Ss to correct the false statements
-Ask Ss to choose the best answers to complete the sentences
-Put the answers chart on the board
-Read the statements aloud and make hand gestures to show the missing words
-Ask Ss to choose A, B, C or D
-Correct and have Ss write the right answers in their notebooks
3. While-reading
à True/ False prediction
1. An Egyptian man compiled a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world
2. The only surviving wonder is The Pyramid of Cheeps in Egypt
3. Today, we can still see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present – day Iraq
4. Angkor Wat was originally built to honor a Hindu God
5. The Great wall of China a first wasn’t in the list of the 7 wonders of the world
6. In the early 15th century, the Khoner King chose Angkor War as the new capital
 *Answer key:
1. F " A Greek man named Antipater did it
2. T
3. F " The only surviving wonder is the pyramid of Cheeps in Egypt
4. T
5. T
6. F " In the early 15th century, the Kh’mer King chose Phnom Penh as the new capital
à Multiple choice
 Answer key:
a/ The only surviving wonder on Antipater’s list is the Pyramid of Cheops
b/ Angkor wat was originally built for Hindus
c/ Angkor wat was part of a royal Khmer city a long time ago
d/ In the 1400s, the Khmer King chose Phnom Penh as the new capital
-Draw the grid on the board and have Ss copy it
-Ask Ss to read the text again and fill in the grid with the information taken from the text
4. Post-reading
à Grid
Wonders of the world
Country
1. Hanging gardens of Babylon
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
Iraq
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5. Homework
-Call on some Ss to give their answers
-Do the exercises in the workbook
-Prepare: Lesson 5: Write
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