Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 4: Our past - Period 25: Language focus

Date: 01/11/2006 
Period 25
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Objectives:
 Further practice in Past Simple tense, prepositions of time and used to.
II. Language contents:
-Grammar:
	Review: Past simple tense
	 Prepositions of time 
	 Used to
-Vocabulary: Review
III. Techniques: Matching, gap filling, noughts and crosses
IV. Teaching aids: Pictures, posters
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content
-T. has Ss match each prepositions with the time / date / month 
+Ss match each prepositions with the
 time / date / month 
-T. gives feedback and corrects Ss’ mistakes.
1. Warm up: (5 m)
 Matching
In
On
At
Between
After / Before
January
3 p.m
November 1997
July 2nd 
7 a.m and 9 a.m
6 a.m
 Give feedback
 In January
 In November 1997
 On July 2nd 
 At 6 a.m
 Between 7 a.m and 9 a.m
 After / Before 3 p.m
-T. guides Ss to write the Past Simple form of each verb
+Ss write the Past Simple form of each verb (pair work)
-T. corrects if necessary
T asks Ss to play game 
Ss play game 
Ss use Past simple tense
2. Activity 1:
 Write the Past Simple form of each verb
 Answer key:
b/ flew
c/ took
d/ went
e/ had
f/ did
g/ was
h/ rode
i/ ate
j/ sat
k/ came
Noughts and crosses 
go
come
sit
be
do
take
have
ride
fly
-T. sets the scene: Lan asks Nga about Nga’s yesterday activities
+Ss listen to the T.
-T. has Ss complete the dialogue using the Past Simple 
+Ss complete the dialogue using the Past Simple (pair work)
-T. asks Ss to compare their answers with their partners
+Ss compare their answers with their partners.
-T. corrects Ss’ mistakes and gives marks.
3. Activity 2:
 Complete the dialogue below. Use the Past Simple
 Answer key:
a/ Did you eat rice for lunch? (Lan)
b/ Ba: 
 Nam: I rode a bicycle to school
c/ Minh: Where were you yesterday?
d/ Chi: 
 Ba: I had Math
-T. asks Ss to do exercise 4 on page 45
+Ss do exercise 4 (work in pairs)
-T. has Ss look at 4 pictures on page 45 using used to with the verbs live- stay- have- be to complete the dialogue between Nga and Hoa
+Ss look at 4 pictures and use used to with the verbs in the box to complete the dialogue between Nga and Hoa
-T. has Ss read aloud some sentences before the class.
-Then T. corrects Ss’ mistakes
4. Activity 3:
 Answer key:
 Hoa:  (1)  used to have 
 Hoa:  (2)  used to be 
 Hoa:  (3)  used to live 
-T. guides Ss how to do exercise 3 on page 45
+Ss do exercise 3 individually then compare with their partners
-T. gives feedback and corrects Ss’ mistakes
5. Activity 4:
 Answer key:
 a/ on
 b/ in
 c/ between
 d/ at  after
 e/ before
6. Homework:
-Learn vocabulary and grammar of
Unit 4.
-Do exercises in workbook.
-Prepare: Correction 1.
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