Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 4: Our past

Getting started: T hangs the pictures on the board and asks ss to observe and write the names of the things that do not belong to the past 100 years ago -Ss work in pairs then compare w

Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8

Unit 4 : OUR PAST

Period 21: Getting Started + Listen and Read

A Aims :

- Get ss listen and read the dialogue

- Help ss to understand the dialogue

B Objective: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to talk to their friends about

the things in the past

C Preparation: Pictures , posters, stereo, tape.

D Procedure :

I Check- up :

Check ss' preparations

II New lesson:

1 Getting started:

T hangs the pictures on the board and asks ss to observe and write the names of

the things that do not belong to the past (100 years ago)

-Ss work in pairs then compare with other pairs

- Feedback

-Answer key: The T.V, the mobile phone, modern clothing, the radio, the lighting fixture, school uniform

2 Listen and read:

a New words:

+ used to : đã từng (explanation)

+ great-grandma(n): bà (explanation)

+equipment(n) : trang thiết bị (example)

+(to) light - lit - lit : đốt , thắp lửa (mime)

+folktale (n) : chuyện dân gian (example)

b Practice: (books shut)

* Activity 1:

-T introduces:

"Nga's grandma is telling Nga about the past Now, you guess what Nga's grandma did in the past"

+ live on a farm

+ go to school

+ light the lamp

+ cook meals

+ wash the clothes

+ tell the stories

+workwith modern equipment

+ look after the sisters andd brothers

- Ss work in two teams

-Feedback

c Activity 2:

* Books shut

- Ss listen to the tape and check their prediction

- Ss compare with their partners.

- Ss listen and read the text again to correct their answers

-Feedback

*Books open

- Ss listen and repeat after the tape

-Pair work: Acting out the dialogue

* Exercise2:

- Ss work in pairs : open pairs-closed pairs

- T calls some closed pairs

d Activity 3:

* Exercise 3 : Fact or opinion.

- T explains the meaning of the words:"fact" and "opinion"

- Ss work in groups of four

- Feedback

* Answer key : Fact : a,b,c,d

Opinion: e,f

 Grammar points:

* Form:

* Meaning: Diễn tả một thói quen ở quá khứ mà bây giờ không còn nữa

Used to + V-infi

Ex: My father used to smoke

III Home work:

+ Write some things you used to do in the past

+Write the answers for the questions in exercise 2

+ Do exercise 6 in work books

IV Remark:

Unit 4: OUR PAST

Period 22: Speak - Listen

A Aims : To use"used to"to speak about the life in the past.

To get ss to listen and understand the story

B Objective: By the end of the lesson , ss will be able to talk about the differences between the life in present and the life in the past and ss will be able

understand the story and have a moral lesson through listening skill

C Preparation: Pictures, poster, stereo and tape.

D Procedure :

I Check- up :

+ Read and write new words

+ Answer some questions

+ Talk about the life in the past and the present

+ Talk about the things you used to do in the past

II Warm up:

Play a game "Happy Memories"

- T asks ss to answer some questions:

+ What is your childhood memory?

+ What games did you used to play?

+Did you use to have a nickname?

+Did you use to cry a lot?

+What did you use to do?

- Ss work in individual

III New lesson : * SPEAK

1 Presentation phase:

Play a game: Slap the board

- Ss work in two teams

2 Practise phase:

a Controlled practise:

* Yes/No questions:

-T hangs the picture (in the past) on the board and asks some questions:

+ Did they use to live in thatched cottages?

+Did they use to watch T.V?

+ Did children play computer games?

+ Did they travel on foot?

Cánh đồng Cửa hiệu

Toà nhà

xe hơi

Đường làng

xe máy Giải trí

- Ss answer in individual then work in pairs: open pairs-closed pairs.

b Less controlled practise:

-T hangs the second picture (in the present) T asks ss to find the differences between them

- T models first

* Model sentences:

now they live in big houses and buildings.

- Ss work in groups of four

- Feedback

- T corrects mistakes

3 Production phase:

- T asks ss to talk about things they used to do and compare to those at the present

- T models first: Last year, I used to get up late but now I get up early and do morning exercises

- Ss work in pairs: open pairs-closed pairs

- T checks some closed pairs

- Feedback.: " Who has the most good habits?"

III New lesson : * LISTEN

1 pre-listening :

a Pre-teach vocab:

+ (to) lay-laid : đẻ ( trứng ) (explanation)

+(to) cut open : mổ bụng (translation)

+ foolish (adj) : ngu ngốc (translation)

+ greedy (adj) : tham lam (translation)

+(to) shout excitedly: (explanation) -T models, ss repeat: chorus-individuals

- Checking vocab: R.O.R

b Open prediction:

-T introduces: "You are going to listen to a story about a farmer's with his chickens Now before listening, you guess if these statements are true or false" Poster:

True/false statements:

a The farmer lived a poor life with his family

b His chicken laid many eggs

c He bought food and clothing from eggs

d Some of the chicken were dead

e The farmer was intelligent

f His wife is greedy

- Ss work in two teams

- Feedback

2 While listening :

* Ss listen to the tape and check their prediction

-Feedback1

- Ss listen to the tape again and correct their answer

-Feedback 2

* Answer key : a.F, b.T c.T d.F e.F f.T

* Comprehension questions.

a What did the farmer raise?

b What did the farmer discover?

c What did the woman want?

d What did the farmer do?

e Did they find any gold eggs?

-Ss work in individuals then compare with a partner

- Feedback

* T asks ss to choose the most suitable moral lesson

-Ss work in group of four

- Feedback

* Answer key: Don't be foolish and greedy

3 Post-listening:

* Retell the story.

-T asks ss to listen to the tape and take notes the main idea of the story, and then retell the story in their own words

IV Home work:

- Write it up

- Write 5 habits you used to have in the past

- Rewrite the story in the notebooks

V Remark:

Unit 4: OUR PAST

Period 23: Read

A Aims : - To help ss to understand the text

B Objectives: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to know one more

folktale in English

C Preparation: posters pictures

D Procedure :

I Check- up :

- Write some new words

- Retell the story

II Warm up: Cross word puzzle.

1 The season after summer

2 To get married = to

3 You cook in this room

4 A person who drives a car, a bus

5 If you agree, you will say

III New lesson:

1 Pre-teach vocab:

+(to) appear : xuất hiện ( translation)

+ be cruel to : độc ác , ác nghiệt (antonym of "be kind of")

+ rags(n) : quần áo rách (antonym of "new clothes")

+( a ) prince : hoàng tử (explanation)

+ magically (adv) : một cách kì diệu (translation)

- T models, ss repeat: chorus-individuals

* Checking vocab: What and where

2 Pre-reading: (books shut)

* Ordering pictures.(prediction)

-T gives 6 pictures, but they are in wrong order T asks ss to arrange them in their correct order

-Ss work in groups of four

- Feedback

3 While- reading: (books open)

*T has ss read the text silently and check their answers

-Feedback

* Exercise 1: Gap fill

-T asks ss to read the text again and do the exercise 1 in the text book

- Ss work in groups of four to write on the papers

- T stick ss' papers on the board

- Feedback

* Answer key

* Comprehension questions:(exercise 2)

LUCKY NUMBER

Poster:

1 Who was Little Pea?

2 Who was Little Pea's step mother?

3 LN !

4 LN !

5 What did Stout Nut's mother make Little Pea do all day?

6 How did Little Pea get her new clothes?

7 Who lost the shoe?

8 Who married Little Pea?

9 Is this true story? How do you know?

10 LN !

- Ss work in two teams: Red and Blue

- Feedback

4 Post reading:

- T asks ss to look at the pictures and retell the story

- Draw a moral lesson from the story

-Ss work in individuals

- Feedback

IV Home work:

-Answer all of the questions in exercise 2

- Retell the story

V Remark:

Unit 4 : OUR PAST

Period 24: Write

A Aims: - To help ss know how to write a story.

B Objective: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to write a story, base on

the cues

C Preparation: posters papers, pen

D Procedure:

I Check- up:

-Read and write vocab

- Answer T's questions

- Retell the story

II Warm up:

Play a game: Blind drawers.

T guides how to play the game

III New lesson :

1 Pre-teach vocab:

+ (a) servant # (a) master : đầy tớ # ông chủ (example: Osin) + wisdom (n) : trí khôn , sự thông minh (translation)

+ straw (n) : rơm , rạ (explanation) + (to) escape : trốn thoát (translation)

+ (to) graze : gặm cỏ (picture)

+ (to) tie : buộc (mime)

- T models, Ss repeat: chorus-individuals

* Checking vocab: slap the board

2 Pre-writing:

*Pre-questions:

1 Do you know why tigers have black tripes?

2 Which story tell you about that?

3 How many character are there in the story?

4 What did the tiger want?

5 What did the farmer do?

-Ss answer in individual

3.While writing :

a- T asks ss to give the past form of the verbs

-Ss work in individuals then write the verbs on the board

b- Gap-fill :

-T asks ss to red the story and fill in the blanks with the words above

- Ss work in groups of four and write on the papers

- Ss sticks ss' papers on the board

- Feeback

- T corrects

c- Exercise 2:

-T asks ss to write the story.Use the cues given

* Sample:

One day, as I was in the field and and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came It asked why the strong buffalo was my servant and why I was its master I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom The tiger wanted to see it, but I told it left the wisdom at home that day Then I tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because I didn’t want it to eat my buffalo I went to get some straw that I said was

my wisdom and I burned the tiger The tiger escaped, but today it still has black stripes from the burns

* Sharing and comparing:

-Ss share with other pairs

* Exhibition:

- T chooses the best story to stick on the board

- Feedback

* Correction:

-T corrects the mistakes and asks ss to write down

IV Home work:

Rewrite the exercise 2 in the notebooks

V Remark:

Unit 4 : OUR PAST

Period 25: Language Focus

A Aims: - To review: + The past simple tense, prepositions of time and how

to use " used to"

B Objective: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able talk about things in the

past

C Preparation: Pictures, posters.

D Procedure:

I Check- up:

- Write some new words

- Retell the story (exercise 2)

II Warm up:

Hangman

P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PAST SIMPLE

III New lesson:

1 Exercise 1:

-T: "What are you going to do in exercise 1?"

-Ss answer: " write the past form of the verbs"

-T asks Ss to work in individuals then compare with a partner

- T calls some ss to write the words on the board

-Feedback

- T corrects

2.Exercise 2:

-T hangs the poster on the board.(E2)

- T asks ss to complete the dialogue

- Ss work in pairs

- T calls some ss to fill in the blanks

-Feedback

- T corrects

3 Exercise 3:

- T asks ss to complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box

- Ss work in individuals then compare with a partner

- T calls some ss to read the completed sentences

- Feedback

- T asks ss to give the usage of reflexive pronouns

- Ss answer individuals

- Feedback

- T corrects

- T asks ss to give the usage of the preposition above.

- Ss answer

IN: buổi/tháng /năm/ mùa

ON :thứ/ngày

AT:giờ

BEFORE/AFTER giờ

BETWEEN

4 Exercise 4:

- T points to the pictures and asks :"Who are they?"

- Ss answer it in individuals

- T asks ss to look at the pictures and complete the dialogue, use "used to"

- Ss work in pairs : open pairs-closed pairs

5 Production:

Noughts and crosses.

I/tennis/

yesterday

We/used/close friends

My father/used/coffee She/school/

breakfast

I/call/you/4:15 and 4:30

You/use/have/ long hair?

Nam/get up/

early/last year

We/English/

Monday

Classes/7.00

- Ss work in two teams

IV.Homework:

+ Write the exercises in your notebooks

+ Do exercise 3,7 in work book

V Remark: