Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 4: Our past

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8Unit 4 Our past Period 21 lesson 1 : Getting started - Listen and read A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to tell the activities peo

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8

Unit 4 Our past

Period 21 lesson 1 : Getting started - Listen and read

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to tell the activities

people used to do in the past

B / Teaching aids : Textbook , cassette , chalks

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Getting started

- Ask Ss to look at the picture and write the names of

the things that do not belong to the past

* Answers :

- The TV

- The radio

- The mobile

- The light fixture

- Modern clothing / school uniforms

II / Pre - reading :

1 Pre- teach vocabulary

- to look after = to take care of

- Equipment (n) - example

- a folk tale : Tam Cam is a folk tale

- Traditional ( adj )

Play game

Listen and repeat in chorus , individually Guess its meanings and

- a great grandma (n)

* Checking : What and where

2 T / F statements prediction

- Ask Ss to read the statements and predict they are true

or false

1 Nga is used to live on farm

2 Nga ,s grandma did not go to

school

3 She has an easy and happy life

when she was young

4 There was not any modern

equipment at her time

5 “ The lost shoe “ is a short story

F T F

T F

- Call on Ss to read their predictions and write them on

the board

III / While - reading :

- Turn on the tape 2 times and look at their books to

read the dialogue between Nga and her Grandma to

check their predictions

- Ask them to correct the false statements

1 Grandma used to love on farm

3 She had a hard life

5 It is an old folk tale

* Comprehension :

- Get Ss to work in pairs , asking and answering

questions

- Give feedback

a She used to live on a farm

copy down Play game

Work in groups

- Read their predictions

Listen to the tape and look at their books to check their predictions

- Correct the false ones

Practice asking and

b Because she had to stay at home and help her Mom

to look after her younger brothers and sisters

c She used to cook the meals , clean the house and

wash the clothes

d Her great grandma used to lit the lamp and her great

father used to tell stories

e She asked her grandma to tell her the tale “ The lost

shoe “

- Ask Ss to practice asking and answering the

questions

* Fact or opinion

- Have Ss read the statements part 3 and decide

which is a fact and which is a pinion

Statements Fact Opinion

a I used to live on a farm

b There was not any electricity

c Mom had to do everything

without the help of modern

equipment

d My father used to tell us stories

e The best one was the lost shoe

f Traditional stories are great

X X X

X

X X

- Give feedback

IV / Post - reading : Survey

Did you use to ? Name

- Get up late

- Ride bicycle too fast

- Go to school

- Eat too much candy

- Forget to do your homework

answering the questions

Read the statements and decide which is a fact and which is a opinion

Practice in groups

Demonstrate in front of class

- Give feedback by asking Ss some questions to check

“ Who used to get up late / ride bicycle too fast ? “

- Write it down

V / Homework :

1 Write the result of their survey

2 Learn by heart new words

3 Prepare the next lesson

Listen and copy

Period 22 lesson 2 : Speak

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to use USED TO to

talk about the things they used to do

B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , word cards for drilling

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Jumbled words

- rieletcicty = Electricity

- menttaenterin = Entertainment

- rkmaet = Market

- permasuekt = Supermarket

II / Pre - speaking :

 Recall the conversation between Nga and her grandma , then ask “ Where did Nga,s grandma always live ? “ -> She always lived on a farm

- Ask : “ Another word for always lived “

Ask Ss to use Used to to make question and answer

“ Where did Nga ,s grandma use to live ? “ She used to live on a farm

 Form : S + Used to + inf

S + did not use to + inf Did + S + use to + inf ?

Play games

Practice reading the conversation and answer the questions

 Expressing a past habit , or an action usually

happened in the past

 Practice

Word cue drill

a Live / Hue / Hanoi

b Have / long hairs / short hairs

c Get up / late / early

d Walk to school / bicycle

e Study / evening / early morning

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering

the cues above

III / While - speaking :

- Get Ss to work in closed pairs , then open pairs

- Ask them to compare 2 pictures , using “ USED TO “

to talk about the actions in the past , using these ideas

below :

1 Where did they live in the past ? And now ?

2 How did they travel ?

3 What is about the electricity ?

4 What is about their life / work ?

5 Did children use to go to school ?

6 What is about their entertainment ?

- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class

- Give feedback

* Suggested answers :

1 People used to live in small houses Now they live

in big houses and buildings

2 People used to walk Now they can go by cars or

motorbikes

Listen and copy

Practice speaking with cues

Work in pairs

Demonstrate in front of class

3 Now , there is electricity everywhere

4 People used to work hard all the time Now they

have a lot of time for entertainment

5 Most children used to stay at home Now , they all

go to school

6 Children used to play traditional games such as hide

and seek , skip rope outdoors Now , they have a lot

of modern games – video games

IV / Post - speaking : Write it up

- Ask Them to write a complete writing about the

difference of the life in the past and now

- Call on some Ss to demonstrate in front of class

- Correct common mistakes

V / Homework :

1 Write about the things you used to do last year

Beginning : Last year , I used to get up late Now , I

get up very early and do morning exercises “

2 Do exercise in workbook

3 Prepare the next lesson

Work individually

Listen and copy

Unit 4 Our past

Period 23 lesson 3: Listen

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to understand the

main idea of a story by listening

B / Teaching aids : Textbook , cassette , chalk , board

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Pelmanism

- Continue until all the cards are finished

II / Pre - listening : Introduce the topic of the listening

task

1 Pre – teach vocabulary :

- Foolish (a) = ngÊ ngẩn , ngốc nghiÕch

- greedy ( a) = tham lam

- Gold (n) ( realia )

- to lay -> laid – laid ( Picture )

- amazement (n) = ngạc nhiên , vui nhộn

* Checking : What and where

2 Prediction :

- Ask Ss to predict the moral lesson of the story

- Have them look at four titles and guess which is the

most suitable to the story

- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write

them on the board

III / While - listening :

Play game

Listen and copy Listen and repeat in chorus , individually Copy down

Play game

Work in groups to predict

Read their predictions aloud

Listen to the tape and

1 Checking the prediction

- Turn on the tape twice and ask them to check their

predictions

- Call on some Ss to read their results and give feed

back : “ Don,t be foolish and greedy “

- Turn on the tape once more to check their results

again

2 Find out the verbs in the story :

- Ask Ss what tense is used in the story ( Simple past

tense )

- Have Ss listen again and try to write as many verbs as

possible The student who writes more verbs get good

marks

- Call on some Ss to read the verbs aloud

- Give feedback: went / discovered / laid / shouted /

finished / could not / were / ran / looked / wanted /

decided

- Ask Ss to give the infinitives of these verbs

IV / Post - listening : Mapped dialogue

Lan : lunch ?

Nga : No I ate noodles

Lan : How school ?

Nga : I rode a bicycle to school

Lan : Which subject did you have yesterday ?

Nga : math

Lan : ?

Nga : I was at home

- Ask them to work in pairs to practice the dialogue

- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class

check their predictions

Read their results and write down

Listen and find out the verbs in the tape Read them aloud

Give the infinitives of these verbs

Practice in pairs

- Correct and give feedback

V / Homework :

1 Copy the completed dialogue in their notebooks

2 Do exercises in workbook

3 Prepare the next lesson

Listen and copy

Unit 4 Our past

Period 24 Lesson 4 : Read

A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to understand and

retell the story - The lost shoe

B / Teaching aids : Text book , word cards for drilling , cassette

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Brainstorming

Name some folks tales that you have read

 Possible answers :

- Cây tre trăm đốt ( one hundred-section bamboo )

- Tấm cám

- Hoàng tử Cóc ( The frog Prince )

- Đôi hài 7 dặm ( Seven – mile shoes )

- Bạch tuyết và bảy chú lùn ( Snow white and 7 dwarfs )

Play games

Copy some names of

II / Pre - reading : Introduce the topic of the passage

reading and some new words to Ss

1 Pre – teach vocabulary :

- cruel (a) = độc ác , ác nghiệt

- upset (a) = worried

- fairy (n) = truþÖn cổ tích

- magical (a) -> magically (adv)

- rag (n) ( realia )

- to fall in love with = yêu

- immediately (adv ) = ngay lập tức

* Checking : ROR

2 T / F statements predictions

- Ask Ss to work in groups to predict

2 Her father got married again after his

wife died

3 Her new mother was beautiful and nice

to her

4 She worked hard all day

5 She did not have new clothes to take

part in the festival

T T F

T F

- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write

them on the board

the stories in English

Listen and copy

Listen and repeat in chorus , individually

Guess its meanings and copy

Play games

Work in groups

The folk tales

III / While - reading :

1 Checking the predictions :

- Turn on the tape 2 times and ask them to look at their

text books to check their predictions and correct the

false ones

- Sentence 3 : Her new mother was cruel to her

- Sentence 5 : A fairy gave her beautiful clothes

- Call on 2 Ss to read the story – Correct mistakes if any

2 Comprehension questions

- Ask Ss to work in pairs answering the questions

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering

- Listen and give feedback

a She was a poor farmer ,s daughter

b She made her do the chores all day

c Before the festival started , a fairy appeared and

magically changed her rags into beautiful clothes

d He decided to marry Little Pea because the shoe

fitted her

e Ss answer themselves

- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class

3 Gap filling : Complete the sentences with words from

the story

- Ask Ss to work in pairs , filling the blanks with

suitable words from the story

- Call on some Ss to read their complete sentences aloud

- Give feedback

a farmer b died

Read their predictions

Listen and check their predictions

Read their results and correct the false ones

Work in pairs to practice asking and answering the questions Work in pairs to complete the sentences

c used d marry / choose

e clothes f lost

IV / Post - reading :

 Retell the story

- Have Ss work in pairs , telling the story again in

details ( They can look at the statements in the gap

filling exercise and add more )

- Call on some Ss to retell the story in front of class

- Correct mistakes if any

V / Homework :

1 Rewrite the story

2 Do exercises in workbook

3 Prepare the next lesson

Read their complete sentences

Listen and copy Work in pairs to retell the story in details Demonstrate in front of class

Listen and copy

Unit 4 Our past

Period 25 lesson 5 : Write

A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to use Simple Past

Tense to write a folk tale

B / Teaching aids : Text book , eleven cards , chalks , boards

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Chatting

- Ask Ss some questions about imaginary stories

1 Do you want to read imaginary stories ?

3 Which story do you like best ?

4 Have you ever read the story “ how the tigers got his

stripes “ ?

II / Pre - writing : Introduce the aims of the writing

and some new words

1 Pre- teach vocabulary :

- wisdom ( n) : trí khôn

- a stripe (n) ( realia )

- a straw ( n) ( realia )

- a servant (n) : người phục vụ , đầy tớ

- to graze ( picture )

- to escape : trốn thoát

- to light – lit – lighted ( mime )

* Checking : Matching

- Ask Ss to come to the board to match items on the

left with those on the right by drawing a line

connecting the story

* Reading :

- Ask Ss to read and complete the story

- Call on Ss to say the meanings of the verbs in the box

- Have them work in pairs , using suitable verbs to fill

in the blanks

- Call on them to read their answers aloud

Listen and copy

Listen and repeat in chorus , individually

Guess its meanings and copy

Work individually

Read the verbs in the

- Give feedback

1 appear 2 as 3 said 4 left

5 went 6 lit 7 burned 8 escaped

+ Comprehension questions :

1 where was the man ?

2 What did the buffalo do when the tiger appeared

?

3 What did the tiger want to know ?

4 What did he do before going home ? Why ?

5 What did he do when he returned ?

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering

the questions above

III / While - writing :

- Get Ss to do exercise 2 ( Ss have to imagine to be a

man in order to write the story )

+ Notice : Change

The man -> I / His -> My

- Ask Ss to work individually , then share with their

partners and correct mistakes

- Take some writings to correct in front of the class

- Give suggested answers :

IV / Post - writing : Telling the story

- Divide the class into 2 teams Team A plays the role

of the tiger Team B plays the role of the buffalo

- Ask them to work in team , telling the story

Notice :

- Team tiger changes : a / the tiger -> I

- Team buffalo changes : a / the buffalo - > I

V / Homework :

box and say the meanings of them

Read the complete story

Work in pairs to practice asking and answering the questions

Write the story individually

Demonstrate in front of class

Play the roles of tiger

1 Write the story again , imagine you are :

* The tiger

* The buffalo

2 Do exercises in workbook

3 Prepare the next lesson

and buffalo , telling the story

Listen and copy

Unit 4 Our past

Period 26 Lesson 6 : language focus

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to use prepositions

of time and Used to ( to talk about the action which always happens in the past ) and further practice in the Past Simple Tense

B / Teaching aids : Text books , boards , chalk …….

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up :

Matching

f 7 a m and 9 am

- Call on some Ss to read aloud each phrase

- Explain the uses of some prepositions of time and ask

Play game

Read the correct