Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 5: Study habits

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering the questions.. Work in pairs to practice asking and answering the questions... Listen and read the model , then copy Work in pairs

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8

unit 5 Study habits

Period 27 Lesson 1: Getting started Listen and read

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

dialogue between Jim and his Mom about his study

B / Teaching aids : Text books , cassette , chalks

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Net work

- Ask Ss to write as many subjects as they can on the blackboard

• Possible answers : Chemistry / Physics / maths / geography / literature / history

- Lead in the new lesson by Chatting

II / Pre - reading :

- What subjects are you good at ? / bad at ?

Work in groups to play games

Read the answers aloud

Subjects at school

- What subject do you like best ? / Why ?

- How often do you have maths ? / Literature ?

1 Pre- teach vocabulary :

- a report card ( realia )

- pronunciation ( mime )

- to improve ( situation )

- to be proud of = tu hao

- to try one,s best = co gang het suc

* Checking : Rub out and remember

2 T / F statements predictions

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

or false

1 Tim was out when his mother

called him

F

2 Tim,s mother met his teacher at

school

F

4 Tim needs to improve his Spanish

grammar

T

5 Tim promised to try his best in

learning Spanish

T

- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write

them on the board

III / While - reading :

- Turn on the tape and ask Ss to look at their books ,

then read the dialogue to check their predictions

- Call on some Ss to read their results

- Give feedback :

- Ask Ss to correct false statements

Chat the questions

Listen and repeat in chorus , individually

Copy down Play game

Work individually

Read their predictions aloud

Listen and read the

1 Tim was in the living room / at home

2 his report is excellent

3 He needs to improve his Spanish pronunciation

- Call on some pairs to practice the dialogue in front of

class

- Listen and correct their pronunciation if any

* Comprehension questions :

- Ask Ss to work in pairs , answering the questions

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering

the questions

- Give feedback

a She is Tim,s teacher

b She gave Tim,s mother his report card

c He worked really hard

d She said Tim should work harder on his Spanish

pronunciation

e She gave him a dictionary

- Ask them to practice in open pairs

IV / Post - reading : Survey

- Ask Ss to work in groups by standing to ask each

other the question “ What subject do you need to

improve ? “ and they have to write the names and the

subjects that their friends answer :

Lan

…………

History

………

- Ask Ss who need to improve the same subjects work

in group and discuss how to improve

dialogue to check their predictions

Correct false ones Read them aloud

Practice the dialogue in pairs

Work in pairs to practice asking and answering the questions

Open pairs

V / Homework :

1 Write the way how to improve the subject that they are not good at

2 Prepare the next lesson

Work in groups

Listen and copy

unit 5 Study habits

Period 28 lesson 2 : Speak

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

study habits

B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , poster …

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up :

Brainstorming

- Ask Ss to write their ideas on the blackboard

* Possible answers :

- Speak English to friends in class

- Watch English TV

- Do grammar exercises

- Read English stories

- Read English newspapers / magazines

- Listen to the English radio program

Work in groups to play games

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

- Call on some Ss to read the possible answers above

and copy down

- Have Ss read the questions and words in the boxes

III / While – speaking

* Model :

Lan said she did her homework after dinner

He / she said ………

- Call on some pairs to read the model

- Ask Ss to work in pairs

- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class

- Correct mistakes if any

IV / Post - speaking :

- Ask Ss to write with information above

Eg : Lan ,s elder brother helps him with his homework

- Call on some Ss to read their writings

V / Homework :

1 Copy the effective ways of learning English they

have found out

2 Do exercises in workbook

3 Prepare the next lesson

Read all the ways of improving English

Copy in their notebooks

Listen and read the model , then copy Work in pairs

Practice in front of class

Work individually Read their writings

How to improve your

English

Copy down

unit 5 Study habits

Period 29 lesson 3 : Listen

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

information to fill in a report card

B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks ….

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Retelling

- Ask Ss to retell “ How to improve your English “

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

and some new words :

1 Pre – teach vocabulary :

- behavior (n) = cach cu sw

- A participant (n) = nguoi tham gia

- Satisfactory >< unsatisfactory (a) = thao mai

- cooperation (n) = hop tac

- attendance (n) =

- to appreciate = danh gia cao

* Checking : What and where

2 Prediction :

Retell individually Listen and copy

Listen and repeat in chorus and

individually Copy down

Play game

- Ask Ss to look at Nga,s report and predict the missing

information and then compare with their partners

a day present (1)

b Day absent (2)

c Behavior – participant (3)

d Listening (4)

e Speaking (5)

f Reading (6)

g Writing (7)

- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write

them on the board

III / While - listening :

1 Listen :

- Get Ss to listen to the tape and check their prediction

- Call on Ss to read their results and give feedback

1 87 days present

2 5 days absent

3 participation : Spanish pronunciation

4 Listening : Comprehension

5 Speaking : A

6 Reading : A 7 Writing : B

2 Comprehension questions :

- Ask Ss to answer some questions about Nga,s report

card

1 Who are Nga,s parents ?

2 What is Nga,s teacher,s name ?

3 What subject was reported ? For what term ?

4 What are the comments ?

5 What does S stand for ? What about F UA B CD ?

Predict and compare with their partners

Report their predictions

Listen to the tape and check their predictions

Read their results

- Ask Ss to listen to the tape again and work in pairs to

answer the questions

- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class

- Give feedback

IV / Post - listening : Survey

partner

1 When do you do your homework ?

2 Who helps you with your homework

?

3 How much time do you spend on

Maths / English / History / Literature ?

4 Which subject do you need to

improve ?

5 What do you do to improve your

English?

- Ask Ss to work in pairs , asking their partners

questions and taking notes of the answers

- Ask Ss to work in groups of 4 0r 5 to report what they

have known about their partners, study

- Correct mistakes if any

V / Homework :

1 Write something about your partners, study habits

Eg : Lan is my best friend She works very hard and

always get good grades she usually does her

homework after school

Work in pairs tom practice asking and answering the questions

Practice asking and answering the questions and report their survey

Listen and copy

unit 5 Study habits Period 30 Lesson 4 : Read

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

text and get specific information

B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks….

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Chatting

1 Do you like English ?

2 How many new words do you try to learn a day ?

3 What do you do when you read a new words ?

4 How do you learn / remember new words ?

- Call on Ss to practice asking and answering the questions above

- Correct and lead in the new lesson

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

passage and some new words

1 Pre- teach vocabulary :

- Mother tongue ( example )

- to underline ( example )

- to highlight ( example )

- to come across ( synonym )

- to stick ( mime )

* Checking : Slap the board

2 Brainstorming

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make a list of the ways how

a language learner can learn new words

Practice asking and answering the question

Listen and copy

Listen and repeat in chorus , individually Copy down

Play games Work in pairs

* Possible answers :

- Learn by heart

- Translate it into mother tongue

- Write each word on one piece of paper and put it into

the pocket to learn whenever

- Learn through example sentences

- Write it on small piece of paper and stick everywhere

in the house ……

III / While - reading :

1 True / False statements

- Ask Ss to read the statements , then read the text and

decide which is true and which is false

( Page 50 )

- Call on Ss to read their answers and give feedback

a F b T c F d T

* Reading :

- Call on 2 or 3 Ss to read the passage aloud

2 Comprehension questions

- Have Ss work in pairs to answer the questions

- Call on some Pairs to practice asking and answering

the questions

- Give feedback

Report and copy the answers

Work individually

Read the text aloud

Ways language learners learn new words

a No They learn words in different ways

b Because they help them to remember the use of new

words

c They write examples , put the words and their

meanings on stickers , underline or highlight them

d They may think they can not do so Instead , they

learn only important words

e Revision is necessary in learning words

f Learners should try different ways of learning words

t find out what is the best

IV / Post - reading :

• Survey

- Ask Ss to work in groups to interview one another and

tick the ways they have used to learn new words

Ways of learning words Lan Hoa .

1 Make a list of words , their meanings

and learn them by heart

2 Write sample sentences with new words

3 Stick new words somewhere in the

house

4 Underline or highlight the words

5 Read stories in English

6 Learn words through songs

- Call on Ss to report about their groups

Ex : Lan learns words by making a list of words …

V / Homework :

1 Write the ways of learning words that you think are

the best for you

2 Prepare the next lesson

Practice asking and answering the questions

in pairs

Work in groups

Copy down

unit 5

Study habits

Period 31 Lesson 5 : Write

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

of a friendly letter and practice writing a letter to a friend

B / Teaching aids : Textbook , chalks , boards ….

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Chatting

1 Have you ever written to someone ?

2 To whom do you usually write ?

3 What do you often write about ?

- Lead in new lesson

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

and some new words to Ss

1 Pre – teach vocabulary :

- Lunar New Year Festival ( explanation )

- Enjoyable (adj ) = vui thu , thich thu

- to celebrate = ki niem -> celebration (n)

* Checking : Rub out and remember

2 Ordering

- Ask Ss to put the parts of the letter in the correct order

a Opening d Body of the letter

b Closing e Signature

c The date f Writer,s address

- Give feedback 1-f 2-c 3-a 4-d 5-b 6-e

- Ask Ss to read the letter to check their order

3 Labeling

Play games

Listen and copy down

Listen and repeat in chorus , individually Copy down

Play games

Do the exercise individually

Read and check

- Ask Ss to label each section with the correct letter

4 Comprehension questions

- Have Ss work in pairs and answer some questions

a Who wrote the letter ? To whom ?

b What are there in the heading ?

c What is the main part of the letter ?

d What did Hoa receive a few days ago ?

e What subject is Hoa good at ?

f Where is she going to celebrate the Lunar New Year

Festival ?

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering

in front of class

III / While - writing :

- Ask Ss to imagine that they are Lan and write a letter

to her pen pal Donna in San Francisco , using the given

information

- Call on some Ss to demonstrate their writings in front

of class

* Suggested letter :

15 Quang Trung street

Hanoi , July 12 th , 2005

Dear Donna

Thanks for your letter I am glad to hear you had an

interesting Mother , s Day

We have received our second semester report last

month I got good grades for Geography , Physics and

Math but my English and History results were poor

My teacher advises me to improve English and

History I think I have to study harder next school

Label each section with the correct letter

Work in pairs to practice asking and answering the questions

Imagine and write the a letter individually

year

In a few weeks , we are going to celebrate the mid

Autumn festival That is an Autumn moon festival in

Vietnam This afternoon , I am going to Ha Long Bay

with my aunt and uncle by bus and I am going to stay

ther with them until the festival comes I will send you

a postcard from there

Write soon and tell me all your news

Best

Lan ,

IV / Post - writing : Correction

- Call on Ss to read aloud their letters and correct the

mistakes

V / Homework :

1 Write a letter to your friend to tell him / her about

your second semester report and about Summer

holiday

Read their letters aloud Copy down

unit 5 Study habits

Period 32 Lesson 6 : Language focus

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

manner and modal Should as an advice , reported speech with commands , requests and advice

B / Teaching aids : Text book , poster , ten cards

C / Procedure :

I / Warm up : Pelmanism

- Explain the meanings and uses of them + Hard (a) and hard ( adv ) have different meanings

II / Presentation

1 Adverbs of manner

- Setting the scene “ Use any word from the game Pelmanism to complete the following sentences “

* Form : S + V + a / an + adjective + noun

or : S + be + Adjective

S + V + adverb

* Use : Adj modifies the noun after it / the subject Adv modifies the verb of the sentence

Exercise 1 / 52 : Complete the dialogues

- Ask Ss to work in pairs

- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class

- Give feedback

1 hard 2 fast 3 badly 4 softly

Play games

Listen and copy down

Work in pairs

- Ask ss to practice the dialogue in open pairs

2 Modal : Should

- Ask Ss to look at Mr Hao,s house and answer some

questions

a Is his house new ?

b Is the wall discolored ?

c How is the door ?

d Is there grass in his garden ?

e Should Mr Hao repair the roof ?

Suggested answers :

a No , it isn,t b Yes , it is c It is broken

d Yes There is lots of grass in his garden

e Yes, he should

-> Explain the modal “ Should “

+ Form : S + Should + infinitive

+ Use : give advice

+ Meaning : nen ( lam gi )

Exercise 2 / 52

Give Ss the question “ What should he do with his

house ?

 mend ? / paint ? / replant ? / cut ? / repair ?

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to use the verbs to advise Mr

Hao what to do

- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering

the question “ What should he do with his house ? “

- Give feedback

a Mr Hao should repair the roof

b………… paint the house

c ……… cut the grass

Demonstrate in front of class

Practice asking and answering the questions

Listen and give examples

Practice in pairs