Unit 8 lesson 5 language focus

The objectives  Content: - Present progressive: + to talk about the future + to show changes with get and become - Comparative and superlative adjectives  By the end of the lesson, Ss

Phßng gi¸o dôc MÜ hµo

Trêng thcs d¬ng quang Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng anh 8

TuÇn: 16 TiÕt: 48 Ngµy so¹n: Ngµy d¹y:

Unit 8 Country life and city life Lesson 5 Language Focus P.77-79

A The objectives

 Content: - Present progressive: + to talk about the future

+ to show changes with get and

become

- Comparative and superlative adjectives

 By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use the language to talk about the future and changes, they’ll use comparative and

superative to make comparison

B Materials: OHP, Transparencies, cards, timetable…

Work arrangements: Individuals, pairs, groups, T-WC

Anticipated problems: Many target languages, take longer time than

expected

C Procedure

I Warmer

Pelmanism: Comparative and

superlative adjectives

Organise teamwork

Ask ss to repeat these words aloud,

give some more examples

II Checking the old lesson

III New lesson

 Present progressive to

talk about the future

- Run through the table, ask ss to

look at the information in the table

- Set the scene

- Ask ss to practise the dialogue in

chorus and then in pairs

- Model sentences

Concept check: Meaning

Use: Is the boat leaving now?

 the present progressive tense to

talk about the future

Form: S + am/ is / are + V_ing

- Practice: + Ask ss to make similar

I Present progressive

1 Read the dialogue

Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving

at 10.25?

It’s leaving at 10.40

S1: Is the boat to Quy Nhon leaving

at 11.30?

S2: is that Good Fortune ?

S1: Yes S2: I’m very sorry but it’s been delayed

S1: Oh, no!

S2: It’s leaving at 13.55

bette r

old

older cheap

er

chea p

hotte r hot good

dialogues using the information in

the table

+ Ask ss to work individually to

complete the dialogues

T gets FB by asking some pairs to

practice the dialogues aloud

 Present progressive

tense to talk about changes

Ask ss to look at the experiment

How is it getting?- It’s getting

colder

- Model sentences

Concept checking: Meaning

Use: Present progressive tense to

talk about changes

- Ask ss to use the cues given to

complete the sentences

- Make some more sentences

 Comparative and

superlative adjectives

- Ask ss to think about the

differences between the country

and the city

- Ask ss to study the words and

phrases given

Comparative:

Short adj: S + V + A_er + than +

N/pro

Long adj: S + V + more + A +

than + N/ pro

Superlative:

S + V + A_est

S + V + the most + A

- Ask ss to work in group of 4 on

the transparencies to talk about

the differnces between the country

and the city Ask some presenters

to present their groups’ work

- Ask other ss to give comment on

the language, structures, …

- Ask ss to work in groups of 2 to

make compare the house, the villa

and the apartment

2 Complete the dialogues

b are doing

c am watching

d am going

e are cleaning

f am having

3 Complete the sentences

The boys are getting tall/ taller

becoming

b The women are getting weak

c We should go home It’s getting dark

d The weather is getting/

becoming cold

e The students are getting/

becoming better

f The school yard is becoming cleaner

II Comparative and superlative adjectives

4 Make comparison between the country and city

- The air in the country is fresher than in the city

- The medical facilities in the city are more accessible than in the country

- The food in the city is more expensive than in the coutry

- The school in the city is bigger than in the country

- Electricity in the city is better th¹n

in the country

- The entertainment in the country

is poorer

- The traffic in the city is busier than in the country

- The transport in the country is worse than in the city

5 Look at the advertisement Compare the house, the villa and the apartment

a The villa is older than the

apartment

b The house is more expensive than the apartment

c The villa is bigger than the apartment

d The apartment is smaller than the villa

e The apartment is hotter than the house

f The house is the biggest

g The villa is the most beautiful

h The apartment is older than the house

IV Consolidation

Present progressive to talk about

the future and changes

Comparative and superlative

V Homework - Learn new words by heart

- Do exercises again

- Prepare new lesson

Self-assessment: