English 8

Complete the table: Christmas specials Place of origin Date The Christmas tree Riga Early 1500s The Christmas cards.. England mid 19th century The Christmas carols No informatio n 8[r]

Preparing date:………

Period 84

UNIT 13: FESTIVALS.

Lesson 3: Read.

I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able:

1 Knowledge:read and understand about Christmas.

2 Skills:develop reading skill.

3 Attitude:enjoy taking part in Christmas day, show their positive attitude in

learning English

II Language contents:

1 Vocabulary:Decorate, custom, spread, carol, patron saint

2 Grammar: Passive in past tense.

III Teaching aids:

1 Teacher: textbook,lesson plan, pictures, sub-boards, computer, projector,

chalks

2.Students:textbooks, notebooks.

IV Techniques: asking, answering, pair work, group work, eliciting, practicing.

V Times: 45 minutes.

VI Teaching procedures:

1 Organization (1’):

2 Check-up:no check-up

3 New lesson:

Time

s

5’

12’

 Warm-up: (asking, answering)

- T: have Ss listen to the song

(?) What is this song? (weak &

medium)

(?) When do you usually hear it?(strong

Ss)

-Ss: answer

- T: lead in the new lesson

Activity 1: Pre-reading: (eliciting,

practicing, asking, answering)

- T: set the scene, elicit and teach

vocabulary through pictures, example,

and translation

- Ss: guess the mean

- T: guide ss to practice pronunciation

- Ss: read in chorus 3 times then read

individually

Checking vocabulary: Jumble words.

Listen to the song

I New words

- Decorate (v)

- Custom (n)

- Spread (v)

- Carol (n)

- Patron saint (n)

10’

- T: ask ss some questions to get the

main content of the text (T can talk by

Vietnamese to ask weak students.)

- Ss: answer teacher’s questions

- T: control

Activity 2: While-reading (asking,

answering, pair work, group work)

- T: read and ask ss read the text, then do

exercise 1

- Ss: read and do ecercise

- T: ask some Ss to read their answer

- Ss: give their ideas

- T: correct and give the keys

- T: ask Ss to read the text again and

practice doing exercise 2

- Ss: read their answer

- T: give the feedback

Activity 3: Post-reading (discussing,

group work)

- T: give more exercise, ask ss to do

True or False

- Ss: work in pairs

- T: call some ss give their answer

- Ss: write on the board

- T: correct.

II Read

1 Complete the table:

Christmas specials

Place of origin

Date

The Christmas tree

Riga Early

1500s

The Christmas cards

England mid 19th

century

The Christmas carols

No informatio n

800years ago

2 Answer the questions

a More than a century ago

b He wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends

c 800 years ago

d An American professor Clement Clarke Moore

e On the description of Saint Nicolas in professor Moore's poem

4 Consolidation (4’):

* IMindMap:

- T: consolidate by an iMindMap

- Ss: take note.

* Homework:

- Learn vocabulary by heart

- Write the answers in exercise 2 in your exercise book

- Prepare the new lesson: Unit 13: write

 Self-evaluation: