English 8

- Work in pairs - Ss to look at the two pictures on page 73 and talk to their partners about the changes of the town - The traffic is getting busier.. - There are more tall buildings and[r]

Date of preparing: ………

Period 45

UNIT 8- COUNTRY LIFE OR CITY LIFE

Lesson2:- Speak (P.73 - 74)

- Language focus 3 (P.78)

A Aims:

- Help ss use the words prompts in the box to talk about the changes of the town

- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to practice speaking about the changes

of a place

fluently

- To show changes with “get” and “become”

- Develop speaking and writing skills

B Teaching aids:

+ Teacher’s preparation: Text book, chalks, lesson plan, posters

+ Students’preparation: Textbook, workbook

C Techniques:

Pair work, group work, individual

D Procedures:

I Organization: (1m)

Class Date of teaching Absent students

8C1 ……… ……… 8C2

8C3

Teacher’s activities Time Ss’activities

II Warm up:

- T gives ss a list of words relating to the

country and city

- Have ss put them in the right column

- Ask Ss to work in 2 teams

III New lesson:

*Pre- speaking:

- Asks ss what Hoa say about the countryside

nowadays

+ Things are changing in the countryside

+ Many remote areas are getting electricity

+ Life in the provinces is changing for the

better

1 Setting the scene “ Hoa,s grandfather

is 78 ”

* Concept check;

+ Form : S + am / is / are + V-ing

+ Use : used to describe changes with get

5’

8’

12’

- Work in group

- Work in the whole class

- Listen and copy

- Give form

and become

+ Pronunciation: falling tongue at the end of the

sentences

*While speaking:

- Ask Ss to look at the two pictures on page 73

and talk to their partners about the changes of

the town The words in the box under the

pictures may help you

- Write the word prompts on the board so that

Ss can speak easily

- traffic - > busy

- sky -> cloudy

- houses -> high

- city -> beautiful

- trees - > green

- Get Ss to work in pairs

- Monitor and help Ss speak

*Possible answers :

- The traffic is getting busier

- There are more tall buildings and houses

- The houses are getting more modern

- The town is becoming more beautiful

- The streets are becoming cleaner / larger /

noisier

*Language focus 3:

Present Progressive Tense isused to describe

changes with “get” and “become ”

* Drill:

- Prepare six cards of cues

a The boys / get / tall

b The old men / become / weak

c It / become / dark

d The weather / get / cold

e The students / get / better

f The school yard / become / cleaner

- Model first two cues , then whole class repeat

chorally , then some Ss read out individually

- Give a new cue and go on until most of the Ss

in class can remember the structure

* Answer key;

a The boys are getting taller

b The old men are getting weak

c We should go home It is becoming dark

8’

9’

- Work in pairs

- Ss to look at the two pictures on page

73 and talk to their partners about the changes of the town

- The traffic is getting busier

- There are more tall buildings and

houses

- The houses are getting more modern

- Listen and copy

- Do LF 3

- Run through all the cues 1st

- Do Lf 3 individually

- Work in groups

d The weather is getting cold.

e The students are getting better

f The school yard is becoming cleaner

*Post speaking:

- Ask Ss to work in groups and talk about

changes in their hometown / neighborhood

- Call on volunteer from each group to show

their ideas before the class Other groups can

add in their ideas

IV Sumarry: (2’)

- Retell the main points of this lesson:

-To practice speaking about the changes of a place fluently

- To show changes with “get” and “become” Practice with comparative and superlative adjectives well

*Homework:

- Write some sentences, using Present Progressive Tense to describe changes in their school

- Prepare for the next lesson

*Evaluation:

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