Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 4: Our past

Planning date: 26/9/2008
Teaching date: 3/10/2008
 Period: 18 UNIT 4: OUR PAST
 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ
 I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Tell the activities people used to do in the past
- Review S.past tense
- Learn some new words
II. Language contents:
1. Grammar:
- Used to + V-inf
- S + V(ed, 2) + O
2. Vocabulary: Great-grandma, folktale, traditional stories
III. Techniques: T / F Statement Predictions, What and Where, Guessing
IV. Teaching aids: Textbook E8, colored chalks, pictures, tape
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T asks Ss to look at the picture on page 38 and write the names of the things that do not belong to the past
- Ss work in groups 
ê Pre - teach :
- T reads once - Ss listen
- T reads again - Ss read after and guess the meaning
- T asks Ss to read one more time (in chorus, individualy)
- T corrects if necessary
ê Checking :
- T writes each word on the board inside a circle. Rub out the words one by one
- T gets Ss to repeat the words including the rubbed out words
- Ss try to remember all the words 
- T asks Ss to read the statements on the posters and predict they are True or False
- Ss write T if it’s True, F if it’s False
- Ss work in pairs
- T plays the tape “Listen and read” page 38
- Ss listen
- T plays the tape again
- Ss liten and check their predic -tions
- T asks Ss to correct the False sta -tements
- Ss correct and write on the board
- T gives feedback
- Ss work in pairs (ask and answer the questions)
- Ss closed pairs
- T corrects the mistakes
- T asks Ss to write the answers in their note-books
- T asks Ss to read the statements part 3 on page 39 and decide which is a fact and which is an opinion
- Ss work individualy
- T gives feedback
- T asks Ss some questions to check
get up late ?
Who used to
ride bicycle  ?
Ss answer and write down
1. Warm up: 
* Getting started: 
- the TV
- the stereo
- the mobile phone
- the light fixture
- modern clothes / school uniforms
* Listen and read:
2. Pre - reading: 
New words:
- (to) look after : (synonym)
- equipment (n) : (example)
- a folktale : (example)
- traditional (a) : (translation)
- a great-grandma : (explanation)
ê What and Where :
ê T / F statement predictions :
a. Nga used to live on a farm
b. Nga’s grandma didn’t go to school
c. She has an easy and happy life when she was young
d. There wasn’t any modern equip -ment at her time
e. “The lost shoe” is a short story
3. While - reading: 
Guess
Read
Corrections
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
F
T
F
T
F
- Grandma used to live on a farm
- She had a hard life
- It is an old folktale
ê Ask and answer the questions :
a. She used to live on a farm
b. Because she had to stay at home and help her mom to look after her young 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 grandfather used to tell stories
e. She asked her grandma to tell her the tale “The lost shoe”
ê Fact or opinion: 
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
F
O
x
x
x
x
x
x
4. Post - reading: 
Did you used to   ?
Name
- get up late
- ride bicycle too fast
- go to school late 
- eat too much candy
- forget to do your homework
5. Homework: 
- Learn by heart new words
- Read the dialogue page 38 at home
- Do exercises: 1,2 page 27, 28
- Prepare: U4-L2: Speak and Listen 
page 40, 41
Planning date: 29/9/2008
Teaching date: 6/10/2008
 Period: 19 UNIT 4: OUR PAST
 LESSON 2: SPEAK - LISTEN
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use “used to” to talk about the things they used to do
- Understand the main idea of a story by listening
II. Language contents:
1. Grammar:
	- Used to + V-inf
	- S.past tense
2. Vocabulary: foolish, greedy, gold
III. Techniques:
Word Cue Drill, Asking and Answering
IV. Teaching aids:
Textbook E8, colored chalks, pictures, cassette
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T gives Ss to ask and answer the questions about “Happy memory”
- Ss work in pairs
- Some pairs of Ss retell their most favorite
- T asks: Where did Nga’s gran -dma always live?
- Ss answer : She always lived on a farm
- T asks “another word for always lived”
Answer “used to live”
- T asks Ss to use “used to” to make question and answer
- T explains the form and draws out the rules
- Ss notice
- T gives Ss to do exercises
- Ss do exercises
- T asks Ss compare 2 pictures on page 40, using “used to” to talk about the actions in the past
- Ss work in groups
- T asks: “Now you work in pairs, looking at the picture and the words listed talk about differences between life in the past and now by using “used to”
- Ss work in pairs
- Ss speak (individually) then write in their notebooks
- T guides Ss: “Based on the usage of “used to”, you work in pairs talking about things you used to do and compare to those at the present
- Ss listen and practice
- T moves around and helps Ss if necessary - Ss write
- T asks: Which story impresses you most? Why? Which moral lesson do you get from this story?
- There are a lot of Vietnamese folktales which have precious moral lessons. We’ll listen to one of those stories. You listen to it and decide which of the following is the most suitable moral lesson
- Ss listen
ê Checking: new words
-T asks Ss to read a, b, c, d
-Ss read comprehension
- T plays the tape 2 - 3 times
- Ss listen carefully
- T gives feedback and explains some phrases
- Ss listen and write notes
- T plays the tape again, asks Ss to try to write as many verbs as possible
- The students who writes move verbs get good marks
- Ss work in groups
- Ss listen - write the verbs on the board
1. Warm up: 
ê Happy memory :
- What is your favorite childhood memory?
- What sports or games did you use to play when you were younger?
- Did you use to have a nickname?
- Did you use to cry a lot when you were a small child?
2. Presentation: 
ê Speak:
- Where did Nag’s grandma use to live?
She used to live on a farm
ê Form:
	S + used to + inf 
	S + didn’t use to + inf 
	Did + S + use to + inf  ?
ê Use: Used to express a past habit, or an action usually happened in the past
3. Practice: 
ê Word Cue Drill :
a. live / Hue / Hanoi
- Did you use to live in Hue?
No. I used to live in Hanoi
b. have / long hairs / short hairs
- Did you use to have long hairs?
No. I used to have short hairs
c. get up / late / early
- Did you use to get up late?
No. I used to get up early
d.walk to school / bicycle
- Did you use to walk to school?
No. I used to go to school by bicycle
ê Talk about the way things used to be and the way they are now:
Picture 1:
- Small houses
- People work on paddy field
- Children play at home
- Stack of traw
Picture 2: 
- Big houses and buildings
- Car
- Shop
- TV
- Traffic lights
In the past
now
- People used to live in small houses
Now they live in big houses and buildings
- People used to walk to travel
Now they can go by car or motorbike
- There didn’t use to be electricity in the home
Now there is electricity everywhere
- People used to work hard all day
Now they have a lot of time for entertainment
- Children used to stay at home 
Now they go to school
- Children used to play traditional games
Now they play computer games
- People used to raise cattle them - selves for meat
Now they buy it in the supermarket
4. Consolidation:
ê Now tell your partner about the things you used to do last year :
Ex: Last year, I used to get up late. Now, I get up early and do morning exercises
ê Listen:
ê Pre - listening: 
ê New words :
- foolish (a): dại dột, ngu xuẩn
- greedy (a): tham lam
- gold (n) : vàng, tiền vàng
- (to) lay - laid - laid : đẻ (chim)
- amazement (n): kinh ngạc, ngạc nhiên
ê What and Where:
a. Don’t kill chickens
b. Don’t be foolish and greedy
c. Be happy with what you have
d. It’s difficult to find gold
ê While - listening: 
ê Don’t be foolish and greedy
- lay eggs : đẻ trứng
- Shouted excitedly : hét lên sung sướng
- in amazement: trong ngạc nhiên
- foolish farmer: người nông dân ngu ngốc
- greedy wife: người vợ tham lam
ê Post - listening: 
Answers:
Went
Discovered
Laid
Shouted
Finished
Couldn’t
Were
Ran
Looked
wanted
Decided
5. Homework: 
- Write about the things you used to do last year “Last year, I used to get up late. Now, I get up very early and do morning exercises”
- Do exercises 6 page 30
- Learn by heart new words
- Prepare: U4-L3: Read page 41, 42
Planning date: 2/10/2008
Teaching date: 9/10/2008
 Period: 20 UNIT 4: OUR PAST
 LESSON 3: READ
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Understand and retell the story “The Lost Shoe”
- Learn some new words
- Ask and answer the questions
II. Language contents:
1. Grammar: Simple past tense
2. Vocabulary: Stout Nut, Little Pea, harvest festival, broken heart, prince, fairy, cruel, magically, rag, (to) fall in love with someone
III. Techniques:
 Slap the board, Rub Out and Remember, T / F Statement Predictions
IV. Teaching aids:
Textbook E8, colored chalks, posters, board, cassette, tape
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T calls Ss to remind the name some folktales that Ss have read
- Ss remind
- Ss retell the story “Tam Cam”
ê Pre - teach :
- T gives new-words, writes on the board, guides Ss to read, asks the meaning
- Ss read after the teacher (chorus, individually), give the meaning
- T corrects if necessary
ê Checking :
- Ss guess the predictions with closed books
- Ss guess which is True, which is False and then share with their partners
- T gives feedback
- T plays the tape “Read”
- Ss listen “The Lost Shoe” on page 41 and check their predictions
- T asks Ss to correct the false statements
- Ss read in silence “The Lost Shoe”
- Ss work in pairs (ask and answer the questions)
- Ss practice in closed pairs and opened pairs
- T corrects the mistakes
- T asks Ss to work in pairs, filling in the blanks with suitable words from the story
- Ss read aloud
- T corrects the mistakes
- T asks Ss to work in groups, telling the story again in details
- Ss can look at the statements in the gap filling exercise and add more
- A student retells the story in front of the class
- T gives feedback and gives marks for a student
1. Warm up: 
- Tấm Cám
- The frog prince
- one hundred - section bamboo
- Snow White and 7 Dwarfs
- Seven-mile shoes
2. Pre - reading: 
ê New words:
- cruel (a): độc ác, dữ tợn
- upset (a): (synonym) làm đổ, đánh đổ
- fairy (n): xinh đẹp như tiên
- magical (a) à magically (adv) phép thuật
- rag (n): (realia) giẻ
- (to) fall in love with: (translation)
- immediately (adv): ngay lập tức, tức thì
ê Slap the board / Rub out and remember
ê T / F Statement Predictions :
a. Little Pea’s father is a poor farmer
b. Her father got married again after his wife died
c. Her new mother was beautiful and nice to her
d. She worked hard all day
e. She didn’t have new clothes to take part in the festival
3. While - reading: 
Guess
Read
Corrections 
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
T
T
F
T
F
- Her new mom was cruel to her
- A fairy gave her beautiful clothes
ê Ask and answer the questions :
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. No, it isn’t
ê Gap filling :
a. Little Pea’s father was a farmer
b. Little Pea’ mother died when she was young
c. Little Pea had / used to do the housework all day after her father got married again 
d. The prince wanted to marry a girl from Little Pea’s village
e. Stout Nut’s mother did not make new clothes for Little Pea
f. The Prince found Little Pea’s lost shoe
4. Post - reading: 
5. Homework: 
- Rewrite the story The Lost Shoe
- Prepare : U4-L4: Write page 42,43
Planning date: 3/10/2008
Teaching date: 10/10/2008
 Period: 21 UNIT 4: OUR PAST
 LESSON 4: WRITE
I. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use simple past tense to write a folktale
II. Language contents:
1. Grammar: 
 S.past tense : S + V(ed, 2) + O
2. Vocabulary: 
- Verbs: burn, escape, appear, leave, light, tie, graze, say
- Nouns: wisdom, stripe, straw, servant, master, buffalo
III. Techniques:
Matching, Comprehension questions
IV. Teaching aids:
Textbook E8, colored chalks, board, pictures
V. Procedures :
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T asks Ss some questions about
imaginary stories
- Ss listen and answer
- T gives new-words, writes on the board, guides Ss to read, asks the meaning
- Ss read after the teacher (chorus, individually), give the meaning
- T corrects if necessary
ê Checking:
- T writes the new words in the list on the left hand side of the board
- T writes the translation on the right hand side of the board
- T asks Ss to come to the board to match items on the left with those on the right by drawing a line connecting them
- T asks Ss to work in pairs using suitable verbs to fill in the blanks
- Ss work in pairs
- T gives feedback
- T asks Ss to work in groups (each group: 4 Ss), answer the following questions
- Ss work in groups (ask and answer the questions)
- Ss ask and answer in pairs (closed pairs, opened pairs)
- T corrects the mistakes
- T asks Ss to do exercise 2. They have to imagine to be a man in order to write the story
- T asks Ss to change
The man à I
His à my
Ss write individually then share with their partners and correct the mistakes
- T takes some writings to correct in front of the class
- T divides the class into 2 teams. Team A plays the role of the tiger. Team B plays the role of the buffalo
- Ss work in team, telling the story
- T asks a volunteer from each team to tell the story in front of the class
1. Warm up:
ê Chatting
- Do you want to read imaginary stories?
- Name some of them
- Which story do you like best?
- Have you ever read the story “How the tiger got his stripes”?
2. Pre - writing:
ê Pre - teach
ê New words:
- (to) burn (V-ed)
- (to) escape (V-d)
- (to) appear (V-d)
- (to) leave (V2) - left
- (to) light (V2) - lit
- (to) tie (V-d)
- (to) graze (V-d)
- (to) say (V2) - said
- wisdom: (n) (translation)
- a straw: (regalia)
- a servant: (translation)
- a master: (translation)
- a buffalo: (regalia)
ê Matching:
Complete the story. Use the verbs in the box:
(1) appeared	(6) tied
(2) was 	(7) lit
(3) said	(8) burned
(4) left	(9) escaped
(5) went
Comprehension questions:
a. Where was the man?
b. What did the buffalo do when the tiger appeared?
c. What did the tiger want to know?
d. What did he do before going home? Why? 
e. What did he do when he returned?
Answers:
a. He was in his field
b. It grazed nearby
c. The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master
d. He tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat his buffalo
e. When he returned, he lit the straw to burn the tiger
3. While - writing: 
Now imagine you are the man. Use the words to write the story. Start like this:
One day as I was in my field and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came. It asked why the strong buffalo was my servant and I was its master. I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom. The tiger wanted to see it but I said that I left the wisdom at home that day. The tiger wanted to see my wisdom. Then I tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because I didn’t want it to eat my buffalo. I went to get some straw and I burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but today it still has black stripes from the burns
4. Post - writing: 
5. Homework:
- Write the story again, imagine you are the tiger, the buffalo
Learn by heart new words
- Read again the story
-Prepare : U4 - L5 : Language focus page 44, 45
Planning date: 06/10/2008
Teaching date: 13/10/2008
 Period: 22 UNIT 4: OUR PAST
 LESSON 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Objectives:
 Further practice in Past Simple tense, prepositions of time and used to.
II. Language contents:
1. Grammar:
	Review: Past simple tense
	 Prepositions of time 
	 Used to
2. Vocabulary: Review
III. Techniques: Matching, gap filling, noughts and crosses
IV. Teaching aids: Pictures, posters
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content
- T. has Ss match each prepositions with the time / date / month 
+ Ss match each prepositions with the
 time / date / month 
- T. gives feedback and corrects Ss’ mistakes.
1. Warm up: 
 Matching
In
On
At
Between
After / Before
January
3 p.m
November 1997
July 2nd 
7 a.m and 9 a.m
6 a.m
 Give feedback
 In January
 In November 1997
 On July 2nd 
 At 6 a.m
 Between 7 a.m and 9 a.m
 After / Before 3 p.m
- T. guides Ss to write the Past Simple form of each verb
+ Ss write the Past Simple form of each verb (pair work)
- T. corrects if necessary
- T asks Ss to play game 
- Ss play game 
- Ss use Past simple tense
2. Activity 1:
 Write the Past Simple form of each verb
 Answer key:
b/ flew
c/ took
d/ went
e/ had
f/ did
g/ was
h/ rode
i/ ate
j/ sat
k/ came
Noughts and crosses 
go
come
sit
be
do
take
have
ride
fly
- T. sets the scene: Lan asks Nga about Nga’s yesterday activities
+ Ss listen to the T.
- T. has Ss complete the dialogue using the Past Simple 
+ Ss complete the dialogue using the Past Simple (pair work)
- T. asks Ss to compare their answers with their partners
+ Ss compare their answers with their partners.
- T. corrects Ss’ mistakes and gives marks.
3. Activity 2:
 Complete the dialogue below. Use the Past Simple
 Answer key:
a/ Did you eat rice for lunch? (Lan)
b/ Ba: 
 Nam: I rode a bicycle to school
c/ Minh: Where were you yesterday?
d/ Chi: 
 Ba: I had Math
- T. asks Ss to do exercise 4 on page 45
+ Ss do exercise 4 (work in pairs)
- T. has Ss look at 4 pictures on page 45 using used to with the verbs live- stay- have- be to complete the dialogue between Nga and Hoa
+ Ss look at 4 pictures and use used to with the verbs in the box to complete the dialogue between Nga and Hoa
- T. has Ss read aloud some sentences before the class.
- Then T. corrects Ss’ mistakes
4. Activity 3:
 Answer key:
 Hoa:  (1)  used to have 
 Hoa:  (2)  used to be 
 Hoa:  (3)  used to live 
- T. guides Ss how to do exercise 3 on page 45
+ Ss do exercise 3 individually then compare with their partners
- T. gives feedback and corrects Ss’ mistakes
5. Activity 4:
 Answer key:
 a/ on
 b/ in
 c/ between
 d/ at  after
 e/ before
6. Homework:
-Learn vocabulary and grammar of
Unit 4.
-Do exercises in workbook.
-Prepare: Correction 1.