First semester of grade 8

FIRST SEMESTER OF GRADE 8
UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS
I Objectives: By the end of the lesson ,ss will be able to know more about Hoa - Lan -Niên and to review simple present and simple past tense.
_ ss will be able to describe someone and complete the dialogue by listening.
_ss will be able to know more about Ba' s Friend.
_ss will be able to write a paragraph about their close friend.
_ss will be able to use simple present tense to talk about general truths and write some sentences using the structure "not"+ adjectives enough + to-infinitive".
II.Teaching aids: - Cues
III.Unit allocatton: 5 lessons
Getting started +Listen and read 
Speak + Listen
Read
Write 
Language focus
 Date of preparing:
	Period 1 
LESSON 1: - GETTING STARTED
 - LISTEN AND READ
I. The aim of the lesson
 1. Knowledges:
 + The aims: By the end of the lesson ss will be able to listen and read a dialogue about Hoa’s old friend Nien in Hue for general or detailed information 
 - Standard: Read and understand the passage to know about Nien and Hoa
 - Higher: Ask and answer more questions about the dilogue 
 + Vocabulary: receive(v) ; smile(v;n), look like (v); seem(v) ; enough(adv;adj)
 + Structures : - “ be(not) + adj+ enough+ to + V(infi)
 - Past simple : regular and irregular verbs (review)
 - Exclamations: What a lovely smile! (review)
 - What does she look like? To ask about one’s appearance 
 2. Skills: concentrate on listening and speaking skills 
 3. Education: Educate ss to learn hard and to be friendly
II. Preparation
 1. Teacher: lesson plan, English 8-book, tape, cassette, pictures, extra board
 2. Students: review the grammar points and vocabulary in English 7 
III. Content: 
A.Organization:
Class Date of teaching Absentstudent(s)
8B . ....
B.New lesson:
time
Teacher’s activities
Students,activities
1 / Warm up : Pelmanism 
Meet
Come
Live
think
send 
Thought
receive
Met
Lived
received
came
Sent
- Remark and lead in new lesson .
2 / Presentation :
1. Pre- reading 
a) Pre- teach vocabulary : Introduce the aims and some new words 
- to seem ( translation ) dường như
- a next door neighbor : a person who lives next to your house 
- to look like ( translation ) trông giống như
* Checking vocabulary : Rub out and remember 
b) Pre- questions 
- Give Ss some questions and ask them to work in pairs to answer them 
1. Is Nien Lan,s friend or Hoa,s friend ?
2. How old is Nien ?
3. Where does Nien live ?
4. Is she a beautiful girl ?
- Give feedback 
2. While - reading : 
- Turn on the tape 2 times and ask them to read the dialogue between Hoa , Lan and Nien . Then check if their answers are correct or not 
Answers : 
She is Hoa,s friend .
She is 12 years old .
She lives in Hue .
Yes , she is .
a) Comprehension questions 
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and answer the questions in exercise 2 / page 11 
- Have them work in pairs to answer the questions 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class and correct their mistakes or pronunciation .
- Correct and give feedback :
a) She lives in Hue 
b) No , she does not .
c) The sentence is “ She was not old enough to be in my class. “ 
d) At Christmas 
- Ask them to work in open pairs to practice asking and answering the questions and the dialogue .
b) Gap filling 
- Ask Ss to use the present simple and simple past tense to complete the paragraph , using some verbs : live – send – be – come 
 Hoa ..... in Hue last year , but now she ....in Ha Noi . Yesterday , Hoa ,s friend Nien ..... Hoa a letter . Nien ..... Hoa, neighbor when Hoa lived in Hue . She ..... younger than Hoa . She ..... to Ha Noi in December . 
- Get Ss to work individually and then compare their answers with their partners .
- Give feedback 
lived – lives – sent – was – is - comes 
- Call on some Ss to read the completed paragraph in front of class .
3. Post - reading : Writing 
- Ask Ss to write a paragraph about Hoa and Lan .
- Give Ss some cues and ask them to use the simple present or past tense to write individually .
* Cues :
Lan / Hoa,s best friend 
They / same class / Quang Trung School .
Last year / Hoa / to school first time .
Lan / show / round / introduce / to new friends .
- Let Ss discuss with their partners .
- Choose some answers and correct them in front of the class . 
3 / Home work : 
1. Rewrite all the answers and complete paragraph on their notebooks .
2. Do Exercise ......in workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson .
Work in groups 
Listen and write down .
Listen and repeat in chorus and individually 
Guess its meanings 
Copy down 
Play game in whole class. 
Work in pairs 
- Listen carefully 
Repeat all the correct answers and copy down
Work in pairs 
Demonstrate in front of class. 
Practice asking and answering the questions and the dialogue .
Complete the paragraph individually .
Read the complete paragraph aloud 
Write a paragraph about Hoa , Lan 
Demonstrate in front of class . 
Listen and copy 
Evaluation...........................................................................................................................
 Date of preparing:
	Period 2
LESSON 2: SPEAK + LISTEN
I. The aim of the lesson
 1. Knowledges
 + The aims: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to: 
 	- Make sentences to describe the people in the pictures
	- Listen to dialogues about introducing oneself and getting acquainted and fill the information in the blanks
 - Standard : Make sentences to describe the people in the pictures
 Listen to the conversations and fill the information in the blanks
 - Higher : Free practice describing the people in the class
 + Vocabulary: slim(adj); curly(adj) ; bald(adj); blond(adj) = fair(adj); dark(adj)= black(adj)
 + Structures : - It’s a pleasure to meet you.( listening)
 - I’d like you to meet( listening)
 2. Skills : 
 + Speaking : Make questions and answers about describing people 
 + Listening : Listen to the conversation and fill the information in the blanks 
 3. Education: Educate ss to learn hard and to be friendly
II. Preparations
 1. Teacher: lesson plan, English 8-book, tape, cassette, pictures, extra board
 2. Students: review the grammar points and vocabulary 
III. Content: 
A.Organization:
Class Date of teaching Absentstudent
8B . 
B.New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
*Warm-up(4’)
Ask ss to play the game "Brainstorming"
Divide the students into two teams and ask them to play
*Pre- speaking(7’)
Introduce the situation through the picture: Hoa is describing someone in the pictures.Lan is going to guess who it is
Ask ss to retell the structures to describe people
Present the new words 
Ask ss to repeat the new words in chorus
Ask 3 ss to read and correct the mistake
Notice ss about the way to describe the build and the hair 
*While-speaking(15’)
Ask ss work in pairs the model dialogue in pairs.
Ask ss to practice describing the people in the pictures(one describe, the other guesses) 
Ask 6 pairs to practice
Remark and give out the correct answers
* Pre-listening (5’)
Hang the extra board and present the situation: Now listen to the conversations and use the expressions in the box to complete them 
Ask ss to discuss about the expressions in each box
Ask ss to give out their ideas
Explain the use of : 
 - It’s a pleasure to meet you
 - I’d like you to meet
*While-listening (8’)
 Play the tape ( 3 times)
Ask ss to give out their answers 
Ask others to remark
Remark and give out the correct answers
* Post-listening (2’)
Ask 3 ss to practice greeting and introducing and getting acquainted 
* Feed-back (1’)
What is the main content of the lesson?
Students’ activities
Two groups play on the stage
Think of the adjectives that use to describe body build and hair:
body build
 thin curly
hair
Listen and tell
1. New words
slim(adj)
curly(adj) 
bald(adj)
blond(adj) = fair(adj)
dark(adj)= black(adj)
Repeat the new words in chorus
Listen and correct by themselves
2. Examples
a. body build: 
What does he look like?
He is tall and thin. 
 V adj adj 
b. Hair
He has short dark hair
 V adj adj N
Observe and remark
* Answers:
Ex 1: 
S1: This person is short and fat. His hair is short and black.
S2: Is this Mr.Lai ?
Ex 2:
A: What does Van look like ?
B: He is tall and thin. He has short black hair....
Observe and listen carefully
Pairwork 
3. Listen
 - It’s a pleasure to meet you = Nice to meet you
 - I’d like you to meet my brother
Listen carefully and check
Correct by themselves
Observe and listen carefully
* Key: 
1) I’d like you to meet
2) Nice to meet you
3) I’d like you to meet
4) It’s a pleasure to meet you
5) Come and meet
6) How do you do
Work in groups of 3 
* Suggestions : 
- Hello, 
- Hi, 
- I’d like 
- It’s a pleasure
- Nice , too
Listen and answer 
3.Homework(2’) 
 - Learn the new words and the new structures by heart
 - Make 3 dialogues to describe 3 people
 - Prepare for the next lesson “ Read” 
Evaluation
Date of preparing:
	Period 3
LESSON 3: READ
I. The aim of the lesson
 1. Knowledges: 
 + The aims: By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to read a passage describing the characters of 3 of Ba’s close friends and do the exercises
 - Standard: Read and choose the best answers(exercise 1) and answer the questions (exercise 2) 
 - Higher : Write some sentences to describe one of the three friends
 + Vocabulary: character (n);orphanage (n); sense of humor ; joke (n); annoy (v); sociable (adj); generous (adj); outgoing (adj) = easy going (adj); kind (adj); reserved (adj); hard-working (adj)
 + Structures : - Present simple
 - be(not) + adj + enough + to- infinitive
 2. Skills : 
 + Reading- comprehension: Read and choose the best answers(exercise 1) and answer the questions (exercise 2) 
 3. Education: Educate ss to learn hard, love their friends, and conserve their friendship
II. Preparations
 1. Teacher: lesson plan, English 8-book, pictures, extra boards, flash cards
 2. Students: review the grammar points and vocabulary of builds and characters
 III Content: 
A.Organization:
Class Date of teaching Absentstudent
8B . ....
B.New lesson:
Time
Teacher’s activities
Students’activities
I / Warm up : 5’ Chatting 
Ask Ss to look at four pictures on page 10 and talk about the activities they want to do after school or in their free time and ask some questions :
1.What are these students doing ?
2. What time of the day do you think it is ?
3. Do you like soccer / reading books ...?
4. Whom do you like playing with ?
- Correct mistakes if any and lead in the new lesson .
II / Pre - reading :10’ Introduce the aims and some new words to students 
1. Pre- teach vocabulary : 
- a character ( translation ) tính cách
- an orphanage : a place where children without parents live 
- reserved (adj) rụt rè
- sociable (adj) hòa đồng
- to tell jokes = to tell a story which makes people laugh : kể chuyện cười
- sense of humor ( translation ) có khiếu hài hước
* Checking vocabulary : What and where 
- Write the word on the board , put one word in each circle 
2. T/F statements predictions 
- Stick the poster of T / F statements are about Ba and his friends , read them and guess which statements are true , which are false :
a. Ba only has three friends – Bao , Song , Khai .
b. Ba and his friends have the same characters .
c. Bao – Song – Khai are quite reserved in public .
d. They all enjoy school and study hard .
- Get Ss to work in pairs 
- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write them on the board .
III / While - reading 15’
- Ask Ss to open their books and read the text carefully and check their predictions :
- Give feedback 
- Ask Ss to correct the false statements 
* Correction:
a. Ba has a lot of friends , but he spends most of his time with Bao , Song . Khai .
b. They have different characters .
c. Only Song and Khai are quite reserved .
- Call on some Ss to read the text aloud 
1. Choose the best answer and write :
- Explain the meanings of the phrases :
+ does not affect his school work : không ảnh hưởng tới việc học
+ rather shy: hơi nhút nhát 
+ get tired of : nhàm chán 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the best answers . 
- Call on some pairs to report their answers 
- Listen and correct . Then give feed back 
a. A b. C c . B d. D
2. Now answer the questions :
- Let Ss read the text again and work in pairs .
- Call on some pairs of students to ask and answer the questions 
- Correct and give feedback 
- Let Ss practice asking and answering the questions in open pairs .
IV / Post - reading :15’
- Ask Ss to work in groups and talk to one another about their friends , using the adjectives they have just learnt to describe .
- Call on some Ss to demonstrate in front of class.
V / Homework : 3’
Write a paragraph about one close friend ( about 50 words )
2. Do the exercises in workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson.
Work in groups 
1. ( play soccer / play chess / read books / play volleyball )
2. ( in the morning / evening , after school )
3.
4.
Listen carefully 
Listen and repeat 
Guess its meanings and copy 
Play games 
Work in pairs to predict 
Read their predictions 
Read the text and check their predictions 
a. F b. F c. F d. T
Correct the false statements and copy 
Read the text aloud 
 ( 3 Ss ) 
Listen and copy down 
Work in pairs to do the exercise 
Read their answers aloud 
Copy down 
Practice asking and answering the questions 
a. He feels lucky having a lot of friends .
b. Bao is the most sociable 
c. Khai likes reading 
d. His jokes sometimes annoy his friends .
e. Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at local orphanage .
- Copy the right answers 
Work in groups to talk about their friends 
Demonstrate in front of class. 
Listen and copy 
VI. Evaluation:...............................................................
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