Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 thí điểm - Unit 2: Life in the countryside

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Date of preparing: 31/ 08/ 15 
Date of teaching: 08/ 09/ 15 (8a1, 8a2, 8a5)
Period9. UNIT2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 LESSON1. GETTING STARTED
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic of life in the countryside
- Listen and read for specific information about a conversation about life in the countryside 
 (Scanning, skimming) & talk about the things that children do in the countryside.
- Practice listening and speaking with the lexical items related to the topic 
II. Teaching aid: Textbook, stereo, CD...
III. Methods: Communicative approach, audio-lingual method, 3p, ESA, lexical approach . 
IV. Procedures
Activities
Contents
 Activity 1 
 (5 minutes)
1. Purpose : (INTRODUCTION)
- This activity focuses students on the theme of unit 
2. Instruction: 
- You answer some my questions & then try to give as many activities in the countryside you know as possible 
- Look at the picture & try to say what you see 
3. Task :
- Listen carefully, observe the picture & answer the questions.
- Work individually 
Suggested questions: What do children in the city often do for leisure activities? What about the children in the countryside? What activity is more common in the countryside? Why? 
What can you see in the picture? What is the conversation about? Which season is the harvest time? What do the farmers/ the children do? What do you think the countryside is like at the harvest time?...
 Activity 2 
 (20 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Task 1)
- This activity focuses ss on the information from the conversation between Nick & Nguyen
2. Instruction: 
- You listen to the conversation & do exercises as directed 
3. Task :
- Listen carefully / Work individually/ small group 
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*Voc. 
- expect ed (v): - load- ed (v): 
- buffalo-drawn carts (n): - go herding the buffalo
- envious (a): thèm muốn, ghen tị - explore – d (v) 
- wish (v): - transport- ed (v):
Exe1a. a. T or F check tick.
Key: 
1. T 2. F (sometimes) 3. F (on buffalo – drawn carts)
4. T 5. T .
Exe1b. Answer the questions:
1. He’s in the countryside. 2. Right on the first day there.
3. It’s big and colourful. 4. His grandfather.
5. He means that he wishes he were in the countryside too.
Exe1c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1. colourful
4. paddy field
2. move slowly
5. herding
3. harvest time
6. buffalo-drawn cart
Exe1d. In groups, discuss and find out
=>1. He likes it because he says it’s more exciting than he expected. The kite looks great up on the sky/ He lives more happily there and there’ s still a lot more to explore.
 Activity 3
 (15 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Task 2, 3)
- This activity focuses ss on brainstorming some more countryside activities people in the countryside often do (both adults & children)
2. Instruction: 
- You look at exe2, guess the meaning of each picture & do as directed
- You think some more things that children do in the countryside 
3. Task :
- Work individually/ pairs
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Exe2. Match the activities with the pictures.
1.e 2.f 3.a 4.c 5.d 6.b
Exe3. Make a list of the things that children often do in the countryside.
- They go swimming in the river / lake / pond.
- They climb trees.
- They ride on the buffalo.
- They help their parents on the farm.
- They fly kites.
..
Exe4. Game: Countryside charades.
(2 minutes)
Consolidation
(2 minutes)
Ss practice saying as many countryside activities as possible
Ex. herding buffalo; .
Homework
(1minutes)
Learn new words/ workbook: B1, 2, 3
Prepare : A closer look 1
Teacher’s remarks
Date of preparing: 03/ 09/ 15
Date of teaching: 09/ 09/ 15 (8a5, 8a1, 8a2)
Period10. UNIT2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 LESSON2. A CLOSER LOOK 1
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use Adjective to describe people, life and scenery in the countryside/ talk about life in the countryside Listen and repeat the words and mark stress/ to pronounce the words with the correct stress patterns Revise Comparison, present simple
- Practice listening and speaking with the lexical items related to the topic 
- Attitude: Ss will be able to know the differences between life in the countryside and the one in the city.
II. Teaching aid: Textbook, stereo, CD...
III. Methods: Communicative approach, audio-lingual method, 3p, ESA, lexical approach . 
IV. Procedures
Activities
Contents
 Activity 1 
 (5 minutes)
1. Purpose : (INTRODUCTION)
- This activity focuses students on the theme of the lesson by answering questions 
2. Instruction: 
- You answer some my questions
- Look at the picture & try to say what you see 
3. Task :
- Listen carefully & answer the questions.
- Work individually 
Suggested questions: Which do you prefer: city life or country life? Why? Why not? How about life and people in the country? What about scenery? ..
 Activity 2
 (22 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Voc: task 1, 2, 3, 4)
- This activity focuses students on being acquainted to Adj. / Nouns & some verbs to describe people, scenery & life in the countryside 
2. Instruction: 
- You listen & repeat words then do exercises as directed 
3. Task :
- Work individually/ pairs 
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I. Vocabulary:
Exe1. Listen and repeat the words.
* New words: 
- vast (a): - nomadic (a): 
- brave (a): - blackberry (n): 
- running water (n): - block – ed (v): 
Exe2. Put the words in 1 into the appropriate category
To describe
words
People
Friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful
Hospitable, honest, hard-working, 
Life
Hard, slow, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful, miserable = unhappy
Scenery
Vast, colourful, peaceful, natural, imposing ( hùng vĩ)
Ex: The scenery in my countryside is imposing. There are a lot of mountains, big tall trees and vast fields.
Exe3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases in the box with the verbs.
- pick fruits / vegetables/ flowers >< pick up (v): 
ride
A horse, a camel
Put up
A tent, a pole
Collect
Hay, water, fire wood
Herb
Cattle, the buffalo
pick
Wild flowers, apples.
 Exe4. Complete the sentences.
1. picking
4. ridden, brave
7. Vast
2. inconvenient, collect
5. peaceful
8. put up, hard
3. herd
6. nomadic
 Activity 3 
 (15 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Pronunciation: task 5, 6, 7)
- This activity focuses students on practicing pronouncing the clusters /bl/ & /cl/ 
2. Instruction: 
- You notice how to pronounce the clusters then listen & repeat & do as directed 
3. Task :
- Work individually 
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II. Pronunciation: Clusters /bl/, /cl/
Exe5. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the initial clusters.
Exe6. Listen and circle the words you hear.
Key: blame, blast, blue, clock, close.
Exe7. Listen to the sentences and repeat.
Consolidation
(2 minutes)
Ss practice saying as many words to describe the life in the countryside as possible
Ex. nomadic, hard 
Homework
(1minutes)
Learn new words
Prepare : A closer look 2
Teacher’s remarks
Date of preparing: 06/ 09/ 15
Date of teaching: 12/ 09/ 15 (8a1, 8a2, 8a5)
Period11. UNIT2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 LESSON3. A CLOSER LOOK 2
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Review comparative of adj./ adv. & use comparative form of adv. of manner 
- Practice doing exercises with adjectives/ adverbs of manner 
- Attitude: pay more attention to the lesson 
II. Teaching aid: Textbook, stereo, CD...
III. Methods: Communicative approach, audio-lingual method, 3p, ESA, lexical approach . 
IV. Procedures
Activities
Contents
 Activity 1 
 (5 minutes)
1. Purpose : (chatting)
- This activity focuses students on chatting about the differences between the life in the countryside & the city 
2. Instruction: 
- You use adj./ adv. to compare the life in the countryside & the city 
3. Task :
- Work individually (as many sentences as possible) 
Ex. 
- The city is more comfortable and convenient than the countryside. 
- It’s easier to get access to the Internet, too.
..
 Activity 2
 (17 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Grammar: task 1, 2)
- This activity focuses students on reminding them of comparative form of adjectives/ adverbs 
2. Instruction: 
- You recall the form of comparative of Adj./ Adv. 
- You give examples for these form 
3. Task :
- Work individually (as many sentences as possible) 
è Grammar:
1. Comparative form of adj. ( revise)
Form: 
S1 + be ( chia) + more + long adj. + than + S2
 short Adj. + er 
Ex: E is more difficult than History.
Exe1. Complete the passage below..
1. higher
4. more exciting
7. more friendly
2. easier
5. more convenient
8. fast
3. better
6. happier
9. safer 10. best
 2. Comparative form of adverbs. ( adverbs of manner) 
Ex: Nhung writes more carefully than Lam.
 -> Tung writes less carefully than Nhung.
(How does Nhung write? How does Tung write?)
-> Form: 
S1 + Vchia + more + long adv than + S2.
 short adv +er 
- Almost adverbs of manner ending in ly.
 Adj + ly -> adv
Ex: - easy -> easily - happy -> happily
 - bad -> badly - clear -> clearly
- Special cases
 - well -> better , - badly-> worse
Exe2. Complete the sentences with suitable .
1. more slowly 2. more soundly 3. less traditionally
4. more generously 5. more healthily
 Activity 3
 (20 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Grammar: task 3, 4, 5)
- This activity focuses students on practicing doing exercises with form of comparative of adjectives/ adverbs 
2. Instruction: 
- You practice more with exercises 3, 4, 5 
- You read the task carefully, then do as directed 
3. Task :
- Work individually/ pairs/ write the answers on the board 
è Grammar:
Exe3. Finish the sentences below..
1. better 2. faster 3. later
4. harder 5. worse 6. earlier
Exe4. Underline the correct comparative forms to 
Key: 
1. more optimistically 2. more popularly
3. less densely populated 4. more quickly
5. more easily 6. better
Exe5. Write the answer to the questions below.
1. The countryside is more peaceful than the city.
2. A computer works faster at calculus than a human being.
3. Life in a remote area is harder than life in a modern town.
4. HCH City is more expensive than Hue.
5. A buffalo can plough better than a horse.
Consolidation
(2 minutes)
- Ss retell form of comparative of Adj./ Adv. 
- Ss make sentences with adj./ adv. 
Homework
(1minutes)
Learn new words
Prepare : Communication 
Teacher’s remarks
Date of preparing: 08/ 09/ 15
Date of teaching: 15/ 09/ 15 (8a1, 8a2, 8a5)
Period12. UNIT2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 LESSON4. COMMUNICATON
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Discuss and share their replies with friends.
- Read the posts on “holidays in the countryside.”
- Attitude: pay more attention to the lesson 
II. Teaching aid: Textbook, chalks...
III. Methods: Communicative approach, audio-lingual method, 3p, ESA, lexical approach . 
IV. Procedures
Activities
Contents
 Activity 1 
 (5 minutes)
1. Purpose : (chatting-)
- This activity focuses students on chatting something about the life in the countryside & the city 
2. Instruction: 
- You answer some questions 
3. Task :
- Work individually (as many sentences as possible) 
Questions: Have you ever had a holiday in the countryside? What did you do there?
 When? How did you feel? Do you wish you could come back some day? Which place is more peaceful, the city or the countryside?.....
 Activity 2
 (15 minutes)
1. Purpose : (Task 1)
- This activity focuses ss on practicing reading skills 
2. Instruction: 
- You read the online posts & then answer the questions 
3. Task :
- Work individually/ pairs 
* Vocabulary:
- disturb – ed (v) - beehives (n) - experience (n)
- home- made products (n) - dig – dug- dug (v) 
*Questions: What could Dennis do? Is this the most interesting vacation Julie has ever had? What did she do? Why can’t Phirun stay in the countryside any longer? Why will Lan always remember her trip to the countryside? How does Bob feel about the countryside?