Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 12: A vacation abroad

Week: 	The date of preparing:././2009
Period: 	The teaching:/./2009
UNIT 12 : VACATION ABROAD
Lesson : 1
Section:	- Getting started 	(page 111)
- Listen and read	(page 112,113)	
I. Aim 
Reading for details about making plans for a vacation abroad.
II. Objective
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to aware of how to make accept and decline invitations .
III. Teaching aids:
Pictures , cassette , chart ( true / false ) 
PRODUCEDURE
I / Warm up : 
1. Guessing game ( Getting started ) 
- Show the pictures to Ss , one by one , and ask Ss to guess what country it is . 
- Feedback : 
a) The USA b) Australia c) Thailand 
d) Statue e) Canada f ) Japan 
2. Chatting : 
T :Where do you want to visit among these countries?
Ss: ..
T : Why ? 
Ss : 
II / Pre- reading : Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words .
1. Pre – teach Vocabulary : 
- to include : bao gom , gom co 
- to come over : to come to Someone,s house to visit for a short time 
- to pick so up : to come and get so in your car to drive him / her to a place 
- abroad (adv ) = in a foreign country 
-> to be / go / travel / live abroad 
* Checking Vocabulary : Rub out and remember 
2 . True / False Prediction 
- Set the scene “ Mrs Quyen is going to the USA for a vacation . She is ringing her friend , Mrs Smith , to tell her about the trip . “ 
- Put the chart on the board and ask Ss to read the statements 
a. Mrs Quyen is calling Mrs Smith from the airport in San Francisco .
b. Mrs Smith invite Mrs Quyen and her husband to stay with her while they are in town . 
c. Mrs Quyen does not accept Mrs smith,s invitation because she wants to stay with a Vietnamese friend of hers . 
d. Mrs Quyen and her husband will be in the USA for 3 days . 
e. Mrs Quyen and her husband will come over to Mrs Smith,s place for dinner one night .
f. Mr Thanh ; Mrs Quyen,s husband , goes abroad for a business meeting . 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to decide if the statements are true or false .
- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write them on the board . 
III / While – reading 
1. Checking predictions :
- Have Ss open their books , listen to the tape while reading the dialogue . 
- Call on some Ss to correct the false statements . 
1. False -> Mrs Quyen is calling Mrs Smith from Ha Noi 
2. True 
3. False ->  because her accommodation is included in her tickets price . 
4. True 
5. False -> Only Mrs Quyen will come over to Mrs Smith ,s .
6. True 
2. Grid : Complete Mrs Quyen ,s schedule 
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and work in pairs to complete the grid with the information taken from the dialogue . 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board to write the information in the grid on the board . 
Date 
Mon 25 
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28 
Schedule 
coming to San Francisco 
Going out 
Having dinner with the Smiths
Leaving San Francisco 
- Have Ss copy 
3. Comprehension Questions 
- Ask Ss to look at their books and answer the questions .
- Let Ss compare their answers with their partner.
- Call on some Ss to answer 
- Give feedback and correct 
Answer key : 
a) No , they won’t . Because they are coming on a tour , and their accommodation is included in the ticket price , so they will stay at the hotel .
b) No , he won’t . Because he will have a business meeting in the evening that day .
c) Mrs Smith will pick her up at her hotel . 
- Get Ss to copy . 
IV / Post – reading : 
Grammar Awareness 
- Tell Ss to read the dialogue again and pick out the statements indicating the following situations 
1. Making an invitation 
2. Accepting an invitation 
3. Declining an invitation 
4. Making a complaint 
- Call on Ss to give their answers and have Ss copy . 
1. Would you like to come and stay with us  ? 
 .. you must come over for dinner one night .
2. Ye , we’d love to but we will only be in town for three nights .
3. That is very kind of you but we are coming on a tour ..
4. Oh . dear . He is always working 
V / Homework : 
1. Learn by heart new words and structures to give some more examples .
2. Do the exercises in the workbook 
3. Prepare the next lesson .
Week: 	The date of preparing:././2009
Period: 	The teaching:/./2009
UNIT 12 : VACATION ABROAD
Lesson : 2
Section:	- Speak 	(page 113,114)
I. Aim 
To get Ss to practice in making plans using tourist brochures and fight information.
II. Objective
By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to talk about their plans for a trip abroad .
III. Teaching aids:
Photocopied tables , chart ( mapped dialogue ) , realia ..
PRODUCEDURE
I / Warm up : Quiz 
- Tell the student who can answer the question will get 1 or 2 good marks . 
1. What is the end of everything ? ( letter g )
2. What word starts with T , ends with T , and is full of T ? ( Teapot ; Pot -> full of 
3. What is the middle of New York City ? ( York ) 
4. Which river in America has 4 eyes ? ( Mississippi ) 
II/ Pre – speaking : 
Introduce the topic of the speaking and some new words to students . 
1. Pre – teach vocabulary : 
- Elicit words from Ss.
- ( an ) itinerary : a plan for a journey including the route and the places you visit . 
- gallery ( n) : Situation : I go to this place to see works of arts to be shown . What is it in English ? 
- Flight (n) = a journey made by plane 
- Via ( pre ) = through a place 
- Facilities ( Plural ) : co so vat chat 
- Brochure ( realia ) => travel brochure 
- Have Ss copy. 
* Checking vocabulary : Slap the board 
2. Matching : 
- Show the coppied tables on the right of the board randomly and ask Ss to match them with the right titles on the left . 
- Write the itinerary on the left . 
1. Itinerary 
2. Flight information 
3. Hotel advertisement 
4. Travel brochure 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board to draw the lines to match the tables with the titles . 
III / While speaking : 
1. Tell me about : 
- Leave the tables on the board and ask Ss to look at them . 
- Go through the tables , asking Ss questions for information about the flights , accommodation , and tourist places .
Examples : 
For the flight information table : 
+ How many flights a week can you take from Los Angles to Boston ? 
+ Which flight can you take every day of the week ? 
For the Hotel advertisement table : 
+ Which of the hotel is cheaper ? 
+ How much is the double room in Revere Hotel ? 
+ How about the Atlantics Hotel ?
* for the Travel brochure:
+ Where can you visit?...
- Have some students speak in front of class. 
2. Mapped dialogue : 
- Set the scene : “ These people are making a plan for their trip from Los Angles to Boston . Let,s do it with them ! “ 
- Put the mapped dialogue chart on the board 
- Have some pairs practice exchange before going on to another exchange . 
- After finishing the dialogue , ask a good pair to demonstrate the whole dialogue 
+ Open pairs : 
Ask Ss to work in pairs to demonstrate the dialogue 
+ Closed pairs : 
Ask Ss to work in pairs , replacing the information using the tables . 
- Monitor and correct . 
Where shall we stay ? 
Where should we visit ?
What time should we leave Los Angles ? 
The Revere Hotel is expensive but it is has a gym.
I think we should visit Havard Medical School , the Museum and Arts Gallery .
There is a daily flight at 10 am , would that be ok ? 
IV / Post – speaking : Transformation : 
- Ask Ss to make a plan for their coming summer holiday by filling the information in their itinerary . 
Ex : 
Depart ( Ha Noi ) : 
Arrive ( Hue ) : ..
Accommodation : 
Sightseeing : ..
Depart ( Hue ) : 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate their plans for the class . 
- Give feedback and correct 
V/ Home work :
1. Write your itinerary into your notebooks .
2. Do the exercise in the workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson . 
Week: 	The date of preparing:././2009
Period: 	The teaching:/./2009
UNIT 12 : VACATION ABROAD
Lesson : 3
Section:	- Listening	(page 115)
- Language focus 1,2
I. Aim 
Listen for information about the weather.
II. Objective
 	Practice in listening to the weather forecast for information about the weather in big cities in the world . 
.
III. Teaching aids:
Cassette , chart ( gap fill ) 
PRODUCEDURE
I / Warm up : Chain game 
- Get Ss , one by one , to go to th front of the class , each student says out a word until they make a meaningful sentence . At the end , ask the whole group to repeat the sentence . 
Eg : Teacher : Yesterday 
S 1 : I 
S2 : went 
S3 : shopping 
S4 : and 
S5 : bought 
S6 : a lot of 
S7 : things ..
II / Pre – listening : Introduce the topic of the lesson and some new words to Ss 
1. Brainstorm : 
- Write the topic on the board . 
- ask Ss to find the words related to the topic . Collect Ss words and write them on the board . 
Words related to
the weather forecast
Suggested answers : 
Cloudy , cool , cold , warm , hot , dry , fine , humid , rainy , snowy , sunny , wet , windy , stormy , degree , minus .
- Go through the meaning of the words and have Ss copy . 
2. Chatting : 
- Ask Ss some questions to lead in the lesson . 
a) Have you ever listened to the weather forecast on TV or on the radio ? 
b) What does it often tell you about ? 
c) Do you think it is necessary to listen to the weather forecast ? Why / Why not ? 
d) What do you know about the high and the low temperature ? ( It refers to the lowest and highest temperature degrees in a day ? ) 
III / While listening : Gap fill 
- Put the gap – fill table on the board . 
- Have Ss copy in their notebooks . 
Temperature
City
Weather
Low
High
1. Sydney 
dry , windy 
20
26
2. Tokyo 
dry , windy 
15
22
3. London 
Humid , cold 
-3
7
4. Bangkok
Warm , dry 
24
32
5. New York 
Windy , cloudy 
8
15
6. Paris 
Cool , dry 
10
16
- Tell Ss they are going to listen to the weather forecast about the cities in the tables and have to fill in the gaps with the information they hear .
- Play the tape 3 times 
- Tell Ss to work in pairs to compare their answers . 
- Get Ss to give their answers and correct . 
- Have Ss copy the answer ( Bold words and numbers in the table above ) 
IV / Post - listening : Role - play 
- Have Ss ask and answer the questions about the weather and temperature using the information in the table . 
Example : 
A : What is the weather like in Sydney today ? 
B : It will be dry and windy . 
A : How about the temperature ? 
B : The low will be 20 and the high 26 degrees . 
- Get the whole class to practice speaking , using the information in the table . 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate the exchanges before the class .
V/ Language focus
1.Language focus 1 : 
Presentation : 
a) Ordering pictures : 
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures carefully 
- Tell them to listen and number the pictures .
- Read the verbs aloud . 
1. walk with a dog 4. talk to Grandma 
2. eat dinner 5. read a comic 
3. take a shower 6. write a letter 
- Call on some Ss to give their answers 
- Give feedback and correct .
a)3 b) 2 c) 5 d) 6 e) 1 f) 4 
b) Teaching grammar : 
- Ask Ss to look at picture a) 
 What was Ba doing at 8 o, clock ? 
- Elicit the answer from Ss , get Ss to repeat and write the sentence on the board . 
- Continue to picture f) with the same steps . “ What were Lan and her Grandma doing at that time ? “ 
Model sentences : 
Ba was taking a shower at 8 o,clock last night .
They were talking to each other at that time . 
 Be V- ing 
Past progressive tense 
Form : was / were + Verb-ing 
Use : to indicate an action that was in progress at point of time in the past . 
Let Ss copy .
Practice : Word- cue Drill : 
- Show the cardboards and go through the verbs . 
1. Ba / take a shower 
2. Hoa / have dinner 
3. Bao / read a comic 
4. Nag / write a letter 
5. Na / walk with her dog 
6. Lan and her grandma / talk to each other 
- Model the first sentence and have Ss repeat .
- Ask the whole class work through the rest of the cues 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write the sentences . 
2 / Language focus 2 
 * Presentation :
a) Matching : 
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and do the matching 
- Call on some Ss to give their answers 
 a) C b) F c) E d) B e) D f) A 
b) Teaching grammar : 
- Elicit the model sentences by asking the questions : 
1. What was the Le family doing when the mailman ? 
2. What happened while Nga was eating ? 
Model Sentences : 
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came 
 Past Continuous Past simple 
 The phone rang while Nga was eating 
 Past simple Past continuous 
Form : Main clause Conjunction Adv clause 
 Past continuous When Past simple 
 Past simple While Past continuous 
Sequence of tenses : An action was taking place in the past when another action took place . 
- Get Ss to copy 
* Practice Drill : 
- Put the photocopied pictures on the board in the order of the word cues . 
- Model the first sentence and have Ss repeat . 
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came . 
- Ask Ss to work through the rest of the cues 
Picture a) -> The Le family / sleep 
 b) -> Hoa / eating 
 c) -> Nam / win the race 
 d) -> Mrs Thoa / cook 
 e) -> Lan / arrive at school 
 f) -> It / rain 
VI / Home work : 
1. Use the information in the table to write a weather report , beginning with : “ Here is today, weather forecast for the international travelers .In Sydney , it will be  “ 
2. Learn by heart new words and write 2 lines for each . 
3. Prepare the next lesson .
Week: 	The date of preparing:././2009
Period: 	The teaching:/./2009
UNIT 12 : VACATION ABROAD
Lesson : 4
Section:	- Read	(page 116-118)
I. Aim 
Reading for information about the place of interest in the world.
II. Objective
 	By the end of the lesson , Ss can obtain some knowledge about some scene sports in the USA .
III. Teaching aids:
Postcards , cardboards , pictures , drawing 
PRODUCEDURE
I / Warm up : Pelmanism 
- Using 11 cardboards numbered from 1 to 11 on one side and the words on the other side . 
Adjectives
Nouns
Humid
Humidity
Warm 
Warmth
Windy 
Wind
Dry
Dryness
Cloudy 
Cloud
Coolness
- Iform the rules of the game.
- Stick the cardboards on the board showing the numbered side.
- Divide the class into 2 team & ask each team to choose 2 numbers, one in the first row and pn in the second row. If the words in the both cards match in sequence of an adjective with a noun, this team will get a point.
II/ Pre - reading : Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words to students .
1. Pre –teach vocabulary : 
- volcano ( using picture ) 
- lava (nu ) ( picture ) 
- to pour out ( picture ) 
- to carve ( mime ) 
- to be situated : nam o 
- overhead ( adv ) = above your head 
=> Get Ss to copy down the vocabulary 
Checking technique: ordering
- Write the vocabulary on the board randomly.
- Have Ss copy the words into theirs exercise notebooks.
- Read the paragraph aloud.
“Mrs Quyen & her husband visited many places of interrest in the U.S.A while they were there. First they went swimming at Waikiki Beach situated on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. There they could see the lava pouring out of the Kilawea Volcano when they flew overhead. They also saw the heads of 4 American Presidents carved into the rock of Mount Rushmore...”
III / While - reading : Grid 
- Draw the grid on the board .
- Ask Ss to copy the grid in their notebooks .
Place
What she did and saw 
a. Hawaii
b. New York 
c. Chicago
d. Mount Rushmore 
e. San Francisco
Went swimming ,
Visited Kilauea Volcano 
- Ask Ss to read the postcards from Mrs Quyen to her children and fill in the gaps with the information taken from them .
- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write the information in the grid on the board . 
- Give feedback and correct . 
Place
What she did and saw
a. Hawaii
b. New York 
c. Chicago
d. Mount Rushmore 
e. San Francisco
Went swimming ,visited Kilauea Volcano .
Went shopping , bought lots of souvenirs .
Saw lake Michigan
Saw the heads of 4 American Presidents 
Visited Fisherman,swharf , the NaPa Valley wine – growing area and the Alcatraz Prison 
IV / Post - reading : 
Comprehension questions :
- Ask ss to look at the questions and answer the questions .
- Tell them to compare their answers with their partners .
- Call on some pairs to give their answers and give feedback . 
a) she went there by plane 
b) She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz.
c) It is the mount where the heads of four American Presidents are carved into the rock , and it can be from more than 100 km away . 
d) It is also called “ The Windy City “ 
e) She went shopping .
V / Homework : 
1. Write the answers into their notebooks .
2. Do the exercise in the workbook .
Week: 	The date of preparing:././2009
Period: 	The teaching:/./2009
UNIT 12 : VACATION ABROAD
Lesson : 5
Section:	- Write	(page 118)
- Language focus 3
I. Aim 
To get Ss to practice in writing a postcard.
II. Objective
 	By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write postcards to their friends about their trip .
III. Teaching aids:
chart , drawing 
PRODUCEDURE
I / Warm up : Lucky numbers 
Questions 
1. Where did Mrs Quyen and her husband spend their holiday ? 
 ( In the USA ) 
2. Lucky number
3. What did they see on Mount Rushmore ? 
 ( The heads of 4 American Presidents carved into the rock ) 
4. Who did they visit when they were in the USA ? 
 ( The Smiths ) 
5. Lucky number 
6. What did Mrs Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty ? 
 ( She went shopping ) 
7. Lucky number 
8. What did Mrs Quyen buy ? 
 ( Lots of souvenirs ) 
9. What did she send to her children from the USA ? 
 ( Postcards ) 
10 . Lucky number 
- Remark and correct the results => lead in the new lesson . 
II / Pre - writing : Introduce the topic of the writing and some new words to students .
1. Gap – fill : Set the scene “ from the USA , Mrs Quyen sent a postcard to her friend Sally to tell her about the trip “ 
- Ask Ss to look at the postcard and complete the gaps with the appropriate words . 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write the words they guess 
- Give feedback and correct . 
1. in 2. people 3. weather 4. visited 5. her 
6. nice 7. bought 8. for 9 heaviness 10 . soon 
2. Grid 
- write the topic on the board .
* Information needed to write a postcard . 
- Ask Ss to look at part 2 
- Go through the instructions by using questions : 
+ What do you write about the place ? 
+ What do you write about the weather ? 
- Draw the grid on the board .
- Let Ss copy the grid . 
- Ask Ss to read the postcard again and fill the gaps with the sentences showing the information on the left . 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write their answers in the grid . 
- Give feedback and correct 
Necessary information for a postcard 
Place
We are having a wonderful time in the USA 
How you feel about the people 
The people are friendly 
Weather 
The weather has been warm and sunny 
Who you meet / visit 
In San Fransico , I visited my friend , Sandra Smith .
What you see 
No information 
What you see 
I bought lots of souvenirs 
- Ask Ss to write the grid in their notebooks 
III / While -writing : 
1. Set the scene “ Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a certain place / city in Viet Nam . Write a postcard to a friend about your trip , using the information in the grid “ 
2. Writing : 
- Tell Ss to write the postcard on a piece of paper 
- Monitor and assist Ss with their writing . 
- Collect some writings and correct 
- Ask some Ss to read their writings in front of class . 
IV / Post - writing : Exhibition 
- Call on some Ss to the front of class and ask them to read their postcards to the whole class . 
- Give feedback and correct 
V / Language focus 3 
a) Presentation : 
Set the scene :
- Elicit the model from Ss , using Vietnamese . 
- Have Ss repeat and write the sentences on the board 
Model Sentences : 
 Bao is always forgetting his homework 
 Be adv Verb-ing 
 Present progressive 
 Form : is / am / are + always + verb - ing 
 Use : to express a complaint 
- Have Ss copy 
b) Practice Drill : 
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures .
- Model the first picture and have Ss repeat . 
- Ask Ss to work through the rest of the pictures .
- Call on some Ss to go to the board to write the sentences . 
Test 15 minutes
Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets , past progressive or simple past . 
1. She ( practice ) her piano lesson at 7 o,clock last night . 
2. They ( buy ) some new books on Math yesterday . 
3. I ( send ) my friend a parcel yesterday . 
4. When the postman ( vome ) , We ( be ) in the garden and
 ( plant ) some flowers . 
VI / Homework : 
1. Write your postcard in your notebook .
2. Do the exercises in the workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson .