Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 12: A vacation abroad - Nguyen Huu Nhut - Hoang Hoa Tham Junior High School

TS :
 - Grammar:simple present tense / present progressive tense. 
 - Vocabulary: go abroad , surprise , include .
III.TECHNIQUES : elicitation, pairwork , groupwork, brainstorming.
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures, tape.
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
2.Presentation:
( 15 minutes )
3.Practice:
( 15 minutes )
4.Production
( 7 minutes )
5.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
*Chatting:
-What’s the weather like today ?
-How do you feel now ?
-What do you often do in your freetime ?
-Do you like traveling ?
I.Getting started :
1.Match the names of the countries with 
 appropriate pictures / flags.
2.Tell your partner which countries you like to
 visit and why
*What are these countries famous for ?
-Japan:mordern factories, Sumo matches 
-Thailand:temple , pagoda ..
-The USA:The golden Gate,The Statue of Liberty.
-Australia:Sydney Opera House.
-Britain:BigBen
II.Listen and read :
*Lead in:Mrs Quyen is going to the USA for a vacation.She is calling her friend,Mrs Smith to tell her about the tour. 
*Listen to the tape:
*Vocabulary:
-to go abroad :
-surprise(n):
-to include:Our accommodation is included in the
 ticket price.
ÛLanguage contents: present progressive tense with
 “always”
-Tuan is always playing video games.
Þexpress a complain
*Invitation:
-Would you like + to infinitive  ?
+I’d love to
+Sure,Why not. 
+That would be great fun.
-Sorry.I can’t.Thanks anyway. 
-Great, but I’m sorry, I can’t. 
*.Practice the dialogue with the partner .
1.Complete Mrs.Quyen‘s schedule.
*Answer keys: 
Tuseday 26 __ going out
Wednesday 27 __ having dinner with the Smith Thursday 28 __ leaving Sanfrancisco
2.Answer the following questions:
a.Is Mrs. Quyen calling Sandra?
b.Where’s Mrs. Quyen coming on Monday? 
c.Will Mrs. Quyen and her husband stay at Mrs 
 Smith’s house? Why?
d.When do they leave in town? 
e.Will Mrs. Quyen’s husband have dinner with the Smiths? Why(not)?
f.Will Mrs. Quyen go to Mrs.Smith’s house ?
g.How will Mrs Quyen go to Mrs. Smith’s house?
*Make a conversation:
A.Would you like to come to Nha trang ?
B.Yes,I’d love to.
-Learn the new words by heart.
-Finish all exercises into your exercisebooks.
-practice the dialogue with your partners.
-Prepare:”SPEAK”
+Find out new words.
T:ask Ss some questions
Ss:listen and answer the questions
T:stick pictures on board and guide 
 Ss to do the task.
-Where is it ?
-It’s the National flag of this country.
 Which country is it ?
*Answer keys:
 a.the USA b.Ausralia
 c.Thailand d.Britain
 e.Canada f.Japan
T:if you have a vacation abroad.
 Which country would you like to 
 visit ?Now work in pairs :
Example: 
A:Which country do you want to visit?
B:I’d like to visit Australia.
A:Why?
B:Because Austalian people are friendly.
T:introduce the lesson
Ss:listen to the tape ( twice )
-translation 
-translation 
-example
Ss:take notes and chorus / individual 
 practice.
Ss:work in pairs:practice the 
 dialogue with their partners.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
Ss:work in groups:complete the table 
 with information in the dialogue.
*Answer keys:
a.Yes, she is.
b.She’s coming to San Francisco on
 Monday.
c.No, they won’t. Because they are coming
 on a accommodation is included in the 
 ticket price. 
d.They leave on the 28th
e.No, he won’t. Because he will have a 
 business meeting in the evening (that day).
f.Yes,she will.
g.Mrs. Smith will pick her up at her hotel.
tour, and their accommodation is included in the ticket price. 
Ss:work in pairs:
T:guide Ss to learn at home
Ss:do as directed.
Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 Unit :12 A VACATION ABROAD 
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period:79. SPEAK 
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to talk about their plans,schedules for a trip 
 abroad.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar:simple present / future tense. 
- Vocabulary: itinerary, brochure, rate, single, double 
III.TECHNIQUES : elicitation, pairwork , groupwork, brainstorming.
IV.TEACHING AIDS: textbooks,posters.
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes)
*Pre-speaking:
( 12 minutes )
*While- 
 speaking:
 ( 20 minutes )
*Post-speaking:
( 4 minutes )
2.Homework :
 ( 4 minutes )
*Chatting :
-Can you tell me some places of interest in VN?
-Which places would you like to visit?Why?
-If you have a vacation abroad,which country 
 would you like to visit?Why? 
1.Explain the brochures and flight information :
2.Vocabulary:
-itinerary(n):a plan for a journey including the
 route and the places you visit.
-gallery(n):a place where works of arts are shown.
-flight(n): a journey made by plane.
-single / double room :
*Questions:
a.Which flights can you take everyday of week?
b.Which flight leaves on Monday,Saturday and 
 Sunday?
c.What time does the flight 21 leave ?
d.What are the rates fer night of a single room in 
 Atlantic Hotel ?
e.What places can you vivist in Boston ?
1.Complete the itinerary:
Depart Los Angeles:flight 835 at 10.00 on Mon
Arrive Boston: At 4.00
Accomondation: Atlantic Hotel
Sightseeing:Boston University,Museums and Art 
 galleries
Depart Boston: Flight 710 at 10.00 on Thursday,22
*Questions:
a.When will you leave Los Angeles ?
b.Which flight will you take?
c.What time does it arrive Boston?
d.Where will you stay?
e.What will you see in Boston?
f.On what day will you leave Boston?
2.Make a conversation:
*Example:
A.Where shall we stay ?
B.The Atlantic Hotel is not very expensive and it 
 has a restaurant,a swimming pool and shops.
A.What time should we leave Los Angeles?
B.There’s a daily flight at 11am.Would that be ok?
*Make a plan for the coming summer holiday by
 filling information in the itinerary:
-Depart Tuy Hoa city: ..
-Arrive(Dalat): 
-Accommodation: ..
-Sightseeing: ..
-Depart(Dalat): .
-Learn the language contents by heart.
-Write the dialogues into your notebooks.
-Prepare:”LISTEN”
T:ask Ss some questions
Ss:listen and answer the questions
T:stick sub-board and explain the 
 brochures and flight information 
-explanation
-explanation
-explanation
-translation
Ss:answer the questions about flight
 information
a.the flight 8:35 and 45
b.the flight 9:42
c.at 23 o’clock
d.$35→ $60
e.Boston University,Museum, Art Gallery
T:share Ss handouts and guide Ss to
 do the task.
Ss:work in groups: complete the
 itinerary
T:ask Ss some questions about the 
 itinerary:
Ss:listen and answer the questions
Ss:work in pairs:ask and answer about
 flight information(replace the
 flight, the day the accommadation)
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:share Ss handouts and guide Ss to
 do the task.
Ss:work in groups:write to complete
 information in the itinerary.
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 unit :12 A VACATION ABROAD 
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period 80. LISTEN 
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to listen for details to about weather forcast to fill in the
 table.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
 - Grammar: simple future tense.
 - Vocabulary: revision of vocabulary. 
III.TECHNIQUES : elicitation, pairwork , groupwork, brainstorming.
IV.TEACHING AIDS: tape,sub-board, pictures.
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Pre-listening:
 ( 15 minutes )
*While- 
 listening:
( 15 minutes )
*Post-listening:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
hot
*Netwoks: 
Adjectives of weather
*Possible answers: cold,warm,cool,dry,humid, 
 windy, cloudy, rainy, sunny, snowy 
-zero degree
-five degrees centigrade(5oc)
-minus five degrees(-5oc)
1.Notes: 
-degree:
-centigrade:
-minus:
-temperature
2.Lead in :
-Have you ever listened to the weather forecast on 
 TV or on the radio?
-What does it often tell you about ?
 ( weather / temperature )
-Do you think it’s necessary for us to listen to the
 weather forecast ? Why?
*Listen and complete the table:
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 NewYork
windy,cloudy
8
15
6. Paris
cool,dry
10
16
*Speaking :
Example:Sydney will be dry and windy with a
 low of 20 degrees centigrade and a high of 26
-Learn the new words by heart.
-Write 5 sentences about the weather
Ex: Sydney will be dry and windy with a
 low of 20 degrees centigrade and a high of 26
-Prepare:”READ”
+Find out newwords.
Ss:work in 2 groups: go to the board 
 and write adjectives of weather.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:present some language contents 
 about weather.
Ss:take notes and memorize.
T:introduce the lesson
ÞNow,you’re going to listen to the 
 weather forecast in these areas:
 Sydney,Tokyo,London .
Ss:work in individual:listen and 
 complete the table with information 
 about weather forecast.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
Ss:talk about the weather and 
 temperature in each city.
-What is the weather going to be in
 New York?
-How about the temperature ?
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
*Tape transcript: 
And here is today’s weather forecast for international traveler.
Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and windy. For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will be twenty six degrees.
Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two.
London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of seven.
Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty four degrees centigrade and d high of thirty two.
New York is going to have a windy day. It will be cloudy with a low of eight and d high of fifteen.
In Paris is will be cool and dry today. The low will be ten degrees and the high will be sixteen.
 Date of preparation: . unit :12 A VACATION ABROAD 
Date of teaching: .. Period :81. READ
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to read for details to know more about some places 
 of interest in the USA.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
 - Grammar: simple past tense / past continuous tense.
 - Vocabulary:vocalno(n),lava(n),pour(v),prison(n),carve(v) .
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork .
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures .
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
*Pre-reading:
( 15 minutes )
*While-
 reading :
( 20 minutes)
*Post-reading:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
( 3 minutes )
-Name some big cities in the USA 
+NewYork,Chicago,Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco.
-Look at and tell me names for the pictures:
 A. B. C. 
 D. E F. 
*Vocabualry :
-volcano(n)
-lava(n):
-to pour out :
-prison(n):
-to carve:
1.Read and write to complete the table :
Place 
What she did and saw
a.Hawaii
went swimming, visited Kilauea Volcano
b.New York
went shopping,bought lots of souvenirs
c.Chicago
saw Lake Michigan
d.Mount Rushmore
saw the heads of four American presidents
e.San Francisco
Visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine- growing area and the Alcatraz prison
2.Answer the questions: (on page 118)
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
 presidentsare carved into the rock.
d.It is also called “The Windy City”
e.She went shopping.
3.Look at information in the table and make the 
 sentences:
Example: In Hawaii Mrs Quyen went swimming 
 and visited Kilauea volcano.
*Write some big cities in Vietnam :
 -Ho Chi Minh City -Hai Phong City
 -Hue City -Da Lat City
 -Nha Trang City - Da Nang City
*Write the names of places of interest in VN :
-Ha Long Bay -Hoi An ancient City
-Nha Rong Habour -Phong Nha Cave
-Nha Trang Beach -Ngo Mon Gate
-The temple of Literature -SaPa
-Learn the new words by heart.
-Finish all the answers into your notebooks. 
-Write sentences about the places where you want 
 to visit. 
-Prepare:WRITE.
Ss:look at and tell the names for the 
 pictures.
A.Waikiki beach B.San Francisco Bridge 
C.Mount Rushmore D.Chicago City
E.The Statue of Liberty 
F.the Empire State Building.
T:Which places do you like to visit ?
 Why ?
ÞThese are the places where Mrs Quyen
 visited when she traveled in the USA.
 Now read these postcards and see 
 what she did these plcaes.
-picture
-translation
-mime
-translation
-translation
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to
 do the task.
Ss:work in groups:complete the table
 with information in the text.
Ss:work in pairs:ask and answer the
 questions in textbooks about
 information in the text.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
Ss:work in individual:say what Mrs
 did in each place she visited.
Ss:work in groups: write some big 
 cities and places of interest in Viet 
 Nam.
T:If you have a vacation, which places
 do you like to visit ? Why?
Ss:I would like to visit Quang Ninh 
 because I can see Ha Long Bay.
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
Date of preparation: . unit :12 A VACATION ABROAD 
Date of teaching: .. Period :82. WRITE
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson , students will be able to write a postcard to their friends about their 
 trip.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
 - Grammar: simple present tense and present contiuous tnese.
 - Vocabulary: complain,heaviness,suitcase,hospitable,relative.
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork .
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,poster.
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
 *Pre-writing:
( 5 minutes )
 (15 minutes )
*While-
 writing :
( 15 minutes )
*Post-writing:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
*Chatting:
 In the previous lesson,we know something about Mrs Quyen’s trip in the USA,now listen and answer my questions:
-Where did Mrs Quyen go on her vacation?
-Which places did she visit ?
-What did she do in NewYork ?
*Vocabulary:
-to complain:
-heavy(a)→ heaviness(n)
-suitcase(n):
-hospitable(a):
1.Complete the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent from the 
 USA.
*Answer keys:
(1) in (2) people (3) weather (4) visited
(5) her (6) nice (7) bought (8) for
(9) heaviness (10) soon / again
*Questions : 
-How did Mrs Quyen fell in the USA ? 
-How were the people there ? 
-What was the weather like ? 
-Who did she visit in San Francisco ? 
-What did she buy for her children ? 
ÛNotes: What do you write in a postcard ?
-place:name of the place you visit
-how you feel about the people:friendly,hospitable,
 helpful
-what the weather is like;warm,cold,windy,sunny ..
-who you meet / see:old friends,teachers,neighbors,
 relatives 
-what you see:museum,libraries,parks,zoos 
-what you buy:souvenir,books,photos,postcards
*Write a postcard to a friend about your trip.
*Possible postcard:
Dear Tuan,
I’m having a good time in Hanoi. People here are friendly and hospitable.The weather has been cool.
In Ha noi, I visited my friends.We visited some art galleries in Hang Bai street.I bought a lot of 
souvenirs for you.
See you soon.
 Love,
 Hung
*Read your postcard:
*Make a conversation:
A.Where did you spend your vacation last summer?
B.I spent my vacation in Dalat.
A.What was the weather like there ?
B.It is always cool.
A.How were the people there ?
B.They were hospitable and friendly.
A.Which places did you visit ?
B.I visited many places of interest:Xuan Huong Lake,
 Waterfall .
A.Who did you meet ?
B.I met my friends
A.What did you buy?
B.I bought a lot of souvenirs for you.
-Learn vocabulary by heart.
-Rewrite your own postcard into your notebooks.
-Prepare:Language focus.
+Present progressive tense with”always”
+past progressive tense with:when / while
Ss:listen and answer the questions
-She went on her vacation in the USA.
-She visited Hawaii, NewYork,Chicago,
 Mount Rushmore,San Francisco.
-She went shopping and bought lots of 
 souvenirs.
-translation
-translation
-picture
-translation
T:This is the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent
 from the USA.You read and complete
 it with suitable words.
Ss:work in groups
Ss:listen and answer the questions 
 about the postcard.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:stick sub-board and introduce how 
 to write a postcard.
-the place
-the people
-the weather
-who you meet / see
-what you see
-what you buy
Ss:work in individual:
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
Ss:read their own postcard just write
 before class.
Ss:work in pairs:make a conversation 
 about their trip.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
Date of preparation: . unit :12 A VACATION ABROAD 
Date of teaching: .. Period:83. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson , students will be able to practice past progressive tense with”when” and “while” talking about an action going on when another action happened in the past / 2 actions going on in parallel.And present progressive with”always”talking about a complain.
 - Grammar:+past continuous tense and progressive.
 - Vocabulary:revision of vocabulary.
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork .
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures 
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Activity 1:
 ( 10 minutes )
*Activity 2:
( 15 minutes )
*Activity 3
( 7 minutes ) 
2.Consolidation
( 5 minutes )
3.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
*Name activties for these pictures:
a,b, c, d,
e, f,g,h, 
I.Past progressive tense:
*Situation:
lastnight
Þ They were watching TV at 7 o’clock lastnight.
ÞS +was / were +V-ing
ÛExpress an action happening at a point of definite
 time in the past.
*Make the sentences:
a.They / play soccer / 3 o’clock yesterday.
b.Minh / do homework / 8 o’clock lastnight.
c.Lan / read a book / 10 o’clock yesterday
1.Look at pictures.Say what each person was doing
 at 8 o’clook last night . 
b.Hao was eating dinner at 8 o’clock lastnight.
c.Bao was reading a comic at 8 o’clock lastnight
d.Nga was writing a letter at 8 o’clock lastnight.
e.Na was walking with her dog at 8 o’clock lastnight
f.Lan was talking to her grandmother at 8 o’clock 
 lastnight.
II.Past progressive tense with “When” and 
 “While”:
*Situation1:
Nga
Þ Nga was sleeping when the phone rang.
ÛExpress an action going on when another action 
 happened in the past.
*Make the sentences:
a.They / watch TV / when / the light / go out.
b.He / come home / when / it / begin to rain.
c.Lan / do / homework / when / Hung / come/
*Situation 2: 
ÞNga was doing her home work while her parents 
 were watching TV.
ÛExpress 2 actions happening in parallel.
*Combine these entences,using”while”
a.Tuan played games.His mother cooked dinner.
b.I read books.My sister did her home.
c.She listened to music.Hung watched TV
2.Match the half-sentences in column A to those in 
 column B.Then write the full sentences:
a.The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
b.While Hoa was eating,the phone rang.
c.When Nam won the race,the crowd was cheering.
d.Mrs Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home.
e.When Lan arrived at school,the school drum was
 sounding.
f.It was raining when the plane arrived at Hanoi.
III.Present progressive with”always”:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
ÞShe is always getting up late.
ÞS + be +always + V-ing 
ÛWe use present progressive to talk about a complain
3.Look at the pictures.Write the sentences:
*Answer keys:
a.Bao is always forgetting his homework.
b.Mrs Nga is always losing her umbrella.
c.Mr and Mrs Thanh are always missing the bus.
d.Nam is always watching TV
e.Na is always talking on the phone
f.Liem is always going ou.
*Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
a.They(work) in the garden when it (begin) to rain.
b.She (learn) English at that time yesterday.
c.Tuan is always (play) video games.
d.I (do) my homework while Lan (read) a book.
-Finish all exercises into your exercise books.
-Prepare:getting started& listen and read-U13
+Find out new words.
Ss:work in 2 groups:
a.watch TV b.play volleyball
c.take a shower d.play soccer
e.phone f.do homework
g.read books h.sleep
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:stick a picture and ask:
-Did they watch TV?
-When did they watch TV?
-At what time ?
T:so we can say:They were watching
 TV at 7 o’clock lastnight.
T:what tense we use in the sentence ?
-Yes,it’s past progressive tense.Now,
 who can tell meit’s form and usage?
Ss:work in individual:make the 
 sentences,basing on the cues words.
T:stick pictures and guide Ss to do the
 task.
Example: picture a
a.Ba was taking a shower at 8 o’clock
 lastnight.
Ss:look at the pictures and make 
 sentences as above.
T:ask Ss some questions:
-What was you doing at 8 o’clock lastnight?
-Was your father waiching TV at that time?
T:stick a picture and ask:
-Was Nga sleeping ?
-What happened while Nga was
 sleeping ?
®
The phone rang
T:Yes,we can say:Nga was sleeping 
 when the phone rang.
T:tell me what tenses are used in the
 sentence ?
Ss:past progressive tense and simple
 past tense.
T:tell me it’s usage.
Ss:work in individual:make the 
 sentences,basing on the cues words.
T:stick a picture and ask:
-What was Nga doing ?
-What were they doing ?
Ss:tell the usage.
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to
 do the task.
Ex: Tuan was playing games while his
 mother was cooking dinner.
a – C b – F c – E 
d – B e – D f – A 
Ss:work in groups: match the half-
 sentences in column A to those in 
 column B.Then write the full 
 sentences
T:stick pictures and say:
-Did she get up late ?
-How often does get up late ?
 ( three times a week )
ÞSo we can say:She is always getting 
 up late.
T:which tense we use in this sentence?
T:stick picture on board and guide Ss 
 to do the task.
Ss:work in individual:lo