Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 13. Festival - Nguyen Huu Nhut - Hoang Hoa Tham Junior High School

S :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
2.Presentation:
( 15 minutes )
3.Practice:
( 15 minutes )
4.Production
( 7 minutes )
5.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
*Write the names for these pictures:
 a, b, c, 
 d, e, 
I.Getting started :
*Work with the partner.Say where should these
 people go on there visits to Viet Nam?Why? 
-Do you like swimming and sunbathing?
+So you should go to the beach on your vacation.
ÞNow work in your groups and tell where these 
 people should go on their visits to Viet Nam.
*Answer key:
1.He should go to Nha trang. 2.He should go to Hoi An.
3.He should go to Sapa 4.Oliver should go to Bat Trang.
5.He should go to HCM city.
II.Listen and read :
*Lead in: Ba invites his friend,Liz to a traditional
 festival in the North of Vietnam.Do you know 
 what kind of festival is ? 
*Listen to the tape:
*Vocabulary:
-rice-cooking festival(n): 
-competition(n):activity of taking part in a contesting.
-to fetch: to go to get something and bring it back
-to yell : to shout loudly
-to urge:
-husk(n)
-judge(n):
-to award: to give a prize
ÛLanguage contents: compoud adjectives
-a rice-cooking festival → a/an noun + V-ing + noun
1.Practice the dialogue with the partner .
*Questions:
a.How many competition are there in the rice-
 cooking festival?( three)
b.What do people use to fetch water ? (bottles)
c.Do they use pieces of wood to make fire?(bamboo)
d.What do they have to do before they cook the rice ?
 ( separate the rice from the husk)
e.How many people are there together in a team taking
 part in the rice-cooking festival?(9 / one for water-
 fetching,two for fire makingand six for rice cooking)
2.Read the statements and decide whether they are
 true or false ?
a-F: Four team members take part in the contests 
b-F:One person must collect one water bottle . 
c-T 
d-F:Pieces of bamboo are used to make the fire 
e-F:The judges taste the rice . 
f-T 
*Name some festivals in your home town:
-Mid Autumn festival
-Fish-praying festival
-Boat-racing festival
-Bai choi festival
-Buffalo-fiercing festival
-Spring’s Flowers Fair
-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:stick pictures and guide Ss to do 
 the task
Ss:work in 2 groups:look at and write 
 the name for each picture.
*Answer keys:
a.SaPa b.Hoi An c.Nha Trang
d.Ho Chi Minh City e.Bat Trang
Ss:work in pairs and say where
 Tom, David, Hucklebary, Oliver 
 and Robison should go and say 
 the reason.
Ex:He should go to Nhatrang because he 
 can swim and sunbath there.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:introduce the lesson
Ss:listen to the tape ( twice )
-picture
-explanation
-explanation
-explanation
-translation
-realias
-translation
-explanation
Ss:take notes and chorus / individual 
 practice.
Ss:work in pairs:practice the 
 dialogue with their partners.
T:ask some questions about the 
 dialogue.
Ss:listen and answer the questions
 about the dialogue.
T:share Ss handouts and guide them
 to do the task.
 Ss:work in groups:read the
 statements and decide whether
 they are true or false.
Ss:work in groups:tell some festivals
 and the place where often hold
 in their hometown and 
T:which festival do you like best?
 why?
T:guide Ss to learn at home
Ss:do as directed.
Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 Unit :13 FESTIVALS 
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period:85. SPEAK 
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to talk about traditional festivals anf their
 preparation for a special event.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
- Grammar:simple present / future tense. 
- Vocabulary: revision of vocabulary. 
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 )
*Networks:
making preparation for 
 Tet holidays
*Possible answer: 
-decorate / clean / paint the house.
-buy things:new clothes, food, drinks, fruits, 
 flowers,red pocket(envelops)
-cook / make cakes
-write / send new year cards to friends / relatives.
*Vocabulary:
-to tidy → tidied:
-pomegranate(n):
1.Put the sentences in the correct order:
 A-F-C-H-D-J-B-G-H-I
*Language contents for speaking:
-Is our school /village festival  tomorrow / next
 week(month) ?
-Our school / village festival will be held in our 
 school / at our village tomorrow / next week(month) 
+Yes,that’s right.There will be a lot of contests for ..
 such as : -flower arrangement contest
 -mini soccer matches
 -fashion shows
 -rice-cooking contest
 -boat-racing contest
 -dragon-dancing contest
 There is a lot of activities to do right now.Would you
 like to part part in ..?
+That sounds interesting.
2.Make up your own dialogue.Talk about
 preparations for another festival
*.Make a conversation:
A:Is your school festival tomorrow ?
B:Yes, that’s right.
A:What do you often do before the festival ?
B:We send some letters of invitation to our old friends,
 repaint the doors and windows. Would you like to take
 part in the festival with us ?
A:Yes, I’d love to. But I’m very busy now. Bye.
B:Goodbye.
*Write names of traditional festival in your home 
 town:
-Mid Autumn festival
-Fish-praying festival
-Boat-racing festival
-Bai choi festival
-Buffalo-fiercing festival
-Spring’s Flowers Fair
-Learn the language contents by heart.
-Write the dialogues into your notebooks.
-Prepare:”LISTEN”
Ss:work in groups:write about making
 preparation for Tet holidays
T:Oh.I do,too.I want my house to look
 more beautiful at the festival.Mrs 
 Quyen and Lan do,too.They are 
 talking about their preparation forTet.
-translation
-picture
T:stick handouts and guide Ss to do 
 the task.
Ss:work in groups:order the sentences
T:stick sub-board and introduce
 language contents
Ss:take notes and memorize
T:introduce lists of festivals:
-a village festival -a harvest festival
-a school festival -a flower festival
-a spring festival
T:which festival do you like best?
 now,work in groups.Choose your
 favorite festival and talk about it.
Ss:work in pairs:make a conversation 
 about their favorite festival.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
Ss:work in groups:write names of 
 traditional festival in your home 
 town:
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
Date of preparation: 16-01-2008 unit :13 FESTIVALS 
Date of teaching:18-01-2008 Period 86. LISTEN 
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to listen for details to about making preparation for Tet.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
 - Grammar: simple present tense.
 - Vocabulary: beach blossom,marigold,candies,dried watermelon seeds. 
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:
 ( 10 minutes )
*While- 
 listening:
( 18 minutes )
*Post-listening:
( 8 minutes )
2.Homework :
 ( 4 minutes )
*Networks:
making preparation for 
 Tet holidays
*Possible answer: 
-decorate / clean / paint the house.
-buy things:new clothes, food, drinks, fruits, 
 flowers,red pocket(envelops)
-cook / make cakes
-write / send new year cards to friends / relatives.
*Vocabulary:
-peach blossom(n):
-marigold(n):
-dried water melon seed(n)
 * 
*Prediction :
1.Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps.
a.Mrs Robinson wants to go to the 
b.Mrs Robinson wants some marigolds because 
 they are  at Tet.
c.Mrs Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of .
d.Mrs Robinson is asking Mrs Nga how to .
 spring rolls.
2.Complete the notes :
 Things to do
Mr Robinson: 
Liz : ..
Mrs Robinson: .
*Talk about things the Robinson family do to
 prepare for Tet:
-go to the flower market to buy buy some peach 
 blossoms,a bunch of marigolds and a pack of 
 dried watermelon seeds.
-go to Mrs Nga to learn how to make spring rolls.
*Make a conversation :
A.Do you like Tet ?
B.Yes,I do.
A.What do you often do to prepare for Tet?
B.I often decorate my house to make it more 
 beautiful.
A.What else?
B.I buy new clothes, food,drinks and fruits,flowers
-Learn the new words by heart.
-Write lists of things of making preparation for Tet
-Prepare:”READ”
+Find out newwords.
Ss:work in groups:write about making
 preparation for Tet holidays
T:Yes.I do,too.I want my house to look
 more beautiful at the festival.The
 Robison family do,too.They are 
 making their preparation forTet.Now 
 listen to the tape and see what do they
 prepare for Tet?
-picture
-picture
-realias
T:share Ss handouts and have them to
 guess the words in the blanks.
Ss:work in groups:read and guess the
 words in blanks.
Ss:listen to the tape(twice) and fill in
 the gaps.
*Answer keys:
a.John / flower market 
b.traditional 
c.dried watermelon seeds 
d.make
T:now listen again and the things Mr / 
 Mrs Robinson and Liz do :
Ss:work in groups:listen to the tape 
 and take notes.
*Answer keys:
-Mr Robinson: buy some peach blossoms and 
 a bunch of marigolds.
-Liz:buy a pack of dried watermelon seeds.
-Mrs Robinson:ask Mrs. Nga how to make 
 spring rolls.
Ss:retell about things things the 
 Robinson family do to prepare for
 Tet:
Ss:work in pairs:make a conversation 
 about making preparation for Tet.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
*Tape transcript: 
Mrs. Robinson:John, I want you to go to the flower market for me, please.
Mr. Robinson: What do I have to buy?
Mrs. Robinson: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers.
Mr. Robinson: What sort of flowers?
Mrs. Robinson: Marigold, because they are traditional at Tet.
Mr. Robinson: Anything else?
Mrs. Robinson: No, but I need Liz to do a few things.
Liz: 	 What is that, Mom?
Mrs. Robinson: Are you busy?
Liz: 	 No. Do you need something?
Mrs. Robinson: Yes. Go to the market and pick up some candies and one 
 packet of dried watermelon seeds, please.
Liz: 	 Okay. What are you going to do?
Mrs. Robinson: I’m going to Mrs. Nga’s. She’s going to show me how to 
 make spring rolls.
Date of preparation: . unit :13 FESTIVALS 
Date of teaching: .. Period :87. READ
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson,students will be able to read for details to know more about origin of
 christmas.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
 - Grammar: simple past tense / passive form.
 - Vocabulary:decorate,custom ,spead,design,patron saint,jolly,Santa Claus 
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork .
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,pictures .
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Pre-reading:
( 10 minutes )
*While-
 reading :
( 20 minutes)
*Post-reading:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
( 3 minutes )
-Christmas father
-Christmas tree
-Christmas Carol
-Christmas card
-Christmas Eve
-Listen to a song”Jingle Bell”
Christmas
ÞToday,You’ll read a passage about the origin
 Christmas.It’s interesting topic to talk about.
*Vocabualry :
-to decorate:to make something more attractive
-custom(n):
-to spead:
-to design:
-patron saint(n)
-jolly(a)= funny(a)
-Santa Claus(n)= christmas father(n)
ÛPassive voice in simple past tense:
+Christmas songs were performed for people in 
 towns and villages.
ÞS + was /were + pp
*Read the passage in silence and match:
1.The character in the poem was a fat jolly man.
2.English man wanted to send christmas greetings to 
 his friends.
3.The custom of decorating and putting it in a common 
 place,spread throughout Europe to Ameria.
4.They were performed for people in towns and
 villages.
1.Complete the table:
Christmas specials
Place of origin
 Date
The Christmas tree
 Riga
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
Mid-19th century
Christmas Carol
No inform.
 800 years ago
Santa Claus
USA
 1823
 2.Answer the questions: ( 0n page 126 )
*Answer keys: 
a.More than a century ago
b.Because he wanted to send it to his friends
c.800 years ago. 
d.Professor Moore did.
e.On the description of Saint Nicolas in Professor 
 Moore’s poem.
*True / false ?
a.The Christmas card came from the USA (F)
®The Christmas card came from England.
b.Most people didn’t enjoy christmas song (F)
® Most people didn’t enjoy christmas song.
c.Santa Claus was a fat jolly man wearing a red suite 
 and gave children presents on Christmas Eve (T)
d.Christmas tree came to the USA more than 1500s ago
 (F)® Christmas tree came to the USA more than a 
 century ago.
*Make a conversation:
A.Do you like christmas ?
B.Yes, I do.
A.What do you often do at christmas >
B.I often go to the church
A.Do you send christmas cards to your friends >
B:Yes, I do.
-Learn the new words by heart.
-Finish all the answers into your notebooks. 
-Prepare:WRITE.
T-Do you like to listen to a song ?
Ss:listen to the song”Jingle Bell”
T-What is the song about ?
 -Now,work in groups and write 
 relavant words with “Christmas”
T:introduce the lesson.
-exlanation
-translation
-translation
-translation
-translation
-synonym
-synonym
Ss:take notes and chorus / individual
 practice.
A.Christmas Carols
B.Santa Claus
C.Christmas tree
D.Christmas card
*Answer keys:
1-B 2-D 3-C 4-A
Ss:work in groups:read and complete
 the table with information in the 
 passage.
Ss:work in pairs:ask and answer the
 questions about the passage.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to
 do the task.
Ss:work in groups:read the statements 
 and decide whether they are true or
 false.
*Answer keys:
 1-F 2-F 3-T 4-F
Ss:work in pairs:make a conversation,
 talking about christmas
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
Date of preparation: . unit :13 FESTIVALS 
Date of teaching: .. Period :88. WRITE
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson , students will be able to write a report on a traditional festival they 
 have joined.
II.LANGUAGE CONTENTS :
 - Grammar: simple past tense and compound adjectives. 
 - Vocabulary: revision of vocabulary about festivals.
III.TECHNIQUES :elicitation, pairwork ,ask and answer, groupwork .
IV.TEACHING AIDS: extraboard,poster.
V.PROCEDURES :
 STAGES
 CONTENTS
 NOTES
1.Warm up :
( 5 minutes )
*Pre-writing:
 (15 minutes )
*While-
 writing :
( 15 minutes )
*Post-writing:
( 7 minutes )
2.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
*Name some traditional festivals :
-Mid Autumn festival -Fish-praying festival
-Boat-racing festival -Bai choi festival
-Buffalo-fiercing festival -Spring’s Flowers Fair
*Look at the picture and tell me:what festival is it?
1.Use the information in the dialogue on page 121 
 to fill in the gaps :
*Answer keys:
 1.rice-cooking 2.one / a
 3.water-fetching 4.run
 5.water 6.traditional
 7.bamboo 8.six
 9.separate 10.added
ÛWhat do you write in a report ?
-Name of the festival
-Place of the festival
-How long the festival lasted
-Activities
-Organization of the activities
-People taking part in the activities
-Your thought of the festival
 *use some linking words: first,then ,next,afterthat, 
 finally.
*Possible report :
 This report shows how the boat-racing festival held.
 The boat-racing festival is famous in our hometown.
It was held on O loan Lagoon in Tuy An commune
on lunar Junuary 7 th .The Festival took place on the surface of the lagoon in the morning of the 7.There were many competition happening as such:dragon-boat racing, fishing bamboo boat racing, net bamboo boat racing .Besides,there were the performance of traditional folk dance,lion dance,sing for fishing(Ho Ba Trao)  together with many other folk games.A lot of people from other commnues took part in the fsetival.
 The O Loan Lagoon festival was the traditional cultural beauty of Phu yen.It was wonderful.
*Read the report :
*Make a conversation:
A.Can you tell me some traditional festival ?
B.Mid Autumn festival,Fish-praying festival,Boat-
 racing festival,Buffalo-fiercing festival,Spring’s
 Flowers Fair
A.I love Mid Autumn festival very much.Which 
 festival do you like best?
B.I like Fish-praying festival best.
A.Where is it often held?
B.It often held in Tuy An Commune .
-Learn vocabulary by heart.
-Rewrite the report in yournotebooks.
-Prepare:Language focus.
+Passive form in simple past tense.
+Compoud adjectives
+Reported speech.
Ss:work in groups:tell names of 
 traditional festivals.
*Questions:
-How many competions are there in the rice-
 cooking festival ? What are they ?
 (3/water-fetching, fire making , rice cooking)
-What do people use to fetch water ?(bottle)
-Do they use pieces of wood to make fire ?
 ( No.pieces of bamboo )
-What do they have to do before they cook the
 rice ?( separate the rice from husk )
-How many people are there together in a 
 team taking part in the rice-cooking festival?
 ( 9 / one for water-fetching, two for fire-
 making and six for rice cooking)
T:share Ss handouts and guide them to 
 do the task.
Ss:work in groups:read and complete
 the report with information in the 
 dialogue( on page 121).
T:look at the report you have just 
 completed and tell me:What do you
 write in a report?
Ss:tell things written in a report.
.
Ss:work in individual:
T:feedback and correct the mistakes.
Ss:read the report aloud before class.
Ss:work in pairs:make a conversation 
 with their partner about the festivals.
T:guide Ss to learn at home .
Ss:do as directed .
Date of preparation: . unit :13 FESTIVALS 
Date of teaching: .. Period:89. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I.OBJECTIVES :By the end of the lesson , students will be able to revise passive form, compound adjectives and 
 reported speech.
 - Grammar: +Be + past participle / noun + V-ing ® compound adjectives.
 - 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:
( 7 minutes )
*Activity 3
( 15 minutes ) 
2.Consolidation
( 5 minutes )
3.Homework :
 ( 3 minutes )
*Chatting :
-Do you like Christmas ?
-What do you often do on christmas day ?
-How long ago were christmas songs performed 
 for people in towns and villages ?
I.Passive form :
*Matching :
 PASSIVE FORM
A
B
1.Present simple tense
2.Past simple tense
3.Future simple tense
4.Present perfect tense
a.was / were + pp
b.have / has +been + pp
c.is / am / are + pp
d.will / shall + be + pp
1.Complete the sentences :
*Answer keys :
 a.were performed b.was decorated / put
 c.is made d.will be held
 e.was awarded f.was written
2.Complete the conversation.Use the verbs in the
 box :
*Answer keys :
 1.jumled 2.broken 3.broken 
 4.scattered 5.pulled
*Turn these sentences into passive :
a.Nam broke this vase of flowers yesterday.
b.They will build a bridge here next month.
c.Minh helps Lan with her homework everynight.
d.We have seen Tuan at school gate.
II.Compound adjectives :
*Match a word in column A with a word in column
 B to make a meaningful compound word.
A
B
1.English
2.bull
3.car
4.flower
5.rice
6.clothes
a.making industry
b.washing machine
c.exporting country
d.fighting festival
e.speaking contest
f.arranging contest.
3.Rewrite the sentences in your exercise books.Use
 a compoud word in your sentences:
*Example :
-It is a contest in which participants have to cook
 rice ®It’s a rice-cooking contest
III.Reported speech :
*Changes in reported speech :
a.person : I ® he / she we ® they
 me ® him / her us ® them
 my ® his / her our ® their
b.place : here ® there
c.time : 
 now ® then today ® that day
 tonight ® that night yesterday®the day before 
 last (night ..) ®the night before ago ® before
 tomorrow ® the next day , 
 next month ® the following month
d.demonstrative adjectives : this ®that these ®those
e.tenses : simple present ®simple past
 present continuous ®past continuous. 
 must ® had to
ÞForm : S + said (that) + ..
 S + told + O +(that) + 
4.Yesterday Lan’s grandmother,Mrs Thu,needed a
 plumper.A man came to her door.Report what the man 
 told Mrs Thu.
*Turn into reported speech :
a.He said :”I’m living in Tuy Hoa now”
b.”I will see you tomorrow “ Lan said to Hung
c.He said to his students “ you must do these exercises 
 at home tonight “
*Rewrite sentences as shown :
a.”we are waiting for the bus “ said the children.
®The children said .
b.He painted these doors yesterday.
®These doors .
-Finish all exercises into your exercise books.
-Prepare:getting started& listen and read-U14
+Find out new words.
T:ask Ss some questions 
Ss:listen and answer the questions one 
 by one.
T:share Ss handouts and guide Ss to 
 do the task.
Ss:read and match tenses in column A
 with it’s passive from in column B.
Ss:work in individual:use the passive
 form of the verbs to complete the 
 sentences.
Ss:work in individual:use the verbs in
 the box to complete the conversation.
Ss:work in individual:turn the 
 sentences into passive form.
T:feedback and correct the mistakes
T:share Ss handouts and guide to do
 the task.
Û Noun+ v-ingÞ Compound adjective
Ss:work in groups:
*Answer keys:
1-e 2-d 3-a 4-f 5-c 6-b
Ss:work in individual :
a.A fire-making contest 
b.A bull-fighting festival 
c.A car-making industry 
d.A flower-arranging festival 
e.A rice-exporting country 
f.A clothes-washing machine
T:stick sub-board and introduce Ss
 about changes in reported speech 
Ss:take notes and memorize.
Ss:work in individual:do exercise 4 in
 text