Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 4: Our past - Huỳnh Tấn Đức - Long Diên A Junior Highschool

Unit 4 : Our Past
Lesson 1 : Getting started & Listen and Read.
Lesson 2 : Speak -Listen
Lesson 3 : Read.
Lesson 4 : Write.
Lesson 5 : Language Focus.(chữa bài kiểm tra)
Period 20 : Unit 4 –Our Past – Lesson 1 - Getting started & Listen and Read – Page 38-39.
Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use “used to” to describe the past events.
Materials : Magnified copies of pictures from the textbook, Posters, cassette recorder, cards.
Procedure.
Timing
Teacher’s and students’activities
	Contents
5’
-T. gives the topic.
-SS say. (orally).
-T. writes SS’answers.
I ) Warmer :
-Brainstorming.
The things that don’t belong to the past (100 years ago)
Answer key :
Telephone (mobile phone)
TV
Modern clothes
Lighting fixture
13’
-T. elicits.
-SS guess.
-T. models.
-SS repeat chorally first, then individually.
-T. puts the words on the board.
-T. checks meaning and pronunciation.
-T. gives an example.
-T. introduces the structure.
*SS look at the picture on page 38.
*T.asks –SS answer.
-T. sets the scene.
-T. asks – SS answer.
II )Pre reading (Stage) :
.Pre teach.
-(to) light – lit – lit : thắp sáng.( Situation)
-Great-grandma (n) : cụ bà. ( Situation)
-Modern equipment (n) : cacù thiết bị hiện đại. ( Explanation)
-Folktale =Traditional story (n) : Truyện dân gian, truyện cổ tích. ( Explanation)
-(to) look after = take care of : chăm sóc.( Synonym)
Ex : My father used to smoke when he was young.
S + used to + Vo
Negative : S + didn’t use to + V .
Interrogative : Did + S + use to + V ?
Meaning : đã từng, đã thường.
Usage : Dùng để diễn tả 1 thói quen trong quá khứ và không còn our hiện tại.
*Who are they ? What are they talking about ?
*We are going to read a dialogue between Nga and her grandmother about the things that Nga’s grandmother used to do when she was a young girl.
*Pre questions :
1)Where did Nga’s grandma live when she was young ?
2)Did she go to school ?
17’
 -SS read the dialogue and answer the questions.
-T.asks – SS answer orally.
-T. gives feedback.
(T. introduces and explains “Fact” and “opinion”).
*SS read the sentences (a-f) on page 39 and check F(fact) or O (opinion).
-SS work in pairs to do the exercise.
-T. gives Feedback.
-T. presses the tape.
-SS listen with book-open.
-SS practice the dialogue in pairs.
III ) While reading (Stage) :
-Comprehension Questions. / .Lucky numbers.
2 / P.39. Answer key :
She used to live on a farm.
Because she had to stay home and help her mom( she used to look after her younger brothers and sisters).
She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
Her great-grandmother used to lit the lamp and her great grandfather used to tell them stories.
She asked her grandmother to tell her the tale “the lost shoe”.
-Fact / Opinion
Ex : Fact : This flower is red.
 Opinion : This flower is very beautiful.
3 / P.39. Answer key :
a.F b.F c.F d.F e.O f.O
Listen and Read / P. 38-39.
8’
*SS make three sentences they used to do last year, beginning with “I used to ”
-T. gives feedback.
IV ) Post reading (Stage) :
-Write-it-up.
-or Personalization.
1.Where did your grandparents use to live ?
2.What did they have to do at home ?
2’
-T. says and writes “ Homework” on the board.
-SS copy.
V )Homework :
-Learn vocabulary + Structures.
-Do exercise 1-2 / P.27.
-Prepare “ Speak-Listen” / P. 40-41.
Period 21 : Unit 4 –Our Past – Lesson 2 – Speak + Listen– Page 40-41.
Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about the differences between the past and now and listen to the content of the whole story to understand main ideas and details.
Materials : Magnified copies of pictures from the textbook, Posters, cassette recorder.
Procedure.
Timing
Teacher’s and students’activities
Contents
5’
*SS make sentences, using “used to’.
*One student – one sentence.
I ) Warmer :
-Sentence Race. /.Groupwork.
“used to ”
6’
-T. sets the scene.
*SS Look at the 2 pictures (on page 40).
 *SS describe what they see.
II ) Pre speaking : 
-Brainstorming. / What can you see in the pictures ?
Group A (picture 1)
Group B (picture 2)
-Small houses
-People work on paddy field (in the field).
-A field
-People walking
-No electricity
-People wearing traditional clothes
-Children playing in the path.
-Big houses and buildings
-People working in the offices
-A grocery store
-People going by car
-Electricity
-People wearing modern clothes
-Children watching TV(playing video games)
7’
*SS make sentences talking about changes of life in the pictures, using the information above with “used to”.
*In groups, SS tell each other about the things they used to do last year, then complete the table.
-Feedback.
III) Controlled Practice :
-Substitution drill. / .Pairwork.
In the past
But now
-People used to live in small houses.
-People used to walk to travel.
-There didn’t use to be electricity in the home.
-People used to work hard all the time.
-Children used to stay home.
-Children used to play traditional games.
-People used to raise cattle themselves for meat.
-They live in big houses and buildings.
-They can go by car or motorbike.
-There is electricity everywhere.
-They have a lot of time for entertainment.
-They go to school.
-They play computer games.
-They buy it in the supermarket.
-Transformation. / .Groupwork.
S1
S2
Me
Last year
Now
Get up late
Get up early
Eg. : Last year I used to get up late. Now I get up early.
You used to wear (have) short hair. Now you wear (have) long hair.
4'
-SS make new sentences using “used to”.
IV) Free practice (Production) :
-Sentence Race. / .Groupwork.
7’
-T. elicits.
-SS guess.
-T. models.
-SS repeat chorally first, then individually.
-T. puts the words on the board.
-T. checks meaning and pronunciation.
.T. sets the scene. 
-Ss guess.
*Pre listening :
 .Pre teach.
-(to) lay –laid (eggs) : đẻ trứng. ( Situation)
-(to) shout excitedly : hét lên sung sướng.( Situation)
-In amazement : trong ngạc nhiên. ( Example)
-foolish (adj) : ngu dốt. ( Synonym)
-Greedy (adj) : tham lam. ( Explanation)
.Do you always read stories ?
.Which story impresses you most ? Why ? Which moral lesson do you get from story ?
-Multiple choice. / (Guess)
a.Don’t kill chickens. / b.Don’t be foolish and greedy.
c.Be happy with what you have. / d.It’s difficult to find gold.
8’
(*SS Listen and check their predictions.)
-T. presses the tape.
-SS listen and answer the questions.
-T. gives feedback.
*While listening :
-Comprehension Questions.
Answer key : b. Don’t be foolish and greedy.
Why were the farmer and his wife happy ?
What did they do to their chicken ?
What happened at the end of the story ?
Keys :
1.Because the farmer discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.
2.They cut open all the chickens and found more gold eggs.
3.There were no more eggs of any kinds.
*Tapescript :
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife “We’re rich ! We’re rich !”.
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chicken and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
6’
*SS make sentences, using “used to” and “now”(Don’t use the sentences above)
*T. asks -SS discuss and answer.
IV ) Post Listening :
-Write-it-up. / .Individuals. Or -Discussion.
. What would you do if you were the farmer ?
Moral lesson : “Don’t be foolish and greedy”
2’
-T. says and writes “ Homework” on the board.
-SS copy.
V )Homework :
-Make at least 3 sentences, using “used to” and “now”.
-Do exercise 3-4-5-6 / P.28-29-30.
-Learn vocabulary.
-Prepare “Read” / P. 41-42.(broken heart, harvest festival, Fairy, to change  into , rags, prince, cruel)
Tuần 8
Period 22 : Unit 4 –Our Past – Lesson 3 –Read – Page 41-42.
Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to read “a folktale” to understand main ideas and details.
Materials : Posters, cards.
Procedure.
Timing
Teacher’s and students’activities
Contents
5’
-T. gives the topic.
-SS guess one letter each time.
-The group ( find out the word ) are winners.
I ) Warmer :
-Hangman.
Topic : Đây là 1 điều rất thú vị đối với trẻ em. Hầu hết các em đều thích.
- - - - - - - - = folktale.
(8 letters)
13’
-T. elicits.
-SS guess.
-T. models.
-SS repeat chorally first, then individually.
-T. puts the words on the board.
-T. checks meaning and pronunciation.
*T. sets the scene. 
-T. gets SS to guess “the words”.
-SS go to the board to write their guesses.
II )Pre reading :
 *Pre teach.
-Broken heart (n) : đau tim. ( Situation)
-Harvest festival (n) : lễ hội được mùa.( Situation)
-Fairy(n): ông/bà tiên. (Explanation)
-(to) change sth into sth : biến cái gì thành cái gì. ( Explanation )
-Rags (n) : quần áo rách rưới. ( Explanation)
-Prince (n) : hoàng tử. ( Situation)
-cruel (adj) to : ác nghiệt với. ( Situation)
Do you like folktales ?
What are those stories usually about ?
Can you tell me the names of some stories that you remember ?
*Today we are going to read the story “The Lost Shoe”.
-Gapfill.(Guess)
.Groupwork.
1 / P.42. (on posters) (book-closed) Guess.
A
B
Answer key
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
A farmer
Died
Used / again
Marry
New clothes
Lost
15’
(*Ss Open their books and check your predictions.)
-T. gets SS to read the text again and answer the questions.
-T. gives Feedback.
III ) While reading :
-Comprehension Questions.
.Lucky numbers.
2 / P.42. Answer keys :
She was a poor farmer’s daughter.
She made Little Pea do the chores all day.
Before the festival started, a fairy appeared magically changed her rags into beautiful clothes.
The shoe fitted Little Pea.
(This is not a true story because there is a fairy.)
10’
*T. asks SS to retell the story, using the answers(comprehension Questions).
IV ) Post reading :
-Retell.
.Pairwork.
2’
-T. says and writes “ Homework” on the board.
-SS copy.
V ) Homework :
-Learn vocabulary.
-Retell the story.
-Do exercise 7 / P. 31.
-Prepare “Write” / P.42-43.
(buffalo, to graze, servant, master, wisdom, to tie, straw, black stripes).
Period 23 : Unit 4 –Our Past – Lesson 4 –Write – Page 42-43.
Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write stories or rewrite a folktale by using the simple past tense.
Materials : Posters.
Procedure.
Timing
Teacher’s and students’activities
Contents
5’
-Ss choose one word above and one word below.
I ) Warmer :
-Pelmanism.
.Groupwork.
Go
Leave
Light
Say
Tell
Went
Left
Lit
Said
told
16’
-T. elicits.
-SS guess.
-T. models.
-SS repeat chorally first, then individually.
-T. puts the words on the board.
-T. checks meaning and pronunciation.
-T. set the scene. 
-SS fill the verbs in the blanks
-SS compare with their partners.
-T. gives Feedback.
II )Pre writing :
 -Pre teach.
-buffalo (n) : con trâu. (Situation)
-(to) graze : gặm cỏ. (Situation)
-servant (n) : đầy tớ. (Explanation)
-master (n) : ông chủ. (Explanation)
-wisdom (n) : trí khôn, sự thông minh. (Situation)
-(to) tie : buộc. (Mime)
-straw (n) : rơm, rạ. (Situation)
-black stripes (n) : những vết vằn đen. (Translation)
Do you know why tigers have black stripes ? Which story tells you about that ? Can you tell me the story in vietnamese ?
In this lesson, we will learn more about this story. Firstly, you read the story and complete it by filling the verbs in the correct blank.
-Gapfill.
.Individuals.
1 / P.42-43. Answer key :
1.appeared / came. 2.was 3.said 4.left 5.went 6.tied 7.lit 8.burned 9.escaped.
14’
-T. runs through vocabulary.
-T. gets SS to imagine they are the farmer.
-SS use the words to write the story.
-T. reviews some structures.
III ) While writing :
-Write-it-up.
.Individuals.
*Imagine that you are the farmer. Use the words to write the story. Start like this : “One day I was in the field and ”
Structures :
Past simple.
S + asked +(O) + “wh” + S + V.
S + tell / told + O + (that) + S + V.
Suggested Answer :
One day, as I was in the field and my buffalo grazed nearby, a tiger appeared. The tiger asked why the strong buffalo was my servant and I was its master. I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom. The tiger wanted to see it, but I told it I left it at home that day. Then I tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because I didn’t want it to eat my buffalo. I went to get some straw that I said was my wisdom and I burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but today it still has black stripes from the burns.
8’
*SS Change their assignments for correction.
*T. goes around and takes notes mistakes. 
*T. writes incorrect sentences on the board. 
*T. and SS correct.
IV ) Post writing :
-Sharing and comparing.
2’
-T. says and writes “ Homework” on the board.
-SS copy.
V )Homework :
-Learn vocabulary.
-Rewrite the story completely.
-Prepare “Language Focus” / P.44-45.
Period 24 : Unit 4 –Our Past – Lesson 5 –Language Focus – Page 44 - 45.
Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use the past simple, prepositions of time and “used to”.
Materials : Magnified copies of pictures from the textbook, Posters.
Procedure.
Timing
Teacher’s and students’activities
Contents
5’
-T. explains how to do.
-SS match the present verbs with the past verbs.
-T. gives feedback.
I ) Warmer :
-Matching. / .Groupwork. / 1 / P.44.
Run a.came
Fly b.took
Take c.ran
Go d.had
Have e.did
Do f.went
Ben g.ate
Ride h.sat
Eat i.was/were
Sit k.rode
Come l.flew
13’
-T. introduces the situation.
-T. models –SS repeat chorally.
-SS give the form, usage and meaning.
-T. writes on the board.
-T. sets the scene.
-T. runs through vocabulary.
-SS work in pairs to fill in the gaps.
-T. gives Feedback.
II )Activity 1 :
-Situation. / .Dialogue.
A : What did you do last night ?
B : I watched TV last night.
A : Did you see “film” ?
B : No, I didn’t. I saw a game show. 
Simple past tense :
1.To be :
-Affirmative : I / he / she / it / singular N + was.
 We / you / they / plural N + were.
-Negative : Thêm “not” sau “was / were”.
-Interrogative : Was / were + S  ?
Ex : She (be) on holiday last month.
She was 
She was not 
Was she  ?
2.Ordinary verbs :
-Affirmative : S + V-ed /2
-Negative : S + didn’t + V
-Interrogative : Did + S + V ?
Ex : They (meet ) her yesterday.
They met 
They didn’t meet 
Did they meet  ?
3.Uses : diễn tả 1 hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, có thời gian xác định. (yesterday, ago, last)
*Bây giờ chúng ta sẽ luyện tập thì quá khứ đơn. Các em sẽ hoàn thành các bài hội thoại 2 / P.44
-Gapfill. / .Pairwork. /*Suggested answers :
Did you have rice for lunch ?
I rode a bike.
Where were you yesterday ?
I had math.
15’
-T. introduces the situation.
-T. gives an example.
-T. gets SS to give the form, meaning and uses.
-T. sets the scene.
-T. runs through vocabulary.
-T. asks SS to do exercise 3 / P.44 individually.
-SS Compare with their partners.
-T. gives Feedback.
III ) Activity 2 :
-Situation. / .Example.
Ex : I’ll see you on Wednesday. 
*Prepositions of time :
In : tháng / năm / mùa / buổi / thế kỉ.
On : ngày / thứ / ngày tháng (năm)
At : giờ.
Between : ở giữa.
Before : trước khi.
After : sau khi.
*Today we are going to practice “ prepositions of time”. 
-Gapfill. / .Individuals.
Answer key :
a.on b.in c.between d.at  after e.before
10’
-T. introduces the situation.
-T. models.
-SS repeat chorally.
-T. gets SS to give the form, meaning, and usage.
-T. sets the scene.
-T. runs through vocabulary.
-Ss do the exercise 4 / P.45 in pairs, using “used to”. 
-T. gives feedback.
IV ) Activity 3 :
-Situation. / .Exchange.
Nga : Where is this ? It isn’t Ha Noi.
Hoa : No, it’s Hue. I used to fstay there.
-Target item.
-S + Used To + V.
-S + didn’t use to + V.
-Did + S + use to + V ?
-Meaning : đã từng, thường.
-Usage : habit in the past but it is no longer in the present.
*Nga đang hỏi Hoa về các bức ảnh. Những bức ảnh này được chụp ở đâu và trong ảnh là những ai. 
-*Gapfill. / .Pairwork. / Answer key :
1.Used to have. / 2.Used to be. / 3.Used to live.
-SS write the sentences in pairs.
-SS go to the board to write.
-T. corrects.
IV) Production :
Write the sentences, using the cue words :
1)They / get / married / December 1996.
->They got married on December 1996.
2)Last night / she / come home / 10.30 and 11 o’clock.
->Last night she came home between 10.30 and 11 o’clock.
3)My father / use / to / take /us / zoo /when / be / alive.
->My father used to take us to the zoo when he was alive.
4)My grandmother/use/ to / live / a farm /when/she/be/young.
->My grandmother used to live on a farm when she was young.
2’
-T. says and writes “ Homework” on the board.
-SS copy.
V )Homework :
-Learn past simple, prepositions of time, “used to”.
-Prepare Unit 5 : Getting started & Listen and read / P.46-47.