Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 7: My neighborhood - Ho Thanh Thuy

(at the post office)
-How can I post it ?
(stick stamp on it)
-How much ? (800 VN dong)
-Is it more expensive when I post a parcel ?
(Yes, of course)
-Have you ever sent a letter or a parcel?
2. Pre-speaking: 
* New words:
Air-mail (letter or parcel sent by air)
Surface mail (letter or parcel sent by bus, ship)
Parcel (n) (realia)
Charge (n)
* Rub out and remember
a. Does Mrs Kim send the parcel airmail or surface mail ? Why ?
b. What’s the weight of her parcel ? 
c. How much does she pay ?
* Answers
a/ Mrs Kim sends the parcel surface mail because it is much cheaper.
b/ Her parcel is five kilograms.
c/ She pays 19,200 dong.
3. While- speaking:
* Expected dialogue:
T: I’d like to send a letter to Kontum 
S: Do you want to send it airmail or surface mail ?
T: Surface mail, please
S: Let me weight the letter first, oh, 20g
T: How much is it ?
S: 800 dong
T: Here you are. 
S: Thank you.
4. Post- speaking: / Marks 
* Write it up
Group 1: postcard/ HCM city/ airmail/ 15g/ 1.200 dong.
Group 2: parcel/ Ca Mau/ airmail/ 2kg/ 13.000 dong.
Group 3: parcel/ Buon Me Thuot/ surface/ 5kg/ 19.200 dong.
5. Homework: 
- Learn new words by heart.
-Practice the dialogue many times
- Prepare: Lesson 3 –Listen
 Read the poster and the places given.
 Read the sentences about Na.
* Comments:
 Week: 15
Period: 42
Date: 21/11/2012
UNIT 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Lesson 3: Listen
Aim: 
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know about what Na is going to do on the weekend by listening
Language contents:
Vocabulary: 
Millenlium Cinema, Start Movies Channel, sound exciting, the newcomer, town Ground, Culture House
2. Grammar: none
Techniques: 
Brainstorming and guessing, Rub out and remember
Teaching aids: 
 stereo, tape, sub-board
Procedures:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Contents
Teacher asks Ss some questions.
Ss answer.
Teacher presents some words.
Ss repeat and say the meaning.
Ss join the game “Rub out and Remember”
T asks Ss to look at 4 advertisements of “What’s on this week ?” and get Ss to guess what is in the blanks 2-3-4.
Ss work in groups.
Teacher sets the scene: “ Na is new in the neighborhood. She is talking to Nam about what she’s going to do on the weekend”
Teacher asks Ss to listen to the tape and fill in the blanks in each advertisement.
Ss work individually and then compare with their partners.
Ss listen to the tape twice and give the answers
Ask Ss to read the statements in the exercises 2 page 66.
Ss guess which is true, which is false and which has no information.
Ss work in pairs
T lets Ss listen to the conversation again and stick in the correct boxes True / False or no information.
T calls Ss to give the key.
Teacher asks Ss some questions to check their understanding of the conversation
T can let students listen again if necessary
T gives marks if they answer well
1. Warm up: / Marks 
-What do you often do on the weekend ?
(go to the movie theater / swimming / shopping)
- Do you like watching a football match ?
2. Pre-listening:
* New words:
Millenlium Cinema: 
Start Movies Channel
sound exciting
newcomer (n)
Town Ground
Culture House
* Rub out and Remember
* Brainstorming and guessing
1. Movies	- The newcomer
2. Place	- stadium
	- school ground
	- City / Town Ground
3. Activity	- drama / play
	- English speak club / contest
	- Dancing
	- Picture Exhibition
	- Music
4. Place	- Gallery:
	- Culture house:
	- school
	- City Hall
3. While- listening:
* Listening 1
* Answer key
a. The newcomer
b. Town Ground
c. English Speaking Contest
d. Culture House
* Listening 2
* Answer key
True
False
No infor
a
ü
b
ü
c
ü
d
ü
e
ü
f
ü
4. Post- Listening: 
* Comprehension questions
a/ Does Na like movies ? (Yes)
b/ Why won’t she go to see the film “The newcomer” ? (Because she has seen it before)
c/ Why won’t Na go to the photo exhibition ? (Because it doesn’t open during the weekend)
d/ Who will Na go to the soccer match with ? (Nam, Na and Minh
5. Homework: 
- Learn new words by heart.
- Write a short passage about what Na is going to do
- Prepare: Read
-Find the new words.
-What happen in the neighborhood?
 * Comments:
 Week: 15
Period: 43
Date:21/11/2012
UNIT 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Lesson 4: Read
Aim: 
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand the passage about a new shopping Mall and use present perfect tense with “for” and “since”
Language contents:
Grammar:
 Present perfect with for and since
Vocabulary: 
roof, convenient, selection, available, small, resident, be concerned about
Techniques:
 Guessing, what and where, Brainstorming
Teaching aids: 
pictures, sub-board
Procedures:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Contents
Teacher gives the definitions and gets
Ss to find out the words as quickly as possible
Give Ss good marks if they have correct answers.
Teacher presents new words by using different ways
-Simple English
-Picture
-Synonym 
Students join the game “What & Where” 
T sets the scene: In Nam’s neighborhood, there is a new shopping mall
Ask students to think about the convenience of the mall.
Ss practice in groups.
T asks Ss to read the text silently and compare their ideas or get more information.
Give feedback.
Then have Ss look at the statements in exercise 1 page 68.
Get them to read the text again and decide which are true, which are false.
Ss practice in pairs.
Ss correct false statements.
After that Ss work in pairs to answer the questions in exercise 2 page 68.
T corrects.
Teacher gives a situation and asks Ss to discuss it 
“ Do you want to have a new mall in your neighborhood ? If there is one, what will happen to the residents ?”
T can make the model with a good student
1. Warm up. Marks 
* Guessing the words :
1/ A place where you can buy something (supermarket)
2/ A place where you can buy vegetables and fruit (Grocery store)
3/ A place where you can buy books (bookstore)
4/ A place where you can come to eat (restaurant) 
5/ A place where you can come to see the movies (Movies Theater)
6/ A person who comes to the stores and buy something (customer)
2. Pre-reading 
*New words:
Roof (n)
Convenient (a)
Selection (n)
Available (a)
Mall (n): many stores, restaurants even movies theaters are under one roof
Resident (n) people to live in the area
* What and wherre
* Brainstorming
the convenience
 of the new shopping mall
Shop in comfort
 Customers don’t care of the weather
+ Possible answers:
- wide selection of goods
- lower prices
- buy many things at the same time
- have fun or relax while shopping
3. While- reading 
* Check T/F 
a. F 	d. T
b. F 	e.T
c. F
a/ The mall is open daily
b/ There are 50 stores in the mall
c/ Not everyone is pleased about the new mall
*Answers: 
a) It is different from the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. So customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather, especially during the hot and humid summer months.
b) There are 50 air-conditioned especially stores, 4 movie theaters and 10 restaurants .There is also a children’s play area
c) They think the mall will take their business
4. Post-reading 
* Discussion
T: Have you ever been to the new shopping mall ?
S: No, I haven’t
T: I’ve been there twice
S: What are the prices in the shopping mall ?
T: Oh, the prices are cheaper than at the small store near by
S: Oh, that’s good. I’ll go shopping there next
5. Homework 
- Learn the new words, the grammar
- Do exercise in workbook 1,2 on page 44
- Prepare: Write 
-Find the new words
What is the notice about?
Week: 15
Period: 44
Date: 22/11/2012
UNIT 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Lesson 5: Write
Aim: 
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a notice 
 II. Language contents:
Grammar: 
Comparision with like, (not) as...as
 not the same as, different from
 2.Vocabulary: 
effect (n), contact, hardware store
III.Techniques: 
Pelmanlism, group work
IV.Teaching aids:
 cards, sub-board
V.Procedures:
Teacher and Ss’ activities
Contents
Teacher prepares 10 cards with numbers (from 1 to 10) on one side and adjectives with their opposites on the board
Stick 10 cards on the board so Ss can only see the number
Divide class into 2 teams and ask them to choose 2 numbers, turn the cards over if they match eg: cheap – expensive that team gets 1 mark
T presents new words.
Ss repeat and say meaning.
T sets the scene: “The residents and store owners on Tran Phu street are going to hold a meeting to discuss the effects of the new mall”
T asks Ss to read the notice.
One student reads aloud.
T gives some questions.
Get Ss work in pairs to answer.
Let Ss know the way to write a notice, not write full sentences
Ask Ss to read passage 2 / p68
Then answer some questions
Ask Ss to write the notice.
Ss work in Groups.
T corrects and gives marks.
1. Warm up / Marks 
**Pelmanism 
different
cheap
expensive
long
same
modern
short
big
small
2. Pre-writing:
* New words:
- Effect (n): 
- To contact sb: 
- Hardware store: 
* Matching
a/ Why are the residents and store owners on Tran Phu street going to hold a meeting?
b/ When will they hold a meeting? What time?
c/ Where will they hold the meeting?
*Answers
a. To discuss the effects of the new mall
b. They will hold the meeting on May 20 at 8p.m
c. They will hold the meeting at 12 Hang Dao street, Binh’s hardware store
a) What is the English speaking club going to hold? (a speaking contest) 
b) Where and When will it be held?
(At hall 204 on November 15th)
c) What time? (From 7.30 p.m to10.00 pm)
d) Who is the person to contact?)
(Tran Thi Thu Hang of class 8H)
3) While- writing:
* Answers:
The school English Speaking club
Holding a speaking contest to celebrate Teacher’s day
Date: November 15
Time: 7.30 p.m to 10.00 p.m
Place: Hall 204, Building G
Please contact Ms Tran Thi Thu Hang of class 8H at the above address for more information
4) Post- writing:
 Correction / marks
5) Homework 
- Learn new words.
- Do exercises in workbook.
- Prepare Language focus.
-Review the present perfect tense, some adjectives 
Comments:
Week: 16
Period: 45
Date: 28/11/2012
UNIT 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
 Lesson 6: Language Focus
I. Aim: 
 At the end of the lesson, students will be able to use present perfect tense with for and since and comparison.
II . Language contents:
* Vocabulary: 
* Grammar: present perfect tense 
 comparison.
III. Techniques: 
 Groupwork, pairwork, chain game
IV. Teaching aids: 
 Smallboards
V. Procedure:
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Contents
Teacher guides Ss to play game 
-T reminds the present perfect tense.
-T reminds some adjectives
T sticks a poster of infinitives and participles on the board
Divide class into 2 teams and asks them to write each pairs of inf- past participle
The team which writes more pairs wins the game
Ex: be- been
T gets Ss to repeat in chorus and remember the past participles of irregular verbs
T gets Ss to repeat in chorus and remember the past participles of irregular verbs
Then Ss practice exer 2 on page 69 and decide which is the length of time and which is starting point.
T asks Ss to work in groups to do exercise 3
T corrects.
-Have sts to complete the dialogues
-Have sts complete the sentences, using the comparision of adjectives
-Have sts complete the dialogue.
I. Warm up :
 * chain games
II. Presentation:
* Form: have/ has +V (past-participle )
* Usage: to talk about something which started in the past and continues to the present
- We often use “For” and “Since” with the present perfect tense
* For + length of time
* Since + starting point
*
different
cheap
expensive
long
same
modern
short
big
small
III. Practice:
1. 
go- gone 	live- lived
do- done 	collect- collected
eat- eaten 	attend- attended
	work- worked
2.
* Answers
- for 5 minutes 	–For
- since 	– since
- since 	– for 
- for 
3.
Keys
b/ haven’t eaten
c/ haven’t seen
d/ have attended
e/ has worked
f/ h as collected 
4. 
Answers
(1) have been 	5) want
(2) hope 	6) looks
(3) have...lived 	7) have...been
(4) is 8) have seen
5.
 * Answers
a. not as big as
c. different from
d. the same as
e. not as big as
f. the same as
g. as long as
h. not as modern as
i. not as cheap as
IV. Production:
Open- dialogues:
Na: How long (1) you (2) in this neighborhood ?
Nam: I (3) (4) there (5) 10 years
Na: Really. It’s a long time
*Answers 
(1) have 	(3) have 	(5) for
(2) lived 	(4) lived
V. Homework:
- Review the grammar and vocab.
- Do exercise 7 in workbook.
-Prepare: Unit 8-Getting started +listen and read.
+Find the new words.
+Find the differences between the country life and the city life
 *Comments:
..
Date: //
Period: 46
REVISION
I. Aim:
 This lesson helps Ss have a chance to review the structures and vocabulary from unit 5 to unit 7
II. Language contents
 1/Vocabulary : from unit 5 to unit 7
 2/ Grammar :
1. Reported speech 
2. Adverbs of manner
3. Gerunds
III. Techniques: Gap-fill
IV. Teaching aids : sub- boards , cards
V. Procedures :
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Contents
T asks Ss to put the following sentences into a dialogue
Ss work in pairs and read aloud before class
T corrects and gives marks
T asks Ss to repeat the structure
Then T asks them to complete the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first
Ss complete the sentences
T can give an exercise
SS observe and practice
SS choose the right word
T helps them remember how to use adverbs of manner
T asks SS to tell some verbs which are followed by gerunds
T gives Ss an exercise using To-inf or Gerunds
Ss practice and compare with their partners
I. Warm up 
 Marks
1. With pleasure
2. What can I do for you ?
3. Sure. I’ll do it
4. Can you carry this suitcase for me ?
5. Could you do me a favour ?
6.Thanks. It’s very kind of you!
(5-2-4-3-6-1 )
II. Language focus 
1. Reported speech
S+ told, asked + O+ To-inf
S1 + said + S2 + should + Verb
a/ “ Please turn off the radio “
-> Phuong told Tuan ...............
b/ “Can you help my son with his 
English ?”
-> Mai asked her friend..................
c/Mrs Jackson said , “ You should improve your Spanish pronunciation,
 Tim “
-> Mrs Jackson said ............................
2. Adverbs of manner
*Choose the right words
1. Our team won the game because we played very good, well )
2. I always feel ( happy, happily ) when the sun is shining
3. Tom drove ( careful, carefully) along the narrow road
3. Gerunds : V-ing
enjoy, stop, hate , love, like, dislike...
Choose the right word
1. She likes ( planting, to plant ) roses in the garden
2.You don’t need ( to come, coming ) to the meeting
3. My sister hates ( to do , doing ) the ironing
4. She hopes ( to have, having ) a suitable job
III. Homework 
- Practice the exercises again
-Review all the structures
--Prepare for the first term examination
 *Comments:
Date: //
Period: 47
REVISION
I. Aim:
 This lesson helps Ss have a chance to review the structures and vocabulary from unit 5 to unit 7
II. Language contents
1/ Grammar :
 Tenses
2/Vocabulary : from unit 5 to unit 7
III Techniques:
reading comprehension 
IV Teaching aids : sub board 
V Procedures:
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content
-Teacher asks students some questions
-Teacher helps students review tenses by doing exercise
+ss review tenses by doing exercise 
1/ warm up :
. Where do you live?
. How long have you lived there ?
Answer :
.I live in
.I have lived there for /since
2/ Language focus:
 2.1. Activity 1 :
* Use the correct form of the verb in brackets :
a. Hoa wants (go) to west lake park 
b. After (do) her homework . Lan ussually listens to the plays on the radio 
c.They (live) in Ho Chi Minh city since january .
d. Mr John (buy) a motor bike 5 years ago
e. Don’t you care about your country ‘s future ?
f. Please fill in this form 
g. She enjoys participating in raising funds for the poor 
h. Could you help me with the clean up ?
i. Are you going to take part in this contents ?
j. This restaurant is famous for its Chinese dishes 
*
1. Red is ( different , same, like) from yellow
2.He sings ( like, different,same ) a singer
3. Let me (to do, do, doing ) it for you 
4.The teacher asked me ( give, to give, giving ) you this novel
5. John has lived in Paris ( since, for, at ) last summer
6. My son is too tired ( to have, have ) dinner
2.2.Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses:
a. I knock at the door while he (read) a book
b. He (finish) his work two days ago.
c. She (read) this book twice.
d. If I (be) you I would follow his advice.
3. Home work 
-Review knowledge .
 *Comments:
Date: //
Period: 48
REVISION
I. Aim: 
This lesson helps Ss have a chance to review the structures and vocabulary from unit 5 to unit 7
II . Language contents:
* Vocabulary: 
* Grammar: Modals : may, can, could
 Present perfect
 as...as , like, the same as , different from
III. Techniques: 
 Groupwork, pairwork
IV. Teaching aids: 
 Smallboards
V. Procedure:
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Contents
Teacher guides Ss to play game 
T helps Ss to remember how to use the modals
Ss do exercise
Ss remond the structure of present perfect tense
Ss complete the sentences, using the simple past or present perfect tense
T asks Ss to complete the sentences
I. Warm up :
 * networks
Modal verbs
II. Language focus:
1. Modals : May , Can ,Could
.Can, could : Asking for favors
. May: offering assistance
1. ( Can, Should, May ) you help me ?
2. ( Should, May ,Need ) I help you, madam ?
3. Could you ( do, make, take ) me a favour ?
4. ( Give, Let, Ask) me help you
2. Present Perfect
S+ have/ has + V ( past participle )
Ex: I have lived here for ten years
I haven’t seen Tam since he left school
a/ I ( work ) with himsince 1970
b/ They ( live ) there for the whole life
c/ He (leave) for London a year ago
d/ I ( go )to Ha Long Bay last week
3.Comparison : as...as, like, the same as, different from 
a/ My bicycle is nice but yours is nicer (as...as)
-> My bicycle isn’t..............................
b/ Your hair is black , mine is black too ( the same)
-> Your hair is......... color as................
c/ My primary school is small but my high school is big ( As...As )
III. Homework:
- Review the grammar and vocab.
- Do exercise 7 in workbook.
 *Comments:
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Date: //
Period: 49
REVISION
I. Aim: 
 This lesson helps Ss have a chance to review the structures and vocabulary from unit 5 to unit 7
II . Language contents:
* Vocabulary: 
* Grammar: 
III. Techniques: 
 Groupwork, pairwork
IV. Teaching aids: 
 Smallboards
V. Procedure:
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Contents
Teacher guides Ss to play game.
T asks Ss to work in groups.
T corrects.
T asks Ss to work in groups.
T corrects.
T asks some Ss to reread the passage.
I. Warm up :
 * chain games (verbs)
II. Language focus:
1. Choose the right words or phrases in parentheses to complete the following sentences :
They’ll arrive (on,at,in) Monday, 14 July.
How long will he (must, should, have to) stay there ?
Ba speaks English very (good, well, very good).
She asked her children (to stop, stop, stopping) playing.
He enjoys (to get, getting, get) up late on Sunday mornings.
They have learnt English (since, for, in) 2003.
You can shop (with comfortable, with comfort, in comfort) in the new shopping mall in town.
2. Read the passage carefully, then decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) and answer the questions:
 Like the Y & Y, the Boy Scouts of America is a youth organization. It builds character, and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness. 
 Scouting began in England in 1907. Two years later, an American businessman, William Boyce, got lost in London. A boy helped him and explained that he was a scout. This meeting led the Scouts Association crossing the Atlantic in 1910.
 In 1994, there were 5,400,000 scouts in America. Now scouting is popular worldwide. The Scouting Association has more than 25 million members, making it the largest voluntary youth organization in the world.
A.Choose True or False (1,5 ms)
BSA means the Boy Scouts of America.
William Boyce was introduced to scouting in 1910.
The Scouting Association in the biggest voluntary youth organization in the world.
B.Answer the questions (1,5 ms)
When did scouting begin in England ?
What are the three aims of the scouting programs ?
How many members does the Scouting Association have now ?
III. Homework:
- Review the grammar and vocab.
Date: //
Period: 50
REVISION
I. Aim: 
This lesson helps Ss have a chance to review the structures and vocabulary from unit 5 to unit 7. Ss have a chance to recognize their mistakes and can use the grammar in the right way
II . Language contents:
* Vocabulary: 
* Grammar: 
III. Techniques: 
 Groupwork, pairwork
IV. Teaching aids: 
 Smallboards
V. Procedure:
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Contents
T asks Ss to sing an English song.
T asks Ss to work in groups.
T corrects.
T asks Ss to work in groups.
T corrects.
I. Warm up :
 The hello song
II. Language focus:
1. Do as directed in parentheses :
Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise” 
(change to reported speech)
He didn’t go to school because he had a headache.
(Make a question for the underlined words)
He is tall. He can play volleyball 
(Combine two sentences, using “enough”)
That’s a very old bike. He (have) it for a long time. 
(Give the correct form the verb)
Surface mail is many cheaper than airmail 
(correct the mistake)
I am tall, but you are talller 
(Rewrite the sentence, using “as...as”)
A few/ residents/ concerned/ the/ months/