Lesson Plan: English 8 - Quang Lien High School

g to visit Lan in Hanoi “ 
- Ask Ss to predict information in the dialogue .
- Call on some Ss to report their predictions 
V / While - listening : 
- Turn on the tape and check their predictions 
- Let them listen twice and find out the missing words individually . 
- Ask Ss to share their answers with their partners 
- Call some Ss to read their results 
 Give feedback 
 1. that 2. this 3. It is 
 4. where 5. from 6. coming 
 7. next week 8. arriving 9. Thursday 
 10 . late 11. afternoon 12 . speak 
 13. my 14 . get her 
VI / Post - listening 
- Ask Ss to play the roles of Lan and Aunt Hang to practice the dialogue 
VII / Post - speaking : 
- Ask Ss to work in groups and talk about changes in their hometown / neighborhood . 
- Call on volunteer from each group to show their ideas before the class . Other groups can add in their ideas . 
VIII / Homework : 
Do Language Focus 3
Write some sentences , using Present Progressive Tense to describe changes in their school 
Work in group 
Work in the whole class . 
Listen and copy 
Work individually 
Work in group 
Work individually 
Listen and copy . 
Listen and copy 
Work in groups to predict .
Listen to the tape to check their predictions 
Listen again and share their answers with their friends . 
Read their answers aloud . 
Work in pairs to practice the dialogue 
Listen and copy . 
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 Teaching date: 
Unit 8
Country life and city life
	Period 48 lesson 3 : Read 
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to understand the text about one of the social problems . 
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , poster , cassette .
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : 
 Jumbled words 
- Write the words with disordered letters on the board . 
+ Fulentipl -> plentiful 
+ taneru -> nature 
+ loofd -> flood 
+ roestdy -> destroy 
+ viroped -> provide 
+ suertl -> result 
+ ciliestial -> facilities 
- Ask them to write the correct words on the board and repeat chorally , individually 
=> Lead in the new lesson .
II / Pre- reading :
- Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words to Ss .
1. Pre - teach vocabulary : 
- rural (adj ) : something deals with the countryside 
- urban ( adj ) >< rural (do thi,tp)
- strain (n) = su qua tai ( dan so )
- typhoon (n) = storm (n) 
- drought (n) : hot and dry weather for a long time 
- to struggle = dau tranh 
- migrant (n) : a person who moves from one place to another especially in order to find work .(dan di cu) 
- to increase = tang len , tang them 
* Checking vocabulary : What and where 
2. Brainstorming : 
- Ask Ss to think of the difficulties of farmers,life 
Possible answers : 
droughts / the weather / hard work / no vacations / lack of clean water / electricity / insects destroy harvests ..
difficulties of farmers,life
- Ask Ss to work in groups to guess how farmers deal with difficulties 
- Call on some Ss to report their predictions and write them on the board 
III / While - reading : 
- Let Ss listen to the tape and read the text silently to check their predictions . 
- Answer “ What do many farmers do to solve their problem ? “ 
=> They have to move to the city so that they can get well – paid jobs .
- Call on some Ss to read the text in front of class .
1. Gap- filling :
- Ask Ss to work in pairs o complete summary , using the information from the passage .
- Call on some volunteers to report their results 
- Give feedback 
1. leaving 2. home 3. city 4. rural 
5. city 6. problems 7. schools 8. hospitals 
 9. problem 10 . world 
- Call on some Ss to read the complete passage aloud 
2. Finding the words 
- Ask Ss to read the text again and work with their partners 
- Call them to report their results 
- Give feedback 
a. rural b. plentiful c. increase 
d. strain e. tragedy f. urban 
IV / Post - reading : Discussion 
- Give a situation : If you were a Minister , what would you do for farmers ? 
- Ask Ss to work in groups to discuss 
* Suggested answers : 
- build streets , theaters , stadiums in the countryside
- build schools , hospitals 
- provide clean water , electricity , facilities 
- build factory .
- Call on 4 volunteers from 4 groups to show their ideas before the class . 
V / Homework : 
1. Write 5 things that government should do for the rural areas .
2. Do exercises in workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson (part write). 
Work in group 
Listen and copy down 
Listen and repeat chorally , individually , then copy down . 
Play game 
Work in groups 
Demonstrate in front of class 
Work in groups to guess the difficulties of farmers . 
Listen to the tape and read the text to check their predictions 
Answer the question 
Read the text aloud . 
Work in pairs 
Read their results .
Read the complete summary .
Read the text again and do the exercise 2 / 75 
Read the complete results . 
Work in groups to discuss 
Show their ideas before class . 
Listen and copy . 
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 Teaching date: 
Unit 8
Country life and city life
	Period 49 Lesson 4 : write 
A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write letters to their friends about their neighborhood .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , cards , chalks.
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Revision 
- Ask Ss to put the outline for an informal letter in the correct order . 
- Prepare 6 cards with 6 outlines on them . 
- Call 6 Ss to hold them and stand in a random order 
- Ask some other Ss to rearrange them in the correct order . 
- Write the answer on the board and ask Ss to copy . 
1. Heading 
- Writer,s address 
- Date 
- Dear ... ,
2. opening 
3. Body 
4. closing 
II / Pre- writing : 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions .
- Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering the questions 
- Give feedback 
III / While  writing : 
- Ask Ss to write letters to friends about their neighborhood 
- Let them write individually .
- Have them compare with their partners and correct if they can . 
* Suggested letter : 
( Writer,s address)
( Date ) 
Dear ...., 
I live in .. , a small town . My family has a large house with four rooms and a small garden . My sister and I share one bedroom . From the bedroom window , I can see a beautiful park with green tress , flowers and a pond . we do not live far form my school so I usually walk there . 
In my neighborhood , there is a swimming pool and a beautiful park . On the weekend , I often go swimming with my friends . Early in the morning , I always jog with my sister around the park . But the thing I like best in my neighborhood is the public library near my school . There I not only can study and read books but also watch video and learn how to use the computer . 
Do you have a library like that in your neighborhood ? Is there anything interesting in the place where you live ? Write to me 
I would like to say goodbye now . I am looking forwards to hearing from you soon . 
Love , 
( Signature ) 
IV / Post - writing : Correction 
- Choose some letters to correct before class and ask them to read them aloud . 
V / Homework : 
1. Write their letters on their notebooks 
2. Prepare the next lesson .
Work on the whole class . 
Listen and copy down
Work in pairs to practice asking and answering the questions 
Work individually 
Compare with their partners 
Exchange their writings to correct . 
Listen and copy . 
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 Teaching date: 
Unit 8
Country life and city life
	Period 50 lesson 6 : Language focus 1, 2, 4, 5
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to use Present progressive and comparative and superlative adjectives .
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , chalks , boards 
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Matching 
A
B
Key
1. play
2. do 
3. watch 
4. go 
5. clean 
6. have 
7. phone 
8. speak 
a. to Mom 
b. table tennis 
c. a program 
d. a meeting 
e. my aunt , Mrs Hang 
f. the house 
g. my homework 
h. to violin lesson 
1.b
2.g
3.c
4.h
5.f
6.d
7.e
8.a
- Call 2 volunteers from 2 teams to do the matching 
II / Practice : 
1. Ex 2 : Ask Ss to use the suitable verbs in the Present Progressive Tense to complete the exercise 
- Get Ss to work in pairs 
- Call on some pairs to practice the dialogues before class and correct 
=> What tense do we use in 6 dialogues ? 
 What is the form ? 
 Look at the adverbs of time in the dialogue . Are they at present or in the future ? 
 Present Progressive Tense is used to talk about the future . 
2. Ex 1 : Ask Ss to practice the dialogue as example 
S1 : Is the boat to Qui Nhon leaving at 11. 30 ? 
S2 : Is that good fortune ? 
S1 : That is right 
S2 : I am very sorry . It has been delayed . 
S1 : Oh , no ! 
S2 : Now , it is leaving at 13 . 45 
- Give them the shipping information and ask them to make similar dialogues 
3. Ex 3 : Present Progressive Tense is used to describe changes with “ get “ and “ become “ 
* Drill : Prepare six cards of cues 
a. The boys / get / tall 
b. The old men / become / weak 
c. It / become / dark 
d. The weather / get / cold 
e. The students / get / better 
f. The school yard / become / cleaner 
- Model first two cues , then whole class repeat chorally , then some Ss read out individually 
- Give a new cue and go on until most of the Ss in class can remember the structure . 
4 . Comparative and superlative adjectives 
- Remind Ss of the forms of comparative and superlative adjectives 
* Comparative : Short adj - er + than + object 
 More long adj + than + object 
* Superlative : The + short adjective - est 
 The most + long adjective
* Irregular adjectives 
 good/ well – better – the best
 bad – worse – the worst
 many – more – the most 
 little – less – the least 
Ex 4 : Have Ss work in pairs to make comparisons between the city and the country . 
Ex : The air in the country is fresher than in the city 
- Let each Student read aloud one of the sentences they have made . 
- Give feedback 
IV / Further practice : 
- Ask Ss to read the advertisements then ask them some questions to check their understanding 
+ what are advertised ? 
( an apartment , a villa and a house )
+ How old are they ? 
( The apartment is 2 years old , the villa is 5 years old and the house is new ) 
+ How much do we pay per month ? 
( 900,000 dongs for the apartment , 6,6 million dongs for the house and 7,8 million dongs for the villa ) 
- Game “ Nought and Crosses “ , using comparative and superlative adjectives 
old
expensive
big
expensive
small
hot
big
beautiful
old
Eg : - The villa is older than the apartment 
 - The house is more expensive than the apartment 
V / Homework : 
1/Redo all the exercises and copy down 
2/ Prepare the next lesson . 
Work in group 
( 2 teams )
Work in pairs 
Answer the questions 
Work in pairs 
Work individually 
Repeat chorally , individually 
Repeat the form of comparative and superlative adjectives 
Listen and copy 
Work in pairs 
Listen and answer the questions 
Play game 
( whole class ) 
Listen and copy 
Preparing date: 
Teaching date: 
	Period 51 Consolidation 
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to grasp the knowledge they have learnt in the first semester and know how to supplement what they are short of . 
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , chalks , boards 
C / Procedure : 
I / Warm up : Chatting about daily routine
II / Consolidation : 
1. Grammar 
- Ask Ss to repeat the tenses they have learnt in the first semester and write on the board 
1.1 The tenses : 
- Present Simple / - Past simple 
- Present progressive / - Present perfect 
- Simple future 
1.2 The form of the verbs 
- Modal verbs : can , could , may might 
- Gerund ( V- ing ) => used after some verbs such as like / dislike / hate / love / enjoy and prepositions 
- Have Ss to repeat and copy , then give examples with each one . 
2. Exercises : 
- Using the posters with some exercises to show . 
2.1 Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets + Ex 7/ 43 ( workbook ) : Infinitive or Gerund 
+ Ex 5 / 46 ( workbook ) : Past simple or Present perfect 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs 
- Call on some pairs to practice in front of lass 
- Ask some Ss to go to the board to write them on the board
- Give feedback 
2. Grammar 
1.2 Comparison 
- Comparative 
- Superlative 
- Like 
- (not) as .. as 
- (not) the same as 
- different form 
1.2 Direct and indirect speech 
- Commands 
- Requests 
- Advice 
=> S + told + O +(not) to + V ..
2. Exercises : 
- Ex 7 / 48 ( workbook ) : Comparison 
- Ex 3 / 33 ( workbook ) / Ex 6/ 51 ( workbook ) 
+ Have Ss work in pairs to do all the exercises 
+ Call on some pairs to practice in front of class 
+ Give feedback 
Homework : 
1. Redo all the exercises and copy 
2. Prepare the test : 
- Complete these sentences with the suitable words or phrases in the brackets . 
- Complete the conversation 
- Read the passage carefully , then answer the questions below 
- Supply the correct tense form of the verb in the brackets 
- Listening comprehension 
Play game 
Repeat the tenses they have learnt .
Listen and copy , then give some more examples 
Listen and copy 
Repeat and copy . 
Work in pairs to the exercises and exchange their answers with their friends . 
Listen and copy 
Repeat and give some more examples 
Work in pairs 
Demonstrate in front of class . 
Copy down 
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Teaching date: 
	Period 52 Consolidation 
I : T×m tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch ch©n cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi c¸c tõ cßn l¹i :
1. 	A. departure 	B. elevate 	C. separate 	D. heritage
2. 	A. rub 	B. plumber 	C. bamboo 	D. suitable
3. 	A. burned 	B. stopped 	C. asked 	D. promised
4. 	A. stamps 	B. trains 	C. caves 	D. hotels
5. 	A. sight 	B. tribe 	C. seaside 	D. magnificent
6. 	A. jungle 	B. sunny 	C. bus 	D. surrounding
II : Chän ®¸p ¸n ®óng ®Ó hoµn thµnh c©u 
7. We were delighted ( getting , to get , get , got ) your letter last week. 
8. ( Do you want , Would you mind / Would you like / Could you please ) to come and have dinner with us ? – I’d love to. 
9. Millions of Christmas cards ( were sent, are sent , send , is sending ) every year . 
10. ( Must , Might , Wil , Do )you turn off the T.V, please ? 
11.I always get up early in the morning(because, so, but, in order to)come to class on time 
12. Would you mind ( because , so , if , so as ) I took a photo ? 
13. The Eiffel Tower was desghed ( at , by , on , with ) Alexander Gustave Eiffel. 
14. They were having dinner when the phone ( ring, rang , was ringing , has rung) 
15. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City( except , beside , after , on ) Monday. 
16. She promises she ( picks , pick , will pick , picked ) me up at 7.30 p.m . 
III : Chän tõ ®óng ®Ó hoµn thµnh c©u
17. Milk bottles can be ( recycle , thrown away , broken , reused ) after being cleaned. 
18. My parents are ( unhappy, delighted , worried , sad ) that I pass my exam . 
19. Famers collect house hols and garden waste to make ( glass ware/ compost /fabric / floor covering )
20.Cool the burn immediately soas to( ease ,relieve ,minimize ,maximize )tissue damage 
21. Christmas is an important (competition, festival ,souvenir ,contest) in many countries 
22. ( San Francisco , Hawaii , New York , Chicago )is often called the Windy City. 
23. We used to wash clothes by hand.Now we have a (vacuum , washing machine,hair dryer,refrigerater )
24.The Pyramids of Cheops is one of the seven( pyramids ,temples, wonders ,landmarks) of the world. 
IV : Sö dông tõ cho s½n ®iÒn vµo chç trèng ®Ó hoµn thµnh c©u. 
appeared, lucky , canoe , Unfortunately , luckily, climbed, began , overturned, became
Last week , the Browns had a visit around Xuan Huong Lake in Da Lat . After hiring the (25).the family (26).in and paddled out to the middle of the lake . (27), dark clouds soon appeared and it (28).to rain . the wind started to blow and the rain (29).heavier. Suddenly Shannon dropped her paddle . She leaned over to pick it up . The canoe (30)and everyone fell in to the deep and dangerous water . A boat (31)..and rescured them . The family was very (32).
 (25)..(26)..(27) (28).
 (29). (30)..(31). (32)..
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Teaching date: 
	Period 53 Consolidation 
I / Complete these sentences with the suitable words or phrases in the brackets 2,0 Ps 
1 . We must be there( at /before/ between /after )7. 30 and 8 . 15 
2. Vietnamese language is different ( as/like / from /with ) English language .
3. She told me ( giving / to give /gave ) you this present .
4. Jane is( as/ like /the most / more ) beautiful than her sister .)
5 . Mary likes( playing/ plays /played /play )the piano . 
6. When my uncle was young , he used ( go/ went /going/ to go ) fishing on Sundays 
7. He ( left / has left / leaves ) for London a year ago . 
 8. I have known her ( since / for / at / in ) three years . 
II / Complete the conversation : ( 2,0 Ps )
A : Can I help you ? 
B : I would like  this parcel to Hanoi 
A : Do you want to send it airmail or surface mail ? 
B : I am not sure . .. is airmail ? 
A : I will have .. the parcel first . Well , two kilograms . That will be 9,000 dong 
B : That is not very cheap . But ..it airmail . 
A : All right . 
III / Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in the brackets : ( 2,0 Ps ) 
1. They ( live ) ... in Hanoi for 20 years . 
2. My aunt ( not go ) .. out of her house since she ( buy ). a color TV 
3. The film ( begin ) ..at 7. 30 pm tonight . 
IV/ Read the passage carefully . Then answer the questions below : ( 2,0 Ps )
 Chiang Mai is a city in Thailand that has a wonderful night market . In the evening , the main street is lined with small stands and shops that sell almost anything you can imagine . Some stands sell jewelry or clothing , others sell traditional Thai crafts and still others sell fresh fruit and species . It is easy to spend an entire evening just looking at everything . If you decide to buy something , you will not be disappointed The prices are very reasonable . There are a lot of wonderful attractions in Chiang Mai , but the night market is a favorite for many people . 
1. Where is Chiang Mai ? 
2. What is Chiang Mai famous for ? 
3. What can you buy in some stands in Chiang Mai ? 
4. Are the prices expensive ? 
V / Listening comprehension : You are going to listen twice . Check (v) the correct box for True or False : ( 2,0 Ps ) 
Statements
True
False
1. Ba is younger than Lan 
2. Lan is shorter than her brother 
3. Both Ba and Lan go to school in the morning 
4. They love pop music , reading novels .
5. They do not lke playing chess and going swimming in summer . 
6. Ba likes watching war films on TV 
Preparing date:
Testing date:
	Period 54 The first semester test 
A / Aims and Objectives : Students will be able to summarize the basic knowledge they have learnt to do the test well 
B / Teaching aids : Test paper , chalk , board ..
C / Test 
- Deliver the test paper to students .
The second semester
Unit 9
A first aids course
Preparing date: 
Testing date: 
Period 55 Lesson 1 : Getting started 
 Listen and read 
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know what they would do in the situations which require first - aid
B / Teaching aids : Text book , cassette , pictures , gap fill chart , drawing ..
C / Procedure : 
Time
Activities
Work arrangement
I / Warm up : Kim,s game ( Getting started )
- Ask Ss to open their books and look at the things on page 80 for 20 seconds . Tell them these things are often used for first - aid
- Divide the class into two groups .
- Ask Ss to close their books and go t6o the board to write the names of the things they have just seen from memory .
- Tell them the group having the most right English words is the winner 
- Have them open the books again and go through the words in English . 
Suggested answers :
 1. emergency room 2. sterile dressing 
3. medicated oil 4. ice 5. water pack 6. alcohol
- Have them discuss and write down what they would do in these situations which require first – aid 
- Call on some groups to give their answers and correct 
Possible answers : 
+ A girl has a burn on her arm -> Use cold water / ice to ease the pain 
+ A boy has a bad cut on his leg -> Use alcohol / medicated oil / sterile dressing 
+ A girl has a nose bleed -> Use a handkerchief to stop the bleeding / tell her to lie down . 
+ A boy has a bee sting -> Use medicated oil 
II/ Pre- reading : Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words .
1. Pre teach Vocabulary : 
- (an) ambulance -> drawing 
- (an) emergence = cap cuu , tinh trang khan cap
- unconscious (adj) >< conscious (adj) 
- to bleed -> the bleeding 
-> Ask Ss to copy the vocabulary in their notebooks 
* Checking technique: Slap the board 
( Put the new words in Vietnamese on the board )
2. Gap filling Prediction 
- Hang the chart with the paragraph on the board .
 There was an emergency at Lan,s school . A student ..(1). off her bike and hit her head on the road . She was ..(2). but she cut her head and the .(3). was (4).. badly . Lan telephoned Bach Mai Hospital and asked the nurse to send an (5).. to Quang Trung School . Lan was asked to keep the student ..(6). while waiting for the ambulance . 
- Ask Ss to predict the words in the gaps 
- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write their words 
III / While - reading : 
- Have Ss open their books , listen to the tape while reading the dialogue , then check their predictions 
- Give feedback 1. fell 2. conscious 3. cut 
 4. bleeding 5. ambulance 6. awake 
* Comprehension questions 
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue a