Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Tiết 10, Unit 2: Life in the countryside - Lesson 2: A closer look 1 - Năm học 2023-2024 - Trần Thị Khuyên

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Ngày soạn: 17/9/2023

BÀI 2- TIẾT 10
UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Vocabulary: The lexical items related to Life in the countryside
- Pronunciation: Correctly pronounce words that contain the sounds: /ə/ and /ɪ/
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Qualities
- Love talking about activities in the countryside
II. TEACHING AIDS/INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
1.Materials:
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 2, A closer look 1
- hoclieu.vn
2.Equipment: Computer or TV, projector. 
III. PROCEDURES
Steps + time
Aims

Content and Procedures

Product

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)

- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson.
- To lead into the new lesson.
- Game: Matching words with pictures
Matching game:
- T gives out the handouts and divides the class into 3 or 4 groups and explains the rules.
- Ss match the given words to the pictures and they have to send one to stick the handout onto the board as quickly as possible.
- Teacher shows students the answer on the screen and announces the winning group. 
- T sets the context for the lesson and lead in the new lesson
- Students get some vocabulary from the lesson and be ready for the lesson. 
Questions: 
Match the words with the correct pictures.
Suggested answers:
1. cattle (n) 
2. vast (adj) 
3. crop (n) 
4. hospitable (adj)
5. poultry (n)
6. picturesque (adj)
2. ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY (20 mins)
Vocabulary pre-teaching (6 mins)
Task 1: Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. (4 mins)
Task 2: Match the following adjectives with their definitions. (4 mins)
Task 3: Complete the sentences with the words from 2. (6 mins)

- To present some nouns that go with action verbs to describe activities which rural people often do.
- To teach Ss new adjectives for describing people and scenes in the countryside.

- Vocabulary pre-teaching.
 - Teacher asks students to guess the meaning of the words that they have matched in the Warm-up activity. 
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
- Teacher checks students’ understanding by the follow-up tasks in the student's book.
New words:
1. cattle (n) 
2. poultry (n) 
3. crop (n) 
4. vast (adj) 
5. hospitable (adj)
6. picturesque (adj)
- Task 1: Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
- Teacher asks Ss to read each sentence and choose the suitable noun that goes with the action verb before it.
- Let Ss work in pairs to compare their answers before sharing their answers.
- Check and confirm the correct answers. 
- Task 2: Match the following adjectives with their definitions.
- Teacher tells Ss quickly match the adjectives in the left column with their meanings in the right column
individually.
- Then ask Ss to check their answers with their partners. Ask for translation of some of the adjectives on the list to check their understanding.
- Confirm the correct answers.
- Task 3: Complete the sentences with the words from 2.
- Teacher ask Ss to do the exercise individually and then check with the whole class.
- When checking, ask Ss to refer to 2 to make the meanings of the adjectives clearer to them.
- Teacher checks the answers as a class and gives feedback.

- Students understand how to use the vocabulary related to the topic. 
Answer key:
1. cattle 
2. fruit 
3. crops 
4. unloaded 
5. catching
Answer key:
1. c 
2. d 
3. e 
4. b 
5. a
Answer key:
1. hospitable 
2. well-trained 
3. picturesque 
4. vast 
5. surrounded
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRONUNCIATION (17 mins)
Task 4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ə/ and /ɪ/. (9 mins)
Task 5: Listen and practice the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ə/, and circle the bold words with /ɪ/. (8 mins)
- To help Ss identify how to pronounce the sounds /ə/ and /ɪ/.
- To help Ss practice pronouncing these sounds in words and sentences.

- Task 4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ə/ and /ɪ/.
- Teacher asks some Ss to watch the video: how to pronounce two sounds “/ə/ and /ɪ/”.
Then play the recording for them to listen and repeat the words they hear. Ask them to pay close attention to the two sounds. Play the recording as many times as necessary.
- Explain to Ss the difference between the two sounds if needed:
+ /ɪ/ is a “front vowel”, meaning the front part of the tongue is raised while articulating this vowel. It’s
also a “close vowel”. A close vowel is one where the jaws come close to each other.
+ /ə/ on the other hand is a “mid vowel”; it means that the jaws aren't closer to each other. It's also a “central vowel”. A central vowel means the central part of the tongue is raised while articulating this vowel. It's often unrounded.
- Invite some Ss to say some words they know that include the two sounds.
- Task 5: Listen and practice the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ə/, and circle the bold words with /ɪ/.
- Teacher plays the recording for Ss to listen to the sentences. Ask them to pay attention to the underlined parts and underline and circle the appropriate sounds.
- Invite some Ss to share their answers. Confirm the correct ones.
- Play the recording again for Ss to repeat the sentences.
- Have Ss practice the sentences in pairs. Invite some pairs to read the sentences aloud. Comment on their pronunciation of the sounds.
- Students repeat the words correctly in words and sentences
Students repeats the words correctly
Suggested outcome: 
1. There is a lot of water in the bottle.
2. The farmers here are hard-working.
3. They are picking fruits in the orchard. 
4. People in my village usually gather at weekends.
5. Please buy some 
Milk and pasta at the supermarket.
4. CONSOLIDATION
(3mins)
a. Wrap-up:
b. Homework:

Summarize what student have learnt and give some comments or feedback for their performance 
- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt.
- Ask Ss to say make some sentences with words and phrases they remember from the lesson
- Students’ workbook.
Attention and 
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