Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Tiết 84, Unit 13: Festivals (Sách cũ)

Period: 84
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ
I. Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, Ss know about traditional festivals in Viet Nam.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “Festivals”
- Grammar: compound words.
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about traditional festivals.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability. 
- Communicative competence 
- Cooperation capacity 
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks, pictures, MP3
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T sticks some pictures on the board and has Ss to look at the pictures and answer the question.
- Ss look at the pictures and answer the question.
 What are the pictures about?
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
- T leads in the new lesson.
- T has Ss work in pairs. (Ask and answer about where these people should go on their visits to Viet Nam.
- T calls one S to make example.
- Ss work in pairs.
- T calls some pairs to talk before the class.
- T checks and corrects any mistakes if necessary.
I. Getting started.
Work with a partner. Where should these people go on their visits to Viet Nam? Why?
* Ss will introduce some places in VN to others.
Ex 1:
T: Tom likes swimming and sunbathing.
- Where should he go? 
S: He should go to Vung Tau or Nha Trang.
T: Why?
S: Because there are beautiful beaches in Vung Tau and Nha Trang.
Possible answers :
2/ David should go to Hue.
3/ Huckleberry should go to Sapa.
4/ Oliver should go to Bat Trang, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan provinces.
5/ Robinson should go to Ho Chi Minh city or Ha Noi.
- T plays the smart pen.
- Ss listen to the smart pen and try to find the answer.
- T presents some new words.
- Ss practice reading new words, pay attention to teacher and recognize the meanings of new words.
- Ss copy down new words.
- T checks vocabulary. “Rub out and remember”.
- T has Ss listen to the smart pen again and find the answers for the questions :
- T plays the smart pen.
- Ss listen and try to find the answers.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects 
- T has Ss pick out the way to form compound words.
- T checks and corrects the mistakes.
- Ss copy down the correct answer.
II. Listen and read.
* Ss know some traditional competitions in VN.
*Vocabulary :
- competition (n)
- fetch (v)
- yell (v)
- urge (v)
- teamate (n)
- participate (v)
- separate (v)
- husk (n)
- council (n)
- award (v)
Questions :
1. How many competitions are there in a rice-cooking festival? 
2. What are they?
Answers :
1. There are three competitions in a rice-cooking festival. 2. They are water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking.
* Grammar: - Compound words : 
 N-V-ing 
 - Passive form: The fire is made in traditional way.
- T has Ss practice the dialogue with a partner.
-Ss work in pairs: play the roles of Liz and Ba.
- T calls some pairs to talk before the class.
- T checks and corrects Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
- T explains the way to do exercise 2.
- Ss pay attention to teacher’s explanation and do exercise individually.
- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- T checks and corrects any mistakes if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
2. True or false? Check ( ) the boxes. Then corrects the false sentences and write them in your exercise book.
* Answer key:
a. F -> Only one team member takes part in the water-fetching contest.
b. F -> One person has to collect one water bottle.
c. T
d. F -> Pieces of bamboo are used to make the fire.
e. F -> In the final contest, the judges taste the rice.
f. T
3. Practice (4’) 
- T asks, Ss answer the questions.
- Questions:
1. Have you ever come to any festivals? 
if yes, what are they?/ if no, would you like to see festivals?
2. Are there any festivals in your village? (if yes, what are they?)
IV. Experience:
Period: 83
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
SPEAK
I. Objectives
- Ss talk about their preparation for a special event about the preparations for Tet.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “Festivals”
- Grammar: Present/Future simple tense (review)
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about the preparations for festivals.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability. 
- Communicative competence 
- Cooperation capacity 
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks, pictures
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T. asks Ss to think of 5 things they often prepare for Tet.
- Ss write them on the board.
- T remarks and gives marks to Ss.
- Find things in common
Tet
decorate the room/ yard buy cakes
Paint the house buy new dress
 Send New Year cards to friends
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
- T presents vocabulary.
- Ss repeat.
- T asks Ss to read the dialogue on page 123 and put the sentences in correct order.
- Ss work in pairs.
- T calls some pairs to give their answer.
- T checks and corrects any mistakes if necessary.
- Ss copy down the correct answers.
III. Speak
* Ss talk about their preparation for a special event about the preparations for Tet.
* Vocabulary
- Pomegranate (n): quả lựu
1. Work with a partner. Mrs. Quyen is talking to Lan about their preparations for Tet. Put their sentences in the correct order. Start like this:
*Answer key:
 A à F D à J
 B à G E à I
 C à H
- T puts the chart with the cues on the board.
- T elicits the exchanges.
-Ss work in pairs.
- T calls some pairs to practice each exchange before going on to another exchange.
* Mapped dialogue
 Mrs. Quyen
 Lan
A: You/ tidied/ bedroom?
B: Market/ have to/ oranges/ pomegranates
C: Sure/ will
D: not really/ that/ want house/ look nice/ festival
E: That/ very good. Bye
1. Yes/ where/ going/
2. Could/ collect/ new Ao Dai tailor/ corner/?
3. Thanks/ anything/ want/ me/ do/ while/ out/?
4. Mom/ I/ what/ do now/ will/ clean/ glass windows
5. Bye/
- T asks Ss choose one of the festivals (page 123) and make up their own dialogues.
- Ss work in pairs.
- Then T calls on some pairs to demonstrate their dialogues before the class.
Now make up your own dialogue. Talk about preparations for another festival. The list below will help you.
- a village festival
- a school festival
- a spring festival
- a harvest festival
- a flower festival
3. Consolidation (4’)
T reminds ss of Present perfect tense and present progressive tense.
IV. Experience:
Period: 84
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
Test 15’ + LISTEN
I. Objectives
- Ss listen about their preparation for a special event about the preparations for Tet.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “Festivals”.
- Grammar: Present perfect, present progressive (review)
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about the preparations for festivals.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability. 
- Communicative competence 
- Cooperation capacity 
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks, pictures, MP3
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Students’ activities
1. Test 15’
I. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences (5 ms).
1. The Le family . When the milkman came.
a. were sleeping	b. was sleeping	c. is sleeping	d. are sleeping
2. While Hoa was eating, the phone ..,.
a. were sleeping	b. was sleeping	c. rang	d. is ringing
3. When Lan school, the school drum was sounding.
a. was arriving	b. was arrived	c. arrives	d. arrived
4. While Hoa .. volleyball, Lan went out at six o’clock yesterday.
a. plays	b. played	c. playing	d. was playing
5. When he ..., we were studying our lesson at eight o’clock last night.
a. comes	b. came	c. was coming	d. coming
6. While she .to music, her mother called at 1: 50 two days ago.
a. was listening	b. listens	c. is listening	d. listened 
7. ........................... he turned back, his sister was cooking dinner.
a. Where	b. When	c. While	d. What
8. I listened to music................................my brothers were playing volleyball.
a. Where	b. When	c. While	d. What
9. These children are ............................. playing video games.
a. always	b. usually	c. often	d. never
10. ....................... is always smoking in the room.
a. Ba and Nam	b. They	c. My friends	d. My father
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs: (2 ms).
1. He (take) a shower at eight o’clock last night.
2. I (watch) TV last night.
3. They (play) soccer when my brother watered the flowers.
4. Lan and Hoa are always (eat) too much candies.
III. Complete the following sentences. The first is example for you (3 ms).
Example: Na/ talk/ phone
-> Na is always talking on the phone.
1. Thuy/ forget/ homework. 
2. They / make / noise. 
3. Lan and Mai/ miss/ bus. 
4. My brother / watch / TV. 
5. You / talk / in class. 
6. People / go out/ at night. 
2. Keys:
II. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences (5 ms).
1. b. was sleeping	2. c. rang	3. d. arrived	
4. d. was playing	5. b. came	6. a. was listening
7. b. when	8. c. while	9. a. always
10. d. my father	
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs: (2 ms).
1. was taking	2. watched	3. were playing	4. eating
IV. Complete the following sentences. The first is example for you (3 ms).
Example: Na is always talking on the phone.
1. Thuy is always forgetting his homework.
2. They are always making noise.
3. Lan and Mai are missing the bus.
4. My brother is always watching TV.
5. You are always talking in class.
6. People are always going out at night.
3. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
-T. asks Ss to think of 5 things they often prepare for Tet.
-Ss write them on the board.
-T remarks and gives marks to Ss.
- T presents some new words.
- Ss practice reading new words, pay attention to teacher and recognize the meanings of new words.
- Ss copy down new words.
IV. Listen
* Ss listen about their preparation for a special event about the preparations for Tet.
* Vocabulary
+ Peach blossoms (n) quả đào
+ Marigolds (n) cúc vạn thọ
+ Dried watermelon seed: hạt dưa
+ Spring rolls (n) chả giò
4. Knowledge formation activities (21’)
- T sets the scene.
“The Robinson family is making preparations for Tet. They want to buy things to make it a traditional festival as Vietnamese people do”
- T asks Ss to open their books and read the statements on page 124.
- Ss predict the words in the gaps play the tape (2 or 3 times)
- T corrects.
1. Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps.
 * Answer keys:
Mr. Robinson Flower market
Traditional
Dried watermelon seeds
 d. make
- T asks Ss to copy the grid (page 124) and fill in the gaps with the information taken from the statements above.
- T calls on some Ss to give their answers.
- T corrects.
2. Complete the notes.
Mr. Robinson
 Go to the flower market to buy peach blossom and a bunch of marigolds.
Liz	
 Go to the market to buy candies and a packet of dried watermelon seeds.
Mrs. Robinson
 Go to Mrs. Nga’s to learn how to make spring rolls.
5. Consolidation (4’)
- T asks and Ss answer.
a. Does Mrs. Robinson want Mr. Robinson to go to the post office? -> No, She doesn’t.
b. Does she want Mr. Robinson to buy some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers? -> Yes, She does.
c. Does she want some peach blossoms as they are traditional at Tet? -> No, She doesn’t.
IV. Experience:
Signature of the Leader
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