Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 12: A vacation abroad (Sách cũ)

Period: 79
UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
READ
I. Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, Ss obtain some knowledge about some scenic sports in the USA.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “A vacation abroad”
- Grammar: Past progressive tense with when, while
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about tourist information.
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 presents 11 cardboards numbered from 1 to 11 on one side and the words on the other side.
- T explains how to play.
- T asks Ss to play game “pelmanism”.
- Ss match in sequence of an adj with a noun.
* Warm up: “Pelmanism”
 Adjectives Nouns.
Humid humidity
Warm warmth
Windy wind
 Dry dryness
Cloudy cloud 
 Coolness
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
-T presents new words.
-Ss pay attention to teacher and guess the meaning of new words.
-Ss practice reading new words.
-T corrects Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
-Ss copy down.
V. Read 
* Ss obtain some knowledge about some scenic sports in the USA. 
New words:
Volcano ( n ) ( drawing )
Lava ( n ) ( drawing )
Pour out ( v ) ( picture )
Carve ( v ) (mine / explanation )
Be situated (adj) ( translation )
Overhead ( adv ) above your head
Wharf (n)
Prison (n)
* The past progressive tense:
The lava was pouring out when we flew overhead.
- T draws the grid on the board.
- T asks Ss to copy the gird in their notebooks (1/117).
-T asks Ss to read the postcard from Mrs. Quyen to her children and fill in the gaps with the information taken from them.
- T asks Ss to work in pairs.
-T calls on some Ss to go to the board & write the information in the grid on the board.
- Ss give feedback.
- T corrects if necessary.
Grid ( 1/117)
Place	What she did and saw
a. Hawaii
b. New York
c. Chicago
d. Mount
Rushmore
e. San Francisco	- Went swimming, visited Kilauea volcano
- went shopping, bought lots of souvenirs
- saw late Michigan
- saw the heads of 4 American presidents
- visited Fisherman’s Wharf, the Napa Valley wine-growing area and the Alcatraz prison
- T asks Ss to look at the questions on page 118 & to compare their answers with their partner.
- Ss work in pairs.
- T calls on some & gives feedback.
- T corrects if necessary.
- T gives mark.
Comprehension question (2/118)
Answer key:
a. She went there by plane.
b. She saw the famous prison on the Island of Alcatraz.
c. It is the mount where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock; (and it can be seen from more than 100 km away.)
d. It is also called “The Windy City.”
e. She went shopping.
3. Practice (4’)
Ss talk the past progressive with “when” and “while”.
IV. Experience:
Period: 80
UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
WRITE
I. Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, students write a postcard about vacation.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “A vacation abroad”
- Grammar: simple past tense, present continuous tenses, adjectives (review)
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about sending the postcard.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability. 
- Communicative competence 
- Cooperation capacity 
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content
- T asks Ss some questions.
- Ss give feedback.
- T corrects if necessary.
Network of places to visit, things to buy .
 Zoo 
 Places to visit things to buy
 postcard
2. Knowledge formation activities (32’)
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content
- T presents new words.
- Ss pay attention to teacher and guess the meaning of new words.
- Ss practice reading new words.
- T corrects Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
- Ss copy down.
- T checks vocabulary.(T says the words in English, Ss say in Vietnamese and versa)
- T shows a postcard written by Quyen to Sally and asks Ss to complete Quyen’s postcard.
- Ss read the postcard and fill in the missing words (work arrangement: individual pair – compare )
- T gives feedback.
- T asks Ss to read the complete postcard.
- T corrects if necessary.
VI. Write
* Ss write a postcard about vacation.
New words:
- complain (v)
- heaviness (n)
- hospitable (adj)
What did Quyen send to her children? 
Postcard.
1. Complete the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent from the USA. (p118) 
1. in 6. lovely / nice
2. people 7. bought
3 .weather 8. for
4. visited 9. heaviness
5. her 10. soon
- T gives instructions.
- T gives an example for the first.
- T asks Ss to write your postcard.
2. Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a certain place/city in Vietnam. Write a postcard to a friend about your trip. You need to cover the information about place, weather, (p.118)
Place : I am having in 
Example: 
Dear , 
We’re having a wonderful time in Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam. The people are hospitable and helpful and the weather has been wonderful: cool and sunny. In Hanoi. I visited some of my old friends, Tom and Sally. It was very nice to see them.
We visited the History Museum and some art galleries in Hang Bai street and had lunch together at a vegetarian restaurant.
I bought a lot of souvenirs and postcards for you and other friends.
See you soon.
With love,
Lan
3. Practice: 4’
T reminds Ss how to write a postcard about vacation.
4. Using knowledge 4’
-T calls on some Ss to the front of the class and asks them to read their postcards to the whole class.
- Ss give feedback.
-T corrects if necessary.
Exhibition your postcards.
IV. Experience:
Period: 81
UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Objectives
- Students use the past progressive tense, progressive tenses with always.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: (review)
- Grammar:	- Past progressive tense (review).
	- Present progressive tense with always.
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Not available.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability. 
- Communicative competence 
- Cooperation capacity 
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plan, book, color chalks
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content
- T asks Ss to write the structure of the past progressive tense.
- Ss write and others correct.
* Structure:
S + were/ was + V-ing...
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Teacher’s and students’ activities
Content
- T introduces the past progressive tense.
- Ss copy.
- T has Ss say what each person was doing at 8 last night.
- Ss write the sentences and read to the rest of the class.
- T corrects if necessary.
1. Past progressive tense:
* Ss complete the ex and know how to do.
Formation: S + were/ was + V-ing...
Ex. Ba was taking a shower at 8 o’clock last night.
Look at the pictures. Say what each person was doing at eight o’clock last night.
b. Hoa was having dinner at 8 last night.
c. Bao was doing his homework at 8 last night.
d. Nga was writing a letter at 8 last night.
e. Na was walking at 8 last night.
f. Lan was talking to her grandma at 8 last night.
- T gives examples.
- Ss pay attention to teacher and take notes.
- T has Ss work in groups to match the sentences.
- Ss give the answer.
- T corrects if necessary.
2. Past progressive with When and While
* Ss know how to use “when and while?
Ex. The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
The mailman came while Hoa was eating.
Look at the pictures. Then match the half-sentences in column A to those in column B. Write the fool sentences in your sentences.
b. F the phone rang.
c. E When Nam won the race, the crowd was cheering.
d. B Mrs. Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home.
e. D When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding.
f. A It’s was raining when the plane got to Ha Noi.
- T gives example and explains the pattern.
- T has Ss write sentences.
- Ss write sentences. Then write on the board.
- T corrects if necessary.
3. Present progressive with always ( complaint)
* Ss know the way to use “Present progressive with always”.
Ex. Bao is always forgetting his homework.
“The adverb always can be used with the present progressive to describe continually- repeated actions.”
Look at the pictures. Write the sentences. Say what the people are always doing.
b. Mrs. Nga is always losing her umbrella.
c. Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are always missing the bus.
d. Nam is always watching TV.
e. Na is always talking on the phone.
f. Liem is always going out.
3. Practice (4’)
- T reminds ss of the structures above.
IV. Experience:
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