Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 14: Wonders of the world (Sách cũ)

Period: 91
UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
LISTEN
I. Objectives
- Ss make a report on famous places using reported speech and recognize mistakes through listening to an advertisement
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “Wonders of the world”
- Grammar: Indirect questions with if and whether.
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about protecting wonders of the world.
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 informs the topic and time limit.
- T has Ss write 10/15 famous world places within 3 minutes.
- T delivers poster to Ss.
- T tells Ss to put their posters on the board.
- T gives feedback and corrects.
 Who is the faster?
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
- T presents the new words.
- Ss listen.
- Then Ss read the new words (choral, individually).
- T sets the scene:
“You are going to listen to an advertisement on the tape. There are 4 mistakes in the advertisement in your books”
- T has Ss read the advertisement in their books for a few minutes.
- T asks Ss some questions about the geographical names in the paragraph.
- T plays the tape 2 or 3 times.
- T gets some Ss to give their answer.
- T plays the tape the last time, give feedback and correct.
IV. Listen
* Ss recognize mistakes through listening to an advertisement
 Listen and correct the mistakes.
* New words
 - relaxing (adj)
 - crystal clear(a)
 - coral (n)
 - snorkel (v)
*Answer key:
 Look no further beautiful far north Queensland. Stay right on the beach at the Coconut Palm Hotel. Take guided tours through the rainforest, swim in the crystal-clear water of the Coral Sea and Snorkel amongst the coral of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - a world Heritage Site.
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3. Consolidation 4’
- T shows a picture of Da Bac-for example, and calls one pair to ask and answer about the picture.
- T gets one pair to demonstrate their dialog in front of the class.
- T reviews the structure.
IV. Experience:
Period: 92
UNIT14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
READ
I. Objectives
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss get some knowledge about the wonders of the world.
- Vocabulary: Related to “Wonders of the world”
- Grammar: Past simple tense (review).
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about protecting wonders of the world.
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 asks some questions.
- Ss answer.
* Questions:
1. - Where is Phong Nha Cave?
-> It is in VN/ Quang Binh.
 - Is it in Southern VN?
-> No, it isn’t. It is in Northern VN.
2. Where is the Big Ben?
-> It is in England.
...
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
- T elicits new words.
- Ss pay attention to T, practice reading and guess the meanings of new words, then take notes.
V. Read
* Ss get some knowledge about the wonders of the world.
 New words:
+ compile (v)
+ claim (v)
+ honor (v)
+ god (n)
+ religious (adj)
+ royal (adj)
- T asks Ss to decide if the statements are true or false.
- T writes Ss’ guessing on the board.
- T asks Ss to read the text on page 134, to check their guesses.
- Ss work individually.
- Ss compare the answers in pairs.
- T calls some Ss to give the answers on the board.
- T checks and corrects any mistakes if necessary.
à True/ False prediction.
1. The only surviving wonder is The Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
2. Today, we can still see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present – day Iraq. 
3. Angkor Wat was originally built to honor a Hindu God.
4. The Great wall of China a first wasn’t in the list of the 7 wonders of the world.
*Answer key:
1. T
2. F " The only surviving wonder is the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt
3. T 4. T
-T asks Ss to choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
-T puts the answers chart on the board.
-T/Ss Read the statements aloud and make hand gestures to show the missing words.
-T asks Ss to choose A, B, C or D.
-T corrects and has Ss write the right answers in their notebooks.
* Complete the sentences
Answer key:
a/ C
b/ A
c/ D
d/ B
- T draws the grid on the board and has Ss copy it.
-T asks Ss to read the text again and fill in the grid with the information taken from the text.
à Grid
Wonders of the world in the text
Country
1. Hanging gardens of Babylon
2. 
3. 
Iraq
.................. 
..................
3. Consolidation (4’) T reminds Ss of the most famous wonders of the world.
1. The Pyramids of Cheops in Egypt
2. The hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq
3. The Statue of Zeus in Greece
4. The Temple of Artemis in Turkey (Nay o Tho Nhi Ki)
5. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Turkey (lang mo o Tho Nhi Ki)
6. The Colossus of Rhodes in Greece (Tuong Than Mat Troi)
7. The Pharos of Alexandria in Egypt (Ngon Hai Dang)
4. Using knowledge (option)
5. Further practice (option)
IV. Experience:
Period: 93
UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
WRITE
I. Objectives
- By the end of the lesson, students write a letter to a friend about a place they have visited.
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude: 
a. Knowledge:
- Vocabulary: Related to “Wonders of the world”
- Grammar: Review Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Perfect tenses.
b. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
c. Attitude: Ss will be educated about protecting wonders of the world.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability. 
- Communicative competence 
- Cooperation capacity 
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plane, 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 asks Ss to think of one of the wonders of the world and write it on a piece of paper.
- T calls on a student to the front of the class with his/ her paper.
- T has the rest of the class ask him/ her yes-no questions to guess the wonder.
- The student having the right guess will take the place of the last student.
“Guessing game: Wonders of the world”
2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
- T elicits new words.
- Ss pay attention to T, practice reading and guess the meanings of new words, then take notes.
VI. Write
* Ss complete the writing.
* Vocabulary:
+ Canyon(n)
+ Ranger(n)
+ Edge(n)
+ Breathtaking(a)
+ Temperate(a)
- T asks Ss to read the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the grand can you on page 135.
- T tells Ss to complete the letter by inserting the letters of the missing sentences (A, B, C and D).
- T calls on some Ss to read their completed letters in front of the class.
- T gives feedback and corrects.
* Answer key:
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A
- T sets the scene:
“Image you have visited a place recently. Write a letter to a friend of yours and tell him/ her about this place
- T draws the outline on the board and elicit some details.
- T has Ss talk about something they have done first by asking questions for them to answer.
- T asks Ss to write the letter in their notebooks.
- T monitors and assists Ss if necessary.
- T calls on some Ss to read their letters in front of the class.
- T gives feedback and corrects.
* Writing
+ place (Phong Nha cave/ Cuc Phuong National park )
+ Distance (100km/ 12 hours by train/ )
+ How to get there (by bus/ plane/ )
+ Sights (beautiful/ breathtaking/ )
+ Weather (temperate/ sunny/ cool/ )
+ How you feel (happy/ relaxed/ )
- T asks Ss to use the outline on the board and the information in their letters to make an interview.
- Model: call on a student to stand up to answer the questions.
- T asks Ss play in turn the role of an interview and an interview
- T monitors and corrects.
- T calls on some pairs to demonstrate their interview.
* Interview
 Where have you just visited?
 How far is it?
 How did you get there?
 What is it like?/ Is it beautiful?
How about the weather/
 How did you fell?
3. Consolidation: 4’
T lets Ss copy/complete the letter in their exercise book.
4. Using knowledge (option)
5. Further practice (option)
IV. Experience:
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