Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 Week 17 Period 49 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 4 : read Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to understand the passage about the rurar life compared with urban life * Improve reading comprehension skill B. language content: * Words : words mentioned about the topic of the passage such as : struggle with nature ; typhoon ; flood ; drought ; increase in population … * Skill : reading comprehension c. Teaching aid : book, tape and chalk d. PROCEDURE : 1. Warm up : T: greeting and calling ss to make dialogue bet aunt Hang and Lan. Ss: listen and raise the hand to make sentences 2.: Pre-reaing Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: lead in the lesson with some questions Ss: listen and answer T; ask ss to say some thing about the life in the country Ss: listen and try to say T: call ss to present before the class Ss: raise the hand to say . T: show some new words form the passage Ss: listen and note down T: use techniques of teaching words tp apply + Do you like the life in the country ? + Do you want to live there for ever ? + What about he others ? + Why do they want to move to the city ? + What problems may arise when so many people move to the city ? + How is the life in the country ? + Is it easy or hard ? + Is it easy to earn money and get a good job in the country ? + Do farmers always have successful crops * New words: + traditional way (n) + well paying (a) + struggle with nature (n) + typhoon (n) + flood (n) + drought (n) + increase in population (n) + put a strain on (v) 3.: While - reading Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: read the passage once and the ask ss to read the passage in silence in group to complete a summary about the passage Ss: listen and discuss T; after that call the representative to present before the class Ss: raise the hand to do T; remark and give the answer key Ss: listen and note down. 1) * Complete the summary : 1- leaving 2- home 3- city 4 – rural 5- city 6 – problems 7- schools 8- hospital 9- problem 10- world 2) Find the word in the passage that Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 T: call one student to read the passage aloud Ss: raise the hand to do T: go on requesting ss to read the passage again to find the words as suggested in EX2 Ss; listen and read to find out the words T: call ss to say their answer Ss: raise the hand to do T; call others to remark and give ehte correct answers Ss: listen and note down means: a) of the country – rural b) as many as needed – plentiful c) become greater and greater – increase d) a great pressure – strain e) a terrible event – tragedy f) of the city or city life – urban 4. Post - reading : T: call ss to summary the content of the passage ( help ss to say as much as possible ) Ss: listen and raise the hand to do 5. Home assigment: T: request ss to write an essay about the benefits and disadvantages of the rural life. Prepare the next lesson “ Unit 8 : write” S: listen and note down E. REMARK Period 50 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 5 : Write Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to write a letter about the neighborhood with simple sentences. * Improve writing skill B. language content: * Use the words learnt already to write the letter * Skill : writing a letter c. Teaching aid : book, cards with cues and chalk d. PROCEDURE : 1. Warm up : T: greeting and calling ss to say something about the rural life before the class Ss: listen and raise the hand to say before the class 2.: Pre-writing Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: ask ss some questions about the letter Ss: listen and answer T: help ss to know the form of a letter Ss: listen carefully + Do you often write a letter ? + Who do you often write to ? + What do you often write about ? + How many parts are there in a letter ? * Today you will learn to write a letter about your neighborhood ? * A letter has 4 parts : + Heading + Opening Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 + Body of letter + Closing 3.: While-writing Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: explain the task of the lesson Ss: listen and do the task of the writing T: ask the questions in the table as cues Ss: listen and answer T: allow ss time to do themselves Ss: think to complete the letter basing the cues given T; call ss to exchange their letters to check Ss: do as the request T; call some students to read their letters aloud before the class Ss: raise the hand to do T: remark and corretc the common mistakes Ss: check tehir lettres themselves * Now you will write a letter about your neighborhood. First of all, you listen and answer the following questions. ( in the book) * Read their letters 4. Post - writing : T: ask ss to ask answer the questions given in the table in the book Ss: listen and ask answer the questions in pair T: call some pairs to present before the class Ss: raise the hand to do 5. HOME ASSIGNMENT T: write their letters about their neighbor hood at home . Prepare the next lesson “ Unit 8 : Language focus” S: listen and note down E. REMARK Period 48 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 6 : language focus Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to understand how to use the present progressive tense to talk about the future, and changes with “get” and “become”. And they will review how to form comparative and superlative. B. language content: * How to use present progressive tense * Skill : applying the grammar points to do exercises c. Teaching aid : book, chalk d. PROCEDURE : 1. Warm up : T: greeting and calling ss to answer some questions about heir neighbor hood such as : + Where do you live ? + What does your house look like ? Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 + What can you see from your bedroom window? + How far is it from your house to school ? + How do yougo to school ? … so on … Ss: listen and raise the hand to answer before the class 2: Revision : Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: help ss to review how to form and use the present progressive tense Ss: listen and note down . T; go on with the comparative and superlative form. Ss: listen carefully * Present progressive tense: S + is / am / are + V-ing  used to express a plan in the future and the changes at the present * Comparative and superlative : 1. Comparative: Short adjective + er (than) More + long adjectives (than) 2. Superlative : Short adjective + est The most + long adjectives Eg : big  bigger  biggest …. 3. Practice : Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: call ss tot read the dialogue aloud before the class.Then explain the content of the two dialogues Ss: raise the hand to do T: let ss to read the dialogues freely Ss: do in pair T; ask ss to read the table and then think to make similar dialogues. Ss: apply to make simlar dialogues T; call some pairs to present before the class Ss: raise the hand to do T: allow ss time to complete the dialgues after explaining how t do Ss: think ot complete the dialogues T; call some pairsto read their completed dialogues Ss: raise the hand to do T: remark and correct the mistakes if there is. T: explain the task of the exercise and then allow ss time to complete the sentences Ss: think to do T: call ss to read their completed sentences Ss: raise the hand to do T: call others to remark and then give the correct answers S: Listen and note down . T: request ss to use the adjectives in comparative to compare the life in the country with the life in the city. Ss: think to do T; call ss t give their own ideas 1. Read the dialogues. + delay (v) * Make similar dialogues 2. Complete the dialogues , using the verbs in the present progresssive tense (1) are doing (2) am watching (3) am going (4) are cleaning (5) am having 3. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the boxes. a) The boys are getting taller b) The old men are getting weak c) We should go home. It is getting dark d) The weather is becoming cold e) The students are getting better f) The school yard is becoming cleaner Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 Ss: raise he hand to give the ideas about the life in the country and in the city. T; ask ss torad the advertisements Ss: do as the request T; allow ss time to make sentences in suitale comparison to compare the three advertisements about house , apartment and villa. Ss: use the comparison to make sentences T; call ss to give her own sentences Ss: raise the hand to do T; remark and give correct answers 4. ( Basing on what ss giving to make sentences using cmparative.) 5. Look at the advertisments. Make comparison among them. The house is more expensive than the apartment. The villa is the most expensive. The house is smaller than the villa The apartment is the smallest. ……… so on …… 4. Production : T: ask ss to make more sentences using the present progressive tense Ss; think to do T; go on with the comparison form : comparative and superlative Ss: do as the request T; remind ss to remember the content of the lesson 5. HOME ASSIGNMENT T: ask ss to make more sentences using present progressive and comparison. Review all the knowledge they have learnt to prepare for the final test of the first semester Ss: listen and note down. E. REMARK Week 18 Period 52 + 53 : Revision for the final test of the semester Date of planning : a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to understand how to use what they revise for the final test. B. language content: * Focusing on : present progressive tense ; comparison ; enough / too ; present perfect ; some form of exercises. * Skill : applying the grammar points to do exercises c. Teaching aid : book, chalk d. PROCEDURE : 1. Warm up : greet and introduce what they are going to revise + Progressive tense and the form of “ enough” and “too” 2: Revision : Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: call ss to give the form and how to use te present progressive tense Ss: listen and try to remember to say before the class T; call others remark and give the examples Ss: raise the hand to do T: go on helping ss to revise the form of “ enough” and “ too” Ss: listen and note down. 1. Present progressive tense: * Form : S + am / is / are ( not ) + V – ing * Uses : + an activity happening at the point of speaking + for a plan in the future + changes at present with “become” or “get” eg : Look ! she is dancing in the school yard. It is becoming colder I am going to Hue for my vacation. 2. “ adj / adv enough (for ) smb + to – inf eg : + she is old enough to get married + Nam is not tall enough to be a player + It is not warm enough for us to swim in the river. ( enough + N ) * “ too + adj / adv ( for smb) + to – inf I am too young to drive a motorbke. The test was too hard for him to do. 3. Practice : Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: extract some exercise from the exercise book to help ss to apply what they learn to do. Ss: apply to do T: call ss to do on board Ss: raise the hand ot do T; remark and give correct answers Ss’ listen and note down. T: call ss to say the knowledge that they have just reviewed Ss; raise the hand to do Ex1: Put the correct form of verbs 1. She ( write ) a letter at the moment 2. He usually (read) books , but now he ( watch ) TV 3. Look ? a boy ( swim) in the river 4. The cost of living ( become) more expensive 5. What your father ( do) in the gardent? He ( plant) some young trees. Ex2: Combine each pair of sentences, using “ enough” 1. She is strong. She can move that heavy box 2. I am tall. I can reach that bookshelf. 3. Lan is good. She can pass the final exam. 4. It is not warm. We can not have a bath Ex3: Combine each pair of sentences, using “ too”” 1. The car ran fast. I couldn’t catch it. 2. Hoa is short. She can’t be a player. 3. The exercise is difficult. He can’t do it 4. She is small. She can’t go alone after dark. 5. It is dark. I can’t see you well 6. They arefat. The can not run fast Lesson 2 of revision: Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 T: go on helping ss to revise how to form and use the present perfect tense Ss: listen and note down carefully. T: continue helping ss to revise howto form comparative and superlative form of adjectives and adverbs. Ss: listen and note down. T: give exercises and ask ss thin to do Ss: think to do T; call ss to do before the class Ss: raise the hand to do T; call others ss to remark. 1. Present perfect tense: * Form: S + have/ has ( not) + V-ed 2 * Use : + an action happened in the past at indefinite time, used with “ just ; already” + an action began in the past ad still happens at the present, used with “for” or “since” 2. Comparison: a) Short adjectives: small – smaller – smallest big – bigger – biggest hot – hotter – hottest good – better – best bad – worse – worst far – farther - farthest b) long adjectives: adj – more ( + adj ) – most ( + adj ). beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful. handsome – more handsome – most handsome. Ex1: Put the verbs in present perfect or past 1. He just ( have) a holiday in Nha Trang 2. I already ( eat) lunch 3. Five months ago we (live) in Ha Noi. 4. He ( live) here for 5 years 5. They ( learn English since 2001 Ex2: put the adjectives in suitable comparison. 1. He is (short) than me 2. Today is ( cold) than yesterday 3. Summer is the ( hot) season in a year 4. Nobody in my class is (tall) than Minh. He is the ( tall) 5. This bike is ( expensive) than the other 6. Which is the ( clever) girl in your group? 7. T.V is the ( popular) mean of communication. 8. She is the ( beautiful) in our family. 4. Production : T: ask ss to make more sentences using the present progressive tense, present perfect tense, comparison, and the form of “ enough” and “too” Ss; think to do 5. HOME ASSIGNMENT T: ask ss to make more sentences using the grammar they have just revised. Review all the knowledge they have learnt to prepare for the final test of the first semester Ss: listen and note down. E. REMARK Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 ________________________________________________________________ Period 54 : The final test of the first semester Date of planning: A. Objective : help ss to know how well they have learned English so as for them to fill their blank of knowledge. Help the teacher to appreciate the capability of students in learning English. B. Preparation: 1. Teacher : prepare the knowledge used in the test and type the test papers 2. Student: revise the knowledge for the test C. procedure: 1. Warm up : greeting and checking the attention of the students 2. Hand out : deliver the test paper to each student 3. Observation : 4. Hand in : ask ss to hand in the test paper when te time finishes 5. Remark and give assigment: Content of the test Phat diem a secondary school Kim son district The first term english test of the 8 th form ( Time allowed : 45 mins ) Name : ………………………. Class : …. Mark : …… I. Circle the best option to complete the following sentences : (2,5 m ) 1. Maria hasn’t visited her home in Spain …………. a. for many years b. since many years c. many years since d. many years ago 2. Jim is two years ………… than Tom. a. old b. elder c. older d. eldest 3. You had better ……………. Much in class a. not talk . b. not to talk c. don’t talk d. hasn’t talk. 4. Is there ……………. who can speak Chinese ? a. someone b. anyone c. none d. everyone 5. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just ………. , please. a. few b. a few c. little d. a little. 6. I ……… water the garden today. Joe has agreed to do it for me a. don’t have to b. haven’t to c. not have to d. isn’t have to 7. Wait her ……………… I come back. a. if b. when c. until d. before 8. Oh no! Look at the time. …………………… terribly late. a. I’ll b. I’m being c. I’m d. I’m going to be 9. I ……………… enjoy Sunday, but I do now. a. wasn’t use to b. didn’t use to c. not used to d. didn’t used to 10.She asked her son ……………. because her baby was sleeping. a. not make noise b. don’t make noise c. not to make noise d. made noise. II. Match a half in column A with a suitable half in column B to make meaningful sentences. ( 2m) A B 1. I’ll phone you 2. I used t cry a lot 3. I’ll pay you well 4. I’m going to start making dinner 5. I was watching TV a. when my brother came home b. since I last saw Henry c. before my parents get home from work today. d. when I was a baby. Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 6. I have some work I have to finish 7. It is five months 8. I took a few photograghs e. before I go to bed tonight. f. when I get home from work. g. If you work late tonight. h. when I was on holiday. 1 ……… 2 …… 3…… 4…… 5…… 6……… 7……… 8………. III. Listen and check the sentences given True ( T ) or False ( F ). ( 2,5m ) 1. She had a terrile headache .  2. They had to take her to hospital  3. The doctor examined her carefully  4. She stayed there for three weeks  5. She is going to leave hospital next Sunday.  IV. Write completed sentences with the words given . ( 3,0 m ) 1. late / better / tonight / up / had / stay / you / too / not. ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. the station / show / get to / please / could / how / you / me / to ? ……………………………………………………………………………. 3. swimming / shall / this afternoon / with / I / Jane / go ? ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. place / ever / It’s / visited / most / I’ve / beautiful / the ………………………………………………………………………………. 5. native speaker / as / he / English / a / fluently / as / speaks. ………………………………………………………………………………. 6. this exercise / at first / easier / we thought / is / much / than. ……………………………………………………………………………… Tapescript: When my mother came back home from work suddenly she had a terrible pain in her belly. We took her to hospital. The doctor examnined her very carefully and he said that she had to be operated on immediately. Half an hour later she had the operation. She had to stay there for two weeks. She feels much better today. She is going to leave hospital next Monday.s Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me . líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-20 08 Week 17 Period 49 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 4 : read Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to understand. Unit 8 : Language focus” S: listen and note down E. REMARK Period 48 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 6 : language focus Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson. next lesson “ Unit 8 : write” S: listen and note down E. REMARK Period 50 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 5 : Write Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson