Teaching plan English grade 8 The first semester Period 1 consolidation A / Aims and Objectives : Students will be able to remind something about grade 7 and know how to learn well in the new school year . B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , chalks , boards ,,,, C / Procedure : I / Revision : 1. The tenses : - Present simple - Present progressive - Simple future - Near future - Past simple => Ask Ss to repeat the uses and forms of each tense 2. Exercise : Change these sentences into other tenses ( Present simple , Present progressive , near future , Simple future and Past simple ) and add appropriate adverbs of time . 1. She is in Grade 7 2. They are playing soccer 3. She went to Ha Noi last week 4. I will visit my sister next week 5. Mai is going to build a new house . - Ask Ss to work in pairs - Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class . - Give feedback II/ Presenting the English Grade 8 - There are 16 units in this program , each unit has 6 parts Which mention a particular skill such as Listening . Speaking , Reading and Writing + At the beginning of the unit is “ Getting started “ to lead in the new lesson or in order to warm up . -Each unit has Language Focus which help Ss to summarize basic knowledge they have learnt in each one . Introduce some books , reference books to students III / Preparation : - Ask Ss to prepare Unit 1 “ Getting started + Listen and read “ Listen and repeat the uses and forms of them Copy down Work in pairs to practice changing these sentences into other tenses . Listen to the introduction Listen and copy . 1 Unit 1 My friends Period 2 lesson 1 : Getting started Listen and read A / Aims and objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know more about Hoa LAN _ Nine and read the dialogue for details and review simple present and simple past tenses . B / Teaching aids : Text books , cards , cassette , chalk . C / Procedure : time Teacher ’ s activities Students , activities I / Warm up : Pelmanism meet come live think send thought receive met lived received came sent - Remark and lead in new lesson . II / Presentation : 1. Pre- reading a) Pre- teach vocabulary : Introduce the aims and some new words - to seem ( translation ) - a next door neighbor : a person who lives next to your house - to look like ( translation ) * Checking vocabulary : Rub out and remember b) Pre- questions - Give Ss some questions and ask them to work in pairs to answer them 1. Is Nien Lan , s friend or Hoa , s friend ? 2. How old is Nien ? 3. Where does Nien live ? 4. Is she a beautiful girl ? - Give feedback 2. While – reading : - Turn on the tape 2 times and ask them to read the dialogue between Hoa , Lan and Nien . Then check if their answers are correct or not Answers : 1. She is Hoa , s friend . 2. She is 12 years old . 3. She lives in Hue . 4. Yes , she is . a) Comprehension questions - Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and answer the questions in exercise 2 / page 11 - Have them work in pairs to answer the questions Work in groups Listen and write down . Listen and repeat in chorus and individually Guess its meanings Copy down Play game in whole class. Work in pairs Listen carefully Repeat all the correct answers and copy down Work in pairs Demonstrate in front of 2 - Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class and correct their mistakes or pronunciation . - Correct and give feedback : a) She lives in Hue b) No , she does not . c) The sentence is “ She was not old enough to be in my class. “ d) At Christmas - Ask them to work in open pairs to practice asking and answering the questions and the dialogue . b) Gap filling - Ask Ss to use the present simple and simple past tense to complete the paragraph , using some verbs : live – send – be – come Hoa . in Hue last year , but now she in Ha Noi . Yesterday , Hoa , s friend Nien . Hoa a letter . Nien . Hoa , neighbor when Hoa lived in Hue . She . younger than Hoa . She . to Ha Noi in December . - Get Ss to work individually and then compare their answers with their partners . - Give feedback lived – lives – sent – was – is - comes - Call on some Ss to read the completed paragraph in front of class . 3. Post - reading : Writing - Ask Ss to write a paragraph about Hoa and Lan . - Give Ss some cues and ask them to use the simple present or past tense to write individually . * Cues : a. Lan / Hoa , s best friend b. They / same class / Quang Trung School . c. Last year / Hoa / to school first time . d. Lan / show / round / introduce / to new friends . - Let Ss discuss with their partners . - Choose some answers and correct them in front of the class . III / Home work : 1. Rewrite all the answers and complete paragraph on their notebooks . 2. Do Exercise in workbook . 3. Prepare the next lesson . class. Practice asking and answering the questions and the dialogue . Complete the paragraph individually . Read the complete paragraph aloud Write a paragraph about Hoa , Lan Demonstrate in front of class . Listen and copy Period 3 Lesson 2 : Speak 3 A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to describe someone . B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , pictures , chalks . C / Procedure : I / Warm up : Brainstorming - Ask Ss to think of the adjectives used to describe body build and hair . thin long * Possible answers : - fat - straight - slim - long - tall - short - Color : black / dark - overweight blond / fair - slender brown grey II / Presentation : - Show Ss a picture of Mary and ask them to describe her hair , her body build . Ex : She has long blond hair She is short and thin Form S + have / has + adjective + hair S + be + adjectives III / Practice : 1. Word cue drill - Prepare 6 cards so that students can drill easily . a. He / tall / thin Work in group Read all the adjectives aloud . Look at the picture and read the example aloud How to improve your English . 4 body build b. She / short / slim c. He / short / fat d. Long / black e. Curly / blond f. Straight / brown - Ask Ss to read their complete sentences aloud - Correct and give feedback a. He is tall and thin . b. She is short and slim . c. He is short and fat . d. She has long black hair . e. She has curly blond hair . f. She has straight brown hair . 2. Practice speaking - Ask Ss to look at six people in their books . - Call on a student to describe one person , the others have to guess who he / she is * Example : S1 : This person is short and thin . She has long blond hair . S2 : Is this Mary ?  Yes - Go on until six people on the poster are described IV . Post speaking : Writing - Ask Ss to write all the sentences they have described above . V / Homework : 1. Copy all the right sentences above . 2. Do the exercises in workbook . 3. Prepare the next lesson . Copy and give some examples . Work individually Read the sentences aloud . Practice speaking in front of class. Write their sentences alone Listen and copy . Period 4 Lesson 3 : Listen A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to complete the dialogue by listening B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , boards . C / Procedure : I / Warm up : Chatting II / Pre- listening: - Ask Ss to look at the expressions in the box and make sure they know their meanings . How do you do ? Nice to meet you It is a pleasure to meet you . I would like you to meet Work in groups Look at the expressions in the box . Read them aloud . Copy down 5 Come and meet - Get Ss to guess and to complete four dialogues , using the given expressions . - Have Ss read their predictions and write them on the board III / While - Listening : - Let Ss listen to the tape twice . - Get Ss to work in pairs to complete the dialogues and compare with their predictions . - Call on some pairs to demonstrate the dialogues in front of class . - Correct and give feedback 1. I would like you to meet 2. Nice to meet you , 3. I would like you to meet . 4. It , s a pleasure to meet you , 5. Come and meet 6. How do you do ? - Ask Ss to practice speaking the dialogues . IV/ Post - Listening : - Call on some Ss to play roles of Nam – Hoa – Thu / Khai – Mrs Lien – Mrs Vi / Ba – Bao – Grandmother / Mr Lam – Mrs Linh – Mr Thanh and practice the dialogues . - Correct their pronunciation - Let Ss work in pairs to practice the dialogues . V / Homework : 1. Copy the complete dialogues on their notebooks 2. Do the exercises in their workbook . 3. Prepare the next lesson . Guess the complete expressions in the dialogues . Read their predictions Listen to the tape carefully Work in pairs and compare with their predictions Practice the complete dialogues Play roles to practice the dialogues . Listen and copy . Period 5 Lesson 5 : Read A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know more about Ba , s friend B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , board C / Procedure : I / Warm up : Chatting Ask Ss to look at four pictures on page 10 and talk about the activities they want to do after school or in their free time and ask some questions : 1.What are these students doing ? ( play soccer / play chess / read books / play volleyball ) 2. What time of the day do you think it is ? ( in the morning / evening , after school ) 3. Do you like soccer / reading books .? 4. Whom do you like playing with ? Work in groups 6 - Correct mistakes if any and lead in the new lesson . II / Pre - reading : Introduce the aims and some new words to students 1. Pre- teach vocabulary : - a character ( translation ) - an orphanage : a place where children without parents live - reserved (adj) - sociable (adj) - to tell jokes = to tell a story which makes people laugh - sense of humor ( translation ) * Checking vocabulary : What and where - Write the word on the board , put one word in each circle 2. T/F statements predictions - Stick the poster of T / F statements are about Ba and his friends , read them and guess which statements are true , which are false : a. Ba only has three friends Bao , Song , Khai . b. Ba and his friends have the same characters . c. Bao Song Khai are quite reserved in public . d. They all enjoy school and study hard . - Get Ss to work in pairs - Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write them on the board . III / While - reading - Ask Ss to open their books and read the text carefully and check their predictions : - Give feedback a. F b. F c. F d. T - Ask Ss to correct the false statements * Correction: a. Ba has a lot of friends , but he spends most of his time with Bao , Song . Khai . b. They have different characters . c. Only Song and Khai are quite reserved . - Call on some Ss to read the text aloud 1. Choose the best answer and write : - Explain the meanings of the phrases : + does not affect his school work : không ảnh hởng tới việc học + rather shy : hơi nhút nhát + get tired of : nhàm chán - Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the best answers . - Call on some pairs to report their answers - Listen and correct . Then give feed back a. A b. C c . B d. D 2. Now answer the questions : - Let Ss read the text again and work in pairs . Listen carefully Listen and repeat Guess its meanings and copy Play games Work in pairs to predict Read their predictions Read the text and check their predictions Correct the false statements and copy Read the text aloud ( 3 Ss ) Listen and copy down Work in pairs to do the exercise Read their answers aloud Copy down 7 - Call on some pairs of students to ask and answer the questions - Correct and give feedback a. He feels lucky having a lot of friends . b. Bao is the most sociable c. Khai likes reading d. His jokes sometimes annoy his friends . e. Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at local orphanage . - Let Ss practice asking and answering the questions in open pairs . IV / Post - reading : - Ask Ss to work in groups and talk to one another about their friends , using the adjectives they have just learnt to describe . - Call on some Ss to demonstrate in front of class. V / Homework : 1. Write a paragraph about one close friend ( about 50 words ) 2. Do the exercises in workbook . 3. Prepare the next lesson . Practice asking and answering the questions Copy the right answers Work in groups to talk about their friends Demonstrate in front of class. Listen and copy Period 6 Lesson 5 : writing A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write a paragraph about their close friends. B / Teaching aids : Textbook , pictures , chalks , boards . C / Procedure : I / Warm up Slap the board ( Using the words they have learnt in the previous lesson ) II / Pre - writing : * Reading : - Ask Ss to read the information about Tam , then answer some questions . a. What is his name ? b. How old is he ? c. What does he look like ? d. What is he like ? e. Where does he live ? f. Whom does he live with ? g. Who is his friend ? - Ask Ss to practice asking and answering the questions above . - Correct and give feedback a. Le Van Tam Play games Read the information about Tam . Practice asking and answering the questions 8 b. He is 14 c. he is tall and thin . He has short black hair . d. He is sociable , humorous and helpful e. He lives at 26 Tran Phu Street , Ha Noi . f . He lives with his mother and an elder brother . g . Ba and Bao III / While - writing : - Let Ss write a paragraph about Tam , using the information they have just got . - Work individually . Then compare with the paragraph in their books . - Ask Ss to write some information about one of their friends , then write a paragraph about her / him . - Get Ss to share with their partners and correct if possible . * Sample : His / her name . He / she is years old . He / she .lives at . in with . He / she is . He / she has .hair . He / she is .helpful . He / she has . friends , but his / her close friends are and . . - Call on some Ss to read their writings aloud . IV / Post - writing : - Ask Ss to write a similar paragraph about himself / her self - Go around the class and help Ss , then ask some Ss to speak in front of class a bout himself / herself V / Homework : 1. Write a paragraph about one of their family members . 2. Prepare the next lesson . Write a paragraph about Tam individually Read their writings aloud . Write another paragraph , using the sample . Demonstrate in front of class. Write about himself / herself . Listen and copy . Period 7 Lesson 6 : Language focus A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to review the simple present tense to talk about general truths and write some sentences , using the structure (not) + adjectives enough “ + to infinitive B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , chalks , boards . C / Procedure : 9 I / Warm up : Kim , s game ( Using language focus 3 ) - Ask Ss to look at the picture on page 17 quickly . Then let them keep their books closed . - Divide the class into four groups . - Give Ss two questions , the group which answers correctly the fastest wins the game . a. How many people are there in the picture ? ( Four ) b. What is each person wearing ? - The Woman is wearing a red shirt and a green skirt . - The man who is standing beside the car is wearing brown trousers and a yellow shirt . - The man who is standing on the pavement is wearing a pink shirt and blue trousers . - The boy is wearing blue shorts and a white shirt . II / Presentation : 1. Grammar : a. Present simple : * Present simple to talk about general truths - It is used to express an action which is always true . b. Past simple : c. (not) adjective + enough + to – infinitive Example : She is old enough to see that film . She is not clever enough to this thing . 2. Exercise : Ex 1: Complete the paragraphs . Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets - Ask Ss to work individually and then compare their answers with their partners . - Call on some Ss to read their answers aloud . - Correct and give feedback a. 1- lives 2- sent 3- was 4- is b. 1- are 2- came 3- showed 4- introduced Ex 2 : Complete the dialogue . - Explain some new words : + a planet : the sun , the moon , the earth . + Mars / Mercury ( translation ) + silly ( adj) ( translation ) - Ask them to read the words in the box . - Let them complete the dialogue between Ba and Tuan , his young cousin . - Call on some pairs to practice the complete dialogue . - Correct their pronunciation and give feedback 1- sets 2- goes 3- moves 4- is 5- is 6- is Ex 4 : Set the scene to introduce the aims of the exercise : - Ask Ss to work in pairs - Call on some pairs to read the complete dialogue Play game Listen and copy Read the example and give some more . Work individually Read their answers aloud . Copy down Listen and copy Read the words in the box and complete the dialogue . Practice the dialogue Copy down Listen carefully . 10 [...]... 2,o ps + Tape script : 31 A customer telephoned the Thanh Cong Delivery Service on may 11 just twelve o,clock The customer,s name was Mr Nam , and he wanted to speak to Mrs Van Mrs Van was in a meeting and could not come to the phone So Ms Toan took a message Mr Nam called about his stationery order He said Mrs Van could reach him at 88 4 84 6 Unit 4 Our past Period 21 lesson 1 : Getting started... customer,s name was Mrs Lien and she 18 wanted to know about her furniture delivery She wanted Mr Ha to call her She said Mr Ha could reach her at 86 45141 after lunch - Ask Ss to read the passage 2 to get information and write the message - Let Ss write individually then share with a partner - Call on some Ss to read their answers - Correct and give feedback * Answers : Thanh Cong Delivery Service Date... - Correct and give feedback * Answers : Thanh Cong Delivery Service Date : June 16 Time : After midday For : Mrs Van Message : Mr Nam called about his stationery order He wanted you to call him at 86 34 082 Taken by : Mr Toan - Ask Ss to write another message , using the scene Tom phoned Nancy , but she was out Lisa , Nancy ,s sister took a message for Nancy Help Lisa to write a message - Ask Ss... arrangements to play chess - Ask Ss to work with partners to complete the dialogue - Call on some pairs to play the roles of Ba and Bao to practice the dialogue - Listen and give feedback Ba : Hello 82 57012 Bao : May I speak to Ba , please This is Bao Ba : Hello , Bao How are you ? Bao : I am fine Thanks , and you ? Ba : Great Me too Bao : can you play chess tonight ? Ba : I am sorry I can not... true or false a Alexander G Bell was born in the USA b He worked with deaf mute patients in a hospital in Boston c Thomas Watson was Bell ,s assistant d Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 187 7 e Bell experimented his invention at a lot of exhibitions - Call on some pairs to read their predictions and write them on the board III / While - reading : * True or false : -Turn on the tape 2... Read their predictions Listen , read the text , then check their predictions He was born in Edinburgh in Scotland He worked with deaf mute patients at Boston University He introduced telephone in 187 6 He experimented with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance f T - Ask some Ss to read the correct answers aloud * Ordering : - Ask Ss to look at the exercise and read the events of Bell,s... Homework : 1 Ask Ss to write five sentences about themselves , using the structure : (not) + adjective enough + to infinitive Listen and copy 2 Prepare the next lesson Unit 2 Making arrangements Period 8 lesson 1 : Getting started Listen and read A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to use the telephone to make and confirm arrangements B / Teaching aids : Textbooks, poster... Where ? 3 How is Hoa going to see the movies ? 4 Where are they going to meet ? What time ? - Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class - Remark and give feedback 1 Her telephone number is 384 7329 2 They are going to see the movie Dream City at Sao Mai Movie Theater 3 Hoa is going by bike 4.They are going to meet outside the theater at6.30 - Get some pairs to practice asking and answering... discussing about the topic 1 Safety precautions in the street 2 Safety precautions at school V / Homework : 1 Copy down the answers above 2 Do the exercises in workbook 3 Prepare the next lesson Period 18 Work in groups to discuss about the topic - Demonstrate in front of class Listen and copy lesson 5 : write A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write a description... kitchen - Call on some Ss to demonstrate their speeches in front of class V / Homework : 1 Write a description of their living room 2 Do exercises( )in workbook 3 Prepare the next lesson * Feedback : 28 Read the description and practice asking and answering the questions Read the description aloud Work individually Compare with their friends Demonstrate their writings in front of class Read the completed . their answers aloud 18 wanted to know about her furniture delivery . She wanted Mr Ha to call her . She said Mr Ha could reach her at 86 45141 after lunch. : Mr Nam called about his stationery order . He wanted you to call him at 86 34 082 Taken by : Mr Toan . - Ask Ss to write another message , using the scene