Week 1, 2
Week 1, 2
Week 1, 2
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, SS will be able to know about the English 8 - student's
book and the workbook, and know how to learn English 8 effectively.
2. Abilities: Teamwork and individual work, pair work, linguistic competence, cooperative learning
and communicative competence. Students can get an overview of the textbook.
3. Qualities: Students are hard-working and attentive. They know how to study English 8.
II. MATERIALS:
1. Teacher: Textbooks, teaching plan, teacher’s book.
2. Students: Textbooks, notebook.
III. PROCEDURES:
4. Production (6’)
a. Aim: Ss can retell the coursebook structure and the ways to study the book effectively.
b. Organization:
- T asks the retell the coursebook structure and Consolidation
the ways to study the book effectively.
=> Ss work individually to retell the
coursebook structure and the ways to study the
book effectively.
* Guides for homework (2’)
- Prepare Unit 1: Getting started.
- Prepare some pictures about some popular leisure activities.
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Gain an overview about the topic Leisure time
- Gain vocabulary to talk about Leisure time
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love talking about activities Leisure time
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, Getting started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENT
ACTIVITIES S
Asking questions: Game: Who knows more?
- Teacher shows the pictures (PPT slides) to the
whole class. Suggested answers:
- Teacher ask students to work in pairs and name Playing video games, flying kites,
the activities in the picture. reading books, listening to music,
- Students work in pairs for 3 minutes. swimming,...
- Teacher elicits answers from students.
- Teacher asks students to guess the topic of the
unit/ lesson.
- ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (7 mins)
Vocabulary pre-teaching New words:
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new 1. knitting kit (n)
vocabulary by pictures. 2. DIY (n)
- Teacher reveals that the words according to the 3. dollhouse (n)
pictures will appear in the reading text and asks 4. make paper flowers (v.phr)
students to open their textbook to find these words. 5. hang out
Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
2. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (20 mins)
Task 1. Listen and read. (5 mins)
Task 4. Work in pairs. Read the phrases, and guess which activities in 3 are described. (5
mins)
- Teacher has Ss work in pairs and read the key phrases given, Answer key:
then guess the leisure activities. 1. doing puzzles
- Teacher asks for Ss’ answers and confirms the correct ones. 2. doing DIY
- For a more able class, Teacher has Ss work in groups. Each 3. playing sport
group writes down some key words and phrases about one or 4. messaging friends
two leisure activities they do or know. 5. surfing the net
Then they read aloud these words/ phrases for the class to
guess the activities.
3. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins)
Task 5: Work in groups. Ask one another the question below. Then report your friends’
answers
to the class. (10 mins)
- Teacher gives Ss 3 - 5 minutes to do this activity. Question:
- Have Ss work in groups to ask one another If you have some free time this
the question in the book. Invite some Ss to weekend, what will you do?
share the answers of their groups with the
class. Suggested outcome:
- For a more able class, ask Ss to work in their If I have free time this weekend, I will
groups go to the cinema to see the latest film.
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, A closer look 1
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
III. PROCEDURES
different sentences provided that they are correct. and to-infinitives: love, like,
hate, prefer
Task 2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (3 mins)
- Have Ss do these exercises individually and then Answer key:
compare their answers with a partner. 1. A
- Ask some Ss to write their answers on the board. 2. A
- Check the answers with the whole class. Accept 3. C
different sentences provided that they are correct. 4. B
5. A
Task 3: Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using the verbs in brackets in
their
suitable form. (4 mins)
- Ask Ss what they see in each picture. For a less able Answer key:
class, T may want to write some key language on the 1. Mark likes surfing / to surf the net.
board (e.g. play computer games / surf the net). 2. The girls enjoy knitting.
- Have Ss do these exercises individually and then 3. My cousin dislikes cooking.
compare their answers with a partner. 4. My father hates going / to
- Ask some Ss to write their answers on the board. go shopping.
- Check the answers with the whole class. Accept 5. Tom and his sister prefer doing /
different sentences provided that they are correct. to do puzzles.
Task 4. Complete the sentences about yourself. (6 mins)
- Have Ss work individually to write the sentences Suggested answer:
about themselves. I like playing
- Invite some Ss to write their answers on the board. basketball. I hate
- Comment on their answers. Accept different cooking.
answers provided that they are logical and
correct.
3. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins)
Task 5. Work in groups. One mimes a leisure activity he / she likes or dislikes. The
others guess the activity by asking yes / no questions using the verbs they have learnt.
(10 mins)
- Divide Ss into groups. Assign a group leader to Suggested outcome:
keep watch of the game. A: Do you like surfing
- Explain the rules of the game: the net? B: No, I
• One student mimes a leisure activity he / she likes don’t.
or dislikes. Other Ss guess what the activity is by C: Do you love messaging
asking Yes / No questions using the verbs they have your friends? B: Yes, I do.
learnt.
• For each correct guess, each student gets one point.
The group leader records the points of his / her group
members.
- Have Ss read the example in the book and model the
way to play the game with one student if needed.
- Let groups play the game for about 3 - 5 minutes.
- Invite some groups to perform the game in front of
the whole class. Comment on their performance.
4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
II. MATERIALS
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enjoy doing.
- Have them look at the table of information and
ask them to read the three short texts and
complete the table.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to do this activity.
They can draw this table on a sheet of paper.
After pairs
finish their work, ask them to share their table
with the whole class.
- Comment on their answers. Confirm the
correct answers.
- If time allows, have some pairs give a short
talk about each teen and his / her leisure
activity.
Task 5. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Report your group’s answer to the
class.
(10 mins)
- Have Ss work in groups to ask and answer the two Questions:
questions in the book. Have Ss in each group note 1. Which of the activities in 4 do
down their friends’ answers. you want to try?
- Ask some Ss to report their group’s answers to the 2. Why do you want to try it?
class.
- Call on some Ss to give the presentation to the
whole class. After each student finishes his or her
presentation, invite comments on his or her clarity,
language, and fluency from other Ss.
4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
• Wrap-up
- Have Ss say what they have learnt in the lesson.
• Homework
- Students’ workbook