Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 8: Unit 6 The young pioneers club Lesson 5 : Writing pot

Unit 6 The young pioneers club
Lesson 5 : Writing
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to
write a letter about a future plan using be going to
B / Teaching aids : Text book , chalk , board
C / Procedure :
I /
Warm up
:
R
evision of the structure
Be going to
- Ask Ss the usage of “ be going to “ – to
express a future plan .
- Get Ss to make the sentence :
“ I am going to + Verb “ ( The verbs have to
begin with a letter from A to Z
Ex: T : I am going to accept their invitation
.
S1 : I am going to buy a new bicycle
S2 : I am going to clean the floor .





Play game

S3 : I am going to dust the furniture
II / Pre - writing : Introduce the topic of the
writing and some new words to Ss .
1 . Pre – teach vocabulary :
- to raise fund ( translation )
- a bank ( visual )
- natural resources : coal oil , iron under
the ground or the sea .
2. Reading the notice
- Ask Ss to read the notice “ To : All Y and
Y members of the school “
- Ask some questions to check their
understanding
a. What do members of the Y and Y have to
do in the recycling program ?
b. What is the purpose of the recycling
program ?
Listen and copy

Listen and repeat
chorally and
individually

Copy down


Read the notice and
answer the
questions

Practice asking and
c. What other programs can members of the
Y and Y participate in ?
- Get Ss to work in pairs to answer the
questions .
- Give feedback and ask them to practice in
open pairs .
3. Complete the letter
- Ask some questions to set the scene :
* Who writes the letter ? ( Nga )
* To whom does Nga write ? ( Linh )
* Is Nga a member of Y and Y ? ( Yes )
* What does Nga write to Linh about ? ( She
writes about the programs of her school Y
and Y that she is going to participate )
- Get Ss to work in pairs to fill in the gaps in
the letter .
- Give feedback :1. community 2.recycling
answering the
questions in pairs


Listen and answer
( the whole )

Work in pairs to
complete the letter .




Read the complete
letter .
3.collect
4. send 5. recycling 6.
save 7. raise / earn
8. participating 9. planting 10 .
helping
- Call on some Ss to read the complete letter
and correct mistakes if any .
4. Reading the dialogue :
- Set the scene “ Hoa talks to her aunt about
the Y and Y Green Group , about the
activities that she is going to do .”
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue between Hoa
and her aunt .
* Checking : some questions :
a. Why does Hoa look happy ?
b. What is she going to do in the
environment month ?
c. What are they doing to earn money for

Listen and copy .

Practice asking and
answering the
questions .





Work in groups to
write the letter
their school Y&Y ?
- Call on some Ss to demonstrate their
answers in front of the class .
III / While - writing :
- Ask Ss to help Hoa to write a letter to her
parents .
- Get Ss to work in group of 4 or 5 to write a
letter on poster .
- Move around the class and help then if
they are necessary .
IV/ Post - writing :
- Choose four letters from 4 group and stick
them on the board
- Get the whole class to read the 4 letters
and correct them .

- Give feedback : Suggested letter
Dear Mom and Dad ,


Stick their letters
on the board and
correct its mistakes










Read the suggested
letter aloud

I am very happy to tell you that I am able to
join in the Y & Y Green Group of my school
.
The green Group is holding an environment
month plan . We are going to clean the
lakes
,
banks on weekends . We are also going
to plant trees and flowers in the parks and
water them every afternoon after class . We

are planting young trees and plants to sell to
other schools .
I hope that we can bring more green to the
city and earn some money for the school
Y&Y . The program is very interesting and
useful , is not it ?
I am still in a very good health . I will tell
you more about the group activities later .
With love ,


Listen and copy .

Hoa .
V / Homework :
1. Ask each student to help Hoa write a letter
to her parents in their notebooks .