Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 8: Unit 11 Traveling around Viet Nam lesson 6 : Language focus doc

Unit 11 Traveling around Viet Nam
lesson 6 : Language focus


A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to
use Present and Past participles to describe things and people and the
requests with “ Would / Do you mind if … ? and Would / Do you mind
+ V-ing …? “
B / Teaching aids : Pictures , cardboards . gap – fill chart …
C / Procedure :
I /
Warm up

Memory game

- Ask Ss to look at the pictures / 109 carefully
for 20 seconds and close their books .
- Tell them the team having the most right
words is the winner .
- Have Ss open their books again , go through
the words and correct .
Answer Key :

Whole class

Team work




box , lamp truck , flowers , elephant , bear ,

rabbit
II / Language focus
1. Language focus 1 :
* Pre-teach :
- Ask Ss to open their books and look at the
picture / 108 and set the scene “ It is time for
recess and the people at Quang Trung school
are in the school yard . What are they doing ?
“
- Ask questions and call on Ss to answer then
correct .
T : What is Mr Quang doing ?
Ss : He is walking / going up the stairs .
T : What is Miss Lien doing ?
Ss : She is carrying a bag .
T : ( Nam )
Ss : ( standing next to Miss Lien / talking to



Whole class




Teacher – Ss

Miss Lien )
T : ( Ba )
Ss : ( sitting under the tree / reading a book )
T : ( Lan )
Ss : ( standing by the table )
T : ( Nga and Hoa )
Ss : ( playing chess )
 Model sentences :
The man walking up the stairs is Mr
Quang

( present participle phrase )

Form : Verb + ing -> Present participle
Use : A present participle can be used as an
adjective to qualify a noun with active
meaning
- Have Ss copy
Choral ->
individual

Whole class





Individual
* Practice :
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to say who each
person is , using the information above
Example : The man walking up the stairs is
Mr Quang
- Correct and feedback
2. Language focus 2 :
* Pre –teach : Matching
- Ask Ss to look at the words in the box and
the picture / 109 to do the matching
A B Key
1. box
2. truck
3. lamp
4. doll
5. flowers
6. toys
a. wrap in
b. dress in

c. recycled from
d. keep in
e. made in
f. paint
1. f
2. c
3. e
4. b
5. a
6. d
- Ask Ss to look at the picture / 109 again and



Pair work









Teacher – Ss




answer the questions :

- Where is the old lamp made in ?
- What color is the box painted ?
- What is truck recycled from ?
- What color is the doll dressed in ?
- What are the flowers wrapped in ?
- Where are the toys kept ?
- Call on some pairs to practice asking and
answering the questions
=> Ask “ How much is the old lamp made in
China ?
Model Sentences :
The old lamp made in China is five dollars .

( past participle phrase )

Form : Regular verb + ed Past participle
Irregular verb
Use : a past participle can be used as an





Choral ->
individual

Teacher – Ss




Individual ->
adjective to qualify a noun with passive
meaning .
- Have Ss copy
* Practice :
- Ask Ss to look at their books , listen to the
questions and answer
1. T : How much is the box painted green ?
St: The box painted green is one dollar
- Ask Ss to work in pairs , asking and
answering the questions ( Using the
information in the matching )
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate for the
class .
3. Language focus 3 :
3.1 Presentation :
- Ask Ss to repeat the models sentences :
Would you mind if + Verb ( in Past simple
tense …) ?
choral

Teacher – Ss




Whole class



Do you mind if + Verb ( in present simple
tense …) ?
Do you mind / would you mind + verb – ing
…?
+ Agreement :
No , I do not mind . / No , of course not . / Not
at all . / Please do . / Please go ahead .
- Disagreement :
I
,
d prefer you did not . / I
,
d rather you did not .

=> Meaning : Xin ban cam phien …
- Get Ss to copy .
3.2 Practice :
Cardboard Drill

- Prepare 4 cardboards with cues including
checks (v) and crosses (x)
a. move / car (v) c. get / coffee (x)
b. put out / cigarette d. wait / moment (x)







Teacher – Ss


Pair work







(v)
Model : T : Would you mind moving your
car ?
Ss : No , of course not .
- Call on 2 or 3 Ss to repeat it and correct .
+ Open pairs : Get 3 or 4 pairs to demonstrate
in the class .
+ Closed pairs : Get the whole class to

practice
- Go on until the last cue
4. language focus 4 :
4.1 Gap fill
- Put the gap – fill chart on the board .
- Ask Ss to use the right words in the box to
fill in the gaps .
turned off – explain – telling
– ask
1. Would you mind …… me something about

Individual







Whole class




Pair work



it ?
2. Do you mind if I …… you a question ?

3. Would you please …. this new word to me
?
4. Would you mind if I … the television ?
Answer Key : 1.telling 2.ask 3.explain 4.
turned off
4.2 Ordering pictures
- Ask Ss to write the numbers and look at the
pictures , listen to the situations and order the
pictures ( 1-> 6 )
1. turn on the stereo 2. watch TV while
eating
3. sit down 4. postpone the meeting

5. turn on the air – conditioner 6. smoke
- Ask Ss to give their answers 1.d 2.f 3.a 4.c
5.e 6.b
- Get Ss to work in pairs , playing the roles to

Individual


demonstrate the exchanges based on the
models below the pictures .
Listen and correct their mistakes .
V / Homework :
1. Copy all the exercises in their notebooks .
2. Prepare the next lesson .