Giáo Án- Anh Văn Lớp 8 ( Tiết 77-81)

The 77
th
period
Unit 12 :
A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4 READ
Aim :
Reading for information about the places of interest in the world .
By the end of the lesson , Ss can obtain some knowledge about some scenic
sports in the USA.
Teaching aids:
Pictures , cards, chart.
Procedures.
1.Warm up.
Brainstorming:

T. introduces some other places & teaches vocabulary
2. Pre – reading.
Vocabulary.
- a volcano (n) ( translation)
- lava (n) (explanation)
- to pour out (v) (explanation)
- to carve (v) (explanation)
Checking vocabulary. WHAT & WHERE
Ss add some other names of places in the USA which they've just found.
True / False prediction.
a. Mrs Quyen and her husband went swimming at Waikiki Beach by taxi.
b. There are the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock at
Mount Rushmore.
c. Chicago is called " The windy City "
d. Mrs Quyen and her husband visited the statue of liberty and the Empire State

Building.
Pair work – Ss predict and get feedback.
3. While – reading .
sport scenic
UAS the in cities some Names
York New
Hawai
Francisco San
Chicago
Ss read the text and check their prediction.
Answers keys .
a. False ( They went there by a plane )
b. True
c. True
d. False ( only her husband visited the statue of liberty and the Empire state
Building)
T . shows the chart - Ss fill in the missing information (1/ P.117)
Place What she did and saw
a. Hawaii
b. New York
c. Chicago
d. Mount Rushmore
e. San Francisco
went swimming
visited Kilauea Volcano
visited Lake Michigan
saw heads of 4 American Presidents are carved into the
rock
visited Fisherman's wharf , Napa valley…
4. Post – reading (2/ P.118)

Pair work – Ss answers the questions – get feedback.
Answers :
a. She went there by plane .
b. She saw the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz.
c. It is the mount where the heads of four American Presidents are carved into
the rock, it can be seen from more than 100 km away.
d. It is called " The Windy city "
e. She went shopping.
Homework.
Ss do the exercise (1,2) in their notebooks