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Vâ Cêng Secondary school – English 8
Date: 28/8/09: 8A,B,C
P 2 :Unit 2: MY FRIENDS
Lesson 1: Getting Started + Listen and Read
I- The aims of the lesson:
- Get Ss listen and read the dialogue.
- Help Ss to understand the dialogue about introducing and describing people.
-Vocab: (to) receive,(a ) next-door neighbor,(a) photograph, look like,
seem
-Main skill: L,R
-Sub-skill: W,S
II- The o bjective of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to introduce people, respond to
introductions and describe people .
III-Teaching aids: Pictures, posters, stereo, tape.
IV- Procedure :
1. Check- up : Check Ss’ preparation.
2- Warm-up: Getting started:
* Questions:
+ Do you have a good holiday?
+ What do you often do during your holiday?
+ Do you play games?
+ What games do you like to play?
- Ss answer the questions in individuals.
* T hangs four pictures ( in the text book) on the board
- T asks Ss some questions:
. Picture a : + What are the children doing?
+Where are they?
- Ss answer the questions in individuals.
. Picture b,c,d. Ss work in pairs: one asks and one answers.
- Feedback

3-Pre-teach: New words :
+ (to) receive: nhận (example)
Ex: I sent Lan a letter last week, She received it yesterday.
+(a ) next-door neighbor: ngêi hµng xãm (explanation)
+(a) photograph : bøc ¶nh (visual)
+ (to) seem: dường như, có vẻ như
+ ( to) look like: trông giống như
Check: R.O + R
4-Pre-reading:
-T hangs the picture of Hoa and Nien on the board and introduces:
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"This is Hoa , this is Nien , Hoa's friend. Hoa is telling Lan about Nien and her letter.
Now let's guess which sentences are true.
- T hangs the poster on the board:
* Choose the correct information:
1.a. Hoa received Nien's letter yesterday.
b. Nien received Hoa's letter yesterday.
2.a. Nien lived next to Hoa' s house in Hue.
b. Nien lived next to Hoa' s house now .
3. a. Nien is beautiful.
b. Nien is not beautiful.
4. a. Nien is as old as Hoa.
b. Hoa is older than Nien.
5. a. Hoa is twelve years old.
b. Nien is twelve years old.
- Ss work in individuals then compare with a partner.
- Feedback
5- While- reading:
a) Ss listen to the tape and check their prediction.(Close books)

- Ss compare with their partners.
- Ss listen to the tape again to correct their answers.
* Feedback
Answer key: 1a, 2a, 3a , 4b, 5b
* T asks Ss to open their books
- Ss listen and repeat .
- Pair work: Practice acting out the dialogue
* Comprehension questions: ( Exercise 2- Page 11)
- Ss work in pairs.
* Feedback.
* Answer key:
a- Nien lives in Hue.
b- No, she doesn’t
c- “ She wasn’t old enough to be in my class”
d- At Christmas
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 .
6. Post - reading : Writing

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- 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 .
7/ Home work :
1. Rewrite all the answers and complete paragraph on their notebooks .
2. Do Exercise in workbook .
3. Prepare the next lesson .
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Date: 29 /8/09 : 8 A,B,C

Period 3 : Unit one : MY FRIENDS
Lesson 2: Speak + Listen
A. The aims of the lesson :
-To practise:+Using adjectives to describe people.
+ Listening and understanding the dialogue
-Main skill: L, S
Sub- skill: W, R
B.Objective: By the end of the lesson , ss will be able to:
+ Describe people.

+ Introduce and greet one another in a conversation.
C.Teaching aids: Pictures , posters, flashcards, tape, cassette
D. Procedure :
I. Check- up :
+ Read and write new words.
+ Answer some questions:
II. Warm up:
- Ask Ss to think of the adjectives used to describe body build and hair .
* Possible answers :
- fat - straight
- slim - long
- tall
- short - Color : black / dark
- overweight blond / fair
-slender brown/ grey
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III/Speak
III. 1: 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 .2/ Practice :
*. Word cue drill
- Prepare 6 cards so that students can drill easily .
a. He / tall / thin
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 .
*.Freer Practice : Picture ( Page 11,12)
- 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
III.3 . Post speaking : Writing
- Ask Ss to write all the sentences they have described above .
-
IV. Listen:
a. Pre-listening :
* Pre-teach vocab:
+(a) principal: ( question: Who's Mr Son?).
+ pleasure(n) : (example: It's a pleasure to meet you).
- T models, ss repeat : chorus- individuals
* Checking vocab: R.O.R.

* Open prediction:
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- T hangs the picture ( a box of given expressions).
- T asks ss to read the dialogue and number on the expression on the poster.
- Ss work in individuals then compare with a partner.
- Feedback.
b. While listening :
- Ss listen to the tape and check their prediction.
- Feedback1.
- Ss listen to the tape again and correct their answer.
- Feedback 2. – Teacher corrects
c. Post-listening :
- Ss practise introducing and greeting one another.
- Ss work in groups of 3.
V-Home work:
+ Describe one of your closed friends or the person you like best.
+ Make a dialogue: introduce your friend to your mother.
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Date: 31/8/09: 8B
04/9/09: 8A,C
Period 4 :Unit one : MY FRIENDS
Lesson 3 : Read
A. The aims of the lesson :
- To help ss to understand the text.
-To use adj to describe one's character and her (his) favorite activities
-Vocab: orphanage, volunteer, outgoing, generous, reserved, sociable,character
- Main skill: R
- Other skill: W,S,L
B. The objective of the lesson :

-By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to talk about their friends' characters
C.Teching aids: posters, text book
D. Procedure:
I. Check- up :
- Describe one of your closed friends.
- Tell the T some greetings.
II. Warm up:
*Pre- question:
+ Do you have many friends?
+ How many closed friends do you have?
+ What are they like?
+ What do they like?
+ Do they all have the same favorite activities/ characters?
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- T asks 2-3 ss.
III. New lesson :
1. Pre-teach vocab :
+ (a) character: tính cách (explanation)
+ sociable (adj): dễ gần gũi, hoà đồng (translation)
+ reserved (adj): kín đáo (translation)
+ generous(adj):rộng lượng, hào phóng (translation)
+ out going (adj): cởi mở (translation)
+ volunteer (adj): tình nguyện (explanation)
+ orphanage( n): trại trẻ mồ côi (translation)
* Checking vocabulary: What and Where
2. Pre-reading : T/F statements predictions
-T hangs the picture on the board and introduces:
" Ba's at school now.He's talking about his close friends : Khai, Song, Bao .Look at
the statements and decide if they are true or false.

- T hangs the poster on the board:
- 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 .
3. While - reading
a) - 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
b). Multiple choice
- Get students to do exercise 1 on page 14 Ask them to work in pairs to
choose the best answers.
* Answers:
a. Ba talks about three of his friends.
b. Bao's volunteer work does not affect his school work.
c. Khai and Song are rather shy.
d. Ba's friends sometimes get tired of his jokes.
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- Explain the meanings of the phrases:
• doesn't affect his school work: (không ảnh hưởng tới việc học)

• rather shy (hơi nhút nhát)
• get tired of (nhàm chán)
4- Post- reading: Comprehension questions
- Ask students to work in pairs to do exercise 2 on page 14.
- Let students read the text again and answer the questions.
* Questions and answers:
a. How does Ba feel having a lot of friends?
(He feels lucky having a lot of friends.)
b. Who is the most sociable?
(Bao is the most sociable.)
c. Who likes reading?
(Khai likes reading.)
d. What is the bad thing about Ba's jokes?
(His jokes sometimes annoy his friends.)
e. Where does Bao spend his free time?
(Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage.
f. Do you and your close friends have the same or different characters?
(students' answer)
- Call on some pair of students to ask and answer the
questions. Teacher corrects their pronunciation.
- Ask all students to work in closed pairs.
- Ask students to work in groups and talk to one another about their friends,
using the adjectives they have just learnt to describe.
- Ask each student to write a paragraph (about 50 words) about one close
friend.
5 . Home work:
-Write a short paragraph ( 50 words) to talk about your close friends
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Date: 04/9/09: 8B
09/9/09:8 A,C

Unit one : MY FRIENDS
Period 5: Lesson 4:Write
A. The aims of the lesson:
- To help ss know how to write a short paragraph talking about a friend.
- Main skill: W
- Other skill: L,R,S
B. The objective of the lesson:
- By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to describe or introduce other people.
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C. Teaching aids: posters, books
D. Procedure:
I. Check- up:
-Read and write vocab.
- Answer T's questions.
II. Warm up:
Network
T asks ss to write as many adjectives (using to describe people's characters) as
possible.
reserved
helpful
-Ss work in two teams
III. New lesson :
1. Pre-writing:
* Reading:
- Ask students to read the information about Tam(Page 15) then answer some
questions.
a. What is his name?
(Le Van Tam)
b. How old is he?

(14)
c. What does he look he?
(He is tall and thin. He has short black hair.)
d. What is he like?
(He is sociable, humorous and helpful.) 1
e. Where does he live?
(He lives at 26 Tran Phu Street, Hanoi)
f. Whom does he live with?
(He lives with his mother, father and an elder brother.)
g. Who is his friend?
(Ba and Bao)
2- While- witing:
- Let students write a paragraph about Tam, using the information they have
just got.
They have to work individually.
- Ask students to compare with the paragraph in their books on page 15.
- Ask students to write some information about one of their friends, then
write a paragraph about him or her.
- Get students to share with their partners and conrrect if possible.
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* Sample:
His / her name is and homework / she is years old. He /
she lives at in with his grandmother, his parents and his younger
sister, Mai. He / she is tall and slender. He / she has short black hair. He / she
rather shy but friendly and helpful. He / she has a lot of friend but his / her
close friends are and ……………
3- Post- writing:
- Ask each student to write a similar paragraph about himself / herself.

- Move around the class and help students, then ask some students to speak in
front of the class about himself / herself.
4- Homwork:
- Ask students to write another paragraph about one of their family members
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Date:06/9/2010 ; 8A,B,E
Unit 1 : MY FRIENDS
Period 6:Lesson 5: Language Focus
A-The aims of the lesson
- To help Ss consolidate some grammar structure.
- Vocab: No new vocab
- Grammar points.
+ Simple past tense.
+Simple present tense.
+ (not) adj + enough + to-infi
- Skill: mix
B.The objective of the lesson:
- By the end of the lesson , ss will be able to use the simple present tense to talk
about general truths and use the structure " (not)adj + enough + to-infi to talk about
someone who has or doesn't have an ability to do something.
C.Teaching aids: Pictures , posters for , cards.
D. Procedure :
I-Check- up : Say about your 1 close friend.
II-Warm up:
Pelmanism: T uses 10 cards for this game.

1> 2> 3> 4> 5>

6> 6> 7> 8>> 9> 10>
III-Language focus 1:
- T: What are you going to do in exercise 1?
- Ss: Choose the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
- T asks ss to do the exercise in individuals then compare with their partners.
- Feedback.
- T: + What tense is used in the exercise?
+ Who can tell me the form and the use of this tense?
- Ss answer the questions in individuals.
- T Writes the form and the use.
* Form:

* Usage: Express an action happening and ending in the past.
- Ss copy down.
IV-Language focus 2:
a. Pre-teach vocab:
+ (to) rise: # (to) set.
Ex: The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
+ (to) move: (mine)
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INTRODUCE
SENT WAS/WERE
SHOWN CAME
INTRODUCE
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+ (the) earth: (explanation)
+ Mars (n): (translation)
+ Mercury (n) : ( translation).
-b) T: Let's do E.2. What are you going to do?
* Form:

* Concept check: Form , use.
- Get students to work in pairs.
* Answers:
Ba: What do you know about the sun, Tuan?
Tuan: The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
Ba: Can you tell me anything about the other planets?
Tuan: I know something about the Earth. It goes around the sun.
Ba: Yes, and the moon moves around the Earth.
Tuan: Where is Mars, Ba?
Ba: It is near the sun.
Tuan: No it's silly! That is Mercury. Mars is near the Earth.
- Get students to practice the dialogue in pairs. .
IV-Language focus 3
- T hands the picture on the board and asks ss some questions:
+ How many people are there in the picture?
+ What dose each person look like?
+ What is each person wearing?
- Ss answer in individuals.
IV-Language focus 4
- T elicits the model sentence from ss:
+ Who is Nien?
+ Was she in Hoa'class? Why?
- Ss answer in individuals.
- T write the model sentence.

Nien is not old enough to be in Hoa's class.
- T asks ss to give the structure.
- T writes the structure:

* Concept check: Meaning, form, use, and pronunciation.
- T asks ss to do the exercise in individuals then compare with their partners.
* Answers:
a. Not big enough.
b. Not old enough.
c. Strong enough.
d. Good enough.
IV. Home work:
+ Do the exercises into the notebooks.
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S + V / V-S / V-ES
NOT (ADJ) + ENOUGH + (FOR S.O)+ TO-INF