Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 thí điểm Unit 2 (tiết 11-17)

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Week: 4
Period: 11

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Date of preparation: 31/08/15
Date of teaching: 08/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Getting Started
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic of life in the countryside
- Listen and read for specific information about a conversation about life in the countryside
(Scanning, skimming) & talk about the things that children do in the countryside.
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: None
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Content

- Have Ss talk about the - Look at the picture Warm up: Have Ss look at the picture on
picture.
and guess.
to guess who the 3 persons in the picture
-Give feed back.
are and what they are talking about.
Presentation:
- Introduce the topic
- Listen
1. Getting started
“Life in the
countryside”
- Play the recording.
- Ask Ss to read the
- Work individually a. Are these sentences T or F?
Key:
sentences and decide if
1.T
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.T
they are true or false.
Practice:
- Ask Ss to try to
- In pairs to practice b. Answer the following questions.
Key:
answer the questions.
in front of class.
Then refer to the

- Listen and correct. 1. He’s in the countryside.
2. Right on his first day there
conversation again for
3. It’s a big and colourful
the correct answers.
4. His grandfather.
- Correct the answer as
5. He means that he wishes he were in the
a class.
countryside too.
c. Complete the sentences with……
- Ask Ss to look at the
- In pairs to do the
Key:
words in the box and do exercise.
1. colourful
2. move slowly
the exercise. When they
3. harvest time 4. paddy field
finish, ask them to
5. herding
6. buffalo-drawn cart
check their answers
with their partner.

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- Have Ss work in small - Work in groups to
groups to discuss and
do the exercise.
tick the correct box and
lool for expression(s) to
support their answer.

- Ask Ss to label the
pictures, then compare
their answers with a
partner. T writes the
correct answers on the
board.
- Have Ss work in pairs
to brainstorm some
more countryside
activities. Call on each
pair to share their list
with the class. T writes
the combined list of
activities on the board.
- Divide the class into
two teams for this
game. They can give
themselves a relevant
team name such as the

‘horses’ and the
‘buffaloes’.

d. In groups, discuss and find how …… .
Suggested answers:
He likes it.
‘…it’s more exciting than I expected.’
“It (the kite) looks great up there in the
sky”.
‘It live more happily here, and there’s still
a lot more to explore’.
- Work individually. 2. Use the words and phrases …… .
Then check their
Key: 1. e
3. f
3. a
answers.
4. c
5. d
6. b

- Work in pairs to do 3. Can you think of some more ..…
the task.

- Work in teams to
play the game.

Production:
4. Game Countryside charades
Play charades with the countryside activity

vocabulary from Activity 2 and the Ss’s list
on the board. To increase the fun element,
give the teams a time limit of 10 seconds to
guess the activity before it moves to the
other team. T keeps score on the board and
announces the winning team at the end.

4. Homework
- Learn by heart vocabulary and practice the conversation.
- Prepare: A closer look 1

Experience
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Week: 4
Period: 12

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Date of preparation: 31/08/15
Date of teaching: 08/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
A Closer Look 1

I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic of life in the countryside
- Pronounce correctly words containing the clusters /bl/ and /cl/ correctly in isolation and in
context
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss practice “Getting started”
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s act
Students’ act
Content
- Have Ss play - Play game.
Warm up Ss name as many “countryside
Brainstorm
activities” as possible.
- Give comment
Presentation
Vocabulary
- Have Ss listen to - Listen to the
1. Listen and repeat the words.

the recording and
recording and
Audio script
repeat the words.
repeat the words in
1. slow
2. colourful
Then check
chorus.
3. friendly
4. hard
understanding of
- Share the answers
5. brave
6. boring
these words.
7. inconvenient 8. vast
9. peaceful
10. nodamic
Practice
- Have Ss work
- Work individually 2. Put the words in 1 into the…...
individually put the to do the task.
Key:
words then
Some Ss may write People: Friendly, brave, boring, nomadic,
compare their
the answers on the colourful
answers with a
board. Check their Life: Slow, hard, boring, inconvenient,

partner and then
answers.
peaceful, nomadic, colourful
discuss as a class.
Scenery: Colourful, vast, peaceful
- Make sure Ss
- Work individually 3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases……
understand the
then in pairs to do Key:
meanings of the
the task.
ride: a horse, a camel
verbs first. Then
put up” a tent, a pole
ask them to work
collect: hay, water
independently or in
herd: the buffaloes, the cattle

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pairs. Let them
exchange their
answers with a
partner/ another
pair. Then T elicits

the correct answer.
- Have Ss use the
- Work individually
vocabulary they
or in pairs to do
have learnt in
this exercise.
activities 1 and 3 to
do this exercise.

- Play the recording - Listen and repeat.
and let Ss listen
and repeat as many
times as required.
- Play the recording
again and let Ss
listen carefully and
circle the words.

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pick: wild flowers, apples

4. Use the words in 1 and 3 to……
Key:
1. picking 2. inconvenient, collect
3. herd
4. ridden, brave
5. peaceful 6. nomadic
7. vast
8. put up, hard

Production:
PRONUNCIATION Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
5. Listen and repeat……..

6. Listen and circle the words you hear.
Key:
1. blame
2. blast
3. blue
4. clock
5. close
7. Listen to the sentences and repeat.

- Play the recording
and let Ss listen
and repeat as many
times as required.
4. Homework
- Learn by heart all the new words. Practice saying about “Life in the countryside”
- Prepare: Closer Look 2

Experience
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Week: 5
Period: 13

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Date of preparation: 06/09/15
Date of teaching: 15/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
A Closer Look 2
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic of life in the countryside
- Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss practice 3 and 4 in “A Closer Look 1”
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ act
Content

- Have Ss play a - Whole class play
Warm up:
game
game.
Give 9 words about “activities in the
countryside” on the board and let Ss play game
“Bingo”
Presentation:
Grammar: Comparative forms of Adjs: review
- Remind Ss of
- Work individually 1. Complete the passage below…..
comparative forms
then in pairs to do the Key:
of adjectives learnt
task.
1. higher
2. easier
in previous lessons
3. better
4. more exciting
and ask them to do
5. more convenient 6. happier
exercise 1. Check as
7. more friendly
8. fast
a class and write the
9. safer
10. best
answers on the
Comparative forms of adverbs (page 19

board.
textbook)
Practice:
2-3 These exercise
- Listen and take 2. Complete the sentences with ………..
can be done after T
note. Then do the Key:
introduces
tasks as requested.
1. more slowly
2. more soundly
comparatives of
3. less traditionally 4. more generously
different adverbs
5. more healthily
(number 1-2-3 in the
3. Finish the sentences below with…….
table). Ss do the
Key:
exercise
1. better
2. faster
3. later
individually. T
4. harder
5. worse
6. earlier
check as a class.
- Have Ss do this
- Work individually 4. Underline the correct…...

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exercise
then in pairs to do Key
independently. Then this exercise.
1 .more optimistically
check the answers as
2 .more popularly
a class
3. less densely populated
4. more quickly
5. more easily
6 .bette
Production:
- Have Ss do this
- Work individually 5. Write the answers to the questions below.
exercise
then in pairs to do Key:
individually. Then
this exercise.
1. The countryside is more peaceful(than the city)
check their answers

2. A computer works faster at calculus(than a
with a partner.
human being)
Check as a class and
3. Life in a remote area is harder(than that in a
write the correct
modern town)
sentences on the
4. Ho Cho Minh City is more expensive(than
board, underlining
Hue)
the comparatives
5. A buffalo can plough better(than a horse)
4. Homework
- Learn by heart all the new words and structures
- Prepare: Communication

Experience
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Week: 5
Period: 14

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Date of preparation: 06/09/15
Date of teaching: 15/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Communication
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Read and get some information then talk about the topic of life in the countryside
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss practice 2, 3 and 5 in “A Closer Look 2”
3. New lesson:

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Teacher’s activities

- Introduce the lesson

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Students’ activities
- Listen and get some
general ideas.

Content
Warm up: Introduction
This page looks at online posts, which are
common features of social media sites. They
allow people to review things or give their
opinions about things. They also allow others
to respond to the posts with their own
opinions. As such, an online dialogue occurs.
The writing style of online posts is usually
short, informal and honest or direct.
a. Presentation:
- Refer to the words
- Listen to the
Vocabulary:
in the Extra
explanation and take - disturbing: làm mất yên ổn, việc quậy phá
vocabulary box.
notes.
- beehives: tổ ong
b. Practice:
- Explain that Ss are
- Work in pairs or

1. Read the posts on “Holiday…..”
going to read some
groups to do the task. Elicit from the Ss where these people live.
online posts from
Establish that they all live in big cities. They
people all over the
are talking about their experiences of staying in
world. Now ask Ss to
the countryside. They all have very defferent
read the posts.
opinions of the experience.
- Have Ss do this
- Individual work
2. What are the attitudes of these people….
exercise individually. then compare and
Key:
- Ask them to look
discuss.
Pos Neu Neg
for expressions which

Dennis from London
help them decide

Julie from Paris
their answers. Then

Phirun from Phnom Penh
Ss can compare their


Yumi from Ha Noi
answers with partner

Emi from Tokyo
and discuss any

Lan from Ha Noi
differences. Then

Bob from Hong Kong
check the answers as
a class.
c. Production:
- Put Ss into groups
- Each student writes 3. Work in groups. Reply to the …….
of between five and
a short reply to a post If time is short, Ss can do the replies to three
seven. Explain that
and then passes the
or four posts. Encourage Ss to choose a variety
now they have a
paper to the person
of posts with different attitudes. Ss write down
change to reply each on their left. They
their replies. Then ask each group to read out
post with their own
take the next paper
one of their reply chains to a post and discuss
opinions. Hand out
from the person on

it as a class.
apiece of blank paper their right. They read
for each post. Have
the reply and then
the groups write the
add their own.
name of each post at Continue passing the
the top, e.g. Bob
papers around until
from London.
everyone has replied
to every post.
4. Homework

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- Learn by heart all the new words
- Practice writing and talking about “Your opinion on lifestyle in the countryside”.
- Prepare: Skills 1
Experience
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Week: 5
Period: 15

Date of preparation: 06/09/15
Date of teaching: 15/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Skills 1
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Read and get some information then talk about the topic of life in the countryside
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss to read 2 and talk about 3 in “Communication”

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3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
- Have Ss talk about
the picture

Students’ activities
- Talk about the
picture

- Ask Ss to read the
headings first and
make sure they
understand their
meanings. They then
read each part of the
passage and choose
the correct heading
for it.

- Read each part of
the passage and
choose the correct
heading for it

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Content
Warm up: Chatting:
T writes the phrase ‘Gobi Highlands’ on the
board and asks Ss if they know what and
where it is. Then write the word Mongolia

next to it. Ss brainstorm what they know
about this country and its people. If possible,
T shows Ss some picture and asks Ss to pick
the ones they think are of Mongolia.
Presentation: Reading
1. Quickly read the passage and choose….
Allow them some time to explain to one
another about their choice. T checks the
answers as a class.
Key:
1. The importance of cattle to the nomads
2. The nomads’home
3. Nomadic children’s lives
Practice:
2. Match the descriptions with……
Key: 1.b
2.d 3.e
4.a
5.c

- Ask Ss to read the
passage again and
underline the words
(a-e). They then try to
guess the meanings
of these words, based
on the context. Ss
complete the task
independently.
- Ask Ss to read the

questions and do the
exercise individually.
Then help them find
the part of the
passage where the
information for the
answers is given.

- Work individually
to do the task and
then compare their
answers with a
partner.

- Work individually
to do the task and
then explain.

3. Read the passage again and choose….
Key:
1.A
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.C

- Ask some pairs to
report on their likes
and dislikes. T can
make two lists of

their likes and
dislikes on the board
and see which ideas
are the most
common.
- Have Ss move from
talking about

- Work in pairs to do
the task.

c. Production: Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Interview your….…
- Ss’ talking

- Work in pairs to do
the task.

5. Work in pairs. Discuss and find.
- Ss’ talking

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nomadic life to the
countryside in Viet
Nam. Ss work in
pairs, discussing
which two things
they both like and
which two things
they both dislike.
They can make a list
in order to report to
the class later.
4. Homework
- Learn by heart all the new words
- Practice talking about nomadic life in Viet Nam
- Prepare: Skills 2
Experience
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Week: 6
Period: 16

Date of preparation: 13/09/15
Date of teaching: 22/09/15

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Skills 2
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Practice listening for specific information about the topic of life in a mountainous village

- Practice writing a passage about how life changes today.
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date

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2. Checking up: Ask Ss to answer 2 and 3 in “Skills 1”
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Content
- Have Ss discuss
- Discuss and
Warm up: Chatting
the question.

answer the
- Do you like city life or country life?
questions.
- Why?
Presentation: Listening
- Give Ss time to
- Work individually 1. Listen to a boy talking about changes….
look at the changes
then compare
Key:
(A-F). Then play the answers with their
A…..…The roads in the village
recording and Ss
partner.
B……Electrical applicances in the homes
tick the changes
C……Means of transport
which are
D….......Entertainment
mentioned.
E……School
F……Visitors
Practice:
- Have Ss read the
- Work individually 2. Listen again and say if ……T or F.
sentences. Then
then compare
Key:
listen to the
answers with their

1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
recording again and partner.
complete the
exercise. T checks
their answers as a
class.
- Ask Ss to read the - Work individually 3. Listen again and answer the …...
questions first to see to read the questions Key:
what kind of
then listen and write 1. His parents
information they
down the answers
2. Life outside their village.
need to find.
and compare.
3. Nearby/Near the village .
- Play the recording.
4. The way of life.
Ss listen and decide
what word/phrase to
write down for the
answer. They can
compare their
answers with a
partner. T checks as
a class.

Writing
- 4 and 5, first,
- Work in small
4. What do you think?
remind Ss of the
groups to take notes (Text book- page 23)
changes in the
the changes in two
5. Work in groups. Discuss and find ……..
village from the
pictures.
For example:
listening passage.
- earthen houses → brick houses
Then use the
- oil lamps → electric lights
information and the
…….
example given in 4
to write their
opinions about the
changes.

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Production:
6. Write a short paragraph about the
changes.
Ss’ writing

- Have Ss use their
- Work individually
notes about the
to write a passage
changes in a rural
about the changes.
area to write a
paragraph
describing the
changes.
4. Homework
- Learn by heart all the new words
- Complete the writing and practice talking “How life changes”
- Prepare: Looking back
Experience
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Week: 6
Period: 17

Date of preparation:
Date of teaching:

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Looking Back and Project
I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to review and do
exercises about the vocabulary and the grammar notes they have learnt during this unit.
2. Knowledge:
a. Vocabulary: The lexical items related to the topic “Life in the countryside”
b. Grammar: Use comparative forms of adverbs of manner
3. Skill: Listening, reading, writing and speaking
II. PREPARATION:
1. Teacher: - Materials: Ss’ books, text books
- Method: group work, individual work
2. Ss: vocabulary
III. TIME: 45’
IV. PROCEDURES:
1. Class order: Greeting, checking attendance, asking for date
2. Checking up: Ask Ss to practice 5 and 6 in “Skills 2”

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3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities
- Have Ss complete
this
exercise
individually or in

pairs.

- Have Ss look at each
picture and complete
this exercise
individually or in
pairs. Then compare
with others.

- Have Ss do the
exercises in activities
3,4 page 24

- Give feedback.

- Have Ss work in
groups. They take
turns to ask the
questions and note
down the answers.
The group then
assigns a group
representative to
report their findings to
the class.
- Ask Ss to complete

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Students’ activities

Content
Warm up: Vocabulary
- Complete the task 1. Use the words and phrases in the box….
individually or in
Key:
pairs.
Picture a: peaceful, vast, quiet, pasture,
paddy field
Picture b: quiet, colourful, paddy field,
harvest time, rice
Picture c: peaceful, vast, quiet, nomadic life,
inconvenient, ger, pasture, cattle, horses
a. Presentation:
- Complete the task 2. Look at the pictures and write..….
individually or in
Suggested answers:
pairs. Then compare 1. A boy is riding a horse
with others.
2. A man is herding his cattle/sheep.
3. A girl is picking apples.
4. A boy is flying a kite.
5. The children are running around in the
fields/countryside.
6. A woman is collecting water from the river.
b. Practice: Grammar
3. Look at the pictures and complete..…
Key:
- Complete these
1. faster than

tasks individually
2. earlier than
and share the
3. better-than
answers with a
4. more skillfully than
partner.
5. more beautifully-than
4. Read the situations and complete…..
Key:
1…faster than a camel.
2…more happily than those in the city.
3…more heavily on the weather than people
in many other jobs.
4…worse than I do
c. Production:
Communication
5. Work in groups
- Work in groups to Ss take turns to ask the questions and note
ask the questions
down the answers.
and note down the
answers.
The group then
assigns a group
representative to
report their findings
to the class.
Finished!
- Work individually Textbook page 25

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the self-assessment.
Discuss as a class
what difficulties
remain and what areas
Ss have mastered.

Tiếng Anh 8 thí điểm

to complete the selfassessment.

4. Homework:
- Learn by heart new words.
- Review for the next period “A 45-minute test”
Experience
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