Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 5: Study habits

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8
Unit 5:

STUDY HABITS

Lesson 1/26: Getting started + Listen and Read

A. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to be interested in the topic of
study habits and understand the dialogue between Tim and his Mom about his
study.
*. Grammar : Reported speech.
*. Lexical item : Pronunciation , report card , improve , be proud of , try.
*. Skill : Listening and reading
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs.
*. Teaching aids: poster, cassette.
B. Content:
I. Warmer: Getting started
1. Brainsorm:

physics

math

? Tell me subjects you study at school?
geography
2. Chatting:

Subject at
school

history

- Ask ss some questions:
? What subject are you good at/ bad at?
? What subject do you like best? Why?
? How often do you have Math/ Literrature/ English/ ....?


- Ss listen and answer.
II. Pre-reading:
1. Vocabulary:
- pronunciation

(n) :

cách phát âm

- report card

(n) :

học bạ

(realia)

- improve

(n) :

cải thiện

(situation)
(example)

- (to) be proud of

:

tự hào

- (to) try

:

cố gắng

(mime)

(translation)

* Checking vocabulary: Slap the board.
- Ss listen and answer
2. T/ F statements prediction:
* Set the scene: Tim's mother went to his school and his teacher gave her Tim's
report card. Now, They are talking about his report card.
- Hang on the poster with T/ F statements on the board.
- Have ss guess T or F.
a. Tim was out when his mother called him.
b. Tim’s mother met his teacher at school.
c. Tim’s report is poor.

d. Tim’s mother wants him to improve one thing.
e. Tim needs to improve his Spanish.
f. Tim promiseed to try his best in learning Spanish.
III. While-reading:
1. Read and check:
- Ask ss to read the dialogue between Tim and his Mom on page 46, 47. Then
check their predictions and correct the false statements.
* Answer key:
b, d, f: T


a. F: Tim was in the living-room/ at home.
c. F: poor -> exellent.
e. F: grammar -> pronunciation
2. Comprehension question:
* Question:
a. Who is Miss Jackson?
b. What did Miss Jackson give Tim’s mother?
c. What did miss Jackson say Tim should do?
e. What did Tim’s mother give him at the end of the coversation?
- Ask ss to read the dialogue again then answer questions on p.47.
- Work in pairs.
- Call ss to ask and answer- correct mistakes.
* Answer:
a. Miss Jackson is Tim’s teacher.
b. Miss Jackson gave Tim’s mother his report card.
c. Tim studied very well this semester.
d. Miss Jackson said Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation.
e. She gave him a dictionary.
IV. Post-reading: Grammar note

- Elicit the model sentences in the dialogue from ss.
+ How did Tim study? - He studied well.
Adv. of manner.
+ Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your Spanish pronunciation.
(reported speech).
+ She asked me to give you this dictionary. (reported speech).
V. Homework:
- Learn by heart vocabulary.


- Do exercise in workbook.
- Prepare: Speak + Listen.

Unit 5:

STUDY HABITS

Lesson 2/27: Speak + Listen
A. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to talk about their study habits and to
listen for specific information to fill in a report card.
*. Lexical item : Behavior , participant , satisfactory , co-operation , attendance ,
appreciate .
*. Skill : Listening and speaking.
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs and group.
*.Teaching aids: poster, cassette, tape.
*. Anticipated problem: ss may have difficulties in listening and gap filling.
B. Contents:
* Warm-up: Brainstorm.
- Ask ss to write their ideas on the board about the topic:

"How to improve English".
Watch English news
Read English stories/
Speak E. everyday
do grammar exercises

How to
improve
English

newspapers
Listen to E. radio
program


I. Pre-listening:
1. Pre teach vocabulary:
- behavior

(n):

hành vi, cử chỉ

(trans)

- participant

(n):

sự tham gia

(explan)

- satisfactory # unsatisfactory (a): thoả mãn

(trans)

- co-operation (n):

sự hợp tác

(explan)

- attendance

(n):

sự hiện diện

(example)

- appreciate

(v):

đáng giá

(situation)

* Checking vocabulary: What and Where.

2. Prediction:
- Ask ss to look at Sarah's report and predict the missing information and then
compare with their partners.
a. Day present

(1)

e. Speaking.

(5)

b. Day absent

(2)

f. Reading

(6)

c. Behavior - participant (3)

g. Writing

(7)

d. Listening

(4)

II. While-listening:

1. Listen and check:
- Get ss to listen to the tape and check their predictions.
- Ask ss to write the answers on board.
- Let them to listen to the tape again then correct.
* Answer key:
1. 87 days present

5. Speaking: A

2. 5 days absent

6. Reading: A

3. Participation: S

7. Writing: B

4. Listening: C
2. Comprehension questions:


- Ask ss look at Nga’s report again, read and answer the questions
- Ask ss to work in pairs.
* Questions:
a. Who are Sarah’s parents?
b. What's Sarah’s teacher’s name?
c. What subject was reported? For what term?
d. What are the comments?
e. What does S stand for? What about F, U, A, B, C, D?
* Answers:

a. They are Mrs. Chen.
b. She is Miss Blake.
c. English was reported for the first term.
d. Speaks English quite well. However, she does need to improve her listening
skill.
e. S stands for Satisfactory. F for Fail, U for Unsatisfactory, A for Exellent, B for
Good, C for Fair, D for poor.
III. Post-listening: Speaking
- Ask ss to work on their own to answer the questions about them and their
partners on page 48 (using words in the boxes).
* Questions:
1. When do you do your homework?
2. Who helps you with your homework?
3. How much time do you spend on these subjects: Math, Vietnamese, History,
English, ect?
4. Which subjects do you need to improve?
5. What do you do to improve your English?


- Ask ss to work in groups of five to report what they have known about their
partners' study and then write it up.
*Eg: Nam said he did his homework after dinner.
Hoa said his sister helped him with her homework.
Ba said he needed to improve Literature. ………….
IV. Homework:
- Learn by heart vocabulary. Finish "Write it up".
- Do Exercise 3, 4 in workbook.
- Prepare for next lesson: Read.

Unit 5:

STUDY HABITS

Lesson 3/28: Read
A. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to understand the text and get specific
information.
*. Lexical item : Mother tongue , underline , highlight , come across , stick ,
revise .
*. Skill : Reading
*. Techniques :Practice in pairs .
*. Teaching aids: posters
B. Content:
* Warmer: Chatting:
- Ask ss some questions about their English learning.
? Do you like learning English?
? How many new words do you try to learn a day?
? What do you do when you read a new word?


? How do you learn/ remember new words?
I. Pre-reading:
1. Vocabulary:
- mother tongue (n)

:

tiếng mẹ đẻ

(example)

- (to) underline

:

gạch chân (dòng chữ)

(realia)

- (to) highlight

:

làm nổi bật

(example)

- (to) come across

:

gặp, đi qua

(trans)

- (to) stick

:

dán

(mime)

- (to) revise

:

ôn tập

(explan)

* Checking vocabulary: What and where.
2. T/ F statements prediction:
- Set the scene: Today, we are going to read a text about how a language learner
can learn new words.
a. All language learners write the meaning of new words in their mother tongue.
b. Some learners write examples of words they want to learn.
c. Every learner tries to learn all new words they come across.
d. Many learners only learn new words that are important.
e. Learners don’t only learn the meaning but also the spelling and pronunciation of
new words.
III. While-reading:
1. Read and Check:
- Have ss to read the text on page 49 and check their predictions.
* Answer key:
b, d, e: T
a. F: all -> some
c. F: tries -> do not try.
2. Comprehension questions:

- Ask ss to read the text again then answer the questions on p.50.
- Work in pairs.
- Ask 6 pairs to ask and answer. Check and correct mistakes.
* Questions:
a. Do learners learn words in the same way?
b. Why do some learners write example sentences with new words?
c. What do some learners do in order to remember words better?
d. Why don’t some learners learn all the new words they come across?
e. What is necessary in learning words?
f. How should you learn words?
* Answers:
a. No. They learn words in different ways.
b. Because they/ such sentences help them remember the use of new words.
c. To remember words better, they write examples, put the words and their
meaning on stickers, underline or highlight them.
d. They may think they can't do so. Instead, they learn only important words.
e. Revision is necessary in learing words.
f. Learners should try different ways of learning words to find out what is the best.
III. Post-reading: Survey
- Hang on the poster on the board and ask ss to look at the table.
- Run through.
- Let ss to work in groups of 6 to interview one another and tick the ways they
have used to learn new words.

Ways of learning new words
a. Make a list of words, their meanings and learn them by heart

Name
Lan Nga …

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b. Write sample sentences with new words.
c. Stick new words somewhere in the house.
d. Underline or highlight the words.
e. Read stories in English.
f. Learn new words through songs.

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IV. Homework:
- Learn by heart vocabulary.
- Find the best way for you to learn new words.
- Do exercise 4 in workbook

Unit 5:

STUDY HABITS

Lesson 4/29: Write
A. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know the format of a
friendly letter and practice writing a letter to a friend.
*. Skill : Writing.
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs .
*. Lexical item : Lunar New Year festival , enjoyable , result , celebrate.
*. Teaching aids: poster.
B. Content:

* Warmer:

Chatting:

- Ask ss some questions dealing with writing letter.
? Have you ever written to someone?
? To whom do you usually write?
? What do you often write about?
I. Pre-writing:


1. Pre teach vocabulary:
- Lunar New Year festival (n): Tết âm lịch

(explan)

- enjoyable

(a): thú vị

(synonym: interesting)

- result

(n): kết quả

(example)

- celebrate

(n): tổ chức

(trans)

* Checking:

R.O.R

2. Ordering:
- Ask ss to put the parts of the letter in the correct order.
a. Opening

d. Body of the letter

b. Closing

e. signature

c. the date

f. writer's address.

* Keys: 1-f 2-c

3-a

4-d

5-b

6-e

- Ask ss to read the letter on p51 to check their order.
3. Labeling:
- Let ss to look at the letter on p.51.
- Ask ss to label each section with the correct letter
- T checks and corrects.
* Keys: B - D - A - C.
4. COmprehension questions:
- Ask ss some questions to help them uderstand the content of the letter.
a. Who wrote the letter? To whom?
- Hoa wrote a letter to Tim, her penpal.
b. What are there in the heading?
- There are the writer’s name and the date.
c. What is the main part of the letter?
- The body of the letter is main part.
d. What did Hoa receive a few days ago?


- She received her first semester report.
e. Is Hoa good at math?
- No, she isn’t.
f. What subject is Hoa good at?
- Science, English and History.
g. Where is she going to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival?
- She is going to celebrate the festival with her grandmother.
II. While-writing:
- Ask ss to do Ex.2 on p.51, ss have to imagine that they are Lan and write a letter
to her penpal, Donna in Sans Francisco, using the given information.
- Help ss to understand a word: Mid-Autumn festival: lễ hội trung thu

- Work individually.
- Ask ss to share with their friends.
- Call ss write on board, one st write one sentence.
* Suggestion writing:
16 Le Loi St.
Hanoi, October 30th, 2009.
Dear Donna,
Thanks for your letter. I’m glad to hear you had an interesting Mother’s Day.
We received our second semester report last month. I got good grades for
Geography, Physics and Math but my English and History results were poor. My
teacher told me to improve English ang History. I think I'll have to study harder
next school year.
In a few weeks, we are going to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. That is a
moon festival in Autumn in Vietnam. This afternoon, I am going to Ha Long Bay
with my aunt and uncle by bus and I am going to stay there with them until after
the festival. I will send you a postcard from there.


Write soon and tell me all your news.
Best,
Lan
III. Post-writing:
* Correction:
- Ask some ss to read aloud.
- Ask ss look at the sentences on board then find out the mistakes.
- Let ss to correct mistakes first.
IV. Homework:
- Finish writing in your notebook.
- Do exercise in workbook.
- Write a letter to your friend to tell him/ her about your last second semester report

and about your plan for summer holiday.
- Prepare for Language focus.

Unit 5:

STUDY HABITS

Lesson 5/30: Language Focus
A. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use adverbs of manner
and modal Should as an advice; use reported speech with commands, requess
and advice.
*. Grammar :Adveerbs of manner, model verb , reported speech.
*. Skill : Speaking
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs and group.
*. Teaching aids: posters.
B. Content:


* Warmer:

Brainstorm
Good
Quick

bad
Adjective
s

fast

Soft ………

I. Adverbs of manner:
1. Presentation:
- Get ss to change the adj on the brainstorm to adv.
* Eg: good -> well

quick -> quickly

bad -> badly

fast -> fast

* Model sentences:
Ba always gets good grades.
He studies well.
* Form: S + be + (a/ an) + adj + N.
S + V + … + adv of manner.
Adj + ly -> adv of manner
* Use: - Adv of manner modifies for verb in the sentence.
- Adj modifies for noun after it or subject in the sentence.
2. Practice: Language focus 1 - p52.
- Ask ss to work in pairs to do ex 1 on page 52, using adverbs in the box.
* Answer key:
b. hard

c. fast

d. badly

e. softly

II. Modal verb "should" as an advice.
1. Presentation:
- Set the scene: Ask ss to look at Mr Hao's house and ask some questions:
? Is Mr Hao's house new? ? Is the wall discolored?


? How is the door?

? Is there grass in his garden?

? Should Mr Hao repair the roof?
- Give the explanation of the madal verb "should".
* Form: S + should + V(bare) + O.
* Use: To give an advice.
2. Pratice: Language Focus 2 p52.
* Answer: a. Mr Hao should repair the roof.
b. Mr Hao should paint the house.
c. Mr Hao should cut the grass.
d. Mr Hao should replant the trees.
e. Mr Hao should mend the door.
III. Commands, requests and advice in reported speech:
1. Presentation:
- Set the scene: introduce Tim's mother and Tim's teacher.
* Model sentences:
- Miss Jackson said: "Can you give Tim this dictionary?"
Or "Please give Tim this dictionary".
- Tim's mother reperted it to Tim:
"Miss Jackson asked me to give you this dictionay."

"Miss Jackson told me to give you this dictionary."
* Form: S + asked/ told + someone + to do sth.
* Use: to report one's commands and requests.
? What else did Miss Jackson say to Tim's mother?
"Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation."
? what did Tim's mother report it to Tim?
"Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your Spanish pronunciation."
* Form: S1 + said + S2 + should + V(bare) + …


* Use: to report one's advice.
* Note: Change subjects, objects in reported speech.
2. Practice: Language Focus 3, 4 - p53.
* Keys:
Language focus

3-

p53.
a. Miss Jackson asked me to wait outside her office
b. Miss Jackson told me to give you your report card for this semester.
c. Miss Jackson told me to help you with your Spanish pronunciation
d. Miss Jackson asked me to meet her next week.
Language focus 4 - p53.
“Miss Jackson said you should spend more time on Spanish pronunciation”
“Miss Jackson said you should pratice speaking Spanish every day”
“Miss Jackson said you should listen to Spanish conversations on TV”
“Miss Jackson said you should practice reading aloud passages in Spanish”
“Miss Jackson said you should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce
Spanish words”.

IV. Homework:
- Do again all exercises in textbook and workbook.

Test 15’
A. Aim:

- Check ss’ knowledge

B. Topic:
I. Complete the sentences. Use the suitable adverbs of manner in the box.


My brother is a good soccer player. He --------------------------------------------Lan is a bad swimmer. She -----------------------------------------------------------Ba is a skillful tennis player. He -----------------------------------------------------Hoa’s father is a safe driver. He drive ----------------------------------------------Mr. Nam is a slow runner. He run --------------------------------------------------II. Change sentences into reported speech.
Nam said to Ba “You should study harder”
- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. The teacher said me “Please open the widow”
-> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Answerkey:
I. (5 points)
1/ well

2/ badly 3/ skillfully 4/carefully 5/ slowly

I. (5 points)
1. Nam said Ba should study harder.
2. The teacher told me to open the widow.