Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 5: Study habits

Tiếng Anh 8 – Giáo án
Period 26: Unit 5: Study habits.
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read.
A.Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the dialogue between Jim
and his Mom about his study.
Improve 4 skill.
B.Preparation:
- Textbook, cassette and tape.
C.Teaching process:
I. Organization:
- Greeting
- Checking attendance
II. Oral test:
- Homework correction.
III. New lesson:
1.Warm- up:
Network:
Chemistry

Physics

math

Subjects
at school
Geography
2. Presentation:

Literature

history


* Pre - reading:
+ Chatting: What subject are you good at ?
What subject are you bad at ?
What subject do you like best ? Why ?
How often do you have Math / Literature / English ?
- Teach some new words in the dialogue:
a report card (n): phiếu T. báo KQ học tập

pronunciation : sự phát

to improve : nâng cao , trau rồi

ecxellence (n): xuất sắc

âm
to be proud of : tự hào về

to try one’s best to : cố gắng …

+ Checking: R.O.R
+ T/ F statements prediction:
- Ask Ss to read the statements and predict they are true or false.
- Ask them to share with their partners.
* While - reading:
- Ss read the dialogue and do the T / F Ex.
- Give feedback.
Guess

Correct
a. F
Tim was in the livingroom
b. T
c. F
His report is excellent
d. T
e. F
He needs to improve his Spanish pronunciation.
f. T
+ Comprehension questions:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, answering the questions on P. 47.
- Give feedback.
- T gives the right answers:
a. She is Tim’s teacher


b. She gave her Tim’s report.
c. He worked really hard.
d. She said Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation.
e. She gave him a dictionary.
- Ask Ss to work in open pairs the closed pairs.
* Post - reading:
+ Survey: Ask: What subject do you need to improve ?

What subject do you need to

Name
Mai
Nam

improve?
Literature
.......................

- Give feedback.
- Ask Ss who need to improve the same subject work in groups and discuss how to
improve.
IV. Production
Summerise the main points in the text.
V.Homework:
- Write the way how to improve the subject that you are not good at.
- Do exercise 1 in workbook.
- Prepare for : Speak & Listen.
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Period 27: Unit 5: Study habits.
Lesson 2: Speak + Listen.
A.Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about their study habits & listen
for specific information to fill in a report card.
- To drill speaking & listening skills.
B.Preparation:
- Textbook, cassette and tape.
C.Teaching procedure:
I. Organization:
- Greeting
- Checking attendance
II.Oral test:

- Homework correction.
III.New lesson:
1.Warm- up:
Jumbled words:
Tahms = Maths

retutrelia = literature

Ihgsen = English

ygogepahr = Geography;

2.Presentation:
Speaking:
* Pre - speaking:
- Talk about Ss’ study habits, when and how much time they spend learning .
- Explain the tasks.


* While - speaking:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, asking their partners questions and taking notes the
answers.
Example exchange:
S1: When do you do your homework ?
S2: I do my homework after dinner/ after school / late at night.
S1: Who help you with your homework ?
S2: My parents/ brother/ sister do/does.
S1: ......................................
- Call some Ss to practice in front of the class.
- Ask Ss to go round the class to interview. The T checks .

- Introduce reported speech:

+ Direct speech :
+ Indirect

Minh: “ I ‘m fine”

: Minh said ( that) he was fine.

Use: change in indirect: personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, pronouns &
possesive adjectives.
Change the tense of verbs: simple present -> simple past
Present progressive -> past progressive.
Future

-> future in the past.

Ex: Nam said (that) he spent one hour studying everyday.
* Post - speaking:
- Ss work in groups of 4 or 5 to report what they have known about their partners’
study.
- Ss can use this structure to talk:


Nam said he did his homework after dinner.



Hoa said her father helped her with her homework.



Lan said she spent two hours studying Math.



Ba said he needed to improve English.




Mai said she should do more grammar exercises.

Listening:
* Pre - listening:
-Teach the vocabulary:
Behavior(a) thái độ
satisfactory >< un: làm thoả mãn, làm hài lòng
cooperation: sự hợp tác
a paticipant (n): tham gia
attendance :

to appreciate.

Fail(a): yếu

poor(a): kém

fair(a): khá

+ Open prediction:
- Ask Ss to look at Nga’s report and predict the missing information and then
compare with their partners’.
How many days was Sarah Chen

present at the class?
absent from the class?

What was her paricipation? Cooperation?
How is she doing in E? ( R- S – L – W)
* While - listening:
- Get Ss to listen to the tape and check their prediction.
- Give the right ones.
(1) 87 days present
(2) 5 days absent
(3) Participation: Spanish pronunciation.
(4) Listening: Comprehension.
(5) Speaking: A
(6) Reading: A
(7) Writing: B


* Post - listening:
+ Comprehension questions:
a. Who are Nga’s parents?
b. What is Nga’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 about F, U, A, B, C, D ?
- Ss work on their own to answer the questions.

- Give feedback.
IV. Production
Summerise the main points of the text.
V. Homework:
- Write something about yourpartners’ study habits.
E.g: “ Hoa is my best friend. She works very hard and always gets good grades.
She usually does her homework after school..............”
- Do exercise 2,3 in workbook.
- Prepare the next lesson:read.
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Period 28: Unit 5: Study habits.
Lesson 3: Read.
A.Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the text and get specific
information.
B. Preparation:
- Textbook, cassette and tape.


C.Teaching process:
I. Organization:
- Greeting
- Checking attendance
II. Oral test:
- Homework correction.
III.New lesson:
1. Warm- up:
Chatting:


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 ?

2. Presentation:
* Pre - reading:
- teach the vocabulary:
mother tongue (n) : tiếng mẹ đẻ

to underline : gạch chân

to highlight : làm nổi bật

to stick = lable: dán , gắn

to come across = run into : vượt qua, gặp tình cờ
+ Checking : Slap the board.
+ Brainstorming:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make a list of the way how a learner can learn new

words.
Learn by heart.
Learn through example sentences.
Write it on a piece of paper and stick everywhere in the house.
Translate it into mother tongue


Write it on a piece of paper and put it into the pocket to learn whenever
* While - reading:
+ True / False statements:
- Ask Ss to read the statements on p.50 then read the text and dicide which is true,
which is false.
a. All language learners write the meaning of the new words in their mother
tongue
b. Some learners write examples of the words they want to learn.
c. Every learners tries to learn all the new words they want to come across.
d. Many learners only learn the new words that are important.
- Give feedback.
Answers: a. F

b. T

c. F

d. T

+ Comprehension:
- Have Ss work in pairs to answer the questions on p.50.
- Give feedback.
Answers:

a. No. They learn words in the same ways.
b. Because they help them to remember the use of new words.
c. They write examples, put the words and their meanings on stickers, underline
or highlight them.
d. They may think they can’t do so. Instead, they learn only important words.
e. Revision is neccessary in learning words.
f. Learners should try different ways of learning words to find out what is the
best.
- Ss practice asking and answering questions in open pairs or closed pairs.
4. Consolidation:
* Post - reading: Survey:


Ways of learning words
1. Make a list of words, their meaning and learn them by heart.
2. Write some sample sentences with new words.

Nga Hoa ......
√
√

3. Stick new words somewhere in the house.
4. Underline or highlight the words.
5. Read stories in English.
6. Learn words through song.
- Ask Ss to report about their groups.
5. Homework:
- Write the ways of learning words that you think are the best for you.
- Learn new words by heart.
- Do exercise 4,5 in workbook.

- Prepare the next lesson:write.

Period 29: unit 5. study habit.
Lesson 4. write.
A.Objetives:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know the format of a friendly letter
andpractice writing a letter to a friend.
Improve 4 skills.
B.Preparation:
- Textbook.
C.Teaching process:
I.Organization:
- Greeting


- Checking attendance
II. Oal test:
- Homework correction.
III. New lesson:
1. Warm- up: Chatting:
 Have you ever written to someone ?
 To whom do you usually write ?
 What do you often write about ?
2. Presentation:
* Pre - writing:
- Teach some new words:
Lunar New Year Festival : tết nguyên đán
Mid – Autumn Festival: lễ hội trung thu
Moon Festival: lễ hội mừng trung thu
Enjoyable(a): thích thú

celebrate(v): kỉ niệm
Regards (n): lời hỏi, thăm hỏi
+ Checking: R.O.R
- Ask Ss to put the part of the letter in the correct order.
- Give feedback.
a. Opening

d. Body of the letter

b. Closing

e. Signature

c. The date

f. Writer’s address.

+ Answers: f - c - a - d - b - e
- Ask Ss to read the letter on P.51 to check their order.
- Ask Ss to label each section with the correct letter.
- Ss work in pairs to answer these questions:


a. Who wrote the letter ? to whom ?
b. What are there in the heading ?
c. What is the main part of the letter ?
d. What did Hoa receive a few weeks ago ?
e. Is Hoa good at Math ?
f. What subject is Hoa good at ?
g. Where is she going to celebrate the Lunar New year Festival ?

- Give feedback.
- T gives the correct answers.
- Ask Ss to practice asking and answering questions.
* While - writing:
- Ss imagine that they are Lan and write a letter to her pen pal Donna in San
Francisco using the given information.
+ Answres:
15 Thanh Giong Street
Hanoi, June 10th, 2004.
Dear Donna,
Thanks for your letter. I’m glad to hear that you had an interesting/ enjoyable
Mother’sDay. 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 advised me to improve English and History. I think I have to
study harder next school year.
In a few weeks, we are going to celebrate the mid-Autumn festival. That is an
Autumn moon festival in Vietnam. This afternoon, I’m going to Ha Long Bay with
my aunt and uncle by bus and I’m going to stay there with them untill the festival
comes. I’ll send you a postcard from there.
Write soon and tell me all your news.


Best.
Lan
4. Consolidation:
* Post - writing:
+ Correction:
- Ask Ss to read out their letters and correct the mistakes.
5. Homework:
- Write a letter to your friend to tell him/ her about your second semester report

and your summer holiday.
- Learn new words by heart.
- Do exercise 6,7 in workbook.
- Prepare the next lesson: L. focus.

Unit 5: Study habits.
Period 30: Lesson 5: Language focus.
I. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use adverbs of manner and modal
should as an advice & reported speech.
-Improve 4 skill.
II. Preparation:
- Textbook, ten cards.
III. Teaching procedure:
1. Organization: 8A:...........
8B:............
2. Oral test:


- Homework correction.
3. New lesson:
A. Warm- up: Pelmanism:
Good
Rode
B. Presentation:

Warm

Bad

Fast

badly

Eat

Ate

Sit

Sat

* Presentation 1:
- Set the scene.
- Help Ss distinguish the use of adjectives and adverbs.
Form: S + be + adjective
S + V + adverd
Adj + ly => adv : Ex: beautiful => beautifully
Use: adj modifies the noun after the suject.Adv modifies the verb.
Some verds of manner have same form with adj.
Ex: hard -> hard: early -> early: fast -> fast; good - >
well
- Ss practice in pairs.
- Call some pairs to practice in front of the class.
- Give some remarks.
Key: 1: hard

2: fast

3: badly

* Presentation 2:
- Ss look at the pictures and answer the questions:
Is Mr Hao’s house new ?
Is the wall discolored ?
How is the door ?

4:softly.


What shoul he do with his house? ( repair, replant, mend, paint,
cut.....)
- Ss practice in pairs to discuss what Mr Hao should do.
- Ss compare with their partners.
- T corrects.

Key: a: He should

repair the roof.

b.

paint the house.

c.

cut the grass.

d.

replant the trees.

e.

mend the door

* Presentation 3:
- Explain the structure with ask & tell: ask/ tell sb to do st
Ex: Miss Jackson asked

me to give you this dictionary.

told
- T introduces the ways to practice.
- Ss focus on the main grammar.
- Ss practice with their partners.
- Call some Ss to give their answers aloud.
- T corrects and gives the right answers.
Key: a. Miss Jackson told me to give you your report card this semester.
b. Miss Jackson told me to wait for her outside her office.
c.Miss Jackson asked me to help you with your spanish pronunciation.
d.Miss Jackson asked/ told me to meet her next week.
* Presentation 4:
- T presents the tasks.
- Reported speech: S + said + S + should / had better/ ought to + inf
- If I were + O , I ‘d (not ) + inf.
- S + advised / said + O + not + to – inf.


- Ss practice on their own.

- T calls some Ss to give the answers.
- Correct and give the right ones.
Key: a. Miss Jackson said you should

spend more time spanish

pronunciation.
b.

practice speaking spanish

c.

listen to spanish conversations on

d.

practice reading aloud passages

everyday.
TV.
in spanish.
4. Consolidation:
- Sum up the key points.
5. Homework:
- Review all key points.