Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 unit 9: A first Aid course

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8.
Unit 9
A first aids course
Period 55

Lesson 1 : Getting started
Listen and read

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know what they
would do in the situations which require first - aid
B / Teaching aids : Text book , cassette , pictures , gap fill chart , drawing ..
C / Procedure :
Time

Activities
I / Warm up : Kim s game ( Getting started )

Work arrangement

,

- Ask Ss to open their books and look at the things on

Whole class

page 80 for 20 seconds . Tell them these things are
often used for first - aid
- Divide the class into two groups .
- Ask Ss to close their books and go t6o the board to

Team work

write the names of the things they have just seen from
memory .
- Tell them the group having the most right English
words is the winner
- Have them open the books again and go through the

Whole class

words in English .
Suggested answers :
1. emergency room 2. sterile dressing
3. medicated oil

4. ice 5. water pack 6. alcohol

- Have them discuss and write down what they would

Group work of 4/5 Ss


do in these situations which require first – aid
- Call on some groups to give their answers and correct
Possible answers :
+ A girl has a burn on her arm -> Use cold water / ice
to ease the pain
+ A boy has a bad cut on his leg -> Use alcohol /
medicated oil / sterile dressing
+ A girl has a nose bleed -> Use a handkerchief to stop
the bleeding / tell her to lie down .

+ A boy has a bee sting -> Use medicated oil …
II/ Pre- reading : Introduce the topic of the passage
reading and some new words .
1. Pre teach Vocabulary :
- (an) ambulance -> drawing

T – Ss

- (an) emergence = cap cuu , tinh trang khan cap
- unconscious (adj) >< conscious (adj)
- to bleed -> the bleeding
-> Ask Ss to copy the vocabulary in their notebooks
* Checking technique:

Slap the board

Whole class

( Put the new words in Vietnamese on the board )
2. Gap filling Prediction
- Hang the chart with the paragraph on the board .
There was an emergency at Lan,s school . A student
…..(1)…. off her bike and hit her head on the road .
She was …..(2)…. but she cut her head and the …….
(3)…. was ……(4)….. badly . Lan telephoned Bach
Mai Hospital and asked the nurse to send an ……(5)
….. to Quang Trung School . Lan was asked to keep
the student …..(6)…. while waiting for the

Team work

ambulance .
- Ask Ss to predict the words in the gaps
- Call on some Ss to go to the board and write their
words
III / While - reading :

Individual work

- Have Ss open their books , listen to the tape while
reading the dialogue , then check their predictions

T – Ss

- Give feedback 1. fell 2. conscious 3. cut
4. bleeding 5. ambulance 6. awake
* Comprehension questions
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue again and select the topic
covered in the dialogue .

Groupwork of 4/5 Ss

- Have Ss work in groups to write their answers on a
sheet of paper and hand in after finishing .

T – Ss

- Collect Ss , papers and give feedback : a- b- c- e- f
IV / Post - reading :

1. Role play

Pair work

- Have Ss in turn play the roles to demonstrate the
dialogue .
2. Write - it -up
- Ask Ss to write a story using the information from
the dialogue .
- Tell Ss to begin their story with :
“ Yesterday there was an emergency at ……. “
- Monitor and help Ss with their work
V / Homework :
1. Let Ss do the exercises in the workbook (1,2 / 55 )
2. Prepare the next lesson .

Individual work



Period 56

lesson 2 : Speak

A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to make and respond
to requests , offers , and promises .
B / Teaching aids : pictures , charts and posters ..
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up :

Net work

Situations which
require first – aid

Group work of 8 – 10
students
• Possible answers :
- have a snake bite
- have a burn
- have a cut
- have a bee sting
- have a nose bleed ...
II / Pre - speaking : Introduce the topic of the speaking
and some models sentences .
1. Set the scene :
- Ask Ss some questions to elicit the models
a. I want you to get me a bandage . How can I say ?
b. I would like you to come to my party . How can I
say ?
c. I tell my mother that I will surely finish my work
before bedtime . How can I say ?
- Have Ss repeat 2 or 3 times before writing them on the
board ( underline the key words )

T- Ss


a. Will you ( please ) get me a bandage ?

T – Ss

b. Would you like to come to my party ?
c. I promise I will finish my homework before bedtime .
=> Concept checking
- Get Ss to work out the rules for themselves by asking
questions .
- After formulating the model sentences , elicit some
more phrases with the same use from students .
1.1 To make a request :
Will
Would you ( please )

+

V ……. ?

Could
Can
Reponses :
+ Sure / Ok / All right .
- I am sorry . I can / I am afraid not
1.2 To make an offer
Will / Won,t you
Shall I

+

V ………..?

Can I
Would you like

+ to V ………...?

What can I do / get for you ?
Can I get you ……………..?
Responses :
+ Yes , please . / That would be nice .
- No , thank you .
1.3 To make a promise
I promise I will / I will not ………..
I will ………... I promise .

T – Ss


I promise to …………...
Reponses :
I hope . / Good . / I am glad . / Do not forget
- Ask Ss to copy down .
III / While - speaking :
1. Matching :
- Hang the chart with the statements on the board .
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures ( page 82 ) and match

Whole class

the situations with the statements .
1. The girl has a burn on her hand .

2. The girl has a bad fever .
3. The boy has just broken the vase .
4. The boy has a headache .

Group work of 4 / 5 Ss

5. The boy has a snake bite .
- Give feedback : 1.a 2. d 3. e 4. b 5. c
2. Picture Drill :
- Identify the situations in the pictures
Picture a)

-> request

“

b)

-> offer / request

“

c)

-> offer / request

“

d)

-> offer

“

e)

-> promise

- Ask Ss to work in pairs
+ Model : Could you give me a bandage , please ?
Sure . Here you are
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate the exchanges in
front of class .
IV / Post - speaking :
Pair work ( closed pairs )

T – Ss


- Get Ss in turn to practice all the exchanges

Pair work

- Monitor and correct , encourage Ss to make sentences
for themselves
- Collect their ideas and write them on the boards
* Suggested answers :
b. A : Can I get you some water / medicine ?
B : Yes, please .

Pair work

c. A : Can I get you some bandage ?
B : That would be nice
d. A : You must have a fever . Can I get you some
medicine / water ?
B : NO , I am fine . Thank you .
e. A : I promise I will not play soccer in the house again
.
B : I hope so .
V / Homework :
1. Do exercise 3, 4/ 56 ( workbook )
2. Prepare the next lesson .
Listen and copy


Period 57

Lesson 3 : Listen

A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know how to listen
for details about the activities talking place in an emergency room .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , cassette , pictures and a chart
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up : Guess from context What action ?
- Ask Ss to look at the picture and write out all the

Group work 0f 4/5 Ss

verbs describing the actions of the people in it .

- Tell Ss the group having the most right verbs is the
winner .
- Give feedback : to drive , wheel / move / push ,
weight , wait , lie , stand , lean .
= > Lead in the new lesson
II / Pre- listening : Introduce the topic of the listening
and some new words
1. Pre teach vocabulary :
- an eye chart ( using picture )
-> eye sight

T – Ss

- a parademic : he takes care of patients but he is not a
doctor nor a nurse
- a wheelchair ( using the picture )
-> to wheel ( to push a wheel chair )
- a stretcher

( picture )

- a crutch -> crutches

( picture )

-> Have Ss copy
* Checking technique :

T- Ss / individual work
What and where

2. Matching :
- Ask Ss to look at the picture in their books again and

Groupwork of 4/5 Ss

match the letter A,B ,C ,D ,E ,F to the correct words in
the box .
- Call on some volunteers from each group to
demonstrate in front of class .
- Give feedback
A -> ambulance

D -> eye chart

B -> wheelchair

E -> scale

C -> crutches

F -> stretcher

III / While – listening :
1. Order Prediction
- Rub out the letter ( A ,B …) but leave the words .
- Tell Ss they are going to listen to a paragraph about
the activities taking place in an emergency room which
contains the words on the board

- Put the words in the table
Guess
ambulance

key
3

wheelchair

2

crutches

6

eye chart

4

scale

5

stretcher
1
- Have Ss copy and guess the order of the words

Individual

- Play the tape and ash Ss to listen

- Ask Ss to give their answers and correct
2. True / False statements
- Stick the chart with the statements on the board :

Whole class


1. A doctor is wheeling a patient into the emergency
room .
2. The patient,s head is bandaged
3. A nurse is pushing a wheelchair with a patient
sitting on it .
4. The eye chart consists of 28 letters ranging in the
different size .
5. The baby,s mother is trying to stop the nurse from
weighing her baby .

whole class

- Ask Ss to read the statements carefully and check if
they understand the meaning of the statements

Pair work

- Have Ss work in pairs to decide which of the
statements is true and which is false .
- Play the tape and have Ss listen ( 2 or 3 times )
- Call on Ss to read their answers and give feedback
1. False

( a parademic not a doctor )

2. True
3. False

( empty wheelchair not with a patient )

4. True
5 . False

( stop her baby from crying )

IV / Post – listening :

Write it up

- Have Ss write the story about the activities in the
picture , using the Present Continuous .
“ This is the emergency room in a large hospital …..
“
V / Homework :
1 Let Ss do the exercises ( 3,4 / 56 in the workbook
2. Prepare the next lesson .

Individual


Period 58

lesson 4 : Read

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to read for the
instructions about some more situations requiring first – aid
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , chart , picture / drawing , mimes , 4 cardboards .
C / Procedure
I / Warm up :

Bingo

- Ask Ss to give nouns for emergencies which require
first – aid and write them on the board ( burn , cut , bee

Whole class

sting , snake bite , fainting , shock , nose bleed )
- Have Ss choose 4 any 4 words on the board and write
them down on a piece of paper .

Individual

- call out the words until someone has ticked all the four
words and shouts “ Bingo “
II / Pre – reading : Introduce the topic of reading
passage and some new words to Ss .
1. Pre – teach vocabulary :
- to lie flat

( mime / drawing )

- to elevate >< to lower

- a victim : a person who needs first aid

T – Ss

- to overheat : make something too hot
- tissue damage = ton hai mo
- to ease = to stop
- Have Ss copy .
* Checking technique : Rub out and remember
2. Network
- Draw the network with some examples on the board
- Ask Ss to think of what to do in these emergency cases
.
- Collect and write the students, ideas on the bard

Whole class


burn

fainting
Individual

First-aid
Shock
III / While – reading :
- Have Ss open their books and read the instructions
page 83
- Ask Ss to go to the board and add the missing
information .

1. Matching :
- Ask Ss to read the statements / page 84 and match tree

Individual

Leadings A , B , C to them .
Give feedback

A -> a , c , e B -> b C -> d

2. Grid
- Draw the grid on the board .
- Ask Ss to read the instructions again and fill the
information .

Pair work

- Call on some Ss to the board to write their answers
- Give feedback
Cases

Fainting

Shock

Do
- Leave the patient lying flat .

Don,t
- Do not force him / her

- Elevate the patients, feet or

to sit or stand .

lower his / her head .
- Give him / her a cup of tea

- Do not overheat the

when he / she revives .

victim with
blankets or coat
- Do not give the victim

Group work


any food or drink or
drug .
- Cool the burn immediately
to minimize the tissue
damage .
- Put the affected part under a
running cold tap .
- Ease the pain with ice or
cold water packs .
Burns

- Cover the burned area with
a thick sterile dressing .

- Have Ss copy the grid in their notebooks .
IV / Post – reading :
- Ask Ss to work in groups to continue discussing how
to give first aid .
- Call on some volunteers from each group to
demonstrate in front of class .
V / Homework :
1. Let Ss do the exercises 6,7 in the workbook .
2. Prepare the next lesson .


Period 59

Lesson 5 : Write

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know how to write
a thank – you note .
B / Teaching aids : Posters , drawing
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up :

Shark attack

( Revised words : lie flat , elevate , lower , victim , ease T- Ss
)
 Lead in the new lesson .
II / Pre – writing : Introduce the topic of the writing

and some new words to Ss
1. Pre- teach vocabulary :
- to thank Sb for sth

T- Ss

Eg : She thanked me for helping her
- to cheer Sb up = to make Sb feel happier
- to come over ( translation )
Have Ss copy
* Checking technique :

Whole class
slap the board

2. Set the scene
- Ask Ss to close their books and listen “ Nga was sick
and she had to go to the hospital . After she left the
hospital , she wrote a thank – you note to Hoa . Why
and what did she write ? “
3. True / False Predictions
- Hang the poster with the statements on the board
a. Nga writes to thank Hoa for some come candy .
b. Hoa,s gift cheered Nga up .
c. Nga ,d like Hoa to see her at the hospital .
d. Nga is very bored now .

Teacher

e. Nga writes the letter at the hospital .
- Ask Ss to read the statements and predict .

Individual

- Get S to give their predictions and write them on the
board .
- Ask Ss to look at the letter and complete it with the

Individual

right verb forms .
- Monitor and help Ss with the tense forms .
- Call on some Ss to give their answers and give
feedback .
- Ask Ss to read the whole letter and check if their
prediction are right or not .
Answer key :
1. False -> flower ( not candy ) 2. True

T – Ss

3. False -> at her house ( not at the hospital )
4. True
5. False -> at her house ( not at the hospital )
III / While – writing :

Questions and answers

- Tell Ss they are going to write a thank – you note to a

friend and invite him / her to go on a picnic with them .
- Ask Ss to read the questions carefully to answer
orally
- Have Ss practice speaking to each other .
- Monitor and correct .

T – Ss

- Get Ss to join the sentences into a paragraph to make
it a thank – you note .

Pairwork

- Tell Ss to write their letters in their exercise
notebooks .
IV / Post – writing : Exhibition
- Divide the class into 4 groups and choose a letter

Individual


randomly in each group .
- Compare their letters and correct .

Groupwork

- Call on some more Ss to read their letters for class
- Give feedback and correct .

Individual

V / Homework :

Teacher

1. Ask Ss to use the same format to write another letter
to another friend for another occasion .
2. Do the exercises in the workbook .
* Feedback :

Individual


Period 60

lesson 6 : language focus

A/ Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know how to use “
in order to , so as to “ to indicate purpose , Future simple and Modal “ will “ to make
requests , offers and promises .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , chalks , boards …
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up :

Bingo

Teacher – Ss

=> lead in the new lesson
II / Language focus

1. Grammar notes :
- Ask Ss to repeat the uses and forms of “ In order to /

Teacher – Ss

so as to + V infinitive “ “ Future simple “ and “ Modal
Will “
- Summarize and hang the charts with models and uses
of them .
+ Negative purposes :
In order not to + V / So as not to + V
Eg : You have to take your warm clothes with you in

Individual

order not to get bad cold.
- Have Ss copy .
2. Exercises :
- Ask Ss to look at the books and do the exercises .
- Do them orally first , then copy them in their exercise
notebooks
Ex 1 : Matching
- Ask Ss to read the example aloud and ask them to
match one part of a sentence from column A with

Individual


another part in column B
- Get Ss to exchange their answers to correct for each

other .
- Call on some Ss to read their answers and give
feedback
1- f , 2- c , 3- b
4 – e , 5- a , 6- d
Ex 2 : Future simple
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to complete the dialogue and

Pairwork

exchange their roles.
- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class .
- Give feedback
1. will 2. will 3. won,t
4. Shall 5. will 6. , ll
Ex 3: Making requests , offers and promises with
will

Pair work

- Explain the aims of the exercise
- Ask Ss to read each situation and work in pairs to
complete the dialogue.
- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class .
- Give feedback :
a. Will you open the window , please , Nga ?
b . will you give it to me , please ?
c. Will you answer the telephone , please ?
d. Will you turn on the TV , please , Nga ?
e. Will you pour a glass of water for me , please ?

f. Will you get me a cushion , please ?
Ex 4 : Work with a partner
- Explain the aims of the exercise

Individual


- Ask Ss to read the example aloud .
- Get Ss to read all the words in the box . Be sure Ss to
understand the meaning of them and each situation .

Pair work

- Have Ss work in pairs to make requests , offers or
promises
- Call on some pairs to read their answers aloud .
- Give feedback
b. Will you paint the door , please ?
I will paint the door tomorrow .
c . Will you study harder , please ?
I will study harder .
d. Will you carry the bag for me , please ?
Shall I carry the bag for you ?
e. Will you hang the washing , please ?
Shall I hang the washing for you ?
f. Will you cut the grass , please ?
I will cut the grass for you .
III / Homework :
1. Let Ss copy all the exercises in the notebooks .
2. Prepare the next lesson .

* Feedback :

Individual