Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 unit 12: A vacation abroad

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8.

UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 5/76 : Write
A. Aim:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write postcards to their friends
about their trip.
*. Skill : Writing
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs.
* Teaching aids: posters
* Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in writing.
B. Contents :
I) Warmer : Lucky numbers
1- Where did Mrs Quyen and her husband spend their holiday ? (In the USA)
2- LN
3- What did they see on Mount Rushmore? (The heads of four presidents carved
into the rock).
4- Who did they visit when they were in the USA? (The Smiths).
5- LN
6- What did Mrs Quyen do while her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty?
(She went shopping).
7- LN
8- What did Mrs Quyen buy ? (lots of souvenirs).
9- What did she send to her children from the USA ? (Postcards).
II) Pre-writing: Gap fill
1- in

4- visited

5- her

7- bought

2- people

3- weather

6- nice/lovely

8- for

*Note : Necessary information for a postcard:

9- heaviness
10- soon


• place
• how you feel about the people
• weather
• people you met/visited
• things you saw
• things you bought.
III) While-writing:
- Ask Ss to write the postcard on a piece of paper.
- Ask Ss to share with their partners.
- Monitor and help with their writing.
*Suggested writing:
Dear Nhung,
We are having a wonderful time in Quang Ninh. The people are very friendly
and the weather has been warm and windy.

In Ha Long Bay, I visited my close friend, Huyen and some of my relatives
there. It was glad to meet them
I bought a lot of souvenirs for my family and my friends. They were very nice
and lovely.
See you soon.
Love,
Trang


IV) Post-writing: Write-it-up
- Call on some Ss to go to the board to write their postcards on the board.
- Correct the mistakes.
- Ask Ss to coppy down on the notebook.
V) Homework :
- Finish writing in the notebook.
- Do exercise in the workbook.
- Prepare for next lesson: Unit 13- Getting Started + Listen and read.