Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 unit 12: A vacation abroad

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8.
Date of planning:
Date of teaching:
PERIOD 74: UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 1 : Getting started + Listen and read
I.Aims and objectives:
- Helping ss to understand the dialogue and know the progressive tenses with
always.
- Vocabulary: (to) include, (to) come over, (to) pick....up, abroad (adv)
- Skill:

+ Target skill: Speaking, reading
+ Other skills:listening, writing.

- Main teaching points: +To help ss to understand the dialogue and know the
progressive tenses with always.
-By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the dialogue and know the
uses of progressive tenses with always deeply and clearly.
II. Teaching aids:
-Teacher: Textbook, disc, poster….
- Ss: textbook, schoolthings
III. Procedures:
1.Check up: (3’)
S1: write passive voice
S2: Write adj followed by to V
2. Lead in:(2’)
Guessing game: T gives instructions clearly


Pictures of flags and cities of some countries.
3. New lesson: (36 minutes)

Teacher’s & students’ activities
3.1 Presentation: (18’)

Content of the lesson
I. Vocabulary:

* Preteach vocabulary

- (to) include : bao gồm

+ Techniques: translation, situation, explanation,

- (to) come over: ghé thăm

example

- (to) pick S.O up đón …(ai)

+ T elicits words from ss, asks ss to read in chorus,

- abroad (adv) : ở nước ngoài

individually and give meaning.
+ Check understanding: Ro + R
- Set the sence: Ask ss to look at the picture and elicit

II. Dialogue:

situations from ss.Who is this? It’s Mrs Smith. Where is

1. Gap fill:

she from? From Australia. Who is this? It’s Mrs Quyen.

Mrs Quyen’s schedule:

Where is she from? From VN. What are they doing?

Date

Mon 25

They are calling.
-Present the dialogue:
Ask ss to close their books & listen to the tape carefully.
Ask ss to open their books, listen to the tape twice, find
out the pronunciation & the content of the dialogue.
Ask ss to read the dialogue in pairs
- Call some pairs to read again
* Gap fill: Ask ss to read the dialogue silently &
practice filling in the gap (p113) in individually
- Monitor, take notes & give the correct answers
* Questions: ASk ss to read the dialogue carefully and
practice answering the qs in pairs.
- Monitor, take notes & give the correct answers

Tue
26

Schedul

Coming to

e
San francisco
2. Questions:
A.No, because their
accommodation is included in
the ticket price.
B. No, because he has a
bussiness meeting.
C. Mrs Smith will pick her up
at her hotel.
3. New target item
He is always working
Form: S + be + always +


* Present new target item: Elicit sentence from ss

Ving...............

+what is this sentence into Vnamese?

Use:

To complain about sth

+ what comes after “ be ” always
+ Elicit form & use from ss

+ Distinguish the differences of always in simple present

III. Practice

and progressive tense

1. Word cues

3.2 Practice: (10’)

a. She / watch /TV

Ask ss to complete sentences individually.

b. They / get / up late.

- Monitor, take notes & give the correct answers

c. My students / talk / class.

3.3 Prodution: ( 8’)

d. Nam / miss / the bus.

Ask ss to write full sentences

e. He / stay up late.

ASk ss to make up sentences in individually.
- Monitor, take notes & give the correct answers

4. Summary: ( 2’)
Repeat the main structure again
5. Homework: (2’)
- Learn by heart the vocabulary & structures, do Ex of unit 12
- Prepare Unit 12: Speak
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Date of planning:
Date of teaching:
PERIOD 75: UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 2: Speak
I.Aims and Objectives:
- Helping ss Practice in making plans using tourist brochures and flight
information.
Vocabulary: a flight, a gallery, (an) itinerary, via (prep), facility, (a) brochure
Skill:

+ Target skill: Speaking
+ Other skills: Reading, writing, listening

-Main teaching points: Making plans using tourist brochures and flight
information.
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about their plans for a trip abroad
and develop speaking skill.
II. Teaching aids:
- Teacher: Textbook, poster, pictures ….
- Ss: Textbook, schoolthings
III. Procedures:
1.Check up: (3’)

Ask one ss to write vocabulary.
Ask one ss to write form and give example: Present progressive with always
2. Lead in: (2’)
Have you ever been to abroad? How can you get information? Can you share with
your


classmates?
Let’ s come to our lesson.
3. New lesson: ( 36’)
Teacher’s & students’ activities
3.1. Pre- speaking activities: (9’)

Content of the lesson
I. Vocabulary:

- Preteach vocabulary

- an itinerary : lịch trình

+ Techniques: explanation, situation example,

- a gallery : phòng triển lãm

translation, explanation, realia

- a flight : chuyến bay

+ T elicits words from ss, asks ss to read in chorus, - via (prep) : qua đường
individually and give meaning.

- a facility: tiện nghi, phương tiện

+ Check understanding: Ro + R

- a brochure: sổ tay, sách thông tin,

- Set the sence: Ask ss to look at the picture and

tờ rơi quảng cáo

elicit sentences from ss.

II. Speak:

- Show the photocopied tables (p. 113-114) on the

Itinerary

right of the board and ask Ss to match them with

2. Flight information

the right tittles on the left

3. Hotel advertisement

- Ss work in pair then compare with their partners

4. Travel brochure

- Monitor, take notes & give the correct answers.
3.2. While – speaking activities: (19’)

* Example

- T presents the situation of the speaking: SS

imagine that they are on a tour abroad. Make an Depart Los Angeles: Flight 835 at 10.00
identity using information in the brochures and on Mon
write it down in the exercise book.
- Ss read the flight schedule and the tourist

Arrive Boston: At 4.00
Accommodation: Atlantic hotel
Sightseeing:

Boston

University,

brochures. T asks some questions to check Museums & art galleries.
whether Ss understand the information and
Depart Boston:. Flight
explains the new words if necessary.

710 at 10.00 on Thursday,


22.

Ss make their own tour and complete all the
necessary information in their identity
T gives the model sentence
- Ask ss to work in pairs

A: Where shall we

- Ss practice the example in pairs, then use their

identity to ask and answer about that identity.

stay?

The explanation of choice can be free.

B: The Revere hotel is
expensive but it has a

- T goes around to see how Ss practice asking and

answering. Then ask some pairs to practice

gym.

aloud, T corrects the mistake if necessary.

A: What time should
we leave Los Angeles?

3.3. Post – speaking activities: (8’)
Ask ss to practice making a plan for their coming

B: There’s a daily flight at 10 am. Would

summer holiday by filling the information in their

that be OK

itinerary.
- T monitors, takes notes & corrects the mistakes
if necessary.
4. Summary: (2’)
Repeat how to make plans
5. Homework: (2’)
- Learn by heart form and vocabulary
- Do exercises of unit 12, prepare Unit 12: Listen
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Date of planning:
Date of teaching:
Period 76: UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 3: Listen
I.Aims and objectives:
- Helping ss to listen to the weather reports
- Vocabulary: the temperature, low(adj), high(adj), the minus
Skill:

+ Target skill: Listening

+ Other skills: Reading, writing, speaking

-Main teaching points: Listening for information about the weather.
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen to the weather reports for
information about the weather in big cities in the world and develop listening skill.
II. Teaching aids:
- Teacher: Textbook, tape, radio, poster, pictures ….
- Ss: Textbook, schoolthings
III. Procedures:
1.Check up: (3’)
Ask one ss to write vocabulary.
Ask two ss to practice making plans.
2. Lead in: (2’)
What’s the weather like today? What about the weather in other countries?
Let’s come to our lesson.
3. New lesson: ( 36’)
Teacher’s & students’ activities

Content of the lesson


3.1. Pre- listening activities: (8’)

I. Vocabulary:

- Preteach vocabulary:

- the temperature: nhiệt độ

+ Techniques: example, translation, antonym,

situation

- low(adj): thấp

+ T elicits words from ss, asks ss to read in

- high(adj): cao

chorus, individually and give meaning.

- the minus: dưới không độ C

+ Check understanding: Ro + R
- Set the sence:
Ask ss to find the words related to the topic.
Words related

Collect ss’ words
and
write them on the board.
to the
weather

II. Listening:
1. Brain storm:

forecast
* Open prediction:
Ask ss to predict the

information to fill in the table then compare
with their partners.
- Listen for the first time.
3.2. While – listening activities: (18’)
- Ask ss to listen to the tape carefully & check

their predictions.(Ss listen to the tape for three

2.Open – prediction
(gap – fill on page 115)
City

Weather

times)

Low

1. Sydney
2. Tokyo
the correct answers
3. Lodon
4. Bangkok
- Multiple choice:
5. New York
Ask ss to practice individually
6. Paris
- T monitors, takes notes & give the correct Keys:

Dry , windy

answers.

Weather

T plays the tape the last time to check and give

City

……, cold
Warm, ……….

and answering about the weather ( in pairs)

15
10

3.3. Post – listening activities: (10’)
Ask ss to look at the table and practice asking

Tempaer

Tempaeratu
e

1. Sydney

Dry , windy

Low

20
26


T monitors, takes notes & correct

2. Tokyo
3. Lodon
4.

Dry, windy
Hmid, cold
Warm, dry

15
-3
24

22
7
32

Bangkok
5. New

Windy, cloudy

8

15

York
6. Paris

Cool . dry

10

16

4. Summary: (2’)
Repeat how to ask and answer about the weather.
5. Homework: (2’)
- Learn vocabulary by heart
- Do exercises of unit 12,Prepare Unit 12: Read
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Date of planning:
Date of teaching:
Period 77: UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 4: Read
I.Aims and objectives:
- Helping ss read for details about about some places of interest in the world.
- Vocabulary: a vocano, the lava, (to) pour out, (to) carve, (to) be situated, the
statue of liberty
- Skill

+ Target skill: Reading
+ Other skills: Listening, speaking, writing

- Main teaching points: Reading for details about about some places of interest in
the world
- By the end of the lesson ,Ss will be able to understand the vocabulary, the content
of the postcards and obtain some knowledge about some scenic sports in the USA
II. Teaching aids:
- Teacher: Textbook, poster, pictures ….
- Ss: Textbook, schoolthings
III. Procedures:
1.Check up: (3’)
- Ask one ss to write vocabulary
- Ask 2 ss to practice asking and answering about the weather.
2. Lead in: (2’) Elicit from ss:
Use picture with some interest places .
- Teacher introduces and ask


- Ss anwer the questions
-> Nha Trang, Da Lat, Sapa, Ha Long. What about places of interest in the
world?
Let’s come to our lesson today.
3. New lesson:(36 minutes)
Teacher & students’ activities
3.1. Pre-reading activities: (10’)

Content of the lesson
I. Vocabulary:

- Pre-teach vocabulary:

- a volcano: núi lửa

+ Techniques: Explanation, situation,

-the lava: nham thạch

translation, mime, example, translation

- (to) pour out: phun trào

+ T elicits words from ss, asks ss to read in

- (to) carve: trạm ,khắc

chorus, individually and give meaning.

the statue of liberty: tượng nữ thần tự do

+ Check understanding: Ro + R

(to) be situated: toạ lạc, nằm trên

- Set the sence: ASk ss to look at the picture
& elicit situations from ss. Who is this? It’s

II. Read:

Mrs Quyen. And who is this? It’s her

* Keys:

husband. What did they do? They visited

volcano 6

some famous places.

8

- Ordering prediction: Ask ss to think and

pouring out 5

guess the order of the words they are in

* Grid:

random and then compare with their
partners

lava 4 went swimming1

a. Hawaii

and check their predictions
T monitors, takes notes & give the correct

b.

answers.

york

situated 2
What she did and

Place

3.2. While-reading activities: (18’)
- Ask ss to open the text book, read silently

overhead 7 Island 3 carved

New

saw
Went

smming,

visited

Kilauea

Volcano
Went
shopping,
bought
souvenir

lost

of


* Grid: Ask ss to read the postcards from
Mrs Quyen to her children and fill in the
gaps with the information taken from them
- Ss do in groups of five
T monitors, takes notes & give the correct

c. Chicago Saw lake Michigan
Saw the heads of 4
d. Mount
American
Rush
presidents
Visitedfisherman’s

answers.

e. San

* Questions and answers: Ask ss to practice

Francisco

asking and answering the qs in pairs

wharp. The Napa

Vally

wine

–

growing area and
the Alcatruz prison

T monitors, takes notes & give the correct
answers.

3. Answer:

3.3. Post- reading activities: (8’)

a. She went there by plane

- Ask ss to work in group of five to retell the b.she saw the famous prison on the island
postcards, then ask the tutor to retell in

of Alcatraz

front of the class

c. It is a mount where the heads of 4

- T monitors, takes notes & give the correct

American presidents are carved in to the

answers.

rock
d. It is also called “the windy city”
e. She went shopping

4. Summary: (2’)
Sum up the interests in the world
5. Homework: (2’)
- Learn vocabulary by heart
- Do test 2 of unit 12, Write a short passage about famous sight in VN
- Prepare Unit 12: write
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Date of planning
Date of teaching :
Period 78:

UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD


Lesson 5: write
I.Aims and objectives:
- Helping ss know how to write a postcard
- Vocabulary: humid (adj), hospitable (adj), snowy (adj),a suitcase
- Skill

+ Target skill: Writing
+ Other skills: Listening, speaking, reading

- Main teaching points: To introduce to ss how to write postcards
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the vocabulary,
how to write postcards fluently & correctly & develpoe their writing
skill.
II. Teaching aids:
- Teacher: Textbook, poster, pictures ….
- Ss: Textbook, schoolthings
III. Procedures:
1.Check up: (3’)
Ask one ss to write vocabulary
Ask one ss to retell the famous sights in VN
2. Lead in: (2’)
Have you ever received postcards?
How do you often feel when you receive postcards?
Do you know how to write postcards?
Let’s come to our lesson today.
3. New lesson:(36 minutes)
Teacher & students’ activities
3.1. Pre-writing activities: (10’)

Content of the lesson
I. Vocabulary:


- Pre-teach vocabulary:

humid (adj): ẩm ướt

+ Techniques: antonym, explanation, situation,

hospitable (adj): hiếu khách

translation

snowy (adj): có tuyết rơi

+ T elicits words from ss, asks ss to read in chorus,

a suitcase: va li

individually and give meaning.
+ Check understanding: Ro + R
- Set the scence: Who is this? It’s Mrs Quyen. From II. Write
the USA, Mrs. Quyen sent a postcard to her friend Keys:
Sally to tell her about the trip.
* Open pridiction:

Complete the postcard
1. in

2. people

- Ask Ps to look at the postcards on Page 118 and 4. visited 5. her

3. weather
6. nice

predict the missing words . Then compare with their 7. bought
partners

8. for 9. heaviness

10. soon

Call some Ps to go to the board to write the words - Place:....
they guess.

- how your feel about hte

- Monitor, take notes and give the correct answers.

people:....

3.2. While-writing activities: (18’)

- The weather:....

Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a certain - Who you meet/see:....
place/city in Vietnam. Write a postcard to a friend - What you see:....
about your trip.

- What you buy: ....

Ask ss to Ask ss to read the information given on
page 118 to write a post card.

Example:

- T moves around, helps weak ss & takes notes

Dear Lan

3.3. Post- writing activities: (8’)

We are having a wonderful time

- Ask some tutors to write the post card on the board, in Nha Trang. The people here
are very friendly and
the others observe and give their remarks.
hospitable. ..................................


T monitors, takes notes & give the correct answers.
4. Summary: (2’)
Retell how to write a postcard
5. Homework: (2’)
- Learn vocabulary by heart,complete writing , do test 2 of unit 12
- Prepare Unit 12: Language focus
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Date of planning
Date of teaching :
PERIOD 79: UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
Lesson 6: Language focus
I.Aims and objectives:
- Giving ss further practice in Past progressive, Past progressive with when
and while and Present progressive tense with “always”.
- Vocabulary:
Skill

Revision

+ Target skill: speaking
+ Other skills: Reading , listening, writing

-Main teaching points: Past progressive, Past progressive with when and
while and Present progressive tense with “always”.
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to improve their knowledge, know the
use of
the structures above clearly & skills of doing exercises in the real situations.
II. Teaching aids:
Teacher:Textbook, poster
SS: textbook, schoolthings
III. Procedures:
1. Warm up: (2’)
Elicit from ss: Ask ss to give structures they have learnt in unit 12
2. New lesson:(39’)
Teacher’s &

Content of the lesson

students’activities
2.1 Revision 1:(13’)

 I. Practice 1

* Past progressive tense:

Look at picture ! what was Ba doing at 8 o’clock last

- Elicit form from ss

night?

-Elicit use from ss

- Model sentence:

- Ask ss to look at part 1
(p 119) and say what

Ba was talking a shower at 8 o’clock last
be

v_ing

night

each person was doing at

- Form: S + was/ were + v_ing

8 o’clock last night.

- use: to express an action that was happening at a point

( individually)

of time in the past

- T monitors, takes notes

b. Hoa was eating dinner at 8 o’clock last night

& gives the correct

c. Bao was reading a comic at 8 o’clock last night

answers

d. Nga was writing a letter at 8 o’clock last night

2.2. Revision 2:(12’)

e. Na was walking with her dog at 8 o’clock last night

*Past progressive with
when and while
- Elicit form from ss
-Elicit use from ss
- Ask ss to look at part 2
(p 119) and practice
matching in individually.
- Monitor, take notes &
give the correct answers.
2.3. Revision 3:(14’)
* Present progressive
with always:

- Elicit form from ss
-Elicit use from ss
- Ask ss to look at part 3

II. Practice 2
f. Lan was talking to her grand mother at 8 o’clock last night.
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came
- Form: When / while+ s + Ved / V2..., S + was /were +ving...
S + was /were +ving... while S + was /were +ving...
- Uses : +To express an action was happening in the
past when another action happened
+ To express the actions were happening at the same
time in the past
Keys: a – C

d- B

b–F

e- D

c–E

f–a

III. Practice 3:
Form:S + is /are /am + always +Ving .................
Use: The action often happens with complaint
Look at the pictures (p.120) write the sentences. Say what the
people are always doing

(p 120) and practice in

Keys:

individually.

b. Mrs Nga is always losing her umbrella

- Monitor, take notes &

c. They are always missing the bus

give the correct answers. d. Nam is always watching T.V
e. Na is always talking on the phone
f. Lien is always going out
4. Summary: (2’)
Retell how to use Past progressive, Past progressive with when and while
and Present progressive tense with “always”.
5. Homework: (2’)
- Learn grammar by heart
-Do exercises of unit 12, prepare unit 13: Getting started + Listen and read
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