Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 unit 14: Wonders of the world

GIÁO ÁN IẾNG ANH LỚP 8.
Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 1/ 82: Getting started + Listen and Read
A- Aim:
By the end of this lesson Ss will be able to understand general content
about wonders the world.
*. Grammar : Indirect question :
S + V + Question word + to –V….. / Clause .
*. Lexical item : Wonder , a clue , golden.
*. Skill : Listening and reading.
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs :
*.Teaching aids: Cassette, poster, picture.
*. Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in completing the summary.
B- Contents:
I. Warm up:

Getting started

- Show Ss the pictures.
- Have Ss read the names of the famous world landmarks
- Have Ss match the names to the correct pictures
- Call on some Ss to give their answers
*Answer key:
a) The pyramids

c) Stonehenge.

b) Sydney Opera House
II. Listen and Read:
1. Pre Teach Vocabulary:
- wonder

(n) :

kì quan

(examples)

- a clue

(n) :

gợi ý

(explan)


- golden

(a) :

làm bằng vàng

(realia)

2. Ordering:
*Set the scene: "Hoa, Nhi and Nga are playing a language game called guessing
game. How does this game work? Rearrange the Statements in the right order of
the game."
- Put the statements chart on the board.
- Ask Ss to read the statements and put them in the right order.

* How to play the guessing game:
a. B asks questions to find out who or what is.
b. A thinks of a famous person or place.
c. B wins if he/ she can guess the correct answer.
d. A gives B a clue.
e. B loses if he/ she cannot guess the correct answer.
f. A can only answer "yes" or "no".
- Have Ss guess the order.
3. Read and check
- Have Ss listen and repeat the dialogue on page 131, 132.
- Have Ss read the dialogue individually and check their prediction.
*Answer key:
1. b

2. d

3. a

4. f

5. c

6. e

- Have Ss copy down the answer.
- Get Ss practice reading in groups of three.
4. Gap fill
- Show Ss the poster with the summary.
- Have Ss read again and complete the summary (in groups).
- Have Ss share their answers.

- Call on some Ss to give their answers.


- Correct if necessary and have Ss copy down the answers.
*Answer key:
1- game

5- American

2- place

6- golden

3- clue

7- right

4- Vietnam

8- was

III. Grammar note:
- Elicit the target language by asking Ss a question.
What does Nhi say when Nga tells her “We can play 20 questions?”
She said: “What’s that? I don’t know how to play it”.
*Form: S + V + Question word

+ to-V + …..
+ Clause ( S2 + V2 + ….).

*Use: Reduced form of an indirect question.
- Eg: I understand what you said to me.
I know what to do.
IV. Homework:
- Learn by heart the dialogue and the form.
- Give examples with the form.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for next lesson: Speak.


Unit 14: wonders of the world
Lesson 2/ 83 : Speak + Listen
A- Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able:
• To practice making ‘yes/ no’ question in oder to guess a place.
• To introduce reported ‘yes/ no’ questions.
• To practice constructing and saying reported ‘yes/ no’ questions.
• To listen to an advertisement, find and correct mistakes.
*. Grammar : Reported speech : S + asked / wondered / wanted to know + O + if /
whether + S + V …..
*. Skill : Speaking.
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs and group.
*. Teaching aids: cassette, tape, poster, pictures.
*.Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in listening.
B- Contents:
I. Speaking:
1. Matching
a. It was designed and built by the French civil engineer with 300 meters in
b. It is in South Central Asia, 8.884 meters high above sea level.
c. It was built from 246-209 B.C and some people say it can be seen from the
moon.

d. It is a bell striking the hours in the clock tower of the House Building USA of
Parliament in London.
e. It is a skycraper in Manhatlan, New York city.
f. It is a famous place in Quang Binh province ecognized as a World Heritage Site
by Unesco
I. Phong Nha Cave


II. Big Ben
III. Empire State
IV. Great Wall
V. Mount Everest
VI. Effel Tower
2. Question and answer drill
- Ask Ss to write Yes/ No questions about 10 places in the box, using the
information in the matching. Ss work in groups of 5.
- Monitor and help if necessary.
- Have Ss ask and answer the questions, check Yes/ No.
* Suggested questions :
1. Have they just built the Effel Tower in Paris ?
2. Is the Empire State Building located in New York ?
3. Are the Petronas Twin Towers located in Singapore ?
4. Is the Great Wall situated in Japan ?
5. Is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia ?
6. Have you ever seen Mout Rushmore ?
7. Is Mout Everest in Nepal ?
3. Grammar drill:
- Set the scene: T. asks st a question.
T: Is Hue Citadel in the Central Vietnam ?
S: Yes, it is .

T says: I asked Lan if Hue Citadel was in the Central Vietnam. She said that it was.
*Model sentences:
I asked Lan If /whether Hue Citadel was in the Central Vietnam.
*Form :
S + asked/ wondered/ wanted to know + O + if/ whether + S +V...


*Use: (to) say -> (to) ask/ want to know...
4. Practice:
- Ask Ss to practice speaking with questions.
- Ask students to look at the dialogue in ‘Getting started and Listen and Read’ and
find the three questions that Hoa and Nhi ask Nga. (It is in Asia? It is in
American?...)
- Write the questions on the board, then write the first question in reported speech :
Hoa asked Nga if it was in Asia.
- Ask students to give you Nga’s answer and the write it in reported speech: Nga
said that it wasn’t.
- Student work in pairs and transform the other questions and answer into reported
speech following the model.
II. Listening:
1. Prediction:
- Have them work in pairs: Read the and guess out 4 mistakes.
2. While-Listening:
- Have Ss listen to the tape and check their answers. (4 mistakes)
- Listen again and correct the mistakes.
*Answer key:
1- beautiful southern -> beautiful for north
2- inn -> hotel
3- Jungle -> rain forest
4- (077) 6824........... -> (077) 6924

*Post-Listening: Retell
- Copy the paragraph into Ss’ notebook.
- Have Ss retell the advertisement by their own language.
III. Homework:
- Do exercise 5,6 in workbook.
- Prepare: Read (Unit 14)


Unit 14:

wonders of the world

Lesson 3/84:

Read

A- Aims:
By the end of the lesson sts will be able to get some knowledge about the
wonders of the world.
*. Lexical item : Compile , claim , honor , god , goddess , religion , royal ,
surround .
*. Skill : Reading.
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs.
*. Teaching aids: pictures, postcards, card.
*. Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in getting information of the
text in reading.
B- Contents:
I. Warm up:

Jumbled words

urycen : century

cludine : include

cianent : ancient

dernwo : wonder

II. Pre Reading:
1. Pre teach vocabulary:
(to) compile:

biên soạn

(translation)

(to) claim :

tuyên bố, khẳng định

(translation)

(to) honor :

tôn thờ

God (n) :

vị thần (nam)

-> goddess

(nữ)

(explanation: to show respect)
(translation)

religion (n) -> religious (adj) : tín ngưỡng

(translation)

royal (adj) :

(situation)

(to) surround:

thuộc hoàng tộc , hoàng gia
bao quanh, vây quanh

(explanation)


* Checking Vocabulary: Slap the board
2. True-False prediction:
- Put the poster with T/ F statements on the board.
a- An Egyptian man compiled a list of that he thought were the seven wonders
of the world.
b- The only surviving wonder is the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.

c- Today, we can still see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present - day
Irap.
d- Angkor Wat was originally built to honor a Hindu God of the world.
e- The Great Wall of China first wasn’t in the list of seven wonders of the
world.
f- In the early 15th century, the Khoner King chose AngKor Wat as the new
capital.
- Ask Ss to decide if th estatements are T or F.
- Write Ss'guesses on the board.
III. While Reading:
1. Read and Check:
- Have Ss read the text on page 134 and check their predictions.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers.
- Correct the False statements.
a- False : A Greak man named Antipater did it.
b- True
c- False : The only surviving wonder is the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
d- True
e- True
f- False: The Kh'mer chose Phnom Penh as the new capital.
2. Multiple choice:


- Ask Ss to choose the best answers to complete the sentenses.
- Put the answer chart on the board.
- Ask Ss to choose A, B, C or D.
- Correct and have ss write the right answers in their notebooks.
* Answer Key:
a. C

b. B

c. D

d. A

IV. Post-reading:
1. Comprehension questions:
? How many wonders of the world are mentioned in the text?
? What are they ?
2. Grid:
- Draw the grid on the board and have Ss copy it.
- Ask Ss to read the text again and fill in the grid with information taken from the
text.
* Answer Key:
Wonders of the world
1. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Irap

2. The Pyramids of Cheops

Egypt

3. The Statue of Zeus

Greece

4. The Great Wall

China

5. The Taj Mahal

India

6. Angkor Wat
- Have Ss copy the right answer.
V. Homework:
- Learn by heart Vocabulary
- Finish the grid.
- Do exercises in workbook.
- Prepare for next lesson: Write (Unit 14 )

Country

Cambodia

Unit 14: wonders of the world


Lesson 4/85: Write
A- Aims:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write a letter to a friend about a
place they have visited.
*. Lexical item : Park ranger , edge , canyon , breath taking , temparate.
*. Skill : Writing .
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs and group.
*. Teaching aids: Posters, pictures.
*. Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in writing.

B- Contents:
Warm up:

Guessing game
Wonders of the world.

- Use pictures about "wonders of the world".
- Have Ss play the “20 questions game” to revise the old lesson.
I. Pre-Writing:
1- Pre Teach Vocabulary:
- park ranger

(n) :

người bảo vệ công viên

( explan )

(a person who takes care of a park)
- edge

(n) :

cạnh, mép, bìa

(visual)

- canyon

(n) :

hẻm núi

(translation)

kinh ngạc, sững sờ

(synonym)

- breath taking (adj) :
- temperate

(adj) :

chừng mực, vừa phải, ôn hòa (translation)

* Checking Vocabulary: R . O . R
2- Set the scene:
Today, we are going to learn how to write a letter about the trip.
- Have Ss read the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the grand Canyon on
page 135. Insert the letters of the missing sentences (A, B, C or D).


- Have Ss do the task in groups of three.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers.
* Answer key:
1. C

3. D

2. B

4. A

- Have Ss read the prompts.
II. While-Writing:
- Set the scene: Imagine you have visited a place recently. Write a letter to a friend
of yours and tell him/ her about this place.
- Draw the outline on the board and elicit some details.
+ place (Phong Nha cave, Cuc Phuong National park, ….)
+ distance (100km, 12 hours by train, …)
+ how to get there (by bus, plane, train, ….)
+ sights (beautiful, breathtaking, magnificent, …)
+ weather (temperature, sunny, cool, windy, …)
+ how you feel (happy, relaxed, …)
- Have Ss talk about something they have done first by asking questions for them
to answer.
- Ask Ss to write the letter in their notebooks.
- Monitor and help Ss if necessary.
- Call on some ss to read their letters in front of the class.
- Give feedback and correct.
III. Post-Writing: Exhibition
- Have Ss tick the posters with their letters on the wall/ board.
- Correct.
IV. Homework:
- Do exercise 7 in workbook.


- Rewrite the letter into the notebooks.
- Prepare : Language Focus (Unit 14)

Unit 14:

wonders of the world


Lesson 5/86:

Languague Focus

A- Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to
Revise: - Passive forms.
- Indirect questions with if and whether
Use:

- Question words before to - infinitive
- verb + to- infinitive.

*. Skill : Reading and writing.
*. Techniques : Practice in pairs and group.
*. Teaching aids: posters
*. Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in writing indirect question
with if and whether.
B- Contents:
I. Passive forms:
1. Revision:
- Form: S + be + PII + … + by O.
+ Present simple tense: S + am/ is/ are + PII + … + by O.
+ Future simple tense: S + will/ shall + be + PII + … + by O.
+ Past simple tense:

S + was/ were + PII + … + by O.

+ Present perfect tense: S + have/ has + been + PII + … + by O.
2. Practice:
- Have ss look at the exercise 1 on page 136 and choose the right verbs in the box
for the gaps in the sentences.
- Give Ss 5 verbs in the box.
- Have Ss write the past participle form of these verbs.
construct – constructed
reach

– reached

present

– presented


complete – completed
design

– designed

- Ask Ss to complete the sentences with the right passive form of the verbs. Ss
work in pairs.
* Answer key:
a. was completed
b. was constructed
c. was designed

d. was presented
e. was reached
II. Indirect questions with if and whether.
1. Set the scence: Yesterday, Nga and Nhi talked about My Son, one of the world
Cultural Heritages of Vietnam.
- Ask Ss to report the questions Nhi asked Nga using reported speech.
- Call on some ss to resay the use of the Indirect Yes/ No question if necessary.
- Model the first question and ask ss to listen.
Example: Do you know My Son, Nga ?
-> Nhi asked Nga if she knew My Son.
Or: Nhi asked Nga whether she knew My Son.
2. Practice: Language Focus 2 (p 136, 137).
- Ask ss to report what Nhi asked Nga. Have Ss do the same with b, c, d, e, f.
- Call on some Ss to write them on the board.
*Answer key:
b b. Nhi asked Nga if/ whether it was far from HN.
c. Nhi asked Nga if/ whether My Son was in Quang Nam province.
d. Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many people lived at My Son.
e. Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many tourists visited My Son.


f. Nhi asked Nga if/ whether she wanted to visit My Son one day.
III. Questions words before to - infinitive:
- Nga answered Nhi’s question. She gave Nhi some additional information. Use the
words to write about the information that Nga gave to Nhi.
- Model the first sentence and ask ss to listen.
Example:
a. tell/ how/ go there.
-> Nga told Nhi how to go there.
+ Form: S + V + question word + to - infinitive + O.

- Have ss do the same with b, c, d, e.
*Answer key:
b. Nga told Nhi where to get tickets.
c. Nga pointed out where to buy souvenirs.
d. Nga advised Nhi how to go from My Son to Hoi An.
e. Nga told Nhi what to do there during the visit.
IV. Verb + to - infinitive:
- Verbs -> decide, agree, refuse, promise, threaten, offer, attempt, manage, fail,
plan, arrange, hope, appear, seem, pretend, afford, learn (how), tend.
Example:

I decided to go for a run.

- Note: Modal Verb + V(bare).
-> can, could, will, shall,would, should, may, might, must, ought to, have to
Eg: I can speak English.
IV. Homework:
- Redo the exercise into notebooks.
- Do all exercises in workbook.
- Revise U12, U13 and U14.