Lesson planning for English 8

Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung Teaching date: Class 8A: 06 / 9 / 2007 Period 01 revision I. Objectives: - Review some basic grammar structures in class 7 that they studied last school year. - Help Ss get on with sections and skills of English 8. 1, Language focus: tenses, adjectives and adverbs, modal verbs. 2, Language skills: listening, speaking and reading, writing skills. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-boards. 2, Students': text book , note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 36 Out …..... 2, Checking - up: While teaching new lesson 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm up: (Chatting) - Did you have an interesting vacation? - What did you do? - Where did you go? - What did you do there? - How did you get there? - Who did you go with? - How do you feel about the trip? ….. - gives feedback. * Tenses: - gives some sentences. (sub-board) + We are learning English. + Lan lives in Ho Chi Minh City. +The soccer match started at 3.30 pm. - whole class - chatting: pairs 1. Tenses: Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung + It will be cold and cloudy. + Hoa is riding her bike to school. + They went to the doctor. - ask Ss to give the tenses for the sentences. - give feedback. - asks Ss to give examples. * Adjectives / Adverbs: - asks Ss to give some examples. - give feedback. (sub-board) * Modal verbs: - asks Ss to make sentences with the verbs. - give feedback. * Sections of English 8: - introduces the sections of English 8: - give the uses, the forms of the tense. - Present simple tense. - Present progressive tense - Future simple tense - Past simple tense - give examples using the tenses. E.g: (maybe) + It is a beautiful day. + They saw sharks, dolphins and turtles. + What time will it start? …. 2. Adjectives / Adverbs. - give examples. E.g: + She plays tennis badly. + This dress is more expensive than that one. + The red hat is the smallest. + Nghia is the most intelligent. + Hoa sometimes goes to school late. - look at the board and remember. Comparatives and superlatives Adverbs of frequency Adjective to Adverb. 3. Modal verbs: must / have to / ought to / may / should / might / could / can. - make sentences with the verbs. E.g: + It must be something you ate. + I should clean my room. + A pear diver couldn’t stay underwater for longer than two minutes. 4. Sections of English 8. - listen and look at the book. (1)- Getting started. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung * Topics of Enlish 8: - introduces the topics of English 8: - Guide Ss how to study each section. (2)- Listen and read (3)- Speak (4)- Listen (5)- Read (6)- Write (7)- Language focus. 5. Topics of English 8. - listen and remember. - You and Me - Education - Community - Health - Recreation - The World Around Us 6. Work book. 7. Tape 4 – Drill: T: retell the grammar. Ss: listen and remember. 5- Homework: - Prepare for new lesson. Teaching date: Class 8A: 11/9/2007 Period 02 Unit 1: My friends Getting started, listen and read. I. Objectives: - To review some favorite activities which Ss like to play or to do with friends. - To present topic about friends. - To help Ss to describe a friend or groups of friends and their favorite activities. 1, Language focus: * Structures: She is not (was not) old enough to be in my class. - What does she look like? She is beautiful. (review) * Vocabulary: seem, smile. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung 2, Language skills: speaking and listening and reading skill. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-boards, pictures, tape, stereo, cues. 2, Students': text book, note book, chalks, pens, cues. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 36 Out …........ 2, Checking - up: While teaching new lesson 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm up: (Getting started) + What did you do during the summer vacation? + What did you remember most? - introduces the pictures (page 10), asks Ss to discuss using the suggested questions: + How many people are there in each picture? + Where are they? + What are they doing? + Do you enjoy such activities? + What are your favorite activities after school? + Do you play soccer / tennis ... in your free time? + Who do you like to play with? (Boys or girls?) - asks some Ss to describe the pictures. - gives feedback. * Presentation: + Do you remember Hoa? Where does she come from? + Who does she live with? + Which grade is she in? - introduces the listening. - whole class - chatting: pairs - look at the pictures, discuss using the suggested questions. (pairs) - describe the pictures. ( 2 Ss) - answer. - listen and look at the picture. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung + Can you guess who are in the picture? + What does Hoa talk about her friend? - play the tape page 10. (twice) + Are there any new words? + Are there new structures? - explains the structures. - play the tape again. - gives some comprehension questions: + Who is Nien? + What does she look like? + Was Nien Hoa’s classmate? Why? / Why not? * Practice: - Task 1: asks Ss to practice the dialogue. (Task 1) - gives feedback, notice pronunciation. - Task 2: asks Ss to answer the questions. (page 11) - gives feedback. (sub-board) - guess who are in the picture. - guess. (take note) - listen. - give the new words. + seem (v): d­êng nh­, h×nh nh­. + smile (v): mØm c­êi, c­êi. - give the structures. + She is not (was not) old enough to be in my class. To be (not) adj + enough + to do st: Kh«ng, ch­a ®ñ … ®Ó lµm g×. + Lan is not tall enough to reach the ceiling. + What does she look like? (review) She is beautiful. - make up sentences using the words and structures. - listen. - answer the questions. Task 1: - practice the dialogue. (pairs + perform) Task 2: - answer the questions. (groups + cues + perform) a, Nien lives in Hue. b, No, she doesn’t. c, She wasn’t old enough to be in my class. d, Nien is going to visit Hoa at Christmas. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung 4 – Drill: T: give situation, ask Ss to base on the structures, the dialogue to create new dialogues like it. Suggestions: (sub-board) A: Nghia / look / happy. B: I / get / letter / Dan / today. She / neighbor / village. A: What / look like? B: tall / nice. A: she / your classmate? B: not / old enough / my class. She / 10. She / come here / Sunday. Ss: create new dialogues based on the suggestions and freely. (pairs) T: give feedback. 5- Homework: - Write 3 sentences to describe your friend. - Write 3 sentences using the structure: to be (not) adj + enough + to do st - Prepare for new lesson. Teaching date: Class 8A: 11/9/2007 Period 03 Unit 1: My friends (cont) speak I. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to describe someone's appearance. 1, Language focus: * Structures: Present simple tense: This person is short and thin. She has long blond hair. * Vocabulary: curly, slim, straight, blond, fair. 2, Language skills: speaking skill. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-board, pictures. 2, Students': text book, note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 36 Out …........ 2, Checking - up: Pair works to practice the last dialogue. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm up: * Whole class: Network about adjectives of hair and body. (introduce new words) fair (vµng nh¹t) black = dark tall short Build Hair long white fat curly bald (hãi) slim thin brown straight blond (vµng hoe, s¸ng) * Presentation: - introduces lesson. + When you first meet a person, what do you see from her / him? + What type of words do you use to describe someone's appearance? - introduces a – 3 people picture. Describe one of them. (Ex: This person is tall and thin. She has long fair hair. Who is she? –My Tam) - gives feedback. - introduce the structures describing a person’s appearance. (sub-board) - asks Ss to make sentences using the structures. (freely and quickly) * Practice: - gives a picture, asks Ss to describe her / him. - asks Ss to look at the pictures (page 11), asks them to describe the people based on the adjectives above. - goes around and help Ss if necessary. - gives feedback. - gives more some adjectives to describe someone’ appearance. - listen. - answer the question. (about his / her appearance) - answer. (adjectives) - look at the picture and guess the person. - listen, copy down. * Structures describing a person’s appearances: - What does she / he look like? - She / He is thin and short. - She / he has short and black hair. = Her hair / His hair is short and black. - make sentences using the structures. - describe the person. - look at the pictures, describe the people based on the adjectives above. (pair work + perform) - listen and copy down. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung - divides class into 2 groups, gives 4 pictures of famous people, asks them to describe to name each person. - gives feedback. + Build: muscular (c¬ b¾p) + Hair: beard (r©u); moustache (ria mÐp); wavy (l­în sãng); shoulder length (ngang vai). + Eye: sharp (s¾c) + Face: high check bone (gß m¸ cao) - describe to name each person. (group work + pictures) 4 – Drill: T: asks Ss to describe their classmate. Ss: describe their classmate. (pairs) T: give feedback. 5- Homework: - Write sentences to describe each of your friend’s appearance. Ex: My friend name’s is Nga. She is 14 years old. She is tall and thin. Her hair is long… - Prepare for new lesson. Teaching date: Class 8A: 13/9/2007 Period 04 Unit 1: My friends (cont) listen I. Objectives: - Ss practice listening about some greetings, introducing and respond ... By the end of the lesson Ss can product: + how do you do? Nice to meet you? … 1, Language focus: * Structures: Greetings, introducings and respond: How do you do? Nice to meet you. It’s pleasure to meet you. I’d like to meet … * Vocabulary: principal. 2, Language skills: listening skill. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-board, tape, stereo. 2, Students': text book, note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung Class 8A Total 36 Out …........ 2, Checking up: Two Ss go to the board to describe two people’ appearances. (they choose the person) 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm up: Chatting. + How tall are you? + What color are your eye? + What kind of hair do you have? + Do you like beards? + How would you describe your build? … - give feedback. * Pre-listening: + What do you say if you want to meet someone? + What will you say when you are introduced to someone? + What will you say if you introduce someone? - introduces some greetings, introducings and respond. (sub-board) - asks Ss to read the open - dialogues and predict the missing words. - collects the cues and stick them on the board. * While-listening: - plays the tape (3 times) - Ss listen to the tape and complete the dialogues. - checks the cues. - plays the tape again to check Ss' answers. - chatting: pairs - answer the questions. * Greetings, introducings and respond: - Nice to / pleased to / good to / glad to / meet (see) you. (rÊt vui, h©n h¹nh ®­îc gÆp b¹n) - How do you do ? (rÊt vui, h©n h¹nh ®­îc gÆp b¹n) - I' d like to meet .... - T«i muèn gÆp .... - read the open - dialogues and predict the missing words. ( 4 groups + cues) - look at the cues on the board and check. - listen to the tape again to check the answers. * Key. 1) I' d like you to meet Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung * Post-listening: - asks Ss to create similar dialogues. Example: T: Hello A. Nice to meet you. A: Nice to meet you, too. … T: An, I’d like to you to meet Hoa. An: Nice to meet you, Hoa. Hoa: Nice to meet you, Hoa. … (2) Nice to meet you (3) I' d like you to meet (4) It' s a pleasure to meet you (5) Come and meet (6) How do you do - create similar dialogues (pairs) 4 – Drill: T: retell grammar. (Greetings, introducings and respond to greetings) Ss: listen and remember. 5- Homework: - Learn by heart the form. - Prepare for new lesson. Teaching date: Class 8A: 18/9/2007 Period 05 Unit 1: My friends (cont) read I. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to describing someone’s appearance, character, and his / her hobbies by using some adjectives such as sociable, kind, generous, hard-working, reserved ... 1, Language focus: * Vocabulary: sociable, generous, hard-working, reserved, outgoing, humorous. 2, Language skills: reading skill. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-board, tape, stereo. 2, Students': text book , note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 36 Out ………… 2, Checking up: releplay the dialogues of the last lesson. (pairs) 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm – up: Holds the class to play the game: "Find someone who". Find someone who ... Name usually helps other people doesn't speak a lot in public always goes to the library sometimes tells funny stories smile a lot ..... - gives feedback. * Pre-reading: + Which adjectives do you use to describe the one who always helps other people ? + The one always tells jokes. - Presents some new words of the passage. - Ask Ss to scan the reading and predict. * While-reading: - Play the tape about Bao, Khai, Song and Ba. (3 times) - Give the right As. a) - three b) - doesn't affect his school work. - Take part in the game, use the T' s suggestions. S1: Who usually helps other people ? S2: It' s Quang ... - Ss' answers may be (kind / helpful) (humorous) - listen, repeat and copy down. + Kind: tö tÕ + Social: hoµ ®ång + Generous: réng l­îng + Hard-working: ch¨m chØ + Reserved: dÌ dÆt + Out-going: th©n thiÖn + Sense of humor: hµi h­íc . - Scan the reading and tell how many people the text describes. (The text is about Bao, Khai, Song and Ba). - Listen to the tape (look at book) - Read the text carefully then do exercise 1 (P.14) - Copy the right As. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung c) - don't talk much in public. d) - get tired of - Ask Ss to read the text again and answer "Now answer the Qs" - Ask Ss to practice in front of the class. * Post-reading: - Explain some new words and then let Ss practice reading the text. Friendly, smart, honest, sensitive, pleasant, shy, flexble, ambitious, reliable, optimistic > < pessimistic,... - Work in pairs S1: How does Ba feel having a lot of friends ? S2: He feels lucky to have a lot of friends. ..... * The right answers: a) He feels lucky to have a lot of friends. b) Bao is the most sociable. c) Khai likes reading. d) A bad thing about Ba' s jokes is that sometimes his jokes annoy his friends. e) He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage. - Copy and practice reading. 4 – Drill: - Ss repeat and remember some words of describing someone' s characters. - T asks Ss to learn the by heart.. Prepare for writing. 5- Homework: - Learn by heart the new words. - Do exercise 1 of language focus. - Prepare for new lesson. 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Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung Teaching date: Class 8A: 18/9/2007 Period 06 Unit 1: My friends (cont) write I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to write a passage to describe someone 's character,... 1, Language focus: * Structures: Questions asking for description someone's character. 2, Language skills: writing skill. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-board. 2, Students': text book, note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 36 Out ………… 2, Checking up: Asks Ss to write and read the words in last period. 3- New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm – up: - Divide the class into two groups, then give two questions, the group which answers correctly and fastest wins the game. a) How many people are there in the picture? b) What is each person wearing? - gives feedback. * Pre-writing: + What information is there on the card ? - Hangs on extra-card and explain the pesonal card (part 1) - listen and use the T's suggestions. (groups) - look at 1 (P.15), answer the T' s suggested question. (tªn, tuæi, ®Þa chØ, ...) - Look at the card and listen to the T. Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung Tªn Lª V¨n T¸m, tuæi 14 H×nh d¸ng Cao, gÇy, tãc ng¾n vµ ®en TÝnh t×nh Hoµ ®ång, hµi h­íc, hay gióp ®ì ng­êi kh¸c §Þa chØ 26 phè TrÇn Phó, HN Gia ®×nh Bè, mÑ, anh trai - Hïng B¹n bÌ Ba, B¶o + What is his name? + How old is he? + What does he look like? + What is he like? + Where does he live? - asks Ss to do part 2 (suggested questions P.15) a) What is his/her name ? b) How old is he/she ? c) What does he/ she look like ? d) What is he/she like ? e) Where does he/she live ? f) Who does he/she live with ? g) Who is/are his her friends ? * While-listening: - asks Ss to use the writing sample in part 1 and the answers in part 2, write a paragraph about their friends. - Call an some Ss to read their writing in front of the class. * Post-writing: - Asks Ss to write a passage to describe one of their family member's appearances, use suggested words. (sud-board) - answer. + Le Van Tam + 14 + He is tall and thin. He has short black hair + He is sociable, humorous and helpful. + He lives at 26 Tran Phu Street, Hanoi - Do part 2 (fill in a similar form for your partner). - Ss' answers may be: a) Her name is Mai b) 14 c) She is tall and thin ... d) She is helpful and sociable... e) She lives at 12 Hoan Kiem street. f) She lives with her parents g) Nga, Giang, Lan ... - Write a paragraph about a friend. Example: Her name' s Vu Thi Thu Hang, she is 13 years old. She lives at 14 Bach Hac street in Viet Tri with her brother. She is tall and fat and has short black hair ... - Do peer correction. - Write to describe EX: My father' s name is Giang and he is fifty years old. He ..... Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung 4 – Drill: - Ss repeat and remember some adjectives to describe someone' s appearances and characters. 5- Home work: - Do exercise 7 - P.11 (work-book) and exercises of language focus. Teaching date: Class 8A: 20/9/2007 Period 07 Unit 1: My friends (cont) Language focus. I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to use the simple present tense to talk about general truths and describe someone 's appearances,... 1, Language focus: * Structures: + Simple tenses + “(not) + adj + enough + to- infinitive”. 2, Language skills: writing, speaking skills. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-board. 2, Students': text book, note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 30 Out ………… 2, Checking up: - T asks Ss to read their writing (last period) aloud in front of the class. Answer may be: Her name' s Ng, she is 13 years old. We met last summer. She lives at Son Duong town with her brother. She is short and thin and has long brown hair ... 3, New lesson: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities * Warm – up: - Divide the class into two groups, give 4 letters at the same time.. - Find out 4 adjs beginning with the 4 letters given. (groups) Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung 1) a b c d 2) g h i j 3) k l m n 4) o p q r * Activity 1: Simple tense - Hangs on extra-boards that are about 2 paragraphs of exercise 1. - Repeats the past simple tense Note: The past simple tense is usually used with yesterday, last (year), ... * Activity 2: Simple tense to talk about truths - Repeat uses of the present simple tense. (The present simple tense is used to express the repeated / habitual actions which happen daily, to describe actions which are always known as the truth ...). a) How many people are there in the picture ? b) What does each person look like ? c) What is each person wearing ? * Activity 2: (not) adj + enough + to-infinitive. - Answers may be: 1) awful big clever dirty. 2) great heavy intelligent jealous 3) kind lovely mean new 4) old poor quite rich - Look at the paragraphs and some verbs that are not in the right form, then read the passages and put the verbs in the present simple and past simple tense. Answers: a) 1- lives ; 2- sent ; 3- was ; 4- is b) 1- are; 2- came; 3- showed; 4- introduced - Practice reading the completed paragraphs - Listen to the T and then complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs in the box. Answers: (1)- sets (4)- is (2)- goes (5)- is (3)- moves (6)- is - Look at the picture (P.17) and then answer the questions. Answers: a) There are 4 people in the picture. b) There is a thin, tall woman; there is a tall, heavy man; there is a boy sitting on the ground , ... c) The man is wearing a yellow shirt and black trausers. The woman is wearing a green skirt and red blouse, she is carrying a shoulder bag. The boy is wearing a blue shorts and a white shirt . - review to be (not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive (®ñ/kh«ng ®ñ ..... ®Ó lµm viÖc g× ®ã) Lesson planning for English 8 TrÇn Thuý H»ng – Tæ Ban Chung - Asks Ss to complete and practice the dialogue in pairs. EX: A: Can you put the groceries in your bag ? B: No, It is not big enough to carry everything. - gives feedback. - Ss complete and practice the dialogue in pairs. Answers: a) not big enough b) not old enough c) strong enough d) good enough 4 – Drill: - T reminsds Ss to remember the present simple and past simple tenses, be (not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive, ... 5- Home work: Do all the exercises again and copy them into exercise-book. Prepare for Unit 2. Teaching date: Class 8A: 25/9/2007 Period 08 Unit 2: making arrangements. Getting started – listen and read I. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to talk on the phone, and review: Would you like ... ? Let' s .... to arrange appointments. 1, Language focus: * Structures: Can I speak to Hoa, please? * Vocabulary: to arrange 2, Language skills: listening, reading and speaking skills. II. Teaching aids: 1, Teacher's: text book, teacher’s book, sub-board, tape, stereo, objects, pictures. 2, Students': text book, note book, chalks, pens. III- Procedures: 1, Organization: Class 8A Total 36 Out ……… 2, Checking up: while teaching new lesson. 3- New