English Lesson Plan - Grade 8 - School year: 2015 - 2016

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5. Homework: ( 3 minutes )
- Learn the new words by heart. 
- Finish all exercises into your exercisebooks. 
- Practice the dialogue with your partners. 
- Prepare: ”SPEAK”
 + Find out new words. 
- ask Ss to work in 2 groups, go to the 
board and write names of school subjects. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- read all the given subjects loudly. 
- write the questions 
- ask Ss to work in pairs
Example: 
- What subjects are you good at?
- What subjects do you like best? Why?
- Is it difficult / easy / interesting?
- How often do you have Math / 
 English / ?
- ask Ss to listen and answer the questions. 
- ask Ss to look at textbooks and listen to the loudspeaker. 
- ask Ss to listen to the loudspeaker again, looking at the book and find out new words. 
+ realias
+ translation
+ translation
+ translation
+ translation
+ translation
+ translation
+ translation
- ask Ss to read the dialogue and find out new language contents. 
- present language contents on the board. 
- ask Ss to take notes and memorize. 
- ask Ss to work in pairs, practice the dialogue with their partners. 
- ask Ss to work in groups, read and decide the statements which is true / false and correct the false statements. 
- give feedback. 
- ask Ss to read all the questions and make sure if they understand all of them. 
- ask Ss to read the dialouge again. 
- ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer the questions about the dialogue. 
- get some pairs to ask and answer the qs
- ask 2 Ss to write their answer on the board. 
- ask Ss to talk before class about Tim’s study. 
- ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer about their study. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- guide Ss to learn at home
V. MARKS AND REMARKS. KT:16/10/2015
Preparing date: 15/10/2015 
Teaching date: /10/2015
Period 27 Unit 5: STUDY HABITS
 Lesson 2. SPEAK + LISTEN
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I. AIMS: 
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: 	
+ listen for specific information to fill in a report card. 
+ talk about their study habits. 
	+ talk about their study habits, about the way to improve a subject	
II. MAIN LANGUAGE. 
1. Grammar: present simple
2. Structure: She does need to improve her listening skill. 
	Who helps you with your homework?
	What do you do to improve your English?
 3. Vocabulary: school subjects, day present/ absent, behavior, participation, 
 co- operation, satisfactory, comment, fair, signature. 
III. TEACHING AIDS: books, chalk, extra board, pictures, loudspeaker, loudspeaker
IV. PROCEDURE: 
* New lesson
1. Warm up 
* Play a game: “Guessing game”
+ What subject is it?
1. We study maps and learn about different countries. 
2. We learn about books and write essays. 
3. We study past and present events in Vietnam and 
 around the world. 
4. We study and learn about plants and animals. 
5. We need exact numbers, calculator, equations 
for this subject. 
2. SPEAK
* Pre- speaking:
¹ Lead in: 
- Which subjects do you have today?
- When do you have English? Math? 
- What’s your favorite subject?
- Do you like English?
- Is it difficult?
- Who helps you with your learning English?
- What do you think is the most difficult in studying English?
* While- speaking:
¹Work in groups. Ask each other about your studies. Use the questions and the words in the box to help you. 
¹ Questions: 
1. When do you do your homework?
2. Who help you with your home work?
3. How much time do you spend on these subjects: 
Math, Vietnamese, History, English ?
4. Which subject do you need to improve?
5. What do you do to improve your English?
¹ Make a conversation: 
A. What is your favorite subject?
B. I like Math. 
A. Do you like History?
B. Yes, I do. 
A. Do you think it is difficult or easy?
B. I think it is difficult but fun. 
¹ Make a survey: 
Subjects
good
bad
Math
Literature
English 
* Post- speaking
¹ Write your ways to improve English. 
- do grammar exercises. 
- read English stories, newspaper, magazines 
- listen to English songs, radio programs
- watch English TV. 
- practise speak English with friends. 
3. LISTEN
* Pre- listening: 
¹ Chatting: 
+ How many subjects do you have today?
+ What is your favorite subject?
+ Do you like English?
+ How many skills are there in studying English?
+ What skills are you good at?
+ Which skill do you need to improve?
¹ Lead in: 
+ How many terms are there in a school year? What are they?
+ What does the form teacher often give you after each term?
- Now, look at the report card in the the textbook and tell me: 
+ Whose report card is it? 
+ Which class is she in? 
+ Which subject was reported? 
+ For what term?
+ What does the report tell you about?
¹ Vocabulary: 
- behavior (n): hành vi, cử chỉ
- participation (n): the action of taking part in s. th
- cooperation (n) sự hợp tác, 
- satisfactory (adj) ¹unsatisfactory: thỏa mãn #. . 
- attendance (n) sự có mặt
- appreciate (v) đánh giá cao
- encourage
* While- listening: 
Answer: 
1. 87 days present
2. 5 days absent
3. Participation: S
4. Listening: C
5. Speaking: A
6. Reading: A
7. Writing: B
¹ Comprehension questions: 
1. Which subject was reported? 
2. For what term?
3. What skills is Sarah good at?
4. Which skill does she need to improve?
5. What are the comments?
* Post- listening: 
¹ Tell something about Chen’s English: 
¹ Talk about your English result last year: 
4. Consolidation
¹ Discussion: What is the best ways to improve listening skill?
- listen to your teacher carefully. 
- listen to English radio/TV programs. 
- talking with foreigners. 
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5. Homework: 
- Learn the new words by heart. 
- Finish all exercises into your exercisebooks. 
- write sentences about the best ways to improve your English. 
- Write to talk about the best ways to improve listening 
skill. 
- Prepare: “READ” 
- ask Ss to work in 2 groups: 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
1. Geography. 
2. Literature
3. History
4. Biology
5. Math
Period 27 Unit 5. Study habits
 Lesson 1 Speak and listen
- ask Ss some questions
- ask Ss to listen and answer the questions one by one. 
- ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer about their study habits. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to work in pairs, make a conversation
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to work in 4 groups: the monitor is the surveyor. 
+ What subjects are you good at?
+ Are you bad at . .?
Þthe monitor of each group report the result of the survey. 
- ask Ss to work in groups: write the best ways to improve English. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss some questions
- ask Ss to listen and answer the questions. 
+ There are two. They are first term and second term. 
+ A report card
+ Sarah Chen’s
+ 8 C
+ English
+ First term
+ About the result of study. 
+ translation
+ explanation
+ translation
+ antonym
+ translation
+ translation
+ translation
- This is Sarah’s school report. You‘ll hear a conversation then complete her first term results. 
- listen to the loudspeaker and compare the result with
 their prediction
- ask Ss to listen again and help them come to the correct answer. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss some questions about the report. 
- ask Ss to listen and answer the questions. 
* ask Ss to talk about Chen’s English. 
Sarah has worked very hard this year and her grade isgood. Her speaking, reading and writing are excellent. She needs
to improve listening skill. 
* let Ss talk before class. 
* ask Ss to work in groups: talk about the best ways to improve listening skill. 
- guide Ss to learn at home. 
V. MARKS AND REMARKS. *Loudspeaker transcript: 
Miss Blake: Good evening, Mrs. Chen
Mrs. Chen: Goodevening. 
Miss Blake: I’m pleased to tell you that Sarah has worked very hard this year and her grades are very good. 
Mrs. Chen: I’m so pleased to hear that. 
Miss Blake: She missed 5 days of school due to sickness but an attendance of 87 days for the whole term is acceptable. Both her participation and cooperation are satisfactory. So, there’re no problem there. 
Mrs. Chen: How is she doing in English?
Miss Blake: Her speaking and reading are excellent and her writing is good. If she works a bit harder on her writing skills, she should get an A for writing next term. 
Mrs. Chen: How about listening comprehension?
Miss Blake: I’m afraid she not very good at that. I gave her a C. 
Mrs. Chen: How can we help her improve?
Miss Blake: Get her to watch English TV if possible, and encourage her to listen to English radio programs. Also have some 
 cassettes here which you can borrow. 
Mrs. Chen: Thank you very much, Miss Blake. We really appreciate your help. 
 KT:16/10/2015
WEEK 10
Preparing date: 22/10/2015 
Teaching date: /10/2015
Period 28 Unit 5: STUDY HABITS
 Lesson 3. READ
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I. AIMS: 
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the text and talk about the ways to learn new words. 	
II. MAIN LANGUAGE. 
1. Grammar: present simple
2. Structure: How should you learn words?	
 3. Vocabulary: mother tongue, stick, come across, underline, highlight 
III. TEACHING AIDS: books, chalk, extra board, pictures, loudspeaker, loudspeaker
IV. PROCEDURE: 
* New lesson
1. Warm up: ( 5minutes )
* Play a game: 
A, E, N, I, L, R, E, D, N, U
2. Pre- reading: (10 minutes)
* Vocabulary: 
+ lunar (a) âm lịch
+ underline (v) gạch chân
+ mother tongue(n): 
+ highlight (v) 
+ come across (v)= meet by chance
+ stick (v) 
* True- false statement prediction: 
a. All language learners write the meaning of new - words in their mother tongue. 
b. Some learners write examples of words they want to learn. 
c. Some learners stick new words somewhere in their house to learn them at anywhere. 
d. Every learner tries to learn all new words they come across. 
e. Some learners underline or highlight only new words they want to learn. 
3. While- reading: ( 20 minutes)
1. True or false?
a. F ® Not all language learners but only some . 
b, d, e: T
c. F ® many learners do not try to 
4. Post- reading: ( 5 minutes )
* Mind map: 
5. Homework: ( 5 minutes )
- Learn the new words by heart. 
 + write out the best ways of learning new words. 
- Prepare: WRITE. 
+ read and find out: How many sections are there in a letter?
- Good morning. Who’s absent today?
- give Ss 10 letters and ask Ss to find words
* Possible answer: 
 An, end, under, and, lie, line, near, lunar, underline
+ Are they new words? " Yes
- lunar, underline are 2 new words. What can you do to remember them?
+ Do you learn them by heart?
+ Do you make sentences with them?
+ Do you use a dictionary to look up their meaning?
+ Do you write them many time?
" There are many different ways of learning words. 
- ask Ss to look at the pivture and say what they are about. 
- explain new words. 
+ I’m Vietnamese. I speak Vietnamese. So Vietnamese is my mother tongue
 + action
+ synonym
+ action
- share Ss handouts and guide them to do the task. 
- ask Ss to work in groups: Scan the statements and give their prediction. 
1st reading: Reread the text and check their prediction. 
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
2nd reading: ask Ss to read the 3 passages from the beginning to “important words”
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to work in groups: read the text in silence. Then write out the ways of learning new words they use: 
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- guide Ss to learn at home. 
V. MARKS AND REMARKS. KT:23/10/2015
Preparing date: 22/10/2015 
Teaching date: /10/2015
Period 29 Unit 5: STUDY HABITS
 Lesson 4. READ
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I. AIMS: 
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the text and talk about the ways to learn new words. 	
II. MAIN LANGUAGE. 
1. Grammar: present simple
2. Structure: How should you learn words?	
 3. Vocabulary: mother tongue, stick, come across, underline, highlight 
III. TEACHING AIDS: books, chalk, extra board, pictures, loudspeaker, loudspeaker
IV. PROCEDURE: 
* New lesson
1. Warm up: ( 5minutes )
* Mind map: How to learn new words?
2. Pre- reading: (10 minutes)
* Vocabulary: 
+ revision (n)
+ revise (v)
+ necessary (a)
3. While- reading: ( 20 minutes)
* Practice reading
 2. Answer the questions: 
a. No. Learners learn words in different ways. 
b. They write sentences with new words because they want to remember the use of these new words. 
c. Learners write examples with new words, put the words and their meaning on stickers, underline or highlight the new words. 
d. Because they only want to remember the important words. 
e. Revision is necessary in learning words
f. How should you learn word?
* Read and write out ways of learning new words: 
- Learn words through songs. 
- Make a list of words in their mother tongue and learn them by heart. 
- Stick new word cards some where in the house. 
- Talk to friends about the topic. 
- Underline or highlight the important words. 
- Read stories in English. 
- Learn words through examples. 
4. Post- reading: ( 5 minutes )
* Survey- making: 
Ways of learning new words
Nga
Ba
1. learn by heart
2.write example sentences with words. 
3. underline or highlight 
4. 
5. divide new words and learn
6. learn all new words then revise them.
5. Homework: ( 5 minutes )
- Learn the new words by heart. 
 + write out the best ways of learning new words 
- Prepare: WRITE. 
+ read and find out: How many sections are there in a letter?
- Good morning. Who’s absent today?
- ask Ss to draw a mind map about the way to learn new words.
- explain new words. 
+ explaination
- practice reading new words.
- Check vocabulary: making sentences.
1st reading: Reread the rest of the text.
- get some Ss to read.
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
2nd reading: Scan the questions and understand them. 
- Reread the text and answer the questions in pairs. 
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to work in groups: read the text in silence. Then write out the ways of learning new words they use: 
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to work in groups: take a survey. 
- Give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- guide Ss to learn at home. 
V. MARKS AND REMARKS. KT:23/10/2015
Preparing date: 22/10/2015 
Teaching date: /10/2015
Period 30 Unit 5: STUDY HABITS
 Lesson 5. WRITE
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I. AIMS: 
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: 
+ know the format of a friendly letter. 
 + write a friendly letter. 	
II. MAIN LANGUAGE. 
1. Grammar: past simple
2. Structure: My Math teacher asked me to spend more time on	
3. Vocabulary: Lunar New Year Festival (n), enjoyable (adj), celebrate (v) 
III. TEACHING AIDS: books, chalk, extra board, pictures, loudspeaker, loudspeaker
IV. PROCEDURE: 
* New lesson
1. Warm up: ( 5 minutes )
*Cross words: 
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C
H
O
O
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2
M
A
R
K
E
T
3
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A
B
L
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 * Questions: 
 1. Where do you go very morning / afternoon?
2. The place where you can buy food and vegetables. 
Where is it?
 3. What is it? ( picture: table/ realia )
 4. We can study past and present events in Vietnam and around the world. 
 5. Which language do you study?
 6. What is the capital of France?
Þ Down: LETTER
2. Pre- writing: ( 10 minutes )
* Lead in: 
+ Do you often write letters to your friends?
+ Who do you usually write to?
+ What do you often write about?
+ How many parts are there in a letter?
* The format of a letter: 
+ Heading – ( Writer’s name, address, date )
+ Opening – ( Dear,  )
+ Body of the letter ( content of the letter )
+ Closing – ( Your friend, regard, love )
* Vocabulary: 
+ Lunar New Year Festival: 
+ Enjoy (v) ® enjoyable (adj) vui vẻ, thú vị 
+ Celebrate (v) tổ chức, kỉ niệm
+ Mid- Autumn Festival(n): 
3. While- writing: ( 12 minutes )
1. Look at the Hoa’s letter to Tim. She wrote it at the end of the term. Label each part of the letter with correct letter. 
 B – D – A – C 
* Questions: 
a. Who wrote the letter? Who received it?
b. What did Hoa receive a few days ago?
c. Is Hoa good at Math?
d. What subject is Hoa good at?
e. Which subject did she need to improve?
f. Where is she going to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival?
2. Now help Lan to write a letter to her pen pal Donna in San Francisco. 
* Possible letter: 
 12 Tran Hung Dao Street
 Hanoi
 February10th, 200. 
 Dear Tim, . 
Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had a happy Mother’s Day. I received my second semester report. I got good grade for Geography, Physics and Maths, but my English and history results were poor. So I think I’ll have to study harder next school year. 
 In a few weeks, we’re going to celebrate The Mid- Autumn Festival. That’s a moon festival in fall in Vietnam. I’m going to Ha Long Bay with my aunt and uncle by bus this afternoon and I’m going to stay there with them until after the festival. I’ll send you a postcard from there 
Write soon and tell me all your news. 
Best wishes, 
Lan
* Read the letter aloud: 
4. Post- writing: ( 7 minutes )
* Make a conversation: 
A. Do you often write letters to your friend?
B. Yes, I do. 
A. To whom do you often write?
B. To Tuan, my classmate. 
A. What do you often write about?
B. About my study. 
5. Homework: ( 4 minutes )
- Learn the new words by heart. 
- Write a letter to your friend to tell him / her about your Study 
- Prepare: Language focus. 
 + Adverbs of manner. 
 + Modal verb: should. 
- divide the class into 2 groups and guide them to play the game. 
- ask Ss to work in groups: choose the numbers, listen to teacher’s questions and answer the questions. 
* Answer keys: 
1. school
2. market
3. table
4. history
5. English
6. Paris
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss some questions to introduce the lesson. 
- ask Ss to listen and answer the questions one by one. 
- ask Ss to take notes and chorus- individual practice. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to match parts of a letter, then put them in the correct order. 
- give feedback. 
- ask Ss to listen and answer the questions. 
- ask Ss to work in individual: use the information in the box to write the letter. 
- ask Ss to exchange their task with their 
partners. 
- give feedback and correct the mistakes. 
- ask Ss to read the letter aloud. 
- ask Ss to make a conversation before class. 
- guide Ss to learn at home. 
V. MARKS AND REMARKS. KT:23/10/2015 
WEEK 11
Preparing date: 26/11/2015 
Teaching date: /11/2015
Period 31 Unit 5: STUDY HABITS
 Lesson 6. Language focus
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I. AIMS: 
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use adverbs of manner and modal verbs should as an advice; command, requests and advice in reported speech. 
II. MAIN LANGUAGE. 
1. Grammar: Adverbs of manner, modal verbs. 
Command, requests and advice in reported speech. 
2. Structure: 	S + told / asked +O + (not)to- infinitive 
 	S + said + S + should + inf
 3. Vocabulary: conversation, passage, pronounce. 
III. TEACHING AIDS: books, chalk, extra board, pictures, loudspeaker, loudspeaker
IV. PROCEDURE: 
* New lesson
1. Warm up: ( 5 minutes )
* Chatting: 
- What do you often do in the evening?
- What did you do last night?
- Did you watch TV last night?
- How are you today?
2. Practice
* Activity 1: 
I. Adverbs of manner: 
* Form: Adjective + ly → Adverb of manner
Adjectives
Adverbs of manner
- careful
- slow
- quick
- soft
- beautiful
- heavy
- bad
- good
- fast
- hard
- carefully
- slowly
- quickly
- softly
- beautifully
- heavily
- badly
- well
- fast
- hard
* Usage: tell us how something happens. 
1. Complete the dialogue. Use the verbs of manner in the box. 
 b. hard c. fast d. badly e. softly