Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 tuần 30 - Tiết 84, 85, 86

Planning date: 28/ 3/ 2014
Period: 84
Teaching date: 01/ 4/ 2014
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
Test 15’ + LISTEN
I. Objectives
1. Knowledge: Ss listen about their preparation for a special event about the preparations for Tet.
a. Vocabulary: Related to “Festivals”.
b. Grammar: Present perfect, present progressive (review)
2. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
3. Attitude: Ss will be educated about the preparations for festivals.
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, cassette and tape
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Teaching methods
- Communication approach	
- Question and answer, eliciting
- Techniques: Ask and answer, Work in pairs/ groups, Discuss.
IV. Procedures:
1. Greeting and checking the attendance (1’)
2. Review of the previous lesson
* Test 15’
I. Chose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences (3 ms).
1. The Le family . When the milkman came.
a. were sleeping	b. was sleeping	c. is sleeping	d. are sleeping
2. While Hoa was eating, the phone ..,.
a. were sleeping	b. was sleeping	c. rang	d. is ringing
3. When Lan  school, the school drum was sounding.
a. was arriving	b. was arrived	c. arrives	d. arrived
4. While Hoa .. volleyball, Lan went out at six o’clock yesterday.
a. plays	b. played	c. playing	d. was playing
5. When he ...We were studying our lesson at eight o’clock last night.
a. comes	b. came	c. was coming	d. coming
6. While she .to music, her mother called at 1:50 two days ago.
a. was listening	b. listens	c. is listening	d. listened 
II. Complete the following sentences. Use past progressive tense (4 ms).
1. He .. (take) a shower at eight o’clock last night.
2. I  (watch) TV at seven o’clock last night.
3. They . (play) soccer when my brother watered the flowers.
4. Lan and Hoa .. (do) their homework at seven o’clock.
III. Write the sentences. Use the words given (3 ms).
Example: Na is always talking on the phone.
1. Thuy/ forget/ homework. 
2. They / make / noise. 
3. Lan and Mai/ miss/ bus. ...
* Keys:
I. Chose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences (3 ms).
1. b. was sleeping	2. c. rang	3. d. arrived 	4. d. was playing	5. b. came	6. a. was listening
II. Complete the following sentences. Use past progressive tense (4 ms).
1. was taking	2. was watching	3. were playing	4. were doing
III. Write the sentences. Use the words given (3 ms).
Example: Na is always talking on the phone.
1. Thuy is always forgetting his homework.
2. They are always making noise.
3. Lan and Mai are always missing their bus.
3. New lesson (24’)
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
-T. asks Ss to think of 5 things they often prepare for Tet.
-Ss write them on the board.
-T remarks and gives marks to Ss.
- T presents some new words.
- Ss practice reading new words, pay attention to teacher and recognize the meanings of new words.
- Ss copy down new words.
* Warm up 
*. Pre-listening 
 Vocabulary
+ Peach blossoms (n) quả đào
+ Marigolds (n) cúc vạn thọ
+ Dried watermelon seed: hạt dưa
+ Spring rolls (n) chả giò
- T sest the scene.
“The Robinson family is making preparations for Tet. They want to buy things to make it a traditional festival as Vietnamese people do”
- T asks Ss to open their books and read the statements on page 124.
- Ss predict the words in the gaps play the tape (2 or 3 times)
- T corrects.
* While-listening 
1. Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps.
 * Answer keys:
Mr. Robinson Flower market
Traditional
Dried watermelon seeds
 d. make
- T asks Ss to copy the grid (page 124) and fill in the gaps with the information taken from the statements above.
- T calls on some Ss to give their answers.
- T corrects.
* Post-listening 
 2. Complete the notes.
Mr. Robinson
 Go to the flower market to buy peach blossom and a bunch of marigolds.
Liz	
 Go to the market to buy candies and a packet of dried watermelon seeds.
Mrs. Robinson
 Go to Mrs. Nga’s to learn how to make spring rolls.
4. Consolidation (4’)
- T asks and Ss answer.
a. Does Mrs. Robinson want Mr. Robinson to go to the post office? -> No, She doesn’t.
b. Does she want Mr. Robinson to buy some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers? -> Yes, She does.
c. Does she want some peach blossoms as they are traditional at Tet? -> No, She doesn’t.
5. Homework (1’)
- Learn new words
- Prepare: Read
V. Experience:
Planning date: 28/ 3/ 2014
Period: 85
Teaching date: 03/ 4/ 2014
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
READ
I. Objectives
1. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss get some knowledge about Christmas.
a. Vocabulary: Related to “Festivals”
b. Grammar: Simple past tense, present perfect tense.
2. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
3. Attitude: Ss will be educated about festivals.
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, cassette and tape
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Teaching methods
- Communication approach	
- Question and answer, eliciting
- Techniques: Ask and answer, Work in pairs/ groups, Discuss.
IV. Procedures:
1. Greeting and checking the attendance (1’)
2. Review of the previous lesson
No checking
3. New lesson (39’)
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T asks Ss to give the names of festivals.
- Ss give the names of festivals.
- Teacher asks students some other questions: Have you ever seen these things? When?
(using real objects/pictures: Christmas Card,..)
What do you often do at Christmas?
Do you celebrate Christmas?
- Students answer the questions.
- Teacher leads students to the lesson:
To know about the origin of Christmas specials, let’s continue our lesson.
* Warm up 
Give the names of festivals that you have known.
- Teacher presents new words.
- Students repeat, read in individual and give the meanings.
- Teacher has students repeat all the new words again. Then teacher has one or two students read the words again (in individual).
* Pre-reading 
 Vocabulary:
+ decorate (v) (to make sth look more attractive by putting things on it) trang trí
+ spread (v) (to cover a larger and larger area) lan rộng
+ carol (n) thánh ca
+ santa claus (n) ông già Nôen
+ patron saint (n) thánh bảo hộ
+ jolly (adj) happy and cheerful vui vẻ
- T asks Ss to open their books and read the paragraphs on page 124/ 125.
- T gives the grid on the board and has Ss copy it.
- T asks Ss to read the paragraph again and complete the grid.
- T gives feedback and corrects.
* While-reading 
1. Complete the table.
*Answer key
Christmas specials
Place of origin
Date
The Christmas tree
Riga
Early 1500s
The Christmas Card
England
Mid -19th century
Christmas Carols
(No information)
800 years ago
Santa Claus
USA
1823
- T asks Ss to answer the questions.
- Ss work in pairs.
- T corrects and gives answers.
* Post-reading 
2. Answer the questions.
*Answer key:
a. More than a century ago.
b. Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
c. 800 years ago.
d. An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.
e. On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem.
4. Consolidation (4’)
Ss listen to a song / sing a song about Christmas.
5. Homework (1’)
- Learn the words and prepare Unit 13: Write.
- Read the text again.
V. Experience:
Planning date: 28/ 3/ 2014
Period: 86
Teaching date: 04/ 4/ 2014
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
WRITE
I. Objectives
1. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Ss practice in writing a report on a festival they have joined.
a. Vocabulary: Related to “Festivals”
b. Grammar: Past simple and present simple
2. Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
3. Attitude: Ss will be educated about festivals.
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, cassette and tape
2. Students: books, notebooks, pen, ruler 
III. Teaching methods
- Communication approach	
- Question and answer, eliciting
- Techniques: Ask and answer, Work in pairs/ groups, Discuss.
IV. Procedures:
1. Greeting and checking the attendance (1’)
2. Review of the previous lesson
No checking
3. New lesson (39’)
Teacher’s and Students’ activities
Content
- T asks Ss to give the names of festivals.
- Ss give the names of festivals.
*Warm up 
Tell some festivals in Viet Nam.
- T shows the photocopied picture to Ss and asks them to observe it carefully.
- T asks Ss the questions.
- Ss answer.
- T gives feedback and correct.
* Pre-writing 
1/ How many people are there in the picture? What are they doing?
2/ Name all the things in the picture.
*Answer key:
1/ There are seven people in the picture. They are participating in the rice-cooking competition.
2/ Rice, basket, pans, bamboo sticks, paper fans, chopsticks, a flag.
- T asks Ss to use the information in the dialogue on page 121 to fill in the gaps in the report on page 127.
- Ss work in pairs.
- T corrects and remarks.
- T asks some questions:
+ What is the name of the festival?
+ Where was the festival held?
+ How long did the festival last?
* While-writing 
1. Use the information in the dialogue on page 121 to fill in the gaps in this report.
*Answer key:
1/ rice-cooking 6/ traditional
2/ one/ a 7/ bamboo
3/ water-fetching 8/ six
4/ run 9/ separate
5/ water 10/ added
+ How many activities were there? Were there any competitions?
+ How were the activities organized?
+ How many people took part in each activity?
+ What did they think about the festival?
- T asks Ss to write a similar report on a festival they’ve joined recently.
- Ss look at the questions and practice speaking first by answering the questions from a " g.
- T has Ss connect the sentences to make it a report.
- T monitors and helps Ss with their work.- T calls on some Ss to read their reports aloud.
* Post-writing
2. Write a similar report on a festival you joined recently. The answers to the questions below can help you.
a, What is the name of the festival?
b, Where was the festival held?
c, How long did the festival last?
d, How many activities were there? Were there any competitions?
e, How were the activities organized ?
f, How many people took part in each activity?
g, What did you think about the festival?
Suggested:
The Mid- Autumn festival 
The festival was held on 15th of August the school yard. The festival lasted 3 hours. There were many activities such as: singing and shouting, wearing masks, parading on the roads and banging the drums.
The children were interested in a special cake “Moon cakes”. Children went on playing traditional games until mid-night.
 This festival is a very special occasion for Vietnamese people and especially for children to play and enjoy on a variety of activities. Moreover, children would understand more about Vietnamese traditions.
4. Consolidation (4’)
T asks Sts to rewrite their reports in their notebooks.
5. Homework (1’)
- Write your report in your notebooks.
- Prepare: Language Focus & 15’Test. 
V. Experience:
Signature of the Leader
Week 30: 28/ 3/ 2015
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