Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 14: Wonders of the world

the tape, Ps listen.
Getting feedback: Ps give the answers, T corrects the sentences.
Task 3 :
Asking Ps to listen and underline the mistakes then correct them.
T stops the tape at sentences containing the mistakes.
Getting feedback: Ps give the answers, T corrects the sentences.
3. Post-listening:
Make an advertisement about a place that Ps know.. 
* Homework
-Do the exercise 
-Prepare: Unit 14 - Read.
Look at the pictures to answer some questions
Read the statements and the names of the famous places in the box on P 133 and do the matching 
Work in pairs 
Write “ Yes” or “No” questions about the 10 place in the box using the information in the matching 
? Work in 2 groups 
Choose groups’ answer to write the model (asking and report) 
Correct 
Do exercise in to note books 
- Listen 
-read the new words.
-listen and answer the questions.
Listen again 
VI. Comments :	..
Week: 31st Preparing Day: 06/04/2013
Period: 92nd 	 Teaching Day: 10/04/2013
UNIT 14	WONDERS OF THE WORLD 
Lesson 3	READ
I. Objectives:
	1. Education aims: Students should know about some wonders of the world 
	2. Teaching aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get some knowledge about some wonders of the world
II. Language contents:
Vocabulary: 
Compile(V), claim(V) honor, god, religion, royal, Ancient Greece, compile, hanging garden of Babylon, statue of Zeus, Taj Mahal, Angkor Watt, Buddhist religious center, Royal capital city.
	2. Grammar:	Reported Speech with “Yes – No” questions 
III. Techniques:	eliciting, describing, questioning & answering, role play.
IV. Teaching aids:	pictures, cassette.
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
1. Warm – up.
* Chatting : 
- Ask students to tell about some wonders of the world which they know and say where they are. 
2. Pre – reading. 
-Explain the new words 
* Vocabulary :
 Compile (v), claim (v), honor (v), god (n), religion (n), royal (adj), Ancient Greece (n), hanging garden of Babylon, statue of Zeus, Ta Mahal, Angkor Watt, Buddhist religious center, Royal capital city.
* True- False prediction:
 -Put the chart on the board 
1. An Egyptian man compile a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world .
2. The only surviving wonder is the Pyramid of Cheeps in Egypt 
3. Today ,we can still see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present –day Iraq.
4. Angkor Watt was originally built to honor a Hindu God. 
5. In the early 15th century, the Khmer King chose Angkor Wat as the new capital.
-Ask Ss to decide if the statements are true or false 
-Write ss’ guess on the board .
3. While – reading.
-Ask students to read the text on page 134, to check their guesses .
-Call on some students to correct the false statements
* Answer keys : 
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False 
* Multiple choice : 
-Ask students to choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
-Put the answers chart on the board.
-Read the statements aloud and make hand gestures to show the missing words.
-Ask students to choose A, B, C, or D 
- Correct and have ss write the right answers in their notebooks.
* Answer key :
a. - C b. – A c. – D d. – B 
4. Post – reading. 
-Draw the grid on the board and have ss copy it.
-Ask ss to read the text again and fill in the grid with the information taken from the text.
Wonders of the world
 Country 
1. Hanging Garden of Babylon
2. 
3.
4.
5.
6. 
Iraq
..
..
..
..
..
-Call on some students to give their answers 
1. Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq.
2. the Statue of Zeus in Greece.
3. the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
4. the Great Wall of China.
5. the Taj Mahal in India. 
6. the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
7. Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
5. Homework :
-Do the exercises in the workbook
-Prepare: write.
Tell about some wonders of the world and say where they are. 
-Guess the meaning of the words 
-Copy 
-Look at the chart on the board 
-Decide if the statements are true or false .
-Read the text on page 134, to check their guesses .Then correct the false statements
-Correct themselves.
-Read the text again and choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
-Write the right answers in their notebooks.
-Read the text again and fill in the grid with the information taken from the text.
- Give their answers
- Corect 
VI. Comments: 	
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Week: 31st 	 Preparing Day: 06/4/2013
Period: 93rd 	 Teaching Day: 12/4/2013
UNIT 14	WONDERS OF THE WORLD 
Lesson 4	WRITE
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students can:
	˜ Write a letter to a friend about a place they have visited.
	˜ Develop their writing skill.
II. Language contents:
	1. Vocabulary: ranger (n), led (v), edge (n), canyon (n), inhabitant (n), magnificent (a), breathtaking, temperate
	2. Grammar:
III. Techniques: Eliciting, asking and answering, oral and written, 
IV. Teaching aids:	pictures,.
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
.1. Warm up : * Play game “Networks”
-Have SS give World Heritages.
- Ask the SS to work in pairs to prepare first, then go to the blackboard to play the game.
2. Pre-writing
-Introduce the lesson.
. Today we will learn how to write a letter to a friend telling him or her about your last trip to a famous place. Firstly, you read Tim’s letter to his friend.
-Introduce new words.
 *Vocabulary : 
-Canyon, Park ranger, Guided hike, Edge, Original inhabitants.
-Have SS work in pairs, read the letter again and insert the sentences in the correct blank.
-Let them cross-check the answers with their partners.
-Call some SS to give the answers in front of the class.
-Make correction.-Call some SS to read the complete letter in front of the class.
* Keys.
 1. C 3. D
 2. B 4. A
3. While-writing
-Have SS base on Tim’s letter , now write a letter to your friend telling him or her about your last trip to a famous place.
Ask the ss to work in pairs to give as much as sentences for every point of the letter as possible.
Ask them to read their sentences loudly in front of the class.
Have the SS collect all the suitable sentences to make their own writings.
+ Your letter should include :
Place :
Distance from your city :
How to get there :
Sights :
Weather :
How you feel :
-Let them cross-check the letter with their partners.
-Call some SS to read their complete letter in front of the class.
-Make correction.
*Model Writing 
 Dear Nam,
How are you ? I was very happy to get your letter.
My class has just come back from a trip to Phong Nha Cave, a World Heritage Site in Central Viet Nam. It’s very far from my house. It’s over 1000 km from my house and it took us 26 hours to get there by car. We stayed in a big hotel in Quang Binh.
Although it’s a summer day, it’s very cold and dark inside. The guide showed us the history of the limestone which made such magnificent caves. We took many photographs with local people there.
We came back to the hotel in the afternoon. We swam in Nhat Le beach. It was really fantastic. The water is clear and the sand is smooth.
We felt very happy after the trip. I enclose a photo that I took during the trip. I hope you like it.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Your friend,
 Hoa
4. Post-writing
- Have students read and insert the missing information into the letter.
Dear Hoa,
I was very happy to receive your letter.(1) _________ My family have just come back from a trip to Nha Trang beach. (2) ____________. It was a wonderful trip and we had a lot of memories there. We went swimming every morning with my Mom. It is a very nice beach with white sand and crystal-clear water. (3) _______________
What about your plan for summer vacation? Are you doing anything special?
Write and tell me soon.
(4) _______________
Your friend,
 Mai
It is a beach in Khanh Hoa province and about 300 km from Lam Dong.
I am looking forward to hearing from you . 
We built several sand castles on the beach and took many photographs as well.
And I was even happier to know that you have successfully passed your exam.
-Call some SS to give the answers in front of the class.
-Make correction.
-Say again the main content of the letter.
5. Homework
-Learn new word
-Write a letter to your friend to tell the last trip you joined.
-Prepare: Language focus.
- Play game.
Pyramid of Cheops
 World Heritages
-Listen to T’s introduction.
-Listen and repeat.
 (chorally – individually)
-Complete the letter.
 (group works)
- Cross-check
- Give the answers in front of the class.
- Read the complete letter in front of the class.
-Write it 
 (Individually)
- Choose the best writing to write on a small board to show in front of the class.
-Cross-check
- Read their complete letter in front of the class.
-Fill in the missing information into the letter.
missing information into the letter.
- Give the answers in front of the class.
- Explain the answers.
* Keys
1. D 3. A
 2. C 4. B
-Say the main content of the letter.
-Write down the task.
VI. Comments.
Week: 32nd 	 Preparing Day: 13/04/2013
Period: 94th	 Teaching Day: 16/04/2013
UNIT 14	WONDERS OF THE WORLD 
 Lesson 5	LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students can:
	˜ Review the knowledge they learned.
	˜ Students practice sentence transformation and sentence building.
II. Language contents:
	1. Vocabulary: summit (n), đỉnh cao; expedition (n)
	2. Grammar: 
	- Passive form: Be + past participle.
	- Indirect questions with “if” and “whether”.
	- Question words before to – infinitives.
	- Verb + to – infinitives
III. Techniques: Eliciting, asking and answering, oral and written, 
IV. Teaching aids:	pictures,.
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
 1 Warm up : *Play game “Slap the board”
 Sydney Opera 
 House The Eiffel Towel
 The Statue of Liberty
 Mount Everest
 Phong Nha cave
Activity 1 : The passive form
-Have SS say again the structures of the passive form in the simple past.
S + was / were + V-ed 2(pp) + . . . + (by 0 )
-Have SS do exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use the passive form of the verbs in the box.
-Call some SS to read the complete sentences in front of the class.
-Make correction.
* Keys
b) The first and longest section of the Great wall of China was constructed between 221 and 204 BC.
c) was designed
d) was presented
was reached
Activity 2 : Direct speech -> Indirect speech.
-Have SS say again the way to change direct speech into indirect speech.
- Give the structure of Indirect Questions 
 S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V(simple past) 
-Have SS report the questions Nhi asked Nga.
* Example
a) Do you know My Son,Nga ?
=> Nhi asked Nga if she knew My Son.
 => Nhi asked Nga whether she knew My Son.
* Keys
b)Nhi asked Nga if/ whether it was far from Ha Noi.
c) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether My Son was in Quang Nam province.
d) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many peo[ple lived at My Son.
e) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many tourists visited My Son every year.
f) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether she wanted to visit My Son one day.
-Call some SS to write correct sentences on the board.
-Make correction.
Activity 3 : Question words before to- infinitives
-T gives an example, explains it and guides SS to do.
+ Structure : 
. S + V (O) + question word + to- infinitive.
* Example
 a) tell / how / go / there.
 -> Nga told Nhi how to go there.
- Write the complete sentences on the board.
* Keys
b) Nga showed Nhi where to get tickets.
c) Nga pointed out Nhi where to buy souvenirs.
d) Nga advised Nhi how to go from My Son to Hoi An.
Nga told Nhi what to do there during the visit.
-Call some SS to write the complete sentences on the board.
-Others say them again in front of the class.
-Make correction.
Activity 4 : Verb + to – infinitive / bare-infinitives.
-Have SS look at examples and give form of verbs.
Verb + to – infinitive.
* Example
 I decided to come back to my hometown.
 It started to rain very heavily.
 Lan tried to finish her essay in time.
-Have SS complete the passage. Use either the to-infinitive or the bare infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.
-Let them cross-check the answers with their partners.
-Call some SS to give the answers in front of the class.
-Make correction.
Keys.
 1. to jog 5. to reach
 2. go along 6. to continue
 3. to gather 7 . get
 4. to rain
Production.
-Have SS say all structures.
 + The passive form 
 + Reported Speech with IF and Whether
 + Question words before to- infinitive.
 + Verb + to – infinitive.
* Homework
- Review from unit 12 to unit 14.
- Do the given exercises.
- Prepare to do the forty-minute test 
-Play game.
 (work in groups)
-Say it again.
-Work in groups / pairs.
- Read the complete sentences in front of the class.
- Say again it .
- Listen to the teacher.
-SS pay attention to the structure.
- Report the questions Nhi asked Nga.
-Write their sentences on the board .
- Write correct sentences on the board.
-Listen to the teacher 
-SS pay attention to the structure.
-Write the complete sentences on the board.
-Others say them again in front of the class
-Listen to the teacher 
-Work in groups.
-Complete the passage. Use either the to-infinitive or the bare infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.
- Cross-check
- Give the answers in front of the class.
-Say them again/ make sentences.
-Say all structures which they have just learnt 
 And make some sentences for each structure.
V. Comments
Week: 32nd	 Preparing Day: 14/03/2013
Period: 94th	 Teaching Day: 17/03/2013
CONSOLIDATION 4
I. Objectives :
Reviewing and checking what knowledge Ss have learnt.
By the end of the test help teacher to understand what they teach and what Ss get knowledge.
II. Language contents:
	1. Vocabulary: From Unit 12 to 14
	2. Grammar: From Unit 12 to 14
III. Techniques: Eliciting, asking and answering, oral and written, 
IV. Teaching aids:	pictures,.
III procedures.
Activity 1 PASSIVE FORM ( Câu bị động )
 BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
 Active : S + V + O 
 Passive : S + be + Vpp + by Agent . 
1. Passive in The Simple Present : (câu bị động thì hiện tại đơn )
S + am / is / are + Vpp + by Agent
Eg : Active : 	Lan cleans this table evey day 
 Passive: 	This table is cleaned every day by Lan .
2. Passive in The Simple Past : (câu bị động thì quá khứ đơn ) 
 S + was / were + Vpp + by Agent 
Eg : Active: He built this house in 2001
 Passive : This house was built by him in 2001 
4. The Eiffel Tower . . in 1889 
A. was designed	B. designed 	 C. is designed 	D. designs 
3. Passive in The Simple Future : (câu bị động thì tương lai đơn ) 
 S + will + be + Vpp by Agent 
Eg; Active : The garage will repair my car tomorrw 
 Passive : My car will be repaired tomorrow
4. Passive in The present Perfect : (câu bị động thì hiện tại hoàn thành ) 
S + Have/ Has + Been + Vpp + by Agent 
Eg: Active : Hoa has done the test for an hour 
 Passive : The test has been done by Hoa for an hour
5. Passive with Modal Verbs : (câu bị động của động từ đặc biệt ) 
modal verbs : đtđb gồm : can –could – will – would – may – might – ought to – must 
S + Modal Verbs + Be + by Agent .
Eg; Active : Lan should make the cake 
 Passive : The cake should be made by Lan . 
Activity 2 .PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE : ( thì quá khứ tiếp diễn )
* Nhận biết : trong câu thường có các từ : at..o’clock last/yesterday . một hành động đang xảy taị một thời điểm xác định trong quá khưÙ , hoặc một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ thì một hành động khác xen vào .
 S + Was / Were + V-ing + O
 + Chú ý : I / He / She / It / Lan + was 
 We / You / They + were 
 	 S+ was/were + V-ing _ when _ S + V-ed/c2 
	 S + V-ed/c2 _ While _ S+ was/were + V-ing
7. I visited you while you .. to school 
	A. was going 	B. went 	 	C. is going 	D. go
Chú ý:Vế có when chia động từ quá khứ đơn,vế còn lại chia quá khứ tiếp diễn:(was/were+V-ing).
 -Vế có while chia quá khứ tiếp diễn : (was/were + V-ing),vế còn lại chia quá khứ đơn :(V-ed/c2)
Eg : He was sleeping when I came .
	He listened to music while We were sleeping 
* Negative
 S + Was / Were + Not + V-ing + O
* Question:
 Was / Were + S + V-ing + O ?
Activity 3 REPORTED SPEECH : câu tường thuật 
1. Repored the statements : tường thuật lại câu khẳng định 
 S + said + S + V (simple past ) 
Eg : Lan said “ I am tired , so I stay at home “ 
 -> Lan said she was tired , so she stayed at home 
2. Reported “ Yes or Ne question” ; tường thuật lại câu hỏi “ yes or no “ 
 S + asked + O + if / Whether + S + V (simple past ) ..
Eg: Hoa told to Nam “ do you finish your homework ?
 Hoa asked Nam if he finished his omework . 
*. Homework
-learn by heart structures
-prepare: the test 
VI. Comments 
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Week: 32nd	 Preparing Day: 12/04/2013
Period: 88th	 Teaching Day: 19/04/2013
TEST IV
I. Objectives.
1. Theme: RECREATION
2. Topic: - Holidays and vacations, festivals
3. Speaking
Ask and respond to questions. 
4. Writing:
Using words cues.
Rewrite sentences.
5. Reading:
- Read a passage 50-80 words about place.
6. Language focus:
 -Tenses: present simple, past simple, present progressive, future simple
-Modal verbs, prepositions, suggestions, so as to, requests, passive voice, V-ed and V-ing participle.
II. Test Specification 
Language focus
Topic
Input 
Test type 
No. of items 
Weighting 
Grammar and vocabulary 
. Holidays and vacations, festivals
Gapped sentences.
Multiple choice items.
16 items/ 0.25 mark for each item. 
30%
Reading 
-Invention 
1 factual texts 50- 80 words. 
Complete the passage
-8 items/ 0.25 mark for each item.
20%
Writing 
-rewrite these sentences.
passive voice
Rewrite the sentences.
- Use cue words to write sentences
4 items/ 0.5 mark for each item.
20%
Listening 
Traveling 
Fill in the gaps
Fill in the gaps
4 items/ 0.25 mark for each item.
20%
Pronunciation 
A First aid course, recycling and places
Multiple choice items.
Multiple choice items.
4 items/ 0.25 mark for each item.
10%
III. Testing 
Test No. 1
 I. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences: (4 pts )
1. Ba .a shower at eight o’clock last night.
A. is taking 	B. took 	C. takes	D. was taking 
2. . Hoa was eating, the phone rang.
A. When	B. Where	C. While	D. Which 
3. Angkor Wat is one of the largest  in the world.
A. churches	B. pagodas	C. temples	D. houses
4. I don’t know how . the game.
A. playing 	B. to play	C. played	D. play
5. He said a new pipe ...................... very expensive.
A. are	B. is	C. were	D. was
6. Thank for inviting me to the  festivals.
A. rice-cooking	B. cooking- rice	C. rice cooking	D. cooking rice
7. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven .................... of the world. 
A. pyramids	B. temples	C. landmarks	D. wonders
8. Bao .. his homework.
	A. is always forgetting	B. forgets
	C. forgot	D. has forgotten 
9. Millions of Christmas cards .. every year.
	A. send	B. are sent	C. are sending	D. were sent
10. She decided .. for a run.
	A. go	B. going	C. to go	D. went
11. I’d like to visit Australia because Australian people are very ..
	A. friend	B. friendliness	C. unfriendly	D. friendly
12. It’s not easy to find a cheap  at busy times.
	A. accommodation	B. accommodate	accommodating	D. accommodated
* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.
13.	A. arrive	B. sight	C. island	D. prison
14. 	A. who	B. what	C. where	D. which
15. 	A. Christmas	B. character	C. school	D. church
16. 	A. hour	B. honor	C. honest	D. how
II. READING 
1. Read the passage choose true ( T) or false ( F) (1 pt)
London is Britain’s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic building and churches, and it has many