Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Period: 17 - Unit 3: At home, lesson 6: Language focus

Preparing: 29/09/2012 
Teaching: 02/10/2012
Period: 17
Unit 3 : at home .
Lesson 6: language focus .
Objectives.
-At the end of the lesson students can:
+Use modals, reflexive pronouns.
-Contents:
+Vocabulary: in unit 3.
+Grammar: 
reflexive pronouns, Why and Because. 
-Skill:
Write, read.. 
Teaching aids:
 - Lesson plan, Students’ book ; workbook.
Teaching procedure.
Activities
Content
Organization.(2’)
Greetings and check the attendance.
-What is the weather like ?
-Who is absence today ?
Checking the old lesson.(3’)
-Introduce the topic of the lesson to the students.
New lesson.(35’)
Activity 1
 -Guide the student review the modal verbs.
-Help the students complete the exercise 1 and exercise 2.
-Students work in small groups.
 (using the brain storm)
-Call some students to check.
Activity 2
Present the reflexive pronouns.
Activity 3
Help the students to review:
Why ...? -> Because...
Production .
Review the main issues:
How to make and answer with the Why.
- The reflexive pronouns
Feed back.(1’)
- Students ask and teacher explains .
Homework: (4’)
Guide the students do the works:
- Review at home.
 - Prepare for the next test.
Attendances: 8……...
I. Modals.
- must, have to, ought to, ....
Exercise 1.Look at the pictures.
Complete the dialogue. Use must or have to and the verbs in the box.
(The students’ work.)
Exercise 2.Look at the pictures. Use ought to give advice to these people.
b, You ought to get up earlier.
c, You ought to eat more fruit and vegetables.
d, You ought to go to the dentist’s.
II. Reflexive pronouns.
*. Personal pronouns -> Reflexive pronouns
 I myself
 you yourself
 she herself
 ...... ...........
Exercise 3.Complete the dialogues. Use the reflexive pronouns in the box.You will have to use some one of the reflexive pronouns more than one.
 b – 1 : ourselves.
 c – 2 : myself ........ 3 : yourself.
 d – 4 : himself ... 5 : herself .... 6 : themselves.
 e – 7 : yourselves.
III. Why ...? -> Because...
 Exercise 4.Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about Hoa,Nam,Ha,Nga and Mrs.Vui using Why-Because.
b, Why did Nam have to cook dinner?
-> Because his mother was home late.
c, Why was Mrs. Vui home late?
 -> Because she has to come and see her grandmother, she was tired.
d, Why did Ha fail her English exam?
 -> Because she didn’t learn for her exam. She played computer games.
 e, Why didn’t Nga go to the movies?
 -> Because she had to do her chores. She had to clean the kitchen, sweep the living room ...