Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 6: The young pioneers club

Week: 12	 Date of preparing: 03/ 11/ 2014
Period: 34	 Date of teaching: 06/ 11/ 2014
UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB
LESSON 2: SPEAK
I. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
+ Ask and respond for favors and assistance. 
+ Develop speaking skill.
II. PREPARATIONS: Textbook, poster
III. PROCEDURES:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
1/ Warm-up: (6’)
Chatting
- Ask Ss to answer some questions. 
+ What do you say when you need a help?
+ What do you say when you want to help your friends?
- Lead to the lesson.
- Answer.
- Listen.
2/ Pre-speaking: (15’)
- Explain some structures.
I. Structure:
* Responding:
Ø Agree: Certainly; Sure; Of course; No problem
What can I do for you?
How can I help you?
Ø Not agree: I’m sorry. I’m really busy.
* Asking for favors :
Ø Can/ Could you help me, please ?
Ø Could you do me a favor?
ØI need a favor/ your help.
Ø Can/ could you... ?
Ex : Can you pass me the ruler ?
* Responding :
Ø Agree : Yes. Thank you .
Yes. That’s very kind of you .
Ø Not agree : No.Thank you. I’m fine.
* Offering assistance :
Ø May I help you ?
Ø Do you need any help ?
Ø Let me help you .
- Listen and copy down.
3/ While-speaking: (14’)
- Ask Ss to work in pair. 
- Ask Ss to make up the dialogues using the situations in the box in pairs in four groups.
II. Speak:
* Model dialogue:
Tourist : Can you help me , please ?
You : Certainly. What can I do for you?
Tourist : Can you tell me the way to the police station ? I lost money.
You : Sure. I’ll help you.
Tourist : Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
- Work in pairs to read the dialogues in the book.
- Work in pairs
4/ Post-speaking: (8’)
- Ask Ss to present four dialogues of four groups.
- Present the dialogues.
5/ Homework: (2’)
- Study the structure.
- Do language focus 3
- Prepare unit 6: Read + Listen 
- Write assignments.
IV. COMMENTS:
Week: 12	 Date of preparation: 04/ 11/ 2014
Period: 35	 Date of teaching: 07/ 11/ 2014
UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB 
LESSON 3: READ + LISTEN
I. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
	- Know more about Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
	- Understand the song about the unity.
II. PREPARATIONS: Textbook, sub-board, cassette tape
III. PROCEDURES:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
1/ Warm-up: (6’)
- Ask Ss to look at the picture, and answer. 
Ä What are they?
- Lead to the lesson.
- Observe and answer.
HO CHI MINH COMMUNIST YOUTH UNION 
- Listen.
2/ Pre-reading: (14’)
- Ask Ss some questions about HCM Communist Youth Union. 
1. Who was the first member of HCM Communist Youth Union ?
2. When did Ho Chi Minh found the organization for Youth ?
3. Which is the traditional song for Youth?
4. Which is the name of Vietnamese Youth from 16 to 30?
- Teach some vocabulary.
I. Vocabulary:
Ø HCM communist Youth Union
Ø build character : xây dựng nhân cách
Ø encourage ( v ) : khuyến khích
Ø Citizenship ( n ) : quyền công dân, công dân
Ø personal fitness ( n) : sở thích cá nhân
Ø establish ( v): thành lập
- Check : Rub out and remember
- Answer. (Vietnamses’s possible)
1. Ly Tu Trong
2. In 1931
3. Thanh nien làm theo lời Bác
4. HCM Communist Youth Union
- Listen, take note and read.
- Do as directed.
3/ While-reading: (15’)
$ Activity 1: 
- Ask Ss to read the text, and fill in the words.
II. Fill in the missing information.
The Youth Union was founded in………………
In ………………the Youth Union was officially named as it called today.
The Youth Union’s activities aim to help the young develop………………………
Its aims and principles have been………………
 for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow.
- Ask Ss to correct the answer.
$ Activity 2: 
- Ask Ss to work in groups to answer the questions, then play “Lucky number” game.
III. Answering:
a) At what age can one join the Youth Union?
b) When was the Youth Union founded?
c) What is the complete name of the Youth Union?
d) Can you name some social activities 
of the Youth Union?
e) What these activities aim to help?
f) Who established the guidelines for the young Vietnamese youth?
- Read and complete the sentences.
a) March 1931
b) December 1976
c) their public awareness
d) the guidelines
- Correct.
- Answer in groups.
à At the age from 16 to 30
à On March 26, 1931
à Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
à Helping the handicapped, Cleaning the environment,……
àThey aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality.
à Our beloved President Ho Chi Minh.
4/ Post-reading: (8’)
- Give some vocabulary.
IV. Listening:
1. Vocabulary:
Unite : đoàn kết
Peace : hòa bình
Hold : nắm (tay)
Make a stand :đấu tranh
Children of our land __(1)
Let’s sing for __ (2)__
Let’s sing for _(3)__
Let’s sing for the __ (4)__ 
between _ (5)_ and __ (6)
Oh, children _(7)_ our land, unite.
Children of the _(8)hold hands.
Let’s _(9)_ our love from _(10)_ to place.
Let’s shout _(11)_ loud,
Let’s make a _(12)_
Oh, children of the _(13)_ hold hands.
- Have Ss listen and fill in the missing words.
- Listen, and take note.
- Listen and fill in the missing words.
Children of our land unite.
Let’s sing for peace, let’s sing for right.
Let’s sing for the love between North and South. Oh, children of our land unite.
Children of the world hold hand.
Let’s show our love from place to place.
Let’s shout out loud, let’s make a stand.
Oh, children of the world hold hand.
5/ Homework: (2’)
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Read the text again.
- Write assignments.
IV. COMMENTS:
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Week: 12	 Date of preparation: 04/ 11/ 2014
Period: 36	 Date of teaching: 07/ 11/ 2014
UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB 
LESSON 4: WRITE
I. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
	+ Write a letter about a future plan with “Be going to”.
	+ Write about activities of the Y & Y.
II. PREPARATIONS: Book 
III. PROCEDURES:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
1/ Warm-up: (6’)
- Have Ss match the pictures with coorect activities.
A
B
C
D
E
F
- Lead to the lesson.
- Individual work. 
A. Cleaning up beaches.
B. Planting trees.
C. Helping elderly people.
D. Helping blind people.
E. Helping handicapped children.
F. Taking part in sports.
- Listen.
2/ Pre-writing: (14’)
- Explain vocabulary.
I. Vocabulary:
1. participate in (v): tham gia
2. recycle (v): tái chế
3. natural resources (n): tài nguyên thiên nhiên
4. raise funds (v) : gây quỹ
5. encourage (v): khuyến khích
6. walkside (n): vỉa hè
7. register (v): đăng ký
- Check: Matching
- Ask students to read the notice silently. 
- Ask students to complete the letter.
- Ask students to give feedback. 
1. community 
2. recycling 
3. collect
4. send
5. recycling 
6. save 
7. raise
8. participating 9.planting
10. helping
- Listen and write. 
- Do as directed.
- Read silently.
- Work in group.
 - Give feedback.
3/ While-writing: (15’)
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue carefully.
- Ask Ss to answer some questions.
1. How does Hoa look today?
2. What is she going to do?
3. What activities are Hoa and her friends going to do?
4. What do they hope?
- Instruct Ss to use the answers to write the letter.
* Suggested letter:
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m very happy to tell you that I’m going to join the Y & Y Green Group of my school.
The Green Group is having an environment month plan. We are going to clean the banks of the lakes on weekends. We are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after class. We are planting young trees and plants to sell to other schools.
We hope that we can give more green color to the city and earn some money for our school Y & Y. The program is very interesting and useful, isn’t it? 
Write to me soon and tell me all your news..
Love,
Hoa
- Read individually.
- Answer the questions.
- Write the letter in groups.
4/ Post-writing: (8’)
- Ask some groups to present their letter.
- Correct mistakes if necessary.
- Present.
- Listen.
5/ Homework: (2’)
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
- Rewrite the letter.
- Prepare “Language focus”
- Write assignments.
IV. COMMENTS: