Lesson plan English 8 - Period 12 to 17, Unit 3: At home - School year 2012-2013

h¹n, tñ ly 
 - a saucepan c¸i ch¶o - (a frying pan) 
 - a rice cooker (picture) nåi c¬m ®iÖn 
 - a chore (c«ng) viÖc nhµ 
 - a sink bån röa b¸t ®Üa 
 - beside (prep) c¹nh, bªn c¹nh
 - (to) be home arrive home
 * Checking: R. O . R
 b. set the scene: Draw a picture of Mrs Vui & her son, Nam.
 They are talking through phone. What are they talking about?
 - Housework. 
 - Let’s listen to the tape & check. 
 - Ss listen carefully & pay attention to the pronunciation.
 * Open prediction: 
 - Mrs Vui’ll be home late, so she asks Nam to.. 
 - Ss predict what Nam has to do tonight. Ss read the dialogue 
 and check. Answer: Nam has to 
 - cook dinner.
 - go to the market to buy fish and vegetables.
 - call his aunt, Mrs Chi and ask her to meet his mother 
 at Grandma’s house. 
 * Questions: Asks ss to read the dialogue in pairs to answwer.
 a- Why is Mrs Vui going to be home late tonight? 
 Because she has to go and visit Grandma after work.
 b- What time will she be home? 
 She’ll be home after dinner.
 c- Will Nam have to cook dinner himself? 
 Yes, he will.
 d- Where will Nam have to go to buy fish and vegetables?
 He will have to go to the warket.
 e- Will Mrs Vui have to call Mrs Chi? 
 No, she won’t. Nam will. 
 - Give feedback:
 4. New structures ( 10’) a. Model verbs: have to, must, ought to. 
 - What does Mrs Vui say to her son?
 a. I have to go and visit grandma after work.
 b. You ought to go to the market...
 * Concept check: What does this sentence a. mean?
 What does this sentence b. mean?
 + Form: 
S + have / has to + V =S + must + V 
 + Meaning: ph¶i (lµm g×)..
 ?Is Mrs Vui going to be home early tonight?
 No, she isn’t. She is going to be home late.
 ? Why? – She is busy.
 ? How does she say to Nam? – I have to 
 ? “ Have to go” or “ Have go”?
 “I have to ” but “She has to ”
 “ ought to = have/ has to”
 ? What is the difference between: Must, Have to, Ought to?
 - must: ph¶i (lµm g×) diÔn ®¹t tÝnh chÊt b¾t buéc, cÇn 
 thiÕt cã tÝnh chñ quan do c¶m nghÜ cña ng­êi nãi.
 (Opinion) - Simple present tense
 - (to ) have to diÔn t¶ sù b¾t buéc, cÇn thiÕt cã tÝnh kh¸ch
 quan do yÕu tè bªn ngoµi mang ®Õn (Fact); dïng thay cho 
 “must” ë th× tl – qk. - All the tenses 
 - ought to = should khuyªn b¶o( give advice )
 Ex: Must or have to?
I need some stamps. I (have to) go to the post office.
We are students. We (must)go to class on time.
 What will you ( have to )do tomorrow?
 Yesterday she ( had to )work until midnight.
 Oh! It’s late. I (have to/ must ).go home now.
 b. Retell the use and positions of “ reflexive pronouns”.
 - At the end of the sentence or after subject and verb.
 - Emphasize S, O. It is an Object: a part of the sentense.
 Eg: You have to do the test yourselves.
 You yourselves have to do the test.
 - Form: - self / - selves.
 Myself, yourself, himself, herself, 
 itself, ourselves, yourselves, themsselves.
 Ex: Complete the sentenses, using the reflexive pronouns:
1. He is looking at (himself). in the mirror. 
 2. She (herself)  didn’t understanding the film.
 3.The director (himself)phoned me yesterday.
 4. Look at the picture on the wall. I drew it (myself)
 5. Don’t worry about me and Tim. We can look 
 after (ourselves)
 5. Production ( 8’) * Play a game: what do you & your teacher yourselves 
 have to do in the class ?
 - T devides ss into two teams: The team who writes more words
 ( in 3 minutes) is the winner.
 I have to do my homework myself.
 I have to learn by heart my lesson myself.
 My teacher has to explain the lessons.
 6. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Write things you have to do on Sundays yourself. On Sunday
 morning, I have to
- Do the exercises:I,II - 1,2 .
- Prepare the next lesson – SPEAK.
 Date: Tuesday, September 25th 2012.
 Period 13: Unit 3: AT HOME
Lesson 2: SPEAK
I- The aims of the leson:To revise some vocabulary and present some new.
 - Main teaching points: Practice talking about the position of thing, using
 prepositions of place.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Speaking.
 - Other skills: Listening, reading & writing.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - At the end of the lesson, ss are able to use the prepositions of place to talk 
 about the positions of furniture in the home.
III- Teaching aids: Pictures.
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Check up (5’) 
 - Write the sentences using the modal verbs: ought to, have to.
 2. Warm up (2’) * KIM’S GAME 
 - Divide the class into 2 teams.
 - Show the picture of a kitchen (p.28) to Ss
 - Ask them to look at the things in the 
 picture for 30 seconds).
 -Take away the picture and ask Ss to write
 down as many things as they can remember.
 The team having more things wins the game. 
 3. Pre – teach vocabulary (8’)
 - a dish rack gi¸ ®Ó b¸t ®Üa
 - beneath (prep) ë d­íi
 - a counter bÖ, bµn quÇy 
 - a calendar lÞch
 - a rug th¶m
 - a cushion c¸i ®Öm
 - a fride = a refregerator tñ l¹nh
 - a knife (sn: knives) con dao
- a chopping board ( visual ) c¸i thít 
- above ( prep ) ( expaination ) ë phÝa trªn 
- ( to ) hang ( mime ) treo, m¾c 
 -had better (’d better) + V... : tèt h¬n hÕt lµ 
 * Checking: R.O.R
 4. Pre- speaking (8’): 
 - Ask Ss the positions of the items in the picture on the BB. 
- Ask Ss to look at the picture and show the positions of the things in the kitchen. Using the prepositions: in, at, on, next to, above, under, between..
 + Where is the clock? ( It’s above the fridge )
 + Where is the fruit ? (on the bowl)
 + Where are the flowers? (on the table)
 + Where is rice cooker? ( next to the bowl of fruit )
 + Where is/are the cupboard? knives? dish rack?... 
 à Concept check: The meaning, form, use, pronunciation.
Where
is/ are
S ?
- S + is / are + prep + n.
 + Form: 
 5. While - speaking (12’) Ss in pairs, talking about the position of each item.
 S1 : Where is the calendar ?
 S2 : It is on the wall, under the clock and above the refrigerator.
 S1 : Where is the bowl of fruit ?
 S2 : It is between the rice cooker and the dish rack .
Answer Key : The fruit is in the bowl . 
The clock is on the wall, above the refrigerator .
The refrigerator is in the corner of the kitchen, next to the door 
The knives are on the wall, beneath the cupboard .
The rice cooker is on the counter, next to the dish rack .
 * Set the scene: Mrs Vui bought new furniture for her living room,
 but she can’t decide where to put it. You should
 help her to arrange those things by using:
 + LET’S / OUGHT TO / SHOULD + INF.
 Agree : Ok, you are right.
Disagree: No, I think we ’d better + V
 ought to + V I think it should be..
 Eg. Let’s put the clock on the wall, between the shelf & the picture.
 - Ok . I think we ought to put the T.V and the stereo on the shelf.
 - I think the coffee table should be between the couch and the 
 armchair.
 - Let’s put the telephone next to the couch.
 I think we should put the magazines above the books on the 
 shelves.
 I think the shelves ought to be at one of the corners , oposite the 
 couch.
 - Ask ss to draw the room as they think.
 6. Post speaking (10’) 
 - Ss are asked to free talk about the picture (poster ) that ss all
 ready agreed with the arrangement of things.
 - Ss write a paragraph to describe Mrs Vui’s living room in their
 notebooks. 
 7. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Learn by heart the words. - Do the Ex II in the workbooks.
 - Prepare the next lesson – Listen.
 Date: Thursday, September 27th 2012.
 Period 14: Unit 3: AT HOME.
 Lesson 3: LISTEN.
I- The aims of the lesson: Vocabulary: garlic, green pepper, ham, special, salt.
 - Main teaching points: Listen and further practice in modal verb ought to.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Listening.
 - Other skills: Reading, speaking & writing.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - At the end of the lesson, ss are able to identify the right item by listening and 
 further practice in modal verb – ought to / should. 
III- Teaching aids: Tape, cassette. 
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Check up (2’) - The words. - Doing the exercises. 
 2. Warm up (5’) 
 * Bingo: Have ss write down on their notebooks 5 things they can eat. 
 - T. reads: chicken, beef, cake, candy, bread, rive, ham, peas..
 3. Pre – teach vocabulary ( 6’) fry, heat, refrigerator, onion, (cooking) oil.
 - a garlic cñ tái
 - a green pepper ít ngät
 - ham gi¨m b«ng, b¾p dïi
 - special (adj) ®Æc biÖt
 - salt (unc) muèi
 * Checking: What and Where. 
 4. Pre- listening ( 8’) * Open prediction: 
Set the scene : T. asks Ss some questions about the listening : 
Do you know the food call “Special Chinese Fried Rice“ ?
 It means “cơm rang Dương Châu Trung Quốc “
Tell me some food you think you can use to cook it ?
 ham meat butter carrot 
FOOD
 garlic eggs
 cooking oil beef 
 pepper onion salt peas rice
Prediction : Groups of 4 
T. asks Ss to guess 4 things we use to cook “ Special Chinese Fried Rice “. 
Get Ss to look at the pictures on page 30 then run through the things: 
rice noodles saucepan frying pan onion
garlic green pepper chicken peas ham
Ask Ss to guess 4 things they use to cook the “ Special Chinese Fried Rice “
Feedback 1 : Three groups go to the BB to write their prediction . 
 5. While listening ( 12’) 
 - 1st Ss listen to tick the right item in the book. 
 - Ss listen again to the tape and check the answers and theirpredictions.
 - Give feeback: a- Fried rice c- garlic & green pepper 
 b- pan d- ham & peas
 * Tape Transcript: Lan: Can I help you cook dinner, Mom?
 Mrs Tu: Sure. You can cook “Special Chinese Fried Rice” for me. Use
 the big pan, please.
 Lan: Okay. How much oil do I put in? 
 Mrs Tu: Just a little. Wait until it’s hot and then fry the garlic& the green 
 Lan: Do I put the ham and the peas in now? peppers.
 Mrs Tu:Yes. And you can put the rice and a teaspoon of salt in.
 Lan: Yummy! It smells delicious. 
 6. Post - listening (10’) 
 *Write the instructions how to cook fried rice. Ss work in groups
 + Heat the pan.
 + Put a little of oil in the pan.
 +Wait until it’s hot and then fry the garlic& the green peppers
 + Put the ham and the peas in.
 + Put the rice and a teaspoon of salt in.
 * Grammar: 
 Hoa
 Hoa is very sad becausse she failed her E. test. 
 What do you say to advise her? 
 - You should study harder.
 - Can you tell me another word for “ should”? - “ ought to”
 * Concept check: meaning, use, form.
 + Form: 
 S + ought to / should + V  
 + Is used to give advice to someone.
 *Practice: Pictures drill: Give advices:
 1- Hai has a toothache. 5- Nga is thin.
 2- Hoa often goes to school late. 6- My English is bad.
 3- The floor is dirty. 7- Her grades are often bad.
 4- Bao is overweight. 8-The washing machine does not work.
 - Use lucky numbers to check.
 7. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Write 5 advices to help your friends study English well. 
 - Do the ex 6 .
 - Prepare the next lesson – Read.
 Date: Friday, September 28th 2012. 
 Period 15: Unit 3: AT HOME.
 Lesson 4: READ.
I- The aims of the lesson: To help ss with the new words.
 - Reading for details about safety precautions in the house &
 further practice in Why – questions and answer – because.
 * Skills: - Main skill: Reading.
 - Other skills: Listening, speaking & writing.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - At the end of the lesson, ss are able to understand the safety
 precautions in the house & use Why – because to talk about
 the safety precautions in the house.
III- Teaching aids: - Extra board. 
IV- Procedures:
 1. Warm up (5’) * Brainstorming:Danger in the home for children
 knife
 electricity gas 
 fire
 boiling water 
 drug
 socket
 2. Pre – teach vocabulary ( 7’) a match: que diªm,(to) injure: lµm bÞ th­¬ng
 - a precaution sù phßng ngõa
 - a socket æ c¾m ®iÖn, ®ui ®Ìn
 - an object vËt, ®å vËt
 - a match que diªm 
 - a scissor c¸i kÐo
 - safety (unc) sù an toµn
 - (to) destroy ph¸ huû
 - (to) injure lµm bÞ th­¬ng
 - locked (adj) cã khãa 
 -> what and where to check.
 3. Pre reading ( 8’) * T / F statements prediction: Read 1.
 - Asks ss to predict True or False (check on the board).
 a. it is safe to leave medicine around the house.
 b. Drugs can look like candy.
 c. A kitchen is a suitable place to play.
 d. playing with one match cannot start a fire.
 e. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous.
 f. Young children do not understand that many household
 objects are dangerous.
 4. While reading ( 11’)
 - Asks ss to read the text and check their predictions.
 Correct the false sentences. 
 Answer:
 a.F It is safe to keep medicine in locked cupboards.
 b.T
 c.F A kitchen is a dangerous place to play.
 d.F Playing with one match can cause a fire.
 e.T
 f.T
 * Matching: cover h¹t
 cause ®Ó (mµ)
 bead che phñ, bäc
 so that + CL g©y ra, nguyªn nh©n 
 * Comprehension questions:
 - Read the text carefully and answer the questions.
 - Use lucky game to check.
 b. Why mustn’t we let children play in the kitchen?
 Because the kitchen is a dangerous place.
 c. Why mustn’t children play with matches?
 Because playing with one match can cause a fire.
 ( Remember, it only takes one match to cause a fire.)
 d. Why must we cover electrical sockets?
 Because children often try to put something into electrical
 Sockets and eletricity can kill.
 e. Why do we have to put all dangerous objects out of 
 children’s reach?
 Because the dangerous objects can injure or kill children.
 * Grammar: Why – because: nguyªn nh©n / lÝ do.
+ Why must / mustn’t + S + V ?
 - Because + S + V
 5. Post reading (10’) * Discussion:
 - Asks ss to work in groups, discussing about the topics:
 + Safety precautions in the street.
 + Safety precautions at school.
 6. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Learn by heart the words. Make sentences with them.
 - Write some safety precautions in the home ( at least 5 lines).
 - Do the Ex III 
 - Be ready for the next lesson – Write.
 Date: Tuesday, October 2nd 2012.
 Period 16: Unit 3: AT HOME.
 Lesson 5: WRITE.
I- The aims of the lesson: To hepl ss know how to write a description of 
 a room.
 * Grammar: Structures: There is/ are; Prepositions of place.
 * Skills: Main skill: writing.
 Other skills: speaking, listening & reading.
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to write a description of a room in their house.
III- Teaching aids: - Extra board.
IV- Procedures:
 1. Check up (5’) -Rewrite the new words of the previous lesson
-Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
a) There is a bus stationthe end of this road. (at)
b) Keep those medicines.children’s reach. (out of)
c)I lost my keys somewherethe car and the house. (between)
d) Comeand sit beside your sister. (in)
e) D comes.C in the alphabets. (after)
f) Don’t shelterthe tree when it’s raining. (under)
 2. Warm up (2’) CHAIN GAME: Pictures/P32
Look at the picture. There are many things in Hoa’s room. Now, let’s begin the chain game. 
 S1: There is a bed in Hoa’s room.
 S2: There is a bed and a desk in 
 Hoa’s room.
 S3: There is a bed, a desk and a 
 clock in Hoa’s room.
 S4: ....
 3. Pre – teach vocabulary ( 8’)
 - a folder tµi liÖu gÊp, b×a kÑp ®ùng hå s¬
 - a towel rack gi¸ treo kh¨n
 - a lighting fixture ®Ìn chïm
 - a dish rack gi¸ b¸t
 - beneath (prep) ë d-­íi
 - a jar chai, lä
 - flour (translation) bét m×, bét ngät 
 - a wardrobe tñ quÇn ¸o 
 * Checking: R. O . R
 4.Pre-writing ( 7’)
 - Ask ss to read the description of Hoa’s room to answer the qs in close pairs:
 a-What is there on the left of the room? There is a desk on the left of the 
 b- Where is the bookshelf? It is above the desk. room.
 c- What is there on the right side of the room?
 There is a window on the right side of the room.
 d- Where is the wardrope? It is beside the window & opposite the desk.
 * Grammar: The uses and forms?
 + Structrues: There is / are 
 Eg: There is a refrigerator in the corner of my kitchen.
 There are four chairs.
 + Prepositions: On / to the left (side) of
 On / to the right (side) of
 Opposite
 In the middle of
 Beside
 Eg: There is a clock on the right of the picture.
 5. While writing (11’) Ask Ss to describe Hoa,s kitchen, using the given cues . 
 - Ss work in groups of six. 
 Key: This is Hoa’s kitchen.
 There is a refrigerator in the right corner of the room. 
 Next to the refrigerator are the stove and oven. 
 On the other side of the oven, there is a sink and next to the sink is a towel rack. 
 The disrack is / stands on the counter, on the right of the window and beneath the shelves. 
 On the shelves and on the counter beneath the window, there are jars of sugar, flour and tea. 
 In the middle of the kitchen, there are a table and four chairs. 
 The lighting fixture is above the table, and directly beneath thelighting fixture is a vase of flowers.
 6. Post reading (10’) 
 * Correction: Ss hang their group board on the board.
 Other students remark and mark.
 T corrects the mistakes from students’ writings if neccessary.
 *Ask ss to talk to their parteners about their room / living room/ kitchen.
 S1: What are there in your living room?
 Hoa: There is a TV. There are some chairs. 
 7. Homework assignment (2’)
 - Write it up: This is Hoa’s living room. There is a TV in her
 living room. There is a table with four chairs. .
 - Do the exercises 4 (sbt) IV (vbt).
 - Prepare the next lesson – Language focus.
 Date: Thursday, October 4th 2012.
 Period 17: Unit three : AT HOME.
 Lesson 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS.
I- The aims of the lesson: To help ss with the further practice in Reflexive 
 Pronouns: Must/ have to; ought to; Why? – Because.
 * Vocabulary: Revise some verbs of housework.
 * Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns ; Why – because. 
 * Skills: Main skill: Speaking.
 Other skills: Reading, listening & writing.	
II- The objective of the lesson:
 - By the end of the lesson, ss will be able to use The modals: Must / have to; ought to; 
 Reflexive pronouns; Why? – Because.
III- Teaching aids: 
 - Extra board.
IV- Procedures: 
 1. Review (5’) 
 * Tell about your house / living room / bed room.
 2. Warm up (3’) * Net work:
Things you
can’t do
 tidy up fix the TV set 
 water flowers do cooking Things you can do
 clean the floor do housework repair the 
 washing
 machine
 dust.. make the bed
 look after the house / my sister / brother paint the house
 3. Language focus 1 (8’) 
 feed do tidy clean 
 dust sweep empty
Give Ss 7 words :
Hang the poster (the dialogue)
Ask Ss to look at the pictures and complete the dialogue between Nga and Lan , using “must” or “have to” together with the verbs given.
Ask Ss to work in pairs
Practice the dialogue : open pairs then closed pairs.
Keys : 
 1. have to do 2. must tidy 7. must feed
 3. have to dust 4. must sweep
 5. have to clean 6. must empty 
 4. Language focus 2(10’)	
 *Set the scene : Picture a 
Hoa is very sad because she failed her English test. What do you say to advise her ? 
 à you should study harder . Can you tell me another word for “should” ? 
 à you ought to study harder .
Form : S + OUGHT TO + BARE – INF. 
Use : “ought to” as well as “should” is used to give advice to someone .
 *Practice : 
Ask Ss to give advice to people in the pictures ( on page 35 )
Answers :
 b. I’m late à you ought to get up earlier .
 c. I’m fat à you ought to eat more fruit and vegetables .
 d. My tooth aches à you ought to see a dentist .
I myself 
He himself 
She herself 
 It itself 
You yourself / yourselves 
We ourselves
They themselves 
 5. Language focus 3 (7’) 
 * Set the scene : 
When you do your homework 
 alone & no one helps you.
 What do you say?
 àI do my homework myself .
Reflexive pronouns: 
Use : used to emphasize a person or a thing .
 Eg : - She cut herself .
 - John saw himself in the mirror.
 * Practice : * Word Cue Drill
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