Giáo án tiếng Anh lớp 8 Tuần 4 sách mới

Teacher’s activities

Ss’ activities

Contents

Warm – up.( 5’)

Remind Ss of the vocabulary they learnt in GETTING STARTED before moving on to this lesson which focuses on words describing the countryside

Pre-listening (10’)

Vocabulary:

1.Listen and repeat the words

-Ask Ss listen to the recording and repeat the words .Make sure that they pronounce the words with the correct stress patterns

-Explain new words and ask Ss repeat new words

-Now check understanding of these words

While-listening(15’)

2.Put the words in 1 into the appropriate category .Some words can be used in more than one category;

-Ask Ss work individually

-Let Ss compare their answers with a partner and then discuss as a class .There may be some variations in the answers .For a more able class , encourage Ss to explain why they choose that word for the category

3.Match the nouns / noun phrases in the box with each verb

-Make sure Ss understand the meaning of the verbs first .There may be some confusion about the difference between /pick/ and /pick up/ is the specific verbs used for collecting fruit ,vegetables or flowers through the action is the same as the more general team/pickup/

-Ask Ss then work independently or in pairs .When they have finished, let them exchange their answers with a partner/another pair .Then T lists the correct answers

4.Use the words from 1 and 3 to complete the sentences. Remember to use the correct form of the verbs

-Ask Ss use the vocabulary they have learnt in activities 1 and 3 to do this exercise

-Ask Ss to look at the sentences and decide if an adjective or a verb is missing .This narrows down the area of words they need to refer to

-Ask Ss then complete the sentence by themselves

-Let Ss check their answers as a class

Post-listening (12’)

5.Listen and repeat the words .Pay attention to the initial clusters

-Ask Ss listen and repeat .Pause the recording to drill difficult

-Have Ss say the words individually or in small groups

6.Listen and circle the word you hear

-Have Ss listen and circle the words

-Have Ss do the activity in pairs and challenge each other to choose the correct words

7.Listen to the sentences and repeat

-Have Ss look at the sentences and underline the words with clusters /bl/ and /cl/ first

-Ask Ss listen and repeat

Homework(3’):

Prepare unit 2 lesson 3

Class work

Class work

Class work

Ss work individually

- Ss work independently or in pairs

Ss into groups of about 6

Individual work

Ss work in pairs

Warm – up.( 5’): Review

*Vocabulary:

-hay(adj)

-vast (adj)

-brave (adj)

-nomadic (adj)

Key:

Key:

-ride : a horse , a camel

-put up : a tent , a pole

-collect : hay , water

-herd : the buffalloes , the cattle

-pick : wild flowers , apples

Key :

1.picking 5.peaceful

2.inconvenient /collect 6.nomadic

3.herd

7.vast

4.ridden/ brave

8.put up/ hard

Key:

-/bl/ : blackberry,blind, bloom, blossom

-/cl/ : clothing, climb, click, clay, clock,clear

Key:

1.blame

2.blast

3.blue

4.clock

5.close

Key:

1....blowing ....

2...climbed......

3....bloom....

4..clear , blue...

5....Blind ....

Teacher’s activities

Ss’ activities

Contents

Warm – up.( 5’)

-Remind Ss of comparative forms of adjectives learnt in previous lesson by asking questions like :

+Which river is longer ,the Mekong or the Red river ?

+Who is the tallest boy in our class ?

+Who is the tallest girl in our class ?

Presentation (10’)

1.Complete the passage below with a suitable comparative form of the adjectives provided

-Ask Ss do exercise 1 .Go round and help Ss if necessary

-let Ss exchange their answers .Check as a class and write the answers on the board with the full forms of comparisons .Keep them for later reference when the comparative of adverbs is taught

-First revise the different use of an adjective and an adverb.For example , T writes :

+Life in the city is slow/slowly

+He is moving slow/slowly

-Ask Ss to choose the right word for each sentence.

-Introduce the comparative form of adverbs by changing the second sentence to

He is moving more slowly than before

-Elicit the form of comparative from Ss before letting them read number 1 in the table

-Then introduce comparatives of irregular adverbs like /fast/ , /hard/,late/,/early/ well/

-Let Ss read number 2 and 3 in the table

Practice(20’)

2.Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of the adverbs in the box

-Ask Ss prepare Ex2 individually

-Ask Ss give the keys

-Ask Ss write their keys on the board

3.Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative forms of hard ,late,fast, well and badly

-Ask Ss prepare Ex3 individually

-Ask Ss practice before the class

4.Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences

-Have Ss do this exercise independently

-Check the answers as a class

Further practice (7’)

5.Write the answers to the questions below

-Ask Ss do independently .Walk around and help Ss who have difficulty writing the answers

-let Ss check their answers with a partner .Check as a class and write the correct answers on the board underlining the comparatives

Homework(3’):

Prepare unit 2 lesson 4

Class work

Ss work individually

*Comparative of adverbs :

1.more/less +adverb-(than) is the form of comparative for almost all adverbs of manner ending in –ly

-Can you walk more slowly ? I can’t catch up with you

-Hanh acts less responsibly than anyone here

2.Adverb+er +(than) is the form of comparative adverbs of manner with the same form as adjectives

+fast->faster

+hard-.harder

+early->earlier

+late->later

-The rain is coming .Let’s run faster

3.Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner

+well->better

+badly->worse

-I believe you’ll do better in the next test

Ss prepare Ex2 individually

Ss prepare Ex2 individually

Ss do this exercise independently

Ss do independently

Warm – up.( 5’): Review

Key:

1.higher

2.easier

3.better

4.more exciting

5.more convenient

6.happier

7.more friendly

8.fast

9.safer

10.best

Key:

1.more slowly

2.more soundly

3.less traditionally

4.more generously

5.more healthy

Key:

1.better 4.harder

2.faster 5.worse

3.later 6.earlier

Key :

1.more optimistically

2.more popularly

3.less densely populated

4.more quickly

5.more easily

6.better

Key:

1.The countryside is more peaceful than the city

2.A computer works faster at calculus than a human being

3.Life in a remote areas is harder that that in a modern town

4.Ho Chi Minh City is more expensive than Hue

5.A buffalo can plough better than a horse

Teacher’s activities

Ss’ activities

Contents

Warm – up.( 5’)

This page looks at online posts which are common features of social media sites .They allow people to review things or give their opinions about things .they also allow others to respond to the posts with their own opinions .As such an online dialogue occurs .The writing style of online posts is usually short ,informal and honest or direct

Pre-speaking (10’)

Vocabulary:

-Refer to the words in the Extra vocabulary box

-Ask Ss if they know their meaning .if they don’t ,wait until Ss have done the reading

-Then ask them to guess the meaning of each word in context

Set the scene:

1.Read the posts on “Holidays in the countryside”

-Explain that Ss are going to read some online posts from people all over the world

-Elicit from the Ss where these people live .Establish that they all live in big cities .They are talking about their experiences of staying in the countryside .They all have very different opinions of the experience

-Now ask Ss to read the posts .Check that everybody understands the meaning of each post before moving on

While-speaking(15’)

2.What are the attitudes of these people towards their experiences ? Tick (v) the appropriate box

-Elicit from the Ss where these people live. Establish that they all live in big cities .They are talking about their experiences of staying in the countryside .They all have very different opinions of the experience

-Now ask Ss to read the posts .Check that everybody understands the meaning of each post before moving on

Post-speaking (12’)

3.Work in groups .Reply to the osts in 1 .Write down your replies

-Explain that now they have a chance to reply to each post with their own opinions

-Hand out a piece of blank paper for each post

-Have the group write the name of each post at the top eg Bob from London

-Ask each S write a short reply to a post and then passes the paper to the person on their left .They take the next paper from the person on their right ,They read the reply and then add their own

-Ask Ss refer to the examples as models for their answers .Encourage Ss to choose a variety of posts with different attitudes

-Ask Ss write down their replies

-Then ask each group to read out one of their reply chains to a post and discuss it as a class

Homework(3’):

Prepare unit 2 lesson 5

Class work

Class work

Class work

Ss prepare Ex2 individually

Ss work in groups

Warm – up.( 5’): Introduction

*Vocabulary:

-disturb (v)

-beehives (n)

-dig hole (n)

-unforgettable (adv)

Key:

Sample example:

Discuss and share your replies with the class

-Bob : In my opinion ,the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover

-Bob ; I think this is one of the reasons for urbanisation