Giáo án Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Unit 8: Country life and city life - Lesson 1

Teacher^/s activities

Ss^/ activities

*) Lead-in: (1’)

- Makes the questions:

?Do you live in the city or in the country?

?What do you think about the country life/ the city life?

- Introduces the lesson

I. PRE-STAGE:

1. Vocabulary (8’)

+ Relative (n) (Sit.)

+ Peaceful (adj.) (Trans.)

+ Permanently (adv) (Trans.)

+ Quiet (adj.) >< noisy (adj.) (Sit.)

+ Remote area (n) (Ex.)

+ Accessible (adj) (Trans.)

+ Medical facility (n) (Ex.)

- Elicits first and says out the words.

- Writes and checks.

- Uses Slap the board to check vocab.

2. Presentation dialogue: (7’)

- Plays the tape for Ss to listen to the dialogue.

- Calls on two pairs to read the dialogues in the front.

- Corrects Ss’ pronunciation if any.

- Asks Ss some questions.

*) Guiding questions:

1. What are some of the changes in the countryside?

2. Does Hoa prefer the countryside?

- Gets feedback and checks.

II. WHILE-STAGES: (12’)

Comprehension questions

- Run through the questions and checks Ss’ understanding.

- Asks Ss to read the text again and answer the questions.

- Gets feedback and correct their answers.

- Calls on some pairs to practice asking and answering before class.

III. POST-STAGES: (10’)

Discussion

?Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

- Writes the questions on the board and notices Ss with the present continuous for the changes.

- Asks Ss to work in groups of four to discuss the question.

- Calls on some Ss to present their ideas in front of class.

- Comments and corrects Ss’ mistakes.

- Answer T’s questions.

- Listen to teacher.

- Try out and repeat chorally- individually

- Give the meaning and read them through.

- Play the game into two teams.

- Pay attention and focus on the information.

- Practice reading in pairs.

- Answer T’s questions.

* Answer:

1. Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and TV; and medical falcilities are more accessibla

2. Yes, she does.

- Speak out their answers, then explain their results.

- Read through the questions and take note the meaning of: opinion, prefer, what does she mean by this?

- Read it and share their ideas in pairs.

- Give out the answer and correct.

- Ask and answer the questions.

*) Answers:

a. She has been to Kim Lien village.

b. She was there for the weekend.

c. It is peaceful and quiet.

d. There are no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets,...

e. Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and TV, and medical facility are more accessible.

- Copy down the use.

- Share their ideas in groups.

- Present their ideas before class.

- Listen to teacher and correct themselves.