Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Planning date: 26 - 2 - 2015 Period 79. Unit 13: festivalS Lesson 1: getting started + listen and read. P.121 I. Aims: - To help students read for detail about traditional Festivals. - To develop students’ skills. II. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to ask for explainations of events. III. Ways of working: T-WC, pair work, individual work. IV. Materials: Textbook, pictures in the textbook, tape. V. Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time. VI. Teaching steps: 1. Warm up: (5 minutes) * Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance. * Getting started. P.121 - Students look at the information about the people and say where these people should go on their visits to Viet Nam. 1. Tom likes swimming and sunbathing 2. David is interested in ancient cities. 3. Huckleberry likes mountain-climbing. 4. Oliver is keen on pottery. 5. Robinson is fond of crowded places E.g: - Tom liked swimming and sunbathing. Where should he go? - Well he should go to Nha Trang. There are many beautiful beaches there. - Yes, I think so. Suggested answer: - David should go to Hoi An. - Huckleberry should go to Sa Pa. - Oliver should go to Ha Noi and visit Bat Trang. - Robinson should go to Ho Chi Minh City. T. asks Ss some questions to elicit new lesson: - Do you know any festivals in Viet Nam? (a bull-fighting festival: LÔ chäi tr©u a rice-cooking competitions) 2. New lesson: STAGES T & SS’ ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT ON BOARD (PRESEN TATION (12 minute) * Preteach vocabulary: - Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words. - Checking understanding: What and where I. New words: - (to) fetch: lÊy vÒ, mang vÒ - (to) yell: la hÐt - (to) urge: giôc, thóc giôc - (to) rub: cä x¸t Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 58 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 * Set the scene: Ba invites his friend, Liz to the rice- cooking festival, a traditional contest in the North of Viet Nam. Open prediction(Part 2-P122) - Students predict where the statements are true or false. - (to) separate: làm cho rời ra II. Prediction: 1. Two team members take part in the water-fetching contests. 2. One person has to collect four water bottles. 3. The fire is made without matches or lighters. 4. Pieces of wood are used to make fire. 5. In the final contest, the team members taste the rice. 6. The grand prize is given to the team with the most points. PRACTICE (18 minutes) * Listen and read: - Students listen to the tape as they are looking at their books. - Student practise reading the dialogue in pair and check if their predictions. - Students correct the false statements. - Students read the dialogue again and do the matching. - Teacher elicits the model sentences. - Checking understanding: + What does this sentence mean in Vietnamese? + What kind of speech is rice- cooking festival? (rice is a noun and cooking is a V- ing) IV. Listen and read: 1. Checking predictions: * Key: 1. F (One person from each team takes part in the water-fetching contests.) 2. F (One person has to collect one water bottle) 3. T 4. F (Pieces of bamboo are used to make fire) 5. F (The judges taste the rice) 6. T 2. Matching: (with answer key) fire-making rice-cooking the husk the judges be awarded the council leader chủ tịch HĐ vỏ trấu nấu cơm đốt lửa ban giám khảo đợc tặng / th- ởng 3. Model sentences: - Thank for inviting me to the rice- cooking festival. rice-cooking festival is a compound word. Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 59 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 - Teacher asks students to find other compound words in the dialogue. * Practice: - Teacher asks students to translate these words into English: + Hội chọi trâu + ngành công nghiệp sản xuất ô tô + cuộc thị cắm hoa + nớc xuất khẩu gạo + máy giặt quần áo * Practice: + a bull-fighting festival + a car-making industry + a flower-arranging contest + a rice-exporting country +a clothes-washing machine PRODUC TION (8 minutes) * Write it up: - Students base on the dialogue to write about the rice-cooking festival. 4. Write it up: E.g: There are three competitions in a rice-cooking festival: the water- fetching contest, the fire-making and the rice-cooking contest. In the water-fetching contest, one person from each team has to run to the river and get a water bottle to return to the starting point. 3. Summary: (1 minute) - Repeat the lesson. + Vocabulary + Grammar: Ss know how to make compound Adjectives + Language: Ss can understand three competitions in the rice-cooking festival. 4. Homework: (1 minute) - Learn by heart all the new words and read the dialogue again. - Do exercise: 1, 3. P.76, 78 (WB) - Prepare Speak + Listen Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 60 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Planning date: 27 - 2 - 2015 Period 80. Unit 13: festivalS Lesson 2: speak + listen. P.123 - 124 I. Aims: - To help students practise in talking about preparations and listening for details. - To develop students’ skills. II. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about preparations for a special event. III. Ways of working: T-WC, pair work, individual work. IV. Materials: Textbook, pictures in the textbook, tape, cassette. V. Anticipated problems: The lesson may take time. VI. Teaching steps: 1.Warm up: (4 minutes) * Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance. * Brainstorming: - Students write the things they often do to prepare for Tet holiday. Suggested ideas: - Decorate / clean / paint the house / the room / the yard. - Buy cakes / candies / drinks / food / fruits. - Cook / make cakes - Write / send New Year cards to friends/ relatives. 2. New lesson: STAGES T & SS’ ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT ON BOARD PRE SPEAKING (12 minutes) * Preteach vocabulary: - Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words. - Checking understanding: Slap the board. * Set the scene: - Mrs Quyen is talking to Lan I. New words: - a peach blossom: cµnh hoa ®µo - a marigold: hoa cóc vµng (v¹n thä) - a dried watermelon seed: h¹t da hÊu kh«. - spring roll: nem - a pomegranate: qu¶ lùu II. Ordering: Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 61 PREPARATIONS FOR TET Clean / decorate the house Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 about their preparations for Tet. Ordering: - Students put the sentences in the correct dialogue. * Key: Mrs Quyen: Have you tidied the bedroom? Lan: Yes, I have. Where are you going Mum? Mrs Q: To the market. I have to buy some oranges and some pomegranates. Lan: Could you correct my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner? Mrs Q: Sure, I will. Lan: Thanks, Mom. Is there anything you want me to do while you are out? Mrs Q: Not really. But I want our house to look nice at the festival. Lan: Mom, I know what to do now. I’ll clean all the glass windows. Mrs Q: That’s very good. Bye-bye, Sweetie. Lan: Bye, Mom. WHILE SPEAKING (12 minutes) * Speak: - Students choose one of the festival and practise in pair, talking about their praparations for the festival they choose. (- Teacher can help students in class 8C) III. Speak: E.g: The Village Festival A: When is your village festival? B: It’s on January 8 according to Lunar Year. A: What do you usually do to prepare for your festival? B: I usually clean my house and the yard. I also help my mum to buy some food, drinks, fruits, candies. What about you? What do you usually do to prepare for your village festival? A: ……………………………………… POST SPEAKING (15 minutes) * Set the scene: - The Robinson family are making preparations for Tet. They want to buy things for Tet. * Listen. P. 124: - Students listen and find out what Mrs Robinson wants her husband and Liz to do. .* Write it up: - Students write the things IV. Listening. P.124: * Key: a) Mrs Robinson wants Mr Robinson to go to the flower market. b) Mrs Rbinson wants some marigolds because they are traditional at Tet. c) Mrs Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of dried watermelon seeds. d) Mrs Robinson is asking Mrs Nga how to make spring rolls. V. Complete the notes *Key: Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 62 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Mrs Robinson, Mr Robinson and Liz have to do to prepare for Tet. Things to do Mr Robinson: go to the flower market to buy some peach blossoms and a bunch of marigolds. Mrs Robinson: go to Mrs Nga’s to learn how to make spring rolls. Liz: go to the market to buy candies and a packet of dried watermelon seeds. * Tapescript: Mrs R: John, I want you to go to the flower market for me, please. Mr R: What do I have to buy? Mrs R: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers. Mr R: What sort of flowers? Mrs R: Marigolds, because they are traditional at Tet. Mr R: Anything else? Mrs R: No, but I need Liz to do a few things. Liz: What is that, Mom? Mrs R: Are you busy? Liz: No. Do you need something? Mrs R: Yes. Go to the market and buy some candies and one packet of dried watermelon seeds, please. Liz: Okay. What are you going to do? Mrs R: I m going to Mrs Nga s. She is going to show me how to make spring rolls’ ’ 3. Summary: (1 minute) - Repeat the lesson. + Vocabulary. + Language: Ss can make preparations for their festivals 4. Homework: (1 minute) - Learn by heart all the new words. - Do exercises: 4, 6. P.79, 80 (WB) - Prepare Read. Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 63 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Planning date:9 - 3 - 2015 Period 81. Unit 13: festivalS Lesson 3: read. P.124 - 126 I. Aims: - To help students read for details about Christmas. - To develop students’ skills. II. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get some knowledge about Christmas. III. Ways of working:- T-WC, team work, par work, individual work. IV. Materials: - Textbook, pictures in the textbook , extra board V. Anticiapted problems: Ss may not have much background knowledge about Christmas. VI. Teaching steps: 1. Warm up: (3 minutes) * Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance. * Chatting:Show Ss the photocopied pictures and ask some questions: - On what occasion can you see these pictures?( On Christmas day) - What do you do at Christmas? - Do you celebrate Christmas? - What do you know about Christmas? 2. New lesson: STAGES T & SS’ ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT ON BOARD PRE READING (10 minutes) * Preteach vocabulary: - Teacher uses techniques to teach students new words. - Checking understanding: ROR *T/F prediction: - Ss read the statements on the extra board and predict which sentence is true and which is false. I. New words: - (to) spread: lan truyÒn - (to) perform: biÓu diÔn - jolly (adj): vui vÎ - a professor: gi¸o s - description: sù m« t¶ II. T/F prediction: 1.The Christmas tree came first from USA. 2. Santa Claus is based on the Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 64 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 description of Saint Nicholas in a poem. 3. Christmas songs were first performed 180 years ago. 4. The Christmas card appeared first in USA in the mid-19 th century. WHILE READING (22 minutes) * Read. P.124 - Students read the text and check their prediction. - Students match the English words with its meaning - Students read the text again and complete the table. P.126 Students read the text again and answer the comprehension questions in pair. - Teacher holds the game LUCKY NUMBER. Numbers 2, 6, 7 are lucky nembers. II. Read. P.124 1. Checking T/F: 1.F -> from Riga.……… 2.T 3.F-> 800 years ago.……… 4.F -> .in England in the mid-……… 19 th century. 2. Matching: Christmas tree Christmas Card Christmas Carol Santa Claus Christmas Eve §ªm Gi¸ng sinh ¤ng giµ N«-en C©y Gi¸ng sinh ThiÕp mõng Gi¸ng sinh bµi h¸t mõng Gi¸ng sinh 3. Complete the table: Christmas Specials Place of origin Date The Christmas tree Riga early 1500s The Christmas Card England mid-19 th century Christmas Carols (no information) 800 years ago Santa Claus USA 1823 4. Comprehesion questions Lucky numbers! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 * Answer key to the comprehension questions: 1( a). More than a century ago. 3 (b). He wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends. Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 65 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 4( c). 800 years ago. 6 (d). An american professor Clement Clarke Moore. 7 (e). On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem. POST READING (8 minutes) * Write it up: - Students base on the text and complete the pagraph about Christmas. * Key: (1) Christmas tree (2) Christmas Card (3) Christmas songs (4) Santa Claus (5) Christmas Eve 4. Write: Complete the sentences. Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the world. At Christmas, people decorate the (1) ________ to welcome Christmas. (2) The ________ is a part of the Christmas tradition. People also sing (3) __________ . The (4) ___________, a fat jolly man wearing a red suit, gives children presents on (5)____________. 3. Summary: (1 minute) - Repeat the lesson. + Vocabulary. + Background knowledge about Christmas suc as the Christmas tree, the Christmas card, Christmas Carols and Santa Claus. 4. Homework: (1 minute) - Learn by heart all the new word and read the text again. - Do exercise: 8. P.82 - Prepare Write. Planing date: 9 - 3- 2015 Period 82: UNIT 13: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: Write. P. 126 – 127 I. Aims: - To help students to write a report. - To develop students’ skills. II. Objectives: - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a report on a festival. III. Ways of working: T-WC, pair work, individual work. IV. Materials: Textbook, pictures in the textbook. V. Anticipated problems: - The lesson may take time. - Some Ss may find it difficult to write a report. Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 66 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 VI. Teaching steps: 1. Warm up: (3 minutes) * Teacher greets and checks the students’ attendance. * Chatting: - Teacher uses the picture on page 126 to ask students some questions + What can you see in this picture? + What festival is it? + How may competitions are the in the Rice-cooking festivals? + Where does the water come from? + How do the team members make fire? + Which team won the contest? 2. New lesson: STAGES T & SS’ ACTIVITIES THE CONTENT ON BOARD PRE WRITING (8 minutes) * Gap fill: - Students use the information in the dialogue on page121 to complete the report. I. Complete the report: * Answer key: The rice-cooking Festival by Festival Councilor Pham Phuong Linh This report shows how the rice-cooking festival was held. The festival was held in the communal house yard about a / one kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire- making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water- fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful. WHILE WRITING (22 minutes) *Chatting: - Students talk in pair about the festival they know. Use the questions on page 127 to help them. II. Write a report on a festival: 1. Outline: - The name of the festival: village festival, spring festival, flower festival, Mid-Autumn Festival. - The place where the festival hold: the communal house yard. Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 67 [...]... a report on a festival + Know how to write a report 68 Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 4 Homework: (1 minute) - Do exercise 9/ P.83 (WB) - Prepare Language focus Planning date: 10 - 3- 2015 Period 83: Unit 13: Festivals Lesson 5: Language focus P.128 130 I Aims: -To help students practice in reporting what was said and further... ->………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Liz said, “ My father is a a manager.” 71 Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 ->…………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Homework: (1 minute) - Review unit 13 - Prepare Listen and read (Unit 14) 72 Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School ... against each other - It is a (bull-fighting) festival 3 The United State has a big industry that makes cars - The United State has a (car-making) industry 4 Last week, Tran Hung Dao School held a contest in which students arranged flowers as attractively as they 70 Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 could - It is a (flower-arranging)... been cleaned 2.Reported speech(cont): Ex: ‘I am very tired”, Peter said -> Peter said (that) he was very tired “ I don’t feel sad”, Mary said to me 69 Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 -> Mary told me (that) she didn’t feel sad Form: Reported speech with statements S + said + (that) + Cl S + told me/her/him+ (that) + Cl * Note:Một...Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 - The time the festival lasted: a day, two days ,… - The activities of the festival / the competition - The organization of the competitions - The people took part in the... gạch ngang(-) giữa danh từ và * Gap fill (LF 1) - Students complete the V-ing II Exercises: sentences Use the LF 1 P.128: passive form * Key: a were performed b was decorated / put c is made * LF 2 e was awarded f was written - Students complete the d will be held dialogue in pair LF 2 P.128 * Key: 1 jumbled2 broken3 broken 4 scattered 5 pulled -Ask Ss to do LF3 + LF4 at home LF 3 P .130 : Rewrite the following... (flower-arranging) contest 5 Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice - Viet Nam is a (rice-exporting) country 6 This is a machine which is used to wash clothes - It is a (clothes-washing) machine LF 4 P .130 : * Key: b) He said he could fix the faucets c) He said the pipes were broken d) He said new pipes were very expensive e) He said I had to pay him then * Test 15’ (No4) Full name:………………………… Class: 8… . 78 (WB) - Prepare Speak + Listen Teacher: Do Thi Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 60 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Planning date: 27 - 2 - 2015 Period 80 . Unit 13: festivalS Lesson. Cuc Thanh Mai Secondary School 63 Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Planning date:9 - 3 - 2015 Period 81 . Unit 13: festivalS Lesson 3: read. P.124 - 126 I. Aims: - To. Lesson Plan _English 8- Unit 13 School year: 2014 - 2015 Planning date: 26 - 2 - 2015 Period 79. Unit 13: festivalS Lesson 1: getting started + listen and read.