Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 unit 15: Computers

Unit 15: computers Lesson 1/ 89 : Getting started + Listen and Read A- Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the content of the dialogue and practice reading i

GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8.

Unit 15: computers

Lesson 1/ 89 : Getting started + Listen and Read

A- Aims:

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the content of the dialogue and practice reading it and express their opinions about a problem

* Grammar : The present perfect tense with already and yet

* Lexical item : printer , manual , plug , socket , connect , under guarantee

Properly

* Skill : Speaking and reading

* Techniques : Practice in pairs and group

* Teaching aids: Cassette; poster.

* Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in deciding facts or opinions.

B- Contents:

I Warm up: Brainstorm (Getting started)

• Computers can help us:

- learn foreign language

- save time

- learn more quickly

- store much more information

- play games, listen to music

- easy/ convenient for keeping information

- learn interestingly

- get or send information easily and rapidly

- work much faster and more effectively

II Listen and Read:

1 Pre Teach Vocabulary:

- printer (n) : máy in (visual)

- manual (n) : sách hướng dẫn (explanation)

- plug (n) : phích cắm điện (realia)

- socket (n) : æ cắm điện (realia)

- (to) connect : kết nối (traslation)

- under guarantee (a) : trong thời gian bảo hành (traslation)

- properly (adv) : đúng/ chính xác (synonym)

* Checking Vocabulary : What and where

2 True/ False prediction:

*Set the scene: The printer isn’t working Nam and his father, Mr Nhat are talking

about the problem of the printer What happens to it?

- Put the poster on the board and have Ss guess which statements are true and which are false

a The printer isn't working

b Nam has already turned the printer on

c Nam knows how to connect a printer but he hasn't connected it properly

d The manual helped them to find out the problem

e Mr Nhat bought the printer in Ho Chi Minh city and it's still under guarantee

f Mr Nhat thinks the company wouldn't do anything with his computer because it's too far from his place

- Give feedback

3 Read and check:

- Have Ss listen to to the tape

- Open the book Look at the dialogue and listen to the tape

- Have Ss listen and repeat

- Have Ss read the dialogue in pairs

- Ask Ss to check their predictions.

*Answer key:

A , b ,e : T

c F -> He has connected it properly

d F -> Mr Nhat thinks it isn't very helpful

f F -> Mr Nhat thinks the company should do something with it

4 Fact and Opinion.

- Expain the words fact and opinion

+ Fact: a thing that is known to be true, especially when it can be proved

+ Opinion: Your feelings or thoughts about someone or something, rather than a fact

- Show the poster with fact and opinion statements on the board

- Get Ss to check the boxes

- Give feedback and correct

*Answer key:

a - F b - O c - O d - O e - F f - F

III Grammar note:

- Have Ss answer the questions:

+ What does Mr Nhat ask Nam when the printer isn’t working ?

+ How does Nam answer?

-> Have you turned it on yet ?

-> I have already done it.

(The present perfect tense with already and yet)

IV Homework:

- Learn by heart Vocabulary

- Read the dialogue carefully

- Do exercises in workbook (Unit 15)

- Prepare for next lesson: Speak + Listen.

Unit 15: computers Lesson 2/ 90: Speak + Listen A- Aims:

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use some common useful expressions to express agreement and disagreement and listen for details to complete a flow chart

* Skill : Speaking and listening

* Techniques : Practice in pairs and group

* Teaching aids: Pictures, poster, cassette, tape.

* Anticipated problems: Some Ss will get difficulty in listening.

B- Contents :

I Warm up: Jumbled words.

- onopnii = opinion

- greeament = agreement

- mentdisgreea = disagreement

II Speaking:

1 Presentation:

- Show Ss the pictures

- Show Ss the poster

- Have Ss read the adjectives in the box

- Give examples:

S1 : I think computers are useful

S2 : So do I / ( I disgree I think they are unnecessary)

* Picture a :

S1 : I think driving a car is easy

I think driving a car is difficult

I think driving a car is dangerous

S2 : I agree / so do I

I agree but

Yes, but on the other hand

- Ask Ss to tell the ways to give someone's opinions, agreement, degree of agreement and disagreement

- Draw the table on the board and have ss copy

2 Practice:

- Have Ss work in pair ( open – closed)

- Have Ss do exercise 2

+ Call on two students to read the dialogue

- Show Ss the poster (P140)

- Have Ss read the information

- Make similar dialogue

*Example:

S1: I’m having problems with my printer

S2: What’s wrong?

S1: It won’t print I think it’s broken

S2: No You didn’t turn it on

S1: Oh! Sorry

- Give feedback and correct

III Listen:

1- Pre Listening:

- Show Ss the poster

- Have Ss read the chart and guess the information to complete the triangle and the ovals

2 While-Listening:

- Have Ss listen to the tape and complete the questions and the answers

3 Post-Listening:

- Have ss share their answers

- Call on some ss to give their answers

*Answer key:

a Do you have the correct change?

b Yes

c What do you want to drink?

d Take it

Star t

Find a

c) ? Lemon

soda

&

Press button Insert coins d) ?

IV Homework:

- Complete the chart in notebook

- Do exercise 1,2, 3 in workbook

- Prepare for next lesson: Read