LESSON PLAN UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE A. READING: PERIOD: 43 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. _ To help students to guess the meaning of some words and do the task given in order to understand the reading. II. TEACHING AIDS: _ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player . III. TEACHING STAGES: 1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE: _ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent. 2. PREVIOUS LESSON: _ Tenses in English. 3. NEW LESSON: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES _ asks students to look at the pictures then answer the questions provided. _ asks students some guiding questions. _ asks students to answer the questions orally. _ asks students to give comments if possible. _ explain the pictures and give the suggested answers. _ presents some new words. _ gives the brief meaning of the words using various techniques. A. Before you read _ observe the pictures then answer the teacher’s question orally. Guiding questions: 1. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/ Why not? 2. List three things that might happen in the future. _ students answer the questions orally. _ students give comments if possible. New words 1. pessimistic 2. optimistic 3. corporation 4. threaten 5. domestic chores 6. burden 7. telecommunications 8. link 9. progress 10. contribute 1 _ helps students pronounce the words correctly. _ asks students to take notes of the words and the example if possible. _ plays the tape then ask students to do task 1. _ asks some students to give the answers then correct their answers if necessary. _ asks students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers to make sure that they understand the reading. _ asks students to copy the right answers. _ asks students to read the reading again then do task 2 in pairs orally. _ asks some students to give the answers. _ can ask students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers. _ corrects the students’ answers and give suggested answers. _ asks students to rewrite the sentences basing on the information given. _ asks students to read the reading again then do task 2 in pairs orally. _ asks some students to give the answers. _ can ask students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers. _ corrects the students’ answers and give suggested answers. _ asks students to rewrite the sentences basing on the information given. B. While you read Task 1 _ listen to the tape then read the reading again and do task 1 individually. _ compare their results with those of their friends. _ some of them give the answers, others give comments. _ take notes of the suggested answers if necessary. Task 2 _ work in pair and ask and answer the questions given. _ compare their results with those of their friends. _ some of them give the answers, others give comments. _ take notes of the suggested answers if necessary. Task 3 _ work in pair and ask and answer the questions given. _ compare their results with those of their friends. _ some of them give the answers, others give comments. _ take notes of the suggested answers if necessary. 4. CONSOLIDATION: _ Students work in groups, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of robots. 5. HOMEWORK: _ Read the reading carefully and translate it into Vietnamese. _ Learn the vocabulary listed by heart. _ Prepare B. speaking on pages 82-83 for next class. 2 UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE B. SPEAKING PERIOD: 44 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ speaking and listening skills. _ To help students to be able to talk about the life in the future( by the end of the 21 st century) and use the correct tenses. II. TEACHING AIDS: _ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player . III. TEACHING STAGES: 1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE: _ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent. 2. PREVIOUS LESSON: _ Questions and answers about the reading. 3. NEW LESSON: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES _ Asks students to read the dialogue carefully. _ Asks students to notice the day in the newspaper cutting. _ Asks students to read the requirement of the task carefully. _ explains the requirement of the task then ask them to do the task in pairs. _ can give some more suggested questions and suggested information if possible. _ helps students to organize their talks. _ asks them to support their ideas if necessary. _ lets them practice in some minutes. _ asks some of them present their talks to the whole class. _ asks some of them to give comments on their friends’ talks. _ can give comments or marks to some of them to encourage them on practicing speaking. Task 1: _ read the newspaper cutting suggested carefully. _notice the day in the newspaper cutting. Task 2 _ read the requirement of the task carefully. _ listen to the explanation of the requirement of the task. _ do the matching exercise orally. _ ask their teacher if having any difficulties. Task 3 _ listen to the explanation then organize their own talks, using the information in task 1,2. _ some of them present their talks to the whole class. _ some of them to give comments on their friends’ talks. 3 4. CONSOLIDATION: _ Students work in groups, making some predictions about what life will be like one hundred years from now. _ Teacher can help them to organize the ideas. _ Some students present their talks. _ Others observe and give comments. 5. HOMEWORK: _ Learn the structures listed by heart. _ Prepare C. listening on pages 84-85 for next class. UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE C. LISTENING PERIOD: 45 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ speaking and listening skills. _ To help students to guess the meaning of some words and do the task given in order to understand the listening about life expectancy in the future. II. TEACHING AIDS: _ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player . III. TEACHING STAGES: 1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE: _ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent. 2. PREVIOUS LESSON: _ Talk about the problems of overpopulation and offer solutions. 3. NEW LESSON: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES _ asks students to work in pairs, ask and answer the questions given. _ asks some students to answer the questions given. _ notices students that they can use the information in their speaking lesson. _ presents some new words. _ gives the brief meaning of the words using various techniques. A. Before you listen Guiding questions: 1. Which of the following factors do you think might help people have a long and healthy life? _ some students answer the questions given. _ some students answer and others give comments. New words 1. incredible 2. centenarian 3. life expectancy 4. fatal 5. eradicated 6. eternal life B. While you listen 4 _ helps students pronounce the words correctly. _ asks students to read the task 1 carefully then ask their teacher if cannot understand nay difficult words. _ plays the tape then ask students to do task 1. _ asks some students to give the answers then correct their answers if necessary. _ give the suggested answers. _ asks students to copy the right answers. _ asks students to read the task 2 carefully and try to guess the answers if possible then compare with their friends’. _ asks students to do task 2 in pairs orally. _ asks some students to give the answers. _ can ask students to give the evidence to illustrate their answers. _ corrects the students’ answers. _ gives the right answers to them if possible. Task 1 _ read the task 1 carefully then ask their teacher if cannot understand any difficult words. _ listen to the tape once or twice then do the task 1 themselves. _ compare their answers with their friends’. _ some do the task orally, others give comments on the answers. _ listen to the teacher’s explanation and take notes of the suggested answers. Task 2 _ work in pair discuss the requirement of the task carefully. _ try to guess the answers if possible then compare with their friends’. _ listen to the tape once or twice then do the task themselves. _ some give the answers, others give comments. _ can give the evidence to illustrate their ideas if possible. _ notice the right answers and copy them if possible. 4. CONSOLIDATION: _ Students work in pairs, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of having a very long life. _ Some students report their results of the discussion to the whole class. _ T gives comments on the students’ work. 5. HOMEWORK: _ Learn the vocabulary listed by heart. _ Prepare D. Writing on pages 85 for next class. UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE D. WRITING PERIOD: 46 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ speaking and writing skills. _ To help students to able to write about the ideal world they would like to live in the year 2020. 5 II. TEACHING AIDS: _ Textbooks, pictures, blackboard, colour chalks, hand-outs, . III. TEACHING STAGES: 1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE: _ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent. 2. PREVIOUS LESSON: _ Questions and answers about the listening. 3. NEW LESSON: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES _ asks students to observe the useful language carefully then use the words or phrases suggested to make sentences of their own. _ asks some students to give their answers. _ asks some to give comments. _ asks some of them give the answers to the questions, others give comments on the answers and give supported ideas if possible. _ asks some of them to give the answers, others give comments. _ asks students if they need more information which can help them to organize their ideas. _ asks students to write the draft of the writing first. _ asks students to exchange their writing with their partners’ then correct the mistakes themselves. _ walks around to help students if possible. _ asks students to take their own drafts back then write the complete writing in their notebooks. _ explains or correct some common mistakes if necessary. _ asks students to copy the correction of some common mistakes and perfect their own writing with the accurate structures and vocabulary. _ can give the sample writing if having 1. peaceful world 2. conflict 3. under the threat of terrorism 4. in harmony 5. clean and healthy environment 6. my main desire _ some students give their answers. _ some others give comments. _ then collect the ideas and organize them and start to write complete paragraph. _ can ask their friends or their teacher to supply some ideas they do not know if necessary. _ start to write the draft of the writing first. _ exchange their writing with their partners’ then correct the mistakes themselves. _ ask the teacher for help if having any difficulty in correcting the mistake themselves. _ take their own drafts back then write the complete writing in their notebooks. _ listen to the teacher’s explanation or his correction on the blackboard. _ copy the correction of some common mistakes and perfect their own writing with the accurate structures and vocabulary. _ copy the sample writing then compare with their own writing if necessary. 6 enough time. _ asks students to copy the sample writing then compare with their own writing if necessary. 4. CONSOLIDATION: _ Teacher correct some writing of the students if having time. _ Students take notes of the teacher’s explanation. 5. HOMEWORK: _ Learn the lesson by heart. _ Prepare E. language Focus on pages 85-86-87 for next class. UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE E. LANGUAGE FOCUS PERIOD 47 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ pronunciation and writing skills. _ To help students to be able pronounce the full forms and the contracted forms of auxiliaries and introduce to them the use of some prepositions and articles. II. TEACHING AIDS: _ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player . III. TEACHING STAGES: 1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE: _ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent. 2. PREVIOUS LESSON: _ Questions and answers about the writing. 3. NEW LESSON: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES _ play the tape and asks students to listen to the sounds listed in their books. _ asks students to listen to the tape then repeat the words in chorus. _ asks students to repeat the words individually. _ correct their pronunciation if necessary. _ asks students to read the sentences suggested individually. _ can read the sentences first and notice the sounds in words. _ asks some students to read the sentences aloud. 1. Pronunciation _ listen to the sounds listed in their books. _ listen to the tape then repeat the words in chorus. _ some individuals repeat the words. _ listen to the teacher’s correction. _ read the sentences suggested individually. 7 _ asks others to give comments then correct their pronunciation if necessary. _ explains how to change direct speech into reported speech with gerund briefly then give some examples to illustrate and asks students to work in pairs to do the exercise suggested. _ asks students to discuss the answers with their friends. _ asks some of the students to do the exercise orally. _ asks others to give comments. _ gives the suggested answers if necessary. _ explains the example carefully. _ asks students to work in pairs to do the exercise suggested. _ asks students to discuss the answers with their friends. _ asks some of the students to do the exercise orally. _ asks others to give comments. _ gives the suggested answers if necessary. 2. Grammar Exercise 1 _ listen to the teacher’s explanation. _ work in pairs. Do the exercise given in the textbooks. _ discuss the answers with their friends then correct the mistakes themselves. _ discuss the answers with their friends. _ some of the students to do the exercise orally. _ other students give comments. _ take notes of the suggested answers. Exercise 2 _ notice the teacher’s explanation. _ work in pairs. Do the exercise given in the textbooks. _ discuss the answers with their friends then correct the mistakes themselves. _ some of the students to do the exercise orally. _ other students give comments. _ take notes of the suggested answers. 4. CONSOLIDATION: _ Teacher can ask students to give their ideas about the activities they often do on Christmas Day. 5. HOMEWORK: _ Learn the structures and the vocabulary listed by heart. _ prepare Test yourself C on pages 88-89-90. TEST YOURSELF C PERIOD 48 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. 8 _ To help students to be able prepare for the 45- minute test then do the exercise given. II. TEACHING AIDS: _ Textbooks, pictures, colour chalks, hand-outs, tape, cassette player . III. TEACHING STAGES: 1. GREETING AND CHECKING ATTENDANCE: _ Teacher greets the class and checks if anyone is absent. 2. PREVIOUS LESSON: _ Questions and answers about thepassive voice. 3. NEW LESSON: TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES _ Asks students to read the questions carefully then try to guess the answers and discuss the answers with their friends. _ play the tape and asks students to listen to the the tape. _ Asks students to listen to the tape then answer the questions given. _ asks some of them to give the answers orally. _ asks the others to give comments. _ gives suggested answers if necessary. _ asks students to copy the answers themselves. _ asks students to read the reading then find the words which mean: _ Asks them to read the questions provided carefully. _ Asks them to read the passage again then answer the questions. _ asks them to compare their answers with those of their friends’. _ Asks some of them to give the answers orally. _ asks the others to give comments. _ give suggested answers if possible. _ ask students to read the open sentences carefully. _ ask students to do the exercise in pairs. _ ask students to compare the answers with 3. Listening _ read the questions carefully then try to guess the answers and discuss the answers with their friends. _ listen to the tape then answer the questions given. _ discuss the answers with their friends then correct the mistakes themselves. 2. Reading _ read the reading then find the words in the reading to do the exercise given. _ read the questions provided carefully. _ read the passage again then answer the questions. _ compare their answers with those of their friends’. _ give the answers orally. _ others to give comments. _ take notes of the suggested answers if possible. 3. Grammar _ read the open sentences carefully. 9 their friends’. _ ask students to give their answers. _ ask other students to give comments on the answers given. _ corrects the answers the give the suggested answers. _ do the exercise in pairs. _ compare the answers with their friends’. _ give their answers, others give comments on the answers given. _ listen to the teacher’s explanation then take notes of the right answers if necessary. 4. CONSOLIDATION: _ Students discuss the wring exercise then ask their teacher for help if possible in order to write the writing successfully at home. _ Teacher can give some suggestion to help students to organize their ideas, 5. HOMEWORK: _ Learn the structures listed by heart . _ prepare Unit 9- A. Reading for next period. 10 . explanation. 5. HOMEWORK: _ Learn the lesson by heart. _ Prepare E. language Focus on pages 85 -86 -87 for next class. UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE E. LANGUAGE. C on pages 88 -89 -90. TEST YOURSELF C PERIOD 48 I. TEACHING AIMS: _ To practise students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. 8 _ To help