Lieng Trang Secondary school-English 8-2010-2011 Week: 15 Date of preparing: 13/11/2010 Period: 44 Date of teaching: 16/11/2010 Getting started- Listen & read I. Objective : • To introduce the topic about the life between the city and the country and their differences • To be able able the dialogue between Hoa and Na about changes of the country and their ideas about city life and country life II. Preparation Teaching aids: textbook, sub-board, cassette III. Procedure: Teacher’s act ivities Stu dent s’ act ivities 1.Warm-up:5’ • Have Ss play a game “ guessing places” 1.it’s a place where you can see a lot of people , cars, tall buidings, supermarkets…. __ __ __ __ ( 4 letters) 2. It’s a place where you can see paddy fields, buffaloes, farmers… __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (7 letters) • Have Ss put the words into right column “noisy, tall buildings, beautiful views, fresh air, kinds of goods, entertainments, friendly, fresh foods, traffic jam” • Get feedback and correct • Whole class CITY COUNTRY City Country Noisy Tall building Entertain ments Fresh air beautiful views 2.Presentation:10’ • Eliciting questions: • Where do you live? • Do you like living in the city or in the country? Why? -peaceful (a) > < noisy (a) -permanently (adv)= live forever • Use the picture / p72 to introduce the lesson: • Listen and answer • Individuals • Picture description • Individuals • Take note new words and structures Created By Nguyen Thi Kim Yen UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE & CITY LIFE Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lieng Trang Secondary school-English 8-2010-2011 • Where is it? What can you see in the picture/ • Is it in the past or now? • Is the country changing a lot?How do you know about that? Eg: Many remote ares are getting electricity. Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better The present progressive to express the changes -facility (n ) ( schools, hospital…) medical facilities (n) -accessible (a) : easy to have • Have Ss practise new words (slap the board) Set up the scene: Last weekend Na went to visit her relatives in the country. And Now she is talking to Hoa about the life in the country. • Practise new words (whole class- individuals) • Listen to the scene Listen to the dialogue ( whole class) 3.Practice: 15’ • Have Ss practise the dialogue • Call some Ss to perform before the class 1. Where did Na go last weekend? 2. What for? How is her village? • Have Ss read the dialogue again and answer the questions/ 72 • Get feedback and correct a.Where has Na been ? b.How long was she there ? c.What is her opinion of the countryside ? d.Na says : “There is nothing to do”, what does she mean by this ? e.what are some of the changes that Hoa mentions ? f.Do you prefer the city or the countryside ? why ? • Have Ss practise the questions and answer again • Pair work • Role play • Listen and answer the questions • Answer the questions/ 73 ( group work) a.Na has been to the countryside b.She has there for the weekend e.The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do d There are no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets, no zoos… to go f.Many romote area are getting electricity. People can now have things like… 4.Production:10’ • Pair work Created By Nguyen Thi Kim Yen Lieng Trang Secondary school-English 8-2010-2011 • Have Ss fill in gap with the suitable words a. “Nga went to the (1)____for the weekend. It’s a (2)___place. It’s very (3)___and (4)___.” b.Things are_(5)_____in the countryside. Many remote area are__(6)__electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and… c.TV is __(7)___not only information but also entertainment. Life in the provinces is definitely_(8)__ for the _(9)_____ • Get feedback and correct • Have Ss play the role of Na and retell her trip to the countryside last weekend. “ Last week, I went to Kim Lien, my village, to visit my relatives…………” • Call Ss to retell before the class. • Pair work- group work • Take note • Group work • Individual 5.Homework: 5’ • Write a passage describing the life in the city you know and the life in Hoa Ninh • Prapare 10 adjectives describing the changes in your hometown. • Copy down Comments: .…………………………. …………………………. Created By Nguyen Thi Kim Yen . Lieng Trang Secondary school -English 8-2010-2011 Week: 15 Date of preparing: 13/11/2010 Period: 44 Date of teaching: 16/11/2010 Getting started-. COUNTRY LIFE & CITY LIFE Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lieng Trang Secondary school -English 8-2010-2011 • Where is it? What can you see in the picture/ • Is it