Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) - Unit 1: Science and technology, Lesson 1 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

 WARM-UP
1. What is this? The hidden word:
 SEIENCC
S_ MARTPHON_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E_
2. My favourite bird is _P _IG _E _O _ N_ .
3. I don't have a Facebook _A _CC _ _OUNT _ _ _ .” WARM-UP The hidden word: EOTLHYGNCO
4. What are they? 7. Don't unplug my phone.
 It's CHAR_ _ _ _ _G _I N_ G_ .
 _E _M _O _JIS _ _
5. I prefer using T_ AB_ _ L_ ETS_ _ _ to smartphones .
 8. What is this?
6. _TELEPAT _ _ _ _ _ _ HY_ _ the direct communication It's a CO_ _ _MPUTER _ _ _ _ _ .
of thoughts or feelings from one person to 
another without using speech, writing, or any 
other normal method. WARM-UP
The hidden words: SEIENCC EOTLHYGNCO
 _SCIENCE _ _ _ _ _ _ TECHNOLOGY_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Unit 1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
 1
 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
 Great news for students
 1 PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
 technology (n)
 /tekˈnɒlədʒi/
 công nghệ PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
 face to face (adj)
 /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
Trực tiếp, mặt đối mặt PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
 epidemics (n)
 /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
 đại dịch PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
breakout room
 /ˈbreɪkaʊt rʊm /
Phòng học chia nhỏ, 
 chia nhóm PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
 contact lens (n)
 /ˈkɒntækt lenz/
 Kính áp tròng PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
 invention (n)
 /ɪnˈvenʃn/
 Phát minh PRESENTATION VOCABULARY
 Vocabulary Pronunciation Meaning
 1. technology (n) /tekˈnɒlədʒi/ Công nghệ
 2. face-to-face /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ Trực tiếp, mặt đối mặt
 3. epidemics (n) /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ Đại dịch
 4. breakout room (n) /ˈbreɪkaʊt rʊm / Phòng học chia nhỏ
 5. contact lens (v) /ˈkɒntækt lenz/ Kính áp tròng
 6. invention (n) /ɪnˈvenʃn/ Phát minh LEAD-IN CHATTING
 Answer the questions:
1. Who are the girl and the boy? They are Minh and Ann.
2. Where do you think they are? They are at school.
3. What might they be talking about? They are discussing their online class / 
4. What can you see in the bubble? robot teacher.
 A boy, a computer, an eye  PRACTICE
 1 Listen and read.
Minh: I really liked yesterday’s online lesson. What about you, Ann?
Ann: I prefer having face-to-face classes. I like to interact with my classmates during the lessons.
Minh: I think online classes are convenient during bad weather or epidemics. Also, students can still interact 
when they are in breakout rooms.
Ann: But the Internet connection doesn’t always work well enough to learn online. And my eyes get tired when 
I work in front of the computer screen for a long time.
Minh: I know what you mean. But there’s some great news for us. 3D contact lenses will soon be available. With 
them, our eyes won’t get tired when looking at a computer screen all day long.
Ann: Wow, that’s brilliant!
Minh: Another helpful invention is robot teachers. They will teach us when our human teachers are not 
available or get ill. My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our work and give us feedback too.
Ann: Fantastic! I can’t wait. PRACTICE
 2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
 STATEMENTS T F
 1. Ann and Minh had a face-to-face class yesterday.
 2. Ann likes face-to-face classes because she can 
 interact with her classmates.
 3. Minh finds online classes inconvenient.
 4. When students use 3D contact lenses, their eyes 
 will not get tired.
 5. Robot teachers will be able to mark papers and 
 comment on students’ work. PRACTICE
3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.
 3D contact lenses computer screen robot teacher
 breakout rooms online class Internet connection PRACTICE
 4 Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3
 3D contact lenses computer screen robot teacher
 breakout rooms online class Internet connection
 1. I can’t see the documents on the computer very clearly. I need a larger 
 ______________.
 2. During our lessons, our teacher puts us into ______________ for group 
 discussions.
 3. A____________ in Korea teaches English to primary students.
 4. We had a(n)____________ yesterday with a teacher in the US.
 5. Can I wear ________________ and watch a movie too? PRODUCTION
 5 QUIZ: Do you know what things were invented in these years? Work in 
 pairs and find out.
 1. 1822: Charles Babbage invented it. Students use it to The computer
 type essays and to learn online. 
 2. 1876: Alexander Graham Bell invented it. We use it to The telephone
 communicate with our friends and families.
 3. 1928: Sir Alexander Fleming discovered it. It was the Penicillin
 world’s first antibiotic.
 4. 1989: Tim Berner-Lee invented it. It links information WWW
 sources so everyone can access them.
 5. 2000: Honda developed it. It can run, jump, and work A walking robot
 as a bartender. CONSOLIDATION
 1 Wrap-up
 What have we learnt in this lesson?
 ✓ identify the topic of the unit
 ✓ use lexical items related to science and technology
 ✓ identify the language features that are covered in the unit CONSOLIDATION
 2 Home assignments
 - Make sentences using the vocabulary and phrases 
 Do Exercise in part A in Unit 11/Workbook