Bài giảng Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 2: Life in the country - Lesson 2.3: Pronunciation & speaking

Unit 2: Life in the Country 
Lesson 2.3: 
Pronunciation & Speaking 
Pages 20 & 21 
Warm-up 
Pronunciation 
Consolidation 
Wrap-up 
Speaking 
Lesson Outline 
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 
- practice intonation for Yes / No questions 
- practice talking about folk games and activities in the country , using Which activities do you prefer to do? Which activities don't you like? Why? 
WARM UP 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently form t... buffalo B. tradition C. festival D. family 
 /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ /trəˈdɪʃən/ /ˈfestəvəl/ /ˈfæməli/ 
 Pronunciation 
For example : 
Does he like to play folk games? 
Do you enjoy jumping rope? 
Task a 
Intonation for Yes/No questions 
Intonation for Yes/No questions rises 
Listen to the words and how the intonation rises. 
Task b 
Does she like to eat hamburgers? 
Do they like to jump rope? 
Listen and cross out the sentence whose intonation doesn’t rise. 
Task c 
Read the sentences with t... in Riverton? 
They like to play 
Tug of war. They always play at school. 
Do young people 
like to herd buffalo in Mapleton? 
No, they don’t. 
They prefer to jump rope. 
What do young people like to do in Vermont? 
They like to herd buffalo. They usually do it at the weekend. 
Do children 
like to play soccer in Hornsey? 
No, they don’t. 
They prefer to play shuttlecock. 
 Speaking 
FUN AND GAMES IN THE COUNTRY 
In pairs: What activities do young people often like to do in the co...like to herd buffalo because it’s boring. 
CONSOLIDATION 
Write four sentences about what you can do for fun in the country. 
Example: 
There are many things young people can do for fun in the country. Boys can play tug of war, and girls can jump rope. Some boys prefer spinning tops, and some girls prefer to pick flowers. Most of them like to do things with friends. 
WRAP-UP 
Today’s lesson 
Pronunciation 
Intonation of Yes/No questions. 
Speaking 
Talking about folk games and activiti