Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 1: Free time - Lesson 1.3: Pronunciation & speaking

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Period: 4

UNIT 1: FREE TIME
Lesson 1.3 – Pronunciation & Speaking, pages 6 & 7
1. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to
1.1. Language knowledge/ skills 
- practice the pronunciation of "s" which can sound like /s/ or /z/
- talk about leisure activities, likes / dislikes using verbs expressing preference + gerunds
1.2. Competencies 
- improve Ss’ communication, collaboration, analytical, critical thinking skills.
...ord. 
- Read the words to your partner. 
- Ask and answer using the pictures and prompts. 
- Ask your friends about their preferred activities and complete the survey.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.
- Observation.
- Observation.
- Observation.
- Observation.
4. Procedures 
A. Warm up: 5’ 
a. Objective: to review lesson 1.2 and lead in the new lesson. 
b. Content: speaking activity.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can ask and answer about hobbies.
d. Organiza...onunciation: 15’
a. Objective: to help Ss know when the final sound /s/ is pronounced /s/ or /z/. 
b. Content: tasks a, b, c & d.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can pronounce the final sound /s/ correctly
d. Organization 
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Presentation:
Task a: 
- Tell Ss that at the end of words, "s" can sound like /s/ or /z/.
- Give some examples: 
/s/
/z/
Likes, hates
Loves, prefers
Task b:
- Ask Ss to listen to the words and focus on 
the underlined letters (usin..."a."
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, reading the words to their partners with the correct pronunciation.
- Pick some students to say the words and correct their pronunciation if necessary.

- Listen and take notes.
-Listen and take notes.
Answer Keys:
 /s/
/z/
When the words end with /p/, /k/, /t/.
When the words end with other sounds.

- Listen and write "/s/" or "/z/" after each word.
- Give their answer.
Answer Keys:
girls /z/ arts /s/ prefers /z/ lots /s/ enjoys /z/
-Listen again and r...ur friends about their preferred activities and complete the survey.
- Introduce the task.
- Give Ss some time to complete the “Me” column with their own information.
- Divide the class in groups of four.
- Ask Ss to ask the friends in their group to get information to complete the survey.
- Go around and help if necessary.
- Pick some Ss to present the result.

- Complete the “Me” column with their own information.
- Ask the friends in their group and complete the survey.
- Share the r