Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 2: Life in the country - Lesson 1.3: pronunciation & speaking

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Period: 14

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRY
Lesson 1.3 – Pronunciation & Speaking, pages 16 & 17
1. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to
1.1. Language knowledge/ skills 
- practice /tʃ/ sound
- talk about talk about life in the country and the city, using quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns and politely disagreeing.
1.2. Competencies 
- improve Ss’ communication and collaboration.
	1.3. Attributes 
	- k...
- Read the words to your partner. 
- Practice the conversation 
- Make two more conversations using the ideas on the right.
- In your group, choose the two best and worst things about life in the city and life in the country, and present to the class. 
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ performance.
- Ss’ performance.
- Ss’ performance
- Observation.
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4. Procedures 
A. Warm up: 5’ 
a. Objective: lead in the new lesson. 
b...d sounds.
- Pick some Ss to give their answer.
- Give feedback. 
Choose the words whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. vehicle B. library 
 C. pollution D. hospital
2. A. theater B. animal 
 C. computer D. vegetable
3. A. facility B. activity 
 C. environment D. transportation
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the word with different main stress.
- Pick some Ss to give their answer.
- Give feedback.

- Work in pairs to choose the word with different under...Chair, chore, child, chalk, teacher
- Show them how to pronounce /tʃ/ sound.
- Say the words on the board and ask them to listen and repeat.
Task b:
- Ask Ss to listen to the words and focus on 
the underlined letters (using the DCR/PPT slides). 
much, nature 
-Get Ss to pay attention to some exceptions:
Nature, picture, question, suggestion
school, character, scholarship, Christmas 
Practice
Task c: Listen and cross out the one with the different sound. 
such cheese stomach chair
-...notes
-Listen and cross out the one with the different sound.
-Say the words and give the answers.
Answer Key:
Stomach
-Listen again and repeat.
-Work in pairs to read the words to their partners with the correct pronunciation
2. Practice: 10’
a. Objectives: to help Ss practice talking about life in the country and life in the city. 
b. Content: task a, task b
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can make a conversation about life in the country and life in the city.
d. Organization:
Task a: Prac...ecause there are lots of facilities.
James: Really? I think there are too many vehicles in the city, and there isn't enough room.
Annie: That's true, but there are lots of schools and hospitals in the city.
James: Yes, but I still prefer the country. I want to live there when I'm older.
Task b: Make two more conversations using the ideas on the right.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make two more conversations using the ideas on the right.
- Pick two pairs to perform two conversations in fron...here is lots of nature in the country.
Annie: Yes, but it's boring. I want to live in the city because there is lots of entertainment.
James: Really? I think isn't enough peace and quiet in the city, and there isn't enough fresh air.
Annie: That's true, but there are lots of shops and movie theaters in the city.
James: Yes, but I still prefer the country. I want to live there when I'm older.
Conversation 2
Annie: Hi, James. Do you think it's better to live in the city or the country?
Jame...Objectives: to help Ss practice talking about life in the country and life in the city. 
b. Content: task a, task b
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can present advantages and disadvantages about the country and the city.
d. Organization: 
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Task a: In threes: Compare the points below, and say which place you think is better to live in and why. 
• fresh air
• nature
• room
• noise/peace and quiet
• vehicles
• facilities (your own ideas)
• entertainment ... but the country is boring, and there isn't enough entertainment like shopping malls. I'd prefer to live in the city.
C: Yes, but there is too much noise in the city.
Task b: In your group, choose the two best and worst things about life in the city and life in the country, and present to the class.
- Ask Ss to discuss in their group and decide two best and worst things about life in the city and life in the country (based on the ideas they have shared).
- Pick some Ss to present their group’