Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 3: Protecting the environment - Lesson 2.1: New words and listening

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UNIT 3: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 2.1 – New words and Listening (Page 28 & 29)
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1.1. Language knowledge and skills 
- give advice about how to reduce pollution.
- learn and use vocabulary related to the topic. 
- improve their listening for specific information. 
1.2. Competences 
- improve communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
1.3....uce pollution that Ss may know.
- Match the words with the descriptions.
- Discuss the items that can/can’t be recycled, reused or saved.
- Listen to Amy and Daniel talking about ways to reduce pollution.
- Listen and fill in the blanks.
- Speak: What do you do to reduce pollution.
- Ss’ answers. 
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ performance.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers/ presentation.
- T’s feedback.
- T’s observation/ DCR.
- T’s feedback/Peers’ feedback.
- T’s feedback/Peers’ f...:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Option 1: Picture discussion.
- Use the pictures.
- Divide class into pairs.
- Show pictures and words (using DCR), have Ss look at the pictures.
- Have students ask and answer about the pictures. “What are the people doing? Do you think what they’re doing can help protect the environment? How?”
- Call Ss to give answers.
- Give feedback.
- Lead to the new lesson.
Option 2: Words categories
- Give Ss a list of words including nouns, verbs, an...lution, noise pollution, environment, tourism
affect, pollute, damage
effective, dirty, worse.


B. New lesson (35’)
Activity 1: Pre-Listening (Vocabulary) (12’)
a) Objective: Ss get to know words and their descriptions. 
b) Content: 
- Vocabulary study (recycle, reuse, reduce, save, waste, clean up, electricity, air conditioner).
- Speaking: Look the items and discuss what can/can’t be recycled, reused, or saved (page 28).
c) Expected outcomes: Ss know how to pronounce the new words / ph...Play audio (CD1 – Track 31). Have Ss listen and repeat.
- Correct Ss’ pronunciation.
Option 2: 
- Show words in task “a” and pictures related to those words.
- Explain the meaning of new words. 
- Play audio (CD1 – Track 31). Have Ss listen and repeat.
- Use DCR to show task and ask ss to complete in groups of 4.
- Call groups to give answers on board.
- Check answers.
- Call some Ss to read the words again.
- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
Task b. In pairs: Look at the follo...
Answer keys
- Work in pairs.
- Present.
Suggested ideas
- We can recyle clothes by making new things such as bags, pencil cases from old clothes.
- We can save electricity by reducing watching TV or turning of fan if we don’t use.
Activity 2: While - Listening (17’)
a) Objective: Students can develop their listening skill.
b) Content: Listen to Amy and Daniel talking about ways to reduce pollution and fill in the blanks.
c) Expected outcomes: Students can listen and understand general a...sible for each blank (using DCR).
- Play the audio again (CD1 - Track 32).
- Have Ss listen and fill in the blanks.
- Have Ss check answers with their partners.
- Call Ss to give answers.
- Give feedback and show correct answers.
-Work individually.
- Circle the correct answers.
Answer keys
- Read and guess.
- Do the task.
- Check answers.
Answer keys
Activity 3: Post - Listening (6’)
a) Objective: Students can use the vocabulary and the content in listening part to develop their s... Call some pairs to share their ideas with the class.
- Give feedback and evaluation.
- For more practice, have Ss play a game, using DHA.

- Look and read.
- Listen and repeat.
- Work in pairs.
- Present.
C. Consolidation and homework assignments (4’)
* Consolidation: 
- Words about ways to reduce pollution: recycle, reuse, reduce, save, waste, clean up, electricity, air conditioner.
- Language to encourage the speaker to continue: What else? Anything else? 
* Homework
- Learn the n