Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 4: Natural disasters - Lesson 1.3: Pronunciation & speaking

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UNIT 4: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 1.3 – Pronunciation & Speaking, pages 36 & 37
1. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to
1.1. Language knowledge/ skills 
- practice sound changes 
- practice talking about disasters 
1.2. Competencies 
- improve Ss’ communication, collaboration, analytical, critical thinking skills.
	1.3. Attributes 
	- know more about natural disasters around the world.
2. Teaching ai...er about each of the world's biggest disasters.
- Play the Disasters Quiz Show.
- Pair work: Which disasters are common/rare in your country? Which disaster is the scariest for you? Why?
- Ss’ answers.
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- Observation.
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4. Procedures 
A. Warm up: 5’ 
a. Objective: to review vocabulary about disaster.
b. Content: speaking activity. 
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can unsc...unds like /wəz/ in a sentence.
- Give some examples: 
What was the biggest wildfire? 
When was the flood? – It was in 1920.
Task b:
- Ask Ss to listen to the words and focus on 
the underlined letters (using the DCR/PPT slides). 
What was the biggest wildfire? 
When was the flood? – It was in 1920.
Practice
Task c: Listen and cross out the sentence that doesn't follow the note in "a."
Where was the flood?
It was in Japan.
It was in 1810.
- Ask Ss to listen and cross out the sentenc...doesn't follow the note in "a."
- Give their answer
Answer Keys:
It was in 1810. – Wrong. 
(Was is fully pronounced.)
-Listen again and repeat.
-Work in pairs, reading the sentences to their partners with the correct pronunciation.
2. Practice: 10’
a. Objectives: to help Ss practice talking about natural disasters. 
b. Content: practice task
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can ask and answer about natural disasters around the world.
d. Organization:
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
...was the Great Chilean Earthquake.
A: Where was it? 
B: It was in Valdivia, Chile.
A: When was it? 
B: It was in May 1960.
A: How much damage did it cause? B: It caused $675 million in total damage.
A: What were the biggest floods? 
B: They were the 1931 Yangtze – Huai River Floods.
A: Where were they? 
B: They were in Eastern and Central China.
A: When were they? 
B: They were from June to August 1931.
A: How much damage did they cause? B: Over 400 thousand people died.
A: What was ...nd km2.
A: What was the biggest tsunami? 
B: It was the Lituya Bay Tsunami.
A: Where was it? 
B: It was in Alaska, USA.
A: When was it? 
B: It was in July 1958.
A: How tall was it? 
B: It was over 500 meter tall.
 3. Speaking: 10’
 a. Objectives: to help Ss practice talking about natural disasters. 
 b. Content: task a, task b
 c. Expected outcomes: Ss can ask and answer about natural disasters around the world and in their country.
 d. Organization:
Task a. In pairs: Write six ques...-Ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer about natural disasters in their country. 
- Pick some Ss to share their ideas.
- Give feedback.

-Practice asking and answering about each of the world's biggest disasters with their partners.
Sample answer:
A: Where was the biggest earthquake?
B: It was in Valdivia, Chile.
-Work in pairs to ask and answer about natural disasters in their country.
-Share their ideas.
Sample answers:
I think that floods are common.
I think floods are the scar