Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 5: Science and technology - Lesson 1.1: Vocabulary and reading

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UNIT 5: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 1.1 - Vocabulary and Reading (pages 44 & 45)
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1.1. Language knowledge and skills 
- use vocabulary related to technology (tablet, screen, inch, weight, gigabyte, storage)
- practice reading and understanding general and specific information about electronic devices 
1.2. Competences 
- improve communication, collaboration a...mance Products
Assessment Tools
- Introduce some nouns about tablets. 
- Fill in the blanks.
- Talk about what Ss want a tablet and a laptop to have.
- Read the article and complete the reading tasks.
- Talk about what tablet Ss would prefer to buy.
- Ss’ answers in notebooks.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers/ presentation.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.

- T’s feedback.
- T’s observation/ DCR.
- T’s observation.
- T’s feedback/Peers’ feedback.
- T’s feedback/Peers’ feedback.
IV. PROCEDU...ACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Asking questions:
- Show the pictures.
- Ask Ss about their opinions regarding electronic devices and their uses.
What can you see in the picture?
What are they?
Which devices do you often see?
Which devices do you often use?
Do they help make your life easier? How?
- Set time for this activity.
- Elicit answers from some Ss.
- Lead to the new lesson.

- Discuss the questions.
- Give answers.
Ss’ own answers

B. New lesson (35’)
Activity 1: ...een. Have Ss work in pairs and ask What is it called?
- Lead to teach vocabulary.
Teaching Vocabulary
- Explain the meaning of the new vocabulary, using pictures, examples and explanations.
tablet (realia/ picture)
screen (realia)
inch (explanation and realia such as ruler/ measuring tape)
weight (explanation: how heavy the tablet is)
gigabyte (GB) (translation)
storage (picture: images of different tablet models with storage capacities)
- Have Ss read the words.
- Check Ss’ pronuncia...
answers with their partners.
- Check answers as a whole class.
- Play audio. Have Ss listen and repeat.
Task b. In pairs: Talk about what you want a tablet and a laptop to have.
- Have pairs talk about what they want a tablet and a
laptop to have.
- Have some pairs share their ideas with the class.
- Give feedback.
- Work in pairs.
- Listen.
- Read.
- Match the words and descriptions.
Answer keys
- Read the words again.
- Work in pairs.
- Share their ideas.
Answer keys
- Work in...he article about Portal's tablets and choose the best title.
- Use DCR to show the task. Ask Ss to read two options and find out key words in the text to select the correct answer.
- Have Ss read the article individually.
- Have Ss choose the correct answer.
- Have some Ss share their answers with the class (read), and explain their answers.
- Emphasize on phrases/ sentences in the topic sentences: Portal introduced its new tablet. Is it better than the Portal 6?
- Give feedback and correc... Choose the correct answer.
- Read and explain the answers.
- Check answers.
Answer keys
- Read, underline, find key words, and give the correct answers.
- Do the task.
- Check answers. 
Answer keys
- Listen and read the text aloud.
Activity 3: Post - Reading (6’)
a) Objective: Students can use the vocabulary and ideas from the reading text to develop their speaking skill.
b) Content: Speaking: Would you buy the Portal 6 or 7? Why?
c) Expected outcomes: Students can talk about their p... Call some pairs to share their ideas with the whole class.
- Give feedback. 

- Discuss in pairs and give the answers.
- Share the ideas.
Suggested answer:
I'd buy the Portal 6 because it's cheaper.

C. Consolidation and homework assignments (5’)
* Consolidation:
- Retell nouns/ noun phrases about technical features of tablets.
* Homework:
- Learn the new words.
- Practice talking about words of electronic devices.
- Do the exercises in WB: Unit 5 - Lesson 1 - New words + Reading (p