Giáo án môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 8: Traditions of ethnic groups in Vietnam - Lesson 1.2: Grammar

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UNIT 8: TRADITIONS OF ETHNIC GROUPS IN VIETNAM
Lesson 1.2 – Grammar (Pages 75 & 76)
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1.1. Language knowledge and skills 
- review the vocabulary learned in lesson 1.1 related to the topic about tradition of ethinc groups in Vietnam. 
- learn, practice, and use the articles correctly. 
1.2. Competences 
- have a general understanding about the articles. 
- prac...Notebook.
III. ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks
Performance Products
Assessment Tools
- Listen and repeat.
- Unscramble the sentences.
- Fill in the blanks with correct articles.
- Listen and repeat .
- Work in pair to discuss a topic.
- Ss’ performance.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers.
- Ss’ answers/ presentation.
- Ss’ participation. 
- T’s feedback.
- T’s feedback/Peers’ feedback.
- T’s feedback/Peers’ feedback.
- T’s observation, T’s feedback/Peers’ feedback.
- T’s observatio...y:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
Option 1: Listen and write the words. 
- Call 2 Ss go to the board and then play the audio track CD 2 25 & 26. 
- The student which write the correct words is the winner. 
- Ask Ss to say the word again with correct pronunciation. 
Wordlist: ethnic, embroidery, pottery, headscarf, cloth, baskewt, silver, ethnic, pattern, product. 
à Lead to the new lesson.
Option 2: Total Recall 
- Show Ss a picture of diffrent ethnic groups in Vietnam. (can b...loud with correct pronunciation.
- Observe and prepare for the task. 
- Listen to T’s instruction. 
- Say the words with correct pronunciation.

B. New lesson (35’)
Activity 1: Presentation (10’)
a) Objective: Introduce articles and their functions. 
b) Content: Ss work individually to study and practice the articles in task a on page 75. 
c) Expected outcomes: Ss know how to use the correct articles “a, an, the, and zero article” well. 
d) Organization of the activity:
TEACHER’S ACTIV...6.
- Have Ss identify the parts of speech of the words a, an, and the. 
- Tell Ss to study the instances of the articles in small groups and sort them out into 2 categories: definite and indefinite. 
Suggested approach
Definite
Indefinite



- Have Ss work in group and read the grammar summary and match parts of sentences that describe the rules governing the use of definite and indefinite articles. 
- Draw Ss attention that sometimes we do not use articles (zero article) before some nouns...es using articles. 
- Give feedback and correction (if needed). 

- Look and listen.
- Listen, then read.
- Listen and repeat.
- Do the task
- Make example sentences using the articles. 
- Listen and do the task.
- Work in groups and do the matching.
- Look and give answers.
- Give more examples.
- Listen and take notes.

Activity 2: Practice (19’)
a) Objective: help Ss review different question types and practice using “a, an, the, zero article” 
b) Content: 
- Do task a on page ...’s work. 
- Have some Ss share their answers with the whole class.
- Give feedback, correct Ss’ answers (if needed).
Task b. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or zero article. 
- Demonstrate the activity, using the example (using DCR).
- Have Ss look at all the sentences. Tell Ss to recall the function of articles and do the task. 
- Have Ss check answers with their partners.
- Call Ss to write answers.
- Check Ss’ answers, give feedback. 
- Look and listen.
- Work individually.
- W... Ss into pairs.
- Have Ss read example box 
- Ask Ss to check any unfamilair vocabulary words so that everyone understands the meaning of the text in the box. 
- Set the time im 2 minutes for Ss’discussion. 
- Have some pairs demonstrate the activity in front of the class.
- Give feedback and evaluation.
- For more practice, have Ss play a game with DHA.

- Read the text in the box.
- Check the unfamiliar words.
- Starts discussing. 
- Present in front of the class. 
- Listen to T’s f