Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Tuần 5 - Năm học 2023-2024 - Bùi Thị Hồng Vân

 KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 Planning date: 25/09/2023
 Period 12.
 UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 Lesson 4: Communication
 I. OBJECTIVES.
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
 1. Knowledge
 - Give and respond to compliments
 2. Competences
 - Develop communication skills and creativity
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
 - Actively join in class activities
 3. Personal qualities
 - Be ready and confident in real life conversations
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 2, Communication
 - Computer connected to the Internet
 - Projector / TV
 - hoclieu.vn
 Language analysis 
 Structure Examples
 How to respond to compliments Thank you.
 I’m glad you like it.
 Assumption
 Anticipated difficulties Solutions
 Ss may lack experience of group / team - Encourage Ss to work in groups so that they 
 work. can help one another.
 - Give short, clear instructions, and help if 
 necessary.
 III. PROCEDURES
 1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson.
 - To lead into the new lesson.
 b. Content:
 - Rearrange to make a conversation. 
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students’ answers. 
 d. Organisation
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Jumbled conversation: Suggested answers:
- Teacher gives out a jumbled conversation. 2. Happy birthday. Wow, you’re wearing such a 
1. Thank you. Yours is, too. beautiful dress.
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
2. Happy birthday. Wow, you’re wearing such a beautiful dress. 1. Thank you. Yours is, too.
3. Here is your present. I hope you like it. 3. Here is your present. I hope you like it.
4. I’m glad you like it. 5. This is the best gift I have ever had. I love it.
5. This is the best gift I have ever had. I love it. 4. I’m glad you like it.
- Teacher asks students to rearrange it to make a meaningful 
conversation. 
- Teacher gives some follow-up questions to lead in the 
introduction of the target grammar point. 
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher corrects for students (if needed).
 2. ACTIVITY 1: EVERYDAY ENGLISH (12 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To introduce ways of giving and responding to compliments.
 - To help Ss practise giving and responding to compliments.
 b. Content:
 - Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.
 - Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations to practise giving and responding to 
 compliments, using the cues below.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students know how to use the structures to give and respond to compliments. 
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences. (6 mins)
- Play the recording for Ss to listen and read the two dialogues Audio script – Track 10:
between Tom and Mai, Nick and Hoa at the same time. Ask Ss to 1.
pay attention to the questions and answers. Tom: What a beautiful kite you have, Mai!
- Have Ss practise the dialogues in pairs. Call on some pairs to Mai: Thank you, Tom. My dad made it for me last 
practise the dialogues in front of the class. weekend.
 2.
 Nick: You really have a nice dress, Hoa.
 Hoa: I’m glad you like it, Nick. I think its colour 
 really suits me.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations to practise giving and responding to compliments, using the cues 
below. (6 mins)
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make similar dialogues with the given Cues:
cues. - a shirt
- Move around to observe and provide help. Call on some pairs to - a bicycle
practise in front of the class. Comment - a school bag
on their performance.
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher checks students’ understanding by asking some questions. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: ADVERTS FOR BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES (26 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss learn about two traditional villages in Viet Nam and the Netherlands.
 - To help Ss develop their reading skills for specific information (scanning).
 - To provide Ss with practice in giving a presentation about the similarities and differences
 between two places.
 b. Content:
 - Task 3: Read the adverts for the two beautiful villages. Tick the boxes to show which village the 
 statements describe. Sometimes both boxes need to be ticked.
 - Task 4: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the similarities and differences between Duong 
 Lam and Hollum.
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 - Task 5: Work in pairs. Which village in 3 would you like to visit for a holiday? Explain your 
 choice to your partner.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students know about two traditional villages in Viet Nam and the Netherlands.
 d. Organisation
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 3: Read the adverts for the two beautiful villages. Tick the boxes to show which village the statements describe. 
Sometimes both boxes need to be ticked. (8 mins)
- Have Ss read the instructions to understand what they are Suggested answers:
going to do. Remind them that they have to read each 
statement in the table and then read the two adverts to scan for Duong 
 Statements Hollum
the necessary information to help them tick the correct boxes. Lam 
- Give Ss time to read the two adverts and tick the boxes in the 1. It’s an ancient village. ✔ ✔
table. After that, get them to swap answers in pairs. Go around 2. We can visit an ancient 
and offer help, if necessary.
 pagoda, traditional houses, and ✔
- Check the answers as a class. temples in this village.
 3. We can get there by plane or 
 ferry. ✔
 4. We can go there by car, bus, 
 or bike. ✔
 5. It has a lighthouse. ✔
Task 4: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the similarities and differences between Duong Lam and Hollum. 
(8 mins)
- Teacher introduces some words or phrases that are often Example:
used to talk about the similarities and differences, such as: Duong Lam and Hollum are both ancient
both, also, too, like, as, unlike, but, however, etc. and give villages, 
examples to illustrate.
- Have Ss work in groups, taking turns to talk about the 
similarities and differences between the two
villages. T may go round to observe. T should encourage Ss to 
say as many sentences as possible. Ask Ss not to interrupt 
their group members while they are speaking in order to 
correct their errors. Tell them to correct only common errors 
after their group members have finished speaking.
- Call on some Ss to give the presentation to the whole class. 
After each student finishes his or her
presentation, invite comments on his or her clarity, language, 
and fluency from other Ss.
Task 5: Work in pairs. Which village in 3 would you like to visit for a holiday? Explain your choice to your partner. 
(10 mins)
- Have students work in pairs, asking and answering questions Suggested outcome: 
about the villages they would like to visit. T goes around and A: Which village would you like to visit for a holiday?
corrects mistakes or gives help when necessary. Encourage Ss B: Duong Lam, of course!
to ask more questions. A: Why?
- Call on some pairs to perform the task in front of the class. T B: Because I love watching the locals making specialities 
and other Ss listen and make comments. and 
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher corrects students as going around while they’re practising. 
 - Teacher gives feedback.
 4. CONSOLIDATION
 a. Wrap-up:
 - Have Ss say what they have learnt in the lesson. 
 b. Homework:
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- Students’ workbook.
 Board Plan
 Date of teaching
 Unit 2: Life in the countryside
 Lesson 4: Communication
 *Warm-up
 * Everyday English
 - Giving compliments:
 + What a beautiful kite you have.
 + You really have a nice dress.
 - Responding:
 + Thank you.
 + I’m glad you like it.
 Task 1: Listen and read. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences. 
 Task 2: Make similar conversations.
 * Adverts for beautiful villages
 Task 3. Tick the boxes.
 Task 4: Talk about the similarities and differences between Duong Lam and Hollum.
 Task 5: Which village in 3 would you like to visit for a holiday? 
 *Homework
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 Planning date: 25/09/2023
 Period 13.
 UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 Lesson 5: Skills 1
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
 1. Knowledge
 - Read about different aspects of a Vietnamese village
 - Talk about a village or town where one lives or which one knows
 2. Competences
 - Develop communication skills and creativity
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
 - Actively join in class activities
 3. Personal qualities
 - Love reading and talking about activities in the countryside
II. MATERIALS 
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 2, Skills 1
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis 
 Vietnamese 
 Form Pronunciation Meaning
 equivalent 
1. stretch (v) /stretʃ/ to reach across a distance or trải dài 
 become longer or wider
2. canal (n) /kəˈnæl/ a long, thin stretch of water that kênh đào
 is artificially made either for 
 boats to travel along or for 
 taking water from one area to 
 another
3. cultivate (v) /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ to prepare land and grow crops canh tác
 on it, or to grow a particular 
 crop
4. orchard (n) /ˈɔːtʃəd/ an area of land where fruit trees vườn cây ăn quả
 (but not orange trees or other 
 citrus trees) are grown
III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives: 
- To help Ss understand and activate their knowledge of the topic.
- To help Ss remember some adjectives that are often used to describe scenes and sceneries in the 
countryside.
b. Content:
- Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the following questions.
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students’ answers. 
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the following questions. (5 mins)
- Ask Ss to work in pairs discussing what they can see in the Questions: 
picture. - What can you see in the picture?
- Ask some Ss to say their answers in front of the class. T may ask - Which adjectives in the box can be used to describe 
other questions to elicit other things in the picture. the picture?
- Ask Ss to work in pairs again, discussing which adjectives in the 
box can be used to describe the picture. Suggested answers:
- Ask some Ss to say their answers in front of the class. - paddy fields, cattle (buffaloes), farmers, a combine 
 harvester, a lake / pond, trees, houses, a dirt road, 
 horizon, etc.
 - peaceful, vast, picturesque
 e. Assessment:
 - Teacher corrects students (if needed). 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: READING (18 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To improve Ss’ knowledge of vocabulary related to community activities.
 - To improve Ss’ skill of reading for specific information.
 b. Content:
 - Vocabulary
 - Task 2: Read the text about life in a village in Viet Nam. Match the highlighted words in the text 
 with their meanings.
 - Task 3: Read the text again and tick T (True) or F (False) for each sentence.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students understand how to use the target grammar.
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new vocabulary by pictures. New words:
- Teacher reveals that the words according to the pictures will appear in the reading 1. stretch (v)
text and asks students to open their textbook to find these words 2. canal (n) 
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary. 3. cultivate (v)
- Teacher checks students’ understanding with with follow-up questions 4. orchard (n)
Task 2: Read the text about life in a village in Viet Nam. Match the highlighted words in the text with their 
meanings. (5 mins)
- Ask Ss to work individually to read the passage and find the highlighted words. Answer key:
- Have Ss read aloud the highlighted words. Correct their pronunciation if needed. 1. c 
- Have Ss match the highlighted words with their meanings in the table. Remind 2. a 
them to use the context to help them. 3. d 
- Check the answers as a class. 4. b
Task 3: Read the text again and tick T (True) or F (False) for each sentence. (7 mins)
- Ask some Ss to read out loud the sentences in the table. Answer key:
- Have Ss work individually for five minutes and tick T (True) or F (False). 1. T 
- Ask Ss to take turns to give the answers. Ask them to show the part in the passage 2. T 
where they found the answers. 3. F 
- Have them read aloud the sentences. 4. F 
- Check the answers as a class. 5. T
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher corrects for students as a whole class. 
 - Teacher checks the vocabulary by asking the Vietnamese meaning of each word.
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 3. ACTIVITY 2: SPEAKING (15 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss prepare ideas for the next activity.
 - To provide an opportunity for Ss to practise talking about a village or town where they live or 
 which they know.
 b. Content:
 - Task 4: Make notes about the village or town where you live or which you know.
 - Task 5: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the village or town where you live or which you 
 know. Use the information in 4.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students’ speaking.
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 4: Make notes about the village or town where you live or which you know. (5 mins)
- Tell each student to make notes. Set a time limit for Ss to do it. Suggested outcome: 
- Ask Ss to think about a village or town where they live or which Name: Ha Noi
they know (its name, location, scenery, special features) and the Location: Northern Vietnam
people living there (how they live, what they often do, how they get Scenery: ancient buildings and beautiful sights
along with each other). - Have them note down these ideas quickly. How people live: fast, lively
 Activities adults or children often do: chatting, 
 having a coffee with friends, going shopping
 The relationships among the people: friendly, helpful
 Special feature: Old quarter, museums,
Task 5: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the village or town where you live or which you know. Use the 
information in 4. (10 mins)
- T asks a strong student to model this activity in front of the class. Suggested outcome: 
Then have Ss work in groups, taking turns to talk about the village I live in Duong Lam. It’s an old village
or town where they live or which they know about. Remind Ss to outside Ha Noi. It has ...
use the ideas they have prepared in 4. T may go round to observe.
- Encourage Ss to say as many sentences as possible. Ask Ss not to 
interrupt their group members while they are speaking in order to 
correct their errors. Tell them to correct only common errors after 
their group members have finished speaking.
- If there is enough time, call on some Ss to talk before the whole 
class, then invite some positive comments from other Ss.
 e. Assessment:
 - Teacher gives corrections and feedback.
 4. CONSOLIDATION
 a. Wrap-up
 - Summarise the main points of the lesson.
 b. Homework
 - Students’ workbook.
 Board Plan
 Date of teaching
 Unit 2: Life in the countryside
 Lesson 5: Skills 1
 *Warm-up
 Task 1: Look at the picture and discuss the questions.
 * Vocabulary: 
 1. stretch (v)
 2. canal (n) 
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 3. cultivate (v)
 4. orchard (n)
Task 2: Read the text. Match the highlighted words with their meanings.
Task 3. Read the text again and tick T (true) or F (False).
Task 4: Make notes about the village or town where you live or which you know.
Task 5: Talk about the village or town where you live or which you know. 
*Homework
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 Planning date: 25/09/2023
 Period 14.
 UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
 Lesson 6: Skills 2
 I. OBJECTIVES
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
 1. Knowledge
 - Listen to someone’s opinion about life in the countryside
 - Write a paragraph about what someone likes or dislikes about life in the countryside
 2. Competences
 - Develop communication skills and creativity
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
 - Actively join in class activities
 3. Personal qualities
 - Love reading and talking about activities in the countryside
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 2, Skills 2
 - Computer connected to the Internet
 - Projector / TV
 - hoclieu.vn
 III. PROCEDURES
 1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson.
 - To lead into the new lesson.
 b. Content:
 - Miming game: Activities that rural people do.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students’ answers
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Miming game: Questions: 
- Invite some Ss to go to the board. Have them mime some - What am I doing?
activities that rural people often do. Ask other Ss to guess what the Suggested answers:
activities are. - cultivating
- Lead to the new lesson: Listening and Writing opinions on life in - harvesting
the countryside. 
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson.
 e. Assessment:
 - Teacher corrects for students (if needed). 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: PRE-LISTENING (5 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss understand and activate their knowledge of the topic.
 b. Content:
 - Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the following question. 
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students get vocabulary and knowledge for the listening tasks. 
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the following question. (5 mins)
- Ask Ss to work in pairs discussing questions about what they like Questions:
or dislike about life in the countryside. What do you like or dislike about life in the 
- Ask some Ss to share their answers in front of the class. If countryside?
necessary, T may ask them some other questions about the reasons 
for their answers.
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher asks Ss some follow-up questions.
 3. ACTIVITY 2: LISTENING (12 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss develop their skill of listening for specific information.
 b. Content:
 - Task 2: Listen to three people talking about life in the countryside. Choose the opinion that each 
 speaker expresses.
 - Task 3: Listen again and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students understand how to use the target grammar.
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 2: Listen to three people talking about life in the countryside. Choose the opinion (A - C) that each speaker (1 - 
3) expresses. (6 mins)
- Have Ss read the questions in this activity quickly and underline the Answer key:
key words. This helps them have some ideas of what they are going to Speaker 1: B 
listen to and the information they need for answering the questions. Speaker 2: A 
- Play the recording twice for Ss to do the exercise. For stronger Speaker 3: C
classes, ask Ss to take notes of the information to explain their answers.
- Have Ss share their answers in pairs.
- Invite some pairs to answer and confirm the correct ones.
- Play the recording again if needed, stopping at places where Ss are 
having difficulties.
Task 3: Listen again and choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (6 mins)
- Have Ss read the questions and the options, and determine what Answer key:
information they need for answering the questions. 1. C 
- Play the recording once or twice more for Ss to do the exercise. For 2. A 
stronger classes, ask Ss to take notes of the information to explain for 3. C 
their answers. 4. A 
- Have Ss share their answers in pairs. 5. B
- Invite some pairs to answer and confirm the correct ones.
- Play the recording again if needed, stopping at the places where Ss 
are having difficulties.
 e. Assessment:
 - Teacher corrects for students as a whole class. 
 4. ACTIVITY 3: WRITING (14 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss prepare ideas for the next activity 
 Bùi Thị Hồng Vân – TH & THCS Quang Thọ KẾ HOẠCH DẠY HỌC TIẾNG ANH 8 – NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
 - To help Ss practise writing a paragraph about what they like or dislike about life in the 
 countryside
 b. Content:
 - Task 4: Work in groups. discuss and write what you like or dislike about life in the countryside.
 - Task 5: Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about what you like or dislike about life in the 
 countryside.
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Students’ speaking
 d. Organisation:
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 4: Work in groups. discuss and write what you like or dislike about life in the countryside.
 (4 mins)
- Ask Ss to discuss and write what they like or dislike about life in Suggested outcome: 
the countryside and reasons for them. Remind them that they can Students’ notes
both write full sentences and make notes, and they can even use 
abbreviations.
- Then ask Ss to share their writings with their partners. Read out 
the writings of some more able
Ss to the whole class.
Task 5: Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about what you like or dislike about life in the countryside. (10 mins)
- Set up the writing activity: T reminds Ss that the first important Suggested answer: 
thing is always to think about what they are going to write. Ss can There are some things I like about life in the 
use the ideas they have prepared in 4. Ask Ss to brainstorm the countryside. One of the main attractions is its 
ideas and needed language for writing. T may ask Ss to refer back peacefulness. This helps people living there feel 
to the reading for useful language and ideas and write some useful comfortable and relaxed. Additionally, I enjoy its 
expressions and language on the board. natural beauty. The countryside often offers 
- Ask Ss to write the first draft individually. T may display all or picturesque views of rolling hills, rolling meadows, 
some of the Ss’ writings on the wall / bulletin board. T and other Ss and vast green fields. This can be a great source of 
comment. Ss edit and revise their writing as homework. If time is inspiration. Finally, I appreciate the strong sense of 
limited, T may ask Ss to write the final version at home. community in rural areas. Rural people are very tight-
 knit and always willing to help their neighbours. 
 Overall, these are just some of the many things I 
 enjoy about rural life.
 e. Assessment:
 - Teacher gives corrections and feedback.
 5. CONSOLIDATION
 a. Wrap-up
 - Summarise the main points of the lesson.
 b. Homework
 - Students’ workbook.
 Board Plan
 Date of teaching
 Unit 2: Life in the countryside
 Lesson 6: Skills 2
 *Warm-up
 Miming game
 * Listening
 Task 1: Discuss the question.
 Task 2: Listen & choose the opinion that each speaker expresses.
 Task 3: Listen again and choose the correct answer.
 * Writing
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Task 4: Discuss and write what you like or dislike about life in the countryside.
Task 5: Write a paragraph about what you like or dislike about life in the countryside.
*Homework
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