Giáo án English 8 - Unit 6: Folk tales a closer look 1 - Năm học 2021-2022

Date of preparation: 01/11/2021
Date of teaching: 08/11/2021
Period 34
UNIT 6: FOLK TALES 
A CLOSER LOOK 1
I. Objectives: 
1. Knowledge. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to know: 
- Practice the vocabulary and pronunciation about folk tales. 
- Vocabulary: words related to the topic.
- Grammatical structures: 
- Pronunciation: intonation in exclamatory sentences.
2. Ability.
- Use the lexical items related to changes in adolescence and pronounce correctly.
3. Attitude.
- Find out about the folk tales in Viet Nam.
- Have respect for teachers.
II. Teaching aids: T: lesson plan, visual pictures, aids 
III. Procedures:
T’s and Ss’ activities
Contents
Activity 1. Warm up (5’)
Aim: To attract Ss’ attention to the lesson and to lead in the new lesson.
- Ss repeat the words or phrases indicating the folk tales they have learned in the previous lesson.
-Lead to the new lesson.
Activity 2. 20’
Aim: Ss can use vocabularies related to the topic.
- Ss read the characters in the box and match them with the suitable pictures.
- Ss work in individually then compare with their partner.
- Ss give the answers 
- Ss compare the answers with their friends’ on the board then give the correct answers 
- Match the adjectives with the pictures
- Ss work in pairs.
- Some Ss read the words in the box carefully to make sure they understand the sentences. 
- Ss read the sentences carefully then share their answers. 
- Ss write the correct answers on the board.
- Ss work individually complete the table
- Ss write the correct answers on the board 
-Ss work in pairs using the adjs in a to describe characters in one of their favorite folk tales.
-Some ss say the sentences in front of the class.
Activity 2. 15’
Aim: Sts read the intonation in exclamatory.
-Ss read out the sentences first.
-Ss read the words silently.
-Ss listen and repeat the recording, pay attention to the intonation of each sentence. 
-Ss listen and repeat the words they hear. Some ss read the words they hear aloud. 
-Ss read aloud the words. 
-T corrects their pronunciation. 
Activity 4. (5’)
Aim: Ss summary content and are guided to study at home.
- Repeat the main points in the lesson.
- T gives out the work and guides ss to prepare for the new lesson.
I. VOCABULARY
Ex 1. These are popular characters in folk tales. Match the characters with the pictures
1. G 	2. C 
3. E 	4. B 
5. H 	6. A 
7. D 	8. F
Ex 2. These creatures are popular characters in folk tales. Match the creatures with the pictures
1. G 	2. F 
3. A 4. E 
5. B 	6. C 
7. H 8. D
Ex 3. Complete the table 
Positive
Negative
cheerful
generous
brave
kind
cruel
mean
evil (điều ác)
greedy
wicked (hung ác)
fierce (dữ tợn)
cunning (xảo quyệt)
II. PRONUNCIATION
Ex 4. Listen and repeat 
Notes:
The intonation of the exclamatory sentences:
- Falling tone at the end of the sentence.
Homework.
- Learn new words and do ex again.
- Do exercises in workbook: Ex 1, 2, 3,4 / Workbook.
- Prepare Unit 6: A closer look 2
Date of preparation: 01/11/2021
Date of teaching: 09/11/2021
Period 35
UNIT 6: FOLK TALES 
A CLOSER LOOK 2
I. Objectives: 
1. Knowledge. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to know how to use the grammar points correctly.
- Grammar: past continuous
- Vocabulary:
- Skills: reading, writing.
2. Ability. 
- Linguistic competence, cooperative learning and communicative competence.
- Practice saying sentences with correct stress on words
- Ss will be able to use the lexical items related to the topic and pronounce correctly.
3. Attitude.
- Love reading stories, characters in the folk tales, and as well as students’ imaginative stimulate.
- Have respect for teachers.
II. Teaching aids: T: lesson plan, visual pictures, aids 
III. Procedures:
T’s and Ss’ activities
Contents
Activity 1. (5’) 
Aim: Ss answer question to get ready for the topic
- What did you do yesterday?
- What did you do last Sunday?
- What were you doing at 8 pm yesterday?
- What were you doing at 9 am last Sunday?
Activity 2: 10’
Aim: Sts learn the past continuous tense and apply to do exerices. 
-Ss do the exercise individually then compare with their partner.
-Ss give the answers. 
-Ss compare the answers with their friends’ on the board then give the correct answers. 
-T elicit some rules from ss.
-Ss think about T’s requess and give the rules they guess.
-T gives feed back and asks them to read the Grammar box.
-Analyze the examples in the Grammar box.
-Ss give some more examples.
Activity 2. 25’
Aim: Ss can use the grammar and doing exercises.
- Ss work individually, look at the grammar box if necessary. 
- Ss do the exercise and compare the answers in pairs before checking with the whole class.
- Ss do this exercise individually then compare the answers with partners. 
- Some ss write the answers on the board 
- Others remark then give right answers. 
-Ss do this exercise individually.
-Ss do individually then compare the answers with their partner 
-Some ss write the answers on the board 
-Others remark then give right answers 
Activity 4. (5’)
Aim: Ss summary content and are guided to study at home.
- Repeat the main points in the lesson.
-Ss remind the usage and form of past simple and past continuous tenses and some linking verbs (When/While)
I. GRAMMAR
* Past continuous.
1. Form:
(-) S + were/ was + V-ing
(+) S + weren’t/ wasn’t + V-ing
(?) Were/ Was + S + V-ing ?
* Short answers:
(+) Yes, S + were/ was.
(-) No, S + weren’t/ wasn’t.
2. Use
- To describe an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past.
Ex: At 6 pm yesterday, I was cooking.
- To describe an action that was in progress when another shorter action happened. (this shorter action is expressed by the simple past.)
Ex: When she phoned me last night, I was sleeping.
She phoned me last night while I was sleeping.
II. PRACTICE
Ex 2. Completing the sentences by putting the verbs in the brackets in the correct form.
1. was wearing 
2. were you going
3. was going 
4. ran
5. was not waiting
Ex 3a. Describing the pictures 
1.The servant was spinning in the wood.
2.The girl was picking flowers by the side of the road.
3.The knights were riding their horses to the castle.
4.Ciderella was dancing with the prince.
5.Sait Giong was flying to the heaven.
6.The ogre was roaring with anger.
Ex 5. Complete the fable with the correct form of the verbs
Answer: 
1. was shining 
2. was sleeping 
3. went 
4. were flying 
5. opened 
6. fell
Homework.
- Learn new words and do ex again.
- Ex 3, 4, 5 – Workbook
- Prepare Unit 6: Communication.
Date of preparation: 01/11/2021
Date of teaching: 09/11/2021
Period 36
UNIT 6: FOLK TALES 
SKILLS 1
I. Objectives:
1. Knowledge. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to know:
- Read for general and specific information and speak about folk tales.
- Vocabulary: extra words related to the topic
- Grammar: Past continuous & Past simple.
 - Skills: Reading, speaking.
- Gifted students: Read comprehension the related texts.
2. Ability. Linguistic competence, cooperative learning and communicative competence. 
3. Attitude 
- Love reading stories, characters in the folk tales, and as well as students’ imaginative stimulate.
- Develop listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction
II. Teaching aids. Ss’ books, text books, projector, computer .
III. Procedures:
T’s and Ss’ activities
Contents
Activity 1. (5’)
Aim: To attract Ss’ attention to the lesson and to lead in the new lesson.
Guessing Game:
What story is it?
These words related to the story: two brothers, fruit, bag, eager, gold, sea
-> The Starfruit Tree
Activities 2. 20’
Aim: Ss can know some words and lead in the text. Help Ss read about the fable and answer the questions.
- Ask ss to scan the passage to find the words in the box. 
- Help Ss work out the meanings of these words from the context.
-Ss read the text again and answer the question individually.
-Ss compare the answers with a classmate.
-Some ss write the answers on the board and T: ask them to explain their answers. Ss can either paraphrase the original information from the text or read out loud the part of the text where the answer to each answer is located 
* For gifted students: Read comprehension the related texts and give the full answers.
- Find words in the passage that have similar meaning to these words or phrases.
- T: confirm the correct answers.
-Ss read all the sentences and decide which word form the blanks need.
-Ss try to complete the sentences without reading the text again. 
-Ss compare the answers with a partner. 
-Check and confirm the correct answers from the text.
Activity 3 (15’) 
Aim: Read and speak about the story they like. 
- Ask ss to work individually to read the stories summarizes. 
- Help them with any new vocabulary.
- Ss work in pairs, asking and answering about the stories 
- T goes around the class to provide help.
- Call ss to answer the questions.
Activity 4. (5’)
Aim: Ss summary content and are guided to study at home.	
- Repeat the main points in the lesson.
- T gives out the work and guides ss to prepare for the new lesson.
I. READING
Ex 1. Read the fable and find the following words and underline them.
- fortune: a large amount of money.
- Starfruit Tree: tree with green fruit shaped like a star.
- ripe: ready to be eaten.
- filled: put gold into the gab until there is no more space.
- replay: pay back
load: something that is being carried.
Ex 2. Answer the questions
1. He gave his younger brother only a star ftuit tree.
2. The eager promised to repay him in gold.
3. He offered to swap his fortune for his brother’s starfruit tree.
4. He filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold.
5. He was dropped (by the eager) into the sea.
Ex 3. Complete the table
greedy
time
fortune
gold
swapped
dropped
II. SPEAKING
Ex 4. Read the stories summarizes and decide 
Words to describe characters or creatures in the fairy tales/ legends/ fables.
Ex 5. Work in pair.
Homework 
- Ask students to complete all the exercises 
- Learn new words and do ex again.
- Ex – Workbook
- Prepare Unit 6: Skills 2.