Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 UNIT 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS mới nhất

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1:

- Sts work in two big groups.

- One St in A calls out the name of an ethnic group in VN, then points at one St in B who has to call out the name of another ethnic group. The game stops when a group cannot give out any names or when time is up. The group with more ethnic groups wins.

- Lead in new lesson.

2. Presentation:

* Activity 2: Introduce the dialogue:

- Look at the picture on page 38

- Introduce Mi, Nick, mai, Phong and the teacher.

- Ask Sts to pridict the questions.

- Play the recording

- Ask Sts to listen and read.

- Ask Sts to check their guesses.

* Activity 3:

- Stsread the dialogue and underline thewords they don’t know.

- Sts discuss any unfamiliar words from the text.

- T may explain some wordsSts don’t know.

3. Practice:

* Activity 4:

- Sts work independently to find the words with the given meaning, then share the answers before dicussing as a class.

- Sts read out the lines in the dialogue that contain the words.

- T writes the answers on the board.

* Activity 5:

- Sts read the dialogue again to do this ex.

- Ask for Sts’ answers and the explanations for their choices.

* Activity 6:

- Have Sts read the questions to make sure they understand them.

- Sts firstly answer the questions without reading the dialogue, then exchange their answers with a partner.

- Read the dialogue again and check the answers. Confirm the correct answers.

* Activity 7:

- Sts work in pairs.

- Ask for Sts’ answers and their explanations.

- Summarise the answers.

* Activity 8:

- Have Sts to look at the pictures and ask them what they see in each picture.

- Let Sts read some customs and traditions in the box and identify any new words they do not know.

- Explain the new words.

- Sts work in pairs and some Sts write the answers on the board. Confirm the correct answers.

* Activity 9:

- Sts work individually and share answers with your partner.

- Some Sts give the answers to the class and explain their choice.

4. Production:

* Activity 10:

- Sts work in small groups of five or six.

- Take five minutes to write down as many local customs and traditions as you can think of.

- Present your list to the other groups.

- The group with the most ideas are the experts.

5. Home work:

Guide ss to do their homework

* Call out:

- Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and customs and traditions.

* Introduce the dialogue:

- Who can you see in the picture?

- What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?

I. New words:

- pass down (v):truyền cho

- sharp (adj):chính xác, đúng

- table manners (n): quy tắc, phép tắc ăn uống

- gene'ration (n):thế hệ

- You’re kidding (idiom): bạn nói đùa thế thôi

II. Practice:

1. Listen and read: (1-P.38,39)

a. Find a word/phrase that means:

* Key:

b. Tick T/F:

* Key:

1. T3. T

2. F4. F

c. Answer the questions:

* Key:

1. It’s eating dinner at 7p.m. sharp.

2. He’s surprised.

3. They both refer to doing something that developes over time.

4. A custom is sth accepted. A tradition is sth special and is passed down through the generations.

5. They should find information about a custom or tradition.

d. Fill in the missing words:

1. have to: It’s an obligation - you have no choice

2. should: It’s a suggestion or advice – it would be best to follow it.

2. (2-P.39):

a. Match the pictures with the customs and traditions in the box:

* Key:

1. g5. e

2. c6. a

3. f7. b

4. h8. D

b. Write C (custom) or T (tradition) under each picture in a:

* Key:

1. C5. C

2. C or T6. C

3. C7. T

4. T8. C or T

3.Game: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS EXPERTS: (3-P.39)

* Suggested ideas:

- giving children lucky money (in red envelopes) at Tet

- worshipping ancestors

- saying ‘cam on’ when receiving any help

- ………………………

- Read the dialogue again

- Learn new words

- Prepare for unit 4- Lesson 2 (A closer look 1)

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Call out:

- Have Sts play a game.

- Ask Sts call out some customs and traditions they remember from the previous lesson.

- Remark and lead in new lesson.

2. Presentation:

* Activity 2: Teach vocab:

- Stsread the exercise and underline thewords they don’t know.

- Sts discuss any unfamiliar words.

- T may explain some wordsSts don’t know.

3. Practice:

* Activity 3:

- Sts look at the table and make sure that they understand what to do.

- Sts work in individually, then compare their answers with a partner.

- Confirm the correct answers.

* Activity 4:

- Sts read the sentences in 1 again and complete the expressions.

- Sts write their answers on the board and check their answers.

* Activity 5:

- Sts work in groups to write their answerson some pieces of big-size paper. what the word is for each picture

- Sts tick them on the boardand read and comment on each other’s sentences.

* Activity 6:

- Sts work individually to complete the sentences with their own ideas, then share their sentences with a partner. Other Sts comment on thee sentences. (may assign this exercise as homework.)

* Activity 7:

- Sts complete the words under the pictures with /spr/ or /str/, then compare their answers with a partner.

-Sts listen to the recording again to check the answers and repeat.

4. Production:

* Activity 8:

- Play the recording for Sts to do this exercise. Play the recording again for Sts to repeat the sentences.

- Correct Sts’ pronunciation.

5. Homework:

Guide ss to do their homework

- smiling to accept a compliment

- worshipping ancestors

- wearing aodai on special occasions

…………………………………………

- We are going to learn some expressions with the words ‘custom’ and ‘tradition’.

I.New words:

sponge cakes (n):

fireworks (n):

II. Practice:

A- VOCABULARY:

1. Match the first halves in A with the second halves in B: (1-P.40)

1. e(C)5. b (U)

2. d(C)6. c (C)

3. a(U)7. f (C)

4. g(C)

2. Complete the sentences: (2-P.40)

* Key:

1. custom5. with

2. tradition6. of

3. according7. doing

4. tradition

3. Make sentences to say if you have these customs and traditions in your province or area, using the expressions in 2: (3-P.40)

1. Having fireworks on New Year’s Eve

2.Waiting until the guests finish eating before leaving the dinner table

3. Touching children’s heads

4. Decorating the house on special occasions

5. Women shaking strangers’ hands

4. Complete the following sentences with your own ideas: (4-P.40)

1. It’s the custom in my country that…….

2. We broke with tradition by……….

B- PRONUNCIATION:

5. Complete the words under the picture: (5-P.40)

1. straw5. astronaut

2. street6. frustrated

3. spring7. espresso

4. spray8. newsprint

6. Listen and circle the words with /spr/ and underline the words with /str/: (6-P.40)

1. In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are strictly followed.

2. The custom of saying hello to strangers has spread through our community..

3. In our district, it’s the custom for residents to sweep the streets on Saturday mornings.

4. That filmstrip really highlighted our customs and traditions.

5. Parents usually want their offspring to follow the family traditions.

- Learn new words, do exercises in workbook (A1,2->B1,2 – P.28,29)

- Prepare for unit 4- Lesson 3 (A closer look 2)

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Network:

- Remind Sts of modal verbs

2. Presentation:

* Activity 2:

- Give a situation:

- Ask Sts to express their advice freely.

- Help Sts review ‘should and shouldn’t’

- Ask Sts to give some examples.

3. Practice:

* Activity 3:

- Ask Sts to look at the pictures and quickly describe what they see.

- Let them complete the sentences, then compare their answers with a partner.

* Activity 4:

- Sts read the situations in A to make sure they understand them.

- Sts work in pairs to complete the task.

- Sts may give some advice for the situations and write the advice on the board.

- T gives correction as a class.

* Activity 5:

- Sts read the information about have to.

- Ask Sts find the differences between have to and must:

+ must shows internal obligation, you make a decision about what you must do.

+ have to shows external obligation, someone else makes a decision about you must do.

- Sts read the Remember! box.

* Activity 6:

- Sts work individually to complete the task.

- Sts compare their answers with a partner.

- Check the answers and confirm the correct ones.

* Activity 7:

- Sts work individually and give T their answers.

* Activity 8:

- Have Sts quickly read e-mail.

- Sts work individually.

- Sts compare their answers with a partner.

- Some Stswrite their answers on the board and have them explain their answers as well.

4. Production:

* Activity 9:

- Sts work in pairs. Ask some pairs to write their advice and obligations on the board.

- Other Sts give comments and vote for the best advice and obligations.

5. Homework:

Guide ss to study at home

I. Grammar:

- “Your brother is going out with a friend. The weather forecast says it’s a hot sunny day. Give him some advice.”

* Review should and shouldn’t:

- We use should and shouldn’t to express advice.

Eg:

We should respect old people.

II. Practice:

1. Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t: (1-P.41)

* Key:

1. should4. shouldn’t

2. shouldn’t5. should

3. should

2. Match the situations in A and the advice in B: (2-P.41)

* Key:

1. b4. d

2. c5. a

3. e

* The grammar box:

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of have to: (3-P.42)

* Key:

1. have to4. had to, don’t have to

2. have to5. does…..have to

3. has to6. didn’t have to

4. Choose A or B to convey the meaning of the first sentence: (4-P.42)

* Key:

1. B3. A

2. A4. B

5. Find the mistakes in an e-mail and correct them: (5-P.42)

* Key:

1. shouldn’t -> should4. didn’t -> don’t

2. has to -> have to5. have -> have to

3. shouldn’t -> should6. should -> shouldn’t

6. List some advice and obligations your friend should follow when she/he comes to Vietnam:

(6-P42)

* Ex:

- She/He should visit the Temple of Literature

……………………..

- Learn grammar, do exercises in workbook

(B3->6 - P.29,30)

- Prepare for unit 4- Lesson 4 (Communication)

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Chatting

- Sts tell some table manners in their family.

- Lead in the new lesson

2, Presentation:

* Activity 2:

- Go through the Extra voca.

+ using pictures or realia

+ when you invite some guests to your house, your mother is hostess and your father is host.

3. Practice:

* Activity 3:

- Sts work in pairs to look at the pictures and discuss the differences between them, using the extra vocab.

* Activity 4:

- Sts work in pairs to guess if the statements are T/F.

- Write the answers on the board. Do not confirm the correct answers now.

* Activity 5:

- Play the recording twice for Sts to check their answers.

- Sts explain the false sentences.

* Activity 6:

- Sts work in pairsto discuss if they follow the same table manners in their family (may add some more).

4. Production:

* Activity 7:

- Sts work in pairsand role-play

- T call some pairs to act out in front of the class.

- Othe Sts give comments.

- T gives feedback.

5. Homework:

* Activity 8:

- Sts work in groups of three or four.

- Sts work individually.

- Sts back in their group, compare and combine their results, then plan their presentation.

* Chatting:

- Tell some table manners in your family?

- In this lesson we will have opportunity to explore the table manners in the UK and compare them with those in Vietnam.

I. Extra voacb:

- prong (n):đầu dĩa (phần có răng)

- cutlery (n): bộ đồ ăn (gồm thìa, dĩa, dao)

- tray (n):mâm

- mat (n):chiếu

- palm (n):lòng bàn tay

- host (n):chủ nhà (nam)

- hostess (n):chủ nhà (nữ)

II. Practice:

1. Look at the pictures and discuss the differences between them: (1-P.43)

* Suggested answers:

- In the first picture, people are sitting on the mat to have the meal. In the second picture, they are sitting around the dining table.

- In the first picture, people are using rice bowls and chopsticks. In the second picture, they are using cutlery……..

2. Read the following sentences. Write T/F:

(2-P.43)

- Sts write T/F

3. Listen and check: (3-P.43)

* Key:

1. F5. F

2. T6. F

3. F7. F

4. T8. T

4. Discuss the table manners in your family you often follow: (4-P.43)

1. We sit around a tray on a mat to have meal.

2. We use rice bowls and chopsticks.

3. When chewing food, we shouldn’t talk.

4. The host/hostess invites everybody to start eating.

5. The host/hostess offers to serve the food for the guests.

6. When we have finished eating, we place our chopsticks on top of our rice bowl.

5. Play role: (5-P.43)

* Ex:

Minh: Hey Jessica! My family would like to

invite you to dinner.

Jessica: Oh, that’s nice but……..

* PROJECT:

“How they have changed”

- Sts talk about the custom or tradition that has changed.

Sts have to:

+ find a VN custom or tradition you want to talk.

+ interview an old person about C or T

+ interview a younger person to see if this C or T has changed today.

Note:

1. Costom or tradition: in Viet Nam

2. Presentation: easy to understand languages

3. Speaking: fluency, accuracy, good pronunciation

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Chatting

- Ask sts to discuss the questionin pairs and guess the answers.

- Lead in the lesson

2. Pre-reading:

* Activity 2:Present the passage:

- Ask Sts to predict what they are going to read. (read about family customs and traditions)

- Stsread the text and underline thewords they don’t know.

- Sts discuss any unfamiliar words from the text.

- T may explain some words Sts don’t know.

3. While- reading:

* Activity 3:

- Sts look at the pictures and answer the questions in pairs.

- Elicit the answers from Sts.

* Activity 4:

- Sts read the passage quickly and do the task. (Is Mi writing about her family or her soceity?)

- T checks the answers.

* Activity 5:

- Sts read the statements and underline the key words.

- Read through the passage quickly and locate the key words.

- Read the part that includes the key words more carefully, then match.

- Sts work individually.

- T checks the answers.

* Activity 6:

- Sts read the passage again to answer the questions.

- Sts compare their answers.

- Ask Sts to give evidence when giving the answers.

4. Post- reading:

* Activity 7:

- Sts work in pairs to take turn to ask each other the three questions.

* Activity 8:

- Two pairs join together. One pairs interviews the other (one St interviews and the other notes down the answers in the table.)

- Some Sts present to the whole class.

5. Homework:

- Learn new words, do exercises in workbook (C1,2 - P.31)

- Prepare for unit 4- Lesson 6 (Skill 2)

* Chatting:

- What is your family’s custom at Tet?

A- READING:

1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions: (1-P.44)

* Key:

Picture 1: A family celebrating a brithday.

Picture 2: People are making chung cake.

Picure 3: A family is at an amusement park.

2. Read and answer the question: (2-P.44)

* Key:

- She’s writing about her family.

3. Write A, B or C in the blank to decide in which paragrapheach detail below is mentioned: (3-P.44)

* Key:

1. C4. B

2. A5. A

3. C6.B

4. Read and answer the questions: (4-P.44)

* Key:

1. They are: having lunch together on the second day ofTet, spending Sunday together, and celebrating her grandparents’ wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of Octorber.

2. They usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic together.

3. They don’t remember.

4. They made five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken.

5. They love family customs and traditions because they provide a sense of belonging.

B- SPEAKING:

5. Discuss the questions: (5-P.44)

1. What are the three customs and traditions you like most in your family? Descibe them in details.

2. How do you feel when you take part in these customs and traditions?

3. Why is it important to continue family customs and traditions?

6. Interview (questions in 5) and note down their answers in the table: (6-P.44)

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: network:

- Sts tell some traditional dances in VN.

- Lead in the Listening task (We are going to listen to Mai’s presentation on the xoe dance)

2. Pre- listening:

a. Listening:

* Activity 2:

- Sts look at the picture and share this tradition with a partner.

- Elicit Sts’answer and write the name of the tradition dance on the board.

3,While –listening:

* Activity 3:

- Play the recording once and Sts complete the table.

- If Sts are not sure about their answers, play the recording again for Sts to check.

* Activity 4:

- Sts tick T/F without listening the recording again.

- Sts compare their answers in pairs.

- T plays the recording the last time to confirm the answers for both 2 and 3.

4, Post- listening:

b. Writing:

* Activity 5:

- Sts work in pairs and make sentences, using the given information. (they may write down the full sentences or make full sentences orally)

* Activity 6:

- Have Sts write their descriptions individually based on the sentences they have made (or write in groups).

* Activity 7:

- Sts exchange their descriptions to spot any mistakes.

- T collects some Sts’ writing papers and give comments to the class.

5. Homework:

Guide ss to study at home

* Network:

- Lion dance, court dance (múa cung đình Huế),Lotus dance (múa sen), hat dance (múa nón), ribbon dance, fan dance, flag dance ……

A- LISTENING:

1. Answer the questions: (1-P.45)

- The xoe dance.

2. Listen and complete the table: (2-P.45)

* Key:

1. happy and wealthy5. social

2. private gatherings6. fire

3. 307. the music

4. the circle dance8. culture and lifestyle

3. Listen again and complete the sentences: (3-P.33)

1. T4. T

2. F5. T

3. F

B- WRITING:

Write a description of a traditional Japanese dance

4. Read about a traditional Japanese dance. Make complete sentences: (4-P.45)

* Ex:

- The Obon dance is a traditional Japanese dance.

- The dance expresses people’s honour to their ancestors……….

5. Write a description of the Obon dance: (5-P.45)

* Ex:

“The Obon dance is a traditional Japanese. The dance expresses people’s honour to their ancestors. People oftenperform the Obon dance in Obon festival, in mid-August in many regions of Japan and in mid-July in other regions. There are some different dance forms in different regions, and the most popular form is the circle dance…….”

- Correct the mistakes.

- Do exercises in workbook (E1->2 - P.35)

- Prepare for unit 4-Lesson 7 (Looking back-Project)

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1:

- Sts write the expressions which concern customs and traditions.

2. Review:

* Activity 2:

- Sts talk about “should” and “have to”

- Sts give some examples.

3. Practice:

* Activity 3:

- Sts work individually, then compare their answers with a partner

- T checks the answers.

* Activity 4:

- Sts work individually, then compare their answers with a partner

- When finishing, some Sts write them on the board

- T and other Sts give feedback.

* Activity 5:

- Sts work individually or in groups to write down as many family and social customs and traditions as possible.

- Sts write their answers on the board.

- T and other Sts comment on the answers..

* Activity 6:

- Sts work individually and then share the answers with a classmate.

- T checks as a class.

* Activity 7:

- Sts underline one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

- Encourage Sts to explain their correction.

- Elicit the answers.

4, Production:

* Activity 8:

- Sts give their presentationbefore the class

- The whole class can vote for the best.

* Activity 9:

- Sts complete the self-assessment

5. Homework:

Guide ss to do their homework

* Network:

1. Grammar:

* Review should and shouldn’t:

- We use should and shouldn’t to express advice.

* Have to:

- we use ‘have to’ to express obligation or necessity. It shows external obligation, someone else makes a decision about you must do.

(+) have/has to + Vinf

Eg: We have to clean the house carefully before Tet.

(-) don’t/doesn’t have to + Vinf

Eg: She doesn’t have to wear a company uniform.

(?) Do/Does + S + have to + Vinf?

Eg: Do we have to follow the tradition of cleaning the house before Tet?

2. Practice:

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box: (1-P.46)

* Key:

1. respect4. host

2. worshipping5. cutlery

3. wrap6. generations

2. Write sentences with the following expressions: (2-P.46)

* Key:

1. there’s a tradition that….

2. according to tradition…..

3. follow the tradition of….

4. brake with tradition by…..

5. have the custom of……

3. Complete the following wordwebs: (3-P.46)

* Key:

* Family customs and traditions:

+ visiting the pagoda on 1^st of every lunar month.

+ eating dinnerat 7p.m.

+ spending Sunday together…….

* Social customs and traditions:

+ having fireworks on New Year’s Eve.

+ worshipping ancestors.

+ wearing ‘ao dai’ on special occasions……

4. Complete the sentences: (4-P.46)

1. should wait4. should follow

2. shouldn’t use5. shouldn’t touch

3. shouldn’t break

5. Find and correct the mistakes: (5-P.46)

1. has to -> have to

2. should -> shouldn’t

3. have to has -> have to have

4. should to -> should

5. have avoid -> have to avoid

* Project:

“How they have changed”

- Sts talk about the custom or tradition that has changed.

* Finished!

- Discuss what difficulties remain and what areas have mastered.

- Learn vocab & grammar – Unit 4

- Prepare for unit 5-Lesson 1 (Getting started)