Giáo án Tiếng anh 8 UNIT 6: FOLK TALES mới nhất

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1:

- Sts work in two groups of five.

- Each group writes the names of the legends, fold tales, fables and fairy tales they know. Which group writes more is the winner.

- Lead in new lesson.

2. Presentation:

* Activity 2: Introduce the dialogue:

- Look at the picture on page 58

- Introduce Duong and Nick.

- 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 or match.

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

3. Practice:

* Activity 4:

- Sts work independently.

- Ask Sts to share answers before discussing as a class.

* Activity 5:

- Sts work in pairs to match the words to their meanings.

- Sts share their answers with a partner.

* Activity 6:

- Have Sts try to remember the information about the legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co, and complete the table.

- Have Sts open their books and check their anwers.

* Activity 7:

- Sts work in pairs to discuss the question.

- Draw Sts’ attention to the structure, meaning and use of exclamatory sentences by analysing the instruction and examples in the Remember! Box.

- Call on some pairs to perform to the class.

- T elicit the first answer. Sts write out the rest of the sentences.

- Check the answers with the class.

* Activity 8:

- Sts qickly match the types of stories with their definitions.

- Play thr recording for Sts to check their answers

- Sts work in pairs to think of an example of each type of story.

4. Production:

* Activity 9:

- Sts work individually, filling in the table with the information of the legend, fold tales, fables and fairy tales they know.

* Activity 10:

- Model this activity with a student, the ask Sts to work in pairs.

- Call some pairs to practise in front of the class.

5. Home work:

Guide ss to study at home

* Network:

- Today we are going to learn about some folk tales

* Introduce the dialogue:

- Where are Duong and Nick?

- What are they doing?

- What are they talking about?

* Sts may share any famous Vietnamese legends:

- Have you ever read or been told a famous Vietnamese legend?

- What is its title?

- What is it about?

- What are the main characters in it?

I. New words:

-legend (n):truyền thuyết

-folk tale (n): truyện dân gian

-fable (n): truyện ngụ ngôn

-fairy tale (n): truyện thần tiên

-fairy (n): nàng tiên, cô tiên

- give birth (v): sinh con

II. Practice:

1. Listen and read: (1-P.59)

a. Choose the correct answers:

* Key:

1. B4. C

2. C5. A

3. A

b. Match the words to their meanings:

* Key:

1. c3. a

2. d4. b

c. Find theinformation in the conversatio to complete the table:

* Key:

d. Exclamatory sentences:

1. handsome/man: What a handsome man (he is)!

2. interesting/game: What an interesting game (it is)!

3. good/news: What good news (it is)!

4. lovely/dogs: What lovely dogs (they are)!

5. brave/women: What brave women (they are)!

2. Match the words with their definitions: (2-P.59)

* Key:

1. C2. D3. B4. A

3. GAME: Guess the story: (3-P.59):

a. Think of a legend, folk tale, fable or fairy tale and complete the table below:

* Key:

b. Interview each other and try to guess the title of the story:

* Ex:

A: What kind of story is it?

B: It’s fairy tale.

A: Who are the main characters?

B: Cinderella, her stepsisters, her stepmother, and a prince.

…………………………………………

- Read the dialogue again

- Learn new words

- Prepare for unit 6- Lesson 2 (A closer look 1)

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Call out:

- Have Sts play a game and work in two groups of four.

- Ask group A to call out some nouns related to folk tales and group B to call out some adjs.

- Remark and lead in new lesson.

 2. Presentation:

* Activity 2:

- Sts work individually, then ask them to share their answers with one or more partners.

- Sts discuss any unfamiliar words.

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

- Ask Sts to call out some folk tales that include one of these characters.

3. Practice:

* Activity 3:

- Sts work in pairs to match the creatures with the pictures, then swap their answers with other Sts.

- Ask Sts to catrgorise the creatures into typically ‘good’ and ‘bad’.

* Activity 4:

- Sts complete the table individually.

- Some Sts write their answers on the board before checking with the whole class (may ask for translation of some adjs to check their understanding).

* Activity 5:

- Sts work in pairs, using the adjs in a to describe characters in one of their favourite folk tales.

- Some Sts say their meaningful sentences in front of the class.

4. Production:

* Activity 6:

- Play the recording and ask Sts to listen and repeat the sentences, paying attention to the intonation of each sentence.

- Remind Sts that they use falling intonation for exclamatory sentences.

* Activity 7:

- Sts work in pairs, practise saying the sentences

- Call some Sts to practise in front of the class, then ask Sts to listen while T plays the recording.

- Sts repeat chorally after each setence.

- Correct their pronunciation.

5. Homework:

- Learn new words, do exercises in workbook (A1,2->B1,2 – P.44,45)

 - Prepare for unit 6- Lesson 3 (A closer look 2)

* Call out:

- Nouns: fairy, woodcutter, prince, princess...

- Adjs: generous, kind, mean, cheerful…..

A- VOCABULARY:

Woodcutter (n): tiều phu

Knight (n): hiệp sĩ

Witch (n): mụ phù thủy

Hare (n): con thỏ

Ogre (n): yêu tinh

Evil (adj): xấu xa

Wicked (adj): xấu xa, độc ác

Fierce (adj): hung dữ

1. Match the characters with the pictures: (1-P.60)

       1. G                 5. H

       2. C                 6. A

       3. E                 7. D

       4. B                 8. F

2. Match the creatures with the pictures: (2-P.60)

* Key:

       1. G                 5. B

       2. F                  6. C

       3. A                 7. H

       4. E                 8. D

3. (3-P.60)

a. Put the adjs in the box into the correct columns:

 * Key:

b. Use these adjs to describe some characters in one of your favourite folk tales:

* Ex:

There’s a wolf in Little Red Riding Hood. He’s cunning and wicked.

B- PRONUNCIATION:

* Intonation in exclamatory sentences:

4. Listen and repeat the sentences, paying attention to intonation: (4-P.60)

  1. What colourful hat she is wearing!

  2. What a time we‘ve had today!

  3. What beautiful eyes she has!

  4. What a nice day it is!

  5. What good news it is!

5. Listen and repeat these sentences: (5-P.60)

1. What a beautiful princess she is!

  2. What brave knights they are!

  3. What a big nose the wolf has!

  4. What a fierce ogre it is!

  5. What a handsome prince he is!

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: review vocabulary

- Remind Sts of  some vocabulary of the previous lesson by using the pictures

2. Presentation:

* Activity 2:

- Sts read part of the conversation from 'Getting started', paying attention to the underlined part.

- T elicit from Sts the form and use of the past continuous tense.

- Sts read the ‘Grammar’ box.

- Draw Sts’ attention to the use of the past continuous tense. (by analysing the examples)

- Some Sts give examples

- Ask Sts to give some examples.

3. Practice:

* Activity 3:

- Sts work individually. Remind them to look back at the ‘Grammar’ box.

- Sts compare their answers in pairs before checking with the whole class.

* Activity 4:

- Sts work individually, using the suggested words to write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture.

- Sts share their answers with a partner.

- T gives correction as a class.

* Activity 5:

- T models this activity with a more able student.

- Ask Sts work in pairs.

- Call some pairs to practise in front of the class.

* Activity 6:

- Sts read the ‘Look out!’ box. Draw Sts’ attention to this use of the past simple tense.

- T may give a comparison between the simple past tense and the past continuous tense.

- Some Sts give examples.

* Activity 7: 

- Sts work individually.

- Sts compare their answers in pairs before checking with the whole class.

* Activity 8: 

- T may do the first sentence as an example.

- Sts work individually.

- Sts compare their answers with a partner.

- T corrects as a class.

* Activity 9: 

- Sts discuss the question in pairs.

- Some pairs give their anwers to the whole class.

- T and other Sts give comments.

4. Production:

* Activity 10:

- Sts work individually, guessing what their partner was doing at the time. Remind Sts to make a note of their guesses.

* Activity 11:

- T models this activity with a more able student.

- Ask Sts work in pairs.

- Call some pairs to practise in front of the class.

5. Homework:

Learn grammar, do exercises in workbook

(B3->7 - P.45->47)

- Prepare for unit 6- Lesson 4 (Communication)

review vocabulary

I. Grammar:

* Past continuous tense:

Eg:

   At 8 p.m my father was watching TV.

   She was crying when a fairy appeared.

- Form:

  (+) Positive: I/he/she/it + was + V-ing

                     We/you/they + were + V-ing.

  (-) Negative: I/he/she/it + was not/wasn’t  + V-ing

                  We/you/they + were not/weren’t  + V-ing.

  (?) Question: Was + I/he/she/it + V-ing?

                    Were + we/you/they + V-ing?

- The use:

   + We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress at a started time in the past.

   + We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress when another shorter action happened (this shorter action is express by the simple past).

II. Practice:

1. Write S for simple sentences and C for compound sentences: (2-P.61)

* Key:

   1. was wearing                       4. ran

   2. were you doing                  5. wasn’t waiting

   3. was going                      

2. (3-P.61)

a. Use the past continuous to write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture:

* Key:

1. The servant was pinning in the woods.

2. The girl was picking flowers by the side of the road.

3. The knights were riding (their) horses to the castle.

4. Cinderella was dancing with the prince.

5. Sait Giong was flying to the heaven.

6. The oger was roaring with anger.

b. Ask and answer questions about the picture in a:

b. Ask and answer questions about the pictures in a * Ex:

A: What was the servant doing?

B: She was spinning.

* Look out:

3. Write the correct form of each verb. Use the past continuous or the past simple: (4-P.62)

* Key:

  1. was walking, stopped, had

  2. was lying, heard, needed 

  3. heard, was following, started

  4. dropped, ate

  5. were dancing, left

  6. was missing/missed, decided                    

4. (5-P.62)

a. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous:

* Key:

     1. was shinning                4. were flying                               

     2. was sleeping                5. opened                  

     3. went                             6. fell                  

b. What is the moral of the fable?

- Be happy/content with what you have.

5. (6-P.62)

a. Guess what your partner was doing last Sunday at these time:

* Ex:

- I think Minh was having breakfast at 7 a.m last Sunday.

b. Ask your partner to check your guesses:

* Ex:

  A: Were you having breakfast at 7 a.m last Sunday?

   B: Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t.                                         

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Chatting

 - Sts tell some folk tales in Viet Nam.

2, Presentation:

 - Lead in the new lesson.

* Activity 2: 

- Go through the Extra vocab.

- Help Sts understand the meanings of the words in Extra vocab.

 + using pictures or realia

+ check

3. Practice:

* Activity 3: 

- Sts work independently, looking at the pictures and putting parts of the fairy tale in order (the pictures are in the correct order but the text a->h is jumbled).

* Activity 4: 

- Sts work in pairs, comparing their anwers and discuss any differences. Then discuss as a class.

* Activity 5: 

- Sts work in groups of six, in turn retelling the fairy tale to their group members in their own words

- Then Sts choose the best storyteller in their group.

4. Production:

* Activity 6: 

- Sts work in groups again, discussing and witing their own ending for the fairy tale (have fun and be creative).

- A st from each group reads the ending to the whole class. T and other Sts give comments

- T may correct Sts’ mistakes.

- Sts vote for the best fairy tale ending.

* Activity 7: 

- Sts work in groups to read the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Each st may notes about the main characters and the plot of this tale.

- Imagine he/she is one of the characters and write two or more entries (note the use of the past simple and the past continuous)

5. Homework:

Learn grammar, do exercises in workbook (C)

- Prepare for unit 6- Lesson 5 (skills 1)

* Chatting:

- Tell some folk tales in Viet Nam.

- Tell about the folk tale you liked best when you were small.

- Today, we are going to do some activities with a fairy tale. Please think of what information in normally at the beginning, in the middle, at the end.

I. Extra vocab:

 - granny (n):   bà (thân mật)

 - scream (v):   kêu thét, la thất thanh

 - swallow (v): nuốt  

II. Practice:

1. Look at the pictures and put the parts of the fairy tale in order: (1-P.63)

* Key:

     1. h                  5. d

     2. a                  6. c

     3. e                  7. b

     4. f                   8. g

2. Retell the fairy tale: (2,3-P.63)

* PROJECT:

“Entries in my Diary”

   1. Posters: humorous, lively, clear

   2. Languages: easy to understand

   3. Speaking: fluency, accuracy, good pronunciation.

Sts have to:

 + read the fairy tale .

 + write two or more entries.

 + display their work.

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: Chatting

- Ask sts some questions about a folk tale.

- Lead in the lesson.

2. Practice:

* Activity 2:  Present the passage:

- Ask Sts to predict what they are going to read. (read about a folk tale.)

- Sts  scan the text and find out the  words.

- T helps Sts work out the meanings of these words from context.

3. While- reading:

* Activity 3: 

- Sts read the story again and answer the questions.

- Sts note where they found the information that helped them to answer the questions.

- Sts compare their answers with a partner.

* Activity 4: 

- Sts work individually, completing the details of the fable The Starfruit Tree.

- Sts share their answers with a partner.

- T checks the answers.

* Activity 5: 

- Sts work individually to read every story summary. T helps them with any new vocab.

* Activity 6: 

- Sts work in pairs, asking and answering about the stories in 4.

- After finishing, T may call some pairs to practise in front of the class.

4. Post-reading

* Activity 7: 

- Sts work in groups of five. Each member chooses a character in any of the stories in 4.

- The others ask ‘Yes-No questions’ to discover who that person is.

 5. Homework:

Guide Ss to do their homework.

* Chatting:

  - Do you know the story named “Cay khe”?

  - Tell some main characters?

 A- READING:

1. Read the fable and find the following words. What do they mean?: (1-P.64)

* Key:

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 bag until there is no

                      more space

repay:            pay back

load:              something that is being carried

2. Read the story again and answer the questions:

(2-P.64)

* Key:

1. He gave his younger brother only a starfruit tree.

2. The eagle 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 eagle) into the sea.

3. Complete the details of the fable: (3-P.64)

* Key:

      1. greedy                4. gold                               

     2. time                    5. swapped                 

     3. fortune                6. dropped         

 B- SPEAKING:

4. Read and decide which story you would like to read: (4-P.64)

  1. Sait Giong

  2. The Tortoise and the Hare

  3. Chung Cakes, Day Cakes

5. Ask and answer questions about the story:

(5-P.64)

* Eg:

 A: I want to read Sait Giong.

 B: What kind of story is it?

 A: It’s a legend.

 B: Who are the main characters in it?

6. GAME: Who am I?

- Learn new words, do exercises in workbook (D)

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

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1: network:

- Sts look at the pictures and make some guesses about the fairy tale The Princess and the Dragon.

- Lead in the Listening task (We are going to listen to a fairy tale named The Princess and the Dragon.)

 2. Pre- listening:

a. Listening:

* Activity 2:

- Sts cover the story which is written out in the green box.

- Sts read the statements carefully and underline the key words.

3. While- listening:

- Play the recording and ask Sts to correct the statements. Some Sts write their answers on the board.

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

* Activity 3: 

- Sts read the story carefully and work in pairs to discuss what may be missing

- Play the recording again and ask Sts to find the missing words as they listen.

- T checks their answers with the whole class.

4.Post- listening:

* Activity 4:

- Sts make notes about about one of their favourite fairy tales.

* Activity 5:

- Sts refer back to the reading passage in Skill 1 for useful language and ideas, some necessary expressions and language.

- Sts work individually to write a first draft

- T displays some of the stories

- T and other Sts give comments.

* Activity 7:

- T displays some of the stories.

- T and other Sts give comments.

- Swap stories with their classmates and read other’s stories.

 5. Homework:

Guide Ss to do their homework.

* Network:

      a princess

A- LISTENING:

1. Correct the following statements: (1-P.65)

* Key:

  1. prince -> princess

  2. a giant -> an ogre

  3. sing -> cry

  4. made friends with -> married

2. Listen and fill in the missing words: (2-P.65)

* Key:

     1. castle                          4. breath                              

     2. give gold                    5. strong back                 

     3. with anger 

B- WRITING:

3. Make notes about one of your favourite fairy tales: (3-P.65)

4. Use your notes in 3 to write the fairy tale:(4-P.65)

- Swap and read stories.

- Do exercises in workbook (E1->2 - P.51)

- Prepare for unit 6-Lesson 7 (Looking back-Project)  

Sts’ and T’s activities

Contents

1. Warm up:

* Activity 1:                 

- Sts write the right words.

2. Presentation:

* Activity 2:                 

- Sts think of as many examples of different types of stories as possible.

- Some Sts say their examples in front of the class.

* Activity 3:  For 2 and 3                              

- Sts work individually at first, then compare their answers with a partner before discussing the answers as a class.

* Activity 4:

- Sts review simple past tense.

- Sts talk about Past continuous tense (the use and form.)

- Sts give some examples.

3. Practice:

* Activity 5:                 

- T models this activity with a student.

- Sts work in pairs.

- Call some pairs to practise in front of the class.

* Activity 6:   For 5 and 6 

- T models these activities with a student.

- Sts work in pairs.

- T may go around to provide help if necessary.

- Call some pairs to practise in front of the class.

* Activity 7:   

- Sts work individually at first to number the lines of the dialogue.

- Ask them to check their answers with the whole class.

- After finishing, Sts practise saying the dialogue with their partners.

4. Production:

* Activity 8:   

- Sts display their entries.

- The whole class can vote for the best.

* Activity 9:   

- Sts complete the self-assessment

 5. Homework:

- Learn vocab & grammar – Unit 6

- Prepare for the review 2

* Jumbled words:                      

1. itchw = witch

   2. ryaif = fairy

   3. geela = eagle

   4. aebrv = brave

   5. mnea = mean

A- VOCABULARY:

1. Think of an example for each type of story:

(1-P.66)

* Ex:

  Lac Long Quan and Au Co is a legend.

2. Write the correct words under the pictures:

(2-P.66)

* Key:

     1. witch                  4. fairy

    2. hare                     5. tortoise       

    3. knight                  7. giant

    4. ogre                     8. dragon

3. Complete the following wordwebs: (3-P.66)

* Key:

B- GRAMMAR:

* Review simple past tense:

* Past continuous tense:

- The use:

   + We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress at a started time in the past.

   + We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress when another shorter action happened (this shorter action is express by the simple past).

Eg:

   At 8 p.m my father was watching TV.

   She was crying when a fairy appeared.

- Form:

  (+) Positive: I/he/she/it + was + V-ing

                     We/you/they + were + V-ing.

  (-) Negative: I/he/she/it + was not/wasn’t  + V-ing

                   We/you/they + were not/weren’t  + V-ing.

  (?) Question: Was + I/he/she/it + V-ing?

                    Were + we/you/they + V-ing?

 4. Ask and answer questions: (4-P.66)

1. Nam/ play video games

   A: Was Nam playing video games?

   B: No, he wasn’t. He was playing the piano.

2. Mrs Lan/ do the gardening

   A: Was Mrs Lan doing the gardening?

   B: No, he wasn’t. She was cooking.

3. Mr Hung/ write a letter

   A: Was Mr Hung writing a letter?

   B: No, he wasn’t. He was reading a newspaper.

……………………………………..

5. Find out which festival your partner prefer:

(5-P.66)

* Ex:

1. At 10 p.m yesterday evening

    A: What were you doing at ten yesterday evening?

    B: I was watching TV.

2. At 5 a.m this morning

    A: What were you doing at 5 a.m this morning?

    B: I was doing morning exercise..

3. At lunch time yesterday

    A: What were you doing at lunch time yesterday?

    B: I was having lunch.

……………………………………….

6. Make exclamatory sentences: (6-P.66)

* Ex:

     - What a lovely shirt you’re wearing!

7. Write the correct words under the pictures:

(7-P.67)

* Key:

     1. D                  6. H

    2. I                    7. J      

    3. A                   8. B

    4. C                   9. G

     5. F                 10. E

* Project:

“Entries in my Diary”

- Sts display their entries:

   1. Posters: humorous, lively, clear

   2. Languages: easy to understand

   3. Speaking: fluency, accuracy, good pronunciation.

* Finished!

- Discuss what difficulties remain and what areas have mastered.