English 8

Week: 29 Date of preparation: April 2nd, 2006. Period: 85 Date of teaching : April 3rd, 2006.
Class: 8

UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Period 85: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
I/ Aims and objectives:
* Language content :
- Introducing some famous world landmarks.
- Reading for details about a language game called “ guessing game”.
*Language function :
- To enable the students to match the name of famous world landmarks to the correct pictures.
- To have the sts to complete the summary and practice the dialogue with classmates.
*Educational aim :
To help the students know to play the guessing game for the wonders.
1. Language:
a. Vocabulary: * Noun: Golden Gate Bridge, clue, rule.
* Verbs: to guess
b. Structures: I don’t know how to play it.
I can’t play it.
2 .Skills: - Integrated skills
3. Educational factor:
-Help the students have know more about the wonders of the world.
II/ Teacher and students` preparation:
1. Method : - Communicative approach.
2. Techniques: - Question-Answer, Revision, T/F statements, Repetition, Gap-filling, Explanation, Game substitution Drill, Repetition, Explanation, Game, pair work and group work
3. Materials needed: - Blackboard, chalk, handouts, Pictures, flashcards, textbook.
4. Students` preparation: - New words
5. Previous exercises: - Reported speech
III/ Procedure in class:
1/ Stabilization ( 2ms):
a. Warm up: - Greets the students
b. Checking absence: - Asks the monitor about the absence
2/ Checking up the previous knowledge : (5 ms )

-Has the students play a game "Lucky numbers" to tell the names of these places to do crossword:
1. Old beautiful Khmer Temples in Cambodia.
2. The home of the Australia Ballet and Opera.
3. Magnificient caves in Vietnam
4. It was built at Giza in Cairo, Egypt
5. A symbol of freedom in New York Harbor.
6. National Memorial of the 4 United States Presidents
7. The Leaning Tower in Italy






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I/ Lead in:
-Conducts a game: " The guessing Game"
- Hangs a picture on the board
-Says" now I have a picture of a wonder . Let`s ask Y/N questions to guess it"
- (If they can`t, give some clues:
1. It`s a Temple.
2. It`s in Asis.
3. It`s in Cambodia.)
-Gives Y/ N answers
-The winner is the students who have the correct guess

II/ Pre-practice:
-Introduces the new lesson: "Let`s read the dialogue to know what Hoa, Nga, Nhi are relaxing"
-Teaches new words and phrases
1.a clue (n)
2.a rule (n)
3. to lose (v)
- Checks understanding of new words by