Unit 5. Study habits

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ENGLISH 8
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED &
LISTEN AND READ
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Week: 9
Period: 27
UNIT 5 : STUDY HABITS
Subject at school
English
Literature

Geography
History
Biology
Chemistry
Math
Physical
Education
Physics
Music
We have Math four times a week.
How often do we have Math ?
When do we have English ?
We have it on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about your lesson schedule.
Who are they in the picture ?
They are Tim and his mother.
What are they talking about ?
They are talking about Tim’s report card.
Task 1 : Listen and answer the questions
b. No, he isn’t.
1. Is Tim a lazy student ?
a. Yes, he is.
2. Is Tim’s mother proud of him ?
a. Yes, she is.
b. No, she isn’t.
3. Tim studied very ………….
a. badly
b. well
4. Did Tim’s mother meet his teacher at school ?
a. Yes, she did.
b. No, she didn’t.
I. Vocabulary :
2. a report card :
phiếu liên lạc
3. (to) be proud of:
tự hào
4. (to) improve :
cải thiện
1. semester (n) :
học kì
7. pronunciation (n) :
cách phát âm
5. (to) try one’s best :
cố gắng hết sức
6. Spanish (n) :
tiếng Tây Ban Nha
GRAMMAR
1. Reported speech : Request (yêu cầu) :
S+ asked/told + O + to/ not to- V_infinitive
Ex: The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.”
The teacher asked/ told Tim to come into her office.
2. Advice (Khuyên bảo)
S1 + said + ( that ) S2 + should ( not) + V_infinitive
Ex : Miss Jackson said : “ Tim should work harder on his
Spanish pronunciation”
Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your
Spanish pronunciation
2. a report card
phiếu liên lạc
3. be proud of
tự hào
4. improve
cải thiện
1. semester
học kì
7. pronunciation
cách phát âm
5. try one’s best
cố gắng hết sức
6. Spanish
tiếng Tây Ban Nha
Match the English words with their meaning :
T
F
a. Tim was out when his mother called him.
b. Tim’s mother met his teacher at school.
c. Tim’s report is poor.
d. Tim’s mother wants him to improve one thing.
e. Tim needs to improve his Spanish grammar.
f. Tim promised to try his best in learning Spanish.
Task 2: True or False statements
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in the living room
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excellent
pronunciation
c. How did Tim study this semester?
d. What did Miss Jackson say Tim should do?
e. What did Tim’s mother give him at the end of the conversation?
Task 3 : Answer the Questions
a. Who is Miss Jackson?
b. What did Miss Jackson give Tim’s mother?
Task 3: Answer the questions
Miss Jackson is Tim’s teacher.
a. Who is Miss Jackson?
b. What did Miss Jackson give Tim’s mother?
Jackson gave Miss Tim’s mother his report card.
c. How did Tim study this semester?
Tim studied very hard this semester.
Miss Jackson said Tim should work harder on
his Spanish pronunciation.
d.What did Miss Jackson say Tim should do?
e. What did Tim’s mother give him at the end of
the conversation?
She gave him a dictionary.
Lucky flower
Lucky flower
Team A
Team B
LUCKY FLOWER
1. How did Tim study ?
 He did (studied) very well.
2. How are some of those Spanish sounds ?
Some of those Spanish sounds are really hard
PRODUCTIONS
Fill in the blanks with right words:
Yesterday Tim’s mother received his ___________
from his teacher.
2. Tim’s mother is always proud of with him because
he works so _______________.
3. His report card is ____________.
4. Miss Jackson said he should work harder on his
Spanish _______________.
excellent
report card
Pronunciation
hard
IV. Homework
Learn by heart the vocabulary
Prepare the next lesson
(Unit 5: Speak + Listen)
Write your school schedule.
Thanks for your attendance !