Unit 11
Unit 11
Teacher says: “In the lesson today we are going to What do you think of these pictures?
learn a new unit about Science technology . Let’s Talk about the development of science
start to see and find out more information related to and technology.
our new topic”.
Activity 2: Presentation (7’)
Pre-teach Vocab
a. Aims:
- To set the context for the introductory dialogue;
- To introduce the topic of the unit.
b. Content:
- Learn some new words. Read the conversation and find out new words.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Know more new words
- Understanding the conversation; topic of the lesson,…
d. Organisation
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
Pre teach vocabulary * Vocabulary
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new
vocabulary by pictures/ explanation/ examples.
* Homework (2’)
a. Aims: To revise the lesson and prepare for the next lesson.
b. Content: Review the lesson and prepare for the next lesson and do exersie in the workbbook
c. Expected outcomes: Students’ textbook and workbook
d. Organisation:
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities Content
- Teacher asks students to talk about what they have - Some new words
learnt in the lesson. - Read and understand content of the
- Ss work indepently conversation
Date of planning : …/… / 2024
Date of teaching : …/… / 2024
Week: UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Period : Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Identify some nouns related to the topic of science and technology and some new technologies.
- Identify some new verb phrases that used to talk about inventions, discoveries, creations and
development
- Identify sentence stress.
2. Competences
- Developcompetencies of communication, cooperation, and self-management.
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Raise ss’ knowledge of science and technology
- Love science and technology and use them propery in life
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 11, A closer look 1.
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector /TV
- Hoclieu.vn
III. PROCEDURES
Activity 1: Warm-up (5’)
a. Aims:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- Provide more knowledge to the lesson
b. Content:
- Ss play a game: Matching
c. Expected outcomes:
- Having a chance to speak English and focus on the topic of the lesson.
d. Organisation
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
* Warm up * Warm up: Matching
- Have Ss play in two teams. Match the pictures with phrases describing
- Ss match the pictures with phrases describing them.
them.
- T gives feedback.
- The team with the most correct answers wins
T leads in the new lesson.
* Key:
1. eye tracking
2. fingerprint scanner
3. face recognition
Vocabulary pre-teaching * Vocabulary:
- Teacher asks ss to look through the text and pay 1. biometrics (n) /ˌbaɪəʊˈmetrɪks/ Khoa học
attention to the underlined words. sinh trắc
- Teacher gets ss to guess the meaning of the new 2. truancy (n) /ˈtruːənsi/ Trốn học, nghỉ
vocabulary through context học không phép
- Teacher confirms the answers then gets ss to 3. Nanolearning (n) /’nænəʊlɜːnɪŋ/Dạy học với
read orally and take notes of all the four words in bài dạy kích thước nhỏ
their notebooks. 4. effortless(adj) /ˈefətləs/ Không cần nhiều nỗ
lực
5. platform(v) /ˈplætfɔːm/ Nền tảng
6. cheating (n) /tʃiːtɪŋ/ Gian lận
Activity 3: PRACTICE (12’)
* Reading (Task 2+3)
a. Aims:
- to improve Ss’ skill of reading advertisements for details
- to improve Ss’ skill of reading for general information and details.
b. Content:
- Read the reading passage about new technologies that are applied at schools and tick B
(Biometrics) or N (Nanolearning) and choose the best answer to the questions.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Understanding the text about the benefits of the two new technological applications.
d. Organisation
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
Task 2 Task 2. Read the passage and tick (v) B
- Ask Ss to work individually to read the texts (Biometrics) or N (Nanolearning)
and to decide if the statements from text are * Answer key:
about biometrics or nanolearning. Ask them to
write B (Biometrics) or N (Nanolearning). 1. N
- Ask Ss to underline the key words in each of 2. B
the statements then search for the information in 3. B
the two texts.
4. N
- Have Ss to work in pairs to swap answers or to
check answers together. 5. N
- Ask some Ss to read out loud the statements
and say B or N. Ask them to show the parts in the
reading where they find the answers.
- Check the answers as a class.
Task 3 Task 3. Read the passage and choose the
- Have Ss work individually for five minutes and correct answer A, B, or C.
choose the correct answers. Remind them to Suggested answers:
underline the key words in the questions and the
evidence for the answers.
- Ask Ss to take turns to give the answers. Ask
them to show the parts in the reading texts where
they find the answers.
- Check the answers as a class.
- T can also ask one or two Ss to say which
technology they prefer and why or ask them to
orally summarise each of the texts.
Activity 3: SPEAKING (15’)
Task 4+ 5
a. Aims:
- To have Ss practise asking and answering questions for information about an invention or a
technology;
- To give Ss an opportunity to practise explaining how the technology can help us;
- To improve Ss’ confidence in speaking in front of the class.
b. Content:
- Practise asking and answering questions for information about an invention or a technology;
- Practise explaining how the technology can help us.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Speak about information about an invention or a technology and its benefits.
d. Organisation
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
Task 4 Task 4. Work in pairs. Discuss and match
- Have Ss work in pairs to match the questions in the questions in A with the answers in B, and
A with the answers in B. then make a conversation about an
- Have them practise asking and answering invention.
questions about biometrics in the example. * Key:
- Assist Ss to make full questions when
necessary.
- Ask them to ask and answer questions about an
invention or a technology they like or know.
- Ask some pairs to role-play it.
- Ask the class to offer feedback on their
questions, answers, and pronunciation. A: What technology do you like?
- Prepare cue cards about different inventions / B: I like biometrics.
technologies and ask Ss to practise asking and A: Who invented it?
answering questions about those inventions / B: Alphonse Bertillon
technologies. A: When did he invent it?
- This activity helps prepare Ss for 5. B: In 1880s
A: How can we use it?
B: It can help us check students’ attendance.
We can also use it to check identities of people
at airports or offices.
Task 5 Task 5. Work in groups. Ask and answer
- Have Ss work in groups to ask and answer questions about a technology or an
questions about a invention or a technology; invention. Use the example in 4 as a cue.
- Ask them to explain what they can use the Then report your answers to the class.
technology or invention for. *Example:
- Invite one representative of each group to report Mi likes biometrics. Alphonse Bertillon
their group’s answers to the class. invented it in 1800s. It is a very important
- Give feedback on their reports in terms of technology. We use it to …
language, reported verb forms, and
pronunciation.
Activity 5: Consolidation(3’)
a. Aims: To consolidate what students have learnt in the lesson.
b. Content: Talk about what they have learnt in the lesson
c. Expected outcomes: Say aloud some words they remember from the lesson.
d. Organisation:
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
- Teacher asks Ss to summarise the main points - Some new technologies that are applied at
of the lesson. schools
- Information about some inventions or
technologies
* Homework (2’)
a. Aims: To revise the lesson and prepare for the next lesson.
b. Content: Review the lesson and prepare for the next lesson and do exersie in the workbbook
c. Expected outcomes: Students’ textbook and workbook
d. Organisation:
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
- T reminds Ss to do homework and prepare the - Learn by heart all the words that they have
new lesson. just learnt.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for Lesson 6 – Skills 2.
*- Evaluation:
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Task 2
Have Ss work individually to fill in each Task 2. Fill in each gap with a word or phrase
blank with the correct form of the words from the box. You may have to change the
/phrases from the box. Check answers as a form of the word or phrase.
class.
Ask some Ss to read aloud the sentences. 1. robot teacher
Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary. 2. application
3. face recognition
4. eye-tracking
5. check attendance
- Have Ss work in groups of 3-4 students Task 1. Think about a problem you have at
- Ask Ss to read the instructions and home or at school. Imagine an invention (a
suggestions carefully. tool, a machine, an application…) that helps
- Encourage Ss to think about a problem they you deal with your problem.
have at home or at school and imagine an Task 2. Discuss and answer the following
invention (a tool, a machine, an application…) questions
that helps them deal with your problem. • What is the name of the invention?
- Ss work in groups to discuss a problem they • What is it look like?
have at home or at school. Ask them to think • How can it help you solve the
of an invention that can help them deal with problem?
their problem. Task 3. Prepare a poster presentation with
- Ask Ss to answer the suggested questions pictures or a paper model of the invention and
* Ss can draw pictures, create models or take present it to your class
photos to illustrate their invention. Ask groups
of Ss to pin / tape / glue the pictures / photos /
models and write how it can help them on a
large piece of paper and present it to the class.
* If time is limited, T can assign the project in
earlier lessons such as in GETTING
STARTED lesson. Make sure you guide Ss in
detail and check their progress after each
lesson. In the last lesson (LOOKING BACK),
ask Ss to present their poster.
Activity 5: Consolidation (3’)
a. Aims: To consolidate what students have learnt in the lesson.
b. Content: Talk about what they have learnt in the lesson
c. Expected outcomes: Say aloud some words they remember from the lesson.
d. Organisation:
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
- Teacher asks Ss to summarise the main - Reviewing vocabulary in Unit 11
points of the lesson.. - Reviewing reported speech (Statements)
- Making a project: An invention that helps
you deal with your problem.
* Homework (2’)
a. Aims: To revise the lesson and prepare for the next lesson.
b. Content: Review the lesson and prepare for the next lesson and do exersie in the workbbook
c. Expected outcomes: Students’ preparation and workbooks
d. Organisation:
Teacher’s and Ss’activities Content
Teacher asks students to revise old lesson and - Complete the project
to do exercise in workbook. - Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 12 (Getting
- Teacher asks students to complete the project started)
and prepare the new lesson.
*- Evaluation:
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