Date of preparation: 13/10/2024

Date of teaching: 8A: 17/10/2024

Period 15
UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRY
Lesson 2.1. Vocab & Reading
I. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge:
- Memorize vocabulary related to life in the country and life in the city. (Activity 1)
- Use vocabulary about leisure activities in the country to do exercise (Activity 1)
2. Competences:
- Read the text and get gist and detail information (Activity 2)
- Use the information from the text reading to do exercises (Activity 2)
* Talk about the folk game they like and say why.
3. Attitude:
- Be positive toward the teacher’s lesson.
- Respect for teachers and classmates.
II. TEACHING AIDS
Laptop, TV, Mạng 4G, Eduhome.com.vn
III. PROCEDURES
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities Contents
1. Organization (1’)
- Greetings
- Checking attendance
2. Warm up (4’)
In pairs: Look at the picture. What are
the children doing? What else can
children do for fun in the country?
-T asks Ss to work in pairs, to talk about
what the children in the picture are doing
and some more leisure activities in the Sample answers:
country. Read books, play hide and seek, fly a kite
- Ss talk with their partner about the
picture and list some more leisure
activities in the country that they know.
- Ss shares their ideas.
- T picks some Ss to share their ideas.
- T gives feedback.
3. New lesson
I. Activity 1 (10’) Vocabulary. I. Vocabulary.
Task a: Task a: Read the sentences, then match
- T asks Ss to read the sentences and the the words with the definitions. Listen
definitions, then underline key words to and repeat
help guess the meaning of new words. Answer Keys:
- Ss read the sentences and the definitions, 1. hometown 2. Folk
then underline key words. 3. tug of war 4. jump rope
- T picks some Ss to share their ideas. 5. Pick 6. spinning tops 7.
- T gives feedback. herd
-T asks Ss to match the words with their
definitions.
- Ss match the words with their
definitions.
- T lets Ss check with their partners.
- T picks some Ss to give their answers.
- T checks their answers.
- T asks Ss to listen and repeat chorally.
- T picks some Ss to say the words and
correct their pronunciation if necessary.
- Ss talk with their partners about what
they like to do when they visit places in
the country.
- T checks their memory by playing a
game in pairs: Student A say the
definition, Student B say the word (with
books closed). Task b. In pairs: Talk about what you
Task b. like to do when you visit places in the
-T asks Ss to work in pairs in 3’ to talk country.
about what they like to do when they visit Sample answers:
places in the country and say the reasons. A: When I go to my hometown, I like to
- Ss work in pairs in 3’ to talk about what play soccer with my friends.
they like to do when they visit places in B: I prefer to play folk games with my
the country and say the reasons family.
- T picks some Ss to share their ideas.
- SS share their ideas.
- T gives feedback. II. Reading
II. Activity 2: Reading. Task a: Read Vy's blog post. What does
Task a: she mostly talk about?
1. Popular activities in her hometown Answer Keys:
2. her family's favorite folk games 1. popular activities in her hometown
- T introduces the task. (They prefer to play outdoors. They play
- T asks Ss to read through the blog post sports and folk games. The girls love to
and choose the main idea. jump rope and pick flowers. The boys love
- T gives Ss to read. to play tug of war and soccer.)
- T picks some students to give their -
answers and justify their choice.
- Ss give their answers.
- T gives feedback.
- T has ss read the conversation. Task b . Now, read and circle the
Task b correct answers.
- T asks Ss to read the questions and
underline the key words. Answer keys:
Ss read the questions and underline the 1. Where was Vy last week?
key words. 2. What don't kids do in Vy's hometown?
-Ss read the blog post and choose the best 3. What do girls like to do in Vy's
answer for each question. hometown?
- T picks some Ss to share their ideas. 4. What do boys like to do in Vy's
Ss share their ideas. hometown?
- T gives feedback. 5. What does the word it in paragraph 4
- T asks Ss to read the blog post and refer to?
choose the best answer for each question. - Check with their partner.
- T lets Ss check with their partner. Answer keys:
- Ss work with their partner to talk about 1. B – hometown (Sorry I didn't post
the folk game they like and state the anything last week! I couldn't use my
reasons. computer because I wasn't at home. I
- T picks some students to give their visited my family in my hometown.)
answers and give evidence for their 2. A - play computer games (Here, the
choices. kids never play computer games, and they
- Ss give their answers. rarely watch TV.)
- Ss share their ideas. 3. C - pick flowers (The girls love to jump
- T confirms the answers. rope and pick flowers.)
4. B - play tug of war (The boys love to
play tug of war and soccer.)
5. A- a game (I prefer to play chess
because it's more relaxing than some folk
games. My uncle and I sometimes sit down
and play it under a tree.)
Sample answers:
I really like tug of war because it's
exciting,
and many people can play it together.
* Task c: Listen and read
* Task c: listen and read
- T asks Ss to work with their partner to
read the text.
- Ss read the text.
- T picks some Ss to read aloud before
class.
- Ss read aloud before class.
- T corrects the mistakes if necessary. * Task d: In pairs: Which folk games do
* Task d: you like? Why?
- T asks Ss to work with their partner to
talk about the folk game they like and
state the reasons.
Ss work with their partner to talk about the
folk game they like and state the reasons.
- T picks some Ss to share their ideas.
- Ss share their ideas.
- T gives feedback.
4. Feedback (2’):
- T has Ss repeat the main content of the
lesson.
5. Homework:(3’) * Homework:
- Give out homework and guide ss to - Learn by heart the hobbies
prepare for the new lesson. - Practice reading the conversation again.
- Remind Ss to follow the traffic rules. Do the tasks again
- Prepare: A closer look 1:
+ Look up the new words.
+ Use pencil to do exercises given.