Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Period 43, Unit 6: Lifestyles (Lesson 5) - Năm học 2023-2024

 Date of preparing: 21/12/2023 
 Period 43: UNIT 6: LIFESTYLES 
 Lesson 5: Skills 1 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - read about Alaska; 
 - talk about how people in their area maintain traditional lifestyles; 
 2. Competences 
 - Develop communication skills and creativity 
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork 
 - Actively join in class activities 
 3. Personal qualities 
 - Love and respect the lifestyles of Viet Nam and other countries around the world 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 6, Skills 1 
 - Computer connected to the Internet 
 - Projector / TV 
 - hoclieu.vn 
 III. PROCEDURES 
 1. WARM-UP (5 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss understand and activate their knowledge of the topic; 
 b. Content: 
 - Discuss the pictures. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students gain knowledge about Alaska. 
 d. Organisation 
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Discuss the pictures. (5 mins) 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs discussing what they can Suggested answers: 
see in the picture. + Alaska: a state of the US (49th) 
- Ask some Ss to say their answers in front of the + location: northwest of North America 
class. Encourage Ss to talk as much as possible. It + population: over 700,000 
is not important whether they give the right + climate: oceanic climate, very cold 
answers or + native people: Alaskan Natives 
not; it is important that they can speak in English. + languages: English 86.3%, Alaska 
 native language 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher corrects for students (if needed) 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: READING (20 mins) a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss learn new vocabulary in the reading text. 
 - To improve Ss’ skill of reading for details (scanning) 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Read the text and check your answers in the Warm-up part. 
 - Task 2: Match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings. 
 - Vocabulary 
 - Task 3: Read the text again and answer the questions. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students know more new words and how to use the target vocabulary. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1: Read the text and check your answers in the Warm-up part. (4 mín) 
- T have Ss read the text carefully and ask them to find 
information in the text to check their answers in the 
Warm-up part. 
- T helps Ss to confirm correct information about 
Alaska. 
Task 2: Match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings. (5 mins) 
- Ask Ss to work individually to read the passage and Suggested answers: 
find the highlighted words. 1. d 
- Have Ss read aloud the highlighted words. Correct 2. a 
their pronunciation if needed. 3. c 
- Have Ss match the highlighted words with their 4. b 
meaning in the table. Remind them to use the context to 
help them. 
- Check the answers as a class. 
Vocabulary teaching 
- Teacher further explains the meaning of the new New words: 
vocabulary with pictures. 1. maintain (v) 
- Teacher checks students’ understanding with follow 2. experience (v) 
up questions. 3. style (n) 
 4. musher (n) 
Task 3: Read the text again and answer the questions. (8 mins) 
- Ask Ss to do the task individually. Tell them to read Answer key: 
the passage two or three times, then read each question, 1. It is about 730,000 / 730 thousand. 
pause to identify where it appears in the text, read that 2. Various native groups have their 
part carefully and give the correct answer. own special styles of carving or 
- Ask Ss to work with a partner to discuss the answers. weaving. 
- Explain the new words and clarify anything difficult. 3. We can find it in their villages. 
T may ask more questions to see if they understand the 4. It is 1,510 km (long). 
text fully. 5. Yes, it is. 
- Call on some Ss to read the answers aloud before the 
class. Check their pronunciation and intonation. 
- Check the answers as a class. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ understanding with follow up questions. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: SPEAKING (15 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss practise asking and answering about what people in some places do to 
 maintain their traditional lifestyle; 
 - To provide Ss with an opportunity to revise and use vocabulary related to the topic of 
 the unit 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 4: Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and use the cues to talk about what people in 
 some places do to maintain their traditional lifestyle. 
 - Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about how people in your area maintain their 
 traditional lifestyle. You can use the ideas in 4 and the reading text in 1. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students can speak about the topic Lifestyles 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 4: Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and use the cues to talk about what people in 
some places do to maintain their traditional lifestyle. (8 mins) 
- Give Ss time to study the example, the pictures, Suggested outcome: 
and the phrases given. A: What do people in Chau An Village 
- Then have Ss work in pairs. do to maintain their traditional 
- T goes round to monitor and give help when lifestyle? 
necessary. B: They perform traditional dances. 
- Call on some pairs to perform the task in front They also 
of the class. T and other Ss listen and comment. 
Task 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about how people in your area maintain their 
traditional lifestyle. You can use the ideas in 4 and the reading text in 1. (8 mins) 
- Allow some time for Ss to think about how Suggested answers: 
people in their area maintain the traditional I live in Bat Trang, which is a pottery 
lifestyle. village not far from Ha Noi centre. To 
- Have Ss work in pairs (or groups of 4 - 5). maintain the traditional lifestyle, local 
- Ask them to use the ideas in Activity 4, and the people will make pottery and paint on the 
vocabulary learnt in the unit. ceramic statues. Then they will sell those 
- Give help when they have difficulty expressing pottery products to tourists. 
their ideas. 
- Call on some pairs to talk in front of the class. T 
and other Ss listen and comment. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher gives corrections and feedback. 
 4. CONSOLIDATION (2 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Summarise the main points of the lesson. 
 b. Homework 
 - Students’ workbook