Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Period 5-7, Unit 1: Leisure time - Năm học 2023-2024

 Date of preparing: 14/9/2023 
 Period 5: Unit 1: LEISURE TIME 
 Lesson 4: Communication 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Invite and accept invitations 
 2. Competences 
 - Develop communication skills and creativity 
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork 
 - Actively join in class activities 
 3. Personal qualities 
 - Be ready and confident in real life conversations 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, Communication 
 - Computer connected to the Internet 
 - Projector / TV 
 - hoclieu.vn 
 III. PROCEDURES 
 1. WARM-UP (5 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson; 
 - To lead into the new lesson. 
 b. Content: 
 - Questions & answers 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students can talk about hobbies. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
- Teacher asks students questions about leisure Questions: 
activities. 1. What do you like doing in your free 
- Teacher elicits answers from some students. time? 
- Teacher leads in the introduction of the target 2. What do your friends like doing in their 
grammar point. free time? 
 3. What do young people in Viet Nam often 
 do in their free time? 
 Suggested answers: 
 1. I like watching TV in my free time. 
 2. My friends like playing computer games 
 in their free time. 
 3. Young people in Viet Nam like doing different things in their free time such as 
 hanging out with friends, going to the 
 cinema. 
 e. Assessment: 
 - Teacher corrects students (if needed). 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: EVERYDAY ENGLISH (10 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To introduce ways of inviting and accepting invitations. 
 - To help Ss practise inviting and accepting invitations. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1. Listen and read the dialogues. Pay attention to the highlighted parts. 
 - Task 2. Work in pairs. Practise inviting and accepting invitations in the following 
 situations. Remember to use the highlighted language in 1. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students know how to use the structures to respond to compliments. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1. Listen and read the dialogues. Pay attention to the highlighted parts. (5 mins) 
- Play the recording for Ss to listen and read the two 
dialogues between Trang and Ann, Tom and Mark at the 
same time. Ask Ss to pay attention to the questions and 
answers. 
- Have Ss practise the dialogues in pairs. Call on some 
pairs to practise the dialogues in front of the class. 
Task 2. Work in pairs. Practise inviting and accepting invitations in the following 
situations. Remember to use the highlighted language in 1. (5 mins) 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make similar dialogues with 
the given cues. 
- Move around to observe and provide help. Call on some 
pairs to practise in front of the class. Comment on their 
performance. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ understanding by asking some checking-questions. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: TEENS’ LEISURE ACTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD (25 
 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss learn about three leisure activities of different teens around the world. 
 - To help Ss develop their reading skill for specific information (scanning). 
 - To provide Ss with practice in giving a presentation about their friends’ answers. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 3. Work in pairs. Answer the question. 
 - Task 4. Read what three teenagers say about their leisure activities. Complete the table 
 with the information from the text. - Task 5. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Report your group’s answer to 
 the class. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students know about three leisure activities of different teens around the world. 
 - Students can talk about their leisure activities. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 3. Work in pairs. Answer the question. (6 mins) 
- Ask Ss to look at each picture and say what Question: 
leisure activity it shows. If time allows, ask What is the activity in each picture? 
them what the things needed for each activity 
are. Suggested answers: 
- Elicit answers from Ss. Confirm the correct Picture a: doing origami 
answers. Picture b: playing badminton 
 Picture c: snowboarding 
Task 4. Read what three teenagers say about their leisure activities. Complete the table 
with the information from the text. (10 mins) 
- Tell Ss that they are going to read about Suggested answers: 
different leisure activities that teens in different 
countries enjoy doing. 
- Have them look at the table of information and 
ask them to read the three short texts and 
complete the table. 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to do this activity. 
They can draw this table on a sheet of paper. 
After pairs finish their work, ask them to share 
their table with the whole class. 
- Comment on their answers. Confirm the 
correct answers. 
- If time allows, have some pairs give a short 
talk about each teen and his / her leisure activity. 
Task 5. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Report your group’s answer to 
the class. (10 mins) 
- Have Ss work in groups to ask and answer the Questions: 
two questions in the book. Have Ss in each 1. Which of the activities in 4 do you want 
group note down their friends’ answers. to try? 
- Ask some Ss to report their group’s answers to 2. Why do you want to try it? 
the class. 
- Call on some Ss to give the presentation to the 
whole class. After each student finishes his or 
her presentation, invite comments on his or her 
clarity, language, and fluency from other Ss. 
Task 6: For good students 
-T asks Ss to work indi 
Talk about your leisure activity 
 e. Assessment - Teacher corrects for students by going around while they’re practising. 
- Teacher gives corrections and feedback. 
4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins) 
a. Wrap-up 
- Have Ss say what they have learnt in the lesson. 
b. Homework 
- Students’ workbook. 
 Date of preparing: 14/9/2023 
 Period 6: UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME 
 Lesson 5: Skills 1 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Read about leisure activities with family; 
 - Talk about leisure activities with family; 
 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 reading and talking about activities in leisure time 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, 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; 
 - To help Ss remember some words related to leisure activities 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Look at the pictures. What activities can you see? 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students’ answers about leisure activity. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1: Look at the pictures. What activities can you see? 
- Have Ss look at the pictures in the book or show Questions: 
the pictures on a slide. Ask Ss what activity is - What activities can you see in the 
shown in each picture. If time allows, ask Ss to picture? 
describe the pictures (who they can see and what Suggested answers: 
the people are doing). Picture a: riding bikes / cycling 
- Tell Ss that they are going to read a text about Picture b: cooking 
leisure activities that Ann does with her family Picture c: making a dress 
members. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher corrects for students (if needed) 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: READING (20 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To improve Ss’ knowledge of vocabulary related to leisure activities; 
 - To improve Ss’ skill of reading for specific information 
 b. Content: 
 - Pre-reading: Vocabulary pre-teach 
 - Task 2. Read about Trang’s leisure activities. Choose the correct answer. 
 - Task 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students know how to use the target vocabulary. 
 d. Organisation 
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Pre-reading: Vocabulary pre-teach (5 mins) 
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new New words: 
vocabulary by pictures. 1. connect (v) 
- Teacher reveals that the words according to the 2. recipe (n) 
pictures will appear in the reading text and asks 3. ingredient (n) 
students to open their textbook to find these 4. costume (n) 
words. 
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary. 
- Teacher checks students’ understanding with 
follow up questions. 
Task 2. Read about Trang’s leisure activities. Choose the correct answer. (5 mins) 
- Tell Ss what they are going to do. Suggested answers: 
- Ask Ss to do the exercise individually and then 1. C 
check their answer in pairs. 2. B 
- Invite some Ss to share their answers. Confirm 
the correct answers. 
Task 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. (10 mins) 
- Ask Ss what they are going to do. Answer key: 
- Have Ss share how to do this exercise. 1. She goes for a bike ride, cooks, and 
- Briefly tell them the steps: Read the questions, does DIY projects. 
underline the key words in each question, locate 2. Her brother does. 
the key words in the text and find the information 3. She loves doing DIY projects with her 
to answer the question. mum the most. 
- Ask Ss to repeat the steps if necessary. 4. Her mum teaches her to make her own 
- Ask Ss to do the exercise individually and then dresses and doll clothes. 
check their answers in pairs. 5. She won the first prize in a costume 
- Invite some Ss to share their answers. Have them contest at her school. 
explain their answers. Confirm the correct 
answers. 
- Ask some Ss to tell the class about Trang’s 
leisure activities. 
 e. Assessment - Teacher corrects the students as a whole class. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: SPEAKING (15 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss prepare ideas for the next activity 
 - To provide an opportunity for Ss to practise talking about a village or town where they 
 live or which they know 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 4. Work in groups. Take turns to ask and answer the questions. Record your 
 friends’ answers. 
 - Task 5. Report your group members’ answers to the class. What activities are the most 
 common? 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students can ask and answer questions about leisure activities 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 4. Work in groups. Take turns to ask and answer the questions. Record your 
friends’ answers in the table below. (7 mins) 
- Tell Ss that they are going to work in groups to Questions: 
answer the questions in the book. Model the answers 1. What leisure activities do you 
to the questions yourself. usually do with your family? 
- Have Ss work in groups of four to ask and answer 2. Which one do you like the most? 
the three questions in the book. Ask them to draw a Why? 
similar table on a sheet of paper to record their group 3. How do you feel when you spend 
members’ answers. time with your family members? 
- Ask Ss to practise reporting the group’s answers 
within the group. 
- Move around to observe and offer help if needed. 
Task 5. Report your group members’ answers to the class. What activities are the most 
common? (8 mins) 
- Invite some Ss to share their group’s answers to the Suggested outcome: 
class. The most common leisure activities are 
- Ask other groups to listen and give comments. 
- Comment on Ss’ answers. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher gives corrections and feedbacks 
 4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Summarise the main points of the lesson. 
 b. Homework 
 - Students’ workbook. 
 Date of preparing: 14/9/2023 
 Period 7: UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME 
 Lesson 6: Skills 2 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Listen to someone talking about their leisure activities with friends 
 - Write a paragraph about leisure activities with friends 
 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 reading and talking about activities in leisure time 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, Skills 2 
 - Computer connected to the Internet 
 - Projector / TV 
 - hoclieu.vn 
 III. PROCEDURES 
 1. WARM-UP (5 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson; 
 - To lead into the new lesson. 
 b. Content: 
 - Game: Hot seat 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students’ answers. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Game: Hot seat Questions: 
- Invite some Ss to go to the board. Give him/ - What am I doing? 
her one leisure activity that they learnt in the Suggested answers: 
previous lesson. Ask them to describe the - playing computer games 
activity without saying anything. The rest of the - knitting 
class guess the words. - cycling 
- Lead to the new lesson: Listening and Writing 
about activities with friends. 
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson. 
 e. Assessment - Teacher corrects students (if needed). 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: LISTENING (18 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss develop their skill of listening for specific information 
 b. Content: 
 - Pre-listening: Task 1. Answer the question. 
 - Task 2. Listen to an interview with Mark about his leisure activities. Choose the correct 
 answer. 
 - Task 3. Listen to the interview again. Fill in each blank in the table with no more than 
 two words. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students understand how to use the target grammar. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Pre-listening: Task 1. Answer the question. (5 mins) 
- Have Ss answer the questions in the book. Questions: 
- Elicit answers from Ss. This is an open activity, so 1. In your opinion, what activities can 
accept all answers provided they make sense. we do with our friends in our leisure 
 time? 
 2. Why should we spend time with our 
 friends? 
Task 2. Listen to an interview with Mark about his leisure activities. Choose the correct 
answer. (5 mins) 
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to an interview Answer key: 
about the leisure activities Mark does. 1. A 
- Have Ss read the questions first and underline the 2. C 
key words. 
- Play the recording and ask Ss to listen and choose 
the correct answers. Ss work in pairs to compare their 
answers. 
- Ask for Ss’ answers and write them on the board 
without confirming whether they are right or wrong. 
Task 3. Listen to the interview again. Fill in each blank in the table with no more than two 
words. (8 mins) 
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to the interview Answer key: 
again and complete the table of information. 1. video 
- Have Ss read the table. Have Ss guess the word or 2. cinema 
phrase to fill in each blank and write their guesses on 3. park 
the board. 4. shape 
- Play the recording and ask Ss to listen again and 5. bike ride 
complete the table. Ss work in pairs to compare their 6. places 
answers with each other and with the words / phrases 
on the board. 
- Play the recording once more for pairs to check their 
answers to both activities 2 and 3. - Confirm and tick the correct answers to activity 2 
written on the board. Ask for Ss’ answers to 3. Write 
them on the board next to their guesses. Confirm the 
correct answers. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher corrects the answer as a whole class. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: WRITING (17 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss prepare ideas for the next activity 
 - To help Ss practise writing an email about what they like or dislike doing in their free 
 time with their friends. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. 
 - Task 5. Write an email (80 - 100 words) to a penfriend to tell him / her about what you 
 usually do with your friends in your free time. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students can write an email about leisure activities. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. (7 mins) 
- Have Ss work in pairs to answer the questions in Suggested outcome: 
the book. Students’ notes 
- Have some Ss present their answers or write their 
answers on the board. 
- Comment on their answers. 
Task 5. Write an email (80 - 100 words) to a penfriend to tell him / her about what you 
usually do with your friends in your free time. Use your answers in 4. (10 mins) 
- Set up the writing activity: T reminds Ss that the Suggested answer: 
first important thing is always to think about what Hi Ann, 
they are going to write. Ss can use the answers they It’s nice to hear from you again. Let me 
have prepared in 4. Ask Ss to brainstorm the ideas tell you about the things I usually do 
and needed language for writing. T may ask Ss to with my friends in my free time. 
refer back to the reading for useful language and I usually have free time at weekends, 
ideas and write some useful expressions and and I often spend Sunday mornings 
language on the board. with my friends. I have three close 
- Ask Ss to write the first draft individually. Teacher friends, and they live near my house. 
may display all or some of the Ss’ writings on the We usually play badminton together for 
wall / bulletin board. Teacher and other Ss comment. about one hour in the playground. After 
Ss edit and revise their writing as homework. If time that, we cycle around the 
is limited, Teacher may ask Ss to write the final neighbourhood. It’s a lot of fun. 
version at home. What about you? What do you usually 
 do with your friends in your free time? 
 Tell me in your next email. 
 Bye for now, 
 Mi Task 6: (for good students): Write a paragraph 
abt favorite leisure activity 
- Ask Ss to write the first draft individually 
- Teacher may ask Ss to write the final version at 
home. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher gives corrections and feedbacks 
 4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Summarise the main points of the lesson. 
 b. Homework 
 - Students’ workbook.