Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Period 78-80, Unit 11: Science and technology - Năm học 2023-2024

 Date of preparing: 5/4/2024 
 Peeriod 78: UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
 Lesson 1: Getting started – Great news for students 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Gain an overview about the topic Science and technology 
 - Gain vocabulary to talk about Science and technology 
 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 to research more about the benefits of science and technology in learning 
 - Have positive attitude in applying science and technology in learning and daily life 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 11, Getting started 
 - Computer connected to the Internet 
 - Projector / TV/ pictures and cards 
 - 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 unit. 
 - To review the previous unit before Ss open their books. 
 b. Content: 
 - Game: Hidden words 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Having a chance to speak English and focus on the topic of the lesson. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
GAME: HIDDEN WORDS 
- T introduces the rule of the game: 
+ Read the questions or situations 
+ Find a word to answer each question or fill in 
each situation. 
+ Discover the hidden words by unscrambling the 
red letters. 
- T leads to the new unit. Write the unit title 
SCIENCE 
& TECHNOLOGY on the board. Ask Ss to guess 
what they are going to learn about in this unit. 
 e. Assessment 
 - T checks ss’ vocabulary and give feedback 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (5 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To prepare vocabulary for students to understand the conversation. 
 b. Content: 
 - Vocabulary pre-teaching 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Know more new words 
 - Understanding the conversation; topic of the lesson, 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Vocabulary pre-teaching New words: 
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary. 1. technology(n) 
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new 2. face-to-face (adj) 
vocabulary by pictures/ explanations/ examples. 3. epidemic (n) 
- Teacher reveals that these seven words will 4. contact lens (n) 
appear in the reading text and asks students to 5. breakout room (n) 
open their textbooks to discover further. 6. invention (n) 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (25 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss read for specific information about the conversation. 
 - To help Ss learn words and phrases related to different modern technologies; 
 - To help Ss have more information about inventions. 
 b. Content: 
 - Listen and read the conversation, Labelling the pictures, Sentence completing activity. 
 - To learn some more words about different modern technologies and inventions. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Know more new words about different modern technologies and inventions, understand 
 the conversation; topic of the lesson. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 1: Listen and read. (6 mins) 
 - Teacher has Ss to look at the pictures in the Questions: 
book and answer the questions. - Who are the girl and the boy? 
- T encourages ss to answer the questions, but - Where do you think they are? 
doesn’t confirm their answers. - What might they be talking about? 
- Teacher plays the recording for ss to listen and - What can you see in the bubble? 
read along. Then invite some pairs of Ss to read 
the conversation aloud. Suggested answer: 
- T refers to the questions previously asked and They are Minh and Ann. They are at 
confirms the correct answer. school. 
 They are discussing their online class / 
 robot teacher. 
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False) (6 mins) 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to read the conversation. Answer key: 
- Ask them to underline the key words and 1. F 
phrases in the statements. Then have pairs 2. T 
work for one or two minutes to check if the 3. F 
statements are true or false. 4. T 
- Have Ss read out the statements and say if the 5. T 
statements are true or false. 
- Make sure they pronounce the words correctly. 
- Check the answers as a class. 
Task 3: Label each picture with a phrase from the box. (6 mins) 
- Ask Ss to say the phrases aloud. Make sure they Answer key: 
pronounce the phrases correctly. 1. computer screen 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to label the pictures 2. 3D contact lenses 
with the appropriate words or phrases. 3. online class 
- Check the answers as a class. 4. robot teacher 
 5. breakout rooms 
 6. Internet connection 
Task 4: Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3. (7 mins) 
- Ask Ss to work independently to complete each Answer key: 
sentence with a phrase from the box in 3. 1. computer screen 
- Allow Ss to refer to the pictures and phrases in 2. breakout rooms 
Activity 3 or the conversation if needed. 3. robot teacher 
- Check the answers as a class. 4. online class 
- Ask several Ss to read aloud the full sentences. 
 5. 3D contact lenses 
Correct Ss’ pronunciation if needed. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ exercises individually and gives feedback. 
 4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (5 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To introduce some inventions 
 - To create a fun atmosphere in the class. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 5: Quiz: Do you know what things were invented in these years? Work in pairs 
 and find out. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Ss can find out the things that were invented in the given years. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 5: Quiz: Do you know what things were invented in these years? Work in pairs and 
find out. (5 mins) 
 - Ask Ss to work in pairs to read the Answer key: 
information and to make guesses. 1. the first computer 
- Encourage Ss to guess as many things as 2. the telephone 
possible. 3. penicillin 
- Ask some Ss to report things they have 4. the World Wide Web (WWW) 
thought of / worked out. 5. robot ASIMO (Advanced Step in 
 Innovative Mobility) 
 e. Assessment 
 - T and other Ss listen and comment. 
 5. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Ask Ss to use lexical items related to science and technology 
 - If there is an overhead projector in the classroom, show the dialogue, highlight the key 
 words related to the topic. 
 b. Homework 
 - Name technologies and inventions they have learnt about in the lesson. 
 - Learn new words and phrases by heart. 
 - Do Exercise in the Workbook 
 - Start preparing for the Project of the unit: 
 Teacher randomly puts Ss in groups of 4 or 5 and asks them to brainstorm about a 
 problem and an invention to help them deal with the problem, then make a poster or 
 prepare a model of the invention. Students will show and present in Lesson 7 – Looking 
 back and Project. (Teacher should check the progress of students’ preparation after each 
 lesson.) 
 Date of preparing: 5/4/2024 
 Period 79: UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
 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 
 - Develop competencies of communication, cooperation, and self-management. 
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork 
 - Actively join in class activities 
 3. Personal qualities 
 - Love to research more about the benefits of science and technology in learning 
 - Have positive attitude in applying science and technology in learning and daily life 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 11, A closer look 1. 
 - 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; 
 b. Content: 
 - Have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to inspire Ss 
 to warm up to the new class. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Having a chance to speak English and focus on the topic of the lesson. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Game: Labelling the pictures Key: 
- Give Ss a few minutes to play a game. Have Ss 
play in two groups. 
- Give Ss pictures of things and strips of paper with 
phrases including computer screen, breakout rooms, 
robot teacher, online class, 3D contact lenses, 
connection. 
- Ask teams to stick the phrases to the right pictures. 
 - The team with the most correct answers wins. 
- Ask Ss to open their books to page 116. 
 e. Assessment 
 - T checks ss’ vocabulary and gives feedback 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY (25 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To introduce visually some nouns related to the topic of science and technology 
 - To introduce some new verb phrases that are used to talk about inventions, discoveries, 
 creation and development 
 - To allow Ss to use the learnt words / phrases in different contexts. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Write the words and phrases under each picture. 
 - Vocabulary teaching 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students know more new nouns related to new technologies. 
 - Students know how to use the target vocabulary. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 1: Write the words and phrases under each picture. (6 mins) 
- Have Ss read aloud the words / phrases in the Answer key: 
box. 1. digital communication 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to look at the pictures 2. face recognition 
and describe the pictures. 3. eye-tracking 
- Have pairs write the correct words / phrases 4. experiment 
under the pictures. Explain the meaning of the 5. fingerprint scanner 
new words / phrases in Vietnamese, if needed. 6. video conferencing 
- Invite Ss to take turns to read out their 
answers. 
- Correct their pronunciation if needed. 
- Check the answers as a class. 
Vocabulary teaching (6 mins) 
- Teacher asks students to try explaining the New words: 
meaning of the words in Task 1. 1. face recognition (n) 
- Teacher explains the vocabulary. 2. eye-tracking (n) 
- Teacher checks students’ understanding by 3. experiment (n) 
the follow-up tasks in the student's book. 4. fingerprint scanner (n) 
 5. digital communication (n) 
Task 2: Choose the option that best completes each phrase. (6 mins) 
- Ask Ss to read aloud the given verbs and - To create something = To bring into 
nouns. existence out of nothing. 
- Explain the verbs and if possible, give some E.g.: She created a new robot. 
examples. Also explain the verbs in - To invent = to design a new process or 
Vietnamese. mechanism. 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the correct E.g.: He invented a new electric cooker. 
options to complete the phrases. - To develop = grow gradually or become 
 - Check the answers as a class. bigger, stronger, etc. 
- Have some Ss read aloud the phrases. E.g.: They developed a relationship / a 
- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary. method to work better / a computer 
 programme. 
- Also ask Ss to add more words / phrases to - To discover = to find somebody/something 
the verbs to make up other phrases. This way, that was hidden or that you did not expect to 
T can broaden Ss’ vocabulary if they are ready. find. 
 E.g.: Galileo discovered that Jupiter had 
 moons. 
 Answer key: 
 1. A 
 2. A 
 3. B 
 4. B 
Task 3: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box. (7 mins) 
- Ask Ss to work individually to choose the Answer key: 
correct answer for each sentence. 1. discovered 
- Have Ss swap their answers with partners. 2. invented 
Then check the answers as a class. 3. created 
- Also ask some Ss to read out their answers. 4. experiments 
Then have some Ss read the sentences aloud as 5. fingerprint scanner 
a class. 
- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: PRONUNCIATION (12 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss be aware of the words to stress in a sentence; 
 - To help Ss practise saying sentences with the correct stress. 
 b. Contents: 
 - Task 4: Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the bold syllables. 
 - Task 5: Listen and repeat the sentences. How many stressed words are there in each 
 sentence? 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Say sentences with the correct stress. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 4: Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the bold syllables. (6 mins) 
 - Have Ss listen to the recording once first. Ask 
them to pay attention to the stressed syllables. 
- Play the recording again for them to listen 
and repeat each word as a class, then as 
individuals. Play the recording as many times 
as possible. 
- Then ask Ss to read out the sentences. Correct 
their pronunciation and stress if needed. 
- Introduce the rules in the Remember! Box: 
stress sentences, which words in a sentence 
should be stressed, and which are not. 
- Remind Ss of the words that receive stress in 
a sentence, which they leant in Unit 11 Tiếng 
Anh 7. 
Task 5: Listen and repeat the sentences. How many stressed words are there in each 
sentence? (6 mins) 
- Play the recording for Ss to listen and repeat Answer key: 
each sentence after the recording. Correct Ss’ 1. He is an inventor. 
pronunciation if necessary. → 1 stressed word 
- Ask Ss to count the number of stressed words 
 2. We won’t have a robot teacher next year. 
in each sentence. Check if Ss have counted 
enough stressed words in each of the sentences. → 6 stressed words 
- Call on some Ss to read the sentences. Play 3. She likes learning online. 
the recording multiple times if necessary. → 3 stressed words 
 4. Was she checking attendance when you 
 came? – No, she wasn’t. 
 → 6 stressed words 
 5. What did he invent? 
 → 2 stressed words 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers and their pronunciation and gives feedback. 
 4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (5 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To test students' imitation and memorising ability of stress sentences. 
 b. Content: 
 - Game: Broken telephone 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Remember the sentences and repeat it correctly in stress and content. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
GAME: BROKEN TELEPHONE 
- Teacher explains the rule: 
RULE: 
- Gather 3 or more players. 
- The person starting the game thinks of 
SENTENCE and whispers it into the next player’s 
 ear only once, with no repeats allowed. 
- That listener tries to correctly repeat that 
SENTENCE into the next player’s ear (Paying 
attention to the sentence’s stress). The last person in 
the line or at the end of the circle repeats the 
SENTENCE 
- Allow a moment for giggles if the message is 
“broken” or changed. The player who started 
announces the correct SENTENCE 
- Players take turns thinking of the next 
SENTENCE to pass through a whisper. 
 e. Assessment 
 - T and other Ss listen and give corrections to others’ pronunciation 
 4. CONSOLIDATION (4 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Ask Ss to summarise what they have learned in the lesson. 
 ✔ Ask them to list words and phrases related to new technologies. 
 ✔ Ask them to list new verb phrases that are used to talk about inventions, 
 discoveries, creation, and development. 
 ✔ Ask them to retell the knowledge of sentences stress 
 b. Homework 
 - Learn by heart words and phrases related to new technologies and new verb phrases that 
 are used to talk about inventions, discoveries, creation, and development. 
 - Do Exercise in the Workbook 
 Date of preparing: 5/4/2024 
 Period 80: UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
 Lesson 3: A closer look 2 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - identify what direct speech and reported speech are. 
 - realise some differences between a direct speech and a reported speech 
 (statements). 
 - be aware of changes in tenses, pronouns, time, and place expressions. 
 2. Competences 
 - Develop competencies of communication, cooperation, and self-management. 
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork 
 - Develop self-study skills 
 - Actively join in class activities 
 3. Personal qualities 
 - Love to research more about the benefits of science and technology in learning 
 - Have positive attitude in applying science and technology in learning and daily life 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 11, A closer look 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 
 b. Content: 
 - Game: Memorising 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Having a chance to speak English and focus on the topic of the lesson. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Game: MEMORISING 
RULE: 
- Work in 4 groups 
- Look at the pictures in 30 seconds and try to 
remember what each person said. 
- Write down on the posters what each of the 
people in the picture said. 
- The group with the most correct answers is 
the winner. 
 e. Assessment 
 - T checks ss’ answers and gives feedback. 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (12 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To realise some differences between direct speech and reported speech (Statements) 
 - To be aware of the changes in verb tenses, pronouns, time and place expressions. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Look at part of the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Then match 
 Minh’s uncle’s direct speech with his reported speech. 
 - Teaching point: Reported speech (statements) 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Know what direct speech and reported speech are. 
 - Understand the changes in verb tenses, pronouns, time and place expressions. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 1: Look at part of the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Then match 
Minh’s uncle’s direct speech with his reported speech. 
- Ask Ss to work individually to look at the Answer key: 
part of the conversation from GETTING 1. B 
STARTED 2. A 
- Ask Ss to underline the sentences in 
GETTING STARTED 
- Have Ss work in pairs to look at direct 
speech and reported speech boxes to match. 
- Check the answers as a class. 
- Ask some Ss to underline the differences in 
the pairs of sentences they have just matched. 
- Emphasise will in direct speech is turned into 
would in the reported speech. 
- Ask several Ss to read aloud full sentences. 
Correct their pronunciation if necessary. 
Teaching point: Reported speech (statements) 
- Have Ss work individually to read the 
Remember! box. 
- Write examples of direct speech and reported 
speech on the board. 
- Ask some Ss to point out the differences 
between pairs of sentences (direct and 
reported speech sentences) 
- Remark on the differences in (1) verb form, 
(2) time expressions, (3) time and place 
expression, and (4) pronouns. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher listens to students’ answers and gives feedback. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (28 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To be aware of how to change verb forms when they report information. 
 - To apply rules of changes in time and place expressions when they report information 
 - To practise changing direct sentences into reported sentences. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 2: Complete the second sentences using the correct verb form. 
 - Task 3: Complete the second sentences with the words and phrases from the box. 
 - Task 4: Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first 
 one. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Remember the rules of changes in verb tenses, time and place expressions, and 
 pronouns when reporting information. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
Task 2: Complete the second sentences using the correct verb form. (5 mins) 
- Remind Ss that they should put the verb one Answer key: 
tense back when they report something. 1. was 
- Have Ss work in pairs to finish the sentences 2. would take 
with the correct verb forms. 3. was talking 
- Ask some Ss to write their answers on the 4. were going 
board. 5. didn’t have 
- Check Ss’ answers. Correct any mistakes and 
re-explain the rule if necessary. 
- Have Ss read out loud sentences again and 
correct pronunciation if necessary. 
Task 3: Complete the second sentences with the words and phrases from the box. (5 
mins) 
- Have Ss work individually to underline the Answer key: 
expressions denoting time and place in the 1. the next day 
direct sentences. 2. then 
- Ask Ss to choose the correct word / phrase 3. that day 
from the box to fill each of the reported 4. that year 
sentences. Remind them of the expressions 5. there 
they have just underlined in each of the direct 
speech sentences. 
- Ask some Ss to read out the direct and 
reported speech sentences. Correct 
pronunciation if necessary. 
- Check the answers as a class. 
Task 4: Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first 
one. 
(10 mins) 
- Have Ss work individually for five minutes to Answer key: 
complete the reported sentences. Then ask them 1. The scientist said that we would live 
 much longer in the future. 
 to work in pairs to swap their answers. 2. Our teacher said that our school was 
- Ask some Ss to write their reported sentences going to have a new laboratory there. 
on the board. 3. My dad said that they were developing 
- Check the answers as a class. technology to monitor students better. 
- Have the class read out the sentences. Correct 4. Tom said that there were no classes the 
pronunciation when necessary. next day because their teacher was ill. 
 5. The teacher said that they wanted some 
 students to join the science club the next 
 semester. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Students do peer correction. 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers as a class and gives feedback. 
 4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (4 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To enable Ss to practise reporting speech; 
 - To create an atmosphere of playing and learning. 
 b. Content: 
 - To report the information 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Reporting direct sentences correctly. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 5: Work in pairs. One student says a sentence and the other changes that sentence 
into reported speech. Then swap roles. (4 mins) 
GAME: He/ She said that 
- Divide the class into groups of 4. 
- Instruct Ss to play the game in groups. 
- Give groups two minutes to prepare. Tell them 
that groups can write down their group’s sentences. 
- Invite one group to read out or say aloud a direct 
speech sentence and the other to say out the 
sentence in reported speech, starting with She / He 
said... 
- Remind them that the group that has the correct 
reported speech sentence has the right to read out 
their direct sentence for the other to turn into a 
reported one. 
- Correct any grammar and pronunciation mistakes 
if necessary. 
- The group with the most correct reported 
sentences wins. 
 e. Assessment 
 - T corrects any grammar and pronunciation mistakes if necessary. 
 4. CONSOLIDATION (4 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Ask Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson. 
 ✔ Retell what direct speech and reported speech are 
 ✔ Retell the rules of changing direct speech to reported speech. 
b. Homework 
- Learn the rules of changing direct speech into reported speech by heart. 
- Do exercise in the workbook