Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Tuần 36 - Năm học 2023-2024

 Date of preparing: 10/5/2024 
 Period 89: UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS 
 Lesson 5: Skills 1 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 + Reading: 
 - Read for specific information about the possibility of life on other planets. 
 + Speaking: 
 - Talk about the conditions needed for planets to support human life. 
 2. Competences 
 - Develop creativity and communication skills 
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork 
 - Actively join in class activities 
 3. Personal qualities 
 - Be benevolent and responsible 
 - Be interested more about the planets. 
 - Love to research more about outer space 
 - Respect the Earth and other planets 
 II. MATERIALS 
 - Grade 8 textbook, Unit 12, Skills 1 
 - Computer connected to the Internet 
 - Projector / TV 
 - hoclieu.vn 
 III. PROCEDURES 
 1. WARM-UP (7 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson 
 - To lead into the new unit. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Ss can describe creatures from another planet. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions. 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, discussing what they Questions: 
know about other planets, whether they would like 1. What do you know about other 
to live on another planet or not and why. planets? 
- Ask some Ss to give their answers in front of the 2. Would you like to live on another 
class. Ask some other questions about what science planet? Why / Why not? 
fiction they have seen lately. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ knowledge and gives feedback. 
2. ACTIVITY 1: READING (20 mins) 
a. Objectives: 
- To introduce some vocabulary 
- To help Ss develop the skill of reading for the main idea (skimming), specific 
information (scanning) and guessing word meaning in context. 
b. Content: 
- Task 2: Read the text and match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings. 
- Vocabulary teaching 
- Task 3: Read the text again and answer the following questions. 
c. Expected outcomes: 
- Ss understand new vocabulary 
- Students can understand the text and choose the right answers. 
d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
 Task 2: Read the text and match the highlighted words in the text with their 
 meanings. (7 mins) 
 - Ask Ss to work individually to read the Answer key: 
 passage and find the highlighted words. 1. c 
 - Have Ss read aloud the highlighted words. 2. d 
 Correct their pronunciation if needed. 3. a 
 - Have Ss match the highlighted words with 4. e 
 their meanings in the box. Remind them to use 5. b 
 the context to help them. 
 - Check the answers. 
 Vocabulary teaching (6 mins) 
 - Teacher further explains the meaning of the New words: 
 new vocabulary with pictures. 1. liquid (n) 
 - Teacher checks students’ understanding with 2. temperature (n) 
 follow up questions. 3. atmosphere (n) 
 4. gravity (n) 
 5. habitable (adj) 
 6. promising (adj) 
 7. trace (n) 
 Task 3: Read the text again and answer the following questions. (7 mins) 
 - Have Ss read the text in detail to answer the Answer key: 
 questions. Ask them how to do this kind of 1. Humans are still wondering what 
 exercise. planets in outer space might support 
 - Explain the strategies if necessary (e.g. reading life. 
 the questions, underlining the key words in the 2. It needs to have the correct amount 
 questions, locating the key words in the text, and of air to hold an atmosphere around it. 
 then reading that part and answering the 3. Its gravity is not strong enough to 
 questions). hold an enough amount of air. 
 - Tell them to underline the parts of the passage 4. A day on Mars lasts for 24.5 hours. 
 that help them with the answers. Set a strict time 5. Because it is too cold and lacks 
 limit to ensure Ss read the text quickly. oxygen to support human life. 
 - Tell them to compare their answers in pairs 
 before giving the answers. Ask them to give 
 evidence 
 when giving the answers. 
e. Assessment 
- T checks Ss’s exercises and gives feedback. 
- T checks Ss’ understanding and gives feedback 
4. ACTIVITY 3: SPEAKING (15 mins) 
a. Objectives: 
- To have Ss practise talking about the conditions required for a planet to support human 
life; 
- To improve Ss’ confidence in speaking in front of the class. 
b. Content: 
- Task 4: Work in pairs.Tick the boxes to show what conditions a planet needs to support 
human life. 
- Task 5: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the conditions you think are required 
for a planet to support human life. Use the information in 4 and your own ideas. 
c. Expected outcomes: 
- Students can talk about the conditions required for a planet to support human life. 
d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
 Task 4: Work in pairs.Tick the boxes to show what conditions a planet needs to 
 support human life. (6 mins) 
 - First, have Ss work individually, ticking what Suggested ideas: 
 conditions they think a planet needs to support - The planet must experience at least 
 human life. Then ask them to share their two seasons. 
 answers with their partners. Ss count how many - The planet's temperature must be 
 shared answers they have in common with their suitable for humans to live on it. 
 partners. - There must be enough sources of 
 - Ask Ss to add other conditions that they think energy on the planet. 
 a planet needs to support life. T may have Ss - The planet must be a comfortable 
 work in groups to discuss and make a list of distance away from a star. 
 other conditions that they think a planet needs - The planet must rotate on its axis and 
 to support life. Then call on some Ss to read out revolve. 
 their answers. T gives comments or invites - The planet must hold an atmosphere. 
 comments from other Ss. - The stars around the planet must be 
 - With a weaker class, elicit the answers from stable. 
 Ss. T may provide Ss with the following - The planet must have carbon that is 
 suggested ideas. found in all living things. 
 Task 5: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the conditions you think are 
 required for a planet to support human life. Use the information in 4 and your own 
 ideas. (9 mins) 
 - T asks a strong student to model this activity Example: 
 in front of the class. Then have Ss work in There are some conditions planets must 
 groups taking turns to talk about what have to support human life on them. 
 conditions they think a planet needs to support First, the most important condition is 
 human life. Remind Ss to use the ideas they that ... 
 have prepared in Activity 4. Go round to 
 observe. T should encourage Ss to say as many 
 sentences as possible. Ask Ss not to stop their 
 group members while they are speaking. 
 - If there is enough time, call some Ss to talk in 
 front of the whole class, then invite some 
 positive comments from other Ss. 
e. Assessment 
- Teacher checks answers, pronunciation and gives feedback. 
4. CONSOLIDATION 
a. Wrap-up 
- T asks Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson. 
- Ss retell some information in the reading text. 
b. Homework 
- Do exercise in workbook 
 Date of preparing: 10/5/2024 
 REVISION FOR THE SECOND TERM TEST 
I. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR 
 1. Conditional sentences type 1: review 2. Conditional sentences type 2 
 3. Present tenses: review 4. Present simple for future 
 5. Passive voice: review 6. Past perfect 
 7. Future continuous: review 8. Future tenses: review 
 9. Reported speech (statements, questions) 10. May and might: review 
II. VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION 
- from unit 7 to unit 12 
III. READING – WRITING: 
- Topics: Pollution, English speaking countries, Natural disasters, Communication, 
Science and technology, Life on other planets 
- Writing about the causes and effects of a pollution type. 
- Describing a schedule for a visit or a tour. 
- Writing a news report on a natural disaster. 
- Writing an email using netiquette. 
- Writing to give opinions about the future roles of science and technology. 
- Describing people on another planet. 
IV. EXERCISES 
A. PHONETICS: 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the 
rest: 
 1. A. invent B. chemist C. patent D. technology 
 2. A. science B. scared C. Scottish D. screen 
 3. A. explore B. exchange C. experiment D. existence 
 4. A. inventors B. benefits C. panels D. homes 
 5. A. nuclear B. future C. bulb D. mute 
 6. A. USA B. useful C. UFO D. unidentified 
 7. A. lifestyle B. reality C. galaxy D. system 
 8. A. breakdown B. space C. alien D. measure 
 9. A. though B. thoughtful C. robot D. hopeful 
 10. A. wireless B. witness C. powerless D. weightless 
B. VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR: 
Choose A, B, C, or D for each gap in the following sentences: 
1.NASA has sent 11 orbiters and 8 landers to Mars_________1994. 
 A. since B. in C. from D. until 
2.While still a small child, John was very fond _______creating new things. 
 A. with B. at C. of D. for 
3.Text messaging, or texting, is a fast and efficient way to ______information. 
 A. make B. collect C. receive D. exchange 
4.One day, we’ll be able to send thoughts to each other directly 
using___ technology. 
 A. video conference B. social media C. telepathy D. holography 
5.Italian ___Galileo Galilei was the first person to look at the Moon through 
a telescope. 
 A. astronomer B. astronaut C. archeologist D. explorer 
6.James Watt thought that his steam engine ______animal power. 
 A. will replace B. would replace C. was replaced D. have replaced 
7. its proximity to the Sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet in our solar 
System. 
 A. Due to B. Since C. Even though D. Despite 
8.I my friends for dinner after work tomorrow. 
 A. meet B. will meet C. am meeting D. will be 
meeting 
9.Hurry up! The conference ______in twenty minutes. 
 A. begins B. will be begun C. will begin D. will be 
beginning 
10.In 30 years’ time we ___________in flying cars. 
 A. are travelling B. will be travelling C. are going to travel D. will be 
travelled 
11. longer in the future thanks to medical tech? 
 A. Will people live B. Do people live C. Will people be living D. Are 
people living 
12. Many parents find it difficult to communicate _____their teenage children. 
 A. of B. by C. through D. with 
13. Communication has changed significantly the last ten years. 
 A.in B. by C. for D. since 
14. Ellen finally __________ , apologizing for being late. 
 A. got through B. showed up C. went on D. took off 
15. Letters were a common _______of communication prior to the electronic age. 
 A. skill B. means C. channel D. System 
16.They couldn’t communicate in _________ , because William was illiterate. 
 A. body language B. sign language C. writing D. speaking 
17. allows you to hold meetings with colleagues who are located in 
different places. 
 A. Face-to-face meeting B. Message board C. Multimedia technology D. Video 
conferencing 
 18.In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye ___with the interviewers. 
 A. contact B. link C. touch D. connection 
19.There has been a change to schedule and your flight now ______at 18.40. 
 A. takes off B. will take off C. is taking off D. will be taken 
off 
20.We _______a press conference about our new discovery on Tuesday. 
 A. hold B. will hold C. are holding D. will be 
holding 
C. WRITING: 
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 
1.“What time do you go to school every day?” 
 My parents asked me .. . 
4.“We are meeting Tony at 8 o’clock tonight.” 
 She said that 
5.“There were no cell phones a long time ago!” 
 My grandmother said .. 
8.“I can’t come in today, because I’m sick”. 
 Two days ago, Tom phoned me and said .. 
10.”I will have an English test tomorrow” 
 Mai said ... 
II. Writing 
1. Writing about the causes and effects of a pollution type. 
2. Describing a schedule for a visit or a tour. 
3. Writing a news report on a natural disaster. 
4. Writing an email using netiquette. 
5. Writing to give opinions about the future roles of science and technology. 
6. Describing people on another planet.