Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Tuần 37, Period 90-92 - Năm học 2023-2024

 Date of preparing: 11/5/2024 
 Period 90: UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS 
 Lesson 6: Skills 2 
 b. OBJECTIVES 
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Listen about an imaginary planet and its creatures. 
 - Write a paragraph to describe an imaginary planet and its creatures. 
 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, responsible, and 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 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 unit 
b. Content: 
- Describe the aliens 
c. Expected outcomes: 
- Ss know how to describe the aliens 
d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
 - Teacher divides the class into 4 groups and asks 1. What does the alien look like? 
 them to draw a picture about the alien they like 2. Where does it live? Can you 
 (What does it look like? Where does it live?) in 3 describe that place? 
 minutes 
 - Some presenters in each group will present shortly 
 what they draw in front of the class. 
 - Teacher gives feedback. 
e. Assessment 
- Teacher checks students’ knowledge and gives feedback. 
2. ACTIVITY 1 : LISTENING (15 mins) 
a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss understand and activate their knowledge of the topic. 
- To help Ss develop their skill of listening for specific information. 
b. Content: 
- Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions. 
- Task 2: You will hear a student talking about an imaginary planet that supports life. 
Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, or C. 
- Task 3: Read the following information about Hopeans. Listen again and fill in each 
blank with ONE word or number that you hear. 
c. Expected outcomes: 
- Ss can answer the questions correctly. 
- Ss can develop the skill of listening for specific information 
d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
 Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions. (3 
 mins) 
 - Ask Ss to work in pairs, discussing questions 
 about the creature in the picture. 
 - Ask some Ss to say their answers in front of 
 the class. If necessary, ask them some other 
 questions about what planet in the solar system 
 we could live on. 
 1. Where do you think this creature is 
 from? 
 2. What do you think it can do? 
 Suggested answers: 
 1. It is from another planet/ Mars/ 
 Venus 
 2. It can jump. It can catch 4 fish at the 
 same time with its hands. It can do 
 handstands . 
 Task 2: You will hear a student talking about an imaginary planet that supports life. 
 Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (7 mins) 
 - Have Ss read the questions in this activity Answer key: 
 quickly and underline the key words. This gives 1. A 
 them some idea of what they are going to listen 2. C 
 to and the information they need for answering 3. A 
 the questions. 4. A 
 - Play the recording twice for Ss to do the 5. B 
 exercise. For stronger classes, ask Ss to take 
 notes of the information to explain their 
 answers. 
 - Have Ss share their answers in pairs. 
 - Invite some pairs to answer and confirm the 
 correct ones. 
 - Play the recording again if needed, stopping at 
 places where students are having difficulties. 
 Task 3: Read the following information about Hopeans. Listen again and fill in each 
 blank with ONE word or number that you hear. (6 mins) 
 - Have Ss read the text and determine the part Answer key: 
 of speech of the word they are to use to fill in 1. 4 (four) 
 the blanks and the needed information to listen 2. 4 (four) 
 for. Remind them that they need only one word 3. hospitable 
 or number for each blank. 4. dangerous 
 - Play the recording once or twice more for Ss 5. plants 
 to do the exercise. For stronger classes, ask Ss 6. rockets 
 to take notes of the information to explain for 
 their answers. 
 - Have Ss share their answers in pairs. 
 - Invite some pairs to answer and confirm the 
 correct ones. 
 - Play the recording again if needed, stopping at 
 the places where Ss are having difficulties. 
e. Assessment 
- Teacher checks students’ answers. 
- Teacher checks students’ understanding and gives feedback. 
3. ACTIVITY 2: WRITING (20 mins) 
a. Objectives: 
- To write a paragraph describing aliens living on another planet. 
b. Content: 
- Task 4: Work in pairs. Use your imagination to make notes in the table below about 
what aliens living on another planet would be like. 
- Task 5: Write a paragraph (80 – 100 words) describing aliens living on another planet. 
Use your notes in 4. 
c. Expected outcomes: 
- Students can write a paragraph about the given topic. 
d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
 Task 4: Work in pairs. Use your imagination to make notes in the table below about 
 what aliens living on another planet would be like. (7 mins) 
 - Ask Ss to discuss and take notes about 
 imaginary aliens living on another planet. 
 Remind them that they can both write full 
 sentences and make notes, and they can even 
 use abbreviations. 
 - Then ask Ss to share their writing with their 
 partners. T may read out writings from some 
 more able Ss to the whole class. 
 Task 5: Write a paragraph (80 – 100 words) describing aliens living on another 
 planet. Use your notes in 4. (8 mins) 
 - Set up the writing activity: T reminds Ss that Suggested answer: 
 the first important thing is always to think Creatures living on Zagy planet are 
 about what they are going to write. Ss can use called Zagians. These aliens have a 
 the ideas they have prepared in Activity 4. Ask unique appearance with green, scaly 
 Ss to brainstorm the ideas and language skin, a long tail, and three eyes. They 
 needed for writing. Ask Ss to refer back to the live in a vast network of caves deep 
 reading for useful expressions underground. They are very friendly and 
 and ideas and write on the board. hospitable. But they become very 
 - Ask Ss to write the first draft individually. dangerous when they feel threatened. 
 Then have them write their final version. Zagians grow insects for their food. They 
 Display all or do not drink liquid water; they drink 
 some of the Ss’ writings on the wall / notice special liquid from underground streams 
 board. T and other Ss comment. Ss edit and and lakes. Zagians build a system of 
 revise their tunnels to help them travel quickly 
 writing as homework. If time is limited, ask Ss through their underground world using 
 to write the final version at home. skateboards. The discovery of these 
 aliens could help us expand our 
 understanding of the universe. 
e. Assessment 
- T checks Ss’s exercises and gives feedback. 
- T checks Ss’ understanding and gives feedback 
4. CONSOLIDATION 
a. Wrap-up 
- Ask Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson. 
b. Homework 
- Rewrite the paragraph on the notebook. 
- Prepare for Lesson 7 – Looking back & Project. 
 Date of preparing: 11/5/2024 
 Period 91: UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS 
 Lesson 7: Looking back & Project 
 I. OBJECTIVES 
 By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Review the vocabulary and grammar of Unit 12 
 - Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and grammar) into practice through a 
 project. 
 2. Competences 
 - Use words and expressions related to life on other planets 
 - Actively join in class activities 
 3. Personal qualities 
 - Be benevolent and responsible 
 - Develop self-study skills 
 - 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, Looking back & Project 
 - Computer connected to the Internet 
 - Projector / TV 
 - hoclieu.vn 
 III. PROCEDURES 
 1. WARM-UP (3 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help students revise the vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit 
 - To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with team mates. 
 b. Content: 
 - Brainstorming 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Ss can remember the knowledge what they have learnt. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
BRAINSTORMING Suggested answers: 
- Teacher asks Ss to think of what they have learnt About aliens, planets, solar system, 
already in Unit 12. atmosphere,... 
- Ss work in pairs to do the task. 
- Teacher calls some students to retell. 
- Teacher confirms and leads them to do all the 
exercises in books. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers and gives feedback. 
 2. ACTIVITY 1: LOOKING BACK (18 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss revise the vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit. 
 - To help Ss revise how to write reported questions. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Write a word under each picture. 
 - Task 2: Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. 
 - Task 3: Rewrite each sentence so that it is closest in meaning to the original one. 
 - Task 4: Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and correct it. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Ss remember about the vocabulary items and their form. 
 - Ss remember how to use the reported questions. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1: Write a word under each picture. (3 mins) 
- Have Ss do Activity 1 individually then compare Answer key: 
their answers with their partners. Ask for Ss’ 1. alien 
answers or ask some Ss to read out their answers in 2. rocket 
front of the class. 3. telescope 
 4. galaxy 
 5. crater 
 6. satellite 
Task 2: Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. (3 mins) 
- Have Ss do Activity 2 individually then compare Answer key: 
their answers with their partners. Ask for Ss’ 1. UFOs 
answers or ask some Ss to read out their answers in 2. possibility 
front of the class. 3. creatures 
 4. habitable 
 5. gravity 
Task 3: Rewrite each sentence so that it is closest in meaning to the original one. (6 mins) 
- Ask Ss to do the exercise individually first. Then Answer key: 
they can check their answers with a partner before 1. Mary wanted to know what that novel 
discussing the answers as a class. was about. 
- Remind Ss to keep a record of their original 2. I asked Nick who his favourite actor 
answers so that they can use that information in the was. 
Now I can statements. 3. Mai asked me what time the next train 
 left. 
 4. The students wondered how the 
 scientists observed the other planets. 
 5. Mai wondered why humans couldn’t 
 live on Mars. 
Task 4: Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and correct it. 
(6 mins) 
- Ask Ss to do the exercise individually first. Then Answer key: 
they can check their answers with a partner before 1. C (are -> were) 
discussing the answers as a class. 2. A (wondered -> asked) 
- Remind Ss to keep a record of their original 3. B (who -> how / why) 
 answers so that they can use that information in the 4. B ( eat -> ate) 
Now I can statements. 5. C (are there -> there are) 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers and gives feedback. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: PROJECT (20 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To give Ss an opportunity to practise finding information about a planet. 
 - To help Ss improve their creativity and teamwork 
 - To improve their speaking and presentation skills 
 b. Content: 
 - Poster presentation 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students work in groups to find information about a planet and present their findings in 
 front of the class. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
 Our favourite planet 
 - Ask Ss to read the instructions again (T has 
 already assigned the project since the first lesson of 
 the Unit and checked their progress after each 
 lesson). Let students have some time to check their 
 posters for the final time and make any adjustments 
 if necessary. 
 - T has groups show their posters and present them 
 to the class. 
 - T gives feedback for each presentation. 
 4. CONSOLIDATION 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson. 
 b. Homework 
 - Learn new words by heart. 
 - Prepare for the next lesson. 
 Date of preparing: 11/5/2024 
 Period 92: REVIEW 4 (UNITS 10 - 11 -12) 
 Lesson 1: Language + Skills 
I. OBJECTIVES 
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: 
 1. Knowledge 
 - Revise words related to communication in the future, science and technology and 
 life on other planets. 
 - Revise the stress in words ending in -ese and -ee, sentence stress and intonation for 
 making list 
 - Revise the use of prepositions of place and time, possessive pronouns, reported 
 speech (statements and questions) 
 - reading for general and specific information about notices related to the learned 
topics; 
 - talking about study apps and devices; 
 - listening for specific information about the solar system; 
 - writing a paragraph about means of communication; 
 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 benevolent and responsible 
 - Develop self-study skills 
II. MATERIALS 
- Grade 8 textbook, Review 4 
- 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 unit. 
b. Content: 
- Game: Whisper 
c. Expected outcomes: 
- To remind students the knowledge that they have learnt in Units 10-11-12 
2. ACTIVITY 1: PRONUNCIATION (10 mins) 
a. Objectives: 
- To help students revise the pronunciation they have learnt in the unit 
b. Content: 
- Task 1a: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. 
 - Task 1b: Read the sentences out loud with the correct stress. How many stressed words 
 are there in each sentence? Listen, check, and repeat. 
 - Task 1c: Draw a suitable arrow above each underlined word to show intonation. Then 
 listen and repeat. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Ss can say words and sentences with correct stress and intonation 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1a: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. (3 
mins) 
- Have Ss do this exercise individually then share Answer key: 
their answers with a partner before sharing their 1. A 
answers. Confirm the correct answers. Have some 2. C 
Ss read out the words. 
Task 1b: Read the sentences out loud with the correct stress. How many stressed words 
are there in each sentence? Listen, check, and repeat. (3 mins) 
- Elicit the rules for using stress in sentences. Have Answer key: 
Ss do this exercise individually then share their 3. How will people travel to work in the 
answers with their partners before sharing their future? 
answers with the class. Confirm the correct -> 5 stressed words 
answers. 4. A: Will technology replace humans in 
- Invite some Ss to read the sentences aloud with the future? 
the correct stress. -> 4 stressed words 
 B: No, it won’t. 
 -> 2 stressed words 
Task 1c: Draw a suitable arrow above each underlined word to show intonation. Then 
listen and repeat. (4 mins) 
- Elicit the rules of intonation in sentences showing Answer key: 
a list. Ss do this exercise individually then share Up tone: words in blue 
their answers with their partners before sharing Down tone: words in red 
them with the class. Confirm the correct answers. 
- Invite some Ss to read the sentences aloud with 5. I can remember the names of some 
correct intonation. planets, such as Venus, Neptune, and 
 Mars. 
 6. They have a TV, a fridge, a table, and 
 four chairs. 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers and gives feedback. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: VOCABULARY (10 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss revise the vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. 
 - Task 3: Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Ss are able to recall the vocabulary items and their form. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (4 mins) 
- Have Ss do this exercise individually and then Answer key: 
share their answers with their partners. 1. B 
- Check and confirm the correct answers. 2. A 
 3. C 
 4. B 
 5. C 
Task 3: Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given. (6 mins) 
- Ask Ss what kind of word (i.e., noun, verb, etc.) Answer key: 
can be used to fill in the blanks. Elicit their answers. 1. possibility 
- Ss do this exercise individually. 2. recognition 
- Call on two Ss to write their answers on the board. 3. communication 
- Confirm the correct answers. 4. connection 
 5. translation 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers and gives feedback. 
 4. ACTIVITY 3: GRAMMAR (12 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss revise the grammar they have learnt in the unit. 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 4: Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and correct it. 
 - Task 5: Change these sentences into reported speech. 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Students are able to recall the learnt grammar points in Units 10, 11, 12 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS 
 ACTIVITIES 
 Task 4: Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and 
 correct it. (5 mins) 
 - Have Ss do this exercise on their own first. Answer key: 
 - Have Ss compare their answers with a 1. B (on → for) 
 classmate. 2. C (by → in) 
 - Invite Ss to share their answers. Ask them to 3. C (your → yours) 
 explain their answers and correct the mistakes. 4. B (in → of) 
 - Confirm the correct answers. 5. B (for → by / at) 
 Task 5: Change these sentences into reported speech. (7 mins) 
 - Ss do this individually and compare their Answer key: 
 answers with a partner. 1. My friend asked me what planet I 
 - Call some Ss to go to the board to write their wanted to visit. 
 sentences. Other Ss comment. 2. She told me (that) she was reading a 
 - Confirm the correct sentences. Revise the book about future ways of 
 structures if needed. communication then. 
 3. Lan asked Nam how teachers would 
 check attendance in the future. 
 4. Our club president said (that) we were 
 having a video conference with other 
 clubs the next / following week. 
 5. I asked my mum when there would be 
 a full moon. 
 5. ACTIVITY 1: READING (7 mins) 
 a. Objectives: 
 - To improve reading for general and specific information 
 b. Content: 
 - Task 1: Read the notices. Tick the appropriate box(es). 
 c. Expected outcomes: 
 - Sts can tick the right answers. 
 d. Organisation 
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS 
Task 1: Read the notices. Tick the appropriate box(es). 
- Teacher gives Ss some time to read all the Answer key: 
passages carefully, then asks them to do the 1. A 
exercise individually. 2. B 
- Teacher asks SS to compare their answers with a 3. C 
partner before giving the answers. 4. A 
- Teacher confirms the correct answers. 5. A, C 
 e. Assessment 
 - Teacher checks students’ answers and gives feedback. 
 6. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins) 
 a. Wrap-up 
 - Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson. 
 b. Homework 
 - Do exercise in the workbook. 
 - Do exercise Speaking and listening in Skills 2