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WEEK: 12 Period.35:
Date of planning:25/11/2024 UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Date of teaching:23/11/2024
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the

following:
1. Knowledge:
- To introduce the topic about an overview about the topic Customs And Traditions
- To practice listening and reading skills .
- To teach vocabulary to talk about Customs and Traditions
+ Vocabulary:
- Use vocabulary to talk about Customs and Traditions
+ Pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ correctly
+ Grammar: Article: Zero article
2. Competence & Skills :
- Students will be able to practice listening and reading skills .
- Develop communication skills and cultural awareness.
- Be co-operative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Be actively join in class activities.
3. Attitude:
- Promote pride in the values of Vietnamese culture.
- Develop love for family.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- Computer connected to the Internet
- [Link]
III. PROCEDURE:
ACTIVITY1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)
* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- To lead into the new lesson.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
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+ Greeting + Greeting
+ Chatting. - T_Ss. + Chatting.
- Before Ss open their books, ask Ss to list some
activities they often do just before and during Tet. + Students (Ss) listen and
- Draw a mind map on the board to summarise Ss' learn how to do the tasks.
ideas. Run a quick poll by a show of hands to find
the most common activities.
- Point to the most common activities and say "These
activities are what we often do at Tet. They are our
Tet customs and traditions.".
- Write the unit title on the board Our Customs and
Traditions. Have Ss open their books and start the
lesson. 2. Optional teaching idea:
2. Optional teaching idea: Kim's game Kim's game
- Show a number of pictures about things / activities
related to Tet for 15 seconds.
- Challenge Ss to name as many things / activities
they can remember from the pictures as possible.
- Check their answers and lead into the new lesson
by saying: These things and activities are common at
Tet. They are our Tet customs and traditions. - Open the book and write the
- Write the unit title on the board Our Customs and tittle of the lesson.
Traditions. Check if Ss understand the meaning of
customs and traditions. Give further examples if
needed.
Share with Ss the objectives of the lesson by
showing them on a projector. Alternatively, T can
write the objectives in a corner of the board and
leave them there and tick the objectives off when the
class finishes with them.
Ask Ss to open their books and start the lesson.

ACTIVITY 2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON ( 12’- 15’)

Objectives:
- To set the context for the introductory conversation;
- To introduce the topic of the unit, the vocabulary, the sounds, and the
grammar points to be learnt..
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* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Listen and read : Tet is coming!
* Teach vocabulary: - T_Ss
+ Teacher uses different techniques to teach vocab
(situation, realia, translation.) * Vocabulary
+ Teacher introduces the vocabulary by: 1. admire (v) khâm phục
- providing the pictures 2. chase away xua đuổi
- eliciting the definition of the words
3. pray (v) cầu nguyện
+ Teacher do the “Rub out and remember” checking
technique. 4. offering (n) đồ thờ cúng
* Set the context: have Ss look at the conversation 5. ornamental tree cây cảnh
and the picture and answer some questions, about
the activities people in the countryside do.
- Ask Ss to look at the picture on pages 50 - 51 and
answer the questions below:
- What can you see in the picture?
- Can you guess the places that the picture shows?
- Elicit answers from Ss.
Introduce the two characters: Elena and Trang.
Explain that they are at Trang's house and they are * Suggested words / phrases:
talking about Tet. flower villages, kumquat trees,
- Play the recording twice for Ss to listen and read peach blossoms, ornamental
along. Have Ss underline the words and phrases that trees, offerings,
are related to the topic of the unit while they are bamboo pole,
listening and reading. decorative items,
- Invite some pairs of Ss to read the conversation chase away
aloud. bad luck,
- Have Ss say the words / phrases in the conversation pray for a lucky new year
that they think are related to the topic Customs and
Traditions. Quickly write them on one part of the
board. Comment on Ss' answers.

ACTIVITY 3. PRACTICE ( 15’)

* Objectives:
To help Ss understand the conversation
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To introduce some vocabulary items related to customs and traditions.

To introduce some verbs of common use in the topic Customs and Traditions.
* Organisation :

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

2: Read the conversation again and write T (True) or F (False).
- Ask Ss to read the sentences and guess whether - T_Ss
they are true or false without reading the - Work individually.
conversation again. * Answer key:
- Elicit the answers from Ss. Quickly write these 1. F (Trang’s cousin is at Sa
answers on the board. Dec Flower Village.)
- Have Ss read the conversation again to check their 2. T
answers. 3. T
Allow Ss to share answers with a partner before 4. F (plants and flowers are an
checking them as a class. important part of Tet)
- Ask Ss for their answers again, comparing them to 5. T
the answers that have been written on the board
before.
Confirm the correct answers.

3: Match the phrase with the correct pictures.

- Ask Ss to name the things they see in the pictures. - T_ Ss
- Have Ss work individually to match the phrases - Ss to work individually.
with the correct pictures. Let them compare their * Answer key:
answers with a partner. 1. d
- Check the answers with the whole class. Confirm 2. a
the correct answers. 3. e
- Have some Ss practise saying the phrases again. 4. b
5. c
EXTRA ACTIVITY:
- Put Ss into pairs.
- Ss take turns to find the phrases in 3 in the conversation. Then, they tell each other
what learned about the phrases from the text.
- For example, ornamental tree - Nhat Tan Village has many ornamental trees.
- Call on some pairs to share their ideas.
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4: Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box .

- Have Ss look at the verbs in the box. Check if they
know these verbs. - T_ Ss.
- Have Ss read the sentences and complete each - Work individually.
sentence with a verb from the box. * Answer key:
- Ask for Ss'answers and confirm the correct ones. 1. place
- Have some Ss read aloud the completed sentences. 2. admire
- For more able classes, challenge them to think of 3. chase
other words that can go with the given verbs. 4. pray

ACTIVITY 4. PRODUCTION/ FURTHER PRACTICE ( 8’)

* Objectives:
- To help Ss broaden their knowledge about New Year customs and traditions
from other countries;
- To motivate Ss.
* Organisation:
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
5: Quiz New Years around the world. People around the world celebrate New
Years differently. Choose the country with each tradition below.
- Have Ss work in pairs and compete with each
other. * Answer key:
- Set time (3 minutes) for pairs to do this activity. 1. B
The first pair to finish calls out"Bingo!" 2. A
- Check answers with the whole class. Compliment 3. A
those with all correct answers. 4. B
- Fora more able class, ask each pair to write two 5. B
questions about New Year customs and traditions of
two countries they know. Collect the questions and
read aloud some of them. Ss compete to answer the
[Link] one with the most correct answers
wins the game.

WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)

- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt.
- Draw Ss'attention to the objectives on the board or show them the slide with the
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objectives. - Tick the objectives that have been learnt.

- Ask Ss to say aloud some words / phrases they remember from the lesson.
- If there is a projector in the classroom, show the conversation and highlight the key
words / phrases related to the topic. Also highlight some words with the sounds /n/
and /ŋ/ and tell Ss that they will learn these language points in the upcoming lessons.
* HOME WORK:
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Lesson 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1 .

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WEEK: 13 Period 36:

Date of planning:23/11/24 UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Date of teaching: 27 /11/24 Lesson 2 : A CLOSER LOOK 1

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the

following:
1. Knowledge:
- Use the lexical items related to the topic Customs And Traditions
- Know how to use words and phrases often used with Customs And Traditions
- Pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ correctly
+ Vocabulary: - Use The lexical items related to the topic Customs And Traditions
- Pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ correctly
+ Grammar: Zero article:
- a, an, the, Ø (zero article)
2. Competence & Skills
- Students will be able to know more new words about Customs And Traditions
- Develop communication skills and cultural awareness.
- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Be actively join in class activities.
3. Attitude:
- Love talking about Customs And Traditions.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- Computer connected to the Internet
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- [Link] .
III. PROCEDURE:
ACTIVITY1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)
* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- To lead into the new lesson.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
+ Greeting + Greeting ; - T_Ss.
+ Game: Hidden pictures game: + Game: Hidden pictures game:
- Teacher divides the class into 8 groups and gives Suggested answers:
instructions. 1. family reunion
- The teacher slowly removes the squares while 2. wedding ceremony
the groups write the answers on their mini boards. 3. food offerings
- The groups that guesses the right word will have 4. Tet holiday
the points. 5. lucky money
- Lead into this lesson .
OR: Scramble the letters of some keywords from
GETTING STARTED. Make sure to include the
words "custom" and "tradition".
Have Ss compete to order the letters correctly.
Lead into this lesson which focuses on phrases
and expressions related to customs and traditions
and the sounds Ini and /q/.
Share with Ss the objectives of the lesson by
showing them on a projector. Alternatively, write
the objectives in a corner of the board and leave
them there and tick the objectives off when the
class finishes with them.
Ask Ss to open their books and start the lesson.

ACTIVITY 2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON ( 12’- 15’)

* Objectives:
- To present some phrases related to customs and traditions.
* Content: - Vocabulary pre-teach. Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
* Expected outcomes: Ss know how to pronounce the new words correctly and use them in
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appropriate situations.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
* Teach vocabulary: - T_Ss
+ Teacher uses different techniques to teach * New words:
vocab (situation, realia, translation.) 1. wedding ceremony lễ cưới
+ Teacher introduces the vocabulary by: 2. whale worship tục thờ cá Ông
- providing the pictures 3. food offerings đồ ăn cúng
- eliciting the definition of the words 4. family reunion đoàn tụ gia đình
+ Teacher do the checking “What and where?” 5. martial arts (n) võ thuật
- Teacher has students read the phrases aloud and 6. festival goer người tham gia lễ hội
correct their pronunciation if necessary. 7. acrobat (n) vận động viên nhào lộn
- Teacher asks students for the Vietnamese 8. maintain (v) duy trì
meanings of these phrases. 9. longevity (n) sự sống lâu, tuổi thọ
- Ss say the words.
- Other Ss correct if the previous answers are
incorrect. *** Answer key:
- Teacher shows and says the words aloud and 1. family reunion
asks Ss to repeat them. 2. wedding ceremony
** Have Ss look at the pictures and name the 3. food offerings
things, events, and people seen in the pictures. 4. whale worship
Have Ss read the phrases in the box and match 5. martial arts
them with the appropriate pictures. 6. festival goers
Let Ss work in pairs to compare their answers
before offering the answers.
Check and confirm the correct answers as a class.
Elicit from Ss the clue(s) that help(s) them to
complete the matching task (expected answer:
words like wedding, food, whale, family, festival
are familiar to them and can be easily linked to the
corresponding pictures).
Have the whole class read aloud the phrases.

** EXTRA ACTIVITY:
- Divide the class into four teams.
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- Have Ss close their books.

- Read the first word in one of the phrases in 1. When Ss know the next word in the phrase,
they raise their hand
Choose the first student who raises his / her hand to give the answer. If his / her answer is
correct, award his / her team one point.
Continue with the remaining phrases. The team with the most points wins.
- Play another round but this time provide the phrase and the teams work together to create a
sentence using the phrase. The first team to create a correct sentence using the phrase wins
two points.
ACTIVITY 3. PRACTICE ( 15’)
* Objectives:
.To help Ss practise using the words related to customs and traditions in context.
To give Ss further practice with expressions about customs and traditions. .
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
2: Complete each sentence with the correct option A, B, or C.
- Have Ss do this exercise individually. Tell them - T_Ss
to read all the sentences carefully to make sure * Answer key:
they understand the sentences and choose the 1. A
correct options. 2. C
- Have them share their answers in pairs. 3. B
- Invite some Ss to give their answers and confirm 4. B
the correct ones. Explain the options that 5. A
challenge Ss. Note: 1. hold a family reunion but have
With a more able class, challenge Ss to list new a family meal
phrases. For example, write "family ____ ",
",____ ceremony", "worshipping ______ " on the
board, and have Ss think of appropriate words to
fill in the blanks.
3: Complete the sentences with the word and phrases from the box.
- Go over the words in the box with Ss. Make sure - T_ Ss
Ss understand them before moving on. For * Answer key:
example, draw Ss' attention to "break with 1. break
tradition" and have them guess its meaning. Also, 2. Traditionally
tell them that the verb "practise" can go with 3. practise
"customs" or "traditions". 4. keep
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- Have Ss read the sentences in pairs and choose 5. custom

the appropriate words to complete the sentences.
Invite Ss to share their sentences orally or in the
writing.
- Confirm the correct answers as a class.
- Have Ss choose one or two expressions and
make sentences with them
- Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and
gives feedback.
- T checks the exercises and gives feedback.
ACTIVITY4 : PRODUCTION
PRONUNCIATION: ( 8’)
n/ and /ŋ/
* Objectives:
.To help Ss identify howto pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ .
- To help Ss practise pronouncing these sounds in words.
To help Ss broaden their knowledge about New Year customs and traditions from
other countries; To motivate Ss.
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
4: Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/.
- Have some Ss read out the words first. Then play - T_ Ss.
the recording for them to listen and repeat the - Ss- Ss
words they hear.
- Play the recording as many times as necessary.
- Explain to Ss that these words have the sounds /
n / and /q/.Tell them howto make the two sounds
and have them practise saying the sounds several
times.
- Go over the list of the words again with Ss.
Draw their attention to the words like longevity,
thank, and language.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to practise saying the
words.
- Invite some Ss to say some words they know that
include either of the two sounds.
5: Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with the sound /n/ and circle
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the words with the sound /ŋ/.

- Have Ss quickly read the sentences. Now play * Answer:
the recording for Ss to listen to the sentences. -
Ask them to underline the words with the sound Answer key:
/n/ and circle the words with the sound /t]/. 1. Mary wore a pink dress last night.
- Invite some Ss to share their answers. 2. I think we should buy this
- Confirm the correct ones. ornamental tree.
- Play the recording again for Ss to repeat the 3. He thanked the host for the
sentences. enjoyable party.
- Have Ss practise the sentences in pairs. Invite 4. My mum made the spring rolls for
some pairs to read the sentences aloud. the longevity party.
- Comment on their pronunciation of the sounds. 5. I will bring some food to the party
sentences. on Saturday.
** Teacher’s observation and feedback.
WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)
- Have Ss quickly read the sentences. Now play the recording for Ss to listen to the
sentences. - Ask them to underline the words with the sound /n/ and circle the words with
the sound /ŋ/.
- Invite some Ss to share their answers.
- Confirm the correct ones.
- Play the recording again for Ss to repeat the sentences.
- Have Ss practise the sentences in pairs. Invite some pairs to read the sentences aloud.
- Comment on their pronunciation of the sounds.
* HOME WORK:
- Learn by heart all the words that they have just learnt.
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Lesson 2: A CLOSER LOOK 2

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WEEK: 13 Period.37:
Date of planning:26/11/24 UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Date of teaching: 29 /11 /24
Lesson 3 : A CLOSER LOOK 2

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the following:
1. Knowledge:
- Use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles) correctly.
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+ Vocabulary : - The lexical items related to the customs and traditions.

+ Grammar: - Use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles)
2. Competence & Skills
- Ss know how to use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles) correctly.
- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Be actively join in class activities.
3. Attitude :
- Be encouraged to know more about Vietnamese’ customs and traditions.
- Develop self-study skills.
- Ss have the good attitude to working in groups, individual work, pairwork…
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, laptop, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Sach [Link] ; Or [Link] .
III. PROCEDURE:
ACTIVITY 1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)
* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- Lead in the new lesson.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
+ Greeting. + Greeting.
+ Teacher (T) asks Ss some questions about the
previous lessons . T may introduce some warm-up
activities to create a friendly and relaxed
atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject
and new class…
* Option 1:
- Teacher shows the pictures of the phrases learnt
in A CLOSER LOOK 1. 1. We held a family reunion last
- Teacher has Ss call out the phrases as soon as week.
they see the pictures. 2. My mom prepares food
-Teacher writes two sentences on the board “We offerings at Tet.
held a family reunion last week”, and “My mom
prepares food offerings at Tet”. Underline the
article “a” in sentence 1. T asks Ss if they find “a”
in sentence 2.
- Teacher asks them what part of speech “a” is. T
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asks them if they remember other articles. T tells

them that today they are going to revise “a, an,
the” and learn about “zero article”.
Write the objectives in the top-left corner of the
board. REVIEW OF A, AN, THE
Write two sentences on the board:
- She is an engineer.
- We held a family reunion last week. The party
was enjoyable.
- Lead to the lesson.
- Teacher introduces the objectives of the lesson. * Option 2:
Write the objectives in the left corner of the board. - Teacher lets the students watch
* Option 2: a video:
- Teacher lets the students watch a video: [Link]/watch?
[Link]/watch?v=uqNugAvxXXo v=uqNugAvxXXo
- Teacher asks Ss when we use a / an / the.

ACTIVITY 2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON ( 12’- 15’)

Article
* Objectives:
To help Ss identify the use of articles at the sentence level.
. To help Ss recognise the correct use of articles.
To give Ss further practice with articles at sentence level. Or at text level
* Organisations:
+ Elicit from Ss the use of a, an, the and when to use them.
- Explain that in some cases, we can use noun without a/an or the. We call this the zero
article.
- Go through the Remember! box with Ss. Draw their attention to the example
sentence for each case. Have them identify the uncountable noun, the general
statement, and the general form of transport in each example sentence.
- Ss to give their own examples.
Article a / an, the: Review
1. Mạo từ bất định (Indefinite articles): a, an
A, an có thể đứng trước danh từ đếm được số ít (singular countable noun).
- A, an được sử dụng trong lời nói chung chung hoặc để giới thiệu một điều gì chưa
được đề cập đến truớc đó.
Eg: - A ball is round. ( nói chung mọi trái bóng đều tròn.)
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- I saw a boy in the street. ( chúng ta không biết “boy” nào.)

+ An được dùng trước những từ bắt đầu bằng một nguyên âm. (u, e, o, a, i )
+ A được dùng trước những từ bắt đầu bằng một phụ âm.
Eg: a book, a pen
an apple, an ink-pot
♦ Một số từ có thể gây ra sự nhầm lẫn vì cách viết và cách đọc khác nhau.
Eg: a house nhưng an hour; a university nhưng an umbrella
2. Cách sử dụng mạo từ “the”
Mạo từ xác định “the” đứng trước cả danh từ đếm được và không đếm được. Chúng ta
gọi là mạo từ xác định vì nó danh từ đã xác định mà cả người nói và người nghe đều
biết.
Eg: The girl sitting near the window is my close friend.
Eg: The books on the table are mine.
Các trường hợp dùng “the” khác;
- “The” dùng với so sánh nhất.
Eg: I think Chinese is the most difficult language in the world.
Eg : What is the best way to learn vocabularies?
- Dùng để nói về một đối tượng, một địa điểm đặc biệt, chỉ tồn tại duy nhất
Eg: the Eiffel Tower, the Tower Bridge, the Moon, the Sun, the Star
- Dùng trước danh từ riêng chỉ núi, sông, biển, đảo, sa mạc, miền …
Eg: the Pacific Ocean, the Himalayan mountain, …
- Dùng để chỉ một nhóm người, giai cấp trong xã hội
Eg: the old (người già), the rich (người giàu), the poor (người nghèo), the homeless
people (người vô gia cư), ….
- Dùng với một số tên quốc gia thuộc tổ hợp hoặc liên bang.
Eg: the United State (US), the United Kingdom (UK), …
No article (Không dùng mạo từ)
+ Trước tên quốc gia, châu lục, tên núi, hồ, đường phố (Trừ những nước theo chế độ
Liên bang): I'm from China. She lives in the US.
+ Ti Vi : I like watching TV
+ Ngôn ngữ, môn học : I have English every day.
+ Dùng với ; Next, last : Let’s go skiing next week.
+ Từ sử dụng với nghĩa chung: I don’t like snakes.
+ Bữa ăn : I have egg and bread for breakfast.
+ Năm, tháng, ngày ; She was born in 2010
REMEMBER:
B. Articles:
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1. the: definite article: “Let's read the book” ( I mean a specific book.)
2. a/an: indefinite article : a + singular noun beginning with a consonant
an + singular noun beginning with a vowel
+ "My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas”
+ "When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!”
2. Introduction of zero article:
we can use nouns without a / an or the. We call this case zero article.
+ Zero article: with uncountable or abstract nouns: ( Zero article + với danh từ không
đếm được hoặc trừu tượng)
Sugar is not good for your teeth.
+ Zero article: when making general statements. ( Zero article: khi đưa ra những nhận
định chung.)
Students should work hard.
+ Zero article: when describing general forms of transport. ( Zero article: khi mô tả các
hình thức vận tải chung.)
We went there by boat.
ACTIVITY 3. PRACTICE ( 15’)
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Choose the correct option in each sentence below.
* Pre-teach vocabulary: + T- Ss ;
+ Teacher uses different techniques to teach vocab + Ss – Ss
(situation, realia, translation.) if have New words:
- Explain that sometimes, we can use nouns 1. harvest (v) 2. crop (n)
without a / an or the. We call this case zero 3. waterwheel (n)
article.
- Go through the Remember! box with Ss. Draw
their attention to the example sentence for each
case.
- Have them identify the uncountable noun, the Answer key:
general statement and the general form of 1. an
transport in each example sentence. 2. a
- Encourage Ss to give their own examples. 3. Ø
* Have Ss do this exercise individually and then 4. Ø
compare their answers with a partner. 5. the
- Ask some Ss to share their answers and has them
explain their choices.
- T confirms the correct answers
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2: Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and correct
it.
- Show a picture of the Kitchen Gods - T_ Ss
Worshipping Ceremony. Encourage Ss to say
aloud what they know about the ceremony (when
it is, what happens, etc.)
- Tell Ss that they are going to read sentences
about this ceremony. Tell them that one of the *
articles in each sentence is not used correctly.
- Teacher demonstrates the activity with the first Answer key:
sentence (find the mistake and correct it). 1. A (The Ø)
- Have Ss do this exercise individually and then 2. C (a the)
compare the answers with another classmate. 3. B (the Ø)
- Invite some Ss to write their answers on the 4. C (a Ø)
board. 5. A (The Ø)
- Check the answers with the whole class. Have
some Ss explain their answers.
- T confirms the correct answers.
Teacher’s and students’ activities Content
3: Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or Ø (zero article).
- Have Ss do this exercise individually and then - T_ Ss
compare their answers with a partner. * Answer key:
- Ask some Ss to share their answers and have 1. Ø
them explain their choice. Confirm the correct 2. a
answers. 3. Ø
* Teacher gets feedback and confirms the correct 4. the
answers. 5. an
4 : Complete the text with the or Ø (zero article).
- Write on the board (or shows pictures on the - T_ Ss
slide) the following activities: playing cards,
watching TV, singing karaoke.
- Ask Ss if their family often does these activities * Answer key:
together. Teacher tells Ss that we call activities 1. the
that a family often do together family time 2. Ø
traditions. 3. Ø
- Tell Ss that the text is about the benefits of 4. Ø
family time traditions, and they have to read 5. the
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and complete the blanks with the or Ø (zero

article).
- Have Ss work individually to complete the text.
- Invite some Ss to write their answers on the
board. Have Ss explain their answers.
- Teacher confirms the answers.
- For a stronger class, T asks them to talk about
the benefits of family time traditions.
ACTIVITY 4. PRODUCTION/ FURTHER PRACTICE ( 8’)
* Objectives:
- To give further practice with articles . To help Ss use articles correctly.
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
5: GAME: Bingo!
- Have Ss work in groups of four or five. - T_ Ss.
- Give each group a list of five sentences. T tells - Work in groups.
them that there is one mistake in each sentence,
and they have to find and correct it.
- Have Ss work in their groups, find and correct
the mistakes. They say “Bingo!” as soon as their
group finishes.
- Confirm the correct answers. The first group to * Answer key:
come up with all the correct answers wins. 1. I usually meet my cousin at the
weekends. (the Ø)
- For stronger classes, T lets groups write two
sentences with article mistakes. T collects the 2. My uncle moved to United
sentences and picks out some sentences randomly States
three years ago. (United States the
for the whole class to find and correct the
mistakes. 3. Our teachers assigned us a
List of sentences:
homework for our history and science cla
1. I usually meet my cousin at the weekends.
2. My uncle moved to United States three years 4. I turn off the light and go to the
ago.
3. Our teachers assigned us a homework for our 5. Mark often wears red sweater
history and science classes. to match his red hair. (r
4. I turn off the light and go to the bed at 11 p.m.
5. Mark often wears red sweater to match his red
hair
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* Teacher’s observation and feedback.

WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)

- Ask Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson.
- Have Ss look at the objectives written on the board at the beginning of the lesson and
tick the objectives they have learnt.
* HOME WORK:
- Learn by heart all the words that they have just learnt.
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Lesson : COMMUNICATION.

WEEK:14 Period 38:

Date of planning:.26/11/24 UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Date of teaching: 29/11/24 Lesson 4 : COMMUNICATION

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the following:
1. Knowledge:
- Giving advice
- Read about a local festival
- Compare two local festivals: The Japanese lion dance and Vietnamese unicorn dance
+ Vocabulary: - Use the lexical items related to table manners; customs and traditions
+ Grammar: Use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles)
2. Competence & skills :
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork. Be actively join in class
activities.
3. Attitude :
- Be ready to give advice
- Be interested more about local festivals.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- [Link].
III. PROCEDURE:
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ACTIVITY1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)

* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- To lead into the new lesson.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
+ Greeting + Greeting . T_Ss.
- Show a picture of a child having dinner with
family. Ask Ss what the child is doing and
whether she is behaving well at the table.
- Tell Ss that “table manners” means the polite
ways of behaving when eating. These
behaviours differ from one culture to another.
- Ask Ss to give some examples of table
manners that they know. * Suggested answers:
- Lead in to the lesson. - Wait for the table arrangement before
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write sitting down
the objectives in top-left corner of the board. - Wait for the oldest people to start first
- Pass your bowl with two hands
- Do not stick the chopstick against the
bowl
- Do not flip the fish on the plate
- Do not point the chopsticks to anyone
- Do not dig into the dish
- Do not eat directly from shared
dishes
- Stay until other people finish
- Say Thanks to the host after the meal
…..
ACTIVITY 2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON ( 8’- 10’)
Giving advice
* Objectives:
- To introduce ways of giving advice.
- To help Ss practise giving advice.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Listen and read the conversation below. Pay attention to the highlighted parts.
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- Play the recording for Ss to listen and read the - T_Ss

dialogue between Tom and Mai. + Listen and read the conversation:
- Ask Ss to pay attention to the highlighted Tom: My parents are taking me to thei
language. friend’s house for dinner. Could you
- T elicits from Ss that the first two highlighted tell me a bit about Viet namese table
phrases are ways to advise what one should do, manner?
and the last highlighted word is for saying what Mai: Well, perhaps you should wait for
one should NOT do. the host to start eating.
- Have Ss practise the dialogues in pairs. Call Tom: I will
on some pairs to practise the dialogues in front Mai: It’s a good idea to hand bowls
of the class. with both hands.
-> Structure: to give advice Tom: Sure. I’ll remember that one.
- Perhaps you should + V0 Mai: I don’t hit the bowl with your
- It’s a good idea to + V0 chopsticks. This may bring bad luck to
- Don’t + V0 the host family.
* Teacher checks students’ understanding by
asking some checking questions.
ACTIVITY 3. PRACTICE (25’- 30’)
2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs (5 minutes) to make - T_Ss
similar dialogues with the given situations, - Work in pairs
using the expressions they have learnt. Suggested answers:
- Teacher moves around to observe and provide 1. Perhaps you should bring warm
help. clothes, a scarf, coat, jacket,…
- T calls on some pairs to practise in front of the 2. It’s a good idea to bring a gift such
class. as a birthday cake, pen, pencil,
- T comments on their performance. clothes…
* Teacher’s observation and feedback
The Japanese lion dance and Vietnamese unicorn dance
* Objectives:
- To provide Ss with information about lion dance in Japan.
- To help Ss compare the Vietnamese unicorn dance with the Japanese lion dance.
* Organisation:
3: Read the text about the lion dance in Japan and complete the table with the
information from the text.
- Teacher writes “Lion Dance” on the board or - T_ Ss
shows a picture of a lion dance. T tells Ss that
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this is called the lion dance and it is popular in

many Asian countries.
- T elicits from Ss the occasion(s) when they * Answer key:
may see a lion dance performance. 1. shishi-mai
- Tell Ss that they are going to read about lion 2. New Year celebrations
dance in Japan. 3. acrobatics
- Have Ss look at the table of information and 4. flutes
think of the type of information they need for 5. bad spirits
each
blank.
- 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, T asks them to
share their table with the whole class.
- Comment on their answers.
- If time allows, have some pairs use the
information in the table to talk about the
Japanese lion dance without looking again at
the text.
4: Work in groups. Read Mai’s notes on the Vietnamese unicorn dance. Compare
the Vietnamese unicorn dance with the Japanese lion dance.
- Teacher shows two pictures, one of the - T_ Ss. Ss-Ss
Vietnamese unicorn dance and one of the Suggested answers:
Japanese lion dance next to each other. - There are one or more performers in
- Have Ss look at the pictures and point out both Vietnamese Unicorn dance and
some similarities and differences between the Japanese Lion dance.
two pictures. T encourages Ss to use the - Both Vietnamese Unicorn dance and
structures “Both…. and …..” and “…. but….”. Japanese Lion dance perform in the
- Tell Ss to look at Mai’s notes on Vietnamese New Year Festival.
unicorn dance. T asks them if there is any - Vietnamese Unicorn dance needs Ong
information they didn’t know. Dia but Japanese Lion dance doesn’t
- Have Ss work in groups to compare the need it.
Vietnamese unicorn dance and the Japanese …
lion dance, using the tables in 3 and 4. Tell the
groups that they need to write at least 5
sentences using 5 pieces of information from
the tables.
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- Ask some Ss to report their group’s answers to

the class.
Culture note:
- There are many forms of lion and unicorn
dances in Asian cultures in general and in Viet
Nam in particular. The form varies by the local
culture, the ethnic group, and even the festival
that the dance is performed.
* T checks Ss’ understanding and gives feed
back

ACTIVITY 4. PRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)

* DO THE SAME STEPS AS PREVIOUS + T- Ss ; Ss
LESSONS The Vietnamese unicorn dance and the
Japanese lion dance are both popular
* Use information from 3 and 4 to talk about on New Year Festival. Most forms of
the Vietnamese unicorn dance and the the dance have one or more people
Japanese lion dance. performing the dance. The musical
instrument in the both dances is drum.
People are eager to take part in the
+ T goes round helping if neccesary dances to wish for luck and success; to
bring good luck….

WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)

- Ask Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson.
- Have Ss look at the objectives written on the board at the beginning of the lesson and
tick the objectives they have learnt.
* HOME WORK:
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Lesson 2: SKILLS_1.

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WEEK: 14 PPeriod 39:

Date of planning: 3 /12/24 UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Date of teaching: 4/12/24
Lesson 5 : SKILLS 1/ Reading and speaking

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the

following:
1. Knowledge:
- Read for specific information about village festival day
- Talk about family event
+ Vocabulary: Use the lexical items related to a village festival day.
+ Grammar: Use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles)
[Link]& Competence:
- Develop communication skills and creativity.
- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork. Be actively join in
class activities.
3. Attitude:
- Be open hearted and responsible.
- Love talking about a village festival day.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, laptop, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- Computer connected to the Internet
- [Link] .
III. PROCEDURE:
ACTIVITY1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)
* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson
- To lead in the lesson.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

+ Greeting + Greeting ; T_Ss , Ss – Ss
+ Asking questions:  Ask and answer
- Write some festivals on the board (Mid- Questions:
Autumn Festival, Huong Pagoda Festival, Tea 1. Have you ever been to a Festival?
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Festival, Village Festival, etc.). Ask Ss if they

2. Do you like it? (Do you know any
have ever taken part in any of these [Link]?)
Alternatively, if there is a popular local festival
3. Can you describe it? (When and
in their home town, encourage Ss to name it. Where is the festival celebrated? What
- Ask Ss to describe one of the festivals aboveactivities there are? What do you and
(when and where it is, what activities there are,
your family do during the festival?)
what their families or they often do at that Suggested answers:
time). 1. Yes, I have been to the Full Moon
-Record the ideas on part of the board. festival,... / No, I haven’t
- Lead into the new lesson: Reading and 2. Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Speaking lesson about a festival day and a 3. I celebrated the Full Moon festival
family event. on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar Month
Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write the
in our country.
objectives in the top-left corner of the board We can eat moon cake during this
Festival. We can give gifts to others.
We can appreciate the Moon,….
- Open the book and write the tittle of
the lesson.
ACTIVITY 2. READING

* Pre-reading
* Objectives:
- To introduce some vocabulary
- To activate Ss’s knowledge of the topic of the reading text.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.
* Teach vocabulary: - T_Ss * Vocabulary
+ Teacher uses different techniques to teach 1. release (v)
vocab (situation, realia, translation.) 2. contestant (n)
+ Teacher introduces the vocabulary by: 3. family bonding
- providing the pictures
- eliciting the definition of the words
+ Teacher do the checking “R & R”
** Have Ss look at the picture in the book or
show the picture in the book on a slide. Ask Ss Suggested answers:
two questions in the book: 1. They are rowing a boat. They are
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1. What are the men doing? cooking rice on an open fire.

2. When do you think this event occurs? 2. This event may occur in a festival in
- Tell Ss that they are going to read a text about the North of Viet Nam.
a festival in a village.
While -reading ( 15’)
* Objectives:
- To help Ss develop the skill of reading for the main idea (skimming), specific
information (scanning) and guessing word meaning in context.
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
2: Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
- Ask Ss to read the first paragraph and find the - T_Ss
time that the festival happens (the third day of - Work individually.
Tet).
- Tell Ss to read the first sentence of the second
and the third paragraph. Ask Ss what each
paragraph is going to be about.
- Tell Ss to read the first sentence of the second * Answer key:
and the third paragraph. Ask Ss what each
1. A
paragraph is going to be about (2nd paragraph:
what they do in the morning; 3rd paragraph: 2. B
what they do at noon). Tell them to do the same
3. A
with the last paragraph (lastparagraph: why
the festival is important). 4. C
- Now ask Ss to look at Question 1 and choose
the correct option.
- Tell them that Questions 2 and 4 ask about
specific information. Question 3 asks them to
guess the meaning of the phrase in context.
- Elicit from Ss the steps: read the questions,
underline the keywords in each question, locate
the keywords in the text, and find the
information to answer the question.
- Ask Ss to locate the paragraphs with the
information for each question. Then have Ss do
the exercise individually and check their
answers in pairs.
- Invite some Ss to share their answers. Have
them explain their answers. Confirm the correct
answers.
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Post- reading
- Put Ss into pairs. Have the pairs read the text to underline what they think are the five
most important words or phrases from the text.
- Ask a few pairs to volunteer their answers. Accept any logical answers. If they provide
any illogical answers or words / phrases that are not central to the main idea of the text,
then point it out.
- Have the pairs join with another pair to form a group of four Ss. Together they decide
which 10 terms in the text are most important.
- When Ss finish, tell Ss to close their books and only look at the 10 terms to write a
three-sentence summary of the entire text. Encourage them to use as many of the 10 terms
as possible
3: Read the text again. Complete the mind map about a family party.
- Ask Ss to. look at the mind map and identify - T_ Ss
the paragraph with the information for each - Ss to work in pairs
question in * Key:
the mind map. 1. third day
- Have Ss do the exercise in pairs. 2. home
- Invite some pairs to share their answers. Have
3. dishes
them explain their answers. T confirms the
correct answers. 4. food
- Tell Ss that when they describe a family event,
they should mention categories of information
like in the mind map.
** Teacher checks students’ understanding
and gives feedback.
ACTIVITY 3 . SPEAKING
Pre-speaking
* Objectives:
- To help Ss predict the content of a dialogue about a family event.
- To help Ss practise talking about a family event.
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
4 : Work in pairs. Put the questions (A - E) in the correct blanks (1 - 5) to make a
complete dialogue. Then role-play it.
- Draw a mind map with “a family event” in the - T_ Ss. Ss- Ss
middle and “when, where, who, what” as the * Answer key:
categories.
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- Tell Ss to look at the questions in the box and 1. B

match the questions with the appropriate 2. D
categories. 3. E
- Teacher tells Ss to read the dialogue and 4. A
complete the dialogue with the given questions. 5. C
- Teacher confirms the answers.
- T has Ss practise reading aloud the dialogue in
pairs.
Whhle-speaking
5: : Make notes about a normal family event that you take part in. Use the questions
below as cues. After that, work in pairs. Make a dialogue asking and answering
about the event. You can use your notes
– Ask Ss to think of a family event and make * Suggested answers:
notes about it in the form of a mind map. Various answers
– Tell them to look at the mind map on the
board and revise the questions that can be used.
– Have Ss work in pairs. Ss take turns to ask
and answer about the family event.
– Teacher has some pairs act out the dialogue in
front of the class.
ACTIVITY 4 PRODUCTION
– Teacher comments on their performance.
- T gives feedback on their reports in terms of
language, reasoning skills, and pronunciation.
WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)
- T asks Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson.
- T has Ss look at the objectives written on the board at the beginning of the lesson and
tick the objectives they have learnt.
* HOME WORK:
- Learn by heart all the words that they have just learnt.
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Lesson 2: A SKILLS _2.

WEEK: 14 P
Date of planning:. 3/12/24
Date of teaching: 6/ 12/24 Pe Period 40:
UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
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Lesson 6 : SKILLS 2/ Listening and writing

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the

following:
1. Knowledge:
- Listen about a festival;
- Write an email to give advice on participating in a traditional festival.
+ Vocabulary: - Use the lexical items related to the programme “ Charming Viet
Nam”
+ Grammar: Use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles)
[Link] & Competence:
- Develop communication skills and creativity.
- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork. Be actively join in
class activities.
3. Attitudes:
- Be openhearted and responsible.
- Love talking about a village festival day.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- Computer connected to the Internet
- [Link] .
III. PROCEDURE:
ACTIVITY 1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)
* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- To lead into the new lesson.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
+ Greeting + Greeting ; T_Ss.
Guessing game + Chatting
- Teacher shows a set of pictures and have Ss call + Students (Ss) listen and learn how to
out the name of the festivals. do the tasks.
Suggested answers:
T should arrange the festivals from the most Answer key:
popular to least popular ones, but show the 1. Lunar New Year / Tet holiday
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picture of Ok Om Bok festival at last. 2. Mid-Autumn Festival / Full Moon

- Lead to the new lesson: Listening and Writing Festival
lesson about a traditional festival. 3. Hung King Temple Festival
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write the
4. Buddha’s Birthday
objectives in the left corner of the board. 5. Giong Festival
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write the
6. Ok Om Bok festival
objectives in the left corner of the board. - Open the book and write the tittle of
the lesson.
ACTIVITY 2. LISTENING
* Pre-listening
* Objectives:
- To help Ss develop the skill of listening for specific information.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.
* Teach vocabulary: - T_Ss
+ Teache r introduces the vocabulary. Questions:
+ Teacher uses different techniques to teach 1. What can you see in the photos?
vocab (situation, realia, translation.) if have. 2. In which part of Viet Nam might the
** Teacher has Ss look at the picture and answer festival occur?
the questions in the book.
- Teacher elicits answers from Ss. This is an open Suggested answers:
activity, so accept all answers provided that they - Students’ answers.
make sense.
While -lístening ( 15’)
* Objectives:
- To help Ss further develop the skill of listening for specific information.
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
2: Listen to part of the programme “Charming Viet Nam”. Fill in each blank with no
more than TWO words.
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to part of the - T_Ss
programme called “Charming Viet Nam”. In the * Answer key:
programme, MC is introducing the Ok Om Bok 1. end
Festival, a festival of the Khmer people. 2. young rice
- Have Ss read the sentences first and guess the 3. fashion shows
type of information and the part of speech for 4. Race
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each blank. - T encourages Ss to make as detailed

guesses as possible. T writes their guesses on the
board.
- Play the recording and asks Ss to listen and
complete each blank with no more than two
words. Ss work in pairs to compare their answers.
- Have some Ss go to the board and write their
answers. T confirms the correct answers. T has Ss
listen again when needed.
Post -lístening
: Listen again and tick T (True) or F (False).
- Ask Ss to look at the sentences and guess - T_ Ss
whether they are true or false. T writes their * Answer key:
guesses on the board. 1. T
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to part of the 2. F
programme again and check their guesses. 3. T
- Play the recording and asks Ss to listen again 4. F
and complete the task.
- Teacher asks for Ss’ answers to exercise 3. T
confirms and ticks the correct answers. T plays
the recording again when needed.
** Teacher checks students’ understanding,
pronunciation and gives feedback.

ACTIVITY 3 . WRITING
* Objectives:
- To brainstorm ideas and make an outline for Ss’ writing.
- To practice writing an email to give advice on taking part in a traditional festival.
* Organisation :
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
Pre-writing
4 : Work in groups. Read the following pieces of advice for tourists at the Ok Om Bok
Festival. Put them in the correct column.
- Go over the pieces of advice with the Ss. T - T_ Ss.
makes sure Ss understand each piece of advice * Answer key:
before moving on. Dos: a, b, d
- Have Ss work in groups to put the pieces of Don’ts: c, e, f
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advice in the correct column. T comments on Ss’

answers.
While -writing
5: Write an email (80 - 100 words) to advise Tom about participating in the Ok Om
Bok Festival.
- Remind Ss about the structure of an email. * Suggested answers:
- Have Ss write their email individually based on
their answers in Activity 4. T tells them that they
don’t need to use all ideas in Activity 4.
- Ask one student to write his or her email on the
board. Other Ss and T comment on the email on
the board.
- Then T collects some writings to correct at
home
PRODUCTION
ACTIVITY 4 : Dear Tom,
Glad to hear you are coming to Soc
** T checks Ss’s exercises and gives feedback. Trang. You can’t miss the Ok Om Bok
- T checks Ss’ understanding and gives Festival. Here are a few things for you
feedback. to remember when joining the festival.
First, you should wear polite clothes
when attending the Moon God offering
ceremony. Always show respect to
monks and elderly people. Remember to
keep quiet when the monks and the
elders are talking.
Besides, there are many animal
statues in the temple ground. Don’t
climb on them. The young rice
represents the hope for luck in the new
year. Don’t refuse when the elders give
you some.
Send me an email if you need more
information.
Warm regards,
. WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)
- Teacher asks Ss to summarise the main points of the lesson.
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-Have Ss look at the objectives written on the board at the beginning of the lesson and tick
the objectives they have learnt.
* HOME WORK:
- Rewrite the email on the notebook
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Lesson 7 : LOOKING BACK.

WEEK: 14 Period 41:

Date of planning:3/12/24 UNIT 5 : OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Date of teaching: 6/12/24
Lesson 7 : LOOKING BACK & PROJECT

I. OBJECTIVES: * By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to gain the following:
1. Knowledge:
- Revise more vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit 5.
- Revise the article (a / an, the, the zero articles)
- Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and grammar) into practice through a project.
+ Vocabulary:
- Use words and expressions related to our customs and traditions
- Read and listen about local festival
+ Grammar: Use the article (a / an, the, the zero articles)
2. Skills &Competence:
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Develop presentation skill
- Develop critical thinking skill
3. Attitudes:
- Be openhearted and responsible.
- Love talking about a village festival day.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 8 text book, laptop, projector / TV.....
- Students : Text books, workbook…
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Sach [Link] ; Or [Link] .
III. PROCEDURE:
ACTIVITY1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION ( 3’- 5’)
* Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
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- To lead into the new lesson.

- To help students revise the vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit
- To enhance students’ skills of cooperating with team mates.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions …
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
+ Greeting + Greeting T_Ss.
BRAINSTORMING BRAINSTORMING
- Teacher asks Ss to think of what they have * Suggested answers:
learnt already in Unit 5. About festivals, customs, traditions,
- Ss work in pairs to do the task. table manners, how to write an email,
- Teacher calls some students to retell. how to give advice….
- Teacher confirms and leads them to do all the
exercises in books. - Open the book and write the tittle of
- T leads in the lesson.- T encourages Ss to talk the lesson.
in English as much as possible
ACTIVITY 2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON ( 12’- 15’)
* Objectives:
- To help Ss revise the vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit.
- To help Ss revise the form of the vocabulary items they have learnt in the unit.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.
Teacher’s Student’s activities Content
1: Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.

- Have Ss do this activity individually then - T_Ss

compare their answers with their partners. *Answer key:
- Ask for Ss’ answers or asks one student to 1. B 2. A
write his / her answer on the board. 3. A 4. B
- Teacher confirms the correct answers. 5. B
2: Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given.

- Have Ss read the sentences and identify the - T_Ss

part of speech needed in each blank. Answer key:
- Have Ss do this exercise in pairs or 1. reunion
individually. T tells Ss to pay attention to 2. offerings
spelling of the words, 3. goers
too. 4. traditional
- Invite some Ss to write their answers on the 5. worshipping
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board. T and other Ss comment. T confirms the

correct answers.
GRAMMAR
* Objectives:
.To help Ss revise the use of articles at sentence and text level.
* Organisation : Teacher’s instructions.
Teacher’s Students’ activities Content
3: Complete the sentences with a, an, the or Ø (zero article).
- Have Ss recall the use of a, an, the and zero - T_ Ss
article that they have learnt in the unit. *Answer key:
- Have Ss do this exercise individually then 1. Ø
compare their answers with a partner. T calls on 2. an
some Ss to give the answers. 3. The
- Confirm the correct answers and writes them 4. a
on the board. 5. Ø
4 : Complete the text with a, an, the or Ø (zero article).

- Tell Ss that they are going to complete a text - T_ Ss.

about how to make children aware of customs * Answer key:
and traditions. T tells Ss that they need to read 1. Ø
the text carefully and fill in each blank with an 2. a
appropriate article. 3. Ø
- Have Ss do this exercise individually then 4. the
compare their sentences with a partner. 5. an
- Invite some Ss to read their answers aloud.
- T gives feedback.
ACTIVITY 4. PRODUCTION/ PROJECT ( 8’)
* Objectives:
- To give Ss an opportunity to practice finding information about a local custom aor
tradition; To Help Ss improve their creativity and team work.
- To improve their speaking and presentation skills.

Teacher’s Student’s activities Content

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Local customs and traditions

- 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 should assign the project in earlier
- T has groups show their posters and present lessons such as in GETTING
them to the class. STARTED lesson. Make sure you guide
+ Ss display all the posters on the wall or them carefully and check their progress
bulletin board ; Each group presents the poster after each lesson. In the last lesson
they prepare to the whole class. (LOOKING BACK), Ss to present their
report to the class.
** T checks ss’ grammatical and spelling ** Students’ posters & presentations
mistakes on their poster, listens to their
presentation, and gives feedback.

. WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2’)

- Teacher asks students to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.
* HOME WORK:
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson: Unit 6 : LIFESTYLES

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