Kế hoạch dạy học môn Tiếng Anh 8 English Discovery Chương trình dạy học English Discovery 8

Introduction – Welcome

6 tiết

Unit 7 – Ethnic diversity in Việt Nam

9 tiết

Unit 1 – That’s my digital world!

9 tiết

Unit 8 – See the world!

9 tiết

Unit 2 – Wild nature

9 tiết

Unit 9 – Life on other planets

9 tiết

Unit 3 – Leisure activities

9 tiết

CLIL

2 tiết

Unit 4 – A teenager’s life

9 tiết

Review

4 tiết

Unit 5 – Life in the countryside

9 tiết

Mid-term tests

4 tiết (2 kì)

Unit 6 – The big match

9 tiết

End-of-year tests

Test correction

4 tiết (2 kì)

4

HỌC KÌ I

Tiết

Chủ đề

Tên bài

Objectives

Target language

Materials

1

Introduction /Review

Review English 7
Guidelines on learning and examination

2

Unit 0: Welcome

0.1

Introducing Thu

Activities and interests; Likes and dislikes; Home and furniture; There is / are

– Vocabulary: Activities and interests; Likes and dislikes; Home and furniture

– Grammar: There is / are

p. 4-5

3

0.2

Introducing Lan

Jobs; Present Simple with adverbs of frequency

– Vocabulary: Jobs

– Grammar: Present Simple with adverbs of frequency

p. 6

4

0.3

Introducing Duy

Clothes and accessories; Present Continuous

– Vocabulary: Clothes and accessories

– Grammar:

Present Continuous

p. 7

5

0.4

Introducing Minh Anh

Countries and languages;

was / were,

there was / were

– Vocabulary:

Countries and languages

– Grammar:

was / were,

there was / were

p. 8

6

0.5

Getting to know your class

Review of Unit 0

p. 9

7

Unit 1: That’s my digital world!

1.1

Vocabulary

Talk about everyday technology.

– Vocabulary: Everyday technology

p. 10-11

8

1.2

Grammar

Use different tenses to talk about the present

– Grammar:

Present Simple, Present Continuous, state verbs

p. 12

9

1.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Find specific details in an article and talk about unusual objects.

– Vocabulary: Technology

– Reading: Are all gadgets useful?

p. 13

10

1.4

Grammar

Ask and answer questions about habits and routines

– Grammar: Verbs of liking + Gerund/ to V

p. 14

11

1.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in a radio programme and talk about using technology.

– Vocabulary: Technology

p. 15

12

1.6

Speaking

Make and respond to suggestions

– Making suggestions

– Accepting or rejecting suggestions

p. 16

13

1.7

Writing

Write a paragraph about the use of technological gadgets in life

– Words to describe functions of the technological gadgets.

p. 17

14

1.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation

/ɒ/ , /ɔː/

– Vocabulary: everyday technology, adjectives of opinion, time

– Pronunciation:

/ɒ/ , /ɔː/

p. 18

15

1.9

Revision

Review of Unit 1

p. 19

(*optional)

CLIL 1 – Culture

Do smartphones make you smarter?

– Vocabulary: distraction

p. 103

16

Unit 2: Wild nature

2.1

Vocabulary

Talk about the weather and natural disasters.

– Vocabulary:

Weather and natural disasters

p. 20-21

17

2.2

Grammar

Use regular and irregular verbs to talk about the past.

Grammar: Past simple (regular verbs); Past simple (Irregular verbs) (Review)

p. 22

18

2.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Find specific details in an article and talk about natural disasters.

– Vocabulary: Natural disasters

Reading: Living with natural disasters

p. 23

19

2.4

Grammar

Talk about an event in the past and what was happening around it.

Grammar: Past Continuous

p. 24

20

2.5

Listening and Vocabulary

– Identify specific details in a conversation and talk about being in the wild.

– Make predictions before listening.

Vocabulary : In the wild

p. 25

21

2.6

Speaking

Criticise and explain when things go wrong.

– Expressions to:

Criticising and explaining

p. 26

22

2.7

Writing

Write a report about a natural disaster that people know well or have experienced.

Write a paragraph to report a natural disaster that you know well or have experienced.

p. 27

23

2.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation: Stress

– Vocabulary: weather, temperature, natural disasters, in the wild

– Pronunciation: Stress in words ending in -oo, -oon, -ese, -eer, -ee

p. 28

24

2.9

Revision

Review of Unit 2

p. 29

25

Review 1

Review of Unit 1 and Unit 2

26

Preparation for mid-term test 1

Review vocabulary and grammar students have learnt

27

Mid-term test 1

Do the test

Complete the test within 45 minutes

28

Mid-term test 1

Do the test

Complete the test within 45 minutes

29

Test correction

Show answer keys for the test and give explanations for all the answers

30

Unit 3: Leisure activities

3.1

Vocabulary

Talk about films and television.

– Vocabulary:

Types of films; Film and TV

p. 30-31

31

3.2

Grammar

Compare different things

– Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives

p. 32

32

3.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Understand the main points of an article and talk about entertainment.

– Vocabulary: Film and TV

– Reading: The High Five Entertainment Guide

p. 33

33

3.4

Grammar

Talk about quantities of countable and uncountable nouns

– Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns

p. 34

34

3.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in an interview and talk about festivals.

– Vocabulary: Compound nouns

p.35

35

3.6

Speaking

Ask about, express and explain preferences

– Talk about preferences

– Ask about and expressing preferences

– Give reasons

p.36

36

3.7

Writing

Write instructions for young people on how to spend their leisure time

– Writing: Write a guide to advise newbies

p. 37

37

3.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation: Stress

– Vocabulary: Types of films; Film and TV; Compound nouns

– Pronunciation: Stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs

p. 38

38

3.9

Revision

Review of Unit 3

p. 39

39

CLIL 2 – Culture

Nice day, innit?

Prepare a presentation about how people talk about the weather in
your country.

– Vocabulary: chaos, innit?, predict, miserable

p. 104

40

Unit 4: A teenager’s life

4.1

Vocabulary

Talk about the abilities and characteristics of teenagers.

– Vocabulary: Adolescence

p. 40-41

41

4.2

Grammar

Use too, so, either, and neither to talk about teenagers and social media and technology

– Grammar:

Too/so/either/neither

p. 42

42

4.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in an article about bullying among teenagers in Việt Nam.

– Vocabulary: bullying, violence, rumours, hopeless

p. 43

43

4.4

Grammar

Use phrasal verbs to talk about teenage problems.

– Grammar: Phrasal verbs

p. 44

44

4.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify main points and recognize hesitation devices and fillers in a conversation.

– Vocabulary:

Hesitation devices and fillers

p. 45

45

4.6

Speaking

Ask for and give opinions about teenagers’ choice of fashion

– Expressions about asking for and giving opinions

p. 46

46

4.7

Writing

Write an email to ask for advice from a columnist about teenage problems

– Formal and informal language

p. 47

47

4.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation: Stress

– Vocabulary: Adolescence, bullying, teen challenges

– Pronunciation: Stress in words ending in
– hood, -ous, -er, -ed, -ing

p. 48

48

4.9

Revision

Review of Unit 4

p. 49

49

Review 2

Review of

Unit 3 and Unit 4

50

Preparation for the 1^st-semester test

Review from Unit 1 to Unit 4

51

1^st-semester test

Do the test

– Complete the test within 45 minutes

52

1^st-semester test

Do the test

– Complete the test within 45 minutes

53

Test correction

Show answer keys for the test and give explanations for all the answers

54

CLIL 3 – Literature

Our village’s rice grain

– Vocabulary: lotus, sweat, sailfish, rice bowl, silt

p. 105

HỌC KỲ II

Tiết

Chủ đề

Tên bài

Objectives

Target language

Materials

55

Unit 5: Life in the countryside

5.1

Vocabulary

Talk about life in the countryside.

– Vocabulary:

L Life in the countryside

p. 50-51

56

5.2

Grammar

Use prepositions of time and place to talk about activities in the countryside.

– Grammar: Prepositions of time and place

p. 52

57

5.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Identify the main points and organisation of an article about the city life.

– Vocabulary: City life and country life

– Compare and contrast

p. 53

58

5.4

Grammar

Use comparatives of adverbs to talk about living in a big city

– Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs

p. 54

59

5.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify the specific details in a radio program about teenagers’ lives.

– Vocabulary: Children’s games, City life and country life

p. 55

60

5.6

Speaking

Check for understanding in a dialogue between two friends describing

how people live in hometowns.

– Expressions to check for understanding

p. 56

61

5.7

Writing

Write a paragraph about how people live in the countryside or in the city

– Writing supporting ideas by giving an example.

p. 57

62

5.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit.

Pronunciation: Stress

– Vocabulary: Life in the countryside, Children’s games, City life and country life

– Pronunciation: Stress in three-syllable adverbs

p. 58

63

5.9

Revision

Review of Unit 5

p. 59

64

Unit 6: The big match!

6.1

Vocabulary

Talk about sports and sporting events.

– Vocabulary:

Sports, sporting events

p. 60-61

65

6.2

Grammar

Talk about plans, predictions, arrangements and timetables.

– Grammar: The future: will / going to / Present Continuous and Present Simple with future meanings

p. 62

66

6.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in an article and talk about volunteering at a sports event

– Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs with up

p. 63

67

6.4

Grammar

Talk about possible future situations.

– Grammar: First Conditional

p. 64

68

6.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in a conversation and talk about sports training.

– Vocabulary: Sports and sporting events

p. 65

69

6.6

Speaking

Ask and talk about plans.

– Talking about plans

p. 66

70

6.7

Writing

Write notes and make requests

– Writing notes and making requests

p. 67

71

6.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation:

Clusters: /sp/,/sn/, /sl/, and /sk/

– Vocabulary: Sports, Sporting events, Phrasal verbs with up

– Pronunciation:

Clusters: /sp/,/sn/, /sl/, and /sk/

p. 68

72

6.9

Revision

Review of Unit 6

p. 69

*

(optional)

Review 3

Review of Unit 5 and Unit 6

73

Unit 7: Ethnic groups in Việt Nam

7.1

Vocabulary

Talk about the main features of ethnic groups in Việt Nam

– Vocabulary: Features of ethnic groups, ethnic minority food

p. 70 -71

74

7.2

Grammar

Use indirect speech in statements and questions to talk about minority groups

– Grammar: Indirect speech

p. 72

75

7.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in a brochure about

an ethnic group in Việt Nam

– Reading: The Chăm ethnic group

p. 73

76

7.4

Grammar

Use compound sentences to talk about traditional costumes of an ethnic group

– Grammar: Compound sentences (with coordinating conjunctions)

p. 74

77

7.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify main points and specific details in a monologue about the food

customs in Việt Nam.

– Vocabulary: Food customs

p. 75

78

7.6

Speaking

Give instructions about how to get to a place in a remote area in Việt Nam

– Giving directions and clarification.

p. 76

79

7.7

Writing

Write an email to express interest in being a volunteer

to help build a school for minority children

– A formal email

p. 77

80

7.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation: Stress

– Vocabulary: Ethnic minority groups, Traditions

– Pronunciation:

Stress in words ending in -al,

-phy, -gy, -ty, and

-cy

p. 78

81

7.9

Revision

Review of Unit 7

p. 79

*

(optional)

Preparation for mid-term test 2

Review of Unit 6 and Unit 7

82

Mid-term test 2

Do the test

– Complete the test within 45 minutes

83

Mid-term test 2

Do the test

– Complete the test within 45 minutes

84

Test correction 2

Show answer keys for the test and give explanations for all the answers

*
(optional)

CLIL 4 – Arts

Traditional arts

– Vocabulary: intangible, cultural heritage, duet singing, bumber crops, favourable weather

p. 106

85

Unit 8: Travel and Holiday

8.1

Vocabulary

Talk about holidays and travelling

– Vocabulary: Types of holidays, travelling phrases

p. 80 -81

86

8.2

Grammar

Use time clauses

– Grammar:

Time clauses

p. 82

87

8.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Find specific details in an article and talk about travelling

– Reading: Live life outside

p. 83

88

8.4

Grammar

Use the prepositions of movement to share about my travel experiences

– Grammar: Prepositions of movement

p. 84

89

8.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify specific details in a conversation and talk about trips and excursions

– Vocabulary: Travel: confusing words

p. 85

90

8.6

Speaking

Clarify and ask for clarification

Asking for understanding a conversation

– Clarification

– Clarifying

p. 86

91

8.7

Writing

Write an announcement for an event

Write an announcement for an event.

p. 87

92

8.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation: Sentence stress

– Vocabulary: Types of holidays, At the hotel, Equipment, Travel: confusing words

– Pronunciation:

Sentence stress falls on the important information in a sentence

p. 88

93

8.9

Revision

Review of unit 8

p. 89

*

(optional)

Review 4

Review of Units 7 and 8

94

Unit 9: Life on other planets

9.1

Vocabulary

Talk about the solar system

– Vocabulary: Planets in the solar system

p. 90-91

95

9.2

Grammar

-Grammar: Articles: A / an / the / Zero

– Grammar: Articles: A / an / the / Zero

p. 92

96

9.3

Reading and Vocabulary

Identify specific information in a report about life on the Moon and guess the meanings of new words in context.

– Vocabulary: space travel

– Reading: The first man on the moon

p. 93

97

9.4

Grammar

Prepositions after adjectives

– Grammar:

Prepositions after adjectives

p. 94

98

9.5

Listening and Vocabulary

Identify specific information in an announcement about life on a new planet

– Vocabulary: UFOs, science fiction films

p. 95

99

9.6

Speaking

Give an imaginary talk about life on a planet you have discovered

– Expressions for buying time

p. 96

100

9.7

Writing

Write a paragraph to describe a film about life on the other planets

– Nouns and adjectives used to describe a film about space

p. 97

101

9.8

Vocabulary in action and Pronunciation

Review vocabulary of the unit

Pronunciation:

Intonation in exclamatory sentences

– Vocabulary: solar system, space travel, UFOs, science fiction films

– Pronunciation: Intonation in exclamatory sentences

p. 98

102

9.9

Revision

Review of Unit 9

p. 99

*

(optional)

Preparation for the 2^nd -semester test

Review from unit 6 to unit 9

103

2^nd -semester test

Do the test

– Complete the test within 45 minutes

104

2^nd -semester test

Do the test

– Complete the test within 45 minutes

105

Test correction 2

Show answer keys for the test and give explanations for all the answers

–

*
(optional)

CLIL 5 – Science

Do an Internet search about the Earth

– Vocabulary: revolve, diameter, satellite, mixture, carbon dioxide

p. 107