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Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng anh 8
TuÇn: 7
Ngµy so¹n:
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TiÕt: 20
Ngµy

Unit 4 our past
Lesson 1 Getting started & Listen and read
A. The objectives
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to understand the dialogue, ask and
answer the questions and identify facts and opinions. They’ll use the language
to talk about past habits, using ‘used to’
b. content: Vocabulary: Words describing things that do not belong to the
past; words to talk about past events and past habits; Words to talk about facts
and opinion
Grammar & Structure: Past simple tense; used to; Present simple tense to
talk about facts and opinions
C. Materials: Pictures, disk, CD player,
Work arrangements: Individuals, pairs, groups, T-WC
Anticipated problems: Past forms of verbs
D. Procedure
I. Warmer
II. Checking the old lesson
Talk about the chores you have to do at
home.
What do you have to do to help your

- sweep the floor
I. Getting started
Write the things that do not
belong to the past:
- a stereo
- a television
- a mobile phone
- modern clothes/
uniforms
- school uniforms
- electricity
- the lighting fixture
II. Listen and read
1. Vocabulary
- look afer = take care of
- equipment (n):
- modern (adj):
- light (v)  lit:
- folktale (n):
- traditional (adj):

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Nga about her past events. Now listen and
find out the things that Nga’s grandmother
and her great grandparents had to do.
Listen to the dialogue twice

It is beautiful. (O)
Ask students to read the statement and
decide whether it is fact or opinion
Students work in pairs to discuss
Teacher gets feedback
 Production
Picture drill
Eliciting, run through the pictures
Modeling, choral repetition
Individual repetition

+ help Mom
+ look after younger
brothers and sisters
+ cook the meals
+ clean the house
+ wash the clothes
Model sentences:
I used to live on a farm
when I was a young girl
I used to look after my
younger brothers and sisters
Concept check: meaning,
Form: S + used to + bare
infinitive
Use: Did she live on a farm?
Does she live on a farm
now?
Did she look after her
younger brothers and

c. F
d. F
e. O
f. O

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I
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IV. Consolidation
V. Homework

used
used
used
used

to
to
to
to

wash the clothes
clean the house
wash the dishes