Cao Ba Quat Secondary School Lesson plan English 8
Week 7
Period : 21
The date of preparing lesson : 02/10/2010
The date of teaching lesson : From 03…./10/2010
UNIT4: OUR PAST ( ps.38,39)
Lesson 1: Getting started & listen and read
I Aims:
-By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to listen and read the coversation
of Nga’s family.
-To develop listening and reading skills.
-To educate Ss to know our past and see the development of our society
nowadays
II. Language content:
-Past simple tense, prepositions of time.
-Use to + V_bare infi
III. Teaching method:
-Pairs work, groups work, intensive reading and communicative method.
IV. Teaching aids:
- Lesson plan E.8, textbook, pictures, sub.board, tape and cassette...
V.Procedure:
Teacher’s activities
1. Getting started.(7’)
T asks Ss to look at the six pictures on
page 38.
T lets Ss discuss to write the things do not
belong to the past.
T comments and corrects the mistakes to
Ss.

2. Listen and read.(33’)

correct the mistakes.
T comments and corrects the mistakes to
Ss.
2.3 Post- reading
+ great-grandma
+ equipment (n)
+ folk tale ( n )
+ The Lost Shoe
+ Once ( In the old days )
* Rub out and remember.
Ss: Listen to the tape carefully.
Read the dialogue silently
Work in pairs to do the exercise 2 on page 38.
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer the
questions.
a. Nga’s grandmother used to live on a
farm.
b. Because she had to stay home and
help her mom, look after her younger
brothers and sisters.
c. Nga’s great grandmother used to cook
the meals, clean the house and wash
the clothes.
d. Nga’s great grandmother lit the lamp
and great grandfather used to tell
them stories.
e. Nga asked her grandma to tell her the
tale at the end of the coversation.
Ss: Exchange the answers

The date of making lesson: 05 / 10 / 2010
The date of teaching lesson: From 06 …./ 10 / 2010

UNIT 4: OUR PAST ( ps.40,41)
Lesson 2: Speak
I Aims:
-By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to speak the things on page 40
which used to be and the way they are now.
-To tell their partner about the things they used to do.
-To develop speaking skill.
-To educate Ss to know our past and see the development of our society
nowadays
II. Language content:
-Simple present and simple past tenses
-Used to + V_bare infi
III. Teaching method:
-Pairs work, groups work, communicative method, intensive speaking.
IV. Teaching aids:
- Lesson plan E.8, textbook, sub.board, pictures.
V.Procedure:
Teacher’s activities
1. Warm up (5’)
* Chatting
T asks Ss some questions about the
Students’ activities
Ss: Answer T’s questions
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Cao Ba Quat Secondary School Lesson plan English 8
things in the past.

Ss: Listen to T’s introduction.
-Look at the pictures on pages 40.
* Work with a partner
1. Talk about the way things used to be and
the way things are now.
a. People used to live in small houses.
Now they live in big houses and
buildings.
b. People used to walk to travel. Now
they can go by car or motorbike.
c. There didn’t use to be electricity in
the home. Now there is electricity
everywhere.
d. People used to work hard all the
time. Now they have time for
entertainment.
e. Children used to stay home. Now
they go to school.
Speaking about people who used to do
something in the past.
Form:
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Used to + V_bare infi
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T asks Ss to tell about their activities
last year.
T remarks and corrects the mistakes to
Ss.
2.3 Production

Lesson 3: Listen
I Aims:
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Be / get + used to + V_ing