Date of preparing: 16/01/2025
Date of teaching: 8a1 – 22/01/2025
8a2 – 22/01/2025
PERIOD: 58

UNIT 5. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 2 – Part 1: New words + Listening

I. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge:
- learn and use vocabulary related to science and technology (rescue, lift, complete,
navigate, recognize, carefully, quietly, safely).
- practice listening for the purpose of the talk and for specific information.
- practice functional English – Showing agreement.
2. Competence
- improve Ss' communication, collaboration and critical thinking skills.
3. Attributes
- to understand how electronic devices work and their impacts on daily life.
II. TEACHING AIDS AND LEARNING MATERIALS
1. Teacher's aids: text book and teacher's book, class CDs, Digital Book, TV, Power Point
slides.
2. Students' aids: Text book, workbook, notebook.
III. TEACHING PROCESS:
1. WARM-UP
a) Aims:
- to introduce the topic of the new lesson.
d) Process:
Teacher's and Students' activities
Contents
1. Transferring the task:
In pairs: Look at the picture.
Let's Talk! (p48 – SB)
What do you think the robots
Divide
the
class
into
pairs. can do? Which robot do you
- Have Ss look at the picture and discuss the think will be better as a
questions.
cleaner? Which will be better
What do you think the robots can do?
as a doctor?
Which robot do you think will be better as a cleaner? Sample answers:
Which
will
be
better
as
a
doctor?
Robots can serve your meals,
2. Doing the task.
do housework, cook food….
- Ss work in pairs.
- Ss moves around to give help if any
3. Reporting the result and discussing:
- Pick some Ss to share their ideas.
4. Feedback:
- Give feedback, suggested answers and lead to the
lesson.
2. FROMING THE NEW LANGUAGE – NEW WORDS
a) Aims:
- to help Ss know more vocabulary about leisure activities in the country.
b) Process:
Teacher's and Students' activities
Contents

*Teaching vocabulary:
1. Transferring the task:
- Explain the meaning of the new
vocabulary, using pictures, examples and
explanations.
2. Doing the task:
- Ss take note and read the words.
3. Reporting the result and discussing:
- T gets Ss read out the new words.
4. Feedback.
- Check Ss' pronunciation and give
feedback.
- Play audio (CD1 – Track 55). Have Ss
listen and repeat.
- Correct Ss' pronunciation.
* Checking: Rub out and remember.
1. Transferring the task:
- Demonstrate the activity using the
example.
- Have Ss the underlined words with the
definitions.
- Divide the class into pairs and have them
check their answers with their partners.
2. Doing the task:
- Ss works individually then have peer
check.
- T goes around and help Ss if necessary.
3. Reporting the result and discussing.
- Pick some Ss to give their answers
4. Feedback.
- T gives comments and remarks.
- Have pairs talk about something they
recently
completed and something they can do
carefully/quietly.
- Have some pairs share their ideas with
the class.
- Go round and give help if necessary.
- Have some pairs demonstrate the activity
in front of the class.

1. New words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

rescue (n) sự giải cứu
lift (v) nâng lên
complete (v) hoàn thành
navigate (v) điều hướng, vận hành
recognize (v) nhận ra
carefully (adv) một cách cẩn thận
quietly (adv) một cách yên lặng
safely (adv) một cách an toàn

Task a. Match the underlined words
with the definitions. Listen and repeat.

Task b. In pairs: Talk about something
you recently completed and something
you can do carefully/quietly.
- Have pairs talk about something they
recently
completed and something they can do
carefully/quietly.
- Have some pairs share their ideas with
the class.
- Go round and give help if necessary.
- Have some pairs demonstrate the activity
in front of the class.
- Give feedback.
Suggested answer
I drove carefully because there were so
many trucks moving on the road.

3. PRACTICE - LISTENING
a) Aims:
- to help Ss practice listening for gist and for specific information.
b) Process:
Teacher's and Students' activities
Contents
1. Transferring the task:
2. Listening
Have
Ss
read
the
question. Task a. Listen to a report
- Play audio (CD1 - Track 56). Ask Ss to listen and find about
a
robot
the
main
idea
of
the
report competition. What's the

2. Doing the task:
purpose of the report?
- Listen to the CD.
Answer Keys:
3. Reporting the result and discussing:
1. to tell the audience what
- Pick some students to give their answers and justify their is happening.
choice.
4. Feedback:
- Give feedback
1. Transferring the task:
- Have Ss read the through the content of Task b and
underline the key words.
Task b. Listen and write
- Demonstrate the activity using the example.
True or False.
- Focus on techniques to listen and choose True or False:
*Answer key:
1. Listen carefully
1. False (more slowly=>
2. Pay attention to key phrases and words
faster)
3. Identify the speaker's tone
2. False ( faster=> more
4. Take notes
carefully and slowly).
5. Confirm your answer
3. False ( think=> don't
2. Doing the task:
think)
- Play audio (CD1 - Track 56). Have Ss listen and write 4. True.
True or False.
5. False ( worse=> better)
- Work individually
- Check with their partner.
3. Reporting the result and discussing:
- Pick some students to give their answers and give
evidence for their choices.
4. Feedback:
- Confirm the answers.
4. APPLICATION – POST LISTENING
a) Aims:
Ss can talk about if they like Robolympics and give some reasons.
b) Process:
Teacher's and Students' activities
Contents
1. Transferring the task:
Task
c.
Read
the
- Ask Ss look at the Conversation skill box and read.
Conversation Skill box. Then,
- Play audio (CD 1 - Track 57).
listen and repeat.
- Ss listen and repeat (using DCR).
- Ask Ss to find more ways to show agreement.
2. Doing the task:
- Have Ss listen to the tape.
- T moves around to give help if any.
3. Reporting the result and discussing:
- Have Ss give the answer in front of the class.
Task d. Listen to the
4. Feedback:
conversation again and tick
- Give feedback and evaluation.
the phrase you hear.
- Play audio (CD 1 – Track 56). Have Ss listen and
tick
the
phrase
they
hear.
- Check the answer as a whole class.
Task e. In pairs: What do you
1. Transferring the task:
think of the Robolympics?
Ask
ss
to
discuss
the
questions. Would you like to watch or
2. Doing the task:
participate in them? Why

- Ss work in pairs.
(not)?
- T moves around to give help if any.
A: I think the Robolympics are
3. Reporting the result and discussing:
fun. I'd like to watch them and
- Call some pairs to share their ideas with the class.
see how robots do different
4. Feedback:
things.
- Give feedback and evaluation.
B: Yes, I agree.
C. Summary: (3')
- Call on Ss to retell some main points they've learnt in the lesson
D. Homework: (2')
- Learn the new words; Practice talking about robot competitions.
- Do the exercises in WB: New words and Listening (pages 34 & 35).
- Prepare: Lesson 2.2 – Grammar (pages 49 & 50 – SB).