Week: 1
Period: 2

Date of planning : 26/8/2023
Date of teaching : 6/9/2023

UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME

Lesson 1: Getting started – I'm keen on DIY (do-it-yourself).
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Gain an overview about the topic Leisure time
- Gain vocabulary to talk about Leisure time
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love talking about activities Leisure time

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, Getting started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent

1. DIY (n)
(do-it-yourself)

/ˌdiːaɪˈwaɪ/

the activity of decorating or hoạt động tự làm ra, sửa
repairing your home, or
chữa hoặc trang trí đồ vật
making things for your
tại nhà
home yourself, rather than
paying someone else to do it
for you

2. knitting kit (n)

/ˈnɪt.ɪŋ kɪt/

a group of tools needed for
knitting

bộ dụng cụ đan len

3. dollhouse (n)

/ˈdɒlˌhaʊs/

a toy that is a very small
house, often with furniture
and small dolls in it

nhà búp bê

/meɪk 'peɪ.pər
'flaʊərz/

to create flower-like shapes
from tissues or crepe paper

làm hoa giấy

to spend a lot of time in a
place or with someone

đi chơi

4. make paper
flowers (v.phr)
5. hang out (v)

/hæŋ aʊt/

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Ss may lack experience of group /
team work.

- Encourage Ss to work in groups so
that they can help one another.
- Give short, clear instructions, and
help if necessary.

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To set the context for the introductory dialogue;
- To introduce the topic of the unit.
b. Content:
- Students play a game: listing activities in the picture.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know the topic of the unit and be ready for the conversation.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Asking questions:
- Teacher shows the pictures (PPT slides) to the whole class.
- Teacher ask students to work in pairs and name the activities in
the picture.
- Students work in pairs for 3 minutes.
- Teacher elicits answers from students.
- Teacher asks students to guess the topic of the unit/ lesson.

CONTENTS
Game: Who knows more?
Suggested answers:
Playing video games, flying kites, reading books,
listening to music, swimming,...

e. Assessment
- Teacher calls the group with the most activities to answer.
2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (7 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To prepare vocabulary for students to understand the conversation.
b. Content:
- Pre-teach vocabulary related to the content of the dialogue.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know how to use the target vocabulary.
d. Organisation

TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Vocabulary pre-teaching
- Teacher explains the meaning of the new vocabulary by
pictures.
- Teacher reveals that the words according to the pictures will
appear in the reading text and asks students to open their textbook
to find these words.
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.

CONTENTS
New words:
1. knitting kit (n)
2. DIY (n)
3. dollhouse (n)
4. make paper flowers (v.phr)
5. hang out

e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students' pronunciation and gives feedback.
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (20 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss use words and phrases related to leisure time.
- To help Ss further understand the text.
- To introduce some vocabulary items related to leisure activities.

b. Content:
- Task 1: Listen and read.
- Task 2. Read the conversation again and complete the sentences.
- Task 3. Work in pairs. Write the activities from the box under the correct pictures.
- Task 4. Work in pairs. Read the phrases, and guess which activities in 3 are described.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students understand the conversation and know the vocabulary related to the topic.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS
Task 1. Listen and read. (5 mins)
- Teacher asks some questions about the pictures in the textbook to
The dialogue on page 8
get students' interest.
- Teacher plays the recording and asks students to circle the words
Questions:
learnt in the Presentation stage.
- What can you see in each picture?
- Teacher can play the recording more than once.
- What may the hobby be?
- Students listen and read.
Task 2. Read the conversation again and complete the sentences. (5 mins)
- Teacher asks Ss to read the dialogue in more detail and find the
information to complete the sentences.
- Teacher asks them how to do this kind of exercise.
Suggested answers:
Explain the strategies, if necessary (e.g. underlining the
1. knitting kit
key words in the sentences, predicting the word speech, locating the 2. leisure time
key words in the text, and then reading that part and choosing the
3. other people
words to fill in the blank).
4. hang out
- Teacher tells them to underline parts of the dialogue that help
5. Sunday
them with the answers. Set a strict time limit to ensure Ss quickly
read the text for information.
- Teacher tells Ss to compare their answers in pairs before sharing
them with the class. Teacher asks them to explain their answers.
Task 3. Work in pairs. Write the activities from the box under the correct pictures. (6 mins)
- Teacher asks Ss to name the activities shown in the pictures.
Answer key:
- Teacher has Ss work individually to write the words and phrases
1. messaging friends
in the box under the pictures. Have them compare their answers
2. cooking
with a partner.
3. playing sport
- Teacher invites some Ss to go to the board and write their
4. doing puzzles
answers.
5. doing DIY
- Teacher checks the correct answers as class.
6. surfing the net
- Teacher has Ss practice saying the word and phrases again.
Task 4. Work in pairs. Read the phrases, and guess which activities in 3 are described. (5 mins)
- Teacher has Ss work in pairs and read the key phrases given, then Answer key:
guess the leisure activities.
1. doing puzzles
- Teacher asks for Ss' answers and confirms the correct ones.
2. doing DIY
- For a more able class, Teacher has Ss work in groups. Each group 3. playing sport
writes down some key words and phrases about one or two leisure
4. messaging friends
activities they do or know. Then they read aloud these words/
5. surfing the net
phrases for the class to guess the activities.

e. Assessment
- Teacher corrects for students as a whole class.

4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss practise using the vocabulary items related to leisure activities.
b. Content:
- Task 5 (Group work: Ask and answer then report)
c. Expected outcomes:

- Students' conversations
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS
Task 5: Work in groups. Ask one another the question below. Then report your friends' answers to the class. (10
mins)
- Teacher gives Ss 3 - 5 minutes to do this activity.
Question:
- Have Ss work in groups to ask one another the question in the
If you have some free time this weekend, what will
book. Invite some Ss to share the answers of their groups with the
you do?
class.
- For a more able class, ask Ss to work in their groups again and
Suggested outcome:
brainstorm all the leisure activities they know. After three minutes,
If I have free time this weekend, I will go to the
the group with the most correct answers wins, and they are invited
cinema to see the latest film.
to share their answers with the whole class.

e. Assessment
- Teacher corrects and gives feedback to students' conversations.

5. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt.
- Ask Ss to say aloud some words and phrases they remember from the lesson.
b. Homework
- Name a list of cheap hobbies, expensive hobbies, easy and difficult hobbies.
- Students' workbook.
- Start preparing for the Project of the unit:
Teacher randomly puts Ss in groups of 4 or 5 and asks them to interview their classmates or students
from other classes about leisure activities. Students will show and report their group's findings in
Lesson 7 – Looking back and Project. (Teacher should check the progress of students' preparation
after each lesson.)

Week: 1
Period: 3

Date of planning : 26/8/2023
Date of teaching : 7/9/2023

UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Vocabulary: The lexical items related to Leisure time
- Pronunciation: Correctly pronounce words that contain the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love talking about activities in leisure time.
- Develop self-study skills.

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, A closer look 1
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Form
1. be interested in
(ph.v)

Pronunciation
/biː ɪntrəstɪd ɪn/

Vietnamese
equivalent

Meaning
showing curiosity or concern
about something or someone

hứng thú với

2. be fond of (ph.v)

/biː fɒnd əv/

having feelings of affection for
someone or something

thích

3. be keen on (ph.v)

/biː kiːn ɒn/

very interested, eager, or wanting
(to do) something very much

quan tâm đến

4. be crazy about
(ph.v)
5. be into (ph.v)

/biː ˈkreɪzi əˈbaʊt/ very enthusiastic about something say mê
/biː ˈɪntuː/

to like and be interested in
something

thích

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties
Ss may lack experience of group /
team work.

Solutions
- Encourage Ss to work in groups so
that they can help one another.
- Give short, clear instructions, and
help if necessary.

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson.
- To lead into the new lesson.
b. Content:
- Task 1. Match a word / phrases in column A with a word in column B to make expressions about
likes.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students get some vocabulary from the lesson and be ready for the lesson.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Matching game:
- T shows the questions and divides the class into pairs and explains
the rules.
- Ss match the prepositions to the phrases and they have to say
“Bingo” as fast as possible.

CONTENTS
Match the prepositions with the correct phrases:
Answer key:
1. e
2. c

- Teacher elicits answers from students and announces the winning
pair.
- T sets the context for the lesson.

3. b
4. a
5. d

e. Assessment
- Teacher shows students the answer on the screen and announces the winning group.
2. ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY (20 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To prepare vocabulary for students to do the tasks.
- To present some phrases to express “likes”.
- To teach Ss phrases to talk about their hobby or leisure activities.
b. Content:
- Vocabulary pre-teaching
- Task 2. Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box.
- Task 3. Complete the sentences about what you like or dislike doing. Use the word or phrases from
the box or your own ideas.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know how to use the target vocabulary.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS
Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)
- Teacher asks students to guess the uses of the phrases that they
New words:
have matched in Warm-up activity.
1. be interested in
- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.
2. be fond of
- Teacher checks students' understanding by the follow-up tasks in
3. be crazy about
student's book.
4. be keen on
- T confirms that when we want to change the expressions into
5. be into
those about dislikes, we can put not after the forms of the verb be.
Give them the example: is fond of, which is changed into is not
fond of. Invite some Ss to do the same with other expressions.
- T asks Ss about the form of the verbs placed after these
expressions. Tell them that the verbs need to be in - ing form. Give
them one example: I'm fond of making paper flowers.
Task 2. Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. (5 mins)
- Teacher has Ss do this activity individually. Have Ss read all the
sentences carefully to make sure they understand the sentences and
fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
Answer key:
- Teacher lets them share their answers in pairs. Invite some Ss to
1. fond
give the answers and confirm the correct ones.
2. interested
- Teacher asks Ss to make sentences with some of the expressions
3. keen
they have learnt. Then T invites Ss to share their sentences.
4. into
5. about
Task 3. Complete the sentences about what you like or dislike doing. Use the word or phrases from the box or
your own ideas. (10 mins)
- Teacher tells Ss to share their ideas with a partner. After 1 minute, Suggested answer:
they can change to another partner. Let Ss do it for some rounds,
1. I'm crazy about collecting stamps.
then call some students randomly to share about their friends' ideas. 2. I'm keen on making crafts.
- T asks them to share whether they have the same ideas with their
…
friends.

e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students' pronunciation and gives feedback.
- Teacher corrected the answer for the whole class.
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRONUNCIATION (15 mins)

a. Objectives:
- To help Ss identify how to pronounce the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/;
- To help Ss practise pronouncing these sounds in words.
b. Content:
- Task 4. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/. Then put the words
into the correct columns.
- Task 5. Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ʊ/, and circle the bold
words with /u:/.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students repeats the words correctly
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS
Task 4. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/. Then put the words into the correct
columns. (7 mins)
- Teacher asks some Ss to read out the words first. Then play the
Answer key:
recording for them to listen and repeat the words they hear. Ask
/ʊ/: cook, push, would, woman
them to pay close attention to the two sounds. Play the recording as /u:/: group, June, school, move
many times as necessary.
- Explain to Ss that these words have the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/. Tell
them the difference between the two sounds if needed. Tell Ss
that /ʊ/ is a “short vowel” sound while /u:/ is a “long vowel” sound.
- Invite some Ss to say some words they know that include the two
sounds.
Task 5: Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ʊ/, and circle the bold words with /u:/. (8
mins)
- Teacher asks Ss to quickly read the sentences. Now play the
Answer key:
recording for Ss to listen to the sentences. Ask them to pay
1. She likes reading books and swimming in the
attention to the underlined parts and tick the appropriate sound.
pool.
- Invite some Ss to share their answers. Confirm the correct ones.
2. When it is cool, we like to play football.
- Play the recording again for Ss to repeat the sentences.
3. She drew and made puddings in her free time.
- Have Ss practise the sentences in pairs. Invite some pairs to read
4. My mum loves pumpkin soup and coffee with a
the sentences aloud. Comment on their pronunciation of the sounds. little sugar.
5. My brother is fond of watching the cartoon about
a clever wolf.

e. Assessment
- Teacher gives corrections and feedbacks to students' pronunciation

4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- Ask one or two Ss to tell the class what they have learnt.
- Ask Ss to say make some sentences with words and phrases they remember from the lesson
b. Homework
- Students' workbook.

Week: 2
Period: 4

Date of planning : 01/9/2023
Date of teaching : 11/9/2023

UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME
Lesson 3: A closer look 2

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

1. Knowledge
- use the verbs of liking and disliking with gerunds and to-infinitive
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love talking about activities in leisure time

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, A closer look 2
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Structure
1. Some verbs of liking and disliking can be followed
by gerunds only.
2. Some are followed by both gerunds and toinfinitives

dislike surfing

Examples

love to go
love going

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties
Ss may lack experience of group /
team work.

Solutions
- Encourage Ss to work in groups so
that they can help one another.
- Give short, clear instructions, and
help if necessary.

III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To review vocab related to leisure activities.
- To introduce the term of comparative form of adverbs
b. Content:
- Game: Find someone who…
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students get familiar with verbs of liking / disliking + gerunds / to-infinitive.
d. Organisation:

TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Game: Find someone who…

- Teacher delivers the questions
- Teacher asks students to go around the class and ask their friends
for answers.
- Teacher calls students to report when they finish.
- Teacher gives comments if necessary.
- Teacher leads in the lesson.

e. Assessment:

CONTENTS
Questions:
Find someone who…
● likes playing computer games
● enjoys knitting
● detests cooking
● fancies going shopping
● loves doing puzzles
● hates hunting
● dislikes watching TV
● prefers going to the cinema

- Teacher corrects for students (if needed)
2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To teach Ss verbs of liking and disliking with gerunds and to-infinitives
b. Content:
- Teacher teaches grammar.
- Teacher asks students to read the grammar box and share their answers.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know how to use the target grammar.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Grammar teaching
- Remind Ss of the concept of the gerund that they learnt in grade 7.
Ask them how the gerund is formed and how it functions
grammatically.
- Write on the board: I didn't know you like knitting. and I love to
watch TV on Saturdays.
- Explain that in English if we want to follow a verb with another
action, we must use a gerund or an infinitive. There are certain
verbs that can only be followed by one or the other, and these verbs
must be memorised.
- Go through the Remember! box with Ss. Tell Ss that verbs of
liking / disliking are often followed by gerunds and to-infinitives,
and verbs such as love, like, hate and prefer may go with gerunds or
to-infinitives with almost no change in meaning.
- Have Ss read the examples in the Remember! box, and then
encourage them to give their own examples.

Verbs of liking:
love
like
fancy
prefer
enjoy

CONTENTS

Verbs of disliking:
detest
hate
dislike

e. Assessment:
- Teacher checks students' understanding by asking some checking-questions.
3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (15 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss practise using verbs of liking and disliking with gerunds and to-infinitives.
b. Content:
- Task 1. Work in pairs. Put the verbs in the appropriate column.
- Task 2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
- Task 3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using the verbs in brackets in their suitable
form.
- Task 4. Complete the sentences about yourself.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students understand how to use the target grammar.
d. Organisation:

TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS
Task 1. Work in pairs. Put the verbs in the appropriate column. (3 mins)
- Have Ss do these exercises individually and then compare their answers Answer key:
with a partner.
Verbs followed by gerunds only: detest, fancy,
- Ask some Ss to write their answers on the board.
dislike, enjoy
- Check the answers with the whole class. Accept different sentences
Verbs followed by both gerunds and toprovided that they are correct.
infinitives: love, like, hate, prefer
Task 2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. (3 mins)
- Have Ss do these exercises individually and then compare their answers
with a partner.
- Ask some Ss to write their answers on the board.

Answer key:
1. A
2. A

- Check the answers with the whole class. Accept different sentences
provided that they are correct.

3. C
4. B
5. A

Task 3: Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using the verbs in brackets in their suitable form. (4 mins)
- Ask Ss what they see in each picture. For a less able class, T may want
Answer key:
to write some key language on the board (e.g. play computer games / surf 1. Mark likes surfing / to surf the net.
the net).
2. The girls enjoy knitting.
- Have Ss do these exercises individually and then compare their answers 3. My cousin dislikes cooking.
with a partner.
4. My father hates going / to go shopping.
- Ask some Ss to write their answers on the board.
5. Tom and his sister prefer doing / to do
- Check the answers with the whole class. Accept different sentences
puzzles.
provided that they are correct.
Task 4. Complete the sentences about yourself. (6 mins)
- Have Ss work individually to write the sentences about themselves.
- Invite some Ss to write their answers on the board.
- Comment on their answers. Accept different answers provided that they
are logical and correct.

Suggested answer:
I like playing basketball.
I hate cooking.

e. Assessment:
- Teacher corrects students as a whole class.
4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss practise using verbs of liking and disliking with gerunds and to-infinitives
b. Content:
- Task 5. Game: Likes and dislikes mimes
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can make questions using verbs of liking / disliking.
d. Organisation:

TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS
Task 5. Work in groups. One mimes a leisure activity he / she likes or dislikes. The others guess the activity by asking
yes / no questions using the verbs they have learnt. (10 mins)
- Divide Ss into groups. Assign a group leader to keep watch of Suggested outcome:
A: Do you like surfing the net?
the game.
B: No, I don't.
- Explain the rules of the game:
• One student mimes a leisure activity he / she likes or dislikes. C: Do you love messaging your friends?
B: Yes, I do.
Other Ss guess what the activity is by asking Yes / No
questions using the verbs they have learnt.
• For each correct guess, each student gets one point. The group
leader records the points of his / her group members.
- Have Ss read the example in the book and model the way to
play the game with one student if needed.
- Let groups play the game for about 3 - 5 minutes.
- Invite some groups to perform the game in front of the whole
class. Comment on their performance.

e. Assessment
- Teacher gives corrections and feedback.
5. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- Summarise the main points of the lesson.
- Ask Ss to make sentences about themselves, using comparative adverbs.

b. Homework
- Students' workbook.

Week: 2
Period: 5

Date of planning : 01/9/2023
Date of teaching : 12/9/2023

UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME
Lesson 4: Communication
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Invite and accept invitations
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Be ready and confident in real life conversations

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, Communication
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Structure

Examples

How to invite

Would you like to…
Do you fancy…

How to accept invitations

I'd love to.
That's great

Assumption
Anticipated difficulties
Ss may lack experience of group /
team work.

Solutions
- Encourage Ss to work in groups so
that they can help one another.
- Give short, clear instructions, and
help if necessary.

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- To lead into the new lesson.
b. Content:
- Questions & answers
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can talk about hobbies.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
- Teacher asks students questions about leisure activities.
- Teacher elicits answers from some students.
- Teacher leads in the introduction of the target grammar point.

e. Assessment:
- Teacher corrects students (if needed).

CONTENTS
Questions:
1. What do you like doing in your free time?
2. What do your friends like doing in their free time?
3. What do young people in Viet Nam often do in their
free time?
Suggested answers:
1. I like watching TV in my free time.
2. My friends like playing computer games in their free
time.
3. Young people in Viet Nam like doing different things
in their free time such as hanging out with friends, going
to the cinema.

2. ACTIVITY 1: EVERYDAY ENGLISH (10 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To introduce ways of inviting and accepting invitations.
- To help Ss practise inviting and accepting invitations.
b. Content:
- Task 1. Listen and read the dialogues. Pay attention to the highlighted parts.
- Task 2. Work in pairs. Practise inviting and accepting invitations in the following situations.
Remember to use the highlighted language in 1.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know how to use the structures to respond to compliments.
d. Organisation
TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Task 1. Listen and read the dialogues. Pay attention to the highlighted parts. (5 mins)
- Play the recording for Ss to listen and read the two dialogues between
Trang and Ann, Tom and Mark at the same time. Ask Ss to pay attention to
the questions and answers.
- Have Ss practise the dialogues in pairs. Call on some pairs to practise the
dialogues in front of the class.

CONTENTS

Task 2. Work in pairs. Practise inviting and accepting invitations in the following situations. Remember to use the
highlighted language in 1. (5 mins)
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to make similar dialogues with the given cues.
- Move around to observe and provide help. Call on some pairs to practise in
front of the class. Comment on their performance.

e. Assessment

- Teacher checks students' understanding by asking some checking-questions.
3. ACTIVITY 2: TEENS' LEISURE ACTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD (25 mins)
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss learn about three leisure activities of different teens around the world.
- To help Ss develop their reading skill for specific information (scanning).
- To provide Ss with practice in giving a presentation about their friends' answers.
b. Content:
- Task 3. Work in pairs. Answer the question.
- Task 4. Read what three teenagers say about their leisure activities. Complete the table with the
information from the text.
- Task 5. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Report your group's answer to the class.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know about three leisure activities of different teens around the world.
- Students can talk about their leisure activities.
d. Organisation

TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES
Task 3. Work in pairs. Answer the question. (6 mins)
- Ask Ss to look at each picture and say what leisure activity it
shows. If time allows, ask them what the things needed for
each activity are.
- Elicit answers from Ss. Confirm the correct answers.

CONTENTS

Question:
What is the activity in each picture?

Suggested answers:
Picture a: doing origami
Picture b: playing badminton
Picture c: snowboarding
Task 4. Read what three teenagers say about their leisure activities. Complete the table with the information from
the text. (10 mins)
- Tell Ss that they are going to read about different leisure
Suggested answers:
activities that teens in different countries enjoy doing.
- Have them look at the table of information and ask them to
read the three short texts and complete the table.
- 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, ask
them to share their table with the whole class.
- Comment on their answers. Confirm the correct answers.
- If time allows, have some pairs give a short talk about each
teen and his / her leisure activity.
Task 5. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Report your group's answer to the class. (10 mins)
- Have Ss work in groups to ask and answer the two questions
Questions:
in the book. Have Ss in each group note down their friends'
1. Which of the activities in 4 do you want to try?
answers.
2. Why do you want to try it?
- Ask some Ss to report their group's answers to the class.
- Call on some Ss to give the presentation to the whole class.
After each student finishes his or her presentation, invite
comments on his or her clarity, language, and fluency from
other Ss.

e. Assessment
- Teacher corrects for students by going around while they're practising.
- Teacher gives corrections and feedback.
4. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- Have Ss say what they have learnt in the lesson.
b. Homework- Students' workbook.

Week: 2
Period: 6

Date of planning : 01/9/2023
Date of teaching : 13/9/2023

UNIT 1: LEISURE TIME
Lesson 5: Skills 1

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Read about leisure activities with family;
- Talk about leisure activities with family;
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love reading and talking about activities in leisure time

II. MATERIALS

- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 1, Skills 1
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
- hoclieu.vn
Language analysis
Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. connect (v)

/kəˈnekt/

2. recipe (n)

/ˈresɪpi/

to feel close to someone or have a
good relationship with them
a set of instructions telling you how to
prepare and cook food, including a list
of what food is needed for this
a food that is used with other foods in
the...