Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Week 24, Unit 9: Natural disasters (Lesson 5-7) - Năm học 2020-2021

 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
 Lesson 5: SKILLS 1
 Subject: English Class 8A1, 8A2
 Time allotted :1period
I. OBJECTIVES: 
1. Knowledge: 
 + read for specific information about a natural disaster in a news report
 + talk about a natural disaster and what to do when it happens
2. Skills: reading and speaking
 SS know natural disasters and what to do when they happen.
3. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Co-operation: work in pairs, groups, teams
- Self- study: work individually.
- Using language to talk about natural disasters.
- Ss can perform tasks and present personal opinions confidently
II. Preparation: 
Teacher : teacher's book , TV, laptop. 
Students: Prepare the lesson at home, text book, workbook
III. Procedures
Activity 1: Warm up
 Aims:To attract the students’ attention to the lesson and to lead in the new lesson 
through their Co-operation, practicing, discussion group, technical present.
 Organization Content Achievement
- What can we do to - Ss’ answers
prepare for a natural Ex: canned food, bottles of 
disaster? water, candles ...
 Reading 
Activity 2: 1. Read an article about how 
AIMS: to prepare for a natural 
Help sts promote reading disaster. Find the meaning of 
skill the words in the box.
 Key:
- Now scan the article to - wreak havoc (ph): do great 
find where the words/ damage or harm to 
phrases wreak havoc, somebody/something (gây thiệt 
essential, destructive, hại nghiêm trọng đến )
guidelines, and - essential (adj): necessary 
emergency are in the (cần thiết)
article. - destructive (adj): causing 
- Do you know the major damage, from the verb 
meanings of the words/ destroy (gây hư hại nặng)
phrases? - guidelines (pl n): rules or 
(If Ss do not, T may help instructions telling you how to 
them workout the do something, especially 
meanings of these words something difficult (những from the article. T can điều chỉ dẫn)
also explain the words/ - emergency (n): a suddenly 
phrases.) serious and dangerous event or 
 situation
 (tình trạng khẩn cấp)
 2. Read the article again and Key:
 answer the questions. 1. Because they can wreak havoc 
 Speaking across large areas and cause loss 
- Have Ss read the article of life or damage to property.
again and answer the 2. Learn about the risks in your 
questions. area and read the information 
- Ask Ss to note where about natural disasters on local 
they found the government sites.
information that helped 3. Enter all the emergency 
them to answer the contact numbers in your mobile 
questions. phone so you can call the rescue 
- Now practise asking and and emergency workers if 
answering in pairs. necessary.
- Ask some pairs to 4. Your emergency supply kit 
practise again. should include food, water, 
 medications, personal hygiene 
- Confirm the correct items, copies of personal 
answers. documents and some money.
 5. We need to know the 
 evacuation routes and shelters.
 3a. Read the news report (A-C) 
- Have Ss read each news and match to the correct Key: 
report carefully. picture. 1C 2B 3A
- Ask Ss to match each 
news report to the correct 
picture. b. Choose one of the report in 
- What did Nick say when 3a. Role-play about the news. Ss’ answers
he heard bad news in Follow the example.
GETTING STARTED?
- Now, work in groups of 
three and role-play telling 
each other about one of 
the news reports in 3a. 
- T may go around to 
provide help. 
Activity 3: Further 
practice
Aims: Help sts promote 4a. Make a list of things to do 
reading and speaking skills before, during and after each of Disasters Things to do
 the disasters in your area. before during after
What disasters often happen in your area?
- Elicit the answers from 
Ss and choose two 
disasters that happen the 
most. b. Discuss what you should do Sts’ answer
- Divide the class into two in the event of a natural 
groups; each will discuss disaster in your area. 
one disaster. Follow the example.
- Move around the class 
to help Ss if necessary.
- Now have Ss form new 
pairs: one student from 
each group above. 
- Have Ss ask and answer 
questions about the things 
they should do in the 
event of each disaster 
they had discussed in a. If 
time allows, invite some 
pairs to demonstrate their 
conversations in front of 
the class.
Activity 4: Production
a. Aims: At the end of the lesson teacher tell ss to answer: what they should do in the event 
of a natural disaster in their area.
b. Content: The abilities that ss need to develop:
- what they should do
+ read information about natural disaster
+ prepare the emergency supply kit
+ find shelter
+ check the damage
+ clean the debris
c. Achievement: students activity productions/ sts’ answers
d. Organization: 
 - Have ss tell what they should do in the event of a natural disaster in their area.
 - In the next lesson, have them present that they have discussed to the class
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 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
 Lesson 6: SKILLS 2
 Subject: English Class 8A1, 8A2
 Time allotted :1period
I. OBJECTIVES: 
1. Knowledge:
 + listen for specific information about a natural disaster in a news report + write a news report on a natural disaster
2. Skills: listening and writing
 Students know natural disasters and what to do when they happen.
3. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Co-operation: work in pairs, groups, teams
- Self- study: work individually.
- Using language to talk about natural disasters.
- Ss can perform tasks and present personal opinions confidently
II. Preparation: 
Teacher : teacher's book , TV, laptop. 
Students: Prepare the lesson at home, text book, workbook
III. Procedures
Activity 1: Warm up
 Aims:To attract the students’ attention to the lesson and to lead in the new lesson 
through their Co-operation, practicing, discussion group, technical present.
 Organization Content Achievement
- What kinds of natural - Ss’ answers
disasters do they often hit our Ex: typhoons, floods, tornadoes 
country in the winter? ..
Activity 2:Practice
Aims:Improve listening skill
 Listening Key:
- Remind Ss about listening for 1. Listen to the news 1. A typhoon hit Nghe An 
keywords in statements. report and correct the Province last night.
- Play the recording and ask Ss following statements. 2. Dozens of people were 
to correct the statements. seriously injured in the storm.
- Ask two or three Ss to write 3. There was extensive damage 
their answers on the board. to property in Cua Lo, a coastal 
 town in Nghe An.
- Play the recording again for 4. The storm had already 
Ss to check the answers. weakened when rescue workers 
 arrived in the area.
 5. According to the weather 
 bureau, heavy rain will continue 
 over the next few days.
 Key:
- First, ask Ss to work in pairs 2. Listen again and 1. winds 2. homeless
to discuss the missing word for complete the data chart. 3. damage 4.flood
each gap from the information 5. debris 6. accommodation
they have heard in 1. 
- Then play the recording 
again and allow Ss to fill the 
gaps as they listen. 
- Ask Ss to share their answers 
in pairs. - Play the recording a final 
time to allow pairs to check 
their answers. 
- Ask Ss to make notes about a 
natural disaster they or one of 
their family members have 
experienced in the given table. 
Remind them that they do not 
have to write full sentences 
and they can use abbreviations. 
- Then, ask Ss to share their 
notes with their partners. 
- Ask some more able Ss to 
read out their notes to the 
whole class.
Activity 3: Further practice
Aims: Writing
Improve writing skill and 3. Complete the Sts’ answer
review vocab information in the table.
- Set up the writing activity. Sample:
Remind Ss that the first and Nghe An Province was badly 
most important thing is always 4a. Write a news report. affected again when a typhoon 
to think about what they are * Necessary words: hit the area last night. The storm 
going to write. In this case, Ss - rage (v): dữ dội, ác liệt began at around 11 p.m. and 
can use the chart in 3 as a - extensive (adj): phạm vi raged throughout the night. 
model for their report. T may rộng Dozens of people were seriously 
still need to provide some help - rescue operation (n): injured and hundreds of others 
with the language necessary hoạt động cứu hộ were left homeless. The severe 
for writing. - trap (v): mắc kẹt winds caused extensive damage 
- Ask Ss to write a draft report - medical supplies: thuốc to property, including homes and 
first. Then have them write men businesses, particularly in Cua 
their final version in class or at b. Swap news reports Lo, a coastal town in Nghe An. 
home, depending on time with a partner. The storm had already weakened 
allowed, if they write in class; by the time emergency workers 
they can also do it in pairs or arrived in the area. Rescue 
groups. T may display all or operations have started and 
some of the reports on the many people trapped in 
wall/ board and invite other Ss collapsed or damaged buildings 
to give comments. Ss edit and have been freed. Workers are 
revise their reports as now clearing up the debris left 
homework. behind by the severe storm. The 
Note that the audio script government has already sent 
provides a good model of a rescue equipment to Nghe An, as 
news report. This structure can well as food and medical 
be used to write another news supplies. People left homeless 
report. have been taken to safe areas, 
 where temporary accommodation will be built to 
 house them. The weather bureau 
 has issued flood warnings for 
 Nghe An and nearby provinces 
 as heavy rain is expected to 
 continue over the next few days.
Activity 4: Production
a. Aims: At the end of the lesson teacher tell ss to present their writings
b. Content: The abilities that ss need to develop:
- what they should write
+ type of natural disaster
+ When and where did the disaster occur?
+ What are the effects of this disaster?
+ What has been done to help the victims of the disaster?
c. Achievement: students activity productions/ sts’ answers
d. Organization: 
 - Have ss tell about natural disaster they have read 
- In the next lesson, have them present that they have discussed to the class
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 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
 Lesson 7: LOOKING BACH & PROJECT
 Subject: English Class 8A1, 8A2
 Time allotted :1period
I. OBJECTIVES: 
1. Knowledge: 
 + Use the words to talk about natural disasters.
 + Use the words and phrases to complete the sentences.
 + Use past simple and past perfect to write about bad things that happened yesterday.
2. Skills: writing and speaking
 Students know natural disasters and what to do when they happen.
3. Formation of behavior: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- Co-operation: work in pairs, groups, teams
- Self- study: work individually.
- Using language to talk about natural disasters.
- Ss can perform tasks and present personal opinions confidently
II. Preparation: 
Teacher : teacher's book , TV, laptop. 
Students: Prepare the lesson at home, text book, workbook
III. Procedures
Activity 1: Warm up
 Aims:To attract the students’ attention to the lesson and to lead in the new lesson 
through their Co-operation, practicing, discussion group, technical present.
 Organization Content Achievement
- Who can tell some natural - Ss’ answers disasters which often occur Ex: typhoons, tsunami, 
in the world? droughts, floods, tornadoes ..
Activity 2: Practice
- For 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, first Vocabulary
have Ss work independently. 1. Match the words (1-6) Key: 
Then they can check their to their definitions (A-F). 1C 2F 3D
answers with a partner before 4B 5A 6E
discussing the answers as a 
class. However, tell Ss to 
keep a record of their 
original answers so they can 
use that information in their 
self-assessment.
- First, model this activity 2. Complete the Key:
with a more able student. sentences with the 1. evacuated 2. put out
Then ask Ss to work in pairs, correct form of the 3. take 4. provided
using the expressions from words in the box. 5. scattered
the box in GETTING 
STARTED to respond to the 
news headlines. 
- Finally ask Ss to complete 
the self-assessment. Identify 
any difficulties and weak 
areas and provide further 
practice.
Activity 3: Further practice
- Ask Ss to look at the Grammar
pictures and use the phrases 3. Which of the sentences Key:
they have learnt in Unit 9 to can be changed to the 1. The tickets will be collected 
describe each picture. Then passive voice? Explain (by Mr Smith).
allow them to share answers why. 2. A play was put on (by the 
before checking with the students) at the end of term.
whole class. 3. The sentence cannot be 
 written in the passive because 
 its main verb is is not a 
 transitive verb.
 4. The message was taken (by 
 Julie).
 5. The picture was painted by a 
 local artist.
 6. The sentence cannot be 
 written in the passive because 
 its main verb arrive is not a 
 transitive verb.
 Key:
 4. Match the two parts to 1d 2f 3a
 make complete 4b 5c 6e - Ask Ss to work in groups sentences. 
discussing how to work out a 5a. Imagine five bad 
plan to help the victims of a things that happened to (Follow the example.)
natural disaster for their you yesterday. 
teams. 
 b. Add time clauses to (Follow the example.)
 your sentences. Use the 
 past perfect. 
 Communication
 6. Read the news (Follow the example.)
 headlines.
Activity 4: Production
a. Aims: At the end of the lesson teacher tell ss to tell the activities to provide aid for victims 
of natural disasters.
b. Content: The abilities that ss need to develop:
- what they should write
1. provide(food/ medical...) supplies
2. clear up debris
3. free trapped people
4. set up temporary accommodation (for the victims of a disaster)
5. repair houses/ buildings
6. evacuate the village/ town ... to a safe place/ area.
c. Achievement: Share their plan with other group. Vote for the best plan
d. Organization: 
 - Have ss tell the activities to provide aid for victims of natural disasters.
 - In the next lesson, have them present that they have discussed to the class
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