Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) - Unit 12: Life on other planets. Lesson 1: Getting started

 OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Identify the topic of the unit.
o Use lexical items related to outer space.
o Identify the language features that are covered in the unit. WARM-UP OPTION 1
 Write on the board the list of future 
 technology you expect to see in the 
 future in 2 minutes.
Science and 
 Technology WARM-UP OPTION 2
 Answer the questions with only one word:
 1. What one word would you to 
The one-word describe the Earth? 
 game Love, round, colorful, 
 living, blue, beautiful.... WARM-UP OPTION 2
 3. What one word would you to 
LIFEThe oneON -OTHERword describe the alien?
 PLANETSgame Unreal, mysterious, 
 exotic, friendly, 
 threatening. PRESENTATION
 alien (n)
 /ˈeɪliən/ 
 người ngoài hành 
 tinh PRESENTATION
 creature (n)
 /ˈkriːtʃə/
 sinh vật. PRESENTATION
 oppose (v)
 /əˈpəʊz/
 chiến đấu, đánh lại ai. PRESENTATION
 thrilling (adj)
 /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
 Kịch tính LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP Option 1:Brainstorming
 Option 2: The one-word game
 Vocabulary
 PRESENTATION
 • Task 1: Listen and read.
 • Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick (√) T (True) 
 PRACTICE
 or F (False)
 • Task 3: Match the words with their definitions. 
 • Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words in task 3. PRACTICE
 1 Look at the conversation and answer questions:
 What are Nick and Mai talking about?
 Who do you think the men in black are?
 What are Nick and Mai talking about?
 Who do you think the men in black are?
 PRACTICE
What are Nick and Mai talking about?
 They are talking about aliens creatures from another 
planet. 
Who do you think the men in black are? 
They are aliens / creatures from another planet. PRACTICE
 2 Read the conversation again and tick (√) T (True) or F (False)
 like T F
 1. Soduka is a planet that is very different from Earth. √
 2. Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb have to land on Earth √
 because their spaceship breaks down. repair
 3. Tommy helps the four creatures make a new 
 spaceship so that they can return to Soduka. √
 4. The four creatures travel to Earth again to visit 
 Tommy. protect the Earth/oppose the commander √
 5. The novel makes Nick and Mai think about the 
 possibility that Earth might be attacked by aliens. √ PRACTICE
 Complete the sentences with the words in task 3 
 4 possibility
1. There is a ______ that we might visit Mars in oppose 
 the near future. creatures
 commander
2. The main character in the film is a boy who 
 makes friends with some aliens_______from a aliens
 planet. possibility
 creatures
3. Dogs are more social ______ than cats.
4. These soldiers were punished because they 
 didn’t obey their ________commander.
5. Some people oppose______ sending spaceships to 
 explore other planets. PRODUCTION
 5 Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. Then report your 
 group’s answers to the class.
Do you believe that there is life on other planets? Why / Why not? CONSOLIDATION
 1 Wrap-up
 What have we learnt in this lesson?
 ✓ identify the topic of the unit
 ✓ use lexical items related to outer space
 ✓ identify the language features that are covered in the unit CONSOLIDATION
 2 Homework
 - Learn the new words by heart.
 - Make sentences with new words.