Giáo án Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Global Success) - Unit 11: Science and Technology

 UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
 Lesson 1: Getting started – Great news for students
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
 1. Knowledge
 - Gain an overview about the topic Science and technology
 - Gain vocabulary to talk about Science and technology
 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 to research more about the benefits of science and technology in learning 
 - Have positive attitude in applying science and technology in learning and daily life
II. MATERIALS 
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 11, Getting started
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV/ pictures and cards
Language analysis 
 Vietnamese 
 Form Pronunciation Meaning
 equivalent 
1. technology(n) /tekˈnɒlədʒi/ scientific knowledge used in cụng nghệ
 practical ways in industry, for 
 example in designing new 
 machines
2. face-to-face /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ in a way that involves people trực tiếp, mặt đối 
 (adj) who are close together and mặt
 looking at each other
3. epidemic (n) /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ a large number of cases of a đại dịch
 particular disease or medical 
 condition happening at the same 
 time in a particular community
4. contact lens (n) /ˈkɒntổkt lenz/ a thin, curved lens placed on the kớnh ỏp trũng
 film of tears that covers the 
 surface of your eye
5. breakout room /ˈbreɪkaʊt ruːm / a small meeting room or a phũng học chia nhỏ, 
 (n) separate part of an internet chia nhúm
 meeting where a small group can 
 discuss a particular issue before 
 returning to the main meeting
6. invention (n) /ɪnˈvenʃn/ a thing or an idea that has been sự phỏt minh, sỏng 
 invented chế
Assumption
 Trang 1 - To help Ss have more information about inventions. 
 b. Content:
 - Listen and read the conversation, Labelling the pictures, Sentence completing activity.
 - To learn some more words about different modern technologies and inventions. 
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Know more new words about different modern technologies and inventions, understand the 
 conversation; topic of the lesson.
 d. Organisation
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 1: Listen and read. (6 mins)
- Teacher has Ss to look at the pictures in the book and answer Questions: 
the questions. - Who are the girl and the boy? 
- T encourages ss to answer the questions, but doesn’t confirm - Where do you think they are? 
their answers. - What might they be talking about?
- Teacher plays the recording for ss to listen and read along. - What can you see in the bubble? 
Then invite some pairs of Ss to read the conversation aloud.
- T refers to the questions previously asked and confirms the Suggested answer:
correct answer. They are Minh and Ann. They are at school.
 They are discussing their online class / robot teacher.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False) (6 mins)
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to read the conversation. Answer key:
- Ask them to underline the key words and phrases in the 1. F
statements. Then have pairs work for one or two minutes 2. T
to check if the statements are true or false. 3. F
- Have Ss read out the statements and say if the statements are 4. T
true or false. 5. T
- Make sure they pronounce the words correctly.
- Check the answers as a class.
Task 3: Label each picture with a phrase from the box. (6 mins)
- Ask Ss to say the phrases aloud. Make sure they pronounce the Answer key:
phrases correctly. 1. computer screen
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to label the pictures with the 2. 3D contact lenses
appropriate words or phrases. 3. online class 
- Check the answers as a class. 4. robot teacher
 5. breakout rooms
 6. Internet connection 
Task 4: Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3. (7 mins)
- Ask Ss to work independently to complete each sentence with Answer key:
a phrase from the box in 3. 1. computer screen
- Allow Ss to refer to the pictures and phrases in Activity 3 or 2. breakout rooms
the conversation if needed. 3. robot teacher
- Check the answers as a class.
 4. online class
- Ask several Ss to read aloud the full sentences. Correct Ss’ 
pronunciation if needed. 5. 3D contact lenses
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher checks students’ exercises individually and gives feedback.
 4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (5 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To introduce some inventions
 - To create a fun atmosphere in the class. 
 b. Content:
 - Task 5: Quiz: Do you know what things were invented in these years? Work in pairs and find 
 out.
 c. Expected outcomes:
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 Lesson 2: A closer look 1
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
 1. Knowledge
 - Identify some nouns related to the topic of science and technology and some new 
 technologies.
 - Identify some new verb phrases that used to talk about inventions, discoveries, creations 
 and development
 - Identify sentence stress.
 2. Competences
 - Develop competencies of communication, cooperation, and self-management.
 - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
 - Actively join in class activities
 3. Personal qualities
 - Love to research more about the benefits of science and technology in learning 
 - Have positive attitude in applying science and technology in learning and daily life
II. MATERIALS 
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 11, A closer look 1.
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV
Language analysis 
 Vietnamese 
 Form Pronunciation Meaning
 equivalent
1. face recognition /feɪsˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/ technology that allows a cụng nghệ nhận 
 (n) computer to identify a person by diện gương mặt
 their face
2. experiment (n) /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ a scientific test that is done in thớ nghiệm
 order to study what happens and 
 to gain new knowledge
3. eye-tracking (n) /ˈai ˌtrổkɪŋ/ technology that follows the theo dừi (cử động) 
 movements of eyes, especially mắt
 by using special electronic 
 equipment
4. fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt ˈskổnə/ a type of technology that mỏy quột võn tay
 scanner(n) identifies and authenticates the 
 fingerprints of an individual in 
 order to grant or deny access to a 
 computer system or a physical 
 facility
5. digital /ˈdɪdʒɪtl the use of online tools like giao tiếp kỹ thuật số
 communication kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/ email, social media messaging 
 (n) and texting to reach other 
 individuals or a specific 
 audience in order to share a 
 Trang 5 - Have Ss read aloud the words / phrases in the box. Answer key: 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to look at the pictures and describe 1. digital communication
the pictures. 2. face recognition
- Have pairs write the correct words / phrases under the 3. eye-tracking
pictures. Explain the meaning of the new words / phrases in 4. experiment
Vietnamese, if needed. 5. fingerprint scanner
- Invite Ss to take turns to read out their answers. 6. video conferencing
- Correct their pronunciation if needed.
- Check the answers as a class.
Vocabulary teaching (6 mins)
- Teacher asks students to try explaining the meaning of the New words:
words in Task 1. 1. face recognition (n) 
- Teacher explains the vocabulary. 2. eye-tracking (n) 
- Teacher checks students’ understanding by the follow-up 3. experiment (n)
tasks in the student's book. 4. fingerprint scanner (n)
 5. digital communication (n)
Task 2: Choose the option that best completes each phrase. (6 mins)
- Ask Ss to read aloud the given verbs and nouns. - To create something = To bring into existence out of 
- Explain the verbs and if possible, give some examples. Also nothing. 
explain the verbs in Vietnamese. E.g.: She created a new robot.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the correct options to - To invent = to design a new process or mechanism. 
complete the phrases. E.g.: He invented a new electric cooker.
- Check the answers as a class. - To develop = grow gradually or become bigger, stronger, 
 etc.
- Have some Ss read aloud the phrases. E.g.: They developed a relationship / a method to work 
- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary. better / a computer programme.
- Also ask Ss to add more words / phrases to the verbs to - To discover = to find somebody/something that was 
make up other phrases. This way, T can broaden Ss’ hidden or that you did not expect to find.
vocabulary if they are ready. E.g.: Galileo discovered that Jupiter had moons.
 Answer key:
 1. A
 2. A
 3. B
 4. B
Task 3: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box. (7 mins)
- Ask Ss to work individually to choose the correct answer Answer key:
for each sentence. 1. discovered
- Have Ss swap their answers with partners. Then check the 2. invented
answers as a class. 3. created
 4. experiments
- Also ask some Ss to read out their answers. Then have some 
 5. fingerprint scanner
Ss read the sentences aloud as a class.
- Correct Ss’ pronunciation if necessary.
 e. Assessment
 - Teacher checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback. 
 3. ACTIVITY 2: PRONUNCIATION (12 mins)
 a. Objectives: 
 - To help Ss be aware of the words to stress in a sentence;
 - To help Ss practise saying sentences with the correct stress.
 b. Contents:
 - Task 4: Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the bold syllables.
 - Task 5: Listen and repeat the sentences. How many stressed words are there in each sentence?
 c. Expected outcomes:
 - Say sentences with the correct stress.
 d. Organisation
 TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS
Task 4: Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the bold syllables. (6 mins)
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