Tiếng AnhLớp 8Chủ điểm 14. Unit 11: Science and technology

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I. Objectives

1. Knowledge

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
use the expressions 'I've got some good news…', 'Our team won…' to announce good news
respond to good news with 'Great!' and 'Congratulations!', using 'Congratulations' for an achievement
accept a compliment or good wishes with 'Thank you' or 'That's kind of you'
adapt a model exchange about science and technology to a new real situation and check that the response still makes sense

2. Competences

a) General competences

Self-control and independent learning: Ss work through the task cards on their own first and check their own answers before sharing with the partner.
Communication and collaboration: Ss work in pairs and groups to role-play good-news exchanges and give feedback to one another politely.
Problem-solving and creativity: Ss replace one detail in the model exchange to create a new, realistic exchange about a science or technology project.

b) Specific competences

Communicative competence in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing: Ss read and listen to the model exchange, then speak and write a two-turn exchange giving and responding to good news about science and technology.
Language knowledge (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar): Ss use the vocabulary device (thiết bị), invent (phát minh), discover (khám phá), experiment (thí nghiệm), and the fixed expressions for good news, with correct intonation in exclamations such as 'Congratulations!'.

3. Personal qualities

Diligence: Ss complete all practice tasks on time and revise their written exchanges after feedback.
Kindness: Ss respond warmly and sincerely to a classmate's achievement and show respect when giving feedback.

II. Teaching aids and materials

1. Teacher

Projector, slides with the model exchange and the expression list
Pictures of a school science fair and a school invention prize
Task cards for pair work (Exercises 1 and 2)
Online lesson page for interactive exercises: neoedu.vn/learn/8/english/unit-11-communication
Worksheet: Phiếu học tập số 1

2. Students

English 8 textbook, notebook, pen
Worksheet: Phiếu học tập số 1
Access to the NeoEdu lesson page on a phone or tablet, if available

III. Procedures

Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes

Good News Chain

a) Aims

Ss recall how people react when they hear good news and get ready to learn the new functions.

b) Content

Ss look at a picture of a school science fair and a student holding a prize. T asks: 'What good news could a student share after a science competition?' Ss then suggest one reaction to the news.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss name at least two reactions, for example 'Great!' and 'Congratulations!', and see that the lesson is about giving and responding to good news.

d) Organisation

Teacher's activities

Students' activities

Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the picture and asks: 'Look at the picture. What has happened? What would you say to this student?'
Students
Ss look at the picture and think about the answer in silence for 30 seconds.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T walks around and encourages Ss to answer in full sentences. T writes the key words on the board.
Students
Ss work in pairs and try to say a short reaction, for example 'Congratulations! You did a great job.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2 or 3 pairs to share their reactions with the class.
Students
Ss say their answers aloud. Expected answers: 'Great!', 'Congratulations!', 'Well done!'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T writes the title 'Giving and responding to good news' on the board and says: 'Today we will learn how to share good news and how to respond to it.'
Students
Ss copy the title and the lesson aim into their notebooks.

Activity 2.1: Knowledge formation · 12 minutes

Expressions for Giving and Responding to Good News

a) Aims

Ss identify the three communicative functions and the expressions used for each: announcing good news, responding to it, and accepting compliments or good wishes.

b) Content

Ss read and listen to the model exchange: 'Our team won the school invention prize!' / 'Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off.' T then presents the expressions:

I've got some good news… / Our team won…: announce good news
Great! / Congratulations!: respond to good news. 'Congratulations' is used for an achievement.
Thank you / That's kind of you: accept a compliment or good wishes
Questions for Ss: 'Which expression is used to announce the news?' 'Why do we say Congratulations here and not Great?' 'What does 'your careful testing' refer to?'

c) Expected outcomes

Ss write the three functions in their notebooks, each with two example expressions, for example:

Announcing good news: I've got some good news…; Our team won…
Responding to good news: Great!; Congratulations!
Accepting a compliment: Thank you; That's kind of you
Ss also answer: 'Congratulations' is used because the team achieved a result (won the prize). 'Your careful testing' refers to the careful testing the listener did, which led to the success.

d) Organisation

Teacher's activities

Students' activities

Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T displays the model exchange on the projector and asks Ss to listen and read along. T asks: 'What is the speaker doing in the first line? What is the listener doing in the second line?'
Students
Ss listen to the recording once and read the model exchange silently.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T guides Ss to match each expression with its function. T models the pronunciation of 'Congratulations!' and asks Ss to repeat chorally and individually.
Students
Ss work in pairs to classify the expressions into three groups. Expected answer: announcing news – I've got some good news… / Our team won…; responding – Great! / Congratulations!; accepting – Thank you / That's kind of you.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on 2 pairs to report their grouping and asks: 'Why do we say Congratulations and not Great here?'
Students
Ss report their groups. Expected answer: 'Congratulations is used for an achievement, the team won the prize.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the three functions on the slide and highlights the key point: 'Congratulations' is used for an achievement. T asks Ss to write the three functions into their notebooks.
Students
Ss copy the three functions and example expressions into their notebooks.

Activity 2.2: Knowledge formation · 10 minutes

From Model Exchange to New Situations

a) Aims

Ss understand that good communication depends on the purpose of the message, and that they can replace a detail to create a new realistic exchange.

b) Content

T introduces the rule: 'Practise the purpose, not only the words.' T models replacing one detail: 'Our team won the school invention prize!' becomes 'Our team won the science fair prize!' Ss decide which response still fits: 'Congratulations! Your hard work paid off.' Ss then check whether the response still makes sense if the news changes to 'Our class won the school English contest!'

c) Expected outcomes

Ss write one adapted exchange in their notebooks, for example:

Our team won the science fair prize!
Congratulations! Your hard work paid off.
Ss confirm that the response still fits because the purpose is to congratulate the achievement, and the detail 'hard work' matches the new situation.

d) Organisation

Teacher's activities

Students' activities

Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T writes the model exchange on the board and asks: 'If I change 'school invention prize' to 'science fair prize', does the response still work? Why?'
Students
Ss read the model exchange and think about the question for one minute.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to work in groups of four and replace one detail in the exchange, then check whether the response still makes sense.
Students
Ss in groups discuss and write one new exchange. Expected example: 'Our class won the English speaking contest!' – 'Congratulations! Your practice really paid off.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites one or two groups to read their new exchanges aloud and asks the class: 'Does the response still make sense? Why?'
Students
Ss read aloud. The class gives comments, for example: 'Yes, because the response still congratulates the achievement.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T summarises: 'We can change the details, but we must keep the same purpose and check the response.' T writes the rule on the board.
Students
Ss copy the rule into their notebooks.

Activity 3: Practice · 10 minutes

Choosing and Matching Functional Expressions

a) Aims

Ss choose the response that performs the required function and match functions with useful expressions.

b) Content

Ss complete Phiếu học tập số 1 individually, then check with a partner.
Exercise 1: Choose the response that performs the required function. 'Our team won the school invention prize!' A. Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off. B. I'm sorry to hear that. Is everyone safe? C. Thank you for the compliment. D. Would you like some more tea?
Exercise 2: Match functions with useful expressions.

c) Expected outcomes

Exercise 1 answer: A. Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off. (It responds to good news about an achievement. The other options do not respond to good news.)
Exercise 2 answers:

Request information politely – Could you explain that, please?
Clarify a meaning – By that, I mean…
Express uncertainty – I'm not sure about that.
Congratulate an achievement – Congratulations!

d) Organisation

Teacher's activities

Students' activities

Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T hands out Phiếu học tập số 1 and explains the instructions. T says: 'Choose by communicative purpose, not by a single word.'
Students
Ss read the instructions and the options carefully.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors and helps Ss who are stuck. T prompts: 'Which option responds to good news? Which one is a reaction to bad news?'
Students
Ss complete Exercises 1 and 2 individually for about 4 minutes, then check their answers in pairs.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on individual Ss to give answers and asks the class to agree or disagree.
Students
Ss give answers. Expected answers: Exercise 1 – A; Exercise 2 – the four matches as listed above.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the answers and explains why options B and D do not fit the purpose of good news. T reminds Ss that 'Congratulations' is for an achievement.
Students
Ss correct their worksheets and note any mistakes.

Activity 4: Application · 8 minutes

Good News Role-play about Science and Technology

a) Aims

Ss use the expressions to give and respond to good news in a realistic situation about science and technology.

b) Content

Ss work in pairs. Each pair chooses a situation: a classmate's experiment with a fingerprint scanner model won an award; a friend's device to measure temperature was accepted at the school science fair. Ss role-play a short exchange of two or three turns. Each partner includes one follow-up question, for example: 'Could you give an example?' or 'Thank you for explaining.'

c) Expected outcomes

Each pair performs a short role-play with a clear announcement, a correct response (Great! or Congratulations!), an appropriate acceptance (Thank you or That's kind of you), and one follow-up question. Example:

A: I've got some good news. Our team won the school invention prize!
B: Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off.
A: Thank you. That's kind of you. Could you give an example of our testing?
B: Of course. We checked the fingerprint scanner many times.

d) Organisation

Teacher's activities

Students' activities

Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T gives the situation cards and asks Ss to choose one. T reminds Ss to use one expression from each function.
Students
Ss read the situation and choose their roles.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss 4 minutes to prepare and practise. T walks around to check pronunciation of 'Congratulations!' and the use of the follow-up question.
Students
Ss write brief notes and practise the exchange twice with their partner.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2 or 3 pairs to perform in front of the class. The class gives feedback on task achievement and politeness.
Students
Ss perform. Expected responses: 'Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off.' / 'Thank you. That's kind of you.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the pairs' effort and highlights one strong expression from each performance. T reminds Ss: 'Practise the purpose, not only the words.'
Students
Ss note the feedback and the key expressions in their notebooks.

Worksheets

Phiếu học tập số 1

Exercise 1: Choose the response that performs the required function.
Our team won the school invention prize!
A. Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off.
B. I'm sorry to hear that. Is everyone safe?
C. Thank you for the compliment.
D. Would you like some more tea?

Exercise 2: Match each function with a useful expression.
Functions:

Request information politely
Clarify a meaning
Express uncertainty
Congratulate an achievement
Expressions:
Could you explain that, please?
By that, I mean…
I'm not sure about that.
Congratulations!

Exercise 3: Write the three functions of good news in your notebook, with two examples for each function.

Announcing good news
Responding to good news
Accepting a compliment or good wishes

Homework

Write a two-turn exchange about a science or technology project in your class, using one expression from each function: announcing good news, responding to it, and accepting a compliment. Use the model 'Our team won the school invention prize! / Congratulations! Your careful testing paid off.' as a guide.
Adapt your exchange for a teacher or a visitor. Use please, a respectful greeting, and a clear reason where appropriate. Write 4 to 6 lines in your notebook.
Look at the lesson on the NeoEdu page (neoedu.vn/learn/8/english/unit-11-communication) and complete the interactive exercises. Check your answers and write down any expression you still find difficult.
Prepare to read your exchange aloud in the next lesson. Practise the pronunciation of 'Congratulations!' and 'Thank you' at least three times.

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