UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE

Lesson 6: Skills 2

I. OBJECTIVES.
- By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Listening to someone making an announcement of art exhibition
- Writing a paragraph about a way of modern communication
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 ways of communication
II. MATERIALS
- Grade 8 textbook, Unit 10, Skills 2
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV/
- Hoclieu.vn
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:
- Invite some Ss to go to the board. Have them mime a way of
communication they learnt in previous lesson. Ask them to describe the
words without saying anything. The rest of the class guess the words.
-Lead to the new lesson: Listening and Writing about ways of communications.
-Introduce the objectives of the lesson.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students know about the topic of lesson and be ready for two skills.
d. Organisation
TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS
ACTIVITIES

- Invite some Ss to go to the board. Give him/ her one - Answer:

leisure activity that they learnt in previous lesson.
-Ask them to describe the words without saying
anything. The rest of the class guess the words.

- text
- voice messages, call via, telepathy,
- tiny device
 …………
- Lead to the new lesson: Listening and Writing about
ways of communication.
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson.

2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (13 mins)

a. Objectives:
-To help Ss understand and activate their knowledge of the topic
b. Content:
- Have Ss look at the pictures and complete the words.
- Invite answers from Ss. Confirm the correct answers.
- Have some Ss read aloud the answers again. Tell them that these words will appear
in the listening, so they should pay attention to them.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students prepare vocabulary and knowledge for the listening tasks.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS

ACTIVITIES
Task 1: Questions:
Look at the pictures. Complete the word / 1. In your opinion, what activities can
phrase for each picture. we do with our friends in our leisure
− Have Ss look at the pictures and complete the time?
words. 2. Why should we spend time with our
− Invite answers from Ss. Confirm the correct friends?
answers.
− Have some Ss read aloud the answers again. Answer:
Tell them that these words will appear in the 1. Carrier pigeon.
listening, so they should pay attention to them.. 2. Smartwatch
3. Translation machine.
4. Holography.

Task 2:
Listen to an announcement about an exhibition. Complete each gap in the agenda
with ONE word or a number.
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to an Answer key:
announcement about an exhibition. 1. 8:20
- Have Ss look at the agenda. Elicit from them the 2.First
type of information they need to fill in each blank. 3. Modern.
- Play the recording and ask Ss to listen and 4. 10:15
complete each gap with one word or a number. 5. Cinema
- Ask one or two Ss to go to the board and write
their answers. Have other Ss work in pairs to
 compare their answers.
- Confirm the correct answers. Play part of the
recording again when needed.
Task 3: Listen again. Circle the correct answer A, B, or C.
- Tell Ss that they are going to listen to the Answer key:
announcement again and choose the correct
answers. 1. A
- Have Ss read the questions and underline the 2. C
keywords in each question.
3. A
- Play the recording and ask Ss to listen again and 4. B
choose the correct answers. Then ask Ss to work in
pairs to compare their answers with each other. 5. C

- Check the answers to Activity 3 with the whole

class. Ask Ss to explain their choices. Confirm the
correct answers.

3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE ( 15 mins)

a. Objectives:
-To help Ss prepare ideas for the next activity
-To help Ss practice writing an email about ways of communication.
b. Content:
- Task 4: Work in pairs. Match the ideas (a - h) with parts of an outline (1 - 4) for
a paragraph about a video call.
- Task 5: Write a paragraph (80 – 100 words) to describe a way of modern
communication. You can use the ideas in 4 or your own ideas.
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students’ writing and speaking
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS

ACTIVITIES
 Task 4: Suggested outcome:
Work in pairs. Match the ideas (a - h) with parts of 1.What is it: a,d
an outline (1 - 4) for a paragraph about a video 2.Advantages: c, f, h
call. 3.Disadvantages: b, e
- Have Ss work in pairs to match the ideas to their 4.Will people use it in the future: g
appropriate parts of a paragraph outline.
- Have some Ss present their answers or write their
answers on the board. Confirm the correct answers.
Task 5: Suggested outcome:
Write a paragraph (80 – 100 words) to describe a Students’ first draft
way of modern communication. You can use the Making a video call is a modern way
ideas in 4 or your own ideas: of communication. A video call is a
- Review the outline in Activity 4 with Ss. Tell them phone call via the internet. It transmits
that their paragraph should start by introducing the live images of the speaker with a
name of the way of communication, then describe webcam or camera on smart devices.
one or two advantages and disadvantages of it and Video calls are time – saving because
conclude by making a prediction about its future. people do not need to travel to meet
- Ask Ss to write their paragraph individually based and still see and hear each other in
on the outline in Activity 4. Remind them that they real time. They help both family
do not need to use all suggested ideas, and that they members and business partners keep
can add ideas of their own. contact with each other regardless of
- Write this email geographic distances. However, video
([email protected]) on the board. calls require high – speed internet
Ss comment on what is good/bad about this email. access, so not all the time people can
- Collect some writings to correct at home. make one. I believe that when the
- For a more able class, Ss can choose to write about internet becomes better in the future,
other ways of modern communication. video calls will be an even more
- common tool of communication.
4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (7’)
a. Objectives:
-To help Ss practice writing an email about ways of communication.
b. Content:
- Task 6. Presentation about your writing
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students’ writing and speaking
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ CONTENTS

ACTIVITIES
Task 6.Post – writing : Presentation Suggested outcome:
about your writing Students’ first draft
- - Ask students go to the board and Making a video call is a modern way of
share your writing in front of class by communication. A video call is a phone
 speaking about other ways of modern call via the internet. It transmits live
communication. images of the speaker with a webcam or
- Teacher asks st to listen and give the camera on smart devices. Video calls are
commments and check the mistakes. time – saving because people do not
- Teacher confirms need to travel to meet and still see and
hear each other in real time. They help
both family members and business
partners keep contact with each other
regardless of geographic distances.
However, video calls require high –
speed internet access, so not all the time
people can make one. I believe that
when the internet becomes better in the
future, video calls will be an even more
common tool of communication.

5. CONSOLIDATION (5 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- Asks Ss to summarise the main points of the lesson.
- Have Ss look at the objectives written on the board at the beginning of the lesson
and tick the objectives that they have learnt
b. Homework
- Students’ workbook: Do exercises in part E page 85, 86.
- Prepare Looking back and do project.