Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 12: A vacation abroad - Lesson 6: Language focus - Nguyễn Thị Thái Hà

ng English. 
Let ’ s play a memory game 
Use the present progressive to make a simple sentense . 
Student 3 : I am learning English. My sister is reading. 	 My brother is playing video games. 
Student 2 : I am learning English. My sister is reading. 
Student 4	: ................................................................ 
 Period 79 th 
unit 12: a vacation abroad 
Lesson 6: language focus (p.119-120) 
Look at the pictures carefully. 
Read and Number the pictures 
1 . walk with a dog 
4. talk to Grandma 
5. read a comic 
6. write a letter 
2. eat dinner 
3. take a shower 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
Look at the picture. Ask & answer what each person was doing at 8 o’clock last night. 
Teacher : What was Ba doing at 8 o’clock last night? 
Student : He was taking a shower 
Past progressive 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
Look at the pictures & Compare the following sentences. 
What was Lan doing at 8 o’clock last night? 
She was talking to her Grandma. 
What were Lan and her Grandma doing at 8 o’clock? 
They were talking to each ther . 
Lan 
Lan and her Grandma 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
Practice: Say what each person was 	doing at 8 o’clock last night. 
Ba was taking a shower at 8 o’ clock last night. 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came. 
Past progressive 
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came. 
Past simple 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
Past progressive 
The mailman came while the Le family was sleeping 
Past simple 
When the mailman came , the Le family was sleeping. 
While the Le family was sleeping , the mailman came. 
Look at the pictures. The match the half- sentences in column A to those in column B. 
a. The Le family was sleeping 
b. While Hoa was eating, 
c. When Nam won the race, 
d. Mrs. Thoa was cooking 
e. When Lan arrived at school, 
f. It was raining 
A. When the plane got to Ha Noi . 
B. When Tuan arrived home. 
C. When the mailman came. 
D. The school drum was sounding. 
E. The crowd was cheering 
F. The phone rang. 
column A 
column B 
Practice 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
Bao is forgetting his homework. 
Bao is always forgetting his homework. 
Present progressive 
to express a complaint 
 Period 79 th unit 12: language focus 
Excerise : Choose the best answer. 
1. The family..when the mailman came. A. is sleeping	B. was sleeping	C. has slept	D. have slept 2. I was readingmy sisters were playing with their dolls. A. when	B. at which	C. while	D. at time 3. Thanh is always complaining..the hot weather. A. to	B. about	C. of	D. on 4. Nga  a letter at 8 o ’ clock last night. A. write	B. was writing	C. is writing	D. writes 5. We were sleeping when the telephone.. A. rings	B. ringing	C. rang	D. ring 6. When I arrived at school, the school drum was.. A. sounding	B. ringing	C. cheering	D. racing 7. Mrs Nga .always .her umbrella A. was/ losing	B. has/ lost	C. will/ lose	D. is/ losing 8. My father is . forgetting things on the bus. A. always	B. usually 	C. often	D. sometimes 
Excerise : Choose the best answer. 
1. The family..when the mailman came. A. is sleeping	B. was sleeping	C. has slept	D. have slept 2. I was readingmy sisters were playing with their dolls. A. when	B. at which	C. while	D. at time 3. Thanh is always complaining..the hot weather. A. to	B. about	C. of	D. on 4. Nga  a letter at 8 o ’ clock last night. A. write	B. was writing	C. is writing	D. writes 5. We were sleeping when the telephone.. A. rings	B. ringing	C. rang	D. ring 6. When I arrived at school, the school drum was.. A. sounding	B. ringing	C. cheering	D. racing 7. Mrs Nga .always .her umbrella A. was/ losing	B. has/ lost	C. will/ lose	D. is/ losing 8. My father is . forgetting things on the bus. A. always	B. usually 	C. often	D. sometimes 
Excerise : Choose the best answer. 
1. The family..when the mailman came. A. is sleeping	B