ENGLISH 8

UNIT 5: OUR CUSTOM AND TRADITION

Lesson: A Closer Look 2

Teacher: Group 6

Teaching Date: March 29th, 2024

Time: 45 minutes

Class: 8A1

I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. Competences

 Be supportive and cooperative in pair work and teamwork

 Recall the use of the article (a, an, the)

 Recognize and use the zero article correctly

2. Attitudes

 Show respect for traditional customs ( costume, food,....) among countries in

the world

II. Teaching aids and materials

 Grade 8 textbook, Unit 5, A Closer Look 2

 A lesson plan

 PowerPoint slides,

 A computer

 Projector
  A board, chalk.

III. Procedure

1. Warm up

2. Presentation

Activity 2.1: Zero articles

Aim - To introduce students to the grammar “Zero article”

- To help students recall the knowledge about the article

“A, an, the”

- To help students recall the knowledge about uncountable

nouns and abstract nouns

Outcomes - Students can use the zero article correctly

- Students can distinguish the different uses of article “A,

an, the” and the “Zero article”

Materials Chalk, Blackboard

Interaction patterns Teacher - students

Timing 15 minutes

The procedures of the

activity

Step 1 Teacher helps students to recall the knowledge about the

article “A, an, the”, uncountable nouns, and abstract
nouns

Step 2 Teacher provides students with knowledge about “Zero

article”

Step 3 The usages of Zero article

- With uncountable or abstract nouns

 - When describing general forms of transport

- With words indicating time: month, year

- Before the names of meals in a day

- Before the names of cities or countries or nationalities

Step 4 Give students examples:

- Sugar is not good for your health

- We went there by bus

- I was born in 2004

- We often have breakfast at 7am

- I visited New York last year.

Step 5 Ask students to give some other examples

Step 6 Check students whether they understand or not by asking

some questions like:

“ Can we use zero article with countable nouns”

“ Can we say: I go to school by the car?”

Activity 3 Complete exercise 5

Aim To have further practice with articles in situational

sentences

Outcomes Students can recognize and use correctly the article (a, an,
the) in each context.

Material Handout, Grade 8 Textbook,

Interaction patterns Teacher - Student

Timing 10 minutes

The procedure of the activity

Step 1 Give instructions

- Teacher asks Ss to work in groups of four or five.

- Teacher gives each group a list of five sentences. T tells

them that there is one mistake in each sentence, and they
have to find and correct it.

- Teacher has Ss work in their groups, find and correct the

mistakes. They say “Bingo!” as soon as their group
finishes.

- Teacher confirms the correct answers. The first group to

come up with all the correct answers wins.

Step 2 Check the correct answer together

List of sentences & answer key:

Expected answer 1. I usually meet my cousin at the weekends. (the → Ø)

2. My uncle moved to United States three years ago.

(United States → the United States)

3. Our teachers assigned us a homework for our history

and science classes. (a → Ø)

4. I turn off the light and go to the bed at 11 p.m. (the →

Ø) 5. Mark often wears red sweater to match his red hair.
(red sweater → a red sweater)