English 8

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Huong

Uni 3
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LESSON 7:

TEENAGERS
LOOKING BACK & PROJECT

WARM-UP

KIM'S GAME

RULE:
• Work in groups of four students in two minutes
• Look at the pictures about kinds of pressure on the screen.
• They will disappear after 2 seconds, so try to remember all the
pictures without writing them down.
• After all the pictures disappear, you have 1 minute to write down the
kinds of pressure in each picture on your poster.
• 2 points for each correct answer

WARM-UP

KIM'S GAME

WARM-UP

KIM'S GAME
pressure from parents

pressure from schoolwork

pressure from friends

bullying

pressure from social

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the webs with suitable words and phrases.

browsing websites
uploading pictures
checking notifcations

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the webs with suitable words and phrases.

pressure from parents
pressure from schoolwork
bullying

VOCABULARY

2 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word
from the box.

(N)
(V)

(N)
(N)

(V)
(V)

participates in many
Mike has a busy and active life. He does well at school and (1)_____________
clubs like basketball and chess clubs. He is also a member of the school community
(2)______
skills

connects

projects, where he (3)___________ with other teens and learns new (4)________. He has
many classes, but he can still manage his schoolwork well. Mike is also an active member

upload

of his class forum. He and his friends (5)___________ pictures and videos about their class
activities. They also discuss homework, their problems, and how to deal with pressure from
parents, friends, and schoolwork.
The most common problem they discuss is how to deal
bullies / bullying
with (6)_________________.

SIMPLE SENTENCES & COMPOUND SENTENCES
(Câu đơn & câu ghép)

- Một câu đơn gồm một mệnh đề
độc lập.

- Một câu ghép bao gồm hai hay nhiều mệnh đề độc lập, và chúng
được liên kết bởi:

+ từ nối: for (vì), and (và), but (nhưng), or (hoặc), so (vì
vậy)
+ một trạng từ liên kết: however (tuy nhiên), therefore
(vì vậy), otherwise (nếu không thì)

Trước từ nối là dấu ' , '

Trước một trạng từ liên kết là dấu ' ; ' , sau là

GRAMMAR

3 Use the conjunctions provided to connect the sentences.
1. Mai is the head of the music club. She knows the members
very well.  SO
Mai is the head of the music club, so she knows the members
very well.  
2. Lan wanted to go to the party. She couldn't choose a
suitable dress. BUT
Lan wanted to go to the party, but she couldn't choose a
suitable dress.  

GRAMMAR

3 Use the conjunctions provided to connect the sentences.
3. Tom felt stressed. He tried to finish his homework. HOWEVER
 Tom felt stressed; however, he tried to finish his homework.  
4. He isn't a member of the chess club. He didn't join the chess
competition. THEREFORE
He isn't a member of the chess club; therefore, he didn't
join the chess competition. 
5. We will have a short holiday. We will feel very stressed. OTHERWISE
We will have a short holiday; otherwise, we will feel very stressed. 

• Extra exercise: Play the game
Choose the best answer :

Question 1
I feel tired, _____I feel
weak.

A. for

B. but

C. so

Question 2
The Japanese eat
healthily, ___they live for
a long time.
A. or

B. so

C. and

Question 3
I have flu, _____I don't
feel very tired.

A. but

B. and

C. or

Question 4
You should eat less
fast food, _____ you
can put on weight.

A. however

B. otherwise

C. or

Question 5
You can go and see the
doctor, __you can go to
bed now and rest.
A. for

B. but

C. or

Question 6
The Japanese eat a lot
of rice, ____they eat
lots of fish, too.

A. and

B. for

C. but

Question 7
I want to eat ice-cream,
_____I have a sore
throat.
A. or

B. but

C. and

Question 8
The Americans often eat
fast food, __ many of
them are overweight.

A. so

B. and

C. or

GRAMMAR

4 Complete the sentences below. Then compare your sentences
with your partners.

1. Teens need to have good health, ____________________.
2. His parents have high expectations of him, _____________
3. Teenagers should develop social skills; ____________
4. We sometimes feel lonely and sad; ________________
5. He does very well at school______________________

QUIZ
TIME

Question 1
Teens need to have good health, __________
A. so they should do some sports
B. because they should do some sports
C. but they should do some sports
D. or they should do some sports

Question 2
His parents have high expectations of him, __________
A. so they don't care about his abilities
B. because they don't care about his abilities
C. but they don't care about his abilities
D. or they don't care about his abilities

Question 3
Teenagers should develop social skills, __________
A. however they may not be able to communicate with peers and other people
B. so they may not be able to communicate with peers and other people
C. but they may not be able to communicate with peers and other people
D. otherwise they should communicate with peers and other people

Question 4
We sometimes feel lonely and sad; ____ , ______
A. therefore, we needs parents and friends
B. because, we needs parents and friends
C. but, therefore, we needs parents and friends
D. however, we needs parents and friends

Question 5
He does very well at school; ____ , ______
A. therefore, he doesn't have teamwork or communication skills
B. however, he doesn't have teamwork or communication skills
C. but, he doesn't have teamwork or communication skills
D. otherwise, he doesn't have teamwork or communication skills

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences below. Then compare your sentences
4 with your partners.
1. Teens need to have good health, so they should do some sports
2.His parents have high expectations of him, but they don't care about
his abilities
3. Teenagers should develop social skills ; otherwise, they should
communicate with peers and other people
4. We sometimes feel lonely and sad; therefore, we needs parents and
friends.
5. He does very well at school; however, he doesn't have teamwork or
communication skills.

Exercise. Fill in the blanks : and, so, but,or,for, however,therefore,otherwise

so we stayed at home, and
1. It was raining, ____
____ watched a film.

2. I want to buy a new pair of shoes, but
____ I don't have enough money.

for she drank a lot of wine.
3. She had a terrible headache last night, _____
4. I like eating pancakes, but
____ I never eat cream cakes; I don't like them.

or____ biscuits with your coffee?
5. Would you like chocolate ,____

however it is too expensive.
6. I want to buy this fashionable dress; ____________,
or
7. We can go by bus, ____________
we can walk to the stadium.

8 .My job is very challenging;however
____________, it doesn't pay very well.

PROJECT

5
• Think about a club you would like to have at
your school. Brainstorm details about the club
by answering these questions
• - What club is it?
• - What specific activities will the club have?
• - How often will the club meet? When?
• - What will you contribute to the club?

HANDICRAFT
CLUB
Club name:
the Handicraft
club

Time: from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. in the art room.
Teacher: Ms. Lan, the club
leader (phone: 0989134758).
.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learned in this lesson?
 Review vocabulary related to teen pressure, activities
on social media, school clubs
 Review compound sentences and conjunctions.
 Present posters about our school clubs

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

Do exercises in the workbook.

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