Self-control and independent learning: listen and share personal opinions with partners and teacher.
Communication and collaboration: work in pairs or groups to complete the learning tasks.

Specific competences:

Read and listen for specific information about a summer holiday in the countryside.
Identify and use vocabulary related to farm work and activities people often do in the countryside.

Digital competences:

[1.1.TC2a]: Identify information needs.
[2.1.TC2a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.
[3.1.TC2a]: Identify ways to create and edit content in different formats.
[6.1.TC2a]: Apply basic AI principles to solve simple problems.
[6.2.TC2a]: Optimize the use of AI tools to achieve greater efficiency.

3. Attributes

Hard work: Be ready and excited to learn about rural life and agricultural activities.
Love: Appreciate traditional games, rural activities, and the peacefulness of countryside life.

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

1. Teacher's aids

Textbook Global Success 8, Teacher's Book, Lesson Plan.
Computer, projector/smart TV, audio speakers.
AI educational apps (Google Lens, ChatGPT/Gemini).

2. Students' aids

Textbook, notebooks, pens.
Smartphones/Tablets with internet connection.

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP

a. Objective: To activate students' prior knowledge and create a friendly, engaging atmosphere before starting the new lesson.

b. Content: Teacher organizes a quick activity "Word Web" about the countryside.

c. Product: Students' correct vocabulary related to countryside life.

d. Organization:

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher asks the students to watch an AI-generated video designed to support the lesson and answer the questions that appear in the video.

- Teacher shares a link/QR code to a collaborative digital board (e.g., Padlet or Mentimeter) with the word "COUNTRYSIDE" in the middle.

- Teacher divides the class into 2 teams.

- Teacher asks students to use their devices to submit words/phrases related to the countryside (e.g., objects, animals, activities) in 2 minutes. Students are encouraged to use digital dictionaries (e.g., Cambridge, Oxford,...) to find advanced vocabulary.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students watch the AI-generated video and answer the questions about it.

- Students from each team access the link and type the words.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher calls time out and counts the correct words.

- Expected vocabulary: farmer, cow, field, rice, quiet, tree, etc.

- Other students can comment or offer alternative opinions (if any).

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher checks spelling, declares the winning team, and leads into the new lesson: Today we will learn about Life in the countryside and discover what Mai did during her summer holiday.

[2.1.TC2a]: Choose simple digital technologies for interaction.

[3.1.TC2a]: Create a digital word web using an online collaborative platform (e.g., Padlet/Mentimeter) on smartphones/tablets.

[6.2.TC2a]: Optimize the use of AI dictionary tools/translators on smartphones to quickly generate and check advanced vocabulary related to the countryside.

2. PRESENTATION

Activity 1: Listen and read

a. Objective: To set the context for the introductory conversation; To introduce the topic of the unit.

b. Content: Students look at the picture, listen to the recording, and read the conversation along.

c. Product: Students understand the context and can read the conversation aloud with correct pronunciation.

d. Organization:

…………………………………………..

Activity 2: Read the conversation again and choose the correct answer to each question.

a. Objective: To help Ss understand the conversation.

b. Content: Students read the text in detail to choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for 4 questions.

c. Product: Students' correct reading comprehension answers.

d. Organization:

TEACHER'S AND STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES

EXPECTED PRODUCTS

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Have Ss read the conversation in detail to choose the correct answer to each question.

- Explain the strategies, if necessary (e.g. reading the questions and options, underlining keywords, locating keywords in the text).

- Set a strict time limit to ensure Ss quickly read the text for information.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students read the statements carefully, refer back to the text, and choose the answers.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Tell Ss to compare their answers in pairs before they share them with the class.

- Ask them to give evidence to support their answers.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Confirm the correct answers.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

Students' answers:

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. A

Activity 3: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.

a. Objective: To help Ss use words and phrases related to farm work in the countryside.

b. Content: Students fill in the blanks using: paddy field, herd, load, harvest time, combine harvester.

c. Product: Completed sentences with the correct words.

d. Organization:

…………………………………………..

Activity 4: Match the activities (1 - 6) that people living in the countryside often do with the pictures (a - f).

a. Objective: To introduce some vocabulary items related to activities that rural people often do.

b. Content: Students match phrases (e.g., unloading rice, milking cows) with the correct pictures.

c. Product: Correct matching of vocabulary and pictures.

d. Organization:

Activity 5: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures in 4.

a. Objective: To provide Ss with practice in asking and answering about activities that rural people often do.

b. Content: Students practice asking and answering using the present continuous tense based on the pictures.

c. Product: Students can ask and answer fluently.

d. Organization:

…………………………………………..

3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To consolidate the vocabulary and grammar learned in the lesson.

b. Content: Students complete one practice mission containing two exercise-based tasks designed for Grade 8 students.

c. Products: Students' correct answers for the two exercises.

d. Organization:

Mission 1: Countryside Vocabulary & Grammar Challenge

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher distributes Worksheet digitally via a live interactive platform (e.g., Liveworksheets or Google Forms).

Task 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. The villagers were (harvest) ____________ rice with a combine harvester.

2. We played (tradition) ____________ games like bamboo dancing.

3. Things move more (slow) ____________ here than in our city.

4. People in the countryside seem to have a (health) ____________ life.

Task 2: Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. uncle's / stayed / in / I / a / house / small / at / village / my / .

à ____________________________________________________.

2. buffaloes / the / went / herd / children / with / to / village / I / the / .

à ____________________________________________________.

3. a / they / field / are / picture / ploughing / in / a / .

à ____________________________________________________.

4. Teacher sets a time limit of 7 minutes.

à ____________________________________________________.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually on their devices to select and type the basic answers into the interactive worksheet.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- The platform automatically grades the basic exercises.

- Teacher invites some students to write their answers on the board.

Task 1: 1. harvesting | 2. traditional | 3. slowly | 4. healthier

Task 2: 1. I stayed at my uncle's house in a small village. | 2. I went with the village children to herd the buffaloes. | 3. They are ploughing a field in picture a.

- Other students can comment or offer alternative opinions (if any).

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, corrects mistakes, and praises good work.

[3.1.TC2a]: Students complete the basic vocabulary exercises using a digital interactive worksheet platform and submit their answers in a digital format.

Mission 2: Complete the quiz (optional).

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher sends link the quiz on website https://kenhhoctap.edu.vn/bai-tap/quiz-global-success-8-textbook-unit-2-life-countryside-25086 for student to perform.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Pupils receives the link and choose the answer.

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher gives pupils 5 minutes to choose the correct answer.

- Teacher calls out pupils to share their answers and explain the correct ones.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, corrects mistakes, and praises good work.

- Teacher moves on to the next content.

[2.1.TC2a]: Choose simple digital technologies to interact.