Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success - Unit 12: Life On Other Planets - Lesson 1: Getting Started

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Hello everyone !!! * WARM-UP Answer the questions:
 1. What one word would you use to describe the 
 Earth? 
The one-word 
 game 
 Love, round, colourful, living, blue, beautiful.... * WARM-UP Answer the questions:
 2. What one word would you use to describe the space? 
 The one-word 
 game 
 limitless, magical, immense, vast, dangerous...
 bao la * WARM-UP Answer the questions:
 3. What one word would you use to describe the alien?
 The one-word 
 game 
 Unreal, mysterious, exotic, friendly, threatening.
 Kì lạ Unit 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
 A thrilling science fiction novel * VOCABULARY
 alien (n)
 /ˈeɪliən/ 
 người ngoài 
 hành tinh * VOCABULARY
commander (n)
 /kəˈmɑːndə/ 
 người chỉ huy, 
 người cầm đầu * VOCABULARY
 creature (n)
 /ˈkriːtʃə/
 sinh vật * VOCABULARY
 destroy (v)
 /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
 hủy diệt/ tàn phá * VOCABULARY
oppose (v)
 /əˈpəʊz/
 chiến đấu, 
 đánh lại ai * VOCABULARY
 spaceship (n)
 /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
 phi thuyền * VOCABULARY
 thrilling (adj)
 /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
 kịch tính * VOCABULARY
 New words Pronunciation Meaning
 1. alien (n) /ˈeɪliən/ người ngoài hành tinh
 người chỉ huy, người cầm 
 2. commander (n) /kəˈmɑːndə/
 đầu
 3. creature (n) /ˈkriːtʃə/ sinh vật
 4. destroy (v) /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ hủy diệt/ tàn phá
 5. oppose (v) /əˈpəʊz/ chiến đấu, đánh lại ai
 6. spaceship (n) /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/ phi thuyền
 7. thrilling (adj) /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/ kịch tính 11 Listen and read.
1. What are Nick and Mai talking about?
2. Who do you think the men in black are?
3. Where do you think the men in black are from?
4. Where do you think the boy standing between 
the four men is from?
5. What do you think the object above the men is? 1 Listen and read.
Mai: What book are you reading, Nick?
Nick: A journey back to Soduka. I’m on the last page.
Mai: That’s a science fiction book, isn’t it? What’s it about?
Nick: Yes, it is. It’s about four creatures Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb. They’re travelling back to 
Soduka, a planet like Earth. Along the way they have to land on Earth because their spaceship 
breaks down. They meet Tommy and become friends with him.
Mai: What happens next?
Nick: Tommy helps the four creatures repair their spaceship, so they can travel back to their 
home planet. But their commander forces them to return to Earth to destroy it. Tommy and 
the four creatures try to oppose the commander.
Mai: Sounds thrilling!
Nick: Tommy and the four creatures manage to stop the commander from destroying Earth.
Mai: So it has a happy ending! What do you think about the possibility of aliens attacking 
Earth?
Nick: I’m not sure about it. But I’m starting to think about it. I sometimes ask myself what we 
would do if aliens took over our planet. 1 Listen and read.
Mai: What book are you reading, Nick?
Nick: A journey back to Soduka. I’m on the last page.
Mai: That’s a science fiction book, isn’t it? What’s it about?
Nick: Yes, it is. It’s about four creatures Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb. They’re travelling back to 
Soduka, a planet like Earth. Along the way they have to land on Earth because their spaceship 
breaks down. They meet Tommy and become friends with him.
Mai: What happens next?
Nick: Tommy helps the four creatures repair their spaceship, so they can travel back to their 
home planet. But their commander forces them to return to Earth to destroy it. Tommy and 
the four creatures try to oppose the commander.
Mai: Sounds thrilling!
Nick: Tommy and the four creatures manage to stop the commander from destroying Earth.
Mai: So it has a happy ending! What do you think about the possibility of aliens attacking 
Earth?
Nick: I’m not sure about it. But I’m starting to think about it. I sometimes ask myself what we 
would do if aliens took over our planet. Task 1: Listen and read.
1. What are Nick and Mai talking about?
 They are talking about aliens creatures from 
 another planet. 
2. Who do you think the men in black are?
 They are aliens / creatures from another planet. 
3. Where do you think the men in black are from?
 Another planet. 4. Where do you think the boy standing between 
the four men is from?
 He is from Earth. 
5. What do you think the object above the men is?
 It is a spaceship / flying saucer / UFO. 2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
 Statements T F
1. Soduka is a planet that is very different from Earth.
2. Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb have to land on Earth because 
their spaceship breaks down.
3. Tommy helps the four creatures make a new spaceship 
so that they can return to Soduka.
4. The four creatures travel to Earth again to visit Tommy.
5. The novel makes Nick and Mai think about the possibility 
that Earth might be attacked by aliens. 3 Match the words (1 - 5) with their definitions (a - e).