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Syllabus English 8
Unit
Vocabulary Focus
Grammar
Skills
Unit 1: Leisure Time
Vocabulary about free-time activities, hobbies, social media, and entertainment
Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives:
I enjoy playing badminton. She wants to learn cooking.
Talk about hobbies and leisure activities
Unit 2: Life in the Countryside
Vocabulary about rural life, farming, landscapes, and traditional activities
Comparative adverbs:
Life in the countryside moves more slowly than in the city.
Compare city and countryside life
Unit 3: Teenagers
Vocabulary about teenage life, school pressure, friendships, and emotions
Compound sentences:
I was tired, but I still finished my homework.
Discuss teenage problems and give advice
Unit 4: Ethnic Groups of Viet Nam
Vocabulary about ethnic groups, traditions, clothing, and festivals
Countable and uncountable nouns:
There are many ethnic groups in Viet Nam. We need some information about them.
Describe ethnic groups and cultural diversity
Unit 5: Our Customs and Traditions
Vocabulary about customs, traditions, festivals, and family values
Zero article:
People celebrate Tet in Viet Nam.
Talk about customs and traditions
Unit 6: Lifestyles
Vocabulary about lifestyles, healthy living, habits, and daily routines
Future simple and first conditional:
People will live healthier lives in the future. If you exercise regularly, you will stay fit.
Discuss healthy and modern lifestyles
Unit 7: Environmental Protection
Vocabulary about pollution, recycling, energy, and environmental protection
Complex sentences:
Although pollution is serious, many people still litter.
Explain environmental problems and solutions
Unit 8: Shopping
Vocabulary about shopping, online stores, prices, and advertisements
Adverbs of frequency:
She usually shops online. They rarely buy expensive clothes.
Talk about shopping habits and consumer choices
Unit 9: Natural Disasters
Vocabulary about earthquakes, floods, storms, droughts, and emergencies
Past continuous:
People were sleeping when the earthquake happened.
Describe natural disasters and safety actions
Unit 10: Communication in the Future
Vocabulary about communication technology, apps, devices, and the internet
Possessive pronouns:
This smartphone is mine. That laptop is theirs.
Discuss future communication methods
Unit 11: Science and Technology
Vocabulary about inventions, robots, AI, science, and technology
Reported speech:
Direct: “Technology makes life easier,” he said.
Reported: He said that technology made life easier.
Present opinions about science and technology
Unit 12: Life on Other Planets
Vocabulary about space, aliens, planets, astronauts, and discoveries
Reported questions:
Direct: “Do aliens exist?” she asked.
Reported: She asked if aliens existed.
Discuss space exploration and life beyond Earth