ENGLISH TRIAL LESSON – GRADE 8
Topic: Daily Life & Healthy Habits | Duration: 60 minutes
PART 1 – VOCABULARY (10 minutes)
A. Match the words with their meanings.
English
1. habit
2. regularly
3. balanced
4. concentrate
5. avoid
6. energetic
7. schedule
8. unhealthy
Vietnamese
A. cân bằng
B. thói quen
C. thường xuyên
D. tập trung
E. tránh
F. tràn đầy năng lượng
G. lịch trình
H. không lành mạnh
B. Fill in the blanks. Use the words below.
concentrate – habit – schedule – avoid – energetic
1. I usually make a study __________ before an important exam.
2. Getting enough sleep helps me feel __________ in the morning.
3. It is difficult to __________ on my homework when the TV is on.
4. Eating breakfast every morning is a healthy __________.
5. You should __________ eating too much fast food.
PART 2 – MINI LESSON: PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT
CONTINUOUS (10 minutes)
1. Present Simple
Form: I / You / We / They + V | He / She / It + V-s / V-es
Use: habits, routines, things that happen regularly, and facts.
Examples: I usually get up at 6:30. / She goes to school by bus.
Signal words: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day/week
2. Present Continuous
Form: S + am / is / are + V-ing
Use: something happening now or around this time.
Examples: I am doing my homework now. / She is studying for her English test.
Signal words: now, right now, at the moment, today, currently, Look!, Listen!
Compare
I play football every Saturday. → habit → Present Simple
I am playing football now. → happening now → Present Continuous
PART 3 – GRAMMAR PRACTICE (20 minutes)
A. Choose the best answer.
1. My brother usually ___ breakfast at 7 a.m.
A. has B. is having C. have D. having
2. Look! The children ___ in the garden.
A. play B. plays C. are playing D. is playing
3. She ___ English three times a week.
A. studies B. is studying C. study D. studying
4. I can't talk to you now. I ___ my homework.
A. do B. am doing C. does D. doing
5. My father ___ coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. is drinking C. drink D. drinking
6. They ___ for their English exam this week.
A. study B. studies C. are studying D. studied
7. Tom rarely ___ video games on school days.
A. play B. plays C. is playing D. playing
8. Listen! Someone ___ the piano.
A. plays B. is playing C. play D. playing
9. Anna normally ___ to school, but today her father ___ her there.
A. walks / is taking B. is walking / takes C. walk / takes D. walks / takes
10. Why ___ you ___ so quickly? We still have plenty of time.
A. do / walk B. are / walking C. does / walk D. are / walk
11. My parents ___ at home this week because they ___ the kitchen.
A. stay / redecorate B. are staying / are redecorating C. stay / are redecorating
D. are staying / redecorate
12. Kevin usually ___ football after school, but he ___ for an exam this
afternoon.
A. plays / studies B. is playing / studies C. plays / is studying D. is playing /
is studying
13. Water ___ at 100°C.
A. is boiling B. boil C. boils D. boiling
14. I ___ my grandparents this weekend, so I ___ my homework early today.
A. visit / finish B. am visiting / am finishing C. am visiting / am finishing D.
visit / am finishing
15. Sarah ___ very hard these days because she ___ an important competition
next month.
A. studies / prepares for B. is studying / is preparing for C. studies / is
preparing for D. is studying / prepares for
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. My sister usually __________ (walk) to school, but today she __________
(take) the bus.
2. We __________ (study) English at the moment, so please be quiet.
3. He __________ (not / like) getting up early, but he __________ (try) to
change his routine.
4. Look! The dog __________ (run) after the cat.
5. My parents __________ (watch) TV every evening, but tonight they
__________ (read) a book.
6. I __________ (not / use) my phone right now because I __________ (do) my
homework.
7. Anna usually __________ (finish) school at 4 p.m., but this week she
__________ (stay) later for music practice.
8. Why __________ you __________ (wear) a jacket today? It usually
__________ (not / get) this cold in August.
9. My brother __________ (play) basketball every Saturday, and he
__________ (train) for a competition this month.
10. Our teacher usually __________ (give) us homework on Friday, but she
__________ (prepare) a special project this week.
C. Find and correct the mistake. Some sentences may contain more than
one mistake.
1. She usually is getting up at 6:30 because her school starts early.
2. I am go to school every day by bicycle.
3. He don't usually eat breakfast, but he is trying to change this habit.
4. They are play football at the moment.
5. My sister study English every evening, but today she is relaxing.
6. Look! The students walk to the classroom.
7. Why does he wearing a jacket today?
8. We doesn't watch TV very often because we are preferring to read.
D. Complete the short paragraph with the correct form of the verbs.
Every weekday, Minh __________ (get) up at 6:00 and __________ (have)
breakfast with his family. He usually __________ (walk) to school, but this
week his mother __________ (drive) him because he __________ (prepare) for
a school competition. At the moment, Minh and his friends __________
(practise) in the school hall. They normally __________ (finish) their practice at
5 p.m., but today they __________ (stay) later.
PART 4 – READING (15 minutes)
A Day in the Life of Emma
Emma is thirteen years old and lives with her parents. She usually gets up at
6:30 and walks to school because it is only ten minutes from her house. After
school, she often goes to the library to do her homework because it is quiet and
helps her concentrate.
This week, however, Emma is doing something different. She is practising a
song with two classmates for a school music competition. They are practising in
the school hall every afternoon.
In the evening, Emma usually has dinner with her family. After dinner, she does
her homework and sometimes reads a book. She normally goes to bed at around
10:30.
Answer the questions.
1. How old is Emma?
→ ______________________________________________
2. Why does Emma walk to school?
→ ______________________________________________
3. Where does Emma usually do her homework?
→ ______________________________________________
4. Why does she like studying there?
→ ______________________________________________
5. What is Emma doing this week?
→ ______________________________________________
6. What does she usually do after dinner?
→ ______________________________________________
PART 5 – CHALLENGE: FIX THE SENTENCE (5 minutes)
1. She usually is getting up at 6:30. →
______________________________________
2. I am go to school every day. →
______________________________________
3. He don't usually eat breakfast. →
______________________________________
4. They are play football at the moment. →
______________________________________
5. My sister study English every evening. →
______________________________________
6. Look! The students walk to the classroom. →
______________________________________
TEACHER'S ANSWER KEY
Part 1
A. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D, 5-E, 6-F, 7-G, 8-H
B. 1. schedule 2. energetic 3. concentrate 4. habit 5. avoid
Part 3 – A
1-A, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C, 7-B, 8-B, 9-A, 10-B, 11-B, 12-C, 13-C, 14-C, 15B
Part 3 – B
1. walks / is taking
2. are studying
3. doesn't like / is trying
4. is running
5. watch / are reading
6. am not using / am doing
7. finishes / is staying
8. are / wearing / doesn't usually get
9. plays / is training
10. gives / is preparing
Part 3 – C
1. She usually gets up at 6:30...
2. I go to school every day...
3. He doesn't usually eat breakfast...
4. They are playing football...
5. My sister studies English...
6. Look! The students are walking...
7. Why is he wearing...?
8. We don't watch TV very often because we prefer to read.
Part 3 – D
gets / has / walks / is driving / is preparing / are practising / finish / are staying
Part 4
1. She is thirteen years old.
2. She walks to school.
3. Because the library is quiet and helps her concentrate better.
4. In the school hall.
5. A school music competition.
6. She usually goes to the library and does her homework.
7. Around 10:30.
8. False. 9. True. 10. True.
Part 5
1. She usually gets up at 6:30.
2. I go to school every day.
3. He doesn't usually eat breakfast.
4. They are playing football at the moment.
5. My sister studies English every evening.
6. Look! The students are walking to the classroom.