Main Task Writing about yourself
ⅠTeaching content
a. Let the Ss know something more about Millie and Daniel
b. Introduce oneself to others
Ⅱ Aims and Demands
The Ss are required to :
1. Learn the following key words and expressions
Lots of (=a lot of) at the weekend
Look for on the Internet
Talk on the phone want to be
Grow up dark phone
2. organize ideas before writing
3. write about oneself for an audience
Ⅲ.Teaching Aids:
A computer, projector and a recorder
Ⅳ. Procedure
1. Pre-reading
Before the class, ask the Ss to prepare a short speech about the Ss at Beijing Sunshine secondary school. Such as: Kitty, Millie, Simon, Amy, David
Main ideas: appearance hobbies
2. T: At the end of the lesson yesterday, I asked you to prepare a short speech about the Ss at Beijing Sunshine secondary school. Remember that? If not, never mind. Let’s first look at the screen and review sth. about them….
3. Divide the class into six groups.
Let the Ss have group discussions
Ss report
4. T: Do you want to know more about Millie and Daniel?
Ss: Yeah.
Ask the Ss to look at the picture and the table , then ask and answer some questions.
Name Millie
Age 12
Birthday 3rd October
appearance 1.35 metres tall
dark brown eyes
black hair
hobbies Listen to music
Reading and writing
Talking on the phone
1) How old is Millie?
2) When is her birthday?
3) Where was she born?
4) Where does she live now?
5) Where is Andy?
6) What’s her appearance?
7) What’s her hobbies?
5. books open and read Millie’s profile.
Let the Ss read the whole profile and retell Millie’s profile in groups.
Group work. Then ask two or three students from different groups to say sth. about Millie.
6. We have known Millie a lot now! what about Daniel?
Let the Ss read Daniel’s profile and try to ask questions in groups.
Group work.
7. A competition
See which group can ask the most questions? If the Ss want to ask questions, put up their hands as quickly as possible.
8. Consolidation
After the competition , ask the Ss fill in the blanks with the right words.
I’m Daniel. I’m ______ years old. My ___________ is on 7th ________. I was born in Nanjing. I live with my family in _________ .I am not very ________ . I have _______ hair and I wear ________ . I really ________ school.. I like all my lessons. I am nit very good at __________ . I love playing _________ _________ and looking ___________ things on the Internet. I want to _________ a computer _____________ when I ________ up.
9. Lear some key words and expressions
Look for :hope for sth. or expect sth.
Grow up : become adult
Lots of (=a lot of): a large number of
Etc.
10. T: What do we learn from Millie and Daniel’s profiles ? Do you know how to write a profile of oneself? Ss discuss first.
Answers: 1. introductoion
2. appearance
3. hobbies
4. future
11. Tell the class about yourself.
Write your own profile on P15.
Show two or three profiles on the projector. Correct them with the class .
12. Homework
1. To recite the profile s on P15
2. Finish off all the exercises in the Wb.