Unit 1 Me and My Class
Lesson 1 Li Ming Is Back to School
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1. New words and phrases: grade, student, class, pupil, cousin; be back, have lessons/classes
2. Introduce yourself and your school
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1. Learn new words: back grade, student, class, pupil & cousin
2. Make sure the Ss can introduce themselves and their school
3. Talk about the differences between schools in China and other countries.
Ⅲ.Key points:
1) Some new words and phrases
2) Introduce a school by mail
Ⅳ.Difficult points: Compare schools in China and Canada
Ⅴ.Preparation: some word cards, pictures
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: recorder, pictures or cards
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: listening and speaking
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1: Class opening
1)Teacher’s and Ss’ self-introductions.
T: I’m your (new) English teacher from today. My name is …. You can call me Mr./Ms.x. I’m glad to learn English with you. I hope to be your friend, so I want to know you now. Please introduce yourself to me. Who wants to be my first friend?
S1: My name is Wang Wei.
T: Good, thank you Wang Wei. You are a handsome boy. .
S2: My name is Li Xiaohua.
T: Very good. Glad to get my second friend. Thanks, Xiaohua. Your red skirt is so beautiful. I like red very much. Where are you from?
…
(The teacher can ask Ss some other questions, such as: How old are you? Do you like English? What’s your favorite color? etc. but do remember to praise each student for whatever he/she says in English.)
2)Lead in today’s new lesson
T: After you introduced yourselves, I have known some of you. Now I want to know something about our school. Who can tell me? Is it big?
S3: Yes, It’s very big.
T: oh? How big is it?
S4: Every grade has 8 classes.
T: Wow, yeah. It’s quite big. Then we have 24 classes (the teacher can pause a little here , waiting for the Ss speak together) altogether. Very good, Who can tell me how many students in our class?
S5: Forty-eight.
T: Thank you, S5. You know our class well. How many girls in our class?
S6: twenty-five.
…
T: Thank you all for telling me about our school. Who knows schools in some other countries? For example, in Canada, their schools are bigger or smaller? You can guess the answer. Who wants to have a try?
S7: bigger?
T: Good! A nice try. Thanks.
S8: I think, smaller.
T: Good, it’s a different answer. Thank you. We’ll get the answer after we learn this lesson. Please turn to Page 2 of your textbook. We have more questions to discuss.
2. New lesson
Step 1: Ask the Ss to discuss the questions in “Think About It.”
Take the first question as an example:
T: Have you changed over the summer holiday? S9, what about you?
S9: Yes, Mr/Ms.x. I’m taller. I often went swimming with my brother.
T: Swimming is good exercise in summer. What about others?
S10: I’m thinner but taller. I played football everyday with my friends.
S11: I’m sorry to say I’m fatter now. I like watching TV at home in the summer holiday.
…
Step 2: Listening and answering:
A) Listen to the tape (of the first e-mail) with some questions
T: We’ve talked about our school and class. Next, let’s listen to Li Ming’s e-mail then you can know schools in Canada are bigger and smaller. Please listen carefully and answer the following three questions:
1) Where did Li Ming write the letter/mail?
2) How many pupils are there in Li Ming’s class?
(Play the tape )
T: Jenny is in Canada. Do you think schools in Canada is bigger or smaller?
Ss: (together) smaller.
T: Very good. S12, answer question 1, please.
S12: (Li Ming wrote the letter) In China.
T: Good, S13, How many pupils are there in Li Ming’s class? Do you know “pupils”? Yes, “pupil” means student.
S14: There are fifty pupils in his class.
T: Right, very good.
B) Listen to the tape (of the second e-mail) and answer the following question. (Do the same as in section A)
Who will come from the U.K.?
Step 3: Reading and discussing
A) Fast reading
T: Read the two e-mails fast and silently. Then let’s discuss more about them. Here are some more questions:
1) Who is the e-mail from and to?
2) What can you learn from the two e-mails?
3) Do you like schools in Canada?
4) Do you going from room to room for your class? Is it good exercise?
5) Who is Brian in the second mail? How old is he?
…
B) Second reading and further discussing
T: Read the text a second time. Then we’ll have a further discussion in groups of 4 students. The question for you is: What are the same or different things between the schools in China and Canada. I’ll give you 5 minutes to discuss. Then you should report your discuss to our class.
(Five minutes later, collect the result of their discussion.)
T: group 1, what are the same things between the schools in China and Canada?
S15(from group 1): There are classrooms in all the schools.
T: Good! Anything else? Group 2?
S16 (from group 2): There are many teachers.
T: Very good! What’s the different things then?
S17(from group 3): Schools in China are bigger.
S18(from group 4): Every teacher has a different classroom in Canada.
S19(from group 5): Students in Canada go from room to room for their lessons. Students in China have class in one room.
S20(from group 6): In Canada, there are more teachers in their schools.
School begins at 8:30 in Canada, later than in China.
…
Step 4: Answering questions
Encourage the Ss to ask questions about the text, including the meaning or usage of the new words and phrases in this lesson. Explain to the students and make notes on the blackboard. (see the explanations in the attached reference materials)
Step 5: “Let’s Do It” section
T: It’s our new school term. It’s our first lesson today. Then let’s talk about the new term. Look at the questions in “Let’s Do It!” and talk more.
3 question you’ll get: What is the same in the new term? What will be different? What will you do differently?
Step 6: Homework
1) Write an e-mail to your friend
2) Finish off the exercises in the activity book
3. Class closing
Sum up this lesson and end it.
T: Today we learned two e-mails. There are some new words and phrases we should remember: grade, student, class, pupil, cousin; be back, have lessons/classes. We also know about the differences between schools in China and Canada. Please practise writing an e-mail to your friends after class and finish your homework. That’s all for today.
lesson 2 Many Faces, One Picture
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1. New words and phrases: photo, look like (four skills) ; photograph, wish
2. Likes and dislikes
3. The Simple Present Tense (positive and negative forms)
Structures: I like…/ I don’t like…
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1.Master some new words and phrases: photo, look like, take pictures/photos
2.Get to know some other words: wish, photograph
3.Learn to express likes and dislikes
1. Master the negative form of the Simple Present Tense
Ⅲ.Key points:
1) look like
2) likes and dislikes
Ⅳ.Difficult points: Express one’s dislikes: I don’t like…
Ⅴ.Preparation:
1) One photo of you
2) Some real things such as a banana, a book and some clothes
3) Some cards with words of describing yourself
4) A big piece of paper and glue
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: recorder, tape , some cards, a big piece of paper
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: listening and speaking
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1: Class opening
1) Greet the students and check the homework
T: Hi/Hello/Good morning, everyone/class! How are you today? It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
Ss: Yes, it’s sunny.
T: Ok, Let me check your homework first.
(a few minutes later)
2) Prepare for the new lesson
T: let’s try to remember what we learned yesterday. We talked about Li Ming’s school. In this lesson, we will talk about something new.
(Take out the banana, book and a piece of clothes of the bag)
T: Can anyone guess why I have brought these things? What is the connection between these things? Please guess. Look, this is my red blouse, I’ve told you I like red very much. And the book, it’s my birthday present last year. Yes, this is a banana. I often buy bananas because I like eating bananas.
Ss: You like all of them!
T: Very good, you got it!
2. New lesson
Step 1: lead in
(Show the three things )
T: These are the things I like best. Next I want to know more about you.
Step 2: Discussion before the new lesson
T: Look at the questions in “Think About It!” and discuss about them.
(introduce the questions to the Ss and give them five minutes to discuss)
T: All right! Time for me to know how well you know about your friends. S1, who is your best friend?
S1: Wang Gang.
T: What do you know about him?
S1: He likes basketball very much.
T: What about you, S2?
S2: My best friend is my cousin, she likes school.
T: Good! S3, talk about the favourite photo of yourself, please. When was it taken?
S3: Just in the summer holiday.
T: Good! What about you, S4? When was your favourite photo taken? And where?
S4: It was taken in Beijing last year. My father took the photo for me.
Step 3: Discussion about the picture in the textbook
T: Look at the picture in your books and let’s talk about it: what is in the girl’s hands? What is she doing?
(introduce the word “wish” to the students and make sure they know the meaning of “photo”)
Step 4: Further discussion
Ask about the title of this lesson: Why is the lesson called “Many faces, One picture?”
Step 5: listen and find the answer
Ask the Ss to listen to the tape and find the right answer; the answer is in the text. Check the answer with the Ss:
Answer: Everyone brings a photo of him or her. We put them together and make a big picture of our class. There are many faces of the students in the big picture.
Step 6: Project 1: Make a class picture
Make sure the Ss understand what they must do in the project. Explain what a collage is. (in Chinese if necessary) A collage is a picture made of many little pictures.
T: Draw a picture of yourself if you don’t have a photo. Write down at least three sentences about yourself on a small piece of paper. That’s your name card. Of course, our cards are better.
(After a few minutes, Ask several Ss a few questions to help them describe themselves.) The questions can go like this:
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. How tall are you?
4. What are you wearing in your picture or photograph?
5. What do you like to do?
6. Where do you live?
(The class will make a collage.
T: First, work in pairs please! Ask your deskmate questions about themselves. Then ask other members in your group similar questions.
(Let the Ss find their own partner to practise. Using the sentences in their cards. Encourage the Ss to read what they have written down. Then use their own words.)
T: Now, it’s the time for us to introduce your partners to out class now. S5, introduce your classmates, please.
(After the Ss’ introductions, ask them to glue the pictures to a big sheet of paper for the whole class. Several Ss can glue at the same time.)
At the end, the class has a collage! Post the collage in the classroom or the halfway for everyone to see.
Step 7: Homework
1) Read the text in Lesson 2
Do the remaining exercises in the activity book
Lesson 3 Getting to Know You!
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1.New words and phrases: Miss, married/be married, either, glad, really, also, dislike, hate, interest, violin, music, comb
2.Likes and dislikes
2. I don’t know her.
She doesn’t like purple.
What does she hate to do?
What foods do you love?
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1.Learn the usage of the following new words: Miss, married/be married, either, glad, really, also, dislike, hate, interest, violin, music, comb
2. Learn how to express likes and dislikes (oneself and others)
3. Consolidate the usage of the negative question form of the Simple Present Tense
Ⅲ.Key points:
I want to talk to Sandra
I don’t know her, either.
I like donuts best
Ⅳ.Difficult points: Express one’s dislikes: I don’t like…,either.
What do you hate?
Ⅴ.Preparation:
1) Draw some pictures or find some pictures for the characters in this lesson: Danny, Jenny, Miss Cox and Brain.
2) Write down the key new words on cards.
1) A rubber toy of dinosaur
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: recorder, tape , word cards, some pictures
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: listening, speaking and reading
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1. Class opening
1) Greet the Ss in everyday English. Help them respond in correct way.
2) Correct the exercises of activity books
3) Ask “Who’s on duty?” Listen to the students’ report. They may talk about the date, the weather, their favourite colour, book , sports or film. Give them words and expressions when necessary to help them.
4) Draw a picture “an unhappy artist” on the blackboard.
T: Look at the “long” face of the artist. He is unhappy, yes? When is he unhappy? Guess the reason, please
Give the Ss a few minutes to talk about the reason in order to start the new lesson.
2. New lesson
Step 1: lead in
T: Do you like watching TV? I like some programs very much. For examples, “Talking Straight” (shihua shishuo ) and “Sons and Daughters of the East” (dongfang zhi zi). Do you like them? The project you are going to do is to interview each other. You can ask your classmates many questions just like the hosts or hostess do in the TV programs, such as Wang Xiaoya, Li yong and so on. Of course, you have to use English! But it’s fun! I’m sure you will like it.
Step 2: Listen and find use information
T: Listen to the tape please and find the answer of this question: Who does Danny want to interview?
(show the rubber dinosaur and draw some “tears” on its face)
T: These are Danny’s tears. Do you like dinosaurs? (Yes!) but Danny is unhappy now. Do you want to know the reason? Read the text on Page 4 with the title of “She’s so Beautiful!”
Step 3: Read and discuss
After the Ss read the text fast and silently, let the Ss discuss the following question:
Why is Danny scared? ( Because he wants to talk to Sandra)
Do you think Danny and Sandra will become good friends? Why? (Yes, they will become good friends. Because girls like dinosaurs and they have a nice talk to each other)
What is Sandra like? (She’s beautiful.)
Check the answers with the whole class.
Step 4: Further reading and further discussion
T: Read the text a second time and have a further discussion about it. Answer more questions about it.
1) Do they like Miss Cox’s surprise in their English lesson?
2) Why can the students call their English teacher “Miss” Cox?
3) What colour does Sandra love?
4) What does Sandra dislike?
5) What are Sandra’s interests?
Step 5: Explain some new words and phrases (see Text Explanation of Lesson 3)
Step 6: Project 2
1) T: It’s a interview project. So you can be the host or hostess now. You can ask any question that you are interested in. Let’s prepare some small cards for the interview first.
2) Guide the Ss to make interview cards like this:
Interview Chart 1
Name What He/She Loves? What He/She Hates?
Interview Chart 2
Name What He/She Loves to Do? What He/She Hates to Do?
Help the Ss remember some useful words for the charts. such as “food” , “clothes”, “animals” and “colours”. List the verbs that students know to fill in the charts.
Examples of possible questions and answers:
Q: What is your favourite ?
A: My favourite is .
Q: What do you love/hate to do?
A: I love /hate to .
Q: Do you like to ?
A: Yes, I like to / No, I don’t like to .
Q: What do you like best about your school?
A: I like best.
Q: Who is your best friend?
A: is my best friend.
(Have Ss find a partner and take turns interviewing each other.)
T: Ask your partner those questions and write down their answers. Then fill in your charts.
(If time permits, collect the Ss answers and talk about the results of their interviews.)
3. Class Closing
T: Practise your likes and dislikes after class, It’s your oral homework and don’t forget the written homework in your activity books. Let’s call it a day. Bye, boys and girls!
Lesson 4 On a School Day
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1. New words in this lesson：A：jeans，weekend， wool， cotton， blouse， be made of （four skills） B：round/all year around，iron，tidy （get familiar with them）
2. weather and clothes
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1. Master the news in this lesson: jeans，weekend， wool， cotton， blouse， be made of
2. Talk about weather and clothes
3. Learn the English song
Ⅲ.Key points:
He wears pants on a school day/ blue jeans on the weekend
Something different all year around
Ⅳ.Difficult points: Wear different clothes in different weathers
Ⅴ.Preparation:
1） Prepare some clothes in different seasons： some in winner against cold，some in summer for keeping cool；
2） Some color chalks； Some pictures with different clothes
3） Draw some sketches of typical clothes in 4 seasons of a year
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: word cards, some pictures，some clothes，slide projector
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: listening, and singing
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1. Warming up
(Singing “Good morning ”song, whose tune is from “Happy birthday ”song. Teacher entered the classroom. )
T: Do you like singing? Who can sing a song for us? What about English songs? Introduce some famous but simple songs to the Ss such as “Twinkle stars”, “Jingle bell”, “Mary has a little lamb”, etc. Who can sing a song for us?
(Maybe most of the Ss can only sing some Chinese songs. It doesn’t matter, praise the Ss who have sung to get them excited. It’s good for today’s lesson)
T: Yeah, you can sing Chinese songs very well. Today let’s learn an English song, then you can sing to your parents in future. But what kind of songs do you like?
2. New lesson
Step 1: lead in
T: What’s the weather like today? What clothes are you wearing on school days or on the weekend? There’s a song about it. Would you like to learn the song?
(show the Ss the clothes and the word cards to prepare for learning the new words about clothes. Make sure they know the meaning of the song)
Step 2: A quick review about clothes words
Review some old words for clothing, then learn the new words in this lesson: blouse, jeans, be made of, cotton, wool
Step 3: Read and understand
T: Let’s read the lyrics of the song. Pay attention to the new words we learned just now. Notice the rhyme, rhythm and repetition in the song. (It’s a good preparation for learning the song fast)
Step 4: Explanation
1) Explain the meaning of the lyrics, especially some sentence structures. Also help Ss to group words in the song. For instance: He wears pants / on a school day, Blue jeans / on the weekend, something different / all year around.
1) Ask some questions about the song to make the Ss under it well
What does he wear on a school day? (Pants)
Does he wear pants every day? (No, he wears blue jeans on the weekend)
What is his clothing made in winter? (wool)
Does he always wear the same clothes all year around? (No, he wears different )
Step 5: listen and learn
T: Now let’s listen to tape. You can just listen for the first time to get the tune. Then sing in a low voice with the tape.
Step 6: Practise singing
Ask the Ss themselves after having listened to the songs for several times. Then listen to the tape once again. Select one particular student who sings well to be an example or lead to sing for the other students.
Step 7: Discussion
Don’t miss the “speech bubbles”! Talk about them with the students. Ask questions like these:
Do boys wear dresses? (No, girls wear dresses.)
What’s in the girls hands? ( A sweater.)
Do you love sweaters?
Do you like its colour? What’s your favourite colour?
3. Ending class
1) Homework: finish the remaining exercises in activity book
2) Learn the song after class
Prepare another song to share with class next lesson for singing.
Lesson 5 The Best Clothes
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1. New words and expressions：A：anymore/not…any more, gray=grey, paint , very much, voice, silly, classmates（four skills） B：backpack（get familiar with them）C: names of persons: Peter, Gina(read)
2. Likes and dislikes about clothes
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1. Learn to use the new words and phrases: anymore/not…any more, gray=grey, paint , very much, voice, silly, classmates
2. Learn to make comments on clothes
3. Sentences structures about comments on clothes
Ⅲ.Key points:
I don’t like this pair.
What did you do to your runners?
They look silly.
Krista could not think of an answer.
Ⅳ.Difficult points:
1) The right attitude towards new clothes
2) be friendly to classmates
Ⅴ.Preparation:
Prepare a new pair of shoes and old ones and a big paper for a sketch of a dress
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: a big piece of paper, some marks and paints, a pair of old shoes.
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: reading and comprehending
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1. Class opening
1) Make the class warm by singing the song “On a school Day” together with the students.
2) Check up their homework in the activity book. Give them some explanation when necessary
2. New lessons
Step 1: Lead in
T: Today let’s continue to talk about clothes. Look at my old shoes. Oh! They are gray, really too old. I like new clothes and shoes. What about you? I also have some nice pictures here for fashionable clothing. (show the pictures to the students.)
Step 2: Discussion in “Think About It!”
T: We’ve got some questions to discuss in “Think About IT!” Read though all the questions and discuss with your partners. I’ll give you 5 minutes in this section.
(Five minutes later, check out Ss’ results of discussion)
Step 3: Listen and get key points
T: Listen to the recorder, please. And answer two questions after that.
Q1: Who told Krista to paint her shoes? (Peter)
Q2: Who said Krista’s shoes were silly? (Gina)
Step 4: Read and understand
T: Read the text fast and silently by yourselves then have a discussion about the story. There are more questions for you:
1) What do Krista’s runners look like? (They are old and gray.)
2) What does Krista do to her runners? (She paints her runners with marks and paints.)
3) Is Gina Krista’s good friend? (No, Krista doesn’t like Gina.)
4) Why does Gina laugh at Krista? Is it right? (Because Krista paints her shoes and they look silly. No, it’s wrong to laugh at others.)
Step 5: Further discussion
T: Discuss the story more deeply. Think about the two questions:
1) If you were Krista what would you do? (suggested answer1: If I were Krista I wouldn’t paint my shoes. I will just keep them clean and take good care of them. We feel very comfortable when wearing old shoes. Suggested answer 2: I would also paint my shoes. Because I think it’s funny to make old shoes have a different color.)
2) If you were Gina what would you say when you see Krista’s painted shoes? (suggested answer 1: If I were Gina I would say :”Hi, Gina, you did a good job. Your runners look so nice now.” suggested answer 2: If I were Gina I would say :”Please buy a pair of new shoes. Old one are still old after painted ”)
Step 6: Meaning of the story
T: Read the text once again, please. Try to get the meaning of the story. Then discuss what’s the right attitude towards appearance and classmates.
Step 7: “Let’s Do It!” section
T: Let’s see what we should do in this part.1
1) Find the reason why Krista wants to cry. Does it recall the similar feeling when you feel embarrassed? Did the feeling last a long time?
2) Guess how the story will go without reading the second part in the Reader. Read it for your partner and check whether your guess is right or wrong.
3. Class closing
T: let’s see our homework for today.
1) The third reading in the reader
2) Other exercises in the activity book
3) The next reading in the students book
Sometimes we not only get fun from some stories but also significant experience. “Reading makes a wise person.” So let’s enjoy reading and leaning. Have a nice day. Bye for now.
Lesson 6 Meet Ms. Liu
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1.New words and phrases: A: Mr./ Mrs./ Ms. , special, husband, piano, singer, nervous. ( used freely) B: finish, introduce, English (for oral English)
1. Introduction of a teacher
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1. Master the new words: Mr./ Mrs./ Ms. , special, husband, piano, singer, nervous.
2. Learn how to introduce a teacher.
3. Some useful expressions: using Mr./Mrs./Ms. in the correct way
Ⅲ.Key points:
Now he is ready to introduce someone to the class
I talked to someone very special.
Walking to school in January.
Don’t be nervous.
Ⅳ.Difficult points: How to present a good introduction of a teacher
Ⅴ.Preparation:
1. Write down the key new words on cards.
2. Prepare something in our daily life or draw some pictures
3. Find some photos of famous hosts or hostesses in magazines, like Wang Xiaoya, Li Yong and so on
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: photo, word cards, some pictures, recorder and slide projector
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: speaking and practising
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1. Warming up
1) Greetings
T: Hi, class! Good morning. How are you doing today? It’s September now, not hot and cold. I like autumn in the four seasons of year. And remember we need to wear different clothes in different seasons.
2) A brief review of yesterday’s lesson
3) Duty report
T: Who’s on duty today? Introduce the weather to us today. And describe what clothes your classmates are wearing.
2. New lesson
Step 1: Lead in
(Show the photo of Wang Xiaoya)
T: You like her very much, yes? Me, too! Would you like to talk to her? We’ve learned how to interview someone. Imagine you’ve interviewed Wang Xiaoya. And then you are asked to introduce her to your class. Do you know what we want to know about her?
Guide the Ss to know the way of introducing someone with some questions:
1) Where does she live? (She works in CCTV, so she lives in Beijing.)
2) What does she do? (She a good hostess of “Quiz Show” on TV.)
3) What is she good at? (She is good at hosting.)
4) How is she doing her work? (She works very well. Others even learn from her and her program)
5) How do you like her? (She always smiles and I like her very much.)
Step 2: key point: introduce how to use Mr./Mrs./Ms correctly
(Show a photo of a family)
T: Look at this photo, please. It’s a photo of the famous host of Li Yong. Who is the lady besides him? Yes, his wife. And this little girl is their daughter. I can call Li Yong “Mr. Li”. Do you know what we can call his wife? Right! “Mrs. Li”. So what about his daughter?
(Let the Ss try to guess. Maybe some of them know the answer. Then guide them to be aware of the differences of the three words.)
T: Good, so let’s summarize the usage of the three words: We use “Mr.” before his family name. No matter he is married or not. But we only call a married woman “Mrs.” Right? Then what about a girl, an unmarried one? Yes. Very good. We call a girl “Miss”. We can call a lady “Ms.x” if we don’t know whether she is married or not.
Step 3: Discussion of questions in “Think About It!”
T: There are some questions for us to discuss on top of Page 8. Read them and think about it. You can discuss with you partners. Then take turns to speak for a introduction.
Step 4: Listen and useful information
T: Li Ming will talk on the tape. He also introduced a teacher, Ms. Liu. Listen for the first time and get the answer to this question: How long has Ms. Liu lived in Shijiazhuang? (For two years)
Step 5: Further study of the text
T: Read the text by yourselves, please, and try to get the information about Ms. Liu as much as possible. Ask me what you can’t understand.
Step 6: Discussion and understanding
Guide the Ss to discuss the text about Ms. Liu. Check them whether they can understand the text well. The following detailed questions are available:
1) How does Ms Liu’s students like her? ( Her students like her very much.)
2) How long has she been an English teacher? ( For seven years.)
3) Does she always live in China? (No. She once went to school in London to learn English.)
4) What food does Ms. Liu like? (Dumplings)
5) What’s her favourite animal? (Monkeys)
6) Does she have many interests? Give us some examples. (Yes. Ms. Liu has many interests. She likes swim , the piano and she sings well.)
7) What does Ms. Liu hate to do? (She hates walking to school in January, because it’s cold.)
Step 7: card-making
T: After the discussion, we have know Ms. Liu very well. Now take out a piece of paper. Let’s make a personal card for Ms. Liu.
(Present the card by using the slide projector)
Name Teaching English Living in Shijiazhuang For English Likes Dislikes
Ms. Liu Seven years Two years Studied in London Summer/monkeys/students
/swim/playing the piano/singing Loud people
Walking in Jan.
Step 8: “Let’s Do It!” section
Give the Ss these expressions for introducing their teacher: My favourite teacher is . He/She likes and hates . His/Her favourite is .
3.Homework
1) Read the text
2) Make a card like the one of Ms. Liu after class
Finish off the exercises in activity book.
Lesson 7 Jenny’s Week
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1. Vocabulary：A：diary, name, later, parent, invite（four skills） B: one…the other… , go to the movies C: Name: Mary (girl)
2. A diary
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1. Master the four-skill words in this lesson: diary, name, later, parent, invite
2. Learn to write a diary about activities
3. Learn to use the Present Past Tense
Ⅲ.Key points:
1) Writing a diary
2) Difference between the present tense and the past tense:
We played basketball.
Last Saturday, my mother bought a pair of jeans for me.
She has invited me to go to the movies next Sunday.
Mary’s parents work in a restaurant.
Ⅳ.Difficult points:
1) Learn to write a diary talking about daily activities.
2) Learn to use the General Past Tense to describe activities in the past.
Ⅴ.Preparation:
Prepare some paper for letters
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: word cards, tape recorder, paper for letters.
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: learning and writing
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1. Warming up:
1) Check the homework of Lesson 6 in the activity book, giving them some explanations if necessary.
2) Review yesterday’s lesson by using the card for inducing a teacher.
3) Talk about daily activities to prepare for today’s lesson.
2. New lesson:
Step 1: Lead in
T: I, together with my son, went to visit my parents last week. We had a good time there. It’s a small village and I enjoyed the fresh air. We also went to the fields. My son was very interested in the insects; he knew lots of plants, too.
What did you do last week? Where did you go? Did you enjoy your time there? What happened to you?
(Ask some volunteers to introduce their activities in the late weeks, guiding them by the above questions. Remember to praise them for their performance. Then others will be encouraged to share their experiences. Try “pair work” later.)
Step 2: Listening the tape
T: I’ve known what you did last week. Today’s we’ve got a page from Jenny’s diary book. Let’s share what happened to Jenny. There are two questions for you after listening to the tape.
1) What did Jenny do after school yesterday?
2) Where do Mary’s parents work?
Ok, let’s listen to the tape and get the answers to the questions.
(Check the answer with the class. 1) Jenny played basketball after school . 2) Mary’s parents work in a restaurant.)
Step 3 : Reading and discussion
T: Now it’s time for you to read the text by yourselves. Read it silently, please. You can get more about what Jenny did. Then have a discussion with the following questions:
1) About basketball: Did Jenny make any new friends? Who was on Jenny’s team? Who was on the other team? Did Jenny’s team win the game?
2) About last Saturday: Who bought Jenny a pair of jeans? Did she wear them to school? What other did Jenny and her mother buy?
3) About yesterday’s lesson: What did they do in today’s English lesson? Who did Jenny talk to? Where did that girl invite Jenny go next Sunday?
(After the students practise in pairs , ask several pairs to discuss in front of the class. Encourage any new questions from the students.)
Step 4: Practice
To make the students remember the text well. Help them to retell the diary.
T: I will give you some key words about the diary. Then try to retell what happened to Jenny.
Paragraph 1: basketball, new friend, on one team, on the other team, lost, hate.
Paragraph 2: jeans, love to shop, a purple blouse, wore to school, liked.
Paragraph 3: English class, talked to, a girl, lunch together, invite.
Step 5: Explanation about the tense
Explain the difference between the General Present Tense and the General Past Tense. Use Chinese if necessary.
T: In English, we use different tenses to describe things happening in different time. We use the General Present Tense to express the usual state and activities happening often or regularly. If we describe something in the paste, we should use the General Past Tense. The key difference between the two tenses is the different forms of the verbs used as predicate. For the “usual things”, we use the verbs themselves and verbs’ past forms for things happening in the past. So we should remember the past forms of the words. Look at the list below:
play --- played ; introduce --- introduced; are --- were; is/am --- was; buy --- bought; lose --- lost; buy --- bought; wear --- wore; like --- liked; talk --- talked; have --- had; invite --- invited. (introduce the rules of getting the past form of verbs; make sure the students there are some special past forms that they should remember.)
Step 6: “Let’s Do It” section
T: All right, we’ve learnt Jenny’s diary. And we’ve known what she did after school, last Saturday and what happened in this morning’s English lesson. Now let’s try to write a letter to one friend of yours. Just like what Jenny wrote in her diary, you can tell your friend something about your first two weeks in school, for example, about lessons, teachers, classmates, or what you did after school. Also a funny story you got to know.
3. Class closing
Homework: exercises in Ss’ activity book.
The next lesson in the students’ book
Ending today’s lesson by singing the song--- “On a School Day”.
Lesson 8 Unit Review
Ⅰ.Teaching content:
1. Important words and phrases in Unit 1: also; be made of; either; have/ have classes; hate/dislike; look like; Miss/Mr./ Mrs./Ms.; not…anymore; paint; pair/ a pair of; pupil/student.
2. Useful sentence structures about the key words and expressions:
1) Likes and dislikes
2) Talking about duration
3) Do you know ?
4) The Simple Present Tense
Ⅱ.Teaching goals
1. Master the key words and phrases in Unit 1
2. Learn to use them
3. Remember some useful sentences
Ⅲ.Key points:
1) Practise using the important words and phrases
2) Making sentences with them after the examples:
Ⅳ.Difficult points:
Making sentences with all the key words.
Ⅴ.Preparation:
Prepare some exercises to review the whole unit and some pictures about the class and some beautiful clothes.
Ⅵ.Teaching resources: word cards, exercises, sentence samples.
Ⅶ.Type of the lesson: reviewing and practising
Ⅷ.Teaching procedure
1. Class opening:
1) Homework checking for the activity book
2) Let several students read their letters in yesterday’s lesson.
3) Duty report
2. Key steps:
Step 1: Brief review
T: Let’s have a revision about Unit 1, since it’s the last lesson in this unit. We’ve got a summary in the textbook. I’ll give you 5 minutes to go over words and phrases in this unit. Turn to Page 10, please.
Step 2: Exercises before class:
Ⅰ.Finding out which choice has the same or similar meaning as the underlined part in each sentence.
( )1. The students go to school at 7:00.
A child B pupils C boys D girls
( )2. They are wearing uniforms at work.
A in B on C put on D taking off
( )3. Jimmy has a pair of blue runners.
A many B some C two D different
( )4. People hate clothes made of fiber (化纖).
A love B dislikes C like to wear D don’t like
( )5. Mrs Liu has lived in Shanghai for two years.
A come B has been C be D was
Ⅱ.Multiple choice:
( )1. You like Chinese food, I like it.
A but, too B but, also C and, also D and, too
( )2. The boys and the girls at school now.
A all are B are all C all go D go all
( )3. –How many more oranges can I have? ---One more. are for Tom.
A The others B Another C Others D The other
( )4.Whose clothes are in your class?
A good B better C best D the best
( )5. did you do with the meat? Ate it?
A What B How C When D When
( )6. The Chinese ping-pong players will join the math. Let’s them success (成功).
A want B wish C hope D think
( )7. ---Which team the game yesterday? ---Ours. Their team did badly.
A lost B lose C won D win
( )8. He was . He couldn’t move.
A ill B sad C happy D scared
(Keys: Ⅰ. 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B
Ⅱ. 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.D )
Step 3: vocabulary exercise
Give the students a few minutes to finish the exercise on page 10 about vocabulary. Make them pay attention to the right form of the words. For example, the second word should be “friends”--- the plural form of friend because “friend ”is a countable noun and is modified by “some”. For the third and fifth blankets, we should use the “singular form” because the usage of the simple present tense. Remind the students of the subjects. Ensure the students can understand the meaning of all the sentences.
Step 4: Practice
1) Project some pictures about the class first. Ask the students to describe what they see in the pictures and talk about their likes and dislikes.
2) Show the pictures of clothes in different colours. Make the students make up dialogues in pairs. Then write a short passage about what they talked with each other.
Step 5: Review exercise
Do what is required in the textbook. Draw a timeline to show the first two weeks of using this Student Book. On the bottom of the timeline, write what happened to the characters in the book. On the top, write what happened to the student. Guide the students fulfill the task successfully. Help them use the proper form of the verbs (past forms).
Step 6: Activity book
Finish off all the exercises in students’ activity book.
Step 7: Class Review Activity
Have the class games as a review activity.
1) “Draw me” game:
The purpose of this game is to review clothes and personal description. Review new words from this unit as well as some other verbs that students already know.
Belt cap makeup teenage in fashion coat dress
blouse hat a pair of skirt swimsuit scarf jacket
girl boy T-shirt red green yellow green
white black brown old tall short thin fat
2) “Stop! GO!” game:
The purpose of this game is to review the phrases of introduction for this unit.
How do you do?
Nice/glad to see/meet you.
My name is . I’m a student here.
3) Category Drill:
Practising use “Miss/ Mrs./Mrs/Ms”
3. Class closing:
1) Asking for volunteers to sum up, in their own words, what they learned in this unit.
2) Asking the students what they likes best about this unit
singing “On a School Day”