Step 3. Listen to the second dialogue
Ask two students to come to the front of the class. Get to know their names by asking What is your name ? Then the teacher will point to these two students and speak to the whole class, I am very glad to introduce you my new friends. This is Mary and this is John. The students are then supposed to ask these two students some questions to get more information about them. Then let the students listen to the second dialogue which teaches the students how to make an introduction.
Step 4. Practice
The students are supposed to do group work---- four students make a group and each of them give a brief introduction about themselves. After they get to know each other they are supposed to ask and answer some questions about their summer vacation. The teacher may set an example----the teacher may let the students to then ask them some questions about her/ his summer holidays. The questions can be:
What did you do during your summer holidays?
Did you enjoy your summer holidays?
Where did you go and who went with you ?
Then the teacher may answer these questions and put the above questions on the blackboard for the students. Then it is the students ‘ turn to practise.
The teacher may give the students five minutes for this task. The students are supposed to make a survey----every group chooses a leader who may write down all the answers and then in the end the group leader is asked to give a talk about the group members’ summer holidays.
“Mary stayed at home the whole summer holidays because she had to look after her mother. John went to some places of great interests and he enjoyed his summer holidays. Mike ┅┅”
Step 5. Useful expressions
Step 6. Practice
The students are supposed to do an exercise of their work books. P 57 Exercises 2 & 3
Step 7. Homework
Finish the exercise of workbook.
Review the new text.
Teaching Plan for Lesson Two
Step 1. Lead--in questions
Ask the students a question “ Do you have a pen friend who lives in America?” Then show them the envelop of a letter which is written in American style. Tell the students that your pen friend writes you a letter about his summer holiday in America. Get the students to read the letter for some information.
Step 2. Reading ( 1 )
Before reading the letter the students are supposed to know what questions they will be asked after reading.So the students are asked to read the letter as quickly as possible.Questions:
(1) Where does the writer ( Charlie ) spend his summer vacation ?
(2) What does he have to do in order help his father ?
(3) How many different time areas are there in the USA ?
Step 2. Reading ( 2)
For the second time the students are supposed to do reading comprehension exercises after reading for details.
(1) What does “ result “ mean in paragraph 2 ?
A Answer B Fact of something
C That which is produced by a cause D Questions
(2) When is the time of the rice harvest in Charlie’s homeland?
A March B August C November D September
(3) What do people usually do at the party on most Saturday evenings?
A They dance B They cook meat on an open fire
C They cook meat in their house D They sing
(4) What does Charlie tell Xiaojun in the letter?
A What he is busy doing B Their Saturday parties.
C Their rice harvest and vegetable gardens
D His life in the summer vacation and answers to Xiaojun’s questions.
(5) Which part of the USA does Charlie live in ?
A in the east B in the south C in the west D in the north
(6) In which season do they have little rain ?
A winter B summer C autumn D spring
(7) Why doesn’t Charlie drink beer at the party?
A he dislikes it. B he’s too young to have it.
C it does no good to him.
D he has to drive home after the party.
(8) When it is one o’clock in the morning of the New Year’s
day in Beijing, what is the time and date in the state which
Charlie lives in ?
A 11 o’clock in the morning of December 31
B 1 o’clock in the morning of December 31
C 8 o’ clock in the evening of December 31
D 11 o’clock in the evening of December 31
(9) When did Charlie write the letter?
A in the morning B in the evening C in the afternoon D at noon
(10) What do you think of Charlie?
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