江西省吉安县凤凰中学八年级英语上册《Unit 3 What are you doing for vacation》Teaching pl 人教新目标版(1).doc

江西省吉安县凤凰中学八年级英语上册unit 3 what are you doing for vacationteaching pl functionstalk about future plansstructurespresent progressive as future; where, when, how long questionstarget languagewhat are you doing for vacation? im spending time with my friends.when are you going? how long are you staying? were staying for two weeks.vocabularybabysitting, sightseeing, fishing, renting videos, how long, plan, decide, at home, get backlearning strategiesrole playing, listening for key wordsperiod 1: listing, listening and speaking (page 1)(what are you doing for vacation?)objectives1 to learn about present progressive as future 2 to talk about future plansprocedureswarming up by learning about present progressive as futurehello, class. what do you usually do for vacation? i read books at home. what are you doing for vacation next week? i am visiting my parents in my hometown. note the uses of present progressive as future in the sentence. the present progressive tense takes the form be + v- ing. the form of “be” is determined by the subject of the sentence.a: are you going to the concert this weekend? b: no, i am not. im meeting an important person from beijing. 1a looking and listingin our book, there are lots of pictures about things we do for vacation. please turn to page 13 and look at the picture and tell what you see in it.1. camping2. babysitting3. playing basketball4. watching tvgreat. now write down the activities and add some more. then read after me. i will make a list of all the added activities on the blackboard.5. visiting your grandmother 6. spending time with friends1b listening and numbering do you like your vacation? look at the picture on page 13. name each activity. then listen to three conversations to number the pictures 1-3. the first time, you only listen. the second time, you fill in the answers. write numbers in front of the three pictures. check the answers. 3-2-1 ( from left to right ) now read aloud the conversations on page 86. 1c pairing and speakingwhat are the people in the picture doing for vacation? look at the dialogue. zhao fei and li jun, read it to the class. point to the picture that shows babysitting.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes babysitting her sister.now work with a partner. ask and answer questions about the people in the picture.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes visiting my grandmother.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes playing basketball.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes relaxing at home.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes spending time with friends.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes exercising.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes looking after her sister.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes seeing a doctor.a: whats she doing for vacation? b: shes visiting her grandma.period 2: listening and speaking (page 14)(when are you going?)objectives3 to learn about present progressive as future 4 to learn to use when questions procedureswarming up by learning grammarfor understanding and using english, grammar is necessary. now go to page 14. study the questions and answers in the grammar focus. they are about present progressive as future.questionsanswerswhat are you doing/ for vacation?whats she doing/ for vacation?what are they doing/ for vacation?im visiting my grandmother.shes going camping.theyre relaxing/ at home.when are you going?when is he going?when are they going?im going/ on monday.hes going/ on the 12th.theyre going/ next week.2a listening and filling look at the chart on page 14. whowhatwhenhectorsusanmollythere are three columns in the chart. lets read the headings: who? what? and when? well hear a conversation. in the recording, molly, susan, and hector are talking about what they are doing for the vacation. listen carefully and fill in the answers under what?whowhatwhenhectorvisiting cousinssusangoing to sports camp mollygoing to the beach the first time, you only listen. the second time, fill in the answers.2b listening and fillinglisten again, please. this time fill in the answers under “when”.whowhatwhenhectorvisiting cousinson fridaysusangoing to sports camp on the 11thmollygoing to the beach this weekendnow go to page 86 to read the tapescript. while reading try to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. useful expressions from the conversationwhen questions from the conversationdo for vacation, visit in , leave on friday, go to sports camp, on the 11th, , sound great, go to the beach with , leave this weekendwhen are you going?now read the conversation again to turn it into an short article.2c grouping and speakingwhat are you and your classmates doing for your next vacation? now talk about your vacation plans. use the given conversation as an example.a: what are you doing for vacation, li chen?b: im going camping.a: that sounds nice. who are you going with?b: im going with my parents.then write down the vacation plans for all the people in your group. namevacation plansli chen hes going camping with his parents.zhu fang shes camping.zhang lishes spending time with friends.hou feihes relaxing at home.ma yangshes playing basketball.hua li shes visiting my grandmother.period 3: reading, speaking and writing (page 15)(how long are staying?)objectives5 to learn about present progressive as future6 to learn to use when, where and how long questions procedureswarming up by talking about futurehello, everyone! do you like sports? do you like doing sports? what do you usually do in your spare time? national day is coming. we all have a long vacation about 7 days. what are you doing for the vacation? now lets talk about future plans. answer my question. you may have lots of answers, and you may use some useful expressions to express your ideas.what are you doing for vacation?1. im going camping. 2. im visiting my aunt. 3. im watching tv at home. 4. im babysitting her sister. 5. im playing basketball. 6. im relaxing at home. 7. im going hiking in the mountains. 8. im going bike riding. 9. im going sightseeing. 10. im going fishing. 11. im taking walks and renting videos. 12. im playing the violin. 13. im playing the guitar. 14. im staying at home. 15. im going to the movies.3a reading and fillingnow turn to page 15, please. read the conversations in the box, underlining all the useful expressions and studying examples of present progressive as future. then ill ask two students to read the conversation for the class. you two, please.now read the conversation again and fill in the chart.tonylin huiwhere are they going?hong kongtibethow long are they staying?four daysa weeknow act out the conversations in pairs. now read the conversations to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. thats grammar study, indeed.useful expressions from the conversationdo for vacation, go to for a week, sound interesting, go hiking in the mountains, visit friend in hong kong, stay just for four days, go away for too long, have a good time, send a postcard from hong kong, show your photos, get back to schoolnow lets talk as they do in the conversation. in other words, we are going to talk in imitation of the conversation we have just heard and read. 3b pairing and speakingfirst lets practice the conversation in 3a on page 15.then read the conversation in 3b on the right. this conversation comes from the first line of the chart.a: what is dave doing for vacation? b: hes going to his cousins house. a: how long is he staying? b: hes staying for a week.now made conversations using information from the chart. davecousins housea weekzhu yansan franciscofriday-tuesdaymary beachfive daysmike sports camp11th-22ndin pairs, take turns to ask all the questions. a: what is zhu yan doing for vacation? b: hes going to san francisco.a: how long is he staying? b: hes staying from friday to tuesday. a: what is mary doing for vacation? b: shes going to the beach.a: how long is she staying? b: shes staying for five days.a: what is mike doing for vacation? b: hes going to a sports camp.a: how long is he staying? b: hes staying from 11th to 22nd tuesday.4 vacation dreams!look. this is a short dialogue about a dream vacation. lets read it and then write about our own dream vacation. you can imagine your dream vacation. then on a piece of paper, write what you are doing for vacation, when you are going, and how long you are staying.where are you going for vacation?im going to hawaii for vacation. im going in december, and im staying for three weeks.im going to shanghai for vacation. im going tomorrow, and im staying for five weeks.im going to taining for vacation. im going this evening, and im staying for six days.im going to taiyuan for vacation. im going in the afternoon, and im staying for three weeks.im going to pingyao for vacation. im going next friday, and im staying for four days.period 4: matching, speaking and listening (page 16)(where are you going for your next vacation?)objectives7 to learn to use present progressive as future 8 to learn to use where, when, how long questions procedureswarming up by asking and answeringgood morning, class. lets talk about the activity you plan to do. please work in pairs.a: what you doing for vacation? b: im going to tibet for a week.a: what are you doing there? b: im going hiking in the mountains.a: what are you doing for vacation? b: im visiting my friend in hong kong.a: how long are you staying? b: just for four days. 1a looking and matching do you like your vacation? do you like to talk about your vacation? look at the pictures and talk about them. 1. look at this boy. hes happy. hes fishing by the river. 2. look at this girl. shes happy. shes sightseeing in a city.3. look at this girl. shes happy. shes walking in the park.4. look at this boy. hes happy. hes riding a bike.now read the words and match each expressions with a picture. 1. d go bike riding 2. b go sightseeing 3. c take walks 4. a go fishing 5. e rent videosnow make sentences using the expressions. 9 he is going bike riding tomorrow. 10 we are going sightseeing next week. 11 she is taking walks after school.12 he is going fishing with me this afternoon.13 i am renting videos from the library this evening. 1b pairing and speakinggood. now work with your partner. talk about what you would like to do on vacation. talk about the activities in 1a. talk about other activities you know.what are you doing for vacation?1. im going bike riding. 2. im going sightseeing. 3. im taking walks. 4. im going fishing. 5. im renting videos. 6. im babysitting her sister. 7. im playing basketball.2a listening and checking look! this is a talk show program. the reporter is interviewing an actress named he yu. i will play the recoding of their conversation. listen to the conversation. put a checkmark next to the question you hear.reporters questionshe yus answers1. where are you going for vacation？2._ whats it like there？3._hows the weather there？4.what are you doing there？5. _who are you going with？6. how long are you staying？turn to page 86. now read the conversation and at the same time cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. useful expressions from the texta male reporter, lives of the very famous, thank for talking to , do for vacation, ,sunny and warm,go to the beach, play volleyball, go sightseeing, go shopping, stay for three weeks, sound wonderful, go to the south of now lets try to talk as they do in the conversation. that is we are going to talk in imitation of the conversation we have just heard and read. 2b listening and writingnow listen to the tape again. write he yus answers to the questions on these lines.reporters questionshe yus answers1. where are you going for vacation？italy2._ whats it like there？3._hows the weather there？4. what are you doing there？going to the beach, going shopping, playing volleyball, going sightseeing5. _who are you going with？6. how long are you staying？three weeks2c pairing and speakingimagine you are an interviewer. how do you make an interview? read the conversation in the box. now work in pairs. student a, you are the reporter. student b, you are he yu. ask and answer questions about he yus vacation. then switch roles. then ill ask pairs of students to present their conversations to the class.a: hello, he yu. can i ask you some questions about your vacation plans?b: yes.a: what are you doing for the qing ming vocation?b: i am going to visit my mother. a: where is your mother?b: she is in a small village in shanxi.a: who are you going with? b: i am going with my sister. a: how long are you going to stay there?b: i am going to stay there for three days.a: what are you going to do there?b: i am visiting my fathers place in the mountain.a: in the mountain?b: yes, i am. my father is dead. he is sleeping in the mountain. a: i am sorry to hear that. period 5: reading, writing and speaking (page 17)(ben lamberts vacation plans!)objectives14 to learn to use present progressive as future 15 to learn to use where, when, how long questions procedures16 warming up by reading aloud the texthello, class. open your book to page 17. read aloud the text to the recording, please. reading aloud to the recording helps you develop and improve english skills reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 3a reading and writingread the article and number the pictures now read the text carefully and slowly. while reading try to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. thats grammar study, indeed.now copy all the useful expression in your notebook after class.useful expressions from the conversationthe famous french singer, take a long vacation, this summer, think about going to , decide on , take vacations, in europe, this time, do something different, speak french, leave the first week, in june, stay until september, have a very relaxing vacation, take walks，go fishing, go bike riding, plan to do , spend time in the beautiful countryside, love nature, forget all ones problems, at night, rent videos, sleep a lot, a great vacationnow read the text again to turn it into a conversation.3b completing the articleread the paragraph on page 17, please. now go over the paragraph and fill in the blanks. julia morgan, the famous movie star, is taking a vacation. she is going to beijing. “i just finished making my last movie,” she says. im tired and i really need to relax .i asked her about her plans. well, im going taking walks and going bike riding. im also going fishing and planning to spend time in the beautiful countryside. i want an exciting vacation!”(the answers will vary.)3c pretending and writing we have read about julia and bens vacation. pretend you are a famous singer or soccer player. what kind of vacation would you like? please write an article. you can use the words from this unit. you dont have to write about your true plan.im a pop singer. i am always busy. im tired and i really need to relax. im going to take walks and go bike riding. im also going fishing and planning to have a very relaxing vacation with my friends. i am a famous teacher. i just finished having my last lesson. and im tired and i really need to relax. i am taking a vacation. i am going to japan. im going taking walks and going bike riding. im also going fishing and planning to spend time in the beautiful city of tokyo. i want an exciting vacation!i am a busy student. i just finished doing my homework. and im tired and i really need to relax. i am taking a vacation. i am going to chuan kou, a small village in the tai hang mountains. im going taking walks and going mountain climbing. im also going fishing and planning to spend time fishing in the beautiful zhang river. i want an exciting vacation!4 survey weekend plans!t: do you want to relax? s: yes.t: ok. lets make a survey. please use the following expressions in your survey: going to the beach, visiting family, staying home, playing sports, going shopping, taking a walk, reading a book, renting a video.you will ask your classmates what they are doing this weekend. write yo