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Unit 1 Where is your pen pal from?Topic: Countries, nationalities, and languagesFunctions: Talk about countries, nationalities and languages Ask and tell about where people liveStructure: Wheres/Wherere .from? Where does/do .from? What questions-What language does/do .speak?Target language: Where is she from? She is from.Where does she live? She lives in.What language does she speak? She speaks.Vocabulary: words about countries, languagesTeaching design: The whole unit needs 5 periods, 4 for new lessons and 1 for test Period 1 ( 1a-Grammar Focus )Key points: Where is your/Johns pen pal from? He/She is from. Where does he/she live? He/She lives in.(Homework for preview)Pre-task: Let the Ss give themselves pen pals and they should write down their pen pals information, such as their names, countries and cities they live even the language they speakT can give the Ss an example meanwhile T gives the different countries which can be used by the Ss. T gives the Ss Chinese words for the countries, they are following: 加拿大，法国，日本，美国，澳大利亚，新加坡，英国，中国( The Ss can look them up in the dictionary if they are new for them)The example is following:Name: Curry MurayAge: 75From(Nationality): the United StatesCity: New YorkLanguage: EnglishTeaching Steps:Step 1 Leading-inThe information of the teachers own pen pals information.I have a pen pal. His name is Curry Muray. He is from the United States. Do you have a pen pal? Where is your pen pal from? Whats your pen pals name?Different students say the information about their own pen pals. T should choose the different countries. T writes the different countries on the Bb(both Chinese and English)Step 2 Learning Section A 1a Learn the new words on the Bb. The new words are:pen pal; Canada; France; Japan; the United States(the US/the USA/America); Australia; Singapore; the United Kingdom(the U.K./Great Britain/England) Pay attention to the pronunciation of the new words.Step 3 Listening 1b Listen and circle the countries in 1a they learnedStep 4 CompetitionTwo groups of students to write the new words to see which group does better. First write down the Chinese words with looking at the English meanings, then write down the English words with looking at the Chinese meanings.(This step is a memory game. It can help the Ss consolidate the new words they learned)Step 5 Pairwork1c Practise the following conversation:-Do you have a pen pal? -Yes, I do.-Wheres your pen pals from? -He/She is from .(Write it down on the Bb)First T has a conversation with one student as an example then let the Ss practise in pairs. At last let several pairs do it again in class.Step 6 Leading-inRevise the countries names with looking at the Bb. Then T writes down the city names on the Bb. Let the Ss try to find out which countries the cities are in. The city names are following:Toronto; Paris; Tokyo; New York; Sydney; Singapore; London; Step 7 Learning2a Learn the city names together with the whole class just like Step 22b Listen and circle the cities and countries 2c Listen and complete the chartHave a similar competition to consolidate the new words in this part.Step 8 PairworkT has a conversation with one student like the following:-Do you have a pen pal? -Yes, I do.-Whats your pen pals name? -His/Her name is.-Where is your pen pal from? -He/She is from.-Where does he/she live? -He/She lives in.(Write it down on the Bb)Let the Ss practise after the Ts example in pairs then several pairs do it in class.Step 9 Exercise My pen pal is from Australia.(划线提问)Johns pen pal is from Japan. (划线提问)He lives in Paris. (划线提问)Homework: Read and copy the new words . Copy the sentences in Grammar FocusMake up the questions about Jodie in 2c The questions are:Does Jodie have a pen pal? Where is Jodies pen pal from? Where does he/she live? Whats his/her name?(This one can be chosen by themselvesPeriod 2 (3a-Section B 2c)Preview(Pre-task): Key points: What la Add another information about their pen pals-their language on the cardLanguage does she/he speak? She/He speaks. Does she/he have any brothers and sisters?Does she/he speak English?Preview(Pre-task): Add another information about their pen pals-their language on the cardKey points: What language does she/he speak? She/He speaks. Does she/he have any brothers and sisters?Does she/he speak English?Step 1 Revision1.Revisionand dictation of the new words 2.Revise the drills they learned yesterday.(by pairwork and grammar exercise)Step 2 Leading-inT has a conversation with one student. The conversation is following:-Do you have a pen pal? -Yes, I do.-Whats your pen pals name? -His/Her name is.-Where is your pen pal from? -He/She is from.-Where does he/she live? -He/She lives in.-What language does he/she speak? He/She speaks.Write the new words on the Bb. They are following: English Chinese Japanese French Step 3 LearnLearn the new words with the whole class.Finish 3a with the students3b Pairwork T still does an example with one student Then the Ss practise in pairs. The example is following:-Curry Muray is my pen pal. He is from the United States.-What language does he speak?-He speaks English.Step 4 Practice1.Section B 1a Match the countries with their languages.2.Memory game Let the Ss repeat the following sentences:People in China speak Chinese. People in Japanese speak Japanese. People in the USA, UK, Australia and Canada speak English. People in Singapore speak English and Chinese. People in France speak French.3. 2a Listen and number the questions they hear2b Listen again and write short answers to the questions in 2a(Good students can finish the two tasks for one time)Step 5 PairworkPractice the conversation of 2a in pairsPay attention to the language points:Does she have any brothers and sisters? (any and)Does she speak English? (Write them on the Bb)2c The Ss makes up their own dialogue about more information of their pen pals by using the drills in 2aStep 6 GroupworkFour students as a group make a survey about pen pals by asking and answering each other.Their questions are about their pen pals names, nationalities, cities, languages and their favorite subjects or more informationAt last if time possible several students do the report in class about their surveys.Homework:Copy the new words they learned today and the sentences in 2aGood students can write a report about their surveys about pen pals of their own groups.Period 3(3a-3c) A reading lessonStep 1 Revision1. Revision and dictation of the new words and expressions2. Revise conversations they learned yesterday.3. Revise the key points by grammar exercise He speaks English.(变一般疑问句和特殊疑问句)Step 2 Reading 3a Read the letter and write answers to the questions in the box.Read it again and let the Ss discuss in groups(4 as a group) to design an information card for Bob.Let the Ss read aloud. First after the T or the tape then by themselves.T must make sure the Ss can read it correctly and fluently.T write the key words on the Bb to help the Ss retell the letter. The key words are following:Bob, Toronto, want, a very interesting country, 14, in Nov., can speak, brother, Paul, sister, Sarah, pen pals in the UK and Australia, like going .and playing., favorite subject, fun, math, difficult, write to Learn the language points in the letter:1) I want a pen pal .want sth./sb.( musician wanted)want to do sth. I want to play soccer with my friends.want sb. to do sth. My parents want me to do homework now.2) I like going to the movies .3