The3rdPeriod

The Third Period Teaching Aims and Demands 1 Knowledge Objects 1 Talk about what you used to be afraid of and what you are still afraid of 2 Key Vocabulary terrify be terrified of on 2 Ability Object Train students integrating skills 3 Moral Object Are you afraid of speaking in front of a group Don t be so shy Be confident of yourself Practice more and you will sure change Teaching Key Points Target Language Did you use to be afraid of the dark Yes I did Are you still afraid of the dark No I m not How about you Me Oh yes I m terrified of the dark So what do you do about it I go to sleep with my bedroom light on Teaching Difficult Point Talk about what you used to be afraid of and what you are still afraid of using the target language Teaching Methods 1 Teaching by demonstration 2 Pairwork 3 Groupwork Teaching Aid A projector Teaching Procedures Step Revision Check homework Ask different students to read their reports about his favorite film star or a scientist Then collect their writings and write comments on each paper before returning them Display some better ones in the classroom Show a student s work on the screen by a projector Help him her correct any errors Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford England in 1942 As a student he didn t use to work hard He used to be a lazy student and do very little work At the age of 20 he got an incurable illness At first he used to be very depressed But he didn t lose heart He went on to do some of the most important scientific research after coming out of hospital Now he works at Cambridge University as a professor Step 3a This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language Point to the pictures and ask students to tell what is happening S1 In Picture 1 the person is afraid of the dark S2 In Picture 2 the person is afraid of flying in an airplane S3 In Picture 3 the person is afraid of high places Draw students attention to the chart Read each of the four headlines and the list of items in the first column to the class Demonstrate how to fill in the chart with a good student orally T Did you use to be afraid of the dark S Yes I was afraid to walk home when it was dark T Are you still afraid of the dark S No I m not Tell students where to put a check in the chart Ask students to complete the I column of the chart on their own by checking the items that they used to be afraid of and that they are still afraid of Check the answers Note Answers will vary Ask different students to report his her answers like this S I used to be afraid of the dark and high places But now I m afraid of neither Step 3b This activity provides oral practice using the target language Focus attention on the conversation Ask a pair of students to read it to the class Write the conversation on the blackboard Point out the list of items in the first column of Activity 3a Say Ask your partner about these items and complete the My partner columns of the chart in pairs Ask students to work with partners Walk around the room correcting any errors in pronunciation Ask several pairs to share their conversations with the class When all the students have finished the chart Say Now let s check to see how many students used to be afraid or are still afraid of the same things Invite a student to ask questions S Who used to be afraid of the dark Raise your hands Count the hands and let students keep a record S Who is still afraid of the dark Raise your hands Count the hands and let students keep a record Do the same approach with the other items Step Part 4 This activity gives students an opportunity to use the target language to talk about themselves Read the instructions to the class Ask a good student to give an example from his or her own experience For example for the word eat a student might say I used to eat chocolate Now I like to eat fruits of different kinds I think chocolate is rich in calory and fat while fruits are rich in vitamin which is good for health Help students to write chocolate and fruits in the chart Ask students to complete the work in groups of four Walk around the classroom listening in on different groups and offering help with pronunciation and writing Ask a few students to tell the class about the other students they have talked to For example a student may say my desk mate Wei Mei used to eat a lot of chocolate Now she likes to eat fruits She thinks keeping fit is of great importance Note answers to the chart will vary Step Summary Say In this class we ve talked about what you used to be afraid of and what you are still afraid of using the target language of this unit Step Homework 1 Ask students to find out what their grandparents parents aunts uncles and old friends used to be afraid of when they were children What did these people used to be afraid of that today s children are not afraid of 2 Finish off the exercises on pages 6 7 of the workbook Step Blackboard Design Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark Sec