Book7-Unit2Ourholidays.doc

Unit 2 Our holidaysThe 1st PeriodMain points of teaching: a. Asking Wh-questionsb. Using be going to to talk about plansDifficult points of teaching: The construture of be going toTeaching aids: cassette player, word cardsTeaching steps:I. Revisiona. Show the pupils the card and ask them What is this? to revise their existing vocabulary. Then ask them When do we send greeting card? Write the names of the holidays, National Day, Childrens Day, Teachers Day and Christmas Day on the board.b. Take one example of a holiday, e.g. Childrens Day. Ask the pupils What do we do on Childrens Day? Suggest and mime making a card, sing a song, writing a poem or drawing a picture.II. Teach PB Aa. Show Transparency. Play the Pupils Book Cassette and point to the speech bubbles. Ask the pupils to repeat after the cassette.b. Point to the photo album Tim is holding and ask the pupils to tell the teacher the names of the holidays shown in each picture. Read the conversation between Tim and Koko. Ask the pupils repeat the conversation after the teacher.c. Point to each of the pictures in turn. Ask half the class to act Koko and the other half to act Tim. Tell them to ask and answer Whats Pat doing here? Shes III. Ex. a. Do WB. Ex. (P. 7)IV. Summing-up and for homeworka. Revise the new words of this unit.b. Bring to school photos of themselves on any of the holidays. Unit 2 Our holidaysThe 2nd PeriodI. Revisiona. Get pupils to read PB A.b. Ask the pupils What do you do on Childrens Day? etc.c. Tell the pupils National Day is soon. What are you going to do on National Day?II. Teach PB B1, B2 and B3.a. Find out the dates for this years holidays. Write the dates and the names of the holidays in separate lists to be displayed on the board.b. Point to the holidays on the list and ask the pupils Whens Day? Get the pupils to come out and write the correct dates.c. Play the Pupils Book Cassette.d. Read the conversation and ask the class to read it after the teacher. Practise the falling intonation for the question Whens ?e. Demonstrate with a pair of pupils how to ask and answer the question about when Childrens Day is. Ask the pupils in pairs to role-play Pat and Jenny.f. Ask questions to find out if the pupils can answer Whens s Day?g. Use the list of holiday dates to ask about other holidays, e.g. National Day, May Day, New Years Day, etc.h. Teach PB. B2 and B3.III. Ex. a. Do WB. Ex. ( P. 8)b. Get pupils to practise the dialogue in PB. B2. IV. Summing-up and for homework.a. Revise the lesson.b. Revise the words in this unit.Unit 2 Our holidaysThe 3rd PeriodI. Revisiona. Ask the pupils Whens Day? Get the pupils to answer them according to the name list shown on their papers.b. Pupils make dialogues using the sentence pattern What are you going to do on ?II. Teach PB C and Da. Check that the pupils know what e-mail is. Show them that Jenny has sent the e-mail to Patb. Play the Pupils Book Cassette for the pupils and ask them to say the sentences after the cassette.c. Ask the pupils What does Jennys mother like?d. Ask the pupils Whens Mothers Day this year? What are you going to do on Mothers Day?e. Teach PB D. Ask the pupils to read the e-mail again. Shoe them where to write their answers. Check the answers with the pupils.III. Ex.a. Do WB. Ex. (P.9)b. Pupils revise the lesson.IV. Summing-up and for homework.a. Revise the lesson.b. Read the e-mails and make one after school.Unit 2 Our holidaysThe 4th PeriodI. Revisiona. Pupils make dialogues in their group.b. Get some groups to act out their dialogues.II. Teach PB E and Fa. Play the Pupils Book Cassette and ask the pupils to listen to the sound and the words.b. Say the words slowly and clearly. Check that the pupils are saying the sound correctly.c. Point to the pictures and check that the pupils are saying the words without the teachers model.d. Play the Pupils Book Cassette again. Ask the pupils to listen to the poem. Then get the pupils to repeat the poem. e. Play the cassette again and tell the pupils to circle the same letters with the same sound. f. Teach PB F. Tell the pupils to work in pairs. Together they should choose one of the holidays in the unit and find out when it is this year. They should write down the date.g. Tell the pupils to choose an activity for the special day and to write a sentence about their planned activity starting Were going to h. Tell the pupils to join with anther pair so that four pupils are working together. Each pair takes turns to ask and answer questions about the special days they have chosen. They choose the best plan from the two pairs for the next step.i. One representative from each group of four tells the rest of the class what their chosen day is, when it is and what they plan to do. The class votes for the best plan.j. Ask the pupils to make a card for their special day.III. Ex. a. Do WB. Ex. (P10)b. Do WB. Ex. (P11)IV. Summing-up and for homeworka. Revise the lesson.b. Make a card for their special day.Unit 2 Our holidaysThe 5th PeriodI. Revisiona. Pupils revise the previous steps of this unit.b. Show the cards the pupils made at home.c. Pupils make dialogues in their groups, then act out their dialogues in class.II. Teach PB G and Ha. Play the Pupils Book Cassette for the pupils to listen to the chant.b. Play the cassette again and encourage the pupils to join in with the words.c. Then ask the pupils to complete the second verse by writing the correct words in