一、Teaching materials:

Unit 1 We listening to the radio. (Module 10 Life history)

二、Targets for this period:

To understand conversations about life in the past

To understand and be able to ask questions with “did”

To learn months of the year

To understand the prepositions before date, month, season or year

三、Key points:

Key vocabulary-January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, autumn, spring, summer, winter

Key structures-Did you do…?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

四、Teaching methods:

Task-based approach and interactive approach

五、Teaching aids

Tape recorder, blackboard

六、Teaching arrangements:

Step One Brain-storm (Activity 2)

1. Students write the months of the year in the correct order on the blackboard.

2. Students pronounce and remember the words of the months.

3. Students pay attention to the prep. “in” before months.

Step Two To match the months with the seasons (Activity 3)

Students pay attention to the prep. “in” before seasons, and make sentences.

1. March, April and May are in spring.

2. June, July and August are in summer.

3. September, October and November are in autumn.

4. December, January and February are in winter.

Step Three To match the festival with the months (Activity 1)

1. Students pay attention to the prep. “in” before months, and make sentences.

1) Teachers’ Day is in September.

2) Women’s Day is in March.

3) Christmas is in December.

4) National Day is in October.

5) Children’s Day is in June.

6) New Year’s Day is in January.

7) Labour Day is in May.

8) Spring Festival is in January.

2. Students pay attention to the prep. “on” before dates, and make sentences.

1) Teachers’ Day is on September 10th

2) Women’s Day is on March 8th.

3) Christmas is on December 25th.

4) National Day is on October 1st.

5) Children’s Day is on June 1st.

6) New Year’s Day is on January 1st.

7) Labour Day is on May 1st.

Step Four To listen twice and check the dates (Activity 4)

Students answer the questions in complete form one by one.

1. When did Tony come to China? Tony came to China in October, 1999.

2. When did Tony start school in Beijing? Tony started school in Beijing in March, 2002.

3. When did Tony meet Lingling and Daming?

Tony met Lingling and Daming in August, 2003.

4. When did Tony visit his grandparents? Tony visited his grandparents in January, 2003.

Step Five Listening (Activity 5)

1. In the first listening, students answer questions.

1) When was Betty’ grandpa born? He was born in November1935.

2) Tell me one thing that Betty’ grandpa had at that moment.

He had bike, chess, movie, telephone or train at that moment.

2. In the second listening, students check the things Betty’s grandfather had. (Activity 6)

He had bike, chess, movie, telephone and train at that moment.

Step Six Language points of the dialogue

1. when 引導的時間狀語從句。

I was reading a book when he came in. (注意時態的一致性)

I’ll go to work in a hospital when I finish school.

(“主將從現”原則，主句為一般將來時，從句用一般現在時態。)

2. We had games like chess. 我們有像象棋之類的游戲。

1）like (prep.) 像一樣，例如 （反義詞：unlike）

Like other students, he also likes English.

2）like (v.) 喜歡（反義詞：dislike）

3. start school ←→ finish school

4. My brother and I visited my aunt near the sea. 我和哥哥拜訪了住在海邊的阿姨。

near the sea 作定語修飾 my aunt

Step Seven Students practice reading the dialogue aloud

Step Eight To listen and repeat (Activity 7)

( Students should pay attention to the tone of simple questions.)

5. go away 走開

e.g: Don’t go away. Our teacher has something important to tell us.

別走開，老師有些重要的事情要告訴我們。

Go away from me. 給我走開。

Homework:

1. To recite the dialogue of Unit1, Module 10

2. To finish Unit1, Module10, 點中典

3. To preview some phrases:

Blackboard designing

Unit 1 We listening to the radio.

New Year’s Day Women’s Day Labour Day Children’s Day Teachers’ Day National Day Christmas

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Winter Spring Summer Autumn Winter

1. when 引導的時間狀語從句。

I was reading a book when he came in. (注意時態的一致性)

I’ll go to work in a hospital when I finish school. (“主將從現”原則，主句為一般將來時，從句用一般現在時態。)

2. like (prep.) 像一樣，例如 （反義詞：unlike）

Like other students, he also likes English.

like (v.) 喜歡（反義詞：dislike）

3. go away 走開

e.g: Don’t go away. Our teacher has something important to tell us.

Go away from me.