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Step 1 Warming-up and Revision
1. Greetings and free talk.
2. Enjoy the English flash “Party time”.
Step 2 Guessing
Teacher says “In the party, we usually have gifts.” Show a picture to relax, let the students guess “What is it?” Till the students guess it. (It’s a gift box.)
Step 3 Lead in
1. Teacher asks:” What kind of gifts do you know?” Collect Students’
answers to revise the names of the gifts. Then show some on the picture and teacher a new word “ photo album”, ask: “What kind of gifts do you like?” Revise “I like…”
2. Then ask the students: “What do you think of the gifts?” Let Ss say their opinions freely, and teacher presents “That’s too boring/personal. and That’s not special enough.” Write the new words and new sentences on the Bb.
3. Show a calendar of May, and tell them May 14th is just the second Sunday in May, it’s a special day. Ask: “Do you know what day it is?” Present “Mothers’ Day”. Say: “On the special day, what should we get our mums?” Students talk freely. Teacher can give them a suggestion, “ If we aren’t sure, would you mind going to a gift shop?” Then with the picture and teach how to give suggestions and comments, present the suggestions, like: “Why don’t you get her…/ Why not get her…? What/How about getting her a….? You could get her …” and comments, like: “That’s too…/That’s not …enough. Or “That sounds great./ Good idea./..”
Step 4 Work in pairs, ask and answer
Look at the pictures, Make a drill in pairs one by one.
Step 5 Practice
This time, let students talk about getting their mums gifts freely. And ask some pairs to practice in front of the class.
Step 6 Listening
T: You will hear two boys talking about buying a gift.
Then play the tape first, and check the answers. Play it again, Ss repeat it and fill in the blank. Ask some pairs to act it out.
Step 7 Enjoying a flash
T: On the birthdays, what should we sing?
Play the flash to relax.
Step 8 Task 1：Make a conversation
Make a conversation of buying a gift for your friend or your family member.( The Ss can choose one, my friend or my sister) Work in pairs. After several minutes, share some of their conversations.
Step 9 Listening
Work on 2a and 2b.
“You will hear three conversations. After each conversation, put a check after the name of the person who is going to get the gift.”
Check the answers.
Step 10 Task 2 Group work
Four Ss as a group. “I want to spend 100 yuan to buy presents for my nephew and grandma. What do you think I should get? And tell me the reasons.” Give them some minutes and ask some groups to practice it.
Step 10 Homework
1. Revise the new words and sentences.
2. Finish the exercises in the Exercise Book.
3. Make a conversation: “What’s the best gift for your teachers on Teachers’ Day”
4. Bring their favorite gift they have got.
period 2
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Step 1 Warming-up and Revision
1． Greetings and free talk.
2． Enjoy a chant. “What should I get for my…?”
What should I get for my teacher?
Why don’t you get her a scarf？
Oh, that’s too personal.
Why not get her flowers？
That sounds good.
Good, good, good.
What should I get for my sister?
How about getting her a bike？
Oh, that’s not special enough.
What about a photo album？
That sounds wonderful.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
Step 2 Grammar focus
Sum up about the suggestions and comments we learned in last lesson.
Suggestions:
Why don’t you …？Why not …？How about …？
What about …？You could …
Comments:
That’s not interesting/special enough.
That’s too boring/expensive.
That sounds great./ That’s a good idea.
Step 3 Discussion
1. Show the different aged persons : your teacher, your sister( a 6-year-old girl), your best friend (a 14-year-old boy), your mum.
Ask: What’s the best birthday gift for them?
2. In groups, Ss talk about it. Then share their ideas in class.
Teacher gives the result: Different aged people, we should get them different gifts.
Step 4 Lead in
1. Teacher takes out a watch, and tell them, “I have ever received some gifts, but this is my favorite. Because when I first went to work, my father gave it to me. I think it’s very useful. And I think I’m a lucky guy, because my parents always love me.” While saying, write the new words on the Bb. And teach them.
2. Then teacher can ask one of the Ss, “Have you ever received some gifts? What are they? What do you think is the best? Why? When did you get it? Who gave it to you?” Present the new dialogue on the Bb as an example. And practice with others.
Step 5 Guessing game
1. Show a picture of a girl called Vera. It’s her 12th birthday today, she received many gifts from her friends and family.
2. Look at the picture, and guess what does she think is the best gift for her?
3. Show the picture, tell them the result.
Step 6 Pair work
In pairs, work on 3a. After that, Ask some pairs to practice and fill in the chart.
Step 7 Task : Share their best gift
In groups, take out their favorite gift they have received, and share their gifts together. Later, ask some to report.
Step 8 Make a survey
1. T: You see, you all have received some gifts from your parents on your birthdays, but do you know your parents’ birthdays?
Make a survey in class, see how many Ss know their parents’ birthdays, and get them gifts.
2. Then encourage them to do something on their parents’ birthdays. “What will you do on your mother‘s or father’s birthday?” Make an interview to their classmates freely, and learn to report the results. Collect some answers, then teacher can say: “As a student, the best gift for your parents is studying hard every day. So love your parents.” Tell them they can also write a letter to their parents if they have some words to say to their parents that they can’t say it out.
Step 9 Homework
1. Finish the exercises in the books.
2. Make a survey: How much do you or your friends spend on your birthdays or every festival?
period 3
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Step 1 Warming-up
1. Greeting and free talk.
2. Enjoy an English song “Pet song”.
Step 2 Revision
What to buy Vera for her birthday present/gift?
T: Ann’s friend’s daughter Vera is going to have her 6th birthday party, she has many gifts now, so Ann doesn’t know what to buy for her. Can you give Ann some advice?
Revise: the suggestions and comments.
Collect the Ss’ answers and decide to buy a pet for her.
Step 3 Lead in
Show a picture of a pet house, Ask: “What animals can you see here? Do you like them?” Collect the names of some animals, and teach some new names of the animals “mouse-mice, rabbit, hamster, spider, turtle, pot-bellied pig” on the Bb. Then ask the Ss: “So many animals, what can be our pets?”
Step 4 Work on 1a
Talk about “ what animals would be good pets, bad pets or you are not sure”. Ss talk about it freely, and share their answers in class.
Step 5 Group work
In group of fours, talk about “What’s the most popular/ interesting/ unusual/… pet? Why?” Tell the class. See which group can be the most creative.
Step 6 Competition
T: A game “Lucky number” Every number stands for one kind of pets except for one number with “ no animal”. When you get into the number, you should describe this kind of animals, and give you a flag, or no flag. Divide Ss into two teams between boys and girls. See which one can see the most animals, they are winners. Let’s do!”
And during the game, write some description words on the Bb.
e.g. trendy, perfect, clean.
Step 7 Listening
Work on 2a and 2b. Listen to the conversation and number the pets and then play it again, match the pet with the comments. Check the answers.
Step 8 Make a survey
T: “So many lovely pets, I only want to buy a dog as my pet, because it’s friendly and easy to take care of it. And what kind of pet do you and you friends want to buy? Why? Make a survey and tell us.” Several minutes later, let some to report their results.
Step 9 Task: What’s the best pet for different aged people
T: “ Now I know your favorite pet, what do you think is the best pet for a 80-year-old grandma and a 6-year-old girl? Look at the picture again. Choose different pets for people at different age.”
Ss discuss in a group of four, and fill in the chart. Using the way of giving suggestions.
Why don’t you …….? Why not …….?What about …….?How about …….? Shall we…….? You’d better …….
Step 10 Reading
1. Ask Ss “Have you ever kept a pig as a pet? Do you like pigs? Why or why not?” Then tell the Ss “Do you know in some foreign countries like Australia, pigs are the most popular pet. There is a kind of pig. It has an interesting name “pot-bellied pig”. Let’s go and read the article in 3a to know the pot-bellied pig.”
2. Before reading, give Ss two questions:
(1) Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular?
(2). What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?
Ss read it quickly and answer the two questions.
3. Read it again carefully, do True or False. Check the answers with the Ss. Play the tape, Ss read after it. Then explain some new or difficult sentences if they have.
4. Exploring:
Potbellied pigs are clean, highly intelligent and loving creatures. In fact, pigs in general are the fourth smartest animal in the world.
Care of potbellied pigs is simple.
Potbelly pigs and dogs are not friends If you get a pet pig and have a dog, NEVER leave them alone together.
Step 11 Writing
T: “In western countries, there are two kinds of pets very popular, one is the pot-bellied pig, the other is the hamster. We have known something about the pot-bellied pig, now let’s go and look at the hamster.” Show the picture, and talk about it in their opinions. If time permits, write it down, or do it as their homework.
Step 12 Homework
1. Read 3a several times.
2. Finish the exercises in the books.
3. What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal.
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period 4
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Step 1 Warming-up
1. Greeting and free talk.
2. Learn a poem. “My dog”
My dog is the cleverest animal of all.
He doesn’t just chase and catch a ball.
With eyes open wide,
He hunts when I hide.
He does wonderful tricks,
Builds me camps out of sticks.
He’d never bark or bite,
And he doesn’t like to fight.
My dog is my very best friend,
And I’ll look after him until the end.
Step 2 Revision
Show a picture of Animal World. Revise the animals, and talk about what they want to get as a pet.
Step 3 Guessing
1. Teacher describes the animals, Ss guess what it is.
E.g.: 1 This pet is unusual. It’s a kind of a bird. It usually in a cage. It’s easy to take care of. It looks very beautiful with a long mouth and colorful feather. It likes to talk following a man. And it is sometimes noisy because it likes to talk too much! (parrot)
2. It’s white and black. It likes eating fish. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it is small, it can catch the mouse well. When it catches the mice, it’s very brave. (cat)
2. Students read their writing (homework) and let others guess what it is.
Step 4 Revision
1．Tell the Ss the culture notes about the pets:
Culture: Spiders and snakes are not common pets
in western countries, although some people
Might like to have them as pets simply to be different. Mire common pets include dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters or gerbils, goldfish, and some kinds of birds. Gerbils and hamsters are both similar to mice, but are more common as pets in the United Kingdom (although some people do have pet mice).
2．Answer some questions to revise 3a.
Step 5 Make a survey
Task 1 :T: “As we know, the pot-bellied needs our love, we people also need their love. Can you imagine the world without the animal?”
In a group of four, make a survey their friends’ ideas. Then share their results. For example: We can’t eat any meat…
So let Ss come and join us to protect the animals.
Step 6 Debating
T: Now more and more people keep pets in the city. As a middle school student, what do you think of it? Let’s have a debate about keeping pets. I divide you into two parts. If you think it’s good, GROUP A, if you think it’s bad, you are GROUP B. Say the advantages and disadvantages.
Teacher collects the ideas on the Bb. See which one will be the winners, congratulations!
Step 7 Exercise
Work on Self-check 1, fill in the blanks and ask the Ss to make more sentences like this. And learn some new words and phrases. Like: cost, fall asleep, choose.
Step 8 Reading
1. Work on Self-check 2.
2. At first, read the passage quickly, answer the three questions:
a. What’s the passage mainly about?
b. What’s the meaning of the first paragraph?
c. What’s the meaning of the second paragraph?
Check the answers. Then read it again, do “True or False” and correct the sentences. Read after the recording, and explain the new words and phrases.
Step 9 Discussion
Task 2. 1. Ask the Ss design a title. “What’s the best title”
2. Discuss the results they have made (homework).
How much do the Ss spend on birthdays and festivals in a year?
Is it good to buy a gift for your friend’s birthday? Why?
Ss talk about them freely.
Step 10 Just for fun
Ss enjoy the fun story together, ask some to act it out.
Step 11 Homework
1. Finish the exercises in the books.
2. Write a passage about the most popular gifts among your friends and family .
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period 5
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Step 1 Warming-up
1. Greeting and free talk.
2. Enjoy an old song “ Power of love”.
Step 2 Lead in
After listening to the song, ask: “ What’s the name of the song?
Do you like it? How many English songs can you think of? What are your favorites?” Ss say it freely. Teacher collects their favorite songs and let the Ss say the reasons.
Step 3 Game
Play a number game “ Listen to the song and say the name” Every number stands for one English song. When the student has a chance to get into the number, he /she will hear a song, and he should say the names, after that, he/she can get a score, or no score. See who can get the most scores.
Teacher prepares 8 English song which most of those they like. See what songs they can hear.
Step 4 Lead in
Show a picture of Xiong Rulin. T: “Who is this? What does do ? And what did he do one year ago? What else do you know more about him?” Collect the Ss’ answers, and teacher adds some like
This: “Xiong Rulin entered a contest by singing popular songs in CCTV-3 in May, 2006. He can also sang many English songs, every English song he sang very clearly and he looked comfortable on stage. Nearly every fan thinks he sang just as well as native speakers. At last, he won the first prize to be the winner. After that, many people asked him how he learned so good English, he was modest and told them when he was young, he took an interest in singing English, besides jazz music. After two years he worked, he went to the U.S. to learn jazz music, there, he made great progress. And there he made many friends with foreign people.” Present these new words on the Bb.
Step 5 Discussion
Ask: Have you ever heard of his songs?
Play his one of songs “I will rock you” for the Ss. Then teacher asks: “What do you think of this song? Can you hear the words clearly? Can this help you to learn English? Why? How can English songs help your English?”
Ss talk about it freely. Teacher collects their ideas on the Bb.
Step 6 Reading
1. Read the passage quickly, find out “What’s the passage mainly about?” Then give Ss some questions again, with these, read it. Check the answers in class.
2. Read it again, do “True or False”.
3. Play the tape, Ss repeat it.
Step 7 Enjoy an English song
Play an English song to relax and fell the charming of the music.
Step 9 Homework
1. Finish the exercises in the books.
2. Write a passage about “How do I do to learn and improve English?”
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