2. Particular aims:
A. Language Focus.
(1). Talk about nationality, people and languages
(2). Ask and answer where people live.
B. Language goals
(1). Change your own information with your pen pals.
(2). Ask some questions using where.
(3). Ask words somebody talk about.
C. Language structures:
(1). Where is /are… from?
(2). Where do/does … live?
(3). What language do /does…speak?
D. Useful words and phrases:
Words: Canada, France, Japan, the United States, Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, English, French, Japanese
Phrases: come from, live in, live on, a little, in school, at school, tell…about, like going to the movies
E. Grammar language:
(1). Special question with where
(2). Noun changes into adjective word, for example country change into nationality and language and people.
F. Teaching difficulties:
(1) the names of the countries and the languages.
(2) How to use the students learn, especially in writing.
G. Learning strategies:
(1). Using what you know
(2). Deducing
(3). Personalizing
H. Emotion goals:
(1) Students can communicate with their pen pals in English using modern tools(e.g. e-mail, OICQ, MSN)
(2) Students are happy to know the geography and the cultures of different areas in the world.
1. General aims:
A. Talk about where people are from
B. Talk about nationality, nation and language
C. Talk about where people live
1.This activity provides reading practice
Point out the language textbooks on the desktop.
Call attention to the notebook page with the countries listed.
Point out the sample answer .
Ask Ss to write the letter of the correct country in the box next to the title of each language book., ask Ss to work in pairs.
Ask a student to write his or her answers on the board.
2a. This activity provides listening practice.
Call attention to the conversation bubbles in the picture.
Play the recording, number each question you bear on the tape.
Play the recording a second time.
Check the answers.(Answers: What’s her name?1 /Where is she from?2 /Does she have any brothers and sister? 3 /Does she speak English?)
2b. This activity provides listening and writing practice.
Call attention to the numbered questions in 2a,ask different Ss to read it
Point out the answer blanks in 2b and the sample answer.
Play the tape and ask Ss to complete the answers individually.
Correct the answers.
2c. This activity provides oral practice
Ask each student to work with a partner. Ask and answer
Practice one or two exchanges with a student. Then work in pairs.
Ask a pair of Ss to perform the conversation for the class.
3a. This activity provides reading and writing practice.
Call attention to the letter. Read it to the class or a student to read it for you.
Point to the four questions beneath the letter.
As Ss work, move around .and help them.
When they are finished, ask the questions orally and ask Ss to answers.
Write the correct answers on the board so that Ss can check the spelling and other details of their answers.(1.Toronto,Canada,2.A pen pal in China 3.English and a little French. 4.He likes going to the movies with his friends and playing sports. )
3b. This activity provides reading and writing practice.
Call attention to the letter from Tom King.
Point out the blanks in the letter. Ask them to find the information to complete the letter .
Read the letter to the class saying “blank”.
Ask Ss to write the missing words on the blank lines individually.
3c. This activity provides open-ended practice.
Ask Ss to make their own information card and then write an email about themselves. Tell them to use 3b as an example.
4. This activity provides listening, speaking, reading and writing practice
Explain the procedure.
Play the game.
Section B
2.Where does he live? He lives in Sydney.
Ask Ss to make more sentences with “where, from. and live
3a. This activity provides reading and spelling practice .
Point out the diagram and explain how it works.
Read the instructions to the class. Ask Ss to work in pairs.
Correct the answers.(a 2.The United States ,The United Kingdom, Australia,3.Singapore)
3b. This activity provides guided oral practice.
Call attention to the conversation in the picture. Ask two Ss to read it to the class. Answer their questions about the conversation.
Ask Ss to work in pairs.
Ask several students to perform their conversations for the class.
1.Review the grammar box. Ask Ss to say the questions and answers.
1) Where is your pen pal from? He is from Australia.
4.Check the answers. (Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore)
1c. This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.
Point out the conversations in the picture and ask a student to read each one with you, then in pairs, in groups.
Ask various pairs to present a new one to the class.
2a. This activity provides reading and spelling practice using the target language.
Point out the list of countries. Read and ask Ss to repeat.
Point out the list of cities. Read and ask Ss to repeat aloud.
Ask Ss to work, offer help as needed.
Correct the work.
2b. This activity provides listening practice using the target language.
Call attention to the list of cities and countries in 2a. Let Ss circle them when they hear the conversations at the first time.
Check the answers.(Japan, Tokyo ,France ,Paris, Australia, Sydney)
2c. This activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language.
Call attention to the chart in 2c. Play the first conversation on the tape.
Play the recording again and have Ss fill in the chart.
Check the answers.
2d. This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.
Call attention to the conversation in the picture.
Ask two Ss to read it to the class.
Ask Ss to work in small groups. Appoint a leader. Make sure everyone talks about at least one of the people on the chart.
Ask pairs of Ss to present their conversations to the class.
Grammar focus
3.Play the recording a second time. Ss only listen.
2.Play the recording the first time.
1.Point out the list of countries in 1a. Let Ss circle the names of the countries the people are talking about.