5. It is ___________(important). We don’t need to go there.

Step V. Homework

4. What a ______(bored) book. I can’t read it any more.

3. The bus left 5 minutes ago. It’s _______(use) to run to the stop.

2. I like Daniel because he can tell ___________(interest) stories.

1. The song is _________(popular) now, but I still like it.

2. Can give opinion on different school subjects.

Teaching preparation:

Computer and the timetable

Teaching steps:

Step I. Lead in

　 Ask some questions about the reading.

　 Ask 2-4 students to sum up John and Nancy’s school lives.

Step II. Pre-task

Task 1 T: We know John’s favorite subject is Home Economics. Because he likes cooking and sewing. What’s your favorite subject?

S: Chinese, Math, English, PE……

Look at the pictures and teach the Ss the new words:

Ask: What class is it? What can you learn from each subject?(Teacher can give a table.)

Task2　 Finish Part A on Page 27.

Step III. While-task

Task 1 Some adjective words to show one’s opinion on different school subjects.

T: I think Home Economics is very interesting, but History is very boring.

What do you think of the subjects?

　 Is the Art lesson very easy/difficult/important/unimportant/useful/useless?

S: Yes, it’s……/I think……

Point out:　 useful　 careful 　　　　unimportant 　unpopular　　　 useless　 careless　　　　　

Encourage the Ss to say more words like this.

Task 2 　Finish Part B on Page 27.

Step IV. Post-task

Fill in the blankets with the right forms.

1. Grasp the new words such as art, geography, language, PE, science, useful, unimportant, useless, unpopular and so on.

3.　　　 Grasp the opposites of the adjective nouns.

Teaching difficulties and importance:

2.　　　 Review and learn the adjective nouns about people’s opinion.

1.　　　 Learn about the school subjects.