2. New lesson
Step 1 Lead in
Discuss the questions in “THINK ABOUT IT”
Have you ever been to the Palace Museum? If yes, when?
What do you know about the Palace Museum?
Do you want to live there? Why or why not?
Today Li Ming and his friends go to the Palace Museum. The weather is fine. The palace is red and yellow. It’s beautiful. They take some pictures there. Now let’s join them.
Step 2 Listen to the tape of the text with the following questions:
What happens to Jenny?
What’s wrong with Danny’s nose?
What do they do for Danny’s nose?
What’s wrong with Danny’s tail?
After listening, discuss the questions with the students. Make sure they understand the whole text. Deal with any language point at the same time. Pay attention to the usage of the following words: sunny, help sb. (to) do sth., careful, fall, break
Step 3 Listen to the audiotape again and let them read after it.
Step 4. Have them read the text for a few minutes and then ask some students to act out the dialogue in roles. Pay attention to their pronunciation.
Step 5 Practice
Divide the class into small groups. Ask them to make up a dialogue about visiting the Palace Museum. Encourage the students to use much new vocabulary as they can.
Divide the class into small groups. Ask each group to make up a dialogue about taking pictures. Encourage the students to use as much vocabulary from this unit as possible (camera, picture, easy, hard, help, hurt, loudly, quietly, many, everyone, men, women, children, people, quickly, slowly)
As the students work on this dialogue, take real pictures of each group with your camera. Later make a poster of these photos to put up in class. Do this as a class project! Help the students write English sentences under each photograph to describe the action.
Step 6 Deal with “LET’S DO IT”
In a small group, write a dialogue about taking pictures. Where are you taking pictures? What funny things happen?
Step 7 A test
根据首字母完成下列单词
1) Can you sing? Yes, it’s e_______ .(容易)
2) Working out the problem is h______ . (难)
3) He b_______ that glass , look! He is crying. (打坏)
4) Don’t w________ , the classmates all help you. (着急)
5) Bad luck! He f________ off his bike. (掉下来)
6) Now Tom is putting the f______ in his c________ . (装胶卷)
Step 8 exercise
If time permits, do some exercises in activity book.
1. Opening class
1) Greet the students in everyday English and make sure they can response correctly.
2) Everyday report in English.
3) Check the homework and explain if necessary.
2. express taking a picture
Preparations: a picture of the Palace Museum, a camera
Teaching aids: audiotape, pictures, a camera, flashcards and slide projector
Type: dialogue
Teaching procedure
2. ask permission to do sth.: May I …?
Difficult points: 1. express what you see
3.master the usage of some words and phrases
Key points: 1. express taking a picture
2. remember the mastery words
3. some useful words
Teaching goals: 1. understand the meaning of the text
2. a dialogue about taking pictures
3. Homework
1) Understand the meaning of the text
2) Remember the mastery words
3) Finish the activity book in lesson 18
Lesson 19 The Palace Museum
Teaching content: 1. mastery words: sky, film, camera, picture, smile, break, tail
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words given.
1)We often see boys ________ football. (play)
2) Tom is a ____ boy. He doesn’t like to talk with others. (quietly)
3) The street is so busy, but the people walk ______ (happy)
4) I can’t hear your words, will you please speak ________ (loud)?
5) Let’s _______ the basket on the table. (put)
Step 7 If there is enough time, do the exercises in activity book.
Step 8 Summary
Today we learn a text about Li Ming and his friends. They are flying kites. There are so many people on Tian’anmen Square. Some people are loud and some are quiet. After class you should understand the meaning of the text and try to use loud, loudly, quiet, quietly correctly.