Unit 2 it's a nice day, isn't it
【第二课时】
【教学目标】
1．描述与陌生人聊天该注意的事项，学习该聊些什么，如何将话题展开。
2．通过学习与陌生人聊天来达到了解，关心别人并增进友谊。
【教学重难点】
1．Tag questions. (附加问句)
2．Structure:
（1）It's a nice day, isn't it
Yes, it is. I really love hot weather.
（2）You're Jenny's friend, aren't you
Yes, I am.
（3）The No.15 bus stops here, doesn't it
Yes, it does.
（4）Functions: Make small talk.
【教学过程】
Step 1 Pre-task.
SA 3a:
1．Read the passage and get the main idea of it.
2．Ask Ss to read again and number the paragraphs of the article in the correct order.
3．Check the answers and then finish read the third time.
SA 3b:
1．Point out the conversation in 3a and ask Ss to read it the third time.
2．Ask students to finish these questions in 3b.
3．Ask pairs to practice the conversation in 3a together.
4．Explain some points in 3a. (Some phrases and important grammar.)
Step 2 While-task.
1．Read the structures.
2．Ask Ss to remember them and then finish the task 4c.
3．Ask some pairs to present and then give them suggestions.
Step 3 After-task.
1．Ask students to finish the exercise in this class (3c, 4a, 4b).
2．Give the correct answers and explain some important structures.
Step 4 Check yourself.
1．It's a nice day, __
Yes, __.
2．You weren't at the party, __
Yes, __. /No, __.
3．The No.15 bus stops here, __
Yes, __/No, __.
4．You just started yesterday, __
No, __.
5．You haven't met your teachers yet, __
Yes, __. /No, __.
PAGEUnit2 It's a nice day, isn't it
【第三课时】
【教学目标】1．知识技能：（1）Go on learning to make small talk using Lag Questions.（2）Master key structures: What do you think of… be friendly to sb.Thank you / Thanks for…feel like doing sth.have a hard / difficult time doing sth.make sb. do sth.（3）Train students' abilities of listening and speaking.（4）Train students' communicative competence.2．过程与方法：（1）Listening and speaking methods.（2）Communicative approach.（3）Play a game.3．情感态度：Be interested in taking part in all kinds of activities in an English class.
【教学重难点】1．重点：（1）Master structure（2）Listening practice2．难点：（1）Play a small talk freely（2）How to make small talk using Tag Questions and train students' ability of listening speaking, reading and writing
【教学方法】Blackboard, Recorder, Multimedia
【教学过程】Step1: Leading – in.At first the teacher asks the students: “What should you say to the people you don't know well ”S1: Maybe I should say “Are you Li Lei's sister ”S2: Maybe I should say “You are a teacher, aren't you ”S32: …T: OK. Let's look at the picture and check the questions you think are good for polite small talk with people you don't know well.Step 2: Pair work.1．First talk about these pictures in pairs.2．Then make up a conversation using one of the questions from activity 1a in pairs. Before practicing, make a model with one student for others like this:A: Do you like thrillers B: Yes, I do. / No, I don't. But I love comedies.3．Finally act out their conversations for others.Step3: Listening.T: Here are three conversations. Let's listen and see where the people are in each conversation. Please listen twiceAre you ready Ss: Yes.1．Play the recording for the students and let them listen twice and write down the place in the chart quickly.Where Conversation1At a partyConversation2Conversation32．Check the answers together. After that, teacher should say: “Very good. Next, let's listen to the tape again and match each question with the correct answer. Please listen twice.”QuestionsAnswers1．You're Jenny's friend, aren't you A．Yes, it is. Are you a ball game fan 2．So, tell me about yourself. Do you play any sports B．It's great. Have you always gone to this school 3．You're new here, aren't you C．Yes, I am. My name is Bill.4．What do you think of the school D．Yes, I am. My name is Rita.5．It's really crowded, isn't E. Yes, I did. It was really exciting, wasn't 6．Did you see Friday night's game on TV F. Yes, I play tennis and Ping-Pong.3．Finally, check their answers.Step 4: Pair work.1．T: Next let's play a small talk conversation in pairs.Ss: Yes.2．Then make a model with a student like this.A: This is a great party, isn't B: Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.3．First talk about it in groups of four.4．Finally, act out their conversations for others.Step 5: Reading.T: It's time to read.Ss: OK.T: Read carefully the three notes, and write T or F.( ) 1．Sometimes it isn't easy being the new kid at school.( ) 2．Carlos said he wouldn't help Bill with my math project.( ) 3．John's cousin will go with him.( ) 4．The three notes are all thank- you notes.Step 6: Writing.1．First fill in the blanks in the Thank- you note in activity 3b.2．Next write their own Thank- you notes like this.3．Finally read their own Thank- you note for others.Step7: Games.T: It's time to relax. Do you like playing games Ss: Yes.T: I think so. Let's play a game. Group1 write the place on a piece of paper. Group2 writes down the time on a piece of paper. Group3 writes down the persons on a piece of paper of paper. Let's see what will happen.First get ready for it. And turn in their paper.Finally ask three students, one is the place, another is the time, and the other one is the person. Student1 choose one of the places. Student2 choose one of the times. Student3 choose the person. At last, ask the fourth student read what will happen.作业布置T: Here's your homework. Please write another two Thank- you notes except the one you wrote in class.
PAGEUnit 2 It's a nice day, isn't it
【第四课时】
【教学目标】
1．知识目标：
（1）能运用合适的话题进行闲谈。
（2）总结学习反义疑问句
2．能力目标：
了解东西方文化差异，学习在不同场合闲谈时哪些话题是安全的，哪些话题是应该避免的。
【教学重难点】
1．重点：学习闲谈时哪些话题是应该谈论的，哪些是不应该谈论的。
2．难点：反义疑问句。
【教学准备】
多媒体。
【教学过程】
Step 1: Leading – in.
At first the teacher asks the students: “What should you say to the people you don't know well ”
S1: Maybe I should say “Are you Li Lei's sister ”
S2: Maybe I should say “You are a teacher, aren't you ”
S3: …
T: OK. Let's look at 2e and choose the subjects you could ask to start the small talk.
Step 2: Pair work.
1．First talk about the small talk in pairs.
2．Then make up a conversation using one of the questions from activity 2e in pairs.
Step 3: Group work.
T: Think of situations where you have to make small talk. Discuss the situation in 3a. Put the phrases in the correct box.
Situations Safe subjects Subjects to avoid
Step 4: Writing.
Write a short article for a school magazine giving advice about small talk in 3b.
Step 5: Explain the tag questions.
表示提问人的看法，没有把握，需要对方证实。
They work here, don't they
1．当陈述部分有never, seldom, hardly, few, little, nothing等否定词时，后用肯定：
There are few apples in the basket, are there
He can hardly swim, can he
They seldom come late, do they
2．当陈述部分是祈使句时：
Let's go out for a walk, shall we
Let us go out for a walk, will you
Turn on the radio, will you
3．I think 加从句，反问从句。
I think chickens can swim, can't they
I think Lucy is a good girl, isn't she
I didn't think he was happy, was he
4．反义疑问句的回答用yes, no但是，当陈述部分是否定形式时，回答要按事实。如：
They don't work hard, do they 他们不太努力工作，是吗？
Yes, they do. 不，他们工作努力。
No, they don't. 对，他们工作不努力。
在回答反义疑问句时，不管问题的提法如何，若事实是肯定的，就要用yes，事实是否定的，就要用no。这和汉语不一样，应特别注意。例如：
You're not ready, are you 你没有准备好，是吧？
Yes, I am. 不，我准备好了。
No, I'm not. 是的，我没有。
5．当主语是I, everyone, everything, nobody时，后面的疑问句应表示为：
I am a student, aren't I
Everyone is in the classroom, aren't they
Nobody will go, will they
Everything begins to grow in spring, doesn't it
【作业布置】
Complete the tag questions in self-check.
PAGEUnit 2 It's a nice day, isn't it
【第一课时】
Teaching Aims
1．Knowledge objectives.
（1）Master the following sentence structures:
A: It's a nice day, isn't it
B: Yes, it is. I really love hot weather.
A: You love violin music, don't you
B: Yes, I do.
A: It looks like rain, doesn't it
B: Yes, it does. And I forget my umbrella.
A: Do you think it will stop by noon
B: I hope so.
（2）Master the following words:
by, noon, bus, train, weather, rain, umbrella, party
2．Ability objectives.
（1）Learn to understand the meaning of Tag Questions.
（2）Learn to make small talk.
3．Emotions objectives.
Learn to care about people by making small talk with strangers.
Important points and difficulties
1．Teaching points:
Learn to make small talk.
2．Teaching difficulties:
The use of Tag Questions.
Teaching Methods
Task-based approach.
Teaching aids
Multimedia, recorder.
Teaching procedures
Step one: Greetings.
T: Good morning, boys and girls!
S: Good morning, Miss He.
T: How are you today
S: Fine.
T: It's a nice day, isn't it
S: Yes, it is.
T: It's spring now, isn't it
S: Yes, it is.
T: You love spring, don't you
S: Yes, I do.
…
T: As we know each other, so it's easy for us to start a talk. If you don't know me, and I don't know you, will you talk with me In our country, our parents always tell us: “Don't talk to people you don't know.” However, in some foreign countries, parents teach their children how to talk with strangers. And we call this kind of talk “small talk.”
Step two: Before listening.
T: Have you ever talked with people you don't know
S: Yes.
T: Where would you talk to people you don't know
S: on a bus, at a bus stop, at a party, in a park…
T: What do you usually talk about (Weather Sports Movie )
Different countries have different cultures. In our country, when we meet each other, we usually ask: “Hey, did you have your lunch/dinner ”, and sometimes we ask people's age. But in foreign countries, it's not polite to ask people's age. Then, what do they usually talk about
S: …
T: Now let's listen and see where and what they usually talk.
Step three: While listening.
1．Listen and number the pictures in the order you hear them.
2．Check the answers.
3．Listen again and fill in the blanks. Use the key words to guess where and what they talk.
4．Pair work. Ss work in pairs to make small talk with Tag Questions.
5．Listen and imitate the Tag Questions.
6．T: Make small talk with people you don't know sometimes can be very successful, both of you feel enjoyable and you want to talk more with each other. And also sometimes can be unsuccessful, for example, you are not interested in what he says, so you just don't want to go on talking with him. You want to stop the talk by giving him a very short answer or just keeping silent. Listen to the three conversations. Are they examples of successful or unsuccessful conversations
7．Check the answers.
8．Listen to conversation 3 again. Put the sentences and questions in order.
9．Check the answers by asking two pairs of Ss to read their conversations.
10．Listen and imitate.
Step four: After listening.
Group work: Ss work in groups to role play a small talk. (Some topics will be given)
Step five: Summary.
Use the mind map to sum up what we have learnt.
Step six: Homework.
1．Listen and imitate.
2．Level A: Collect tag questions about weather, traffic, pop stars, etc. Level B: imagine you are at a party. Write small talk conversations and practice them with your partner.
Blackboard Design
