Unit 7 Shopping
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. master the new words and expressions;
2. improve their communication abilities in role-playing;
3. learn to spend money wisely.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and expressions:
2. New structures:
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Grasp words and expressions in a conversation about shopping;
2. Act out the conversations.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Sandy wants to buy something for her family, but she doesn’t have enough money. Let’s help her finish some tasks to earn money.
Step 2 Revision
1. Translate the expressions and sentences.
稍等。______________ 每个两元 ________________
不同种类 __________________看一看 _____________
去年的卡片 ______________ 我要买它们。________________
它们和她的粉色外套很相配。__________________________________________
2. Fill in the blank.
In the first shop, Amy wants to buy some __________ for Simon. They are __________ yuan each. Amy thinks they’re not __________. The shopkeeper says the __________ cards are only one yuan each. But Amy wants to buy the new cards.
In the second shop, Amy wants to buy __________ for Sandy. She knows Sandy likes hair clips and they are very __________. She thinks they __________ her __________ coat. The hair clips are __________ yuan. She has fifteen yuan. So she has __________ money to buy them.
3. Role-play.
T: Quite good. Do you remember how Amy bought these things Let’s act out the two conversations.
Step 3 Language points
1. Can I help you (=What can do for you )
T: Well done! Now, we have helped Sandy earn 100 yuan. She can buy something for her family now. She’s now in the shop. Look at the two persons. Who are they
S: They are shopkeepers.
T: What do shopkeepers say when we enter the shop
S: They say “Can I help you ” or “What can I do for you ”
T: Yes.
2. buy sth. for sb. (= buy sb. sth.)
T: In the shop, she saw a blue wallet and a pair of shoes. Sandy wants to buy a wallet for her mother. We can also say “Sandy wants to buy her mother a wallet”. What does she want to buy for her father
S: Sandy wants to buy a pair of shoes for her father.
T: Quite good. We can also say …
S: Sandy wants to buy her father a pair of shoes.
T: How kind Sandy is! However, they are not cheap. Sandy doesn’t have enough money. She has to look for something cheap.
3. there be ...
T: Wow, there is a box on the shelf. What’s in the box Is there anything suitable for her family in it Let’s play a guessing game. Please make sentences like this to guess: ‘Is there a/an ... in the box ’ or ‘Are there any ... in the box ’
S: Is there an apple in the box
T: No, there isn’t.
S: Are there any books in the box
T: No, there aren’t.
4. match sth. /fit sb. (when talking about clothing)
T: Actually, there are some clothes in the box. Let’s look at the clothes. Do they match each other
S: No. The pink T-shirt _________ the pink trousers. The green T-shirt _________ the green trousers.
5. How much does ... cost (=How much is ... )
6. enough + n. + for sth. /to do sth.
7. change & just a minute
T: After paying money for the clothes, how much change can Sandy get
S: Just a minute. The change is 5 yuan.
Step 4 Make up a new conversation
T: After getting the change, Sandy also wants to buy herself some stationery, so she went to a stationery shop. There is something she wants on the shelf. Make a conversation between Sandy and the shopkeeper to help Sandy buy some useful things. Remember, she only has 5 yuan left!
Step 5 Exercises
1. Change the sentences according to the requirements.
(1) Can I help you (同义句转化)
______ ______ _____ _____ _____ _____
(2) There is some rice in the bag. (一般疑问句)
______ ______ _____ rice in the bag
(3) How much is the book (同义句转化)
How much _______ the book ______
2. Choose the right answers.
( )1. The interesting book ______ me 15 yuan.
A. spends B. pays C. costs D. takes
( )2.I _____ 15 yuan buying the book.
A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take
( )3. I _____ 15 yuan for the book.
A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take
( )4.We don’t have _____ to read. Let’s buy some.
A. enough book B. book enough C. enough books D. books enough
( )5.The boy is not _____ to dress himself.
A. enough old B. old enough C. enough young D. young enough
3. Fill in the blanks.
(1) There ______ (be) 20 girls in our class.
(2) There ______ (be) some money in my pocket.
(3) How much _____ the jacket ______ (cost)
(4) Tony spends one hour ______ (do) his homework every day.
(5) We don’t have enough time _________ (finish) the task. Let’s hurry.
V. Homework
1. Remember the useful words and expressions in the conversation;
2. Do some exercises.