Module 8 Unit 1 I always like birthday parties
By Huang Fang from Dama Middle School
I. The analysis of the teaching material
Students’ level: Grade 7
Lesson type: Listening and speaking
Teaching method: Interactive and communicative approach
Ⅱ.Teaching aims
Students will be able to use the adverbs of frequency (always, often, usually, sometimes, never) freely.
Students will be able to understand the description of birthday celebration.
Students will get to ask about others’ birthday
Ⅲ.Key words
-Level 1: card, party, present, would, always, great, cake, never, cut, give, sing, happy
-Level 2: special, secret
Ⅳ.Key structures
--What do you always/ usually/ often/ ... do on your birthday?
-- I always/ usually/ often... on my birthday.
--Would you like to...? -- Yes, I’d/ We’d love to.
Ⅴ.Difficulties
Students may have problems in using the adverbs of frequency.
Students may have problems in understanding the description of birthday celebration.
Ⅵ. Learning methods & strategies
Collaborative learning ; Task-based learning
Ⅶ. Teaching aids: Tape recorder; multi-media
Ⅷ. The teaching procedures
Step1: lead-in
Enjoy a video
Step 2: Presentation
1. Introduce something about birthday and teach some words: usually, often, never, always, sometimes, etc.
2. Ask some students about their birthday.
3. Help students to work in pairs to share their birthday with each other.
Step3: Listening
1. Listen to the conversation and answer questions
2. Listen again and match
Step4: Reading
1. The students will be able to read after the tape and try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation.
2. Then the whole class read together.
Step 5: Pair work
The students will be able to talk about what do they do on their birthday
Step 6: Homework
Level A: Listen to the tape and read the dialogue three times. Act it out with your classmates.
Level B: Write down a short passage about your birthday.
