Uni6 I am watching TV.
Teaching aims
1. New words and phrases
newspaper, use, soup, wash, read a newspaper, talk on the phone, listen to a CD, use the computer, make soup, wash the dishes
2. New sentence structures
--What are you doing -- I’m watching TV.
--What is she doing -- She is washing her clothes.
-- What are they doing -- They’re listening to a CD.
-- Are you doing your homework -- Yes, I am./ No, I’m not.
-- Is he reading a newspaper -- Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.
--Are they using the computer -- Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t.
3. The present progressive tense
Key and difficult points
The present progressive tense
Teaching aids
recorder, ppt
Teaching procedure
StepⅠLead in
T: It’s 10 o’clock. Now, we are having an English class. What are your parents doing
S: ……
Show the ppt. Students make sentences following the examples.
Step Ⅱ Presentation
1.T: This is Happy Apartment. There some people living here. Let’s have a look what they are doing.
Show the ppt. Learn the new words and phrases.
newspaper, use, soup, wash, reading a newspaper, talking on the phone, listening to a CD, using the computer, making soup, washing the dishes
2. T: What is she doing S: She is talking on the phone.
T: What is she doing S: She is reading a newspaper.
T: What are they doing S: They are washing the dishes.
T: What is he doing S: He is using the computer.
T: What are they doing S: They are making soup.
T: What is she doing S: She is running.
Learn the present progressive tense.
Step Ⅲ Practice
1. Play a game. One student do some actions in the front of the classroom and the other students guess what he/she is doing.
2. Listen to 1b and then check the answers.
3. Work in pairs to make a dialogue.
A: Hello,… What are you doing
B: I am… What about you
A: I am… What are your parents doing /What is your sister/brother doing
B: He/She is…/ They are …
Step Ⅳ Consolidation
1. Guessing game. Is he/she… Are they …
Ask two students to come to the front. One of them faces to the class. And the other one faces to the screen. The student who faces to the class ask the question “Is he/she… Or Are they … ” and the students who faces to the screen answer Yes or No.
2. Explain the present progressive tense and do some exercises.
3. Wrting.
It’s 8:00 in the evening. My mother… My father… My sister/brother… I…
Step Ⅴ Summary
Summarize what we have learnt in today’s class.