第二课时(Activity 4-Activity 7)
Step 1:Have a dictation
Get the students to write the words and phrases in Unit 1,and check their work to see if they have grasped the usages of the points.
Step 2:Practice
1.Read the conversation in Activity 3 again.
2.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box in Activity 4.
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(1)The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July.It is the start of the________ season.
(2)On 1st October,you can see the national ________ everywhere in China.
(3)The US was ________ in 1776.
(4)What kinds of ________ are there on 1st January
3.Let some students read out the sentences,then check the answers.
4.Read the sentences again.
Step 3:Pronunciation
1.Play the tape.Let the students listen carefully.
2.Listen again and repeat after the tape.
1st first 5th fifth 9th ninth 13th thirteenth
2nd second 6th sixth 10th tenth 20th twentieth
3rd third 7th seventh 11th eleventh 21st twenty-first
4th fourth 8th eighth 12th twelfth 31st thirtyfirst
3.Read and remember them by heart.
Step 4:Speaking
1.Read the dates in Activity 6.
2.Ask and answer questions about important dates in pairs.
—When is your birthday
—The tenth of September.
3.Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday in groups.
(1)When is the holiday
(2)What do your family do during the holiday
(3)What special food do you eat
(4)What special clothes do you wear
4.Now present the Chinese public holiday to the whole class.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is usually in September or early October.Family members usually get together.We eat moon cakes while we are enjoying the full moon…
Step 5:Homework
1.Revise all the key points in this unit.
2.Finish off the workbook exercises.
Blackboard Design
Unit 1 My family always go somewhere
interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
1.the start of
2.what kind of
3.on 1st January
4.10th September
5.1st October
6.4th July
7.25th December
8.the MidAutumn Festival
9.get together
10.eat moon cakes
11.enjoy the full moon