Lesson 25: Talk! Don’t fight!
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: fight, spend
Oral words and expressions: fought, spent
Teaching Aims:
1. Let the students know the importance of peace.
2. Create the students’ spirit of cooperation.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about the agreement and disagreement.
2. Grasp the object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
Talk about the agreement and disagreement.
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.
Divide the class into groups of three or four. Discuss the following questions:
What would you do if you found some money on the street
Give the students five minutes to finish the task. Pay attention to all the students’ feelings. Let all of them take part in the discussion.
Step2. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with the words you hear:
1. Jenny and Brian see Danny ______ on the street, _______ a bag.
2. The money that Danny found was on the _______.
Step3. Read the text and answer the following questions:
1. Who did Danny buy the shirt for
2. How much money did Brian lose
Step4. Read the text and tell the main idea of the text in the students’ own words.
Let the students speak in front of the class. Encourage them not to be shy when they stand there. Give the students chances to speak loudly in front of the class.
Step5. Encourage the students to ask more questions about this part.
Divide the class into groups of three or four to finish the task. Ask all of the students to take part in the discussion.
They can ask questions like this:
S1: When you are Jenny, what should you do to stop the fight
S2: Do you think the ten dollars is Brian’s
S3: Do you think Danny should spend the ten dollars that he found on the street
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Divide the class into groups of three or four, talk about what Danny should do. Everyone writes his or her opinion on a piece of paper. Everyone must write his or her reasons down. Choose the best from their opinions. Then report it to the class.
Step7. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in the activity book.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
Activities are the main style of the class. The students learn their knowledge in the games and role-plays. It’s a good way to make the English class interesting. Always remember to improve the students’ cooperation spirit. Let everyone in the group to have the chance to speak. This is very important for the English teaching.
Lesson 26: Good Friends Shouldn’t Fight
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: enemy, behave, gentleman, honest
Oral words and expressions: thief, unhappy, agreed
Teaching Aims:
1. Let the student’s grasp the four basic skills of English: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
2. Know about the importance of peace in the world.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about the agreement and disagreement.
2. Grasp the object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
The agreement and disagreement
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.
Divide the class into groups of three or four. Talk about the following questions:
Have you ever had a fight with a friend What happened
If you had a fight with your friends, how do you make up after the fight
Everyone writes their opinions down on a piece of paper, then show it to the others of the group. Remember to demonstrate their reasons. The group chooses the best to present in front of the class.
Step2. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
1. Brian thinks Danny is a ______.
2. Jenny thinks Danny and Brian should stop _______.
3. They will have a ______ at Jenny’s house.
Step3. Read the text and answer the following questions:
1. Has Brian found his lost money
2. Did Danny feel sorry to Brian
3. Is Brian still angry with Danny
Step4. Read the text and act the role-play in front of the class. Encourage them to make up a role-play by themselves. If they like, they can add any ending for the story.
After they act, the others can say where they should improve and how they should improve it.
Step5. Group work
Divide the class into groups of three or four. Discuss the following questions:
Talk about your fight with your members of the groups. Tell them: what happened to you How long did the fight last Who helped you to solve it
After one student finishes his speech, the others can tell him or her whether his actions are right or wrong.
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Finish the task in pairs. Ask the students to think about the fight between Danny and Brian. Is Brian right to be angry with Danny Why The key is to describe the reasons.
Is Danny right to say that he doesn’t want to be Brian’s friend anymore
With a partner, debate which character is right, Danny or Brian
Step7. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
Activities give the students chances to practice their spoken English. During the activities, some students may have trouble in expressing themselves. The teacher should help them if necessary. Provide them pictures to help them remind the stories or experience in their life. Show them some English words that are about their topics
Lesson 27: The Dove and the Olive Branch
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: flood, peaceful, raise, symbol
Oral words and expressions: dove, olive, Adam, Eve, Eden, God, Noah
Teaching Aims:
1. Stimulate the students’ ideas of loving our country.
2. Improve the students’ spoken English.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about the agreement and disagreement.
2. Grasp the object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
the object clause
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Lead in by discussing “Do you know the story of the dove and the olive branch ”
Divide the class into group of three or four. Discuss the question. At the same time, show the students the picture of the dove and the olive branch with the help of the audiotape.
Everyone in the group writes their answers down. Then discuss it in the group. Choose the best to show in front of the class.
Step2. Listen to the tape and decide the following statements are true or false.
1. Noah is a good man.
2. Noah and his family in the Great Flood for a hundred days.
3. Since then, people use a picture of a dove with an olive branch in its mouth to show their love for peace.
After listening to the tape, ask the students to finish the task in class in oral.
Step3. Scan the text and tell the main idea of it. Remember to say with their own words. Not one word by one word from the text.
Step4. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
1. Did God think there are too many bad people in the world
2. What did Noah do to escape the Great Flood
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step5. Group work
Discuss the following questions in groups of three or four.
What do you think breaks the peace in our life What can you do to prevent this happen
Make a list of it. Then exchange the ideas in groups. Choose the best to present in front of the class.
Before the students finish the task, the teacher had better show some new words to them on the blackboard.
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Ask the students to finish the task in formal groups.
First, discuss whether or not you think the story of Noah is real. Why or why not What do they think of the God’s idea
Second, tell other famous stories about making peace. Many students may know some Chinese stories about making peace.
Show some pictures to help them remind the old stories. Many people died in order to get a peaceful world for us.
Step7. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2. Write down your story in the exercise book.
Summary:
Remind the students to respect the dead men who died in the anti-Japanese wars. Many stories also write down some great men who devoted themselves to the peace of China. Let’s remember them forever. Without them, we haven’t the peaceful world and the happy life.
Lesson 28: Please Let There Be Peace
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: army, prepare, gun, agree, agree to, imagine
Oral words and expressions: obey, battle, rage, suffering
Teaching Aims:
1. Cultivate the students’ abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
2. Learn to love and care for the people around us.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about agreement and disagreement.
2. The object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
The object clause
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Show a picture of a dove and the olive branch to the class. Let them show their opinions about the peace of the world.
If you are a member in the U.N, what should you do to stop fighting Peace and development are the main topics now.
Make a list of the plan that you make. Then present it to the class.
Step2. Listen to the tape for two times. Let them know the rhythm of the song. Can someone sing in front of the class If anyone can, the teacher let them have a try.
Step3. Read the song as a poem line by line. Translate it into Chinese. If necessary, help them. There are some new words in it. Some words are difficult to understand.
Step4. Play the song again for several times again. Let the students sing after it.
Step5. Practice
Divide the class into two groups to read the song. Then sing the song together. If necessary, play the tape again. If they can’t sing it well, the teacher teaches them line by line.
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Finish the task in groups of three or four.
Wars bring suffering to people. We all love peace and hate war. We have an organization called the U.N. which is to stop fight and keep peace in the world. It is made up of six main countries in the world.
When there is a fight on the earth, we may think it’s time for the U.N. to play an important part. Now imagine you are representing China at the U.N. Make a speech about how the U.N. should work to stop war.
Present your speech to a small group of classmates and listen to their speeches. As a group, talk about your speeches. Ask each other questions about your opinions and information.
After five minutes, ask several groups to present their result to the class.
Step7. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book
Summary:
We all hate wars because we see what wars bring us on TV, in newspapers and on Internet. We must do something to stop them. Give the students chances to open their minds. Maybe it is they that can save the earth someday.
Lesson 29: Jenny’s Good Advice
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: agree with, probably, belong, belong to
Oral words and expressions: opinion, have a talk
Teaching Aims:
1. Cultivate the students’ abilities of learning English.
2. Know about the importance of peace.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about the agreement and disagreement.
2. The object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
The object clause
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”
Lead in by discussing the following questions:
Why do you sometimes fight with others How do you feel after the fight
Finish the task in groups. After discussing it for a while, make the best one to show it in the class.
Step2. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
1. Where do Danny and Brian meet
2. Do Danny and Brian stop fight in this lesson
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step3. Read the text and tell the main idea of the text. Pay attention to Danny’s and Brian’s opinions about this.
Step4. Read the text and decide the statements are true or false.
1. Danny and Brian both think Jenny’s cookies are good.
2. Brain didn’t think the money that Danny’s picked up was his.
3. Danny can’t agree with Brian’s opinion.
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step5. Pair work
Work with your partner. If you were Jenny, what would you do to stop them from fighting Do you have any other good ideas
Work in pairs. Then discuss it for a while.
Let some volunteers come to the front to give their advice.
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Finish the task in group work. Ask them to make up a dialogue or a role-play.
First, they must make a plan for the play. What happened to you Who are fighting Why
Give them five minutes to finish the task. If they don’t have enough people to play, they can ask the teacher to take part in it.
Step7. Homework
1. Have you had a fight with your friend Write it down.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
The teacher can take part in the students’ activities. They can help the students make a plan to play it better. The teacher can provide them some new words if necessary. Praise them after they act a dialogue out.
Lesson30: Let’s Work for Peace
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: provide, disagree, trust
Oral words and expressions: religion
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn about the importance of peace.
2. Know more about the foreign culture.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Know about a student council in Canada.
2. Talk about the agreement and disagreement.
3. The object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
The object clause
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.
Lead in by discussing the following questions:
How many clubs are there in your school What are they
If there aren’t any clubs in the school, we can think about who works for the peace of your school. What do they often do when someone fights in school
Discuss it in groups. Then choose the best to present it in front of the class.
Step2. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
1. What grade is Danielle in
2. What does the student council do
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step3. Read the text and decide the statements are true or false.
1. Student councils work to make schools better places.
2. All the students in Danielle’s school wear the same clothes.
3. We need to learn about different cultures and make friends with people from other cultures.
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step4. Tell the main idea of this text. Remember to answer the questions:
1. What does the student council do
2. What is Danielle’s school like
3. What do we do in order to make our school a better place
Step5. Group work
Work in groups of four or three to discuss the following questions:
If you are a member of the student council, make a plan about how to make the school a better place. Make a list of the things that you think must be done according to the situation of the school.
Discuss the question in groups. Then show it to the others in class. Discuss the plan in class. At last, give the advice to school.
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Work in groups. Plan a debate about this topic: countries should never go to war to solve disputes. Are there any wars today Where are they Are wars good or bad Are there better ways to solve problems
Give them enough time to debate the interesting topic. Let them open their minds to create good ideas.
Then present their ideas group by group in front of the class.
Step7.Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
Students are old enough to think about these questions. They watch TV to pay attention to the development of the world. They have much to say in this part. Show some pictures about the disaster that wars bring to the people in the world. Call on the students to study hard to create a more peaceful world for the people.
Lesson 31: Peace at Last
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: at last, pity, angry, decision, fair, conversation, regret
There are no oral words and expressions in this lesson.
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn to love and care for the others.
2. Practice the students’ written English.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about agreement and disagreement.
2. The object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
The object clause
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1.Lead in the text by discussing the following question:
What should you do if you have trouble with your friend
Finish the task in groups of three or more. Let’s see how they solve their problems. Many students may write a diary. Others tell his or her trouble to his friend or teacher.
Tell the students: when you meet trouble, find some effective and fast ways to help yourselves out. Step2. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
1. Who has trouble with the basketball game, Li Ming or Danny
2. Did Li Ming go to the basketball game at last
2. What is Danny going to deal with the money problem
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step3. Read the text and then tell the others what Li Ming’s trouble is. Do you think how to solve it
Is Li Ming right or wrong Tell the class the reasons.
Step4. Read the text and decide the statements are true or false.
1. Li Ming has been invited to a party on Friday evening.
2. Li Ming’s friend was angry because Li Ming missed the game.
3. Brian wrote a letter to Danny and told him he didn’t want the ten dollars any more.
Finish the task in class in oral.
Step5. Find out the sentences with the news and practice them in class.
After I missed the game, my friend was very angry.
What a pity.
She said that the decision was mine.
It wouldn’t be fair for me to go to the game.
Jenny said we should have a conversation.
I regret what I did.
Let the students make up sentences with the words and expressions that we learn in this lesson. Show some flashcards to help them.
S1. Don’t be angry with me.
S2: It is necessary for us to have a conversation with my mother.
S3: His sister regrets doing that.
Step6. Group work
Divide the class into groups of three or four. Write experience that you have had. Then share it with your members. Tell who is right in the story. What should we do to solve the problem correctly
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Finish the task in groups. Write a diary entry, an e-mail or a letter about the topic below.
Have you or anyone in your family experienced war before What is war like
If they have no experience, they can describe a war that they have heard before.
After they write their experience down, share them in the group. Then choose a special to give a report in front of the class.
Step8. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
We all have a fight with our friends. Write your experience down and share with your classmates. You may think it’s funny for to do such a thing at that time. It will help you to analyze yourself.
Lesson 32: Unit Review
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions from Lesson25 to Lesson31.
Oral words and expressions from Lesson25 to Lesson31.
Teaching Aim:
1. Learn to love and care for others.
2. Know about how important the peace is for us.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about agreement and disagreement.
2. The object clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
The object clause
Teaching Preparation: pictures
Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures
Type of lesson: review lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Lead in by discussing the importance of peace for us in the world.
Finish the task in groups of three or four. Show some pictures to the students. Analyze the disadvantages that wars bring us. Make a list of it and show it to the class.
Step2. Do with the exercises the lesson. Write down some difficulties on the blackboard. Then discuss the use of them. Practice them again.
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The object clause is the main part. Let some student make similar sentences in front of the class. The others listen and find if they are right.
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Fill in the blanks with correct words. Make up similar dialogues in front of the class.
Step5. Do with the comprehension part.
Can the students answer the question fluently If they have any difficulties, help them.
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Search on the Internet to find more information. Ask the students what they want to know. Let them search on the Internet before the class. Then give a report to the class the next day.
Step7. Do with written part.
If we have time in class, finish it in class in groups. If we don’t have enough time to do with it, we can have it done after class.
Step8. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
This is the summary of the unit. It includes the main points in this unit. Arranging it carefully before the class, we can have a good review in the class. We can do with the language points, the main grammar and practice the spoken English.