The U.S

Lesson12: The U.S.
Teaching goals: Make the students master the name of the U.S., the language their people speak, the capital city of the U.S. and so on.
Teaching context: part1: A map of the U.S.
Teaching difficulties: the U.S.; 由of引导的名词所有格
Teaching tools: posters, audiotape
Teaching methods: discussing, questioning, teaching, activities…
Teaching classes: one
Teaching processes:
1. Greeting and self-introduce
2. Introducing the new lesson
Show several flags for the students, ask them to find out which one is the flag of the U.S.
3. Discussing
Discuss everything they know about the U.S. in pairs. At the end, the teacher questions their opinions.
4. Listening
Listen to the audiotapes and answer the questions:
1） What do they speak in the U.S.
2） What’s the capital city of the U.S.
5. Read the text in roles
Read the text in roles and understand the meaning of the text.
6. Words studying
the U.S=the United States 美国
the U.S.A=the United States of America
America
↓
American 美国人
7. Grammar
名词所有格west of the U.S.（无生命）
Jenny’s eyes （有生命）
8. Reading together
Read together and review the text again.
9. Exercising
Ask some volunteers to finish the blanks
country flag capital city
people language position
10. Class closing
Homework: please remember the new words, and go over the part2.
Class is over. Good-bye, students.