Lesson 1 Visiting a British Family
Period 4
Teaching objectives
To enable students to do the following:
1．To expressing reasons
2．To make introductions
3．To express appreciation
4．To use the adverbial clause of reason with “since”.
5．To make the students learn to cooperate
6．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Teaching Important and Difficult Points
1．To make the students learn to cooperate
2．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Teaching methods
1．Learn by teach
2．Brain storm
3．Class discussion
4．Role playing
Teaching aids
Computer, ppt
Teaching Procedures
I. Warming up
Quickly response
II. Revision
III. Diction
1．It’s great to see you again.
2．May I take your coat?
3．I’d like you to meet my parents.
4．Since this is your first visit to my family, shall I show you around our house?
5．Since some of you may study in an English speaking country in the future, it’s necessary for you to know something about western culture and customs
IV. Review the adverbial clause
V. Developing skills
VI. Writing
VII. Homework
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Lesson 1 Visiting a British Family
Period 1
Teaching objectives
To enable students to do the following:
1．To expressing reasons
2．To make introductions
3．To express appreciation
4．To use the adverbial clause of reason with “since”.
5．To make the students learn to cooperate
6．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Language Highlights
1．The adverbial clause of reason (since)
2．I ’d like you to meet
Teaching methods
1．Learn by teach
2．Brain storm
3．Class discussion
4．Role playing
Functions
1．Expressing reasons
2．Making and responding to introductions
3．Expressing and responding to appreciation
Teaching aids
Computer, ppt
Teaching arrangement
I. Warming up
Quickly response
1．During the summer holidays, did you take a trip?
2．Have you been to…? How did you like it?
3．Have you make any friends when you were in…?
II. Introduce the adverbial clause of reason (since)
1．Learn the new knowledge
Eg. You’d better take a rest, since you’ve got a bad headache.
Since you are connected to the Internet, you can access millions of websites.
① How many clauses does each sentence above have?
② Which clause tells us the reason? The clause with since or the main clause?
③ Where can we put the clause with since? Before or after the main clause?
2．Combine the two clauses into one with the word “since”
① It is raining hard, we’d better stay at home.
② You can join the football club, you play football well enough.
③ You’d better not eat dirty food, you’ve got a stomachache.
④ You can buy the dictionary .You have got enough money.
⑤ You can’t recite the text. You should come to my office after school.
3．Fill in the blanks with “because” or “since”.
（1）________you are busy, you needn’t come tomorrow.
（2）Tom passed the exam _________he had prepared it well enough.
（3）___________you are all right, you may go to school today.
（4）He can’t learn English well _________he is very lazy.
III. Tuning in
1．Introduce the words of vocabulary part one.
Look and talk about pictures
No.1 communicating with a local Net-pal
No.2 renovating their flat
No.3 putting up a Chinese painting
2．Get familiar with the phrases.
IV. Homework
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Lesson 1 Visiting a British Family
Period 3
Teaching objectives
To enable students to do the following:
1．To expressing reasons
2．To make introductions
3．To express appreciation
4．To use the adverbial clause of reason with “since”.
5．To make the students learn to cooperate
6．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Teaching Important and Difficult Points
1．To make the students learn to cooperate
2．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Teaching methods
1．Learn by teach
2．Brain storm
3．Class discussion
4．Role playing
Teaching aids
Computer, ppt
Teaching Procedures
I. Warming –up
1．It’s great to see you again.
2．Here’s a present for you.
3．Would you like something to eat? Dumplings or spring rolls?
4．Thank you very much for your nice present.
5．Why won’t you see the film Titanic?
II. Revision
1．Dictation
2．Ask the students to act out the text
III. Developing skills
1．Work in groups of three and make up dialogues after the model. Use the picture cues and word cues.
Ask three students to read the model and work with the other group members Let them to act it.
2．Listening
Play the tape twice and choose the best answers.
Ask the students to do role-play.
IV. Reading
①Introduce some new words and phrases of vocabulary Part Two.
You can introduce some words with some questions.
When you visit a British family for the first time, what presents will you bring?
Some words like necessary and answer some questions.
a．Who is Polly?
b．Why is she giving a lecture?
c．What is polite for you to do if you are going to someone’s home?
d．What gifts ca people take?
e．How many gifts can people take?
f．What do you take to the potluck party?
②Read the reading passage.
V. Homework
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Lesson 1 Visiting a British Family
Period 2
Teaching objectives
To enable students to do the following:
1．To expressing reasons
2．To make introductions
3．To express appreciation
4．To use the adverbial clause of reason with “since”.
5．To make the students learn to cooperate
6．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Teaching Important and Difficult Points
1．To make the students learn to cooperate
2．To enhance their interest in western culture and customs.
Teaching methods
1．Learn by teach
2．Brain storm
3．Class discussion
4．Role playing
Teaching aids
Computer, ppt
Teaching Procedures
I. Revision
1．Review the adverbial clause of reason with “since”.
Make a short dialogue to review the clause.
SINCE ADVICE
First visit to Britain Learn something about British culture
Often rain in Britain Take an umbrella with you
Go sightseeing at weekends Visit the Tower Bridge
Visit some British families Pre[are some presents make in China
Go to some potluck parties Learn to cook some Chinese food
2．Review the words and phrases
Spell the new words and say the phrases with the given pictures.
II. Get familiar with some important expressions.
1．How to make introductions?
If this is your first visit to my home, I will introduce you to my family in the way of: “I’d like you to meet …”
2．T: Here’s a present for you, do you like it?
S: yes.
T: I’m glad you like it.
III. Listen to the recording of the text and answer some questions.
1．Listen to the tape.
2．Answer the questions.
Why did Zhang Jun visit a British family?
Who took Zhang Jun’s coat?
Has Helen renovated her house?
What would Zhang Jun give to Helen’s parents?
What would Zhang Jun like to drink?
3．Listen again and complete the exercise on “Comprehension Check”.
4．Read the text and explain some language points from the text.
5．Listen to the tape and go on where it stops.
IV. Homework
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