Lesson 3 An English Evening
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Use the key words and phrases:
contest
shame
speaker
speech
performance
prize
judge
miss
guess
invite
last
headmaster
importance
still
English Evening
put on
in the end
on one’s way home
have a contest
sound like a lot of fun
Recognize the following words and phrases: karaoke, story-telling, group-singing, solo
Talk about an English Evening.
Enquire about past activities by using the sentence patterns:
Which…did you…?
When did you…?
How long did you…?
Who did you…?
Express regret.
What a shame!
What a pity!
Learning important and difficult points
1.Recognize the following words and phrases:
Karaoke, story-telling, group-singing, solo
2.Enquire about past activities by using the sentence patterns:
Which…did you…?
When did you…?
How long did you…?
Who did you…?
Learning procedures
I. Exercise
Fill in the missing words with the first letters given:
1.We had a w_____ English Evening last Friday.
2.A: What a ______ did you do in the PE class?
B: Let me s____. We played volleyball. We played badminton and j_____.
3.We enjoyed the p_____ at the English Evening very much.
4.She i_____ ten people to her birthday party.
5.I was late because I’m____ the bus.
6.How long did the meeting l_____?
7.I moved to a new house. What a s _______ you didn’t come to my h_______ party!
8.Mr. Smith worked as a j____ at the contest.
9.Students must know the i_____ of observing school rules.
10.That’s ______ like a lot of fun.
II. Reading
Read the passage and complete the poster in 3 minutes.
Analyze the passage.
Some—others—still others
In the end
get/win first prize
Look at the poster to ask and answer questions about the English Speech Contest.
Question cues:
When…? Where…? How many students…? What…? How…?
Who… (be invited)? Who… (first prize)?
Retell the passage according to the poster.
III. Writing
Answer the following questions:
Where did you have the English Evening?
Who did you invite to join you?
When did the English Evening begin?
What performance did the students put on? Did you take part in any of them?
Did you all enjoy the performances?