Lesson
plan
for
Go
for
it
8A
Unit1
Where
did
you
go
on
vacation?
Section
B
(2a-2b)
Background
information:
Students:
Grade
8
Lesson
type:
Reading
lesson
Duration:
45
minutes
Teaching
contents:
Teaching
objectives:
Knowledge
objectives:
By
the
end
of
this
lesson,
students
will
be
able
to
1.
understand
the
key
vocabularies
and
sentences
to
describe
the
feelings:
I
felt
like
I
was
a
bird.
What
a
difference
a
day
makes…
2.
review
simple
past
tense
of
verbs:
went,
enjoyed
had…
3.
know
the
details
of
Jane’s
vacation
and
how
she
felt
when
doing
various
activities.
Ability
objectives:
By
the
end
of
this
lesson,
students
will
be
able
to
1.
retell
the
process
of
Jane’s
vacation
2.
use
simple
past
tense
to
describe
one
of
their
visits.
3.
make
a
diary
to
record
one
of
their
visits
in
simple
past
tense.
Emotional
objectives:
By
the
end
of
this
lesson,
students
will
be
able
to
get
the
same
feelings
as
Jane’s
when
reading
the
diaries.
know
the
importance
to
keep
a
diary
Teaching
focus
and
anticipated
difficulty
:
Teaching
focus:
Students
know
the
process
and
details
of
Jane’s
vacation.
And
through
words,
they
can
get
the
same
feelings
as
Jane’s.
Teaching
Difficulty:
Students
may
find
difficult
to
describe
one
of
their
vacations
in
simple
past
tense
especially
when
involved
with
some
irregular
forms
of
verbs’
change.
Teaching
methods:
3p,
commutative
method,
Top-down
model
Teaching
aids:
PPT,
blackboard
Teaching
analysis:
The
materials
are
two
diaries,
which
record
Jane’s
vacation.
These
diaries
are
kept
in
simple
past
tense,
and
followed
the
order
of
time.
There
are
many
details
of
Jane’s
activities
with
her
family
and
her
feelings
when
doing
these
activities.
Students
have
touched
the
form
of
simple
past
tense
in
the
former
class.
So
it
will
be
easier
for
them
to
describe
their
personal
experiences
of
vacation
in
simple
past
tense.
Teaching
procedure:
1.Pre-reading:(5
minutes)
Activity
1:
Free
talk
The
teacher
asks
students
what
they
did
and
how
they
felt
on
Labor
Day.
T:
Good
morning
students,
Labor
Day
was
over.
How
was
your
vacation?
Did
you
go
on
a
visit?
Linda,
please.
S:
I
went
to
Thailand
with
my
family.
The
trip
was
nice.
T:
What
did
do
in
Thailand?
S:
I
walked
on
the
beach
and
swam
in
the
sea.
T:
That
sounds
wonderful.
What
about
you,
Susan?
S:
My
vacation
was
terrible
because
I
had
to
stay
at
home
looking
after
my
baby
sister.
T:
You
are
warm-hearted.
Now
please
talk
about
you
Labor
Day
with
your
partner.
What
did
you
do
and
how
did
you
feel?
I
will
give
you
three
minutes.
(Justification:
This
activity
arouse
students’
interest
to
anticipate
in
the
class
and
leads
in
today’s
topic—vacation
experiences.)
2.While-reading:
Extensive
reading:
Activity
1:
read
and
answer
the
questions.
The
teacher
encourages
students
to
read
the
whole
passage
and
answer
the
questions.
1.
Did
Jane
have
a
good
time
on
Monday?
What
about
Tuesday?
2.
How
did
she
really
feel
on
these
two
days?
T:
Time
is
over.
Today
Jane
wants
to
share
her
vacation
with
us.
Now
please
read
Jane’s
two
diaries
quickly
and
answer
the
following
questions.
S:
Jane
had
a
good
time
on
Monday
and
she
felt
exciting
as
if
she
was
a
bird.
But
on
Tuesday,
she
didn’t
have
a
good
time
and
she
felt
terrible.
(Justification:
This
activity
helps
students
get
a
basic
comprehension
of
the
reading
material.)
Intensive
reading:
Activity
1:
Read
and
fill
in
the
blanks
The
teacher
asks
students
to
read
the
first
diary
and
fill
in
the
blanks.
Weather:
sunny
and
hot
Activity:
went
to
the
beach,
tried
paragliding
,
had/tasted
some
special
delicious
noodles,
rode
bicycles
to
Georgetown,
saw
the
house,
enjoyed
walking
around
the
town
(Justification:
This
activity
will
help
students
catch
the
details
and
the
orderof
Jane’s
vacation
on
Monday.
And
the
blanks
are
most
for
past
tense,
which
consolidate
students’
application.)
Activity
2:
True
or
false
The
teacher
asks
students
to
read
the
second
diary
and
do
true
or
false.
I
and
my
father
walked
up
to
the
top
of
Penang
Hill.
(F)
We
waited
a
long
time
for
the
train
because
there
were
too
many
people.
(T)
The
rain
stopped
when
we
got
to
the
top.
(F)
We
didn’t
take
an
umbrella
or
enough
money.
(T)
The
food
tasted
awful
although
I
was
hungry.
(F)
T:
Read
the
part
two
carefully
and
judge
these
sentences
are
right
or
wrong.
If
they
are
wrong,
please
correct
them.
You
can
discuss
with
your
partner.
(Justification:
This
activity
testifies
whether
students
create
a
structure
of
comprehension.)
Activity
3:
Read
and
answer
the
question
The
teacher
encourages
students
to
read
part
two
again
and
answer
the
question.
Why
did
Jane
say
that
what
a
difference
a
day
makes?
T:
Why
did
Jane
say
that
what
a
difference
a
day
makes?
Please
read
the
passage
again
and
try
to
find
out
the
differences.
S:
on
foot
to
take
a
train.
waited
for
the
train
for
over
an
hour
didn’t
have
an
umbrella
or
enough
money
couldn’t
see
anything
below
the
hill
only
had
one
bowl
of
rice
and
some
fish
food
tasted
great
T:
Jane’s
day
was
full
of
ups
and
downs.
3.Post-reading;
Activity
1:
Retell
these
two
diaries
T:
According
to
your
notes
and
memories,
please
retell
Jane’s
two
days
(Justification:
This
activity
helps
students
review
the
whole
passage
and
create
a
pattern
of
story
by
themselves.)
Activity
2:
Write
a
diary
of
your
Labor
Day
and
exchange
it
within
your
group.
(Justification:
This
activity
attains
the
outcome
of
what
students
have
learned
today.)
Summary:
Labor
Day
was
over.
No
matter
how
we
felt
on
this
vacation—happy
or
sorrowful,
it
is
worth
recording
our
memories
in
the
diary.
So
try
to
form
a
habit
of
keeping
a
diary.
Homework:
Review
the
passage
and
pay
attention
to
the
past
tense
of
verbs.
Modify
your
composition.
Make
an
investigation
of
your
family
members’
Labor
Day.
Blackboard
design
8AU1
where
did
you
go
on
vacation
?--
Jane’s
diary
Monday
sunny
and
hot
exciting
various
activities
(went
to
the
beach,
rode
bicycle…)
Tuesday
rainy
terrible
climbed
the
hill