Lesson 1 Choosing a Flat
Period 2
Teaching Objectives
1.Learn the text by heart.
2.Ask for and express opinions.
3.Express agreement.
Teaching Difficulties
Make comments by asking for and expressing one’s opinions.
Teaching Aids
Text book, students’ book, a recorder and a computer
Teaching Procedure
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Teaching aims
Step 1
Talk about the picture of the text.
How many people are there in the picture? Who are they?
What are they doing?
What are they talking about?
Does Mrs. Wang think shopping is the most important?
Learn about the background of the text.
To let the students understand the text by questions
Step 2
Play the tape of the text Ask some questions
let the students complete the exercise
Listen to the tape, then do Comprehension Check on the Text:
listen to the text again, then answer the following questions:
How large is the Wangs’ flat?
How many bedrooms do they need?
What kind of flat does Wang Qiang want?
Who thinks public transport is more important?
What’s Mrs. Wang’s opinion?
Why does Wang Qiang want their flat in a high-rise?
What are they going to do this weekend?
Step 3
Let them imitate and repeat the whole text in roles.
Let them summarize the useful phrases by themselves.
Read the text in groups, then find the useful phrases.
Learn some important sentences and phrases:
talk about … , need, face south, have a look (at), this weekend, should, agree with , public transport/important shopping/supermarket/high-rise /suburb/opinion
Step 4
Let them pair work the dialogue about the flats.
Make a short dialogues after the models by using the plan and word cues
A: Let’s see which flat is bigger. What do you think?
B: Look .Flat A is bigger than Flat B.
A: I agree with you.
A: Which flat has a better view? What’s your opinion?
B: Flat A has a better view than Flat B
A: I don’s think so.
Learn how to use:
A: What do you think?
B: I think so, too. / I agree with you.
A: What’s your opinion?
B: I think … / I don’t think …
I agree with you. / I think so.
I don’t agree with you. / I don’t think so.
To ask for and express opinions
Homework
1.Recite the text and role-play it.
2.Talk about flats by asking for and expressing opinions.