Unit 1
This is me!
Welcome to the unit
Warm-up activities
Exchange some personal information with the Ss (name etc.).
Say I’m your new teacher. How can you call me at school
Encourage them to talk freely. Then say You can call me
Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms…
Show the Ss the pictures we have prepared already. Explain that ‘Mr’ is used for both single and married men, ‘Mrs’ is for married women only and ‘Miss’ is for single women only. For more able Ss, explain that ‘Ms’ is for both single and married women. Help the Ss to address them in right ways.
Present the new words.
Master----Point to the first picture and say This is Mr Green. He likes dogs very much. He has a dog at home. So he is the dog’s master. Ask the Ss Do you like animals Do you like dogs/cats Do you have a dog/ a cat at home Is it big or small What colour is it Are you a good master of your dog/cat
Look after----Say Mr Green is a good master. He looks after his little dog very well. Can you look after a little animal Do you give it some nice food What do you give it to eat Do you give it a warm room to sleep at night Do you take it to the park for a walk everyday Do you play with it A good master should look after your dog/cat as your good friend.
E-dog---- Say Look, there are two dogs here. Are they the same No, they are different. Can you tell me what is the difference Elicit the different places. (colour, size etc.) Anything else Look at the yellow one. It’s a real dog. It can eat and sleep. What about the blue one Can it eat Can it sleep No. Why It’s not a real dog. It’s an e-dog. Do you have an e-dog at home
Instruction book---- Say Do you know how to look after an e-dog Here is a book for you to read. Then you know how to look after the e-dog. This book is an instruction book.
More examples can be given if time permits.
Show the comic strip to the Ss and give some questions for them to prepare. Then read the dialogue between two dogs for the Ss.
Qs: 1) What’s the yellow dog’s name
2) What’s the e-dog’s name
3) Who is the master
4) Is Eddie happy in Picture 1 Why
5) Is Eddie happy in Picture 4 Why
Ask the Ss to repeat the dialogue after you, imitating your pronunciation and intonation.
Ss read the dialogue in pairs. Then act it out.
Meeting new friends
Say Eddie has an e-dog. Its name is Hobo. So Eddie is Hobo’s master. But do you know who is Eddie’s master His master is Millie.
Show the picture and say We are meeting 6 new friends now. Millie is one of them. Listen carefully and find out. Read the dialogues for the Ss.
Read it again. This time they must try to remember the names as many as possible. Then collect the names from them.
Ss repeat after you. Pay attention to use different voices to differentiate the different characters.
Divide the class into pairs. Then they read the conversation.
Greetings
Say Look at Amy and Simon. When is it now It’s in the morning. So they say good morning to each other. Look at the clocks and tell me the time. Present the different parts of the day.
Ask Ss to do Part B1 alone.
Ss work in pairs to practise introducing oneself. Use the sentences they have learned in this lesson.
HomeworkUnit 1
This is me!
Vocabulary
Review
Review the words by a dictation
Ask some students to introduce themselves.
Writing
Say How to write profiles What can you tell your friends Encourage Ss to express their own opinions.
Collect the information and put it together.
What is your name What are you like
How old are you What do you love
Where do you come from What about your parents
Where do you live …
Ask Ss to make a profile of Ss in class, later come to friends and read it, let Ss guess who he/she is.
Part A
Say I find boys love playing basketball very much in our class. What about girls Do you love sports Ask Ss what sports they know the English word for.
Ask Ss to complete Part A. Check answers orally with the class.
Part B
Ask questions about sports to elicit the words from the Ss. What do you need when you play… Where do you play…
Help Ss understand tennis racket, tennis court, football boots, football field, swimsuit, swimming pool.
Ask Ss to complete the sentences on their own. Ask several Ss to read out their answers.
Extension activities
Show some pictures to Ss and ask them to finish the tables.
Sport
Where
Special clothes ----
Equipment
Team sport
Sport
Where
Special clothes
Equipment
Team sport
Sport
Where
Special clothes
Equipment
Team sport
Workbook
HomeworkUnit 1
This is me!
Grammar
Review
Ask students to add an ‘s’ to the verb.
live eat play fly miss
catch walk dance take guess
Ask the Ss some questions.
Do you dance every day Does your father wear glasses
Do you have ponytails Does love playing football
Do your parents swim in the summer Do your friends go to school by bike
Presentation
Ask students Do you like friends Do you have many friends Do you have a penfriend Millie has a penfriend. This penfriend e-mailed Millie some pictures. Let’s have a look at the pictures.
Show the pictures to Ss and say Who’s the man in Picture 1 What’s the name of Millie’s penfriend Help the Ss to find out in the e-mail. Who’s the woman in Picture 2 Who are they in Picture 3 Teach grandparent(s). Who is this in Picture 4 Here are some pictures of Raymond’s family. How many people are there in his family There are six members in his family. How many members are there in your family
Ask Ss Look at Picture 1. What does Raymond’s father do every day Help them to answer He plays tennis every day.
Practise
Ask Ss to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Ss read the e-mail after the teacher, then read it together.
Presentation
Say We know Raymond’s family now. We know his father likes playing tennis. Is he happy when he plays tennis Yes, he is happy. Put it on the Bb.
Show some pictures and say Raymond’s father is happy. What about this girl Is she happy Yes. She is happy. Look at the boy. Is he happy No. He is not happy. Is the dog happy No. It isn’t happy. Are the dog and the cat happy Yes. They are happy. What about you Are you happy Yes. I am happy. We are happy. Put them on the Bb.
5. Practise
Ask the Ss to read the tables on page 10 and 11.
Ss finish Part D. Teach best and world.
Write lines of mixed-up words on the board. Ask students to make positive statements.
my she English teacher is
best we the world friends are in the
football player is good Simon a
are my class in Millie Sandy and
not he does tennis play
Ask them to change the positive statement into negatives and questions.
Say Millie is talking about her new classmates. Can you complete their conversation Ss finish it on their own. Then check the answers.
Ask students to role-play the conversation with their partners. Check for correct answers and pronunciation.
Ask Ss to talk about their school; their classmates and the teachers.
Some pairs come to the front and act out their dialogues.
6. Part F
Say Now, we know more about the classmates and the teachers. Do you like your classmates Do you like your teachers Do you like doing your homework Do you like watching TV Do you watch TV every day I think you watch TV at the weekend. On Saturday or Sunday, how many hours can you watch TV What do you do at the weekend Do you go running in the morning Do you play football Are you good at it Do you go to your grandparents’ home Do you have dinner with them Do your parents take you to the KFC(restaurant) to have dinner Always(at all times) or sometimes You have a happy family. I hope you and your family are well.
Say Simon has a happy family, too. He is writing to his penfriend about what his family do at the weekend. Can you help him to complete his letter
In pairs, students check their answers.
Homework
Tell students to write a letter to a penfriend about what they do at the weekend.Unit 1
This is me!
Reading
Review
Review the last lesson by greeting the Ss Hi/Hello, I’m… What’s your name Good morning/afternoon.
Ask the Ss to identify the six new friends at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.
Presentation
Ask Ss to find out the features of the six characters according to the pictures.
Amy—This is Amy. Is she tall or short Is her hair short
Simon—This is Simon. Is he tall or short
Millie—Look at Millie. Her hair is very short.
Kitty—She is small. Is her hair long or short She has long hair in bunches.
Kitty is a good student. Teachers love her very much. Why Because
she works hard.
Sandy—Sandy is a lovely girl. She is quite tall. Is she fat or slim Look at her
hair. Is it short She has long hair in a ponytail. What is the colour
What is on her nose She wears glasses.
Daniel—What about Daniel Does he wear glasses Is he tall Daniel is a good boy. He often says ‘thank you’ to others. He is very polite.
Ask one student How old are you Oh, you are…years old. Repeat with more Ss. Give Ss more information about yourself. Say I am …(years old). I am not very …(short/tall). I’m …(short/tall). I love/enjoy…(English/Chinese/Maths, reading/dancing/drawing etc.). I am clever at…/ But I am not clever at…
Practice
Show some pictures to the Ss to practise I love/ enjoy …(sth./ -ing). I am clever at…by asking Do you love/enjoy… Are you clever at…
Teach helpful, music, basketball, and Maths.
Ask Ss to describe the girl in the picture using the new words.
Teach come from and be born.
Listening
Play the tape for the Ss to listen. Ask them What are their Chinese names
Ss listen and follow the text in their books then answer some questions.
Qs: 1) How old is Millie
2) Is she in the reading team
3) Does Simon come from Beijing
4) Where was he born
5) Is Sandy short and quite slim
6) What about her hair
Divide the class into six groups and assign one central character to each group.
Ask Ss to read the assigned profile on their own.
Workbook
HomeworkUnit 1
This is me!
Grammar
1. Review
Review the words by a dictation.
Ask the Ss Do you have any hobbies What do you like
Presentation
Ask the Ss Who is this girl Where does she live in Put She lives in Beijing. on the Bb. Say What about you Do you live in Beijing Where do you live in Put I live in Naijing. on the Bb.
Ask What does Millie have at home Does she have a cat No, she has a dog. Do dogs love fish What loves fish Put Cats eat fish. on the Bb. Say Where do fish live Put Fish live in water. on the Bb.
Ask What does Millie love doing Does she love swimming Put She reads books everyday. on the Bb. Say What about you Put I do my homework every evening. on the Bb.
Point to the sentences on the Bb and say
She lives in Beijing. I live in Naijing. These are things that are true now.
Cats eat fish. Fish live in water. They are things that are always true.
She reads books everyday.
I do my homework every evening. They are things that we do regularly.
Explain that we use the simple present tense to talk about things that
are always true
are true now
we do regularly
Practice
Ask Ss to classify this sentence Simon plays football after school.
Give Ss more examples in order to help them understand the usage of the simple present tense.
I teach in a middle school.
I get up at 6 o’clock.
I take a bus to work.
I come from China.
I have a daughter.
I like milk.
Ss finish Part A in their books.
Presentation
Teach positive and negative sentences in the simple present tense using the sentences on the Bb.
She lives in Beijing. I don’t live in Beijing.
I live in Nanjing. Amy doesn’t live in Nanjing.
Cats eat fish. Pandas don’t eat fish.
Fish live in water. Birds don’t live in water.
She reads books everyday. Her dog doesn’t read books.
I do my homework every evening. My daughter doesn’t do her
homework every evening.
Help them find out the rules. Then ask Ss to have a look at Page 8.
Practice
Change the sentences in Part A into negatives after the model.
Model: 1. I live in a flat in Beijing. (she)
She doesn’t live in a flat in Beijing.
I have breakfast at 7 a.m. (you)
I go to school with my friend. (they)
I love my cousin Andy very much. (my father)
I talk to my classmates at lunchtime. (my dog)
I take my dog for a walk every day. (Andy)
I play volleyball. (Lucy and Lily)
I drink orange juice. (we)
I like reading. (my friends)
Complete the sentences.
Mr Liu__________(teach) in a middle school.
I __________ (get up) at 6 o’clock.
He__________(take) a bus to work.
You_________(come) from China.
Birds_________(fly) in the sky.
That woman___________ (look) young.
Presentation
Go through the table on page 9. The table shows verb form changes for the simple present tense in the third person singular. Check their understanding by asking them to change other verbs.
Ask Ss to complete the exercise in Part B on their own.
Go through it with the whole class.
Consolidation
Ask pairs of Ss to act out the conversation.
Ask Ss to complete ‘Work out the rule!” at the bottom of page 9.
HomeworkUnit 1
This is me!
Reading
Review
Review the words by a dictation.
Ask the Ss In our class who is tall Who is quite slim in our class Who wears glasses in our class Who has black hair in a ponytail Who plays football in our class Who loves basketball Who loves music Who enjoys reading Who is clever at Chinese/Maths/English Who was not born in Nanjing Who works very hard
Part D1
Say Do you remember the six friends at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School
What are their names What do they love doing Ask Ss finish the form.
Ask Ss to finish Part D1 from memory. Tell less able Ss to refer to the profiles on page 4.
Check their answers with their partners.
Part C
Ss read the six profiles once more.
Set this task as a quiz. Divide the class into pairs and set a time limit. The pair who gets all the correct answers first is the winner.
Ask Ss to correct the false statements.
Give more able Ss extra exercises.
Qs: 1) Millie lives in a flat in Shanghai.
2) Simon’s cousin’s name is Annie.
3) Sandy is short.
4) Amy’s Chinese name is Zhao Aijia.
5) Kitty wears glasses.
6) Daniel’s parents come from Shanghai.
Part B
Ss finish a summary of the five characters in Part B according to the form.
After they have finished, tell Ss to work in pairs and compare answers.
Tell Ss to read the passage on page 4 again to check for specific information. Point out that they should not read every word but scan for specific details only. Set a time limit.
Extension activities
Ask every student to write a personal profile of a classmate, a teacher or anyone else who is well known to them.
Ask one of the Ss to read the profile to the class. The other Ss have to guess who the person is.
Part D2
Ask each student to complete a profile of himself/herself.
Get some of them to introduce themselves in front.
Workbook 8. Homework
