A teaching plan for Unit 1，Module10
一、Teaching materials:
Unit 1 We listening to the radio. (Module 10 Life history)
二、Targets for this period:
To understand conversations about life in the past
To understand and be able to ask questions with “did”
To learn months of the year
To understand the prepositions before date, month, season or year
三、Key points:
Key vocabulary—January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, autumn, spring, summer, winter
Key structures—Did you do…?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
四、Teaching methods:
Task-based approach and interactive approach
五、Teaching aids
Tape recorder, blackboard
六、Teaching arrangements:
Step One Brain-storm (Activity 2)
1. Students write the months of the year in the correct order on the blackboard.
2. Students pronounce and remember the words of the months.
3. Students pay attention to the prep. “in” before months.
Step Two To match the months with the seasons (Activity 3)
Students pay attention to the prep. “in” before seasons, and make sentences.
1. March, April and May are in spring.
2. June, July and August are in summer.
3. September, October and November are in autumn.
4. December, January and February are in winter.
Step Three To match the festival with the months (Activity 1)
1. Students pay attention to the prep. “in” before months, and make sentences.
1) Teachers’ Day is in September.
2) Women’s Day is in March.
3) Christmas is in December.
4) National Day is in October.
5) Children’s Day is in June.
6) New Year’s Day is in January.
7) Labour Day is in May.
8) Spring Festival is in January.
2. Students pay attention to the prep. “on” before dates, and make sentences.
1) Teachers’ Day is on September 10th
2) Women’s Day is on March 8th.
3) Christmas is on December 25th.
4) National Day is on October 1st.
5) Children’s Day is on June 1st.
6) New Year’s Day is on January 1st.
7) Labour Day is on May 1st.
Step Four To listen twice and check the dates (Activity 4)
Students answer the questions in complete form one by one.
1. When did Tony come to China? Tony came to China in October, 1999.
2. When did Tony start school in Beijing? Tony started school in Beijing in March, 2002.
3. When did Tony meet Lingling and Daming?
Tony met Lingling and Daming in August, 2003.
4. When did Tony visit his grandparents? Tony visited his grandparents in January, 2003.
Step Five Listening (Activity 5)
1. In the first listening, students answer questions.
1) When was Betty’ grandpa born? He was born in November1935.
2) Tell me one thing that Betty’ grandpa had at that moment.
He had bike, chess, movie, telephone or train at that moment.
2. In the second listening, students check the things Betty’s grandfather had. (Activity 6)
He had bike, chess, movie, telephone and train at that moment.
Step Six Language points of the dialogue
1. when 引导的时间状语从句。
I was reading a book when he came in. (注意时态的一致性)
I’ll go to work in a hospital when I finish school.
(“主将从现”原则，主句为一般将来时，从句用一般现在时态。)
2. We had games like chess. 我们有像象棋之类的游戏。
1）like (prep.) 像一样，例如 （反义词：unlike）
Like other students, he also likes English.
2）like (v.) 喜欢（反义词：dislike）
3. start school ←→ finish school
4. My brother and I visited my aunt near the sea. 我和哥哥拜访了住在海边的阿姨。
near the sea 作定语修饰 my aunt
Step Seven Students practice reading the dialogue aloud
Step Eight To listen and repeat (Activity 7)
( Students should pay attention to the tone of simple questions.)
5. go away 走开
e.g: Don’t go away. Our teacher has something important to tell us.
别走开，老师有些重要的事情要告诉我们。
Go away from me. 给我走开。


Homework:
1. To recite the dialogue of Unit1, Module 10
2. To finish Unit1, Module10, 点中典
3. To preview some phrases:


Blackboard designing
Unit 1 We listening to the radio.
New Year’s Day Women’s Day Labour Day Children’s Day Teachers’ Day National Day Christmas

January February March April May June July August September October November December
Winter Spring Summer Autumn Winter

1. when 引导的时间状语从句。
I was reading a book when he came in. (注意时态的一致性)
I’ll go to work in a hospital when I finish school. (“主将从现”原则，主句为一般将来时，从句用一般现在时态。)
2. like (prep.) 像一样，例如 （反义词：unlike）
Like other students, he also likes English.
like (v.) 喜欢（反义词：dislike）
3. go away 走开
e.g: Don’t go away. Our teacher has something important to tell us.
Go away from me.