Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?

SectionB（1a1e）

TeachingObjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

Classifyphrasesasactionsofteenagersorparentsregardingaskingforpermissionorassigningchoresin（1a）.

Makeandrespondtopoliterequestsabouthouseholdchoresinconversationsin（1b）.

Understandandextractinformationfromlisteningmaterialsaboutchoresandrequestsin（1c,1d）.

Collaboratetomakerequestsandofferhelpforpartyrelatedtasksin（1e）.

TeachingKeyPoints&Difficulties

KeyPoints

Studentswillaccuratelyclassifythephrasesin（1a）intoteenagers'requestsorparents'chores.

Studentswillproficientlymakeandrespondtopoliterequestsusingthetargetlanguagein（1b,1e）.

Studentswillsuccessfullypletelisteningtasks（1c,1d）byextractingrelevantinformation.

Difficulties

Somestudentsmayhavetroubleunderstandingthelisteningmaterialsin（1c,1d）duetofastpacedspeechornewvocabulary.

Studentsmightfinditchallengingtocreatenaturalandfluentconversationsinthespeakingactivitiesin（1b,1e）.

TeachingMethods

TaskbasedLearning

CooperativeLearning

ListeningandSpeakingIntegration

TeachingAids:Multimedia,Textbook,Blackboard

TeachingProcedure

I.Warmup

DailyTalk

Askstudentssomequestions:“Whatchoresdoyouusuallydoathome?Doyouneedtoaskforyourparents'permissionwhenyouwanttodosomething?Whatkindofthingsneedpermission?”

e.g.uragestudentstosharetheirexperiences,e.g.,“Ineedtoaskmymom'spermissionwhenIwanttoinvitemyfriendsover.”

VocabularyPreview

Presentthephrasesin（1a）ontheblackboard.Readthemaloudandexplainthemeaningsbriefly,like“borrowsomemoney”(getmoneyfromparentsforashorttimeandreturnitlater),“takeouttherubbish”(carrythetrashoutside).

II.（1a）Activity–Classification

Instruction

Tellstudentsthattheyneedtodecidewhethereachphrasein（1a）iswhatteenagersaskparents'permissionfororwhatparentsaskteenagerstodo.

StudentActivity

e.g.entsworkindividuallytoclassifythephrases.Then,asksomestudentstosharetheiranswersandexplaintheirreasons,e.g.,“‘buysomedrinksandsnacks’isforteenagersbecausetheymayneedtoaskparentstobuyorgetmoneytobuythem;‘cleanyourroom’iswhatparentsaskteenagerstodo.”

Checktheanswerstogether:

2.borrowsomemoney–teenagers

cleanyourroom–parents

invitemyfriendstoaparty–teenagers

gotothestore–teenagers

useyourCDplayer–teenagers

takeouttherubbish–parents

makeyourbed–parents

III.（1b）Activity–ConversationBuilding

Instruction

Explaintostudentsthattheywillusethephrasesin（1a）tomakeconversations.Showtheexamplein（1b）onthemultimedia.

StudentActivity

Studentsworkinpairs.Givethemafewminutestocreatetheirownconversations.Walkaroundtheclassroomtomonitor,helpwithpronunciationandgrammarifneeded.

Askseveralpairstoperformtheirconversationsinfrontoftheclass.Forexample:

Parent:Couldyoutakeouttherubbish?

Child:Yes,Ican.

Child:CouldIgotothestore?

Parent:Sure,butbebacksoon.

IV.ListeningActivities（1c,1d）

1.PreListening

Introducethelisteningtask:“WearegoingtolistentoaconversationbetweenSandyandhermom.First,let'slookatthephrasesin（1a）.Whatdoyouthinktheywilltalkabout?”

Letstudentspredictandsharetheirideas,like“Maybetheywilltalkabouthavingapartyanddoingchores.”

2.WhileListening

（1c）:Playtheconversationforthefirsttime.Askstudentstocheck(√)thethingsin（1a）thattheyhear.Then,askstudentstosharetheiranswers.

（1d）:Playtheconversationagain.Instructstudentstofillinthechartin（1d）.Walkaroundtohelpstudentswhohavedifficulties.Afterlistening,checktheanswerstogether.Forexample,findoutwhatSandy'smomisgoingtodo,whatSandyandDavewilldofromthelistening.

3.PostListening

e.g.mom...will...etelltheconversationusingtheinformationinthechart,e.g.,“Sandywantstoinviteherfriends.Hermom...SandyandDavewill...”

V.（1e）Activity–PartyHelpRequests

Instruction

Tellstudentsthattheyarehavingapartyandneedtoasktheirpartnersforhelpwiththetasksin（1e）.Showtheexampledialogue.

StudentActivity

Studentsworkinpairs.Theytaketurnstomakerequestsandresponses,usingthephrases“gotothestore”,“buydrinksandsnacks”etc.

Walkaroundtomonitorandencouragestudentstousedifferenttones(polite,friendly)whenmakingrequests.Asksomepairstoperformtheirconversations,like:

A:Couldyoupleasegotothestore?

B:Yes,sure.Whatdoyouneedmetobuy?

A:Couldyoubuysomedrinksandsnacks?

B:Ofcourse.

VI.Summary

ThinkPairShare

Posethequestion:“Whyisitimportanttosharechoresathomeorwhenhavingaparty?”Letstudentsdiscussinpairsandthensharetheirideas,suchas“Sharingchoresmakestheworkeasierandhelpsusgetalongwellwithfamilyorfriends.”

TeacherSummary

please...?t...because...hrasesandstructures,like“Couldyouplease...?Yes,sure./No,youcan't...because...”.Emphasizetheimportanceofpolitemunicationandsharingresponsibilities.

VII.Homework

Writeashortpassage(atleast80