Unit1Howdopeoplespendtheirholidays?

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I.LearningObjectives

1.KnowledgeObjectives

(1)with...for...s:Masterwordslike“ancient”,“festival”,“l(fā)andscape”,“clouds”,“rocks”,“grandparents’house”andphrasessuchas“takemusiclessons”,“visitancientbuildings”,“gotoasummercamp”,“staywith...for...days”.

(2)KeyPhrases:Beabletousephrasestotalkaboutholidayactivities,e.g.,“gotoMountHuangshan”,“attendastrawberryfestival”.

(3)KeySentences:Usesentenceslike“WheredidYaming/Emmagoonholiday/vacation?”,“Didhe/shedoanythinginteresting?”,“He/Shewentto...and...”tomunicateaboutholidayexperiences.

2.AbilityObjectives

(1)Improvelisteningskillsbycatchingholidayrelatedinformationfromconversations.

(2)Enhancespeakingskillsthroughdiscussingandroleplayingholidayexperiences.

3.EmotionalObjectives

(1)Arousestudents’interestinsharingandlearningaboutdifferentholidayexperiences.

(2)Cultivatestudents’awarenessofculturaldiversityinholidayspendingways.

II.LearningKeyandDifficultPoints

1.KeyPoints

(1)Correctlyunderstandanduseholidayrelatedvocabularyandphrases.

(2)Masterthesimplepasttensetodescribepastholidayactivities.

2.DifficultPoints

(1)Accuratelyusethesimplepasttense(especiallyirregularverbslike“gowent”,“seesaw”,“eatate”)inlisteningandspeaking.

(2)prehenddetailedinformationinlisteningmaterialsandconvertitintooralexpression.

III.TeachingProcedures

1.Leadin(5minutes)

(1)Teacher’sActivity:Showsomepicturesofbeautifulholidaydestinations(e.g.,MountHuangshan,astrawberryfieldinafestival)andsomemonholidayactivitypictures(takingmusiclessons,visitingancientbuildings).Askstudents:“Whatcanyouseeinthesepictures?Doyouwanttoknowhowpeoplespendtheirholidays?Todaywewilllearnaboutit.”

(2)Students’Activity:Observethepictures,answertheteacher’squestions,andexpresstheircuriosityaboutthetopic.

(3)Purpose:Arousestudents’interestandintroducethetopicofholidayspending.

2.Thinking(5minutes)

(1)Teacher’sActivity:Present1aontheblackboardorPPT.Askstudentstothinkabouttheactivities:“Whichoftheseactivitieshaveyoudone?Whichonedoyouwanttotry?Why?”

(2)Students’Activity:Ticktheactivitiestheydidin1a,andthinkaboutandwritedown(briefly)thereasonsfortheactivitiestheywanttotry.

(3)Purpose:Letstudentsconnectthetopicwiththeirownexperiences,prepareforthefollowinglisteningandspeaking,andtraintheirthinkingability.

3.Discussion(10minutes)

(1)Teacher’sActivity:Dividestudentsintogroupsof45.Askthemtodiscussingroups:“Sharetheactivitiesyoutickedin1a.Andpredictwhichactivitieswillappearinthelistening.Whydoyouthinkso?”Walkaroundtheclassroomtomonitorthediscussionandgivenecessaryguidance(e.g.,correctpronunciation,helporganizeideas).

(2)Students’Activity:Ingroups,sharetheirownholidayactivities,listentogroupmembers’sharing,andhaveadiscussionaboutthepredictionoflisteningcontent.

(2)Purpose:Trainstudents’municationandcooperationability,andhelpthemmakepredictionsforlistening,whichisbeneficialforbetterunderstandingoflisteningmaterials.

4.Presentation(15minutes)

(1)Listeningfor1b(5minutes):

Teacher’sActivity:Playtherecordingfor1b.Askstudentstolistencarefullyandcircletheholidayactivitiestheyhearin1a.Playtherecordingtwiceifnecessary.Thenchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

Students’Activity:Listentotherecording,circletherelevantactivities,andchecktheanswerstogether.

(2)Listeningfor1c(5minutes):

Teacher’sActivity:Playtherecordingfor1c.Askstudentstolistenandpletethetwosummaries.Afterlistening,explainsomekeywordsandphrases(e.g.,“l(fā)andscape”,“clouds”,“rocks”,“grandparents’house”)andtheuseofthesimplepasttenseinthesentences.

Students’Activity:Listentotherecording,fillintheblanks,andlearnthekeylanguagepointsexplainedbytheteacher.

（3）Roleplayfor1d(5minutes):

Teacher’sActivity:Demonstratearoleplaywithastudentusingthesentencesin1d,e.g.,“T:WheredidYaminggoonholiday/vacation?S:HewenttoMountHuangshan.T:Didhedoanythinginteresting?S:Yes,hesawtheGuestGreetingPine...”.Thenaskstudentstopracticeroleplayinginpairs.Walkaroundtogivefeedback.Finally,invitesomepairstopresenttheirroleplays.

Students’Activity:Practiceroleplayinginpairs,andsomepairspresentinfrontoftheclass.

Purpose:Improvestudents’listeningandspeakingskillsthroughstepbysteplisteningtasksandroleplay,andletthemmasterthekeylanguagepointsinpractice.

5.Evaluation(5minutes)

（1）Teacher’sActivity:mentonstudents’performanceinthepresentationpart,includingpronunciation,grammaruse,andfluency.Pointoutmonmistakes(e.g.,incorrectuseofpasttenseverbs)andgivesuggestionsforimprovement.

（2）Students’Activity:Listentotheteacher’sevaluation,reflectontheirownperformance,andlearnfrommistakes.

（3）Purpose:Helpstudentsunderstandtheirstrengthsandweaknesses,andguidethemtoimprovetheirEnglishability.

6.Testing(5minutes)

（1）Teacher’sActivity:Preparesomequicktestquestions,e.g.,

TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoEnglish:“上音樂課”(takemusiclessons),“參觀古建筑”(visitancientbuildings).

Fillintheblankswiththecorrectpasttenseform:“Yaming______(go)toMountHuangshan.Emma______(eat)somestrawberrycookies.”

Makesentenceswiththegivenwords:“holiday,go,MountHuangshan”(YamingwenttoMountHuangshanonholiday).Askstudentstopletethetestwithin5minutes.Thenchecktheanswersandgivescores(canbesimplemarkslike√or×).

（2）Students’Activity:pletethetestquestionsindependently,andthenchecktheanswerswiththeteacher.

（3）Purpose:Teststudents’masteryofkeyvocabulary,grammar,andsentencemaking,andreinforcetheirlearning.

7.HomeworkAssignment(3minutes)

（1）Teacher’sActivity:Assigntwotypesofhomework:

OralHomework:Askstudentstointerviewtheirfamilymembersabouttheirrecentholidays,usingthesentenceslearnedinclass(e.g.,“Wheredidyougoonholiday?Didyoudoanythinginteresting?”).Thensummarizetheinterviewsandbepreparedtoshareinthenextclass.

WrittenHomework:Havestudentswriteashortpassage(atleast5sentences)abouttheirownmostmemorableholiday,usingthesimplepasttenseandthevocabularyandphraseslearned.

（2）Students’Activity:Notedownthehomeworkrequire