Module10LifehistoryUnit1Welistenedtotheradio.---DonghuMiddleSchoolChenTingtingTeachingaims:1.Leadstudentstolearnthenamesof12monthsinayear.2.Togetthemainideaoftheconversationbyreadingandpractice.3.Tostudygeneralquestionformsofthesimplepasttensebylistening,speakingguessingandpractising.Difficultandimportantpoints:Keyvocabulary:January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,DecemberKeyvocabulary:Didyougo/meet/watch...whenyouwere.../onMayDay---Yes,Idid./No,Ididn't.Teachingsteps:Step1:AnEnglishsongEnjoyanEnglishflashabout12monthsandaskstudentstotrysingingafterit.Step2:Lookingandsaying(1)Study12monthsandshowstudentspicturesaboutthefestivalineachmonth.(2)FinishActivity2.Putthemonthsofayearinthecorrectorder.(3)Revise4seasonsinayearandfinishActivity3.Matchthemonthwiththeseasons.Step3:Memorychallenge(1).Givestudentsthefirstletterstoguessthemonthasquicklyaspossible.Haveacompetitonbetween4groups..(2).Showashortdescriptionandguessthemonthquickly.(3).FinishActivity1.Matchthefestivalswiththemonths.Step4.Listening(1).ListentotheconversationinActivity4,andcheckthedates.(2).Use"DidTony...in..."structuretochecktheanswersbriefly.Step5.Listeningandreading(1).ListentotheconversationinActivity5andcheckthethingsBetty'sgrandfatherhad.(2).Readtheconversationafterthetape.Readittogetherandreaditinroles.Step6.Pairwork(1).Askstudentstoaskandanswerinpairs.---Didgrandpa...---Yes,hedid./No,hedidn't.(2).Retelltheconversationaccordingtothetable.Step7.Guessing(1).ShowstudentssomepicturesandaskstudentstoguesswhatIdidonMayDayusingthesentencestructure"Didyou...whenyouwereinNingbo"(2).AsksomestudentstoactsomeactionsandlettheotherstudentsguesswhattheirclassmatesdidonMayDayusingthesentencestructure"Didyou...OnMayDay"Step8.SumupSumupwhatwelearntinthislesson.(1).Thenamesof12monthsinayear.(2).Thegeneralquestionformofthesimplepresenttense.Step9.Homework(1).WriteashortpassageaboutwhatyoudidonMayDay.(2).Finishexercise1onworkbook.
