Introduction (5 minutes) |
1. The whole class work. 2. Individual work. 3.The whole class work. |
1. Focus their attention on the teacher. 2. Do duty report. Some students show pictures of your homes and talk about the rooms in them. e.g. This is my home. There is a study on the second floor. The bedrooms are next to the study. There is a bathroom, a living room and a dinning room on the first floor. ... 3. Look at the classroom and try to describe the objects in the classroom, using “there be” structure. e.g. There is a clock on the wall of the classroom. There is a teacher’s desk in the front of the classroom. ... |
1.Get students ready for learning. 2. Help the students revise the words in Section A and “there be” structure. 3. Use the objects near the students to help them revise “there be” structure. |
Presentation (10 minutes) |
1. The whole class work. 2.The whole class work and pair work. 3. Group work. 4. Individual work. 5.Individual work and pair work. |
1. The whole class answer the teacher’s questions and learn “there be” structure. T: What’s on the desk? (Show one book.) Ss: There is a book on it. T: Now, what is on the desk? (Show two books.) Ss: There are two books. ... 2. Look at the flashcards. Learn some new words, clock, chair, lamp, near, under, behind. Then match the words with the pictures in pairs. T: What’s this? Ss: Clock! There is a clock near the window. T:And what’s this? Ss:Chair! There is a ball under the chair. T:The third one, what’s this? Ss:Lamp! There is a lamp behind the computer. ... 3. Look at the objects in the classroom. First, try to ask and answer questions about the objects, using “there be” structure. After that, try to answer the teacher’s questions about the objects in the classroom as quickly as you can. The group that can answer the most questions correctly will be the winner. T: Is there a clock near the window? S: Yes, there is. T: Are there any books under Li Mei’s chair? S: No, there aren’t. ... 4. Do 1a. Look at the picture in 1a. Answer the question, “What are there in the study?” Predict the conversation in 1a. 5. Do 1a & 1b. Read the statements in 1b. Then listen to 1a and mark true or false individually. After that, check the answers with your partner. Finally, choose the best answers by listening to the tape the second time. (1) Where is the sofa? _____ A. Near the desk B. Behind the desk C. Near the bed (2) What is on Jane’s desk? ______ A. A football B. Pens C. A computer (3) What is under the chair? ______ A. A clock B. A football C. A lamp |
1.Present new patterns with the help of the objects in the classroom. 2. Present new words with the help of the flashcards and context. 3. Make the students go on learning “there be” structure. 4. Make the students learn to predict before listening by looking at the picture. 5. Play the tape recorder. Check the answers. |
Practice (10 minutes) |
1. Pair work. 2. The whole class work and pair work. 3. Individual work and pair work. |
1. After practicing the conversation in 1a, make up a new conversation about the study, bedroom, living room or other rooms in your home in pairs. Then practice your new conversation with your partner. After that, some pairs act out your conversation to the whole class. e.g. A: Where is your study? B: It is on the second floor of my home. A: Is there a computer in your study? B: Yes, there is. It is on the desk. A:Are there any flowers in your study? B:Yes, there are. I like flowers. A: What’s under the desk? B: There is a football. ... 2.Do 2. Look at the pictures in 2. Answer the teacher’s questions to learn some new words and phrase, in front of, guitar, window. T: What can you see in Picture 1? Ss: Tree and classroom. T: Yes. We can say, there is a tree in front of the classroom. What can you see in Picture 2? Ss:Two students and classroom. T:Yes. There are two students in the front of the classroom. What can you see in Picture 3? ... Then ask and answer questions about the other pictures in 2 in pairs. After that, some pairs act out the conversations. e.g. A:What’s near the window? B: There is a guitar near the window. A: Is there a clock near the guitar? B: No, there isn’t. ... 3.Do 3. Look at the pictures in 3. Learn the words and phrases table, key, put away, door, look after, thing. Fill in the blanks to complete the conversations individually. Then listen and check the answers. Practice the conversations in pairs. After that, some pairs act out your conversations to the whole class. |
1. Make the students practice expressions about positions and existence, rooms in homes, furniture and home items. 2. Create situations to present the new words and phrases. Make the students practice the “there be” structure orally. 3.Make the students practice the expressions in this section. |
Production (10 minutes) |
1. Group work. |
1. Work in groups. Discuss with your group members about what your ideal study or bedroom is like. Then draw them on the paper. Show your pictures to the whole class and try to introduce them to other students. e.g. This is our ideal study. There is a computer on the desk, of course. There is a guitar on the wall because we like playing the guitar. There is a football under the table. We often play football after class. ... |
1. Make the students use the expressions about “there be” structure in oral work and written work after learning. 2. Assign the homework: Review the words and practice the conversations in 1a with your partner; Go on writing your ideal room. Then report it to the class next day; Preview Section C. |
