Introduction (5 minutes) |
1. The whole class work. 2. Group work. 3. Group work. |
1.Focus their attention on the teacher. 2.Group competition. Discuss and revise the expressions of time in group first. Then look at the pictures of different time on the screen. Try to say the times quickly and correctly. The group which can say words the most correctly will be the winner in this group competition. 3.Do duty report. Some groups act out the conversations about your group’s plan, using the words and expressions in Section A. e.g. A: Do you have any time this Sunday? B: Yes. What’s up? A:We plan to go to the zoo. Would you like to go with us? B:Good idea. What can we see there? A:We can see pandas, tigers, elephants, lions monkeys and so on. B:Sounds great. When and where shall we meet? A: Let’s meet at half past eight at the school gate. B: OK. See you then! A: See you! ... T:Good job. Can you tell me what time it is now? Ss: It’s twenty to nine. T: So it’s time to have a class. (Point to the picture of 12:00) What time is it? Ss: It’s twelve o’clock. T: So it’s time to ... Ss: Have lunch. T: Good! (Point to the picture of 6:30 a.m.) What time is it ? Ss: It’s half past six. T:Yes. And “a.m.” means in the morning. So... Ss: It’s time to have breakfast./ It’s time to get up. ... |
1.Greet students ready for learning. 2.Show some pictures of time on the screen. Make a group competition to revise the expressions of time. 3.Help the students to revise the words and expressions in Section A. Lead to the sentence structure, “It’s time to ...”. |
Presentation (10 minutes) |
1.The whole class work and individual work. 2.Individual work, the whole class work and pair work. |
1.Do 1a. Look at the pictures of animals on the screen. Say the names of them. Then answer the teacher’s questions. T: Which animal do you like best, A? S1: I like... best. T: What’s your favorite animal, B? S2: My favorite animal is ... ... T: The four students in Beijing International School also like different animals. What kind of animal do they like? 2.Do 1b. Listen to the tape and match the children with their favorite animals in 1b. Then listen again and write down their reasons. Check the answers with your partner then the whole class check the answers together. |
1.Show some pictures of animals to not only revise the words of animals but also lead to the expressions of likes. 2.Play the tape recorder and check the answers. |
Consolidation (5 minutes) |
1.Individual work. |
1.Make sentences with the words in 1b. e.g. Kangkang likes monkeys best because he thinks they are clever. Michael’s favorite animal is pandas. He thinks they are cute. ... |
1.Make the students consolidate the expressions of likes. |
Practice (10 minutes) |
1.The whole class work and group work. 2. Pair work. 3.Individual work and pair work. 4. Individual work and pair work. |
1.Read 1a after the tape. Then work in groups. Read 1a and practice the conversation in different roles. Then make up new ones. Some groups act out the conversations to the class. 2.Look at the pictures of different daily activities with time on it. Ask and answer questions with each other. e.g. Picture 1-get up, 6:30 A: What time is it now? B:It’s half past six. It’s time to get up. Picture 2- have breakfast, 7:10 A: What’s the time now? B: It’s ten past seven. It’s time to have breakfast. ... 3.Do 2. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks in 2 individually. Then check the answers with your partner. After that, try to retell the passage with the help of the key words on the screen. Sunday, get up, 7:30, have breakfast, 8:00, read English, 9:00, help...cook, 10:45, lunch, 12:10, ... 4. Do 3a, Look at the pictures in 3a. Then match the phrases with the pictures. Then make up conversations in pairs. Learn to use the phrases in conversations, such as, have breakfast, go home... A: Excuse me, what time is it, please? B: It’s a quarter past six. A: It’s time to get up. ... |
1.Help the students to practice the expressions in 1a orally. 2.Show some pictures of different daily activities with time on it to the students to learn some phrases and practice the expressions of time. Get ready for 2. 3.Play the tape recorder. Check the answers. Show some key words of the passage on the screen to help the students retell the passage. Get ready for the written work later. 4.Let students make up and practice the conversations about asking and expressions of time. |
Production (10 minutes) |
1.Individual work and group work. |
1.After practicing the conversations in 3a, write down Kangkang’s day with the information in 3a, using the expressions of time. e.g. Kangkang gets up at a quarter past six in the morning. He has breakfast at a quarter to seven with his mother. He meets his friends at home at half past eight. At nine o’clock, the four children go to the zoo on foot. They see the animals at ten o’clock. And the go home at half past eleven. They have a happy day. ... Then change your passage with your group members to correct it. |
1.Help the students revise and consolidate the words, phrases and expressions about animals and time in Section B. Improve the students’ written ability. 2.Assign homework: Read 1a fluently and practice it with your partner; Review the words, expressions in this section; Preview Section C—new words. |
