Introduction

(5 minutes)

1.The whole   class

work.

2.Group work.

1.Focus their   attention on the teacher.

2.Do duty   report. Some groups act out the conversations   about  your group’s plan, using the words and expressions in   Topic 2.

e.g.

A: Hello!

B: Hello,   Maria. This is Jane.

A: Hi, Jane.

B: Are you   free this

Sunday?

A: Yes. What’s   up?

B: Would you   like to go to the zoo with us?

A: Oh, I’d   love to.

B: Please   tell John

about it.

A: OK. I’ll   call him.

B: See you   then!

A: See you!

...

T: Good job.   Can you tell me when you will meet this Sunday?

Ss:We will   meet at 9 o’clock at Linda’s home.

T:Great. Have   a good time, boys and girls. And do you know how to express 9:30 in English? And 9:15? 9:45? What animals can you see in the zoo? Today we’ll learn the expressions of time and also some words of animals.

1.Greet students

ready for   learning.

2.Help the   students to revise the  words   and expressions in Topic 2. Lead to the   expressions of time.

Presentation

(10 minutes)

1.Individual   work, the whole class work and pair work.

1.Do 1a. Look at the picture in 1a. Learn new words of animals, such as, panda, elephant,   monkey, lion, tiger.

Read the table   in 1b. Try to guess what the conversation in 1a may be about. Then listen to 1a and complete the table individually. Check the answers with your partner. Then the whole class check the answers together.

1.Present new   words of animals with the help of the picture. Make students predict the   conversation before listening. Play   the tape recorder and check the   answers.

Consolidation

(5 minutes)

1.Pair work.

2.Pair work.

1.Read 1a after the tape. Then practice the conversation in pairs. Some pairs act out the conversation.

2.Look at the   table in 1b. Practice the conversation based on the table in pairs, changing   the roles.

1.Play the tape

recorder.

2.Help the   students practice spoken English.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1.Individual   work and the whole class work.

2.Individual   work and pair work.

3.Individual   work and pair work.

4.The whole   class

work, individual   work and pair work.

5.Pair work.

6.Individual   work and pair work.

7.Individual   work and pair work.

1.Do 2. Look at   the pictures in 2. Say the names of the animals. Then try to describe the   animals with your own words, such as, black, white, jump, cute, long , big,   tall and so on.

2.Listen to the descriptions   of the animals and number the pictures. Check the answers with your partner.

3.Listen to the conversations   again and write down the times of animal shows.

9:05      nine o five

10:00     ten o’clock

11:15     eleven fifteen

12:30     twelve thirty

T: Do you   know another way of expressing time? How can we express “9:05” besides “nine o five”?

4.Look at the   paper clock which is made by the teacher (The three hands on the paper clock   can be moved to different time). Learn the expressions of time.

T:What time   is it, please?/ What’s the time, please?

Ss: It’s ...

(1) 整点

9:00    nine o’clock

(2) <30

9:05    nine o five

        five past nine

(3) >30

9:55    nine fifty-five

       five to ten

(4) =30

9:30    nine thirty

        half past nine

(5) =15分钟

9:15    nine fifteen

        a quarter past

 nine

9:45    nine forty-five

        a quarter to ten

Try to find the   rules of expressions of different time.

Do 3a. Look at the clock in 3a. Try to read the time by yourself first. Then check your answers with the answers in 3a. Ask and answer questions with your partner. Then some pairs act it out.

5.Do 3b. Look at   the poster of the Zoo Shows in 3b. Try to read the names of the animals and   the times in pairs in different ways. Then ask and answer questions with your   partner. Then some pairs act out your conversation.

6.Do 4a. Listen to the the sounds read by the teacher in 4a. Try to imitate  and repeat them. Then listen to the tape and read after the tape. After that, read the sounds to your partner. Check each other’s sounds. Look at   the screen. Read the words on the screen.

e.g.

father--wash

chair--watch

boss--climb

Try to find the   rules of the sounds by yourself.

7.Read the words   in 4b by yourself. Then check the answers with your partner. Finally repeat   the words.

1. Do a brainstorming   to get ready for the listening in 2.

2. Play the tape

recorder.

3.Play the tape   recorder again and let the students know   how to express time in a direct way（顺读法）.

4.Use a paper   clock to present how to ask the times and the expressions of time. Ask   students to try to find the rules by themselves.

5.Help the   students to consolidate and practice the names of the animals and the expressions of time. Let them learn how   to get information from the poster.

6.Read the   sounds for the students to imitate and repeat. Play the tape recorder. Show some words on the screen for the   students to read and tell different sounds.

7.Play the tape   recorder.

Production

(10 minutes)

1.Group work.

1.Sit in groups.   Suppose your group will plan to go to the zoo. Make up a conversation about   when to meet, where to go, what to see and where to meet. Practice in groups.   Then some groups act out your conversation.

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!

...

1.Help the   students revise and consolidate the words and expressions about animals and   times in Section A.

2. Assign homework:

Read 1a fluently and practice it with your partner;

Review the   words, expressions and sounds in this section;

Preview Section   B—new words.

Teaching   reflection：

      这节课是本话题的第一个课时，在活动中，有的学生因为忘记数字的表达导致不能正确的表达时间，因此教师应在教学和操练时间表达的同时，复习数字的表达。有的学生害怕发音错误，而不敢开口说英语，教师应鼓励其勇敢站起来，从简单的对话操练开始，不断练习和提高口语水平。