Introduction

(5 minutes)

1.The whole   class work.

2.Group work and   individual work.

1.Focus their   attention on the teacher.

2.Do duty   report. Some groups act out the conversations   about making a phone call to invite sb. The answers should include  how to accept and refuse the   invitation. Then the other students answer the teacher’s questions according to the conversations.

e.g.

(1) A: Hello!

B: Hello, A!   This is B.

A: Hi, B.

B:Are you   free this Saturday?

A: Yes. What’s   up?

B: Would you   like to go to the West Lake with us?

A: Oh, I’d   love to.

B: Please   tell C about it.

A:Sure.I’ll   call her/him.

B: See you   then!

A: See you!

(2) C: Hello!

A: Hello, C.   This is A.

C: Hi, A.

A:Are you   free this Saturday? Would you like to go to the West Lake with us?

C:I am sorry   I can’t. My parents will visit my grandparents this Saturday. So I have to   look after my little sister at home.

A: That’s OK.   Bye!

C: Bye!

...

T: Where will   they go this this Saturday?

Ss: The West   Lake.

T: Is A free   this Saturday?

Ss: Yes, she/he   is.

T: Would   she/he like to go to the West Lake with B?

Ss: Yes,   she/he’d love to.

T: Is C free   this Saturday?

Ss: No,she/he   isn’t.

T: What will   he/she do this Saturday?

Ss: He/She   will have to look after his/her little sister at home.

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1.Greet students   ready for learning.

2.Help the   students to revise the  words and expressions   about making a phone call and how to accept   and refuse someone’s invitation.

Presentation

(10 minutes)

1.The whole   class work, pair work and individual work.

Do 1a. Look at the pictures in 1a. Answer the questions.

T:What can   you see in Picture 1?

Ss:An old   man.

T:How does he   feel in Picture 1?

Ss:He looks   sad. Because he seems to cry.

T:Can you see   a bird in Picture 1? It finds that the old man is sad. And then? What does it   do in Picture 2?

Ss:It invites   some animals to have a picnic with the old man.

T:Do the   animals accept its invitation? Can you guess from the picture?

Ss:They may   accept its invitation because they take some food with them in Picture 4, 5,   6 and 7.

Read and discuss   the  questions in 1a before reading. Try to guess the answers. Then read the story and check with your partner.

1.Lead the   students to look at the pictures and read the questions in 1a to predict the conversation before   reading.

Consolidation

(5 minutes)

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

1.Do 1b. Read 1a again. Underline the new expressions about   giving suggestions and answers in 1a. Then complete the passage in 1b. Check the answers with your partner. Then the whole class check the answers.

1.Check the   answers in 1b.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1.Group work.

2.Individual   work and pair work.

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

4.Pair work and   individual work.

1.Do 1c. Practice the conversation of 1a in groups. Act as different roles. Then some groups act out the conversation to the class. Make up a new story in groups. Practice it in groups. Then some groups report   it to the class.

2.Do 2. Look at   the pictures in 2. Guess what the students want to do in the pictures. Read   the conversations in 2. Find out the expressions about how to give   suggestions and refuse someone’s invitation. Match the conversations with the   pictures. Then discuss the answers with your partner. Practice the   conversations in pairs.

3.Do 4a. Read the sounds and write the words in 4a individually. Then match them with the pictures. Check the answers with your partner. Then the whole class read the words together.

4.Do 4b. Read   the sentences in 4b aloud and match the sentences with the pictures. Check   the answers with your partner.

Read the   sentences in the following individually to practice   your pronunciation.

e.g.

“I saw the   hare flying in the air.”

in the air

flying in the   air

hare flying   in the air

the hare   flying in the air

saw the hare   flying in the air

I saw the   hare flying in the air.

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1.Encourage the   students to act the conversation and make their new conversation in groups.

2. Check the   answers in 2.

3.Help the   students learn to read the sounds and write the words according to the   sounds.

4.Check the   answers. Help the students learn to read the sentences.

Production

(10 minutes)

1.Group work and   individual work.

1.Talk about the   questions in 3. Make a survey in your group. Then write down the result of   your group survey.

Choose one   student from each group to be the reporter. Then some groups report your   survey result.

Write down a   short passage about your own picnic plan individually. Then check your   passage with your partner.

1.Let the   students talk about the questions in 3, getting ready for the written work   later.

2. Assign   homework:

Read 1a fluently and practice it with your partner;

Review the words   and

expressions in   this section;

Preview Section   D;

Go on writing a   passage about your picnic plan. Report it to the class next class.

Teaching   reflection：

      这节课是阅读课。教师应引导学生在阅读前仔细观察教学挂图，以此来预测文章大意，了解故事梗概，从而达到帮助学生阅读的目的。