Introduction

(5 minutes)

1.The whole   class work.

2.Individual   work.

3.Pair work and   individual work.

1.Focus their attention on the teacher.

2.Do duty   report. Talk about something related to the topic in this section.

e.g. I have a   good friend. His name is ... He speaks English. But he knows a lot about   China. He lives in England now. He says he wants to visit me some day. I   think he can help me learn English and I can help him learn Chinese. We can   help each other.

3.Take out the   homework. Some students read the reports about your pen pals. Then the other   students answer the teacher’s questions:

e.g.

T:Does he   like English?

S: Yes, he   does. He likes it a lot/a little./

No, he doesn’t   like it at all.

T: Can he   speak English?

S: Yes, he   can speak a little English./No, he can’t speak English at all.

T: So   let’s help him with his English. We should help each other.

1.Greet students ready for learning.

2.Help the   students to express correctly.

3.Ask the   students some questions about their description of pen pal. Present the   expressions of likes and dislikes, and some new words as well: little, a   little, not...at all, so, each other.

Presentation

(10 minutes)

1.Individual   work.

2. Pair work.

1. Do   1a. Read the statements before the passage. Guess, “Why are Jane, Sally and I good friends?” Check(√) the   reason(s) before reading.

2.Do 1b. Read 1a and circle True or False in 1b. Then discuss in pairs. Check the answers with your partner. Then try to correct the false sentences.

1.Lead the students try to guess before reading. It will help the   students understand the   reading material.

2.Tell the   students they can find the right answers in the passage. Make them check and   help each other in pair work. Revise the Personal Pronouns.

e.g.

I help them.

Jane and   Sally often help me with it.

Consolidation

(10 minutes)

1.The whole   class work.

2.Individual   work.

1.Read after the   tape sentence by sentence. Then read while listening to the the tape.

2.Try to retell   the passage in your own words. Then report it to the class.

1. Play the tape of 1a. Correct their pronunciation, sentence   stress and liaison.

2.Give the students some key words to help them retell the passage.   Encourage them to open their mouths to speak English.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1.Group work.

2.Pair work.

3.Group work.

4.The whole   class work and individual work.

1.Do 2a. Sit in groups of four, A, B, C, D. Present 2a. Practice the dialogues in groups. Then look at the pictures of some famous stars. Practice the following dialogues in groups:

e.g.

A: B, do you   like...?

B:Yes, I like   her very much.

A: What about   ...?

B:No, I don’t   like him at all.

C: Does B   like...?

D: Yes, she   likes her very much.

C: What about   ...?

D: No, she   doesn’t like him at all.

2.Do 2b. Read   the table in 2b. Then ask and answer questions with your partner about how   these students like English and Chinese.

e.g.

A: Does Li   Xiang like English?

B: Yes, he   likes it a little.

A: Does Yukio   like English?

B: Yes, he   likes it.

A:Does Wang   Junfeng like English?

B: No, he   doesn’t like it at all.

…

3. Do   4a. Read the sounds. Match the pictures with the sounds. Then write each word on the line. Check the sounds, pictures and the words in your group. Then   try to read the sounds on the teacher’s cards and spell the words correctly.   The group which can read the sounds and spell the words the most quickly can   get 10 points. And the group which gets the most points at last is the winner   in this competition.

4. Look   at the pictures in 4b. Guess what kind of words may be used to describe the pictures, such as farmer, ship, China, sister,   see, bird and so on. Then open your books to check. Pay attention to the   sounds of the underlined letters.  Try to understand the meanings of the   sentences with the help of the pictures. Then the whole class listen to the   tape and read after the tape. After that, some students read the sentences   individually.

e.g.

In March,    the farmer will go to China by ship.

My sister   is the first to see the Chinese bird.

1.Show some   pictures of famous stars. Make sure the students know how to express likes   and dislikes, and speak in English while practicing.

2.Give the   students some help while they are practicing spoken English.

3.Give them some   help while they are pronouncing and writing down the words. Show some cards   with sounds on them to make a group competition.

4.Help the   students to think about some words related to the pictures before learning   the sentences. Play the tape.

Production

(10 minutes)

1.Pair work and   group work.

1.Do 3 in P60. Ask and answer the questions in 3 with your partner orally. Then write down your answers first and write a passage about your pen pal. Read the passage to your   group members and let them check and correct your mistake(s)  in the   passage.

1.Help students   check their passages.

2. Assign   homework:

Read 1a aloud and fluently;

Review the words   and expressions in this section;

Preview Section   D Grammar & Functions.

Teaching   reflection：

本节课活动量较大，容量较多，有阅读活动、两两操练、语音探究等活动，因此，由于时间的关系有的教学步骤可能无法在一个课时完成，老师们可以自行按照教学实际安排进度。