Step 1 Greeting and lead-in

Greeting: Long time no see.

  Did you have a good time during   your summer holidays?

  What did you do during summer   holidays?

  Did you go on vacation?

Say : Most of you went on vacation, Now let’s talk about your vacations.

Ss say something about their activities during summer holidays.

1.Ss answer the questions and then remind   of past tense

2. To present a new lesson.

Step 2  Presentation

Ask four students the following questions:

Did you go anywhere interesting?

Where did you go on vacation?

Did you go with anyone?

Did you do anything interesting?

What did you do on vacation?

How was the vacation?

Four students answer the questions. Other students listen carefully and learn the questions. Get the fifth student to   ask another student the same questions instead of the teacher. Then they   should pass on the questions, choose anyone they want to ask.

1.Ss learn the key sentences.

2.To help them learn better, Ss ask the questions instead of the teacher .It makes them get more chances to speak

Step 3A Guessing Game

I also went somewhere interesting.

Can you guess? Show Ss some pictures of different places.

Teach: New York City,Central Park.

Ss guess the place where I went. They   should guess using“ Did you go to …/ visit …?”

1. To help Ss to consolidate the sentence   structure.

2.To enliven the atmosphere of the class.  

3.Make them interested in my vacation.

Step 4  An interview

Get Ss to make an interview about my   vacation and answer students’ questions.

Ask: How was your vacation? ( teach “wonderful”)

Ss watch a video.

Try to ask the teacher as many questions   as they can

To help Ss to consolidate the sentence   structure.

Step 5 Pair work

Ask:Do you want to know more about your   partner’s vacation?

Now let’s ask and answer questions in   Pairs. Try to use the questions you have learned.

Choose some of them to act out.

Ss   work in pairs.

When some students are acting. The other   students should listen carefully and take notes. Then another pair should ask   and answer question using“Where did she\he go on vacation? Did she\he … How was …”

1.To help Ss to consolidate the sentence   structure.

2.Make Ss listen to others carefully   while acting

3.To improve their listening and speaking   skills

Step 6 Work on 1a and 1b

Say: We had vacations. So did the   students in Section A 1a, Unit 1.

Ask:Where did they go on vacation?.

Who went to the mountains \stayed at home…?

Ss   finish 1a.

Ss   listen to 1b, then number the people in the picture.

To help Ss to consolidate the knowledge   they have learned and improve their listening skills.

Step 7 Pair work

Say :You know where the people went ,now   let’s make conversations about their vacation.

Ss make conversations about the people in   the picture. They should use at least two questions like “ Did …” “ Where …”

To improve their speaking skills.

Step 8 Listening

Say: We know where Tina, Xiang Hua,   Sally, Bob and Tom went on vacation. How about Grace. Kevin, Julie?

Ask: Do you want to know more about their   vacations?Here are some questions about the vacations.

Ss listen and finish 2a.

Ss   listen again and finish 2b.

To train their listening skills.

Step 9. Role-play conservations

Say :Read the conversations in 2a and 2b   then role play the conversations. Get Ss to use at least five questions about   each vacation.

Say :While two students are acting. The   others should listen and say at least five sentences about the conversation   they hear like this:Grace went to …, she went with …. She ….

Ss   read the conversations and some of them role play according to the   information in 2a and 2b.

Others    listen carefully and say something about the information they hear.

To train their speaking

skills.

To develop students’good listening habits.

Step 10. Homework

1. Memorize the words and sentences in   the period.

2. Read the conversations in 1b and 2a. Try   to memorize key phrases and sentences.

3. Make  a conversation about   vacations with partners. Use at least 6 questions.

4. Workbook 1. Period 1.

Bb  design:

Unit 1  Where did you go on vacation?

Period 1

Long time no see. Did you go anywhere (interesting)   on vacation?

             Yes, I did.

             Where did you go on vacation?

             I went to New York City.

             Did you go with anyone?

                     buy anything special?

                     meet anyone interesting?

             How was the weather / food / vacation?

                 It was wonderful/ excellent / great…？

Teaching reflections

Step 1. Revision   and lead-in

Greeting.

Ask: Did you go anywhere interesting on your vacation?

  Where did you go on your vacation?

  Did you go with anyone? (Teach someone)

 How was the vacation?(Teach:How did you like your vacation?)

  Did you do anything interesting?

           buy anything special?

           eat anything delicious?

          ( Teach something\nothing   )                    

How was the weather?

How were the people?(Teach everyone, no one)

Say :Let’s share your   vacations .while two students are acting ,the others listen carefully and   then say something the vacation you hear .

Ss regard this   conversation as a model and work in pairs to make a similar one. Share their   conversations about vacations.

Some students are   acting,

the others listen to the conversations carefully and give   a report like this: ...went somewhere interesting. She went to ….She went there with someone. She went there with her …. She thought the vacation was wonderful. She did something interesting   …

3. To   help Ss to consolidate the knowledge they have learned and improve their   listening and speaking skills.

4. To develop good listening habits.

5. To learn to use different  pronouns.

Step 2. Work on 3c

Say: I know some of   your vacations. No one seemed to be bored on your vacation (teach: seem to be   bored)and I want to know more about your vacations. Can I ask you some   questions about your vacations?

Ask: Did you eat   anything at a restaurant?

             read anything interesting?

             visit anyone in your family?

             buy anything for yourself?

     Did you keep a diary?

Ask five students   these questions. Get the others listen carefully ,fill in the blanks and give   a report.

Five students answer   the teacher’s questions ,the others listen carefully and fill in the chart in   3c according to the information they hear. Then give a report: In this group,          ate something at a   restaurant.      __________read something   interesting .      visited someone in her   family.          _______bought   something.

________kept a diary.

1.To improve students’   listening and speaking skills 

2.To help students   understand the differences of different pronouns gradually.

Step 3.   Presentation

Say: I kept a diary   about my last vacation.

Show a short passage   about my vacation:

On my last vacation,   I went somewhere interesting. I went to a farm in the countryside with my   family. It was great. We fed  hens most of time and saw some pigs . The   only problem was that there was nothing much to buy but eggs. But Everyone still   seemed to be excited.

Ask:What was the only problem on my last vacation?

How about you? Did you seem to be unhappy?

Ss learn the new   phrases in the diary.

Ss answer the questions.

When they answer the questions, they can understand how to use the  sentence “The only   problem was that ...” and the  phrase “seem to be”

Ss learn the new   phrases and sentences. It can make 3b easier for them to do.

Step 4. Work on 3b

Say: I think everyone seemed to have a problem when they had a vacation. So did Mark.

Ask: Did everything seem to be bored? How do you know.

Ss read the e-mail,   fill in the blanks, then find out Mark’s problem.

Ss read the e-mail   again and explain the meaning the pronouns in the box. Then tell the   differences.

To help Ss to consolidate the knowledge they have learned

Step 5. Work on 3a

Say: Linda and Alice are also using these pronouns to talk about their vacation. Please read and fill in blanks.

Ss finish 3a. check the answers.

Ss learn the phrase:of course

Make sure students   understand how to use  pronouns.

Step 6. Practice

Say :Work in pairs to  practice the conversation.

Ss work in pairs to   practice the conversation.

Some of them to act out

To help Ss to consolidate the usage of pronoun.

Step 7. Role-play   the conversation

Ask: Alice went to Sanya. Did she take quite a few photos? How about Helen?  Then ask more:Where did Helen go on vacation last month? Did she see Huangguoshu Waterfall?   What did she do there? How about Rick?

Now let’s role play the conversation.

Ss read the conversation in 2d and find out the   answer  quickly.

Ss read the conversation again and find out the answers   to the questions. Ss read the conversation after tape, and role play the   conversation according to some key words.

To improve students’speaking skills.

Step 8. Grammar   Focus

Say: In 2d ,what sentences do you think are important when we talk about vacations ?OK, let’s   read sentences in Grammar Focus.

Tell Ss that we should add one more sentence: How was … How did you like   it?

Ss read the key   sentences together.

Ss try to memorize them.

To help Ss to consolidate the sentence structure.

Step 9. Pair work.

Say :Now let’s use these sentences to talk about our vacations .Try to use as many as you can.

While they are acting,you should count how many sentences they use .Find out who can use the  most.

Ss work in pairs to make conversations to talk about their vocations. Try to use the sentences in   Grammar Focus and phrases like “quite a few, most of time buy …for” etc.

Ss listen carefully   and find out who can ask the most questions.

To improve students’speaking skills.

Make sure they can use key sentences freely.

Step 10. Homework

1. Practice and   memorize the conversation in 2d.

2. Memorize the words   and phrases in this period.

3. Workbook 2 Period2  

Bb design.

Unit 1  Where did you go on   vacation?

Period 2

Did you go anywhere interesting?

Yes, I went to … Water full / ….

How did you like it? How was the vacation?

It was …

Did you do anything interesting?

Yes, I took quite a few photos

                   fed hens and pigs

                   bought …for myself.

Teaching reflections

Step 1. Revision   and lead - in

Ask : Where did Helen   go on vacation?

What did she do there?

Where is Huangguoshu Waterfall?

Ss role play the conversation in 2d

1.To help Ss to consolidate the knowledge they have learned

2.To present a new lesson.

Step 2.   Presentation

Show Ss some pictures   of different places

Teach the names of   these places.Imagine they have been to one of these places.

Ask: Where did you go   on vacation?

Did you go shopping?   What (else) did you do?

How was the weather /   the food?How were the people / the stores/beaches?

Ss learn to say the names of these places:Malaysia,   Georgetown Weld Quay. Penang Hill,

Ss imagine what they did  in one of the places and   answer the questions.

 Imagination can  provide Ss with more topics

Step 3. Work on 1e

Say : Suppose you   went to one of the places. You can use the conversation above as a model.

While some are   acting, you should listen carefully and take notes then say something about   the vacation you hear.

List the description   words the students use on the Bb.

Ss work in pairs to   make conversations. They regard the conversation above as a model.

Ss share their   vacations. The others listen carefully and say something about the   conversations they hear like this : Tom went to …, he took … The weather was …

1.To help Ss to   consolidate the knowledge they have learned and improve their listening and   speaking skills.

2.To   develop good listening habits.

Step 4. Work on 1a   and 1b

Say: Just now, we   used different words to describe our vacations. Can you divide these words   into two groups according two kinds of symbols. 

How about the words   in 1a?

Tell Ss that we can   use these two kinds of description words to describe our vacations.

Ss divide the words   on Bb into two groups according two kinds of Symbols .

Ss finish 1a and 1b.

To help students understand the usage and meanings of description words.

Step 5. Listening

Say: We can use   description words to describe our feelings about vacation. So did Lisa.   Listen to 1d. What description words did Lisa use to describe her vacation.

Do you want to know   more about Lisa’s vacation?

Ss listen to the tape and  finish 1d.

Ss Listen again and finish 1c.

To improve students’listening skills.

Step 6. Pair work

Say: Read the   conversation in 1c and 1d. (Teach “home cooking”) . Work in pairs to practice   the conversation.

Tell Ss listen   carefully when others are acting  and give a report like this: Lisa went   to Hong Kong. She … The food was ….

Ss read the conversation in 1c and 1d

Ss work in pairs to ask and answer questions using: Where   did … What did she … ? Did she …? How was…? How were …? Then act out .

1.To improve students’   listening skills and speaking skills.

2. To   help Ss to consolidate the sentence structure.

Step 7. Homework

1. Read the   conversation in 1b and 1c.

2. Make a   conversation with their partner using the questions in 1e.

3. Workbook 1 Period   3.

Bb design

  Unit 1  Where did you go on vacation?

Period 3

Where did … go?

                 … Went to Hong Kong / Malaysia / Georgetown / Weld Quay   Penang Hill/

               What did … do?

... took quite a few photos

               took a walk.

               bought something special.

               How was the …/    were the …?

               It was .../They were...

Teaching reflections

Step 1. Revision

Say :Can you say something about Lisa’s vacation?

Ss say something about Lisa’s vacation according to “   where, what and how.”

1.To consolidate the sentence structure.

Step 2.   Presentation

Say: Lisa went to   Hong Kong and went shopping. But there are so many other wonderful places   except it . Do you know these places?

Show Ss a picture of   Malaysia, Ask:  Malaysia is a country near the sea.let’s enjoy an ad   about it . What do people usually do if they go there?

Say :Penang Hill,  Georgetown ,Weld Quay are places in Malaysia.

     Penang Hill is a hill in Malaysia.

Georgetown is a city in Malaysia and Weld Quay is an old place in Georgetown.

What do people usually do if they go to these places.

Ask :Among these activities ,what activities do you find enjoyable?

Ss learn something   about different  places.

Ss look at the   pictures .

 Ss answer the   questions and learn new phrases like: try Paragliding feel like ,go surfing /   boating / fishing. walk up to the top of the mountain,ride bicycles on

the beach, see old buildings along the street.

Ss discuss: What activities do they find enjoyable?

1.Ss learn some of   the new words and phrases in the reading material While answering the   questions.It can help Ss read the article more easily.

2.To help Ss get   ready to read.

Step 3. Reading

Say: We find we do   different activities in different places and feel differently.If we write a   diary about our vacation ,we should write them down.

So if I want to write   a diary entry about my vacation.What should I write in it?

Say:Jane wrote two   diary entries. Did she tell us about her vacation in these three ways?Read   the diary quickly and fill in blanks .(The chart is on Bb.)

Say :Now you know   something about Jane’s vacation.Let’s read in detail .You can know more .

Ask: Did Jane have a  good time on Monday?

How about on Tuesday?  

Read the second diary quickly and fill in the blanks in two minutes.(The   chart is on Bb.)

After checking the answers, tell Ss to read the two diaries again after the tape. Then learn the   important words and phrases in the diaries.

Ss answer :where,   what and how

Ss read the first   diary quickly and fill in the blanks according to the information in the diary.

Ss read the diary   entry in detail.And while they’re reading, they should find out what other   things Jane told us in her diary. Then finish the last four blanks.

Ss read the second   diary quickly and fill in the blanks according to the information in the   diary.

Ss read the diaries in a loud voice. Try to memorize the important phrases in it.

To make Ss understand the structure of the article.

Ss use different   methods to read the article according to different reading purposes

Ss improve their  reading skills and abilities.

To  help Ss to practice the sentence structure and consolidate the knowledge.

Step 4. Work on 2c   、2d and 2e.

Say:Please try to   retell the vacation according to two charts they have finished. Then finish   2c and 2d.

Say: Compare two   vacations, Jane didn’t have a great day on Tuesday. So she went there with   her father again.

Please read the diary in 2e and fill in blanks.

Ss retell the   vacation according to two charts.

Ss finish 2c and 2d.

Ss finish 2e.

To help Ss to practice the sentence structure and consolidate the knowledge.

Step 5. Summary

Ask :Can you write a diary like Jane’s? Let’s try it .

Ss read the diary in   2e again and find out the structure: How — where — what

Ss write a similar   diary using the structure .

Read the diary after class.

Ss improve their  writing skills.

Step 6. Homework

1. Memorize important   phrases and sentences in 2b.

2. Write a diary   about their own vacations.

3. Workbook 2 Period4

Bb design

Unit 1  Where did you go on   vacation?

Period 4

when →     where   →how (the weather) →       what    →         how(feelings)

______        Penang      ___________         decided to______

                                              tried _________  felt like ____It was___

afternoon      Georgetown                     had _________   They   were________                                

                                              saw_________

                                              wonder_______      enjoy ______

      Penang Hill  started ______ a little    wanted to _______

                                              waited ___ for ___

                     it was raining______     got   _______              _______

                                              couldn’t see_____below 

                                              only had ________        tasted ______

Teaching reflections

Step 1. Revision   and lead-in

Say: Jane experienced two kinds of different vacations. Can you say where she went and what she   did?

Ss read Jane’s diary in a loud voice, list the places she   went and the things she did.

To help Ss consolidate the knowledge they have learned in the diaries

Step 2. Work on 4

Ask: Jane did many   things when she was on vacation. How about you? Imagine we’re all foreigners   on vacation in China. We meet each other at the airport on our way home. Talk   about what we did on our vacation like this:

Hi, Paul. I’m Anna.Did   you go anywhere interesting? Where did you go on vacation?

Did you do anything   interesting?

What did you do?

Did you go with   anyone?

Did everyone have a   good time?

Did you buy anything   special in the shopping center for anyone?

Say :Do you know the pronouns   in the conversations?Please finish Self check 1

Ss work in pairs to   make conversations. They should try to use pronouns in their conversations,   then share their conversations in class.

Then Ss finish self check 1.

To help Ss   consolidate the usage of pronouns.

Step 3.   Brainstorming

Say :Except the questions above, when we talk about our vacations, we can ask more . Now let’s   list questions as many as we can.

Ask :Can you ask any   new question? let’s compare your questions with the questions in 3b.

Ss list the questions about vacations they have   learned  as many as they can.

Ss read the questions in 3b, find at the questions they   missed.

To help Ss to   practice the sentence structure and consolidate the knowledge.

Step 4. Work on   3b.

Say :Let’s work in   pairs, ask and answer these questions in pairs .

Say :Let’s share your   vacations.  The others listen carefully and take notes. Then give a   report like this. Sally went to …. She went with …. The weather ….

Ss work in pairs, ask and answer questions in pairs .

Ss act out. Some of them give a report according to the   information they hear.

Ss improve their   speaking and listening skills .

To help Ss develop good listening habits.

Step 5. Work on 3a

Say: If we put the   answers in 3b together, it is a diary. Here is a diary in 3a. Please fill in   the blanks.(Teach the names of places)

Ask :How to write a   diary like this ?Now let’s revise how to write a diary .

Say :When we write a   diary about our vacation,we need to introduce “where, what, how”.The word “how”   includes our feelings, the weather.

Ss learn the names of places and fill in the blanks with   the words in the box.

Ss read the diary aloud and  then find out the   structure of it.

Ss get to understand the structure .

To help Ss   consolidate the structure of travel diary and get ready for writing.

Step 6. Work on 3c

Say :Look at 3c .Let’s   write a travel diary and share your vacations.

Ss write a travel diary like Jane’s.

Ss share some of the diaries.

Ss improve their   writing skills.

Step 7. Self check   2

Ask: When we write a   travel diary. What tense do we use. Please list past forms of irregular verbs   in this unit or the irregular verbs you know.

Ask:Can you finish   self check 2?

Ss list past forms of   irregular verbs in this unit or the verbs they  know and read them   aloud.

Ss finish self check 2 and learn important phrases in the   article.

Ss master more past   forms of irregular verbs.

Step 8. Homework

1. Read their own travel diaries again and find out mistakes.

2. Workbook 1 period 5