1． Knowledge Objects

Key Vocabulary

die, succeed, sacrifice, path, honor, dead-end road, get into trouble, give up, keep shipping, military school

StepⅠ Revision

Check homework． Ask a student to read the e-mail message in Activity 3a． Then ask a student to read his/her own e-mail message．

StepⅡ Part 1

Look at the words in the box． Ask a student to read them．

Make sure students understand the meaning of the words．

Then say, Fill in the blanks with the words． In some cases, students may need to use another form of the word, for example adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement．

Ask students to fill in the blanks on their own．

Check the answers． Five students each read a sentence, filling in the blanks． The rest of the students check their answers．

Ask students to make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that are meaningful． Move around the classroom． Collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard． Then help students correct the mistakes．

Step Ⅲ Part 2

Go through the instructions with the class． Explain them to students．

Get students to complete the work in pairs．

Invite a few students to read the end of the story． Answers will vary but will probably include watching what others do first or asking the host or hostess or one of the guests．

A sample end of the story

…What I finally decided to do was to watch what others do and follow them．

Step Ⅳ Part 3

Do the example with the class to show them how to do a crossword puzzle． Ask students to complete the crossword puzzle on their own． Check the answers with the whole class．

Step Ⅴ Just for Fun!

This activity provides reading and speaking practice with the target language．

Ask students what is funny about the cartoon． Help students to explain． The little boy bought his grandmother a cat instead of a hat, but his grandmother loves it anyway．

Step Ⅵ Summary and Homework

In this class, we’ve done much writing practice using the key vocabulary words．

After class, please finish off the story in 2 in your textbooks． Then finish off the exercises on pages 50-52 of the workbook．

The Seventh Period

1． Make sentences using arrive, meet, spend, behave and imagine．

2． Finish the story．

1． Fill in blanks and make sentences．

3． Moral Objects

You are supposed to learn much more table manners, It is very useful and helpful, especially when you are in foreign countries．

2． Ability Objects

Train students’ writing ability．

1． Knowledge Objects

(1) Fill in blanks and make sentences using arrive, meet, spend, behave and imagine．

(2) Finish the story．

(3) Complete the crossword．

2． Write an e-mail message to a friend about table manners．

The Sixth Period

Step Ⅰ Revision

Review the target language presented in this unit． Check homework．

Ask two students to read out their sentences．

Step Ⅱ 3a

Call attention to the e-mail message． Invite a student to read the article aloud to the class． Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Read the instructions to the class． Ask students to read the e-mail again． Say,

Now read the e-mail． Answer the questions in your exercise book． As students work, move around the classroom and offer help as necessary．

Check the answers with the class．

Step Ⅲ 3b

Read the instructions to the class． Point to the beginning of the e-mail message．

Read it to the class．

Here are some things you need to know about table manners when you visit Japan． First of all, you should…

Look back at the pictures in Activity 2a and the matching exercise in Activity 2b．

You can use the pictures and information in Activities 2a and 2b to help you write your letters．

Ask students to finish the activity on their own． As they work, walk around the classroom offering help and answering questions as needed．

Check the answers with the class． Ask a student to read his completed article to the class．

Step Ⅳ　3c

Read the instructions and ask students to look back at Activity 2c．

Remind students that they made conversations about table manners in their own country．

Say． You can use the ideas you talked about in Activity 2c as you write your email messages．

Get students to finish the activity on their own． As students work, move around the room offering help as needed．

Ask a student to read his or her message to the class． Have other students add any information that is missing from the first student’s report．

Step Ⅵ Homework

1． Read the e-mail message in Activity 3a again．