3. Class closing

Today we learn how to express the distance. Now let’s come to our homework.

(1) Finish off the exercise in your activity.

(2) Read the text in lesson 3 fluently.

Lesson 4 How Can We Go to Beijing？

Teaching content:

2. New lesson

Step 1. Lead in

Ask the following questions: How far is it from your home to your school?　 How far is it from our city to Beijing? Make sure the students understand the meaning and know how to answer the questions. Make them ask and answer in pairs.

Step 2. Listen to the audiotape with the following questions:

How far is it from China to Canada?

Why is Mrs. Dinosaur worried?

Step 3. Answer the questions and discuss the dialogue together with the students. Deal with any question the students have. Explain the expression of distance.

Write some numbers on the blackboard.

100　 　one hundred　　　 1000　 　one thousand

200　 　two hundred　　　 2000　 　two thousand

278　 　two hundred and seventy-eight

2475　 two thousand four hundred and fifty-seven

Teach the students how to read the numbers and make sure they can read different numbers. Take out some number cards and let them read the numbers out.

Step 4. Play the tape again and have the students read after it.

Step 5. Have the students read the dialogue and then act it out in roles.

Step 6. Deal with “LET’S DO IT”

Take out a map of your city. Practice asking the distance between two places. Use these sentences: Where is ________? How far is it from _____ to ______?

Step 7. Do exercise 1 in the activity book.

1. Warming up

　 1) Greetings in everyday English.

2) Duty report

　 3) Check the homework in lesson 2. Give them some explanation if necessary.

2. Master some numerals: thousand, hundred.

Key points:

How far is…?

It’s… kilometers.

Difficult points:

Ask and answer about distance.

Teaching aids:

tape recorder, number cards, a map

Type of lesson:

dialogue

Teaching procedures:

1. Learn to express distance between two places.

3. How far is…? It’s…kilometers.

Teaching goals:

2. Numerals: thousand

1. some new words

3. Class closing

Let’s our homework today

(1)　　 Finish the exercises in the activity book.

(2)　　 Read the text of Lesson 2.

(3)　　 The next lesson in the student book.

Lesson 3 How far is Beijing？

Teaching content：

2. New lesson

Step 1. Lead in: Take out some pictures of Tiananmen Square, Tiantan and so on and ask “Did you go to these places before? Do you want to go to Tiananmen Square?” Make sure the students understand the sentences and know how to answer them. Then come to the “Think about it” and discuss the questions together.

Step 2. Listen to the tape of lesson 2 and answer the following questions:

Who does Li Ming want to take to Beijing?

Who does Mrs. Li ring?

When will they leave for Beijing?

Step 3. Answer the questions and discuss the dialogue together and make sure the students understand the whole text.

Deal with the language points. Write “want…to…, talk to, leave for, invite” on the blackboard. Explain them and make some sentences to let them know how to use the words.

Step 4. Play the audiotape again and have the students read after it.

Step 5. Have the students read the text and act out in roles.

Step 6. Have the students deal with “Let’s do it!”

Step 7. Do exercise 1 in the activity book.