2.Know about the differences between China and the Western countries.

Teaching Important Points

1.Learn to make plan about your study and your birthday.

2. The words that you can only know

Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cake, national, National Day, celebration, Thanksgiving, Canadian, Thank you for, in early/late November

Teaching Aims

1.the words and expressions that must be grasped

moon, celebrate, grandmother, grandfather, wonder

2. Homework:

What good English study methods can you learn from this section? And how do you plan to learn English better? Write a letter about it.

板书设计：

1. (根据Step3采访同班同学学习英语的好方法，谈谈你所受的启发并向全班同学作报告。)

For example: Report on Learning Methods

　　　　 Li Ming thinks oral English is very important. I agree with him. Jim thinks studying grammar is important for learning English well. He also thinks it’s good to listen to the tape for five minutes every day.

2. (让学生归纳本话题所学重要句子及短语，对照2b。听录音，跟读2b。)

(板书重点常用句。)

Step 5　 Project 第五步 　综合探究活动(时间:5分钟)

1. (分组活动, 两人一组对话操练, 复习Section D 2a中的wh- + to do用法。)

T:　　 Pair work. Let’s go over the usage of“wh- + to do”.

For example:

A: Why do you look nervous?

B: I don’t know how to pronounce the word.

A: He looks worried, doesn’t he?

B: Yes, he doesn’t know how to send an e-mail.

　 …

(板书本话题的重点Wh-+to do结构的句子。)

1. (师生谈论好的英语学习方法, 巩固练习1a内容。)

T: We may meet many problems. There are so many good methods to help us. But we must 　　　 choose the ones that suit us best. Now let’s discuss them and judge which are good methods and write down the results. Are you ready?

S₁: I think we should check our spelling with a dictionary.

S₂: We should listen to English songs after class.

S₃: We should join an English club.

S₄: We should keep a diary.

S₅: We should read books, newspapers and magazines in English.

…

T: They’re quite right. You are very clever. Now, who can tell us which ones are the bad methods?

S₆: Speak Chinese in English class.

S₇: Write Chinese pinyin beside the English words.

S₈: Be afraid of speaking English aloud in public.

S₉: Only study grammar.

S₁₀: …

…

T:　 That’s OK. You did well. We know a lot on how to learn English well. We have our own opinions. Now, let’s do 3.

(通过操练句型加深学生对学习英语方法好与坏的区别。完成3。)

T:　 Let’s discuss the following ways of learning English and put G(good) or B(bad) in front of each sentence.

…　

Step 4　 Practice 第四步 　练习(时间:10分钟)

5. (全面调动学生探索适合自己的英语学习方法，让同学们分享你的学习策略。)

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步 　巩固(时间:10分钟)