2.　　　 Cultivate the students’ learning abilities and cooperation spirit.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Know about the differences between Chinese and western customs and culture.

2.　　　 Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

It is not easy to make friends with foreigners. It is helpful to know more about the differences between Chinese and western customs and culture. Acting the text out is interesting. The teacher can ask the students to bring something useful into the class. If they don’t have real ones, they can use something to replace it.

Lesson 24: Unit Review

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions from Lesson17 to Lesson23.

Oral words and expressions from Lesson17 to Lesson23.

Teaching Aims:

1.　　　 Finish off the exercises in the activity book.

3.　　　 Does Li Ming like peppermints?

Finish the task in class in oral.

Step4. Read the text again. Find the sentences with the new words.

But he and his father sometimes had trouble with Chinese customs and culture.

At the end of the meal, Mr. Bradshaw opened a box of peppermint candies.

In good Chinese tradition, I told him that I enjoyed it.

Show some pictures to help the students remember the new words.

Step5. Act it out.

Divide the class into several groups. Ask each group to act one part of the text out. Before doing this, let them read the text fluently and decide which part to act it out.

If they don’t have real peppermints or something they must use, they can use something else to replace them.

Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.

Divide the class into groups. Ask them to discuss what makes them embarrassed when they are guests at a dinner. Everyone writes his ideas down. Then exchange them in groups. At last, one of the groups sums the group’s ideas and presents it in front of the class.

They can write a diary entry, an e-mail or a letter about the dinner.

Step7. Homework

2.　　　 Western people never eat duck’s feet, do they?

1.　　　 Did Bruce and his father make mistakes in China?

3.　　　 Last night, we eat in the ______.

Finish the task in class in oral.

Step3. Scan the text and answer

2.　　　 Bruce and his father had trouble with Chinese ______ and culture.

1.　　　 We just came home from the ______.