1.　　　 Knowledge Objects

Key vocabulary.

Target language.

Oral practice.

2. Homework: Write down the conversation in Step 6 on your exercise book.

Unit 4 Having outside the School　 Let’s have a picnic

The Second Period

1. Review some key words and target language

have a picnic, make plans, right away, be free, have to, visit, tell…about, must, first, forget, swim, Saturday, Sunday

What’s up?

Are you free this Saturday?

Would you like to go out for a picnic?

How about…?

Let’s….

Don’t forget…

2. A 3 Pair work

Show Tom’s schedule and Mary’s schedule to the students and say: Suppose you are Tom and your partner is Mary. You want to invite Mary to go swimming with you. Make a telephone call.

Step 6 Summary and Homework

1.　　　 A 2 Pair work

Ask the students to number the sentences to make a telephone conversation.

Answers: 2,5,6,8,3,4,1,7,9

Check the answers with the students and let the students practice the conversation with their partner.

3. Let’s discuss it in our classroom…

Tell the students when we make suggestions we can use the sentences and we can also use “Don’t forget…”

Get the students to read Kangkang’s plan and give him suggestions on the picnic.　　　　

Possible answers:

Don’t forget your lighter.

Don’t forget two pails.

Don’t forget to have a discussion at 4: 30.

Don’t forget to do shopping at 5:00.

Ask a group of students to read their answers one by one.

Step 5 Section A 2 ,A 3 Pair work

2. Then how about this Sunday?

1. Would you like to go out for a picnic?

2. Imitate the sound of the telephone ringing and show two pictures, saying: “This is Kangkang and this Jane. They are making a telephone call. Please listen to the tape.”

Play the tape for the students. Play it again and ask the students to repeat.

Step 2. Section A 1b Work alone.

Show the table and tell the students: This is Jane’s plan. Please finish it according to the conversation.

Ask two students to write down their answer on the blackboard and check the answer.

Answers:

Step 3 Section A 1c Pair work

Give the students a few minutes to practice the conversation and ask two pairs to act it out.

Step 4 Section A 1d Work alone

Ask the students to find out the following sentences from the conversation in 1a:

Step 1. Section A 1a Listen, read and say

1. Show a telephone (or draw a picture of one) to the students and say: “My telephone number is 4366783. What is your telephone number?”