Key vocabulary: carry water, collect firewood, look at, wash the dishes, sing songs,

Target language: What are they doing? They are having a picnic.

2. Ability Objects

Listening skill.

Communicative competence.

1.Knowledge Objects

Key vocabulary.

Present continuous

Oral practice.

4.　　　 I have to visit a friend.

Step 4 Consolidation

Revise the following sentences:

Sorry, she is not here now.

Can I give her a message?

I’ll give her the message.

Could you ask him to give me a call?

Homework: Write down a telephone call and act it out with your partner.

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

The Third Period

3.　　　 Thank you.　　　　　　　　　　　　 4. This is Kangkang.

1.　　　 What’s up?　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. Can I give him a message?

3. Ask the students to read the conversation in pairs and then act it out.

Step 5 Section B 5 Work alone

Show the following message on the screen and then ask the students to finish the telephone call.

First tell the students: Mary makes a telephone call to Lisa, but Lisa isn’t in. Lucy answers the telephone call and she writes the message. Please finish the telephone call.

Sample:

Lucy: Hello.

Mary: Good morning! This is Mary. Is that Lisa?

Lucy: Sorry, she isn’t in. Can I give a message to her.

Mary: Thanks. This is Mary. Could you ask her to give me a call?

Lucy: Sure. What’s your phone call?

Mary: My phone number is 58773677.

Lucy: 58773677. OK. I’ll give her the message.

Mary: Thank you.

Step 4 Section B 3 Listen and follow

Play the tape for the students to listen and imitate and ask them to pay attention to their pronunciation and intonation.

2. Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat the conversation.

1. Ask a student to make a dialogue with the teacher.

Sample:

S1: Hello. May I speak to Kate?

T: I beg your pardon?

S1: May I speak to Kate?

T: Kate? There’s no Kate here.

Ask: “What’s the matter?” Get the students to answer: S1 dials the wrong number.

2. Pair work.

　Listen again and check your answers. Then practice with your partner.

Answers:

A: 2. Hello?

B: 3. May I speak to Li Ming, please?

A: Sorry, Li Ming is not here now. 4. Can I give him a message?

B: Thanks. This is A. 1. Could you ask him to give me a call?

A: Sure. 5. Does he have your number?

B: No, he doesn’t. My phone number is 5563677.

A: 5563677. OK. 6. I’ll give him the message.

B: Thank you.

Step 4 Section B 4 Listen read and say