1. Make some crazy suggestions to get their attention. Try to adapt the initial questions to arouse Ss’ interest. Act out your questions using voice and questions.

　　 What are you doing…?

　　 Are you writing a letter to me?

　　 Are you singing…?

　　 Are you playing the computer games right now? etc.

2. Check out the prepare exercises.

Task Ⅱ

1. Go through the tables on Page 77&78 with Ss. Make sure that they can understand the structures of present continuous tense: “be + V-ing”.

2. 『基本技能』

　 a. To recognize and use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening now.

　 The　 Present Continuous Tense.

　I　　　　　　　　　　　 am (not)

You/ We/ They　　　　　　 are (not)　　 V-ing…

He/ She/ It　　　　　　　　 is (not)

Am I

Are you/ we/ they　　 V-ing …?

Is he/ she/ it

　　　　　 I　　　　　 am.　　　　　　　 I’m not.

Yes,　　 you/ we/they　 are.　　　 No,　　 you/we/they aren’t.

　　　 he /she/it　 　　　is.　　　　　　　 he/she/it isn’t.

b. To introduce personal pronouns (object form) to refer to someone/ something. Object form: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.

[学习策略]以旧带新，新旧结合，效果好。

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[教学过程]

Task Ⅰ

1. 『基础知识』

a. 「词汇」 (Vocabulary)

　 Personal pronouns (Object form):　 me; you; him; her; it; us; you; them.

　 pay; at present; at the moment; right now; study; visit; wait; turn; *(lie; tonight; stay; stay; video; hear;)

b. Present Continuous Tense

c. Personal Pronouns (object form)

2.　　　 Ask Ss to look at　 the table in Part B2. Explain that Amy did a survey of the most popular presents her friends would like to get hair clips as a present? (Four) What is the most popular present for boys? (A computer game.)

Tell Ss to discuss the results with their partners.

[课堂检测](补全对话)

A: Can I　 　1 　you?

B: I want to buy a skirt　 　2　 　my daughter.

A: What　 　3　 　do you want?

B: Green or yellow.

A: Look at the skirts over there. We have different colours. 　4　 　one do you like?

B: I think the green one is nice. But it’s too big.

A: What 　5　 　this one?

B: This one is OK. How　 　6　 　is it?

A:　 7　 　￥28.50.

B: All right. I’ll　 　8 　it.

[教后反思]

1.　　　 Ask Ss to do Part B1 individually. Encourage Ss to guess the meanings of words from the context and the given definitions. Then check the answers as a class.

4.　　　 Play a “Price Bingo” game to practice speaking and listening to the prices.

Task Ⅱ

3.　　　 Draw a table on the board and ask Ss to copy it in their books.

Tell Ss to write　 down all the items Amy looked at and list their cost.

Ask for volunteers to write the answers on the board.

2.　　　 Ask Ss to skim the conversations on their own and underline any words they do not know. Encourage them to guess the meanings of these words from the context Get Ss to work out the meaning of ‘discount’ by deduction as a class activity.