Step Ⅰ Greet the class and check the homework.

Show the new words on the Bb. Read them and ask students to repeat for several times.

Step Ⅱ 3a

T: look at 3a. This is a letter. First I’ll read it for you. Then answer the four questions beneath the letter.

Where is Bob from?

What does he want?

What language does he speak?

What does he like?

Teacher shows the four questions on the Bb and then reads the letter.

T: Do you have anything you don’t understand?

SS: Yes.

T: If you have some difficulty in understanding the letter, please put up your hands and raise your questions.

Teacher explains some difficult sentences for students and gives some time for students to give answers to the four questions. Then teacher uses the multimedia to show the answers to the questions on the screen so that students can check their answers.

Answers:

(1)　　 Toronto, Canada.

(2)　　 A pen pal in China.

(3)　　 English and a little French.

(4)　　 He likes going to the movies with his friends and playing sports.

(This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅲ 3b

T: this is a letter from a boy in Australia. He wants to find a pen pal. Please write a word in each blank and you can find information to complete the letter on the ID cards. There is an ID card on the right of the letter. Please read it carefully and get the information you need.

Teacher asks students to write the missing words individually. Then teacher asks a student to read the letter aloud with all the answers in place. If there are some answers that the students are not sure of, teacher repeats them to the class.

Answers:

My name is Ton King. I’m 14 years old and I’m from Australia. I speak English. I have a brother, Sam, and a sister, Lisa. I play soccer on weekends. It’s my favorite sport. I like music class at school. It’s fun. My favorite movie is The long weekend. Do you know it? It’s an action movie. Please write and tell me about yourself.

(This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅳ 3c

T: if you want to find your own pen pals, one of the easiest ways to do this is to look up pen pal clubs on the Internet. You can send e-mails to them through Internet. If you don’t have an Internet pen pal, you can send and receive regular paper letters through the mail. Teacher gives students some cards and lets them make their own information cards like one in 3b. And ask students to use an example and write an e-mail about themselves.

Ask one or students to read their letters to the class.

(This activity provides open-ended writing practice using the target language.)

Chinese Name: Liu Chen

English Name: Snow Black

Age: 13

Date of birth: April 14,1991 From(Nationality): the United States City: New York Language: English

Favorite food: chocolate, ice cream

Favorite color: light purple

Favorite movie: Harry Potter

Step Ⅵ Summary and Homework

This class we’ve learned how to make an information card and how to write an e-mail about yourself. After class you can write a letter to your pen pal.

　Step Ⅷ. Blackboard Design.

　　　　　　　　　 Unit 1 Where’s your pen pal from?

1. ----What does he want?

----He wants a pen pal in China.

Discovering method.

Practicing method.

2.　　　 Write an e-mail about oneself.

1.　　　 Make an information card.

2.　　　 Moral Object: learn to make a personal information card.

1.　　　 Knowledge Objects:

(1) Key Vocabulary: Ottawa, place, English, physics, enjoy, frequency

(2) Target language: Where is Bob from?

　　　　　　　　 　　What does he want?

　　　　　　　　 　　What language does he speak?

　　　　　　　　 　　What does he like?

(3) Reading and writing skills.

(4) Practice.

Section B

Step Ⅰ Greet the class as usual and check the homework.

Step Ⅱ. 　New words

Show the new words on the Bb. Read these new words and ask students to repeat. Make sure every student can understand the meanings of the new words.

Step Ⅲ. 　Section B 1

T: Look at Section B 1. There are four books in the picture. First read the title of each book aloud.

Japanese for Kids

Chinese Is Fun

Our World in English

French for Today

Now pay attention to the notebook page. I’ll ask a student to read the list of countries. (A student reads.)

a. France　 French for Today

b. China　　 Chinese Is Fun

c. Japan　　 Japanese for Kids

d. the United States　 Our World in English

T: OK. Please look at the sample answer. “Chinese Is fun” comes from China.

Let a student write his/her answers on the board.

Then correct the answers with the class.

Step Ⅳ. 2a

T: Next we’ll do exercises in 2a. First read the question in 2a.

SS: What’s her name?

　 Where does she live?

　　 Does she have any brothers and sisters?

　　 Where is she from?

　　 What’s her favorite subject?

　　 Does she speak English?

T: Well. We’ll hear a conversation. Please listen carefully. Number each question you hear on the tape.

Play the recording for the first time. Students only listen. Then for a second time. This time students can finish the work.

Then check the answers.

Answers:

What’s her name? 1

　　 Where is she from? 2

Where does she live? 3

　　 Does she have any brothers and sisters? 4

　　 Does she speak English? 5

Tape script:

M: Is that your new pen pal, Lucy？

S: Yes, it is.

M: Oh, what’s her name？

S: Her name is Maria.

M: Uh-Huh. And where is she from？

S: Um, she’s from Canada.

M: Uh-Huh. Where does she live?

S: She lives in Toronto.

M: Does she have any brothers and sisters？

S: Yes, she does. She has two brothers and two sisters.

M: Does she speak English?

S: Yes. She speaks English and Spanish.

(This activity gives students practice listening using the target language.)

Step Ⅷ 2b

T: Now we’ll listen to the conversation again. Please write the short answers to the questions (1-4) in 2a. For example, the word Maria is written after the number 1 because it is the short answer to question 1: What’s her name?

Play the recording and ask students to complete the answers individually. Then correct the answers.

Answers:

(1) Maria　　 (2) Canada　　 (3) Toronto　 (4) Yes, she does.

(This activity provides guided listening and writing practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅸ 2c Pairwork

Teacher uses the multimedia to show a picture of a woman and a girl on the screen. The woman is holding a letter in her hand.

T: This girl is Lucy. This is her mother. She is asking Lucy some questions about her pen pal.

Teacher shows the following dialogue on the screen:

Is that your new pen pal?

Yes, she is.

Where is she from?

She’s from Canada.

Does she speak English?

Yes, she speaks English.

T: Now you can work in pairs and make a dialogue by yourselves.

Then teacher asks a pair of students to perform the conversation for the class.

(This activity provides guided oral practice with the target language.)

Step Ⅹ Summary and Homework

T: today we’ve had a lot of listening and speaking practice. Also we’ve learnt something about Lucy’s pen pal. Do you have a pen pal? Say something about your pen pal next class, OK?

　Step Ⅺ. Blackboard Design.

　　　　　　　　　 Unit 1　 Where’s your pen pal from?

Is that your new pen pal?

Yes, she is.

What’s her name?

Where does she live?

Does she have any brothers and sisters?

Where is she from?

What’s her favorite subject?

Does she speak English?

The Fifth Period

Practice method.

Pair works.

7.　　　 Does she speak English?

6.　　　 What’s her favorite subject?