1.Books closed! Ask this question: Where did Jenny and Li Ming go this afternoon ? Listen to the audiotape.

1. Drill.

Teacher: I bought a ball at the store. Bought.

Students : I bought a ball at the store. Bought.

Teacher: We taught each a sport other. Taught

Students : We taught each a sport other. Taught

Teacher: I thought I could hit the ball. Thought.

Students: I thought I could hit the ball. Thought.

…

　Step 3: Practice

4. Play “ What’s wrong?” to review past-tense, present-tense and future-tense verbs.

Key Concepts

Bought, taught, thought.

Player

Step 1: Presentation

Bring a ball to the class.

Teacher: Look! This is a ball. I bought it at a store this morning. And I taught my friend to play with the ball. I thought it was easy, but it was hard.

Step 2: Practice

3. Play “ A Matching Game” to review past-time, present-tense and future-tense verbs. Show a slide as follows:

yesterday　 today　　 tomorrow

worked　　 walk　　 be going to laugh

ate　　　　 go　　　 be going to jump

laughed　　 jump　 be going to play

jumped　　 skate　 be going to help

went　　　 work　　 be going to walk

saw　　　 eat　　 be going to see

washed　　 play　　 be going to eat

helped　　 help　　 be going to skate

played　　 see　　 be going to wash

skated　　 laugh　 be going to work

walked　　 wash　　 be going to go

As each student makes a match he or she says “ Yesterday I __________ . Today I _________. Tomorrow I _____________.”

1. Greeting

2. remember the past-tense form of the words: teach, think, bring.

Key points:　 express how to talk about the things in the past.

Difficult points: express how to talk about the things in the past.

Teaching aids: audiotape, pictures, a ball, flashcards and slide projector

Type: dialogue

Teaching procedure

Class Opening

4.Preview Lesson 51.

Lesson 51　 Where Did They Go?

Teaching Objectives: 1. understand the meaning of the text

3. Play “Opposites” with your partner.

2. Practice the dialogue in this lesson.

1.Finish off the activity books.