2. Ability Objects

Train students’ listening and speaking skills.

1. What does your friend look like?

She has a medium build, and she has long hair.

1.Knowledge Object;

Key Vocabulary

Like, look like, short, hair, curly, straight, height, thin, heavy, build

Target Language

3. Students can make the dialogue with their partners. Then come to the blackboard and act for the class.

Step 5

　 Teacher ask a tall student to stand up and ask the class:

　 Is he tall?　 (yes)

Is his hair long or short? ( It’s short.)

So how can you answer my question: What does he look like?

You may say: He is tall with short hair.

Ask the second student to stand up and make the same dialogue:

What does he look like?

He is …

Then ask the third.

…

Step 5 Homework:

　1) Grammar Focus on page 42

2) Recite the new words(41)(42) then copy them 4 times each.

2.Teacher show the pictures to the students and get them to make the sentences like the model:

　　 1) small/foot　 big/hand

　 　　Is the foot big or small?　 It’s small.

　　　 Is the hand big or small?　 It’s big.

　　 2) New/bike　 old/car

　　　 Is the bike new or old?　 It’s new.

　Is the car new or old?　 It’s old.

　　 …

1. Play the tape and get the students to listen to the tape and read after the tape. Make sure the students understand the dialogue.

2. Do some exercises:

　Fill in the blank with am, is, are.

　The boy__　 tall.　　　　　　

　His mother ___　 the United States.

　I ___　 short.　 You ___ tall, too. We ____ tall.

　Fill in the blank with have/has

　Does she ___ a cell phone? No. She only ____ a telephone.

　Do they ____ a car? No. They only ____ a jeep.

　Do you ____　 a knife? Yes, I do. I _____ a small one.

Step 2 Presentation

Show some pictures like No. 1 on page 41. and teach the new words:

With, thin, young, heavy.

T: He is short with black hair.　　 　New words: with

　 He is tall with a thin face.　　　　　 　　　　　thin

　 She is young with long legs.　　　 　　　　　young

　 He is heavy with broad shoulders.　 　　　　　broad

　 Is the boy tall or short?　　　　　 　　　　　　or

　 Are his trousers new or old?

　 Is the woman young or old ?　　　　 　　　　woman　 (pl. women)

Step 3

　Play the tape and ask the students to listen. Then ask them to open the book and read after the tape. Pay attention to the intonation.

Step 4

　Listen and practice( No.2 on page 41)

1. Class activities .Read No.5 on P.36

3. Intonation

Step 1 Revision

2. To learn some adj. like:　 thin, young, heavy, broad…