2.　　　 Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

The students practice their reading, speaking and written English in this text. It is used to build the students’ vocabulary. The teacher must make full use of this part. At the same time, encourage them to remind the main ideas of this unit. Give them more time to use what we learn in this unit.　

Lesson 25: Talk! Don’t fight!

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: fight, spend

Oral words and expressions: fought, spent

Teaching Aims:

3.　　　 The past future tense.

Teaching Difficult Points:

The past future tense.

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Show some pictures about different table manners to the students. Encourage the students to act out a dialogue to show the differences. Give them five minutes. Let the students act in front of the class.

Step2. Ask the students to talk about the different customs and culture between China and western countries. Show some pictures to remind the students. They can show them in all kinds of styles. They can make a dialogue or write a passage.

Step3. Finish the exercises in class in oral. Write some problems down on the blackboard. Discuss in the class. Then choose the correct answer.

Step4. Come to “Grammar in Use”.

Let the students make more sentences with the past future tense. It is often used in the object clause, when the subject is past tense, the object clause is often used the past future tense. Encourage them to give more examples to practice it.

Step5. Come to “Speaking the Language”.

Ask volunteers to act the dialogue out in front of the class. Encourage the students to make other dialogues and act them out.

Step6. Come to “Written work”.

Let the students write it as homework if we can’t finish it in class. It’s practice of the main ideas of this unit. It can also build the students’ vocabulary.

Step7. Homework

2.　　　 Cultivate the students’ learning abilities and cooperation spirit.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Know about the differences between Chinese and western customs and culture.

2.　　　 Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

It is not easy to make friends with foreigners. It is helpful to know more about the differences between Chinese and western customs and culture. Acting the text out is interesting. The teacher can ask the students to bring something useful into the class. If they don’t have real ones, they can use something to replace it.

Lesson 24: Unit Review

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions from Lesson17 to Lesson23.

Oral words and expressions from Lesson17 to Lesson23.

Teaching Aims:

3.　　　 Does Li Ming like peppermints?

Finish the task in class in oral.

Step4. Read the text again. Find the sentences with the new words.

But he and his father sometimes had trouble with Chinese customs and culture.

At the end of the meal, Mr. Bradshaw opened a box of peppermint candies.

In good Chinese tradition, I told him that I enjoyed it.

Show some pictures to help the students remember the new words.

Step5. Act it out.

Divide the class into several groups. Ask each group to act one part of the text out. Before doing this, let them read the text fluently and decide which part to act it out.

If they don’t have real peppermints or something they must use, they can use something else to replace them.

Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.

Divide the class into groups. Ask them to discuss what makes them embarrassed when they are guests at a dinner. Everyone writes his ideas down. Then exchange them in groups. At last, one of the groups sums the group’s ideas and presents it in front of the class.

They can write a diary entry, an e-mail or a letter about the dinner.

Step7. Homework

2.　　　 Western people never eat duck’s feet, do they?

1.　　　 Did Bruce and his father make mistakes in China?

3.　　　 Last night, we eat in the ______.

Finish the task in class in oral.

Step3. Scan the text and answer

2.　　　 Bruce and his father had trouble with Chinese ______ and culture.