Unit 1 Where is your pen pal from?Period FourTeaching aims:1.Train Ss’ability of reading.2.Learn to ask the information (e.g. nationality, cities people live, languages andtheir hobbies etc.)3.Learn write a reply to their pen pals.Function1. Talk about countries, nationalities, cities and languages;2. Ask and tell where people live.Learning Strategies1.Revise the knowledge they learned.2.Train the students’ ability of reading.e the knowledge they learned in the life.( , MSN, OICQ)Teaching difficulty:e the knowledge they learned in their life.2.How to write an introducing themselves to their pen pals.Teaching steps:Step 1 Warming-up and revision1.Greetings.2.Revise the new words and expressions.3.Revise the conversations they learned the last day.4.Some Ss report their collection in the homework.Step 2: Reading.1.The students open the books, turn to Page 6 and read the first letter. After that, thestudents answer three simple questions.2. The students read after the tape and go on answering some more questions.3.Design a card about Bob. Ask individual Ss to plete it.4.Some Ss say something about Bob.Step 3 petitionWork on 3b. Divide the Ss into two groups, and plete the pen pal’s letter with the information on the slide more quickly. Check the answers with the Ss. Then close the books, See which pairs ask and answer some questions better and more quickly in front of the class.Step 4 Pair work1. The students read the letters that the teacher gives them and then choose one pen pal they like.2. The partner asks the student some questions about the pen pal’s letter and then help the partner to fill in “ID card of my partner’s pen pal.”3. Do a report.My partner’s nam e is __________. His new pen pal’s name is __________. He is _______ years old. He is from __________. He lives in ___________. At school,he likes ______________. His favorite ___________ is __________________…I think he can be my partner’s pen pal. Do you think so?Step 5 Group work1.Discussion: In your group, do you like your pen pals? Who likes? Why? ( Tellsome reasons )2.Report.In our group, ________of us like his pen pal. Because his ideal pen pal …Step 6 Big Task: Write an about yourself..Make an information card. Then write an to your pen pal. Several minutes later, Share some writing in class.Step 7 homework1.Read 3a again and again, then recite 3a.2.Write a reply to your pen pal about yourselves.3.Do the exercises in Book1 and Book2.。
