Unit Five Ways to Success
Part one: Listen and Talk : (2 periods)
Teaching objective:
To help students talk about their ideas on family;
To take listening/watching exercises concerning the topic of family ties;
To master the skills of giving feedback to partners in the speaking area;
To develop students’ fluency skills when they do the communicative task
Teaching content:
▪Warm-up questions
▪Listening
▪Watching: Chef; Obama’s speech
▪Talking
▪Retelling ---culture salon
Step 1: Warm up(25minutes)
1.Warm-up questions
How do you spend the time with your parents?
How do you express your love to your parents ?
2. Group Discussion
Do you take after your mother or your father?
--description of the physical features (height, weight, etc.)
---characteristics of your parents
Can you say something that had happened between you and your family members?
Listen to the passage and fill the blanks
A family begins with two people. Love deepens and grows between a couple and soon a
wedding 1)____, the beginnings of a family. Children are born, growing and 2)___with every passing year. When grown up, they, too, fall in love and marry. The 3)___of creating a family begins again, adding generations to the family.
A day in the life of a family is 4)___work and school, errands and chores. At the end of a busy
day we can find children 5)____sharing the events of their day with Mom and Dad. It is a time
6)__- working together and playing together. Reading to the children, 7)____songs, doing
homework together, and playing games are some 8)____that take place during family time. A television 9) ___may be what each family member needs to 10)____and enjoy some quiet time together. Strong family relationships are developed by spending quality time together.
Key: 1. takes place 2. maturing 3. process 4. excitedly 5. filled with
6.for
7. singing
8. activities
9. show 10 relax
Step 2 65minutes
1. Brainstorming
What’s the usual image of a father? And mother?
2.Listening
Listen to a song Dance with My Father and fill the blanks .
3. Pair work
How would your ideal life be?
4. Video clip Watching and discussing
What did the father say to the boy when the boy wanted to give the burnt bread to the others?
Did you have some conflicts with your dad or mom before, and how did your father or mother react?
5.Follow-up activity
1) Do your know the story of Father’s Day?
Read the story on P146 Culture Salon, then retell.
2)Watch Obama's speech on Father's Day
What role does your family play in your growth?
What aspects of a family that you think are important?
Homework:
•To finish the communicative tasks by referring to sample dialogues
•To preview the passage A
Part 2 Read and Explore (2 periods)
Passage A: Things I Learned from Dad
Teaching objective: To guide students to get ideas about father’s influence on children’s growth;
To lead them to comprehend the passage by answering questions and exercises
