Unit8HowwasyourschooltripPeriod1Learninggoals1.Learntotalkabouteventsinthepast.2.NewlanguageDidyougotothezoo?No,Ididn’t.Didyouseeanyseals?Yes,Isawsomeseals.Period1FunctionIntroductionStep1LeadinRevisepastformsofsomeverbs.Enablestudentstousethemtomakealistoftheirlastschooltripactivities.T:Doyoustillrememberyourlastschooltrip?Whenwasit?Wheredidyougo?Ss:...T:Whatdidyoudoonthetrip?Nowmakealistofthethingsyoudidonthetrip.Remember,usethesimplepasttenseofverbsbecausewearetalkingaboutthepastevent.Isthatclear?Helpstudentstoreviewthesimplepastofsomeverbstheyhavelearnedbefore.Step2ListeningandOralpractice(SectionA1b)T:NowTinaistalkingaboutherschooltrip.Doyouwanttoknowwhatshedid?Beforewelistentothetape,gothroughtheexpressionsinactivity1bfirst.Gothroughtheexpressionswithstudentsandmakesurestudentsunderstandtheirmeanings.Thengetthemlistenandcircletheexpressionsinthebox.Playtherecording.Studentsonlylistenandgetageneralideaoftheconversation.Playthetapeasecondtime.Studentslistenandcircletheactivities.Playthetapeathirdtime,studentslistenandreadafterthetape.Correcttheirpronunciationandintonationmistakes.Step3Pairwork(SectionA1c)Pointtothespeechbubbleinthepictureofactivity1b.LetstudentspracticetheconversationbetweenTinaandKevininpairs.Callattentiontothequestions:Didyou...?Werethere...?Andtheiranswers:Yes,Idid.No,Ididn’t.Yes,therewere.No.thereweren’t.Thencallattentiontothepictureatthetopofthepage.Ask:T:DidTinabuyasouvenir?S:No,shedidn’t.HerfriendGraceboughtasouvenir.T:DidLaurabuyasouvenir?S:No,shedidn’t.Sheatesomeicecream.HavestudentsworkinpairsandmakemoreconversationsaboutJoe,TobyandGrace.Thendividetheclassintotwogroups(GroupAandGroupB),dosomepracticewiththesimplepasttense.AstudentfromgroupAgivesasentenceinpresentsimple,andastudentfromgroupBchangeitintosimplepast.Forexample:A:Wegotothezooeveryweek.B:Wewenttothezooyesterday.Step4Listening(SectionA2a,2b)AskafewquestionsaboutTina’sschooltrip.T:WheredidTinago?S:Shewenttotheaquarium.T:Whatdidshedothere?S:Shehungoutwithherfriendsandtooklotsofphotos.T:Whatelsedidshedothere?Nowlet’slisten.First,openyourbooksatpage48.Readthequestionsinactivity2aplease.Pointtothelistofquestionsandhaveonestudentreadthequestionstotheclass.Explainsomenewwordsandstresstheverbphrases.Playthetape.Studentslistenandcheckthequestionstheyhear.T:Lookatactivity2b.Readthesentencesandgetthemeaningofeachsentence.Thenlistentotherecordingagainandcircle“T”or“F”.Playtherecordingagain,studentslistenandcircletheanswers.Thenplaytherecordingagain,pausewheretherightanswersare.Checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Step5Pairwork(SectionA2c)Inthisstep,studentswillpracticetalkingaboutTina’sschooltripaccordingtotheinformationinactivity2b.Thiswillhelpthemtopracticetheuseof“Didyou...”questionandtheaffirmativeandnegativestatements.Sampleconversation:Sa:DidTinameetafamousactor?Sb:Yes,shedid.ShemetJakeDean.Sa:DidTinagetDean’sautograph?Sb:No,shedidn’t.Shegothisphoto.Sa:Whogothisautograph?Sb:Laura.Sa:DidTinawinthathat?Sb:No,shedidn’t.Sheboughtit.Step6GrammarRevisethegrammarbox.Letstudentsdosomedrillpracticewiththegrammaritems.Drill1:—Didyou(A)gotothezoo(B)?ReplaceAwith:he,she,they,Mary,LiuLi,WangFei,etc.ReplaceBwith:takephotos,hangoutwithfriends,seesomedolphins,gotothemovies,buyasouvenir,havesomeicecream—Yes,I(A)did.—No,I(A)didn’t.I(A)wenttotheaquarium(B).ReplaceAwith:he,she,theyandwe.ReplaceBwith:tookphotos,hungoutwithfriends,sawsomedolphins,wenttothemovies,boughtasouvenir,hadsomeicecream,etc.Drill2:—Werethereanysharks?—Yes,thereweresomesharks.—No,thereweren’tanysharks.Replacetheunderlinedpartwith:seals,children,ships,buses,subways,lakes,fish,tourists,foods,horses,mountainsStep7Homework1.ListentothewholeconversationbetweenTinaandKevin.RetellwhatTinadidonherschooltripinyourownwords.2.Makealistofverbphrasesyouhavelearnedsofarinthisunitandtrytorememberthem.
