unit1Lifestylewarm-upUnit1LifestylesWarm-upObjectives:Toencouragestudentstotalkaboutotherpeople’slifestylesandtheirowndreamlife.Tomakestudentslistentosomematerialsandgetlisteningstrategy.Toimprovestudents’cooperativeawareness.ImportantpointsTogetstudentsfamiliarwiththesentencepatter:Ithinka…’slifeis…,butmaybeit’s…sometimes.Tomakestudentsunderstandthelisteningmaterialsthoroughly.DifficultpointSomestudentsmayhavedifficultiesinexpressingthemselvesinEnglishbecausetheyaretooshytospeakEnglish.TeachingaidsPowerPoint,Pictures,AudioProcessStep1Introducethetasksofunit1andthemaincontentofthislesson,forthepurposeofgettingstudentsprepared.Step2ShowsomepicturesonPPTandaskstudents“whatdoyouthinkoftheirlifes?”Encouragestudentstousethekeywordsinexercise1toexpresstheiropinions.Bythesametime,makesuretheyknowtheusageofsentencespattern:“Ithinka…’slifeis…,butmaybeit’s…sometimes.”Pictures:businesswoman,shepherd,footballplayer,policeman,teacher,doctorKeywords:meaningful,meaningless,colorful,tiring,serious,vital,hardStep3Invitesomestudentstosharetheiropinions.ExampleIthinkashepherd’slifeispeacefulandrelaxing-butmaybeit'sboringsometimes.PossibleanswersShepherd’slife:lazy/free/dangerousFootballplayer’slife:interesting/exciting/stressfulBusinessmanager’slife:busy/exciting/boringStudent’sife:interesting/active/stressfulStep4Leadstudentstothinkoftheirownlifesbyasking:“wehavetalkedmuchaboutotherpeople’slifes.Howaboutyourselves?Whatdoyouthinkofbeingstudents?Whatkindoflifestyledoyouhave?Students’answers:boring/tiring/stressful/hardTeachershouldoffersomepositiveanswerssuchas:interesting,colorful,vital,andactive.Teachershouldmakestudentsawareofthegoodsidesofbeingstudentsandmakethemcherishtheirschoollifemore.Step5Listentothematerialandguesswhoisspeaking.Listentothematerialonceandthenchecktheanswers.Answers:1.Footballplayer2.Student3.Shepherd4.BusinessmanagerStep6Asktwovolunteertoreadthetwosmallpassagesinexercise3.Thewholeclassissupposedtobeformedintogroupsoftwoandthenchooseonepassagetomakeconversations.Invitefourgroupstopresenttheirdialoguesandthengivecomments.Step7Encouragesstudentstoimaginetheirdreamlifesandwritedown5sentences.TeachershareexamplefirstIhaveagoodjob.Myfamilylivesahappylifetogether.Ihavesomereallygoodfriends.Ihaveenoughmoneyandtimefortravelling.Istillenjoyreading.Inviteseveralstudentstosharetheirsentences.Step8Abriefreviewandhomeworkassignment.
